Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Chapter 5: Being timid is of no use at all (Please collect and read)

At critical moments, the system is still reliable.

To steady his slightly trembling body, Xu Yang tilted his head slightly, using the wolf clan's unique 290° field of vision to observe the back.

Lush and dense, it's no different from before I came here...

Just when Xu Yang thought that everything was no different from before he came, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind!
No, the vines on the tree at the rear right are in the wrong position!

Xu Yang's eyes shrank slightly, and a large number of photoreceptor cells were mobilized, allowing him to see more clearly.

Sure enough, Xu Yang discovered something. Before, the vine was coiled around the tree branches in a ring, more than five meters from the ground. But now, most of the vine has fallen down, forming a dense "vine curtain". What's more terrifying is that it is less than two meters from the ground!
Xu Yang was sure that no other living creatures had passed by before, so... were the vines alive? Killer plants?
As his alertness increased, Xu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a ghost, it would be fine. He was most afraid of these mysterious things. When he heard them, his legs went weak and his heart trembled. If a ghost really appeared in front of him, he would faint without being scared...

"So, the reason why there are no beasts in this hill is because of this killer vine?"

Xu Yang did not dare to turn around, but continued walking forward while looking in all directions.

The further I walked, the more frightened I became. It seemed as if there were more and more vines behind me. Not only the one I had just seen, but also the vines wrapped around the big trees next to me had joined the 'hunting' team.

The movements of these vines were very subtle and gentle, without making any sound. If Xu Yang was really just a wild wolf, he might have been caught by these vines. But inside this seemingly ordinary wild wolf lived a person who had traveled from another world and had undergone three years of college entrance examination and five years of simulation training. He was a meticulous small town test-taker!

Xu Yang was keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully to all directions. Although he was secretly anxious, he still did not lose the wisdom of the "Terrible Upright Ape". The wolf's claws stepped on the dead branches and leaves in the forest, making crisp "snapping" and "snapping" sounds.

Another five minutes passed.

"Soso~Soso~Soso~"

Hearing the terrifying sound of a python crawling behind him, Xu Yang looked back and was immediately frightened to death!

"Fuck, are you going to stop pretending and show your true colors?"

Just over ten meters behind the gray wolf, five or six dark green vines as thick as bowls were seen squeezing among the dead branches and leaves, like real pythons.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

The vines moved quickly, their speed could reach almost three meters per second. Although it was far slower than the speed of wild wolves, they were still very strong. A large number of vines came rushing over, and it seemed that they could reach Xu Yang in an instant. The tips of the vines were as sharp as spears, and the originally soft and limp branches suddenly stood up, turning into barbs the length of little fingers, which flashed with cold light and were obviously poisonous.

I don't know why the vines in front of me stopped working, but Xu Yang didn't have the energy to find out. The most urgent thing was to escape from this death zone covered by vines.

Xu Yang's heart trembled, and he did not dare to hesitate, and began to run wildly. He knew that if he was entangled by these vines, the sharp barbs and poison would put him in an irretrievable situation.

However, although the vines were not as fast as him, they were numerous and seemed to have some kind of intelligence, able to predict Xu Yang's movement trajectory. No matter how Xu Yang changed direction, the vines could always quickly adjust and follow closely behind him.

‘Damn it! ’

Xu Yang cursed in his heart, running like this was not a solution, he had to find a way to deal with these vines.

"They say there must be an antidote within seven steps. I've already run seventy steps, but why haven't I seen the antidote yet..."

The short-term violent explosion caused the mitochondria of the cells to produce energy crazily, and the accumulated heat in the body had nowhere to dissipate. Instinctively, Xu Yang stuck out his tongue, saliva dripped on the smooth surface of the tongue, and a large amount of heat evaporated through the mouth. Phew~~Comfortable~~~~
Xu Yang didn't care whether it was elegant or not, since no one could see it anyway.

One chasing and the other fleeing, a chase battle was staged again in the dim jungle, but this time it was not Xu Yang chasing the wild deer, but the killish vines chasing Xu Yang.

Half a minute later, Xu Yang felt that the front seemed to be brighter.

It is an open space with sunshine and blooming flowers.

Inexplicably, Xu Yang felt that the way out was just ahead. Suddenly, his exhausted body once again squeezed out new strength. A wolf can only fight a few times in his life, and if he doesn't fight now, there will be no chance to fight!

The vines sensed the strong scent of the sun, and became even more restless, completely crazy, waving them like cowboys' whips, making the air crackle.

My nose can already smell the clean and fresh sunlight, and at the same time, the unique fishy smell of humus emitted by the killer vines due to the riot is getting stronger and stronger.

Accelerating, Xu Yang's leg muscles tensed up and burst out with terrifying force!
He sprinted faster and faster, the ground beneath his feet seemed to tremble as he ran. The vines behind him were getting closer and closer, as if they could drag him back into the darkness at any time.

Whoosh!
A vine whip as thick as an adult's wrist came from the side of him, and Xu Yang's wolf pupils instantly shrank to the size of a needle tip. The beast's instinct saved his life again. He was like a parkour athlete, exerting force on his hind legs and leaping up directly, narrowly avoiding the vine whip.

'Oh my god, I'm going to hit a tree!'

Xu Yang was helpless and had to use his front legs to cushion the impact before hitting the tree to reduce the damage.

"Pong."

There was a dull thud, and Xu Yang rolled down in a panic. Without even grimace, he stood up and ran for his life.

To Xu Yang, the last hundred meters felt even longer than the one kilometer he spent chasing wild deer last night. With the help of the elasticity of the branches of trees at the edge of the dense forest, he jumped up again and finally got rid of the vines.

The sunlight shone on the gray-haired wolf that survived the disaster. The wolf gasped for breath and looked back in shock at the dense forest behind it. There were killer vines with bared fangs and claws in the forest. Frightened by the power of the sunlight, it dared not come out.

"This is damn dangerous. How can I get out? I'm not going to run into this again..."

Xu Yang, who had calmed down a little, fell into distress. If he were given another chance to choose again, he would definitely not choose this crappy hill. Even facing a leopard was better than these vines that were everywhere!

A feeling of irritation rose in his heart, and Xu Yang didn't even notice that his temper was getting worse and worse.

A flash of lightning flashed through my mind!
Oh, right, the system!
Xu Yang walked away from the dense forest while checking the system.

I thought there would be a surprise, but I didn't expect that the previous coolness was short-lived. The system still had that simple interface, without any change.

My mood was like riding a roller coaster, falling from the highest peak to the lowest valley, and at this moment, my stomach started to growl again.

Due to the intense exercise just now, the feeling of hunger was particularly strong, and Xu Yang was so hungry that he had acid reflux.

Swallowing the sourness in his throat, Xu Yang had to find a way to solve the problem of food and clothing first.

(End of this chapter)