Tomb Raiding: The Bloodline of Dragons and Snakes, Starting from the Kunlun Divine Palace

Chapter 95: The Yak Breakthrough, Fatty Wang Wants a Treat

"When firing a rifle with a bayonet attached, the propellant gas ejected from the muzzle is affected by the bayonet, which tends to lift the bullet upwards during flight."

Hu Bayi filled the magazine with bullets, then inserted it into the gun, while simultaneously hanging the bayonet with a holster on his waist. "It's okay if you're not quick enough," he said.

“If the wolf pack comes, I’ll take out the ones that are far away, and you take out the ones that are close.” Hu Bayi already had experience in a wolf pack encounter, so he divided the tasks in an orderly manner. “That way, even if a few snow wolves break into our position, you’ll be responsible for eliminating them, and I’ll continue to control the snow wolves that haven’t pounced close.”

"That makes sense then. I won't stand on ceremony. Let's fix the bayonet first." The fat man chuckled as he fixed the bayonet and then thrust it a few more times into the snow.

After confirming that everything was secure, the magazine was fully loaded with bullets.

First grader, Shirley Yang, and Peter Huang were also given a rifle. The three of them had received formal training and had no problem handling the rifle.

Before the first year of junior high school, I had been hunting, using both shotguns and Type 51 rifles, which were basically the same, so I was quite skilled at them.

Yang Qian'er and Fang Ting each took a pistol, mainly for self-defense.

Wu Yutian and the young man naturally didn't change their equipment.

Guns are great, but ammunition is not unlimited.

"Let me and Xiao Ge guard the middle lane for a while, and everyone else clear out your ammo," Wu Yutian instructed. "We only have one box of bullets, and we won't be getting any more supplies for a while, so we need to use them sparingly."

"Bayi and Chuyi, you two are more reliable in long-range shooting. Provide cover for me and Xiaoge. Focus on shooting at the Snow Wolves that have broken through the central defense." Wu Yutian was still not entirely confident in Wang Pangzi's shooting skills.

"Hey, Brother Tian, ​​I'm not happy about what you're saying! What do you mean Lao Hu and Chu Yi are better shooters? I'm an absolute pro in our village, okay?!" Fatty Wang grumbled unhappily.

“Fatty, it’s not that Brother Tian is bad at shooting, it’s just that you have a more demanding mission.” Hu Bayi glanced at Fang Ting and Yang Qian’er. “Brother Tian and Xiao Ge have both rushed out, and Chu Yi and I have to take long-range shots. Peter Huang is Uncle Ming’s group’s dedicated bodyguard, so there’s no one to protect Sister Fang Ting and Qian’er, those two big stars!”

"Oh dear!" Fatty Wang suddenly realized, "Then my responsibility is quite heavy."

As he spoke, Fatty Wang quickly moved closer to Fang Ting and Yang Qian'er, "You two beauties, I'll take care of your safety!"

Fang Ting and Yang Qian'er looked at each other, feeling unsafe looking at Fatty Wang's fleshy face and carefree demeanor.

"Don't worry, I'll also give special protection to the two big stars." Shirley Yang leaned closer, then turned and asked, "Uncle Ming, can your group handle things on their own?"

"I'm fine." Uncle Ming also tested the Desert Eagle, but Ah Xiang and Han Shuna didn't even dare to pick up a pistol. "But Shuna and Ah Xiang will have to rely on Peter! I'll have to trouble him."

"Don't worry, boss, I'll make sure everyone in our group is safe." Although Peter Huang himself wasn't entirely sure, his promise was solid, putting Han Shuna and Ah Xiang at ease.

Indeed, neither of them knew how to fire a gun. If they were to take a gun and fire randomly at the wolf pack, they might accidentally injure their teammates.

Fang Ting already knew how to use a handgun, and although Yang Qian'er had never experienced actual combat, she often had gun scenes during filming, but she had never loaded real bullets.

Not long after, Li Xiangqin's team, responsible for transporting horses and sheep, also arrived at the ravine.

Wu Yutian counted the number of horses; apart from the four horses, there were twelve more that had arrived.

Of the ten sheep we started with, one was eaten along the way, and we just threw two more into the Bone-Hidden Gully to hold off the wolves.

There are seven left now.

The other three wagons were loaded with rye grass, barley, corn, and beef.

Reserves are still quite sufficient.

There is a giant cave in this ravine, and the entrance faces the direction of Zanggugou.

The inside isn't completely sealed off; at the deepest part of the cave, there's a crack leading to a cliff behind the mountain.

However, the crack leads to cliffs both above and below, and apart from birds, no beasts can outflank it from behind.

As soon as Iron Legs Floating on Water arrived, following Li Xiangqin's instructions, he moved some stones to block the cracks deep in the cave, not to prevent wild animals from surrounding them, but to block the wind.

Suddenly, the large cave in the entire mountain valley resembled a perfect air-raid shelter base.

Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang also moved stones to build fortifications near the entrance of the cave.

"Hey, did the wolf pack eat two sheep and get full, or were they scared off by our defensive formation? Why didn't they come?!" Fatty Wang lay in wait behind the fortifications for more than half an hour, but he didn't see a single wolf cub.

"They probably found other, easier prey," Chu Yi analyzed.

"Given the distance of several kilometers, the fact that their scouts had spotted us, and the traces of our footsteps, it's impossible that they hadn't discovered us."

“It’s a yak!” Wu Yutian said, standing on a protruding rock high on the cliff beside the cave, gazing into the distance.

"To be precise, it's a herd of yaks!" Wu Yutian had already activated his Appraisal Divine Eye, so he could naturally see what was happening several kilometers away.

"The Snow Wolf King led his pack out hunting and had already spotted prey."

"It was a herd of yaks, and the yaks had a fierce conflict with the wolf pack."

"However, in the end, the Yak King was no match for the Snow Wolf King and suffered a crushing defeat. In the end, a dozen or so yaks were trapped in Zanggugou, which is the place we just passed by."

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"We've reunited with the mandrill and the snow wolf from before."

"And two yaks broke through and charged toward us, but we didn't give chase."

As Wu Yutian was speaking, everyone saw the shadows of two yaks appear hundreds of meters ahead in the snow, galloping toward them.

"So these snow wolves are afraid of us?" Fatty Wang said smugly, and simply took off his bayonet. "Did they offer us two yaks as tribute to sue for peace?"

“No, that’s not it.” Wu Yutian frowned slightly. “They’re not in a hurry to chase these two yaks, nor are they in a hurry to chase us, probably because they know this is a dead end.”

“Beyond the crevice behind the cave is a sheer cliff, and outside the cave is also a steep precipice. Ordinary people can neither go up nor down,” Wu Yutian said, glancing at everyone. “Although the terrain is advantageous for us to establish a base for defense, our supplies, vehicles, horses, and sheep can only be parked here.”

In other words, even if people can use climbing equipment to continue upwards, without food and fuel, and without proper preparation, they can only starve to death on the ice mountain.

"I don't care, I'd rather die starving!" Fatty Wang saw the yaks charging towards him, then slowed down, seemingly unable to distinguish friend from foe. "Before I'm trapped to death, I'll at least have a good meal!"

"Yak meat from Tibet is truly exceptional." Chu Yi was also tempted. "Especially this kind, I haven't had it in a long time."

As soon as Chu Yi said that, everyone's stomachs started rumbling.

Chapter 96: Killing the Yak! Heading to the Beast-Slaying Platform

"Let me do it this time." Chu Yi was naturally an expert at killing yaks, and there was no need to force him to catch them.

"Everyone, put your guns away." Chu Yi noticed Yak's hesitation, then grabbed a handful of rye grass and threw it out, spreading it all the way into the cave.

“They should understand that retreating means being eaten by the wolf pack, and there is a cliff next to them; jumping off would mean instant death.”

"Coming here might mean being eaten by us, but you'll get a full meal before you die, and you might even live a few more days." This is what Chu Yi is saying about the survival strategy of these yaks in Tibet.

"Everyone, promise me that when these two yaks arrive, we'll only eat one of them first, and we'll raise the other one for a few more days," Chu Yi said earnestly to Wu Yutian.

“Sure, if we have enough food, we can raise them until the main force arrives before eating them.” Wu Yutian, who had transmigrated, had originally planned to eat domestic sheep rather than wild yaks if possible.

However, the world after this journey is certainly not as civilized as the world before.

This is a brutal struggle for survival. If I lived entirely according to the rules from before I transmigrated, I would probably starve to death.

When local tribes encounter wild yaks on the first day of the lunar month, they will not eat them unless absolutely necessary.

At first, the two yaks tentatively ate a little before running back, but they soon remembered the fear brought by the wolf pack.

After much searching and deliberation, they finally made their way to the cave.

Naturally, he was caught red-handed by Chu Yi and Fatty Wang.

On the first day of the lunar month, they had Iron Legs Float on Water pull one of the strong and uninjured ones to the depths of the cave to raise it.

The other one, already badly injured, was crying out in pain.

On the first day of the lunar new year, I fed it a lot of grass and then offered a prayer to the sky.

It's as if they're thanking God for the food they've been given, while also comforting the yaks that will become their meal.

Finally, he stabbed the yak in the vital spot with a sharp blow, and the half-grown yak eventually collapsed outside the cave.

Chu Yi skillfully cut the cow into large pieces with a sharp Tibetan knife, and Li Xiangqin and others stored some of it.

Part of the meal was given to Ah Xing to cook a sumptuous dinner for everyone.

“Everyone, have a good meal,” Wu Yutian said. “It seems that these snow wolves will not launch a surprise attack on us for the time being. They have also used up a lot of energy fighting with the yaks and are resting their group.”

"We need to restore everyone's physical strength before they do."

Just then, the four tents were set up, one on each side of the huge cave, leaving a passage in the middle. Everyone gathered around the middle and lit a campfire to keep warm and eat together.

A long table was made by piecing together folding tables around the campfire, and it was filled with food and drinks: beef and mutton, butter tea, as well as some dried meat, biscuits, and steamed buns.

"Come on, everyone, let's drink!" Wu Yutian raised his enamel cup, which was filled with mare's milk wine. "Let's warm ourselves up and have some energy."

"Come on!" Chu Yi raised his cup as well. "Eating yak meat will give you inexhaustible energy!"

Everyone present, whether they usually drink or not, raised their glasses in a gesture of respect.

Wu Yutian took the lead and downed the mare's milk wine in his enamel cup in one gulp.

Wu Yutian put down the bowl in his hand and looked up, only to see that Ah Xiang, who looked frail, had also downed her drink in one gulp.

On the contrary, Shirley Yang next to her only picked up the glass and took a sip, still worried that she might let her guard down if she drank too much.

After a few rounds of drinks, the atmosphere at the table began to warm up.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he kept pouring drinks for everyone at the table, shouting "Tashi Delek" in his voice, which made everyone laugh.

"Besides the wolf pack... the older generation once mentioned..." Chu Yi's face was flushed from drinking, and he became more talkative, "They said that deep in the Shenluogou Valley of the Snow Mountain, where no one has ever been, there lives a very ancient monster. They are very strong and can devour people and animals..."

"More terrifying than a pack of wolves!"

This was originally a little story that adults used to scare children, but when it came from the mouth of this Khampa man, it inevitably made everyone feel a little uneasy.

"However, the most powerful beast I've ever seen in reality is the snow wolf, especially the Snow Wolf King." Chu Yi suddenly became serious.