flstandardbreds Chapter 160: The Hyena Pack's Night Raid on the Team!
Chapter 160: The Hyena Pack's Night Raid on the Team!
The local refugees had long been eyeing this large group.
They hadn't seen a refugee caravan carrying so much food in a long time.
Hungry refugees.
Unconsciously, people gathered in this direction, drawn by the aroma of the food.
Almost all the refugees from the plains gathered here.
But they didn't dare to be too reckless.
Several hundred burly men, wielding large knives, stood guard against them menacingly.
They could only smell the aroma of food wafting from the other side from a distance of about three zhang (approximately 10 meters).
Neither the Su family nor the Gu family dared to be too ostentatious.
Tonight they only made a simple porridge made with a mixture of rice and millet, a stir-fried wild vegetable dish, and a stew made with various scraps of meat.
Prepare multigrain steamed buns according to each person's appetite.
This meal was the simplest meal for both the Su and Gu families.
But for the refugees who had been starving for several days, this meal was an absolute delicacy.
Both families finished eating as quickly as possible.
The pots and pans would be needed again the next morning, so the women simply washed them and placed them in front of and behind the car before going to rest.
After the able-bodied men had eaten and drunk their fill, they took their large knives and began taking turns keeping watch at night to prevent the refugees from entering.
Later in the night.
Shen Shuli, who was fast asleep, was awakened by the howling of wild dogs.
After she got up.
The men in the group were already fighting with the hyenas.
Shen Shuli glanced at it.
My scalp tingled slightly.
She had never seen so many hyenas before!
Looking around, there were thousands of densely packed green eyes!
This place is no longer considered northern.
I never expected there to be such a large pack of hyenas here!
Shen Shuli guessed that these hyena packs must have been forced to migrate from afar due to the severe drought.
Fortunately, the men in the group and the bodyguards were not pushovers.
Everyone was fighting the hyenas, and it was a back-and-forth battle.
Seeing that her father didn't intervene, Shen Shuli didn't move either, sitting on a high place and surveying the entire battle situation.
The hyena pack numbered over a thousand.
Their primary targets are weak refugees who are not very lethal.
The moment the hyenas appeared, the group of refugees had already scattered and fled.
However, their running speed is nowhere near that of hyenas.
The attack of a hyena that has been starving for a long time is undoubtedly frenzied.
Some of the bolder refugees would even choose to fight hyenas, but they were physically weak and quickly ran out of strength.
Hyena packs are a pack-based species, and they will immediately attack those who are unable to fight.
A group of refugees were also lucky enough to escape the hyena pack's encirclement and successfully fled, disappearing from everyone's sight.
The entire Great Plain.
The cries of humans and the howls of hyenas echoed throughout the land.
The bodyguards and men in the group had never seen such a large pack of wild dogs.
Yes.
In their cognition.
These hyenas are wild dogs.
The hyena's gaze finally settled on the large group of humans in front of it.
Their numbers were so vast that killing refugees could not satisfy their appetites.
More food must be killed to allow them to survive the famine.
But the group in front of them was clearly not comparable to those weak refugees.
Their destructive power was beyond the hyenas' comprehension.
soon.
A third of the hyena pack died.
Seeing that things were going badly, the remaining hyenas left without hesitation, carrying their food.
The hyena pack disappeared from sight.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
In this battle, Su Yunhai did not allow those with firearms to fire their weapons, but instead had them fight and hound the pack with their respective preferred melee weapons to gain experience.
Perhaps it was because there were many people in the group.
Hyenas are just ordinary wild animals with limited intelligence.
Almost no one was injured.
"Captain Su, what should we do with these stray dogs? Should we take them away?"
Li Rui didn't have time to clean the blood off his body. He quickly walked over to ask Su Yunhai, his eyes filled with longing for fresh prey.
As the team leader, Su Yunhai asked everyone to address him as the captain.
To avoid everyone having a different way of calling it.
He shook his head and refused immediately upon hearing this.
“These are not wild dogs, they are hyenas, they just look like wild dogs.”
"Their main food is carrion, and their bodies carry a lot of toxins. Moreover, the meat of these hyenas is sour and astringent, and is not suitable for consumption at all."
"You've probably seen it yourselves; these hyenas have certainly eaten many people. Do you really think you can stomach them?"
Upon hearing this, Li Rui realized what was happening and quickly shook his head and waved his hands in refusal.
"Never mind then. I thought it was a stray dog. I didn't expect it to be another kind of wild animal," Li Rui said with a sigh.
"However, the hyena's skin can be skinned and used to make shoes for everyone," Su Yunhai reminded him.
It wears out shoes too quickly for the team members.
Only shoes with soles made of animal fur can withstand wear.
Upon hearing this, Li Rui's face lit up with joy, and he immediately led his men to begin processing the hyena pelts.
Seeing this, Gu Changfeng also instructed the bodyguards to skin off his portion of the hyena fur and process it.
These are years of famine.
No one knows how long these natural and man-made disasters will last or when they will end.
Even though the Gu family is large and wealthy, they dare not waste a single penny.
Everyone took turns working through the night and finally cleaned all the excess grease off the fur.
There are still a few more steps to go, so I can only take time each day to complete one step of the process.
It was still dark.
Su Yunhai sent people to the river to replenish the water source.
The water in the Qin River is very turbid, and it is full of mud.
But having water is better than having none.
After a simple filter, it's still usable.
It was less than a hundred li away from Pingyang Prefecture.
Su Yunhai planned to have the team arrive before dark.
Perhaps it was because their refugee caravan appeared to be very large.
The groups of refugees along the way dared not even think of attacking the caravan.
The whole day's journey went very smoothly.
Until the crescent moon hangs high in the starry sky.
The group had only reached a point ten miles outside Pingyang Prefecture.
"Captain, we're only twenty li away from Pingyang Prefecture. Why don't we rest early and continue our journey tomorrow morning?"
The Gu family was carrying too many supplies, and after traveling for a full seven hours, the bodyguards were exhausted.
Gu Changfeng quickly came over to discuss the matter with Su Yunhai.
Upon hearing this, Su Yunhai smiled and nodded in agreement.
There are only twenty miles left to go, so there's really no need to rush.
"Okay, but I don't see any suitable place for us to rest around here."
Su Yunhai had a pair of night vision goggles hidden in his arms.
When traveling at night, he would occasionally sneak a peek at the device to observe the terrain.
Gu Changfeng fell silent upon hearing this.
"Why don't we rest by the roadside for an hour? There aren't many people traveling at night, so we shouldn't be in any trouble."
"Shall we continue our journey in an hour?"
Having no other good options, Su Yunhai nodded in agreement.
Hearing that I can finally rest.
Everyone helped each other, leaving the supplies by the roadside and resting on the spot.
Everyone either drank water or ate food.
The younger children were already sleepy and immediately found a spot by the roadside to lie down and fall asleep.
I don't even have the energy to drink a sip of water.
"Father, I'll go check out what's going on up ahead," Shen Shuli said to Su Yunhai.
"Well, be careful."
Su Yunhai did not refuse and immediately nodded in agreement.
He was also worried that Pingyang Prefecture wouldn't be so easy to enter, so it was best to find out some information beforehand.