Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 836 Winter Hunting
Mountain Eagle had no idea what Razer and Uya were talking about...

He could only see through the heavy snow that the old man had started his snowmobile, but it was parked in front of his house, exposed to the cold wind.

After waiting for a few minutes, the Mountain Eagle, also riding a snowmobile, impatiently flashed its lights...

When Razer arrived, Mountain Eagle happily spurred his snowmobile and called to Baron and the four War Wolves pulling small sleds as they charged into the snow.

The village was on the edge of the great lake, but the Mountain Eagle and the Razer chose to drive a bit deeper into the lake and came to a very open area.

The snow on the frozen surface of the lake was already about 40 centimeters thick, and the ice layer underneath was more than 1.5 meters thick.

The visibility was extremely low. After getting off the vehicle, Mountain Eagle turned around and started the diesel generator on the sled. Then, after connecting the voltage regulator, he lit a bright incandescent lamp.

Like a miniature sun, the incandescent light instantly illuminated an area with a radius of about 40 meters, providing ample visibility and space for the mountain eagle and the lightning snake.

The moment the lights came on, the mountain eagle heard several wolf howls in the distance. At the same time, Balang and the four war wolves, who had just unloaded their sleds, also became tense. Without the mountain eagle's command, they dispersed and stood near the edge of the lights, staring intently at the northwest direction.

Razer inserted a flare into a flare gun and pulled the trigger in the northwest direction...

With a "whoosh," a bright signal flare shot into the sky and then slowly descended...

Illuminated by the flare, several gray wolves walking through the snow came into their view.

The moment Razer saw the gray wolves, he raised his AK-15 and began firing repeatedly...

"Bang bang bang bang..."

After one magazine was fired, one gray wolf was killed, and the rest retreated to a more distant location.

With the aid of a drone, the mountain eagle could see more clearly. The wolf pack to the northwest wasn't all of them, because that area was upwind. So, the wolf pack there was just bait, and the real threat came from the southeast...

A dozen or so gray wolves appeared in the southeast direction, less than a kilometer away from them, and were slowly approaching.

This time, Mountain Eagle only brought an M2 shotgun and a pistol, so he ignored the gray wolves that were not yet within firing range. Instead, braving the biting cold wind, he quickly unloaded the tools from the sled and swiftly completed the assembly...

After Baron and the others relaxed, Razer turned around and got back to work...

Because they had already communicated beforehand, Razer understood what the Mountain Eagle wanted to do...

So when the mountain eagle started the chainsaw to cut the ice, Razer shook his head to stop him, took a slightly rusty frame off his sled, skillfully started his chainsaw, and then fixed it to the frame...

As the chainsaw moved at high speed, the chainsaw blades that were originally pressed against the ice surface quickly sank into the ice.

After the chainsaw penetrated 50 centimeters into the ice, Razer waved to Mountain Eagle, and the two of them pushed the chainsaw together, laboriously cutting a 10-meter by 10-meter square into the ice...

After Mountain Eagle became familiar with how to use the tools, Razer took out another frame, and the two began to work separately, using chainsaws to cut deep, 50-centimeter-deep, crisscrossing trenches into the ice surface within a 10-meter by 10-meter space.

Both of them are super soldiers who are not afraid of the cold, and their tools are quite powerful, so the cutting process went relatively smoothly, it just took a little time.

The cutting work was completed approximately one and a half hours later...

Mountain Eagle took two crowbars from the sled, handed one to Razer, and then inserted one end of the crowbar into a crevice in the ice and pried it open with force, moving a large block of ice...

The two weren't in a hurry to remove all the ice blocks. They pried them apart one by one, tilting them in the same direction...

After making all the ice blocks, the two strong and agile men picked up ice tongs and began to move and stack the ice blocks towards the edge of the cut area, building an ice wall as tall as a person.

Occasionally, the ice blocks may have cracks or uneven sections. As long as you stuff them with snow and compact it, they will freeze quickly.

Using ice bricks as materials and snow as adhesive, the two worked until almost dawn to build four ice walls, creating a 3.5-meter by 10-meter igloo frame...

Once the ice walls blocking the wind were formed on all four sides, and Razer installed an animal hide at the entrance to serve as a gate, the temperature in the area quickly became less alarming.

Mountain Eagle and Razer are indeed not afraid of the cold, but such a heavy workload still made them start to sweat.

This problem, which would be fatal for most people, did not bring them down, but it certainly made them suffer.

So the moment the cold wind was blocked, they felt much more comfortable.

The mountain eagle lit the fireplace it had dragged over, and then, with no roof, heated up the wolf meat and rice it had brought...

Razer took off his winter coat and placed it on an ice block, then plopped down on it, bringing his hands and feet close to the fireplace...

As the heat spread, a strong stench of feet filled the space, which was less than 40 square meters. At the same time, Razer felt like he was in a sauna, with white smoke rising from his underwear...

Mountain Eagle was pushed back a few meters by Thunder Serpent's stinky feet. After getting used to it for a while, he pinched his nose and returned to the stove. He divided the heated wolf meat and rice into two portions, then took his portion and retreated to a corner, where he began to slurp it down...

A large bowl of rice was topped with a rich broth, mixed with tender stewed wolf meat and flavorful radish chunks... To a hungry person, this meal was far more appealing than any so-called seafood feast!

Razer had experienced the delicious food of Dongda at the Brown Bear Camp, but this time, perhaps because he was really tired, he felt that the stewed wolf meat rice in his hand was more delicious than any food he had ever eaten before.

Anyone who has ever done manual labor knows that when you're tired, you don't want to talk at all while eating.

After wolfing down his food, Razer put away his stinky, hot feet, then took out a kettle, boiled some water, and added some tea flakes to it...

While waiting for the black tea to boil, Razer looked at the mountain eagle, who had also finished eating. He looked up at the top and said, "The rafters are all ready. I'll go back and drag them over later. Then I'll line them with animal hides and put a waterproof cloth on the outside, and that should be enough."

Are you sure you want to bring the child here overnight?

Razer stamped his foot on the ice and said, "Ice fishing isn't very helpful for our current situation..."

Instead of wasting time on this, we should just freeze a few more times and then try our luck with the net.

Like Thunder Serpent, Mountain Eagle placed his jacket on an ice block and brought his body close to the stove to dry off the sweat...

Upon hearing Razer's suggestion, Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "A fishing net that's over 50 meters long, at most we can only pull up one net a day..."

However, the work of opening the ice cave and pulling in the nets still needs to be done; no matter how much is gained, it will be a beneficial supplement.

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at the empty lunchbox of Thunder Serpent and said with a smile, "You've tasted wolf meat now. I'm thinking of hunting a few more gray wolves to make a nice meal for my family..."

Razer paused for a moment, then realized what he meant and said with a hint of amusement, "You want to use your own son as bait?"

Mountain Eagle laughed and said, "There's a saying at Dongda University: 'You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub,' but I certainly won't risk my own son."

I wanted to use this igloo as bait to lure the gray wolves over...

It's not appropriate to bring gray wolves into the village, as the village is surrounded by bushes and various buildings for cover, making it inconvenient to hunt them down.

The situation is different on this large lake. It's flat and open, offering no cover. Once the gray wolves enter our firing range, they won't escape our hunt.

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Thunder Serpent and said with a smile, "I'll fix the roof first, then bring up a net of fish today, and pile them around the igloo tonight. I'll clean them up tomorrow..."

You said it yourself, the wolf pack is extremely hungry. If there's a ready-made catch of fish, wouldn't they rush over to eat it without hesitation?

The Mountain Eagle's approach wasn't exactly clever; in fact, Razer saw it as a pointless exercise...

However, he did not object when Mountain Eagle proposed the plan, so he cannot say anything discouraging now!
In fact, Razer vaguely sensed that the Mountain Eagle was doing this because it wanted to spend more time with its children and, at the same time, take every opportunity to cultivate their survival skills in harsh environments.

This shouldn't have been done when disasters were raging everywhere, but Mountain Eagle has already done so much, even more than Razer, the local tyrant...

Once the supplies airdropped from the brown bear camp arrive and the village's predicament is alleviated, they will be able to free up resources to support other areas.

In this situation, Razer couldn't find any grounds to question the Mountain Eagle, so they simply went along with his reckless actions.

Seeing the mountain eagle's enthusiastic expression, Razer shook his head helplessly and said, "As long as we install a sturdy door, the wolf pack definitely won't be able to get in. Then we can open a few shooting ports, and you can have fun with your kids."

Razer glanced at the ice beneath his feet, shook his head, and chuckled, saying, "If you open a few more ice caves, you can take your kids night fishing and wolf hunting at the same time..."

But before that, we still need to cast our nets and catch a batch of fish...

Last night, three warehouses were invaded by wolves. If this is the case here, the situation in other places must be even worse.

We need to prepare more supplies..."

Upon hearing this, the mountain eagle walked to the door, lifted the curtain, and looked around...

It was almost dawn, and the wolf pack he had expected to attack was still lingering in the southeast, not approaching at all...

After thinking for a moment, Mountain Eagle said, "The situation during the day is basically under control. Let's notify the villagers to come and help, so we can act faster."

The area opened up outside can serve as an outlet for fishing nets. We'll use the remaining ice bricks to build a windbreak around it, making it a little more comfortable for everyone to work here.

Moreover, ice walls can serve as a defensive position against wolves, or as a prison to trap them.

After thinking for a moment, Razer nodded and said, "If there's cover, the villagers can also defend themselves against the wolves with guns..."

"Let's get to it. We'll each guard the entrance and exit of the fishing nets. We must haul in two nets of fish before the blizzard arrives..."

(End of this chapter)