Chapter 14 Chapter Eleven Wolves

Lingshan Mountain is surrounded by verdant trees and beautiful scenery. In fact, it can be developed into a tourist attraction.On a sunny day, climb to the Wanghai Stone, and you can see a large lake in the southeast; on a cloudy day, the top of the mountain is surrounded by clouds and fog, and they gather but do not disperse, which is called "wearing a hat on Lingshan". In spring and autumn, a hundred birds gather, circling and singing happily, and there will even be a red "fire fox" jumping through the forest. There is also a strange cave in Lingshan. The local people call the light-transmitting mountaintop in the cave "Nantianmen", and the stone shed hall is called "Wuji Cave". It is said that it can accommodate thousands of people inside. It washes the hair, the head is clear and the eyes are bright.

Of course, there are also legends of monsters in Lingshan. It is said that there is flax sleeping in the mountain. This is the folklore that Zhang San told us on the road. After a little thought, I was relieved. Maybe Hu Ma is what the locals call Xiong’s mother-in-law. This also objectively proves that the Xiong’s mother-in-law has always existed in the mountains. The mountain road is not easy to walk, at least carrying dozens of kilograms of things is exhausting.We climbed up the mountain for more than five hours, and the sky dimmed. Looking at the watch, it was only past four in the afternoon.Although this year's spring came late, it was clear that the sun was shining just now, but after only ten minutes, the sky changed color.

"It seems that the rain in the mountains is about to fall." Zhang San, a local who understood the situation, quickly set up a tent, hid in and waved to us. "Come in, it's raining fast, and it's going to be heavy." It was too late to say that the rain did fall without warning, but when we jumped into the tent, it was already falling like a torrent. "This rain is too evil, it will fall as soon as it is said, without any prelude." Lin Zhiyan said dissatisfied. Zhang San smiled: "That's why this mountain is called Lingshan. It is very good to pray for rain. Don't worry, it will stop soon."

"I see that your head is very good. Do you want me to chop up those few hairs on your head?" Lin Zhiyan fiercely wanted to draw her knife. "Grandma, how did I provoke you again!" He hugged his head in fright, and such a big man shrank his neck and hid behind me. "Hmph, no future." Lin Zhiyan curled her lips. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of stopping.The raindrops hit the leaves, and there was a deafening "click" sound everywhere. It became annoying after listening to it for a long time, and the monotonous sound made people more and more annoying.

"Zhang San, didn't you say it won't rain for long?" I asked impatiently.This is still the intersection of late winter and early spring, and the rain can fall like this. If it were to be placed in summer, it would be strange if there were no floods. "I'm also wondering," Zhang San was a little worried, "According to the previous practice, the rain should stop after a few minutes. But this time there is something unusual, it has been raining for almost half an hour. I have never met This situation!" "Could it be the Xiong's mother-in-law playing tricks again?" Lin Zhiyan speculated.

"How is it possible." I snorted. "The power of nature cannot be controlled by a certain creature on the earth. So far, humans have not been able to do it! I am afraid it is a coincidence. We are unlucky and just happened to meet it." In any case, we still have to wait for the rain to stop before we can continue walking.But this time, I waited for more than three hours. It was not until seven o'clock in the evening, when the sky was basically dark, that the rain stopped completely. We couldn't continue driving, so we had to set up camp.Zhang San went to the forest to pick up some firewood and came back, while I set up another tent, then set up the firewood, sprinkled some gasoline on it, and finally the bonfire could be lit.

After eating some simple portable food for dinner, the three of us took out the map and compared it, reconfirmed the itinerary for tomorrow, and then went back to our respective tents to sleep and rest. When preparing the equipment, Lin Zhiyan insisted on renting only two, she wanted me to live with Zhang San.I understand this point, that childlike old woman has a prejudice against a cheeky old man, and she doesn't trust her very much. I didn't know how long I slept like this. Suddenly, a wolf howled from not far away. All three of us woke up at the same time. "What's going on?" I rubbed my sleepy eyes and asked confusedly.

"There are wolves." Zhang San turned over and touched the submachine gun in his hand. At the same time, Lin Zhiyan also opened our tent, and gestured with the gun in her hand: "The wolf is coming." I finally fully woke up, got up immediately, quickly pulled over the map to take a look, and whispered: "No, how is it possible, this is not the sphere of influence of the wolves at all." "But now there are indeed wolves coming." Lin Zhiyan glanced out. About one kilometer away from the tent, the howling of wolves did continue to come, and more and more, getting closer and closer.The pack of wolves kept howling, as if desperately wailing, and as if they were resisting something.

"Could it be that the heavy rain this afternoon affected the mountain and collapsed the place where the wolves gathered? That's why they migrated here?" I pondered over the map. "What the hell, the pack of wolves is coming to bite your ass." Lin Zhiyan tore off the map from under my nose and roared loudly. This woman is not afraid of attracting wolves. "Never mind, Zhang San, how much gasoline do we have left?" I looked up and asked. "There are still about fifteen liters." He made some calculations. Gasoline is also one of the supplies I insist on bringing, and now it seems that I did bring it right.

"Enough, you go and use the firewood you picked up in the afternoon to surround the campsite, and then sprinkle gasoline on the wood," I walked out of the tent, "If the wolves come, light the fire and keep the wolves out of the camp as much as possible. We shoot with submachine guns in the circle of fire. The wolves are afraid of fire, and they shouldn't wait long before they go around us and walk away. " Zhang San responded with a cry and took action. Lin Zhiyan and I looked at each other, and I smiled wryly: "Today is really unlucky, whether it's the once-in-a-thousand-year rainstorm or the forced relocation of wolves, I actually encountered them all."

Perhaps the wolves smelled the smell of human flesh and kept approaching our campsite.Not long after, we saw the head of a wolf in the jungle not far away. The wolf was gray under the moonlight, and its eyes glowed green, very frightening.This is the first time I have seen live wolves outside the zoo, and I am a little touched. As soon as the wolf showed its head, Zhang San shot its head off. "Good marksmanship!" I gave him a thumbs up. After a while, more and more wolves came, and some guns couldn't kill them. "Light it up." I yelled without hesitation. Lin Zhiyan immediately threw the lighter into the pyre.Because of the combustion aid of gasoline, the damp wood immediately burned violently. The raging fire effectively separated the distance between man and wolf. "Save bullets, save bursts as much as possible." Zhang San roared. The wolves roared sharply. They didn't seem to be as afraid of fire as in the legend. Some wolves even broke through the gun's defense line and fell headlong into the fire.The flames licked the wolf's body violently and relentlessly, and the wolf, which was touched by the fire and stained with gasoline, rolled crazily on the ground, howling desperately. The wolf who was shot didn't even have the right to howl, and died directly.However, these creatures, which were classified as endangered by CITES of the Washington Convention in 1997, did not decrease at all. They rushed out of the forest frantically, rushed towards the fire, and rushed towards us. As the saying goes, tigers are afraid of wolves, and bloodthirsty wolves make all the giants in nature shudder. Under their siege in turn, even the king of beasts could hardly survive. I shot and killed about 200 wolves, and I couldn't help it: "These ghost things will never end, old woman, didn't you tell me last time that there are only more than 200 wolves gathered here? Why, why does it still seem to have no end?" "How do I know? You should ask the person who made the statistics. I just read some official reports from Lingshan City." Lin Zhiyan raised her gun impatiently, and killed a wolf that was pounced on. "Cut, the official report killed people!" I was extremely depressed, and I would have prepared more weapons and ammunition if I knew it. Zhang San frowned and said: "It's strange, although wolves are a species that lives in groups. However, the average number of wolves in a group in China is between five and twelve. Forty or so, but more than one hundred, it is simply amazing in China!" "This pack of wolves is probably gathered by dozens of small wolves." I looked into the depths of the forest. "But how do they solve the problem of the wolf king?" Zhang San shot another one, "Each pack of wolves is usually led by a pair of dominant pairs. They are territorial, and are usually within their range of activities. If the number of individuals in the group increases, the scope of the domain will shrink. Generally, the domains of the packs will not overlap. Even if two packs of wolves meet, they will announce the range to other packs with howls. Such a large pack of wolves is too big. It's rare, do they feel some kind of threat?" "How would I know, I'm not an encyclopedia." I refuted him angrily. "Hey, look, the wolves in the woods seem to be acting strangely!" Lin Zhiyan interrupted us suddenly, pointing not far away. There were still packs of wolves rushing towards me, but the number was much smaller. Following the deep howls, I seemed to see some wolves in the woods, busy doing something. I took out the binoculars and looked, because it was midnight, the light was not good, I could only vaguely see a large number of wolves, desperately scratching the soil with their front paws, and a large mound had even formed behind them. "Damn it, I actually forgot the habit of wolves digging holes." I was terrified. After the young wolves grow up, they will stay in the den to take care of their younger siblings, and may also inherit the dominant position in the pack. Most male wolves will migrate out to breed, and once they breed, they will use the den.And that den is usually formed by digging holes in the ground, and an adult male wolf can quickly dig a tunnel up to three or four meters long, let alone this group of wolves who don't know hundreds of them. The forest where the wolves dug their holes was only more than ten meters away from the camp. This distance is not far for wolves who are good at digging holes. I shouted anxiously: "Zhang San, old woman, pay attention to me. Those damn wolves probably won't be able to break through the fire, and are going to dig a hole in." "What!" Zhang San and Lin Zhiyan were shocked. "Don't worry about it so much, as long as you see a wolf coming out, just pour gasoline into it." I ordered: "Zhang San, how much gasoline do we have left now?" "Not much!" He lifted the gasoline can with his hand, frowning, "Less than four liters are left." "So little!" I smiled wryly.It seems that there is only one step at a time. Not long after, a wolf came out of a hole dug in the center of the camp. Zhang San shot it to death, kicked the wolf's body into the hole, poured some gasoline and threw some wood, and set it on fire.Huo immediately sprang out of the hole, and the wolf's heart-piercing howls of pain before dying continued to be heard from the hole. "Zhang San is in charge of cleaning up the wolves inside, and the old woman shoots at the wolves outside the fire to see if there are any wolves who are desperately charging into the fire. As long as they get close to the fire, they will be killed immediately." I said again. Now the surrounding fires are the only thing we rely on for survival. The wolves that dig in are easy to deal with, but if the wolves break through the fire wall, we are estimated to be dead. But I made a wrong calculation. The wolves obviously didn't just dig a hole.I realized my mistake when a few wolves suddenly appeared in the campsite and rushed towards me. Those wolves stared at me with a faint green light in their eyes, baring their teeth and drooling, and they were about to get close to me.I calmly turned the submachine gun to the continuous fire switch, and fired a burst of fire. The wolf screamed a few times, and they all fell to the ground in pain. "Who is shooting indiscriminately, I almost hit my old lady." Lin Zhiyan's distraught voice came from the opposite side. Zhang San pulled out the machete more than one meter long that was used for opening mountains, and shouted: "The wolves inside try to chop with knives as much as possible. The camp is too small, and it is easy to accidentally injure our own people." The gray wolf fell down, and the knife hit the wolf's neck. The wolf convulsed a few times and died. This machete is also the equipment that I strongly request to bring. It was originally intended to be used to open the way, but I didn't expect it to come in handy now. Lin Zhiyan and I also pulled out our machetes and chopped down the surrounding wolves.Compared to those two physically strong Lianjiazi, I was much more embarrassed. After all, I don't know martial arts, and I can't exercise my body, so I was almost bitten by a wolf several times. The wolf king probably saw that this method was very effective, and more wolves ordered to dig holes, and more and more gray wolves continued to come out of the newly opened holes.The number of wolves in the camp gradually increased, and we couldn't kill them enough. In addition, after fighting for nearly an hour, our bodies couldn't bear it anymore. If this continues, even if he is not eaten by wolves, he will be exhausted to death. "Fuck, climb up the tree." The three of us were back to back, blocked by a large pack of wolves under the only tree in the center of the camp, Zhang San shouted decisively. Lin Zhiyan and Zhang San, two people who were originally displeased with each other, showed an amazing tacit understanding at this moment. Zhang San grabbed me and lifted it up suddenly. Under the explosion of his strength, I actually left my feet off the ground , was thrown into the air, and his hands were clinging to a branch more than two meters high. Zhang San squatted down and adjusted the submachine gun to the continuous firing position, only to hear the sound of "papapapapa", and the surrounding wolves immediately fell down in a circle; at this moment, Lin Zhiyan stepped on his back and jumped on the ground. I hit the main branch of the tree, and then shot to cover Zhang San coming up; I just realized it, and fired a burst of wild sweeping. Not long after, Zhang San also climbed up the tree without any risk, and we continued to climb two meters up, and then looked down with sweat profusely.The fires around the camp had been gradually extinguished without us adding gasoline, and a large pack of wolves rushed over under the trees, and I couldn't count how many wolves surrounded me. "Finally out of danger." Lin Zhiyan looked at the wolf under the tree in shock, feeling a little horrified. It's a pity that it didn't take long for me to be happy, and there was another wolf howling in the distance. This time I heard it very clearly. I'm afraid it was the wolf king.The gray wolves who heard the howling started to move again, and they started digging hard towards the foot of the tree. "Damn it, they want to dig down the tree!" I suddenly turned pale, and I couldn't care less about saving bullets. "Shoot, kill as many as there are, and kill all the wolves that come to dig holes!" It's a pity that no matter how you kill them, there are always wolves running desperately to dig under the tree. The bullets are consumed very quickly, and a large number of wolf corpses have been filled under the tree in a short time. But the tree, which had not taken root widely, gradually tilted up, and the tree will fall down in a short time. At that time, it will be our death. Dead.I smiled bitterly in my heart, my head was full of frustration. I have thought about it countless times, but the real way to die is to enter the wolf's stomach. At the moment when the tree was in danger, suddenly there was a strange roar from a distance.That kind of sound is like sharp claws, scratching the harsh sound of the glass, like a sweet whisper of a lover, and a little bit like a bear. I can't tell what animal it is from, and I have never even heard it before. . Hearing this strange cry, the wolves suddenly became irritable. One after another gave up attacking the tree where we were, and looked in the direction of the sound.Some wolves kept howling in a low voice, and the whole wolf pack showed uneasy emotions. The wolf king not far away also roared wildly, and immediately, all the wolves receded like a tide, rushing towards the place where the strange scream was made.Before long, not a single living wolf was left. If it weren't for the wolf corpses in the place reminding us, we almost thought that we just had a real and weird dream.Climbing down the tree, the three of us smiled wryly at each other, and sat down on the ground at the same time. Tonight, both physically and mentally, we were exhausted to the limit and could no longer hold on. What exactly was that cry?Why are the wolves so terrified when they hear it?With a stomach full of doubts, I got into the tent.