Indiana Jones

Chapter 506 The Altar of Life and Death (07)

The three of them fell into this embarrassing situation where they couldn't run and couldn't fight. To be honest, they really had nothing to do with these leopards. The torches in their hands could scare these leopards. It was basically impossible to drive these things away. Possibly, but this also proves that there are no enemies near them. These leopards can rampage here, which means that they have not encountered anything that makes them feel dangerous. If there were little devils nearby, these leopards would have been driven away. This is also what makes them feel strange, what is the reason why Xiaolu's clansman asked them to come here?Although he showed them a path without enemies, it was as dangerous as encountering enemies. These beasts were no easier to deal with than little devils. What on earth was there?
The three walked along the ruined wall for a long time, and the leopards did not leave. Seeing that the torches in their hands were burning less and less, the three of them were very anxious, but being anxious did not solve any problems. They could only search around, hoping to Hide for a while, but there are trees and grass besides stone walls and some building ruins, basically there is no place to hide.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Chenggong held up the torch, and at the same time, he had to push the weeds in front of him to find his way. They had to be careful, who knew if there was something hidden under the grass?
"There is a gap in the front wall, let's go through there." Si Xuanyi looked in another direction, "Are these leopards hungry? It stands to reason that there is no shortage of food in this kind of place."

Xiaolu shot a few more arrows at those leopards, but the damage they could do to these rough-skinned and thick-skinned beasts was quite limited. If these things were stuck on people, they would have lost their fighting power long ago. To these leopards, it was only a drag. Slowed down a bit, and some were even bitten and pulled out by themselves.

The gap in the wall was huge, but it was covered with vines without exception. It was not easy to climb up, but they looked to the other side and found that there were more buildings inside, which seemed to be long-abandoned dwellings. After being collapsed, only a small part still has a general appearance, but most of these ruins have been swallowed up by decayed leaves, soil and weeds, and only a small part remains above the ground.

"Pass..." Si Xuanyi blocked the two of them behind and asked them to go first.

In fact, in this case, it is very dangerous no matter whether it is below or above. The person who goes up first needs to use both hands and feet. He cannot hold a torch. He may be attacked from above. The people below have to block those leopards and end up alone If one person wants to climb up, he has to take a lot of risks. In short, it is not safe to go up first or second.

Zhao Chenggong handed the torch to Xiaolu and climbed up with hands and feet. Fortunately, there were no leopards on it, so he quickly turned around and pulled Xiaolu up.

With two torches in Si Xuanyi's hands, it was really difficult for him to deal with the leopards that were slowly approaching him. He knew very well that if he turned around, he would be bitten right through his neck, but if he didn't turn around, how could he climb up?

Xiaolu stood on the top and shot a few arrows in a row, and the leopards were forced to retreat. Si Xuanyi stuck the torch on the ground, hoping to block the leopards, but whether this method will work can only be a gamble on luck, he suddenly turned around and thought He rushed up, but as soon as he moved, the leopards rushed over. The movement was extremely fast, and Zhao Chenggong threw his stick at the leopard's head. Si Xuanyi took the opportunity to use his hands and feet on the ground. He rushed up to the broken wall, but his calf was still grabbed by another leopard, and there were a few more mouthfuls dripping with blood.

"These bastards are not stupid..." Si Xuanyi also let out a groan in his heart. He quickly sat on the broken wall, tore his clothes and wrapped up the wound.

Xiaolu shot two more arrows to drive the leopard back. Because the distance was close enough, the shot was more accurate this time. One of the arrows actually only went into the leopard's mouth, and went straight into the throat, causing pain. The leopard rolled around on the ground, finally turned over and jumped up, and ran all the way to nowhere.

"Go inside, find a suitable place to hide, and find a chance to make some torches. The ones we have now won't last long." Si Xuanyi jumped to the other side to catch Xiaolu, and Zhao Chenggong also jumped down. The leopard has already jumped onto the gap, and its movements are quite quick. For these beasts, this height is really nothing, and they can jump up and down very easily.

Si Xuanyi hurriedly lit his last remaining torch with Zhao Chenggong's torch, and the three of them rushed towards the ruins of the building.

Zhao Chenggong only had a bayonet left in his hand, and Si Xuanyi basically had no other weapon in his hand except the torch. The three of them were very embarrassed, almost running towards that direction at a trot. They knew very well that once the torch was burned out, They will fall into a situation of hand-to-hand combat with these leopards, and by that time they basically have no ability to change the outcome.

Reluctantly found a half-collapsed house and the three of them went straight in. The inside was a mess, full of things like tree roots, dead leaves, some weeds, and even a tree that had been drilled long ago. Fortunately, the tree supported half of the house, so there was such a place to shelter.

After the three hid in, they immediately lit a fire at the entrance to prevent the leopards from rushing in. Then Zhao Chenggong began to cut a branch from the tree and throw it into the fire. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

But now they really don't even have a chance to catch their breath, they don't even bother to take a break, and immediately collect the existing things to make torches, because they can clearly see that the leopards have gone outside, there are rotten leaves and dead grass The roots and branches seemed to be complete, but in fact many of them were too wet to touch, but they couldn't find anything else besides these things. This made Si Xuanyi think of another way, which was to use these things to create Smoke, using the large cloud of smoke produced to smoke away these leopards, he didn't know if it would have enough effect, but it was really worth a try, after all, they couldn't think of any other way besides this.

Sure enough, the smoke played some role, and the leopards retreated quickly after being smoked, but it was only a little far away and did not leave completely.

"Finally, we have seen some effect, let's continue making torches, we can't do anything else now." Si Xuanyi, those leopards were indeed far away from them, somewhat relieved.

"Fortunately, there is still a bayonet, otherwise we don't even have a guy who cuts wood." Zhao Chenggong sighed while collecting materials for making torches.

Xiaolu also had a short knife in her hand, which was the only thing that the tribe could find. Although the flower knife was extremely sharp, it couldn't solve the substantive problem like Zhao Chenggong's bayonet. After all, they were facing a group of leopards. This knife alone can kill one or two at most, but it is wishful thinking to turn the situation around with this knife, it is impossible at all.

The leopard that Xiaolu shot and wounded followed them all the time. This guy has been holding on until now, and his movements have been quite slow. It seems that the damage caused to it by those bows and arrows is slowly showing. If it continues like this, it may not be able to move. It won't last long, and it will be a matter of time before it ends.

Although the thick smoke they burned could drive the leopards back, it couldn't completely drive them away. Those beasts wandered around far away, and the three of them were busy making torches, hoping to do it in the shortest possible time. They are well prepared for everything, but they are also very clear that their existing weapons are just a dream to deal with these leopards. Even if they have guns in their hands, they cannot be completely sure of defeating these things, unless they have machine guns in their hands Otherwise, even with a rate of fire as low as [-] Dagai, there is no way to pose an effective threat to these leopards, so what they can do now is to hide and escape, and they have no strength to confront them head-on.

"Let me see..." Zhao Chenggong stared at the leopards outside, "Without support, it would be too difficult for us to get rid of these things."

"Get ready! After getting things ready, let's go." Si Xuanyi said without raising his head.

"Where else can we go?" Zhao Chenggong looked outside, "This is their territory, where else can we escape?"

"I don't know where to go, and I don't know how far we can go, but in short, we can't wait to die here." Si Xuanyi said, "Take this opportunity to catch your breath, recover your strength, and then go."

Speaking of recovering their physical strength, they probably can only take this opportunity to rest their feet. As for filling their stomachs or drinking a few sips of water to soothe their throats, it is impossible, because everything on their bodies has been taken away by those little devils. Now they can basically say They have nothing. In fact, they are hungry and thirsty now, and they are so tired that they can't even lift their feet. It is not easy to get such an empty leg.

"At first, I thought that we would experience a fierce battle in this holy place, but his mother is fighting with wild beasts here, grandma's... Is this playing with us?" Zhao Chenggong said helplessly.

"There are not many things that can be burned here, and our time is limited, so stop nagging there." Si Xuanyi tied up a few branches with straw ropes to make a torch. This thing will not burn for a while, but now But they couldn't find anything more that could be used, so they could only use local materials.

"Why are there so many wild beasts in the holy land of the ancestors? I thought it was as sacred as a fairyland, but now it seems that there is not much difference between this place and the forest outside." Xiaolu was completely disappointed with this place. It was a little unacceptable for her to come to this holy place.

"Actually, I know that the place where you want to be buried after death is [-] times better than this, but this is the case in many cases. The higher your expectations for something, the more likely you will be disappointed." Si Xuanyi said, "Actually, this is quite normal. After all, this is the human world, not the fairy world. The human world has its ordinaryness, and of course it also has its beauty."

"What you said is really..." Zhao Chenggong didn't know how to describe it, but he always felt that it was awkward no matter how he heard it.

"Actually, have you ever thought that maybe this is not a holy place, but an abandoned city for some reason. Your ancestors just used it to turn it into a legendary holy place." Speaking of this, the secretary Sylphy suddenly came up with another thought, so he continued, "Do you think it is possible that your ancestors moved away from here because of the earthquake that year that caused the huge damage here? Tribal?"

Xiaolu shook her head. She didn't deny this speculation, but she didn't know it herself. Of course he had heard of this legend, but he had never heard of the existence of Stone City from any legend. possible, but lacks sufficient evidence.

"Oh, you still have the mind to guess these things now." Zhao Chenggong shook his head, "Let me see, you still want to know what we should do now."

"There's nothing to think about..." Si Xuanyi said, "It's better to think about what's in front of you."

"This stuff is just nonsense." Zhao Chenggong looked at the stick with a thick wrist in his hand. At first he thought it was strong enough, but it broke immediately when it hit the leopard. He thought it was good before. There is a stick beast that dare not approach, but looking back now, the idea at that time is really naive.

It didn't take long for them to make more than a dozen torches, but they also knew that this little thing would not last for a while, but they couldn't just sit here and wait for death.

"They're still there, none of them are missing." Zhao Chenggong looked out for a while, "These beasts don't seem to plan to leave."

"Continue to look into the depths of the ruins." Si Xuanyi thought about it and said, "At worst, I'll hide in another place, anyway, I can't stay here, it's almost noon now, if I continue to wait here, it's hard to stay here Hide until tomorrow morning?"

Now they basically have nothing to choose, as the same sentence, they can only take one step at a time. As for what lies ahead?No one knows what will happen. Judging from their current situation, don't suggest to find other people. It is difficult to protect themselves now, but Si Xuanyi has never regretted it. No matter what he experiences, he will find Others work hard, but they are brothers who have lived and died together for many years. Tell him to just let go, no matter if he can't do it, he must find them, whether it is life or death, there must be definite news.

The three of them redistributed the existing supplies, and all the bows and arrows belonged to Xiaolu. Si Xuanyi took her short knife and went to be the pioneer with Zhao Chenggong. Anyway, the bows and arrows in his hands were not very useful. .

After getting ready, the three left the half of the collapsed house, but after going out, they found that the leopards were gone...

Zhao Chenggong was stunned for a moment, and blurted out a very unreliable sentence: "I~fuck...these bastards are off work..."

(End of this chapter)