Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 169 The Wolf King Appears
The ground in Zanggugou was covered with hoofprints left by mad yaks, and many bones were trampled into powder. With the dim moonlight and the glow of ghostly blue flames, tracking them was not difficult.

Hu Ming and Chu Yi ran a full four or five kilometers. Chu Yi was already running out of energy and was panting heavily.

"Brother Duji, you're really something! We've been running for so long, and your breathing is still so steady!"

"In our tribe... no, even in the entire Western Frontier, you are the bravest man!"

With her hands resting on her knees, Chu Yi looked at Hu Ming, who remained unfazed, and couldn't help but admire him.

Hu Ming simply smiled in response. What's the big deal?
If you knew that Hu Ming's precious sword alone weighed over 200 pounds, he would have been carrying this heavy load all the way.

Don't you have to glare wide-eyed in the first year of junior high?
"First year of junior high, watch out!"

Just then, a faint noise came from the bushes in front of them.

Chu Yi's heart tightened, and he forcibly stopped panting. Holding a hunting rifle in one hand and a hidden knife in the other, he exchanged a glance with Hu Ming, and the two of them carefully and slowly moved forward.

Even though Hu Mingyi is highly skilled and daring, he still needs to be careful in remote high-altitude mountain areas.

However, before the two could get close to the bushes...

Suddenly, a dark shadow sprang out from the tall weeds, letting out a shrill howl, and pounced on the two of them!
"You beast, you're asking for death!"

Hu Ming could see clearly that it was a giant gray wolf.

Hu Ming and Chu Yi were both exceptionally skilled fighters; they reacted instantly, their longswords flashing coldly through the night sky.
However, Hu Ming's knife was ultimately much, much, much faster than Chu Yi's!
The moment Chu Yi swung his knife, Hu Ming's Dragon Scale Cloud Blade had already perfectly cleaved the giant wolf in two from the nose!
snort~
Hu Ming's knife was too fast; so fast that the giant wolf slowly split in two in mid-air and fell to the ground before the tearing sound echoed in the air.

Just as things were about to settle down, Chu Yi had only swung his knife halfway through. By the time Chu Yi reacted, the giant wolf had already collapsed to the ground.

"Sigh~"

"Brother Duji, your knife is three times faster than the fastest lightning bolt on the grassland!"

Seeing this, Chu Yi couldn't help but gasp and cheer.

Just now, he only saw the flash of the blade in the air; he didn't even see when Hu Ming drew his sword or sheathed it!
Chu Yi is a typical rugged and forthright grassland man.

Seeing Hu Ming's amazing actions, I felt nothing but pure amazement and admiration.

During my first half of junior high school, I saw a lot of people and witnessed many warriors on the grasslands.

But there isn't a single person who can reach Hu Ming's level!
"It's just because my physical abilities are extraordinary, and I have exceptional talent."

Hu Ming flicked his blade, leaving a crescent-shaped trail of blood on the ground, and said modestly.

"That's a she-wolf, and there should be more wolves behind the bushes!"

When he was young, he was a key member of the wolf-hunting team. With just a quick glance, he could clearly tell whether the wolf was a female wolf or a female wolf that was nursing.

Hu Ming nodded; he trusted Chu Yi's judgment, given his expertise in hunting wolves.

Moreover, his intuition told him that there was indeed something behind the bushes.

Although there was no danger, he parted the tangled grass with his cloud-sweeping knife and revealed a large, dark hole in the cliff behind the grass.

The dim moonlight shone in, revealing some fluffy things inside.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a litter of half-grown wolf cubs.

Clearly, this is a wolf den hidden deep in Zanggugou.

"Gulp, gulp!"

Seeing this, Chu Yi took several more gulps of barley wine, wiped the wine from his lips, and looked at the wolf cubs with a fierce gaze.

In earlier years, wolves plagued the grasslands, causing great suffering to all the herders, which led to the later vigorous wolf-hunting campaign.

The herders on the grasslands have no pity for wolves, not even newborn wolf cubs!
On the first day of the lunar month, he drew his hidden knife again, crawled into the cave, and stabbed all the wolf cubs to death.

Hu Ming did not stop them. He knew more or less about the hatred that the people of the grasslands had for wolves, to the point that they wished all the wolves in the world would die out.

Therefore, he wouldn't spoil the mood by offering advice to the first-year students about the benevolence of Heaven.

That's fake compassion, that's being a hypocrite, that's the greatest evil!
If this litter of wolf cubs survives and grows up, they might leave the Karamir Mountains at any time, causing great harm to the local herders. Hu Ming is well aware of this; after all, Hu Ming is a human, not a wolf.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

After doing all this, Chu Yi laughed heartily, took out the wine flask at his waist and poured himself another round of wine. He then handed the wine flask to Hu Ming.

Hu Ming's behavior just now really increased his goodwill towards him.

Hu Ming didn't stand on ceremony and took it to drink.

Chu Yi was used to alcohol, so this little bit of alcohol wouldn't bother him. But Hu Ming was just too physically fit; alcohol couldn't really numb his senses.

Just as the two were drinking, smoking, and chatting, people followed them from behind.

This Bone-Hiding Gully is not safe; if a mother wolf has appeared, there will surely be more wolves.

After all, wolves are social animals.

Therefore, the two were somewhat worried about the safety of the group behind them, which is why they waited for them here.

The two groups successfully met up at the wolf's den.

Upon seeing the mutilated remains of the mother wolf on the ground and the corpses of the wolf cubs inside the cave, Hu Bayi and his companions were all amazed.

Just as the group was discussing how to chase the yaks...

Suddenly! Hu Ming raised an eyebrow, raised his pistol, and looked warily in one direction.

The group was startled and quickly looked in the direction of Hu Ming's gun barrel.

Suddenly, several giant wolves appeared in front of them.

The bright green beast eyes were extremely conspicuous under the moonlight.

"Tsk, I knew there couldn't be only one she-wolf here."

"Wolves live in packs, so what a coincidence that I ran into a lone mother wolf raising her cubs?"

Hu Ming couldn't help but click his tongue softly.

However, there was no surprise on his face.

Previously in the desert, Hu Ming had slaughtered a large pack of wolves.

Not to mention these mere ten or so giant wolves.

Bang bang bang!!! Before the group could react.

Hu Ming had already fired decisively, without wasting a single bullet. Almost simultaneously, a burst of blood erupted from the foreheads of the six giant wolves.

Before they could even react, the six giant wolves whimpered and collapsed to the ground.

However, after doing all this, Hu Ming did not stop.

Because, in the bushes ahead, a shadow three times larger than the giant wolf was flashing.

It was a white, one-eyed giant wolf, one of its eyes was blind, and its green eye stared fiercely at Hu Ming.

It's as if they want to memorize the face of this "enemy" and then take revenge later.

Wolves are vengeful animals.

"That's it!"

Upon seeing this figure, Hu Bayi's expression instantly turned ugly.

White, a wolf king, one-eyed! There's no such coincidence in this world!
Many years ago, on that night at the Great Phoenix Temple, Hu Bayi and his comrades fought against the wolf pack led by the wolf king. The scene was still vivid in his mind.

(End of this chapter)