Wei Tao sat next to the fire, his face flickering in the light of the fire.
Time passed little by little, and the lit firewood was about to burn to the end.
The cave is returning to darkness.
Crack!
There was a soft sound, and Wei Tao suddenly opened his eyes, turned around and looked outside the cave.
A simple warning device he arranged there was triggered.
A low roar sounded, which was particularly scary in the cold windy night.
Wei Tao slowly stood up.
There is an iron caltrop in his left hand, and his right hand holds the handle of the thick-backed machete.
Wow.
Dead leaves swirled into the hole, bringing with them a fishy smell.
In an instant, a black shadow flashed past.
Dozens of caltrops flew out at the same time, completely blocking the narrow space at the entrance of the cave.
roar!
Amidst the shrill roar, a leopard with pure black fur shook its head in pain, a caltrop embedded in its left eye socket, and blood flowing continuously.
Whoosh!
Wei Tao raised his hand, and another handful of caltrops flew out.
However, this time he was not so lucky. The leopard ducked and most of the caltrops were avoided. The few that hit only hit its fur and did not cause fatal damage.
Wei Tao's expression remained unchanged, and he slowly raised the machete in his hand.
The injured leopard became more ferocious, clawed its claws violently a few times, and finally overcame its fear of flames. Like a bolt of black lightning, it pounced towards him.
What a fast speed!
After practicing Jin Jin, Wei Tao has far surpassed ordinary people in terms of speed, strength, and reaction.
But even so, I still felt tremendous pressure when facing the Black Panther culling.
This guy is definitely more powerful than the leopards on Earth.
Not only does it look more ferocious and terrifying, its speed and strength are not comparable to those of leopards on earth.
The sword flashed.
The black panther changed direction at the same time and swung down a claw.
Click!
Stab!
Two harsh sounds sounded at the same time.
Wei Tao staggered back, looking down at the coat with a cut on his chest, his expression changed slightly.
Ouch!
The black panther roared in pain, one of its front paws was bloody and bloody, and several deep and long wounds were opened.
Its dim yellow pupils stared intently at this strange guy, which seemed to be very different from the prey it had eaten before.
Whether it's the instant burst of speed or the hard shell covered with spikes on its body, it poses a fatal threat.
The black panther let out a threatening growl from its mouth, but its body began to slowly retreat out of the cave.
It's scared.
Animals living in mountains and forests have a natural resistance to physical damage.
It has been seriously injured now. If it continues to fight, even if it can kill that guy, it will definitely not survive this winter.
"Come when you want, leave when you want?" Wei Tao touched his waist, and another handful of caltrops appeared in his hand.
"Do you think my hole is so easy to enter!?"
Whoosh!
Dozens of caltrops shot out.
The black panther screamed again and ran away from the cave regardless of the situation.
It's just that the injured eyes and claws have made its movements no longer as fast as before, and it's even a little twisted and deformed.
boom!
A huge, blood-red fist came down heavily, hitting the Black Panther's neck with incredible speed.
There was a crisp click sound.
The leopard tilted its head to one side, collapsed on the ground, twitched a few times, and became completely motionless.
"Not bad, not bad. Such a big piece of meat is very nutritious, and it can stimulate blood more than those pigs and sheep raised in captivity."
"This pure black leopard skin may also fetch a good price."
"No wonder Senior Brother Peng strongly recommended to me that I go to the mountains to practice. Not only can I sharpen my boxing skills, but I can also get a lot of vicious beast meat to replenish my energy and blood. Apart from being a little more dangerous, the rest are all benefits."
Satisfied, Wei Tao grabbed one of his front paws and dragged the body to the extinguishing fire.
After all this trouble, he was not going to sleep anymore, and was going to skin and remove the flesh of the black panther, then sprinkle it with the salt and chili powder he brought with him and roast it for later meals.
The flesh and blood of this powerful carnivore is extremely rich in nutrients, which is also of great benefit to his practice.
Time passed little by little.
Suddenly there was another faint sound of footsteps, mixed in the night wind.
Wei Tao frowned slightly.
It's really weird.
I have lived in this cave for more than one night in the past, and basically I couldn't even touch a rabbit.
What's going on today? Are you gathering together to go to the market?
He immediately suppressed the fire, grabbed his backpack and hid it behind a rock.
Buzz!
Buzz buzz!
Then the sound of breaking wind sounded, and several crossbow arrows shot into the cave, colliding with the rocks and creating dazzling sparks.
Wei Tao stopped breathing, his eyes fell on the nearest crossbow arrow, and his eyes couldn't help but condense.
On the tail of the arrow shaft, there are two small characters engraved on it.
It's called "Fenglin".
Could it be Fenglin Military Town?
Aren't they stationed a hundred miles south of the city?
How could it appear deep in the vast mountains to the west of Cangyuan City?
Soon, several armored soldiers came out of the woods.
The leading soldier waved his hand, and two people immediately separated, holding crossbows and occupying the left and right sides of the cave entrance.
Immediately afterwards, two more people raised their round shields to protect the vital parts of their chests, and with the other hand holding the steel knife tightly, they rushed in.
After a few breaths, a whistle came from the cave.
"Sir, there is a man inside. He says he is a hunting herbalist."
"Damn it, is he just a drug farmer!?"
Although the leading soldier was cursing, the expression on his face suddenly relaxed, and he even looked like he was afraid of surviving a disaster, sheathed his sword and strode into the cave.
When he first saw Wei Tao standing next to the fire, he was immediately stunned.
Although the weather is getting cooler now in autumn,
But there is still a long time before severe winter.
But the guy in front of me was actually wearing heavy cotton clothes.
He even wore a fur felt hat to protect his head from the wind.
Isn't he afraid of having prickly heat?
"Are you a farmer who goes into the mountains to collect herbs and hunt?"
With some doubts, the soldier randomly found a flat stone and sat down, stretching his aching body.
Wei Tao bowed with a sincere expression, "Several military lords, the grassroots are indeed farmers who go into the mountains to pick herbs, and they also hunt some prey for money."
"It's not winter yet, why are you wearing such thick clothes?"
"Sir, Cao Min has been weak and afraid of the wind since he was a child, so he has no choice but to wear more clothes."
"Weak and afraid of the wind?" When the leading soldier saw the bloody leopard, his expression couldn't help but move slightly, and he secretly held the handle of the knife.
"You can kill such a beast alone, and now you tell me that you are weak?"
"Sir, the common people used a trap to hurt it, and after tracking it for a few days, they finally found an opportunity to capture this beast today."
"You are quite good at being able to kill such a ferocious beast by yourself, even with the help of a trap." The soldier slowly lowered his head and then asked casually, "Have you seen one in the Cangmang Mountains these days?
A wounded woman?”
"An injured woman?" Wei Tao immediately shook his head, "Sir, common people have never seen one before."
The soldier had no doubts about this, and just showed a disdainful smile on his face, "You really haven't seen her, otherwise she would have turned into a twisted corpse."
"Hey, there is a very heavy backpack here." Suddenly another voice sounded from behind the stone.
"Sir, these are the supplies prepared by the grassroots people who go into the mountains to collect herbs and hunt." Wei Tao's pupils shrank slightly.
He also didn't expect that these seemingly rugged soldiers would search so meticulously and find out everything he had carefully arranged and hidden.
There was actually nothing in the backpack. It was really the supplies he prepared for going into the mountains to collect herbs.
At least in addition to caltrops, darts, sleeve arrows, machetes, narrow knives, short knives, daggers and gloves, there are also spare cloaks and clothing, and a pack of bread and bacon as dry food.
Wow!
Things were thrown to the floor.
Shichang narrowed his eyes and looked at the murder weapons spread out on the ground in front of him, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant.
A drug farmer who works part-time as a hunter goes into the mountains to collect herbs and hunt. Why does he carry a basket of murder weapons on his back!?
In addition to not having armor and crossbows, these weapons were distributed to several people in his team, and they were all very wealthy!