Tuesday 10 November 2020

Chapter 52: The Horse King

 The wolves gradually expanded from three or two to seven or eight, and then gradually expanded to a dozen or dozens. Chen Chao carefully counted them, and there were a total of 86, much more than the group of black wolves that attacked the Tianyuan tribe before.

    A trace of doubt arose in his heart, knowing that the wolves have an extremely strict hierarchy. The number of wolves in a pack is normally around 7, the so-called seven wolves, and some wolves have reached 30 or more.

    Usually family wolves are led by a dominant pair, while siblings are led by the strongest wolf. And the number of wolves encountered in these two times was 60 or more. Could it be that the natural enemies of wolves have not recovered?

    It's just that he doesn't allow him to think too much about it now, once the wolves start to attack the horses, he will take the opportunity to run to the horse king.

    Although wild horses are very powerful, they are now facing a large pack of wolves, and there are only 17 wild horses, including three cubs.

    As the wolves gradually grew, the wild horses began to scream uneasy, and the ponies were also afraid to lean against the mares.

    The wild horses consciously began to move inward, the three ponies were surrounded at the innermost side, and Chen Chao, a weak two-legged beast, was also consciously protected by the wild horses at the innermost side.

    If this two-legged beast hangs up and wants to lick the salt in the future, he will have to go to a far place. It will be weirdly tired after running back and forth in a day... The

    wolves gradually gathered around, encumbering some grassland Other medium-sized animals, such as alpacas and sheep...

    "Sigh..." A horse outside was bitten by a wolf and retreated with a miserable cry, and all the horses began to move. At this time, a high-pitched horse hiss sounded, gradually calming down the agitated horses. The brown-red horse king with its bridle rushed towards the wolves like lightning, raised two huge hooves and stomped on the murderer's body. The other stallions also attacked the wolves when they saw the situation.

    The wolves obviously underestimated the enemy, seeing the three wolves turning into mud under their iron hooves. But the entire wolves did not start to panic, and they continued to encircle in an orderly manner, taking a bite of the prey in the encirclement from time to time.

    Only deliberately avoided the horse king, except for some old, weak, sick and disabled prey, the wolves did not provoke those who seemed to be young, strong and powerful.

    The prey in the encirclement began to move under the bite and threat of the wolves, and the gaps in the three wolves that were killed before were not filled, as if the animals had seen life.

    The wild horses stepped on their hooves restlessly, and one after another howling of wolves sounded at the outermost periphery of the enclosure. The entire wild horses began to break through the gap under the encirclement of the animals in the enclosure.

    Chen Chao also found an opportunity to run to Ma Wang's side. At first he tried to run with the horses, but soon he discovered that according to the physical strength of a person, he wanted to keep up with a group of galloping wild horses, that was simply fantastic!

    He tried several times to jump on the horse's back and failed, but without the help of the focus point of the stirrup, and the horse was moving, it was almost impossible to do.

    At this moment, a giant wolf rushed over and bit a mare behind the horse king. When the horse king saw the wailing of his companion, he was furious, turned around and lifted his front hoof and stomped hard.

    Just after the culprit was solved, the five giant wolves next to him showed the most vulnerable abdomen while the horse king came up and started to bite. The marching rhythm of the wild horses was temporarily disrupted.

    It's just that besides the horse king, except for a mare that fell to the ground, there is only one Chen Chao carrying a rattan basket.

    Chen Chao glanced at the surrounding situation. The other horses in the wild horse herd stood on the periphery of the five giant wolves, forming a larger circle of the five giant wolves. And he and the horse king are surrounded by the innermost.

    As if waiting for the horse king's order, he raised his iron hoof and trampled to death the giant wolves.

    Chen Chao also backhanded the stone axe fixed on his waist and pulled it out directly.

    Seeing him raising the stone axe, Ma Wang let out a long "hiss————", and as he looked at each other, he seemed to understand what the other party was going to do.

    An axe slashed at a giant wolf with a big mouth wide open. Chen Chao and the horse king turned into horns. After the third wolf was eliminated, the remaining two wolves also turned into flesh under the iron hooves of the outlying wild horses. mud.

    He raised his hand and wiped the blood stains on his face. Today's moonlight is especially bright, like the day. When Chen Chao was about to lift his foot and follow the wild horses, he saw Ma Wang leaning down slightly.

    He looked at Mawang's big black eyes, a little in a daze. I just feel that the eyes are full of humane charm, as if saying, "Two-legged beast, you see you run so slowly, what should you do when you fall behind and be eaten by a giant wolf?" This horse king just saw you helped me a while ago, so I can barely take you for a ride.

    Ma Wang made a long hiss again and arched Chen Chao with his huge horse head. Only then did he realize that he hadn't climbed on the horseback after working hard so many times before, and that was it?

    Chen Chao was not hypocritical, and now is not the time for hypocrisy. Although 8 giant wolves have been killed by horseshoes and stone axes, there are still more than seventy giant wolves behind, there is no chance for hypocrisy. So he looked at the timing and jumped on horseback.

    Chen Chao, who jumped on the horse’s back, had no time to grab the straw rope (the rein part) on the bridle, and was slammed by the horse king, so scared that he quickly bent down and hugged the horse king’s neck, although he knew that the horse king was not. On purpose, this was just a sign that he started to run, but Chen Chao almost flew out.

    The legs clamped the horse's belly tightly, so that he didn't fall off the horse directly. Fortunately, the rattan cushions tied to the horse king’s back played a big role, acting as a cushion between Chen Chao and the horse’s back, and greatly reducing the pain of Chen Chao’s legs when sitting on the horse’s back. feel.

    But it's still very painful!

    At this time, Chen Chao missed his trousers and all kinds of trousers so much...

    This bitter the little stone in his arms, but he also understands that the situation is very critical at this time, and he huddles tightly in Chen Chao’s arms and dare not make any noise. .

    However, it was precisely because of this posture that Chen Chao could hold the axe in a low position and make up for the giant wolves who approached from time to time. Let Ma Wang have no worries for the time being.

    And the running horse king is also very satisfied with his newly acquired two-legged boy, although it looks weak, it is still very strong!

    Chen Chao, who is still holding the horse’s neck, is temporarily afraid of trying to control the horse king by relying on the bridle, and the wolves are still chasing after him. Foot beast.

    It's not that Chen Chao had never thought of standing up and swinging a stone axe, but that he was basically unwilling to do it when he was not equipped with stirrups. Without the help of the stirrups, one can sit on the horse's back firmly, relying on both feet to clamp the horse's belly.

    So it's basically impossible to stand up, even if you barely stand up, you can't swing a stone ax at all.

    The driving time of the wolves is regular, sometimes slow and sometimes fast, giving some hope from time to time, so that the prey will feel a ray of life. Sometimes they chased them so hard that the prey had no chance to stop and catch their breath!

    The purpose is already obvious. This is also a tactic used by wolves. Don't they know that the horse king is powerful? Under normal circumstances, with the horse king's wild horses, wolves are not easy to provoke.

    But now you can walk them for a run, and the number of people on your side is better than the other, why not walk them tired and have a good meal?

    You must know that a horse cannot always maintain a long-distance running posture without nailing the horseshoe. Always maintaining a high-strength rubbing against the ground and stones will cause great damage to the horseshoe.

    The wolves obviously understand this very well, and what is really scary is not that they will die immediately, but that they have been waiting for death in fear and exhaustion.

    Relying on the false ray of life to continuously consume the physical strength of this group of prey, then it will be able to get all of it in the bag without any effort, and it will be possible to have a good meal.

    The sky is shining and the sun is slowly rising. The wild horses that have been running all night are tired and thirsty. Their nostrils are widened, and their noses spit out a strong smell of grassy heat. The injured horses can no longer hold on to fall to the ground and let out a sorrow. Wailing.

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