owlsbooks Chapter 66 Who is the prey?
Chapter 66 Who is the prey?
"Goodness, wolves really do hold grudges."
After putting on his armor, Jiang Ming went to the stairwell on the first floor where Wang Yang and the others were and looked out.
The plains wolf closest to the door was tearing at a delicate severed arm when it was suddenly startled by the sound of armor plates rattling inside the door. It immediately turned and pounced.
Jiang Ming decisively pushed open the door, his right arm muscles bulging, and his black iron sword swept across from left to right in a black arc.
puff.
The wolf's head separated from its body in mid-air, rolled onto the tiled floor, and left a long trail of blood.
"Old Wang, finish me off from behind!"
Jiang Ming stepped over the headless wolf corpse, his combat boots making a sticky sound as they sank into the pool of blood.
Wang Yang swung his Blazing Battle Axe, the red light on the blade particularly striking in the dimly lit corridor.
"Get out of here!"
He kicked an empty bucket blocking his way and, in the process, chopped down a wolf that leaped up to attack him with his axe.
Li Bin crouched low and followed behind Jiang Ming, the venomous piercer twirling on his fingertip before precisely piercing the neck of a wolf that had been knocked back by Jiang Ming.
"There are two more at the three o'clock position."
Li Bin's voice was steady, and his movements were even faster. When he pulled out the needle, a stream of dark green pus and blood came out with it.
Jiang Ming did not turn around. He steadily pushed forward, continuously swinging his sword, cleaving a plain wolf that tried to ambush him in two.
The sound of bones cracking echoed repeatedly in the hall.
"what!"
A girl who climbed onto a vending machine to escape a hungry wolf let out a short scream.
Jiang Ming suddenly thrust out his left hand, gripping the throat of a plains wolf that was trying to leap up and pounce on her, his five fingers exerting force.
Click.
The wolf's neck was crushed, and Jiang Ming casually tossed the corpse towards another charging beast.
"Su Xiaoxiao, bless me!"
Jiang Ming shouted in the midst of the chaos.
Su Xiaoxiao, who had been following behind, was pale, but her hands did not stop moving. A beam of yellow light landed precisely on Jiang Ming's back.
That overwhelming sense of violence swept over me once again.
Jiang Ming pulled out the corrosive bone staff from his waist with a backhand motion.
"spread!"
He pressed his mental guidance on the area where the wolf pack was most concentrated, facing the gate.
Acid Splashing
A fist-sized green liquid exploded among the wolves, its sizzling, corrosive sound mingling with the mournful howls of the plains wolves.
The three wolves' fur was instantly burned through, revealing their bloody white bones, and they rolled around on the ground frantically.
Wang Yang seized the opportunity, slightly bent his legs, and exerted force from his waist and abdomen.
"Whirlwind Slash!"
He transformed into a dark red whirlwind, his blazing battle axe leaving several afterimages in the air.
The two prairie wolves around them didn't even have time to howl before they were cut into pieces.
The smell of burnt food mixed with the smell of blood was nauseating.
The wolves in the hall began to feel fear.
They were predators, but the silver tin can in front of them and the fat man playing with the fire axe were more like monsters.
A slightly larger plains wolf let out a sharp whine and began to retreat.
"Trying to leave?"
Jiang Ming gripped the sword again, his toes barely touching the ground as he leaped into the air.
The explosive force from 20 points of power caused the floor tiles in the hall to shatter.
Before the retreating wolf could even turn around, it was pierced through the back by a two-meter-long sword.
Jiang Ming used one hand to lift the sword hilt and flung the wolf carcass toward the French window.
Splash!
Broken glass was scattered all over the floor.
Seeing this, the remaining three plains wolves dared not linger any longer and fled out of the open main entrance of the hall with their tails between their legs.
"call--"
Wang Yang leaned on his axe, panting heavily, the fat on his face twitching slightly.
"Brother Jiang, these bastards are truly monstrous."
Li Bin walked to a wolf carcass, used a highly venomous piercing tool to pry open the fur, and examined something.
"They know how to avoid direct conflict with us."
Jiang Ming put away his bone staff, and no one could see his expression beneath the mask.
He glanced around the messy hall.
There were five or six girls' corpses lying haphazardly on the ground, and several others were wailing in pain.
Where is Zhao Yanzhi?
Jiang Ming's voice was devoid of emotion.
"He's keeping watch at the stairwell; he didn't dare come down."
Wang Yang spat a mouthful of bloody saliva onto the ground.
"These guys who use bows and arrows are fragile in close combat."
Jiang Ming strode towards the injured girls.
A girl clutched her torn shoulder, staring in horror at the blood-soaked steel knight.
"Help...help me..."
Jiang Ming stopped and looked down at her.
"Old Li, do you think there's any hope for her?"
Li Bin strode over, glanced at it briefly, and then shook his head.
"The artery is severed, there's been too much blood loss, and... there's no medical care here."
The light in the girl's eyes quickly went out, replaced by endless despair.
Jiang Ming turned away, no longer looking at her.
"Take them to the second floor and block the stairwell doors while they look for something."
"It's not over yet tonight."
He could sense that there were many more eyes watching the building from the darkness.
The howls of wolves did not fade away; instead, they became even more frequent.
"Brother Jiang, look over there!"
Zhong Chengyu pointed to the sky outside.
By the pale moonlight, Jiang Ming could see the Gale Iron Feather Eagle circling overhead.
It also seemed to be angered by these uninvited guests.
"Have all the girls evacuate to the third floor or above, and keep them away from the balconies on this side of the corridor."
Jiang Ming walked back down the blood-stained steps.
Several brave girls ran downstairs and covered their mouths when they saw the horrific scene in the hall.
"Jiang Ming, what can we do?"
Xu Shishi stood protectively beside Su Xiaoxiao, suppressing the churning in her stomach, and walked up to Jiang Ming.
"Move the table to block the stairwell."
Without wasting any words, Jiang Ming directed the group to get to work.
"Also, check on those whose injuries are not serious and take them up."
The girls hesitated for a moment, but when they saw Jiang Ming's horse-slaying sword, which was still dripping with blood, they immediately sprang into action.
Fear can sometimes be the best motivator.
After they finished their work, Jiang Ming led Wang Yang and the others back to the second floor, where Zhao Yanzhi and a few others were guarding the stairwell.
Seeing Jiang Ming come up, Zhao Yanzhi opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
"Hold your position tight, and remember to call us when the wolf comes."
As Jiang Ming brushed past him, he coldly tossed out a remark.
Zhao Yanzhi's face flushed red, but he didn't dare to utter a single word in rebuttal.
He was indeed frightened by the wolf pack's charge.
That primal, savage killing intent was a pressure that couldn't be relieved by simply shooting a few arrows.
Jiang Ming pushed open the door to room 202, where Zhong Chengyu was sitting in a chair, lost in thought.
"What's wrong? Are you scared?"
As Jiang Ming unfastened the clasp of his chest armor, he casually asked.
Zhong Chengyu nodded: "No... I was just thinking, what would we become without you?"
Jiang Ming took off his breastplate, revealing a shirt soaked with sweat underneath.
"To become a corpse on the ground, or to be eaten and digested into a lump by wolves..."
He walked to the balcony and looked out the window at the mountains shrouded in the cold moonlight.
A sparse scraping sound of claws could be heard.
Jiang Ming raised an eyebrow because the voice was very close.
A wolf from the plains climbed onto the outer wall of the dormitory building at some point, its sharp claws digging into the air conditioner unit.
It was slowly approaching the balcony where Jiang Ming was, following the direction of the outdoor unit.