384: Chapter 0384: The Beast is Savage 384: Chapter 0384: The Beast is Savage On the cliff, Lu Buping dangled in mid-air.
Wolf heads erged above him, howling and snarling at him.
The corners of their mouths were bloody, and one wolf still had a human arm in its jaws.
The people below stared in horror, their eyes sweeping across the scene to find the pack numbered over thirty wolves.
The Wolf King led the charge, its teeth bared as it ripped at the vine, trying to throw Lu Buping down from above.
Watching, Long Fei frowned and thought to himself that this wolf seed sowhat intelligent.
Vice-Captain Yang Gang raised his rifle and fired, the bullets spraying upwards in a burst.
After being hit, a wolf’s neck spurted blood, and it let out a howl before tumbling to the ground.
The Wolf King led the pack in a swift retreat, howling loudly from above.
A group of wolves broke off to the side, clearly intending to make their way down and launch an attack on the crowd.
Yang Gang shouted from below, “No good, this is not a defensible position, we must find a way to break through and get up there.”
“I’ll do it!”
With a calm cry, Long Fei grabbed the rocks and swiftly climbed up.
The people below gaped, already aware of his excellent rock climbing skills, but today they were truly witnessing sothing remarkable.
Halfway up the cliff, he stepped on a protrusion, using it to propel himself skyward with a leap.
At the sa ti, he reached back and drew the Dongying Longsword from his back.
The blade glead coldly in the sunlight as his tall, upright figure leaped five ters up onto the cliff ledge.
To those below, he appeared like a soaring eagle, leaving them utterly astounded.
Even Yang Gang’s heart thudded with surprise, quietly thinking that the young man’s jumping ability was exceedingly exaggerated.
Fat Wang was wholly convinced, feeling nothing but admiration for his so-called brother-in-law.
“What magnificent lightness skills!”
Li Zhenni inwardly sighed with amazent, and, although it wasn’t the first ti she had seen him in action, Long Fei’s handso moves still made her heart race.
The Wolf King on the cliff was startled and, baring its teeth, howled and lunged at him with a pack of five or six wolves without hesitation.
His longsword swung, slicing through the air and cutting as easily as a knife through tofu, swiftly gliding over the necks of the Wolf King and its pack.
Blood sprayed in the air, like the afterglow of a setting sun.
Imdiately after, wolf after wolf thudded to the ground.
A blade sealed the throat, efficient and ruthless.
Long Fei’s Essential Qi boiled with excitent—such a thrilling sense of slaughter was not to be found in the city.
Lu Buping leaped up behind him, originally intending to lend Long Fei a hand.
But upon arrival, he found that the wolf pack was already dead.
The blade was nacing, unblemished by blood.
After sheathing his sword, Long Fei quickly tied the ropes around the nearest tree trunk, urging those below to climb up as fast as they could.
By the ti the wolves made their way around, all the people and their equipnt were already atop the cliff.
Long Fei threw down the body of the Wolf King and the other wolves to the ground below.
The remaining wolves howled, their eyes glowing green as they fixed their gaze on him.
A few foolish wolves opened their mouths and lunged upward toward the cliff.
Yang Gang led his n to fire their guns, with rifles, pistols, and grenade launchers forming a crossfire that enveloped the wolves.
After a while, only five or six wolves managed to escape.
The rest lay in pools of their own blood.
Only now did everyone notice that there was a makeshift camp on top of the cliff.
Last night, it must have been attacked by an unidentified creature; the camp was a ss, with five or six people dead.
These people were all heartless—literally.
It was as if their hearts had been scooped out by the claws of a ferocious beast, leaving a bloody hole in their chests.
The pack of wolves they had just seen had been gnawing on these bodies.
Lu Buping stepped forward and the vicious wolf turned and launched an attack on him, startling him.
Everyone’s brows furrowed even tighter, feeling that the creatures here were vicious to a sowhat abnormal degree.
In the past, they had also participated in nurous field expeditions, and even when encountering wolf packs, as long as they did not provoke them, the wolves would not attack humans on their own initiative.
But now, these wolves, acting as if they were mad, would bite at the sight of a person.
Originally brimming with confidence, the group was now facing setbacks one after another, and their morale had begun to falter.
Li Zhenni hadn’t expected the journey to be so difficult.
Although she had made ample preparations before coming, at this mont, even she felt a hint of reticence.
They dug a pit and buried the dismbered limbs of those people, making a simple cross out of tree trunks and placing it at the front.
“May your souls find peace, an!”
Li Zhenni said a prayer to calm the gloomy mood and boost everyone’s morale, “As you all can see, the situation is this: the beasts on this island are fierce, and there is a risk to our lives at any mont.
Those who are afraid, it’s still not too late to turn back now.”
The group looked at each other and then addressed Li Zhenni with a chorus of voices, “Miss Li, what are you talking about?
Since we’ve chosen the profession of adventure, we naturally won’t back out just because of a little setback!”
“Exactly, the more difficult the conditions here, the more challenging it becos.
We wouldn’t even bother with places that aren’t dangerous!”
“Miss Li, let’s not talk too much, just hurry up and continue on the journey!”
Not one among the group was willing to give up.
Li Zhenni nodded and said no more, leading everyone to set out once again.
Long Fei and Fat Wang were still at the rear, their presence giving the people in the middle a sense of security.
Li Zhenni deliberately slowed down to walk with Long Fei, expressing her gratitude, “Thank you for just now, without you, we probably would have had casualties.”
Long Fei replied with a smile, “Since when have you beco so polite?”
“Was I impolite before?”
Li Zhenni snorted at him and unexpectedly showed a hint of shyness like that of a demure young woman.
She ran ahead with her hands behind her back to lead the way.
Fat Wang furrowed his brow and reminded Long Fei, “Brother-in-law, according to my many years of experience in picking up girls, President Li must have taken a fancy to you.”
“Get lost!”
Long Fei gave him a kick on the backside and looked around, feeling as if sothing was following them.
His sixth sense was completely failing at this ti.
Even though he saw nothing when scanning the surroundings, an alert feeling rose in his heart.
The group arrived at the designated spot, and by then the sky had already dimd.
The forest grew dark quickly, with sunlight still above but pitch blackness within where nothing could be seen.
They took out their flashlights and found a high spot to set up camp.
They cut down so small trees and fashioned a simple wooden fence around them.
After lighting a fire, the cold feeling that lood around finally lessened sowhat, and they felt a bit more secure.
Li Zhenni, holding a map, called everyone to gather around, distributing canned beef and biscuits while introducing, “This is the edge of the Misty Forest.
If we move forward, the fog inside will only grow denser.
In order not to get separated, everyone should stay close together tomorrow.
Make sure each person has a walkie-talkie to keep in touch and avoid losing contact with the others.”
Everyone nodded, their expressions becoming more solemn.
To lighten the mood, Li Zhenni took the initiative to clear her throat and sang a song.
The group clapped along and soon relaxed.
Long Fei and Fat Wang started their own fire, taking out the crocodile at and roasting it over the flas.
Fat Wang just admired his brother-in-law’s foresight, knowing that if the two of them were to eat their fill, the canned food would definitely not suffice.
The texture of the crocodile at wasn’t particularly good, rather tough, and it lacked the flavor of at when chewed.
However, most likely because it was wild, it contained a fair amount of Essential Qi.
After eating just a few pieces, Fat Wang felt his stomach swell.
He stood up, walked to the edge of the fence, and relieved himself outside.
Suddenly, a shadow erged from afar and staggered toward them.
Fat Wang shivered with fright and quickly shone his flashlight toward it, calling out nervously into the distance, “Who’s there, who is it!”
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