In a dark environment, all beasts have an instinctive fear of fire, and Huangpizi is no exception.
Moreover, Huangpizi is born with a higher IQ than other creatures. Compared with beasts such as blind bears, wild boars, and even wolves, it is even more afraid of fire.
The Molotov cocktail thrown by Li Jinyong contained two liters of fuel. When it fell to the ground, it was like fire falling from the sky. The blazing flames directly shocked the group of yellow-skinned men.
Led by the leader with snow-white and yellow fur, they began to retreat bit by bit.
However, they did not return just as they came, but hid behind the flames, bared their teeth fiercely at the three people, and let out bursts of hateful roars.
Obviously, once the fire burns out, they will come back looking for revenge.
Lin Yian looked at the yellow men who were gradually retreating. The tension and murderous intention in his heart eased slightly, but he still did not dare to slack off at all.
He knew full well that there would be an unavoidable and fierce battle to be fought later.
Turning his head to look at Li Jinyong, he nodded slightly, his eyes full of gratitude, "Thank you, Brother Li, this is the second time you have saved me."
Li Jinyong waved his hand to indicate that now was not the time to talk about this. He stared closely at the yellow men and secretly held another kerosene incendiary bottle in his hand, ready to deal with the yellow men's sudden attack.
At this time, Xiao Chang also maintained a high degree of vigilance. His eyes kept scanning the surroundings, holding the engineer shovel tightly in his hand, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
The three of them stood in a row in tacit understanding, forming a tight fan-shaped defensive circle.
In the tomb passage, the flames were burning and making crackling sounds.
At this moment, the yellow skins burned by the flames and pricked like hedgehogs were still writhing on the ground in pain.
The shrill screams echoed in the tomb passage, making people feel a bit creepy.
It's a pity that no companion dares to deal with them.
Looking across the firelight, the yellow-skinned leader's eyes were full of reluctance, but he did not dare to break through the flames. He could only stare at the three of them with his blood-red eyes, and let out low roars from time to time.
The sharp fangs shone coldly in the weak firelight, and they were already secretly planning the next attack.
Some of the yellow men behind it were pacing back and forth in place, while others kept baring their teeth, but none of them dared to easily cross the still-burning flames.
Fire is definitely their nemesis!
Lin Yian glanced at Li Jinyong again and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Li, where did your Molotov cocktail come from?"
Li Jinyong shrugged and said: "It belongs to those two skeletons. These two unlucky guys believed too much in hidden weapons, but abandoned the incendiary bottle, and finally died in the hands of these beasts. This IQ is dead.
It’s really not unfair!”
Lin Yian thought for a moment and then asked: "So, these two seniors are not ancients, but modern people?"
Li Jinyong shook his head and said: "In addition to English, there are some traditional Chinese characters on the wine bottle. It seems that it is at least from before liberation, or even from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
"It is possible that it could be earlier. Kerosene was introduced into China as early as the fifth year of Guangxu's reign, and the import volume reached 236 million gallons at its peak."
As time passed by, the flame gradually became smaller.
Lin Yian whispered: "When the fire is extinguished, these guys will definitely pounce on us. We can't just sit here and wait for death. We have to find a way."
Xiao Chang smiled bitterly, "There is no fork in the road here. There are these damn yellow men in front of us, and the tomb door in the back cannot be opened for a while. There is nothing we can do. The only way to survive is to completely eliminate them!"
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After this rather torturous ten minutes, the flames finally went out, and the yellow-skinned leader took the lead and walked slowly towards the three of them.
Lin Yian gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Li, give them another bottle and send them to reunite underground."
Li Jinyong shook his head and said: "Although this tomb passage has invisible ventilation holes, it is still dozens of meters deep underground. Of course, adding another Molotov cocktail can kill a few more yellow skins, but we still have to
Wear an oxygen tank.
"In this unpredictable underground, oxygen is life. Don't use it as much as possible unless it is absolutely necessary."
Xiao Chang did not support the continued throwing of Molotov cocktails. "Don't worry, you can throw Molotov cocktails at any time. We'll see what happens. I don't believe these beasts will fight to the death. As long as we kill a few more, they will definitely retreat on their own."
At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from outside the tomb passage.
It's an indescribable weird cry,
Sometimes it seems like countless chirping insects are circling around the ears, and sometimes it seems like small animals gnawing things around. After people listen to it, there is an urge in their hearts to crush the thing that makes these sounds.
The yellow men suddenly became alert and turned their heads to look behind them.
"Creak, squeak." The sound became clearer and clearer, and this time it was certain that it was the sound made by a rodent.
Just ten seconds later, a group of black living creatures were seen rushing over from the depths of the tomb passage like a tide.
The yellow-skins seemed to have their tails stepped on, with their tails erect and their teeth bared, full of fear of the group of living creatures rushing towards them.
The yellow-skinned leader who was comparable to the Wolf King even left Li Jinyong and the others, ran to the front of the team, and roared to the sky.
The three of them were full of doubts. They didn't know what these black shadows were that could make these yellow-skinned people so afraid.
When the black shadows approached, they were surprised to find that they were actually a group of huge rats.
These rats are several times larger than ordinary rats. Their fur is shiny and smooth, they have sinister eyebrows, and their fangs are exposed. You can tell at a glance that they are not someone to be trifled with.
The two leading rat kings were bigger than some small dogs. They were standing at the front of the rat group, their four eyes kept moving around, not knowing what they were thinking.
Lin Yian said in surprise: "What's going on? Why do so many big rats suddenly appear? Is it the smell of blood that attracts them?"
Xiao Chang also shook his head repeatedly, "It's really weird. The natural enemy of rats is huangpizi. When they are outside, rats are often too frightened to move when they see huangpizi. They can only tremble all over and wait for death. How come the situation here is so different?
Is it the other way around? Not only are these big rats not afraid of the yellow ones, but the yellow ones are afraid of these big rats."
Li Jinyong calmly took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth, "The number of these yellow rats was not very large to begin with. After four of them died, there were still nineteen left. And those rats were so densely packed that I'm afraid
There must be more than two hundred.
"Even though Huangpizi's attack power is slightly better, they can't stand up to the tactics of a pack of wolves.
"No, it should be said to be a pack-rat tactic! If ten rats fight against one yellow-skinned man, they can be exhausted to death even if they are tired!"
