Chapter 101
Chapter 101 - Cataclysm
After Huo Yiloong escaped Yin Xu, he went into the deep mountains. He had investigated beforehand, and knew that as long as he didn't enter the deep forest, there wouldn't be much of a risk.
There were not many monks out there, and many animals ran into the depths after being frightened. That was why he didn't want to fight with others on the outskirts.
Leading his horse by himself, Huo Yiloong traversed the forest quickly.
This time, everyone only shot a quiver of 50 arrows, Huo Yiloong reckoned that he would definitely get first place with a hundred arrows.
His opponent this time was only a group of youths around the same age, and the situation was much better than he had expected.
“Roar …” A brown bear appeared in his line of sight. He wondered if it was following the scent of blood.
“You came at the right time!” Huo Yiloong looked at the other party's sturdy body that was as tall as himself standing up, and excitedly licked his lips.
He counted the remaining arrows. There were still eight left, which was enough to take care of this big stupid bear.
He slapped the horse hard on the bottom and pushed it aside. Then he pulled out an arrow and nocked it, aiming for the brown bear that was dashing toward him.
Aiming the arrow at its eyes, Huo Yiloong suddenly let go of the bow and released a sharp arrow, which released a sound of wind.
Sensing danger, the brown bear leaped forward to avoid the arrow.
Huo Yiloong's brows twitched, “He's quite sensitive, but unfortunately he met me!” He pulled out another arrow and nocked it. This time, he did not aim too meticulously. Instead, he shot out an arrow at random.
Without waiting for the arrow to land, Huo Yiloong swiftly pulled out three arrows and nocked them. In a flash, he shot out, and flew towards the brown bear in three different directions.
“Roar …” A furious roar shook all of the trees around them. Huo Yiloong's arrow had hit the enemy's forelimbs.
This result was somewhat out of Huo Yiloong's expectations, “Good fellow, you really have some skill.”
Looking at the brown bear that was rushing towards him, Huo Yiloong did not fight back. Instead, he jumped up onto a big tree and shot out another arrow.
The arrow pierced into the bear's body and the bear had already crashed into the large tree he was standing on. Huo Yiloong jumped onto another tree in the midst of the shock.
Just like that, the man and the bear started to play a game of chase in the forest. Huo Yiloong admired the bear's stamina very much.
As the last arrow was nocked, Huo Yiloong was not careless this time. Instead, he aimed at the center of its forehead and calculated the time. After releasing his hand, he watched as the arrow shot towards the direction he had planned for.
“Roar …” With the last roar, the brown bear finally fell. Huo Yiloong waited on the tree for a while before he went to retrieve its corpse.
Looking at his empty quiver, Huo Yiloong kicked the corpse on the ground, “With you, I will definitely be first in this hunt!”
However, he knew that there were a lot of people waiting outside for meat to eat, so he put all the prey together and covered it up with a tree branch. When he returned, he would call his guards to come and carry it away, and he would let them see the power of his Huo Family descendant.
Turning around to look for the horse that ran away due to fright, Huo Yiloong wondered: If it was his father's lion steed, would it have been scared away so easily?
Following the footprints to the east, Huo Yiloong silently calculated his gains, feeling extremely confident in himself.
Hmph, he didn't believe that there would be someone in the team who would hunt more prey than he did!
Hearing the shrill cry of a horse from far away, Huo Yiloong's heart tightened, “Not good!” Could it be that the prey on the horse lured the beast out?
He should have thought that there would actually be a blind bear. Naturally, there would be other ferocious beasts that would appear as well.
He quickened his steps and dashed towards the source of the sound. By the time he reached the place, it was already too late. A pack of wild wolves were nibbling on the corpses on the ground.
Huo Yiloong saw that half of the fruits of his hard work had fallen into the wolf's stomach, his eyes were so red that it seemed like blood was going to drip out.
“Bastard!” Huo Yiloong grabbed a tree beside him and threw it at the wolves! “Daring to steal my spoils, you're courting death!”
The wolves were scattered by the falling trees, then quickly retreated ten meters away, hesitating whether to attack or not.
The temptation of the food on the ground was too great. It was rare to find so much food in such a cold winter.
More than a dozen wolves gathered together and gave Huo Yiloong a threatening howl, and then carefully moved closer to the food step by step.
Huo Yiloong pulled out the dagger he brought along with him, similarly eyeing the wolves covetously. There was not much time left, there was not enough time for him to find more prey.
It's not scary to face a single wolf, but facing a pack of wolves, he can't afford to be careless. Wolves are a classic example of teamwork. Their combat prowess isn't as simple as one plus one equals two.
Huo Yiloong calculated the probability of his success and discovered that unless he had a bow and arrow in his hand, it was very unlikely for him to fight against more than ten wolves in close combat.
Gritting his teeth, he grabbed his dagger and jumped up. He grabbed a tree branch and swung it above the wolf pack. Then, he loosened his grip and kicked at the nearest wolf. At the same time, his dagger stabbed towards the back of a wolf.
After being hit by Huo Yiloong's attack, the wolves were forced to scatter. Their eyes turned red from the stimulation of the blood, and they surrounded Huo Yiloong with their fangs bared.
Huo Yiloong pulled out his dagger and kicked the dead wolf corpse aside, wiping the blood off his face.
Being surrounded by a group of wolves was definitely much more terrifying than facing off against a single bear. Even with Huo Yiloong going all out, he would only be able to kill three wolves by the time he was hit.
“We can't go on like this!” Huo Yiloong tore off a piece of cloth and tied up his arm that was scratched by a wolf.
It was probably because of the wolf's death that stimulated these beasts. Huo Yiloong realised that they seemed to have the intention of not giving up until they were dead.
He had indeed underestimated the fighting strength of this pack of wolves, being able to turn him into such a sorry state in just an hour.
Huo Yiloong glanced at the messy prey bodies on the ground again, steeled his heart, and ran away with the spoils of war.
However, he discovered that no matter which path he took, the wolves would relentlessly chase after him. Thanks to their keen sense of smell, he would have a way to find his trail no matter how far he ran.
Although Huo Yiloong had trained in the Martial Arts since he was young, he had never participated in real life or death battles.
Compared to these animals that were not afraid of death, he clearly lacked the determination to not be afraid of death.
Huo Yiloong didn't know how far he had run, he could only try to run in the direction he had come from. As long as he met people, he was not afraid, even if two people could not defeat the wolf pack, he could still pull someone to buy time for him.
A faint sound came from in front of him. Huo Yiloong was overjoyed as he shouted loudly for help, “Who is in front? “Someone come quickly …”
“This sound… That sounds familiar. ” Yin Xu lazily said as he laid in Teng Yu's embrace.
“Let's go over and take a look?” Teng Yu smiled and wrapped the cloak around Yin Xu's shoulders properly. Previously, this man had directly said he was sleepy and had already slept on top of him.
“Wait a moment, why does it sound like Huo Yiloong's voice to me?” Yin Xu sat up straight and looked into the distance. Unfortunately, there were trees everywhere and his line of sight was blocked.
“It is indeed him. From the sound of it, he must have met with trouble.”
“Then let's go take a look and see what kind of trouble it is. If possible, let's send him off on his way.”
“Haha …” Teng Yu pinched Yin Xu's nose, “If Huo Zhengquan knew that you were not going to save me, he would probably tear you apart.”
“How would he know if you didn't tell me? And would I be afraid of him? ” The two of them slowly walked towards the direction of Huo Yiloong's cry for help. Before long, they saw Huo Yiloong running very fast in the forest.
From the way he was looking back while running, there seemed to be something chasing after him.
To be able to make the immediate son of Huo Family into such a state, he was most likely no ordinary beast.
But in the next moment, the answer was obvious, a group of angry wild wolves chased closely behind Huo Yiloong.
As if feeling the deterrence of the wolves, the steed beneath Teng Yu became uneasy.
“There's actually a pack of wolves nearby. Wouldn't it be very dangerous if we were alone?”
“There are guards patrolling the mountains outside the Shenlu Mountain. Logically, the wolves wouldn't come out, but today there are more prey and the smell of blood is dense. They must have come by smell.”
The moment they saw Huo Yiloong, the other party had obviously seen them as well. He suddenly stopped in his tracks, his face filled with hesitation.
With this hesitation, the pack of wolves drew closer. The howls sent chills down their spines.
“If it was only normal hunting, the wolves would not have been so persistent. I'm afraid Huo Yiloong has done something bad.” Teng Yu gloated.
“Who cares what he did. I only know that he came running towards us. Do you want to run?” Yin Xu comforted his mount by patting its neck.
Huo Yiloong hesitated for a while before he rushed towards Teng Yu and the rest. But he did not plan to ask for help.
It was said that Third Prince's archery skills were poor, Huo Tian barely had some ability, and should be able to buy him some time.
When he descended the mountain, he didn't believe that these beasts would dare to chase after him. If they did, then that would be even better.
Teng Yu squinted and the corner of his mouth raised slightly, “This brat is too malicious.”
Yin Xu could naturally see through his intentions, and with a snort, he pointed his bow at him. “Stop! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite. “
“Huo Tian, what are you planning to do?” Huo Yiloong stopped and looked at him anxiously.
“What for? Of course it's to save my life. You don't think I can beat these wolves, do you? “
“Why not? “We have three people, so we'll split them among ourselves, or you can throw your bow and arrow to me and I'll do it myself.”
Seeing that he was staring intently at his arrow quiver, Yin Xu laughed softly, “I'll give you the bow and arrow, what do I need? The Third Prince is standing behind me. If something happens, who will be responsible? “
Huo Yiloong secretly scoffed, he was just a piece of trash, what was there to be responsible for?
However, if he died, it would be troublesome, but Huo Yiloong was not so stupid as to think that it would have nothing to do with him.
Seeing that the wolf pack was getting closer and closer, Huo Yiloong did not have time to bullshit with them and quickly ran towards the side of the small road.
It was a good thing that there were quite a lot of roads on the mountain. Although some of them had not been abandoned for many years, it was still better than digging through bushes.
Yin Xu did not care about him, with a twist of the arrow, he aimed at the wolf in the front and shot the arrow.
He wrapped the arrow with a layer of Demonic Qi and shot it into the wolf's right ear. The originally light injury caused the wolf to fall to the ground.
This sudden turn of events scared the rest of the wolves, causing them to stop in their tracks and stare at Yin Xu fiercely.
“Dead?” Seeing this, Teng Yu asked in shock.
“I don't know.” Yin Xu gave a simple three words of reply before he aimed at the next wolf.
Wolves weren't completely unafraid of death. They only knew how to estimate the strength of their opponents, and if there was no chance of victory, they wouldn't fight to the death.
The aura being emitted from Yin Xu's body made them feel very fearful, and the arrow he had shot out just now was too strange, causing the pack of wolves to be hesitant to go forward.
Huo Yiloong did not run far, but instead stopped at a relatively safe distance to watch his movements.
He even thought of a way to put it, if the two of them were to die by the claws of a wolf.
But the next scene caused his heart to tremble. Yin Xu handed the bow and arrow over to Teng Yu and said: “Come.”
Teng Yu glanced at Huo Yiloong, a playful smile on his face.
He missed his first arrow, so before Huo Yiloong could mock him for his archery skills, he successfully nocked a second arrow. He thought that this arrow would not be any better, but he helplessly watched as that arrow hit a wolf, and then a miracle happened.
The wolf that was shot fell back with a miserable cry, then it began to burn at a speed visible to the naked eye, from the inside out, until it turned into a pile of ashes.
This… What kind of fire was this? Huo Yiloong's eyes widened as he looked at the two people on horseback in disbelief.
When did these two pieces of trash have such ability? Not only were they not afraid of retreating, they even killed two wolves with ease.
Even if he had a bow and arrow in his hand, he didn't dare guarantee that he would be able to kill one with one arrow.
Huo Yiloong's gaze was fixated on the arrow barrel on Yin Xu's waist. It must be the arrow, it must be it!
He had heard that there was a kind of stink bomb in the army that could blow people to death and set them on fire. Perhaps the arrows they carried were specially made.
The wolves were also scared and retreated. After seeing Teng Yu shooting at them, they all ran away with their tails between their legs.
These two humans were too terrifying …
Huo Yiloong maintained his gaping mouth as he stared at the shock in his eyes. Then, he saw the arrow aimed at his head once again.
Subconsciously, he took a step back and leaned against the hard tree trunk. He felt a little wet and a cold sensation spread out from his back.
But after he retreated, he regretted his decision. He was just an incompetent prince who had the advantage of using weapons to show off his might in front of him. What was there to fear?
“Haha …” “Seeing that you're frightened, it turns out that Fifth Master Huo isn't that brave as well.” Teng Yu kept his bow and arrow, and did not look at him again, he took his spoils of war and his beloved one and rode his horse away.
Only Huo Yiloong was left standing there with a dark expression. After a long while, he moved his stiff legs and ran in the other direction.