Huo Yan's expression suddenly changed, looking somewhat nervous. He quickly laid down on the ground and stuck his ear to the ground to listen for a while. His expression immediately became ugly.
Lu Chen also frowned and asked, "What, is there trouble?"
Huo Yan nodded and said, "It could be a pack of wolves."
There were packs of wolves in the wasteland, and these wolves were not ordinary wolves. They were all powerful demonic wolves that had advanced to the next rank. They often formed packs of ten and wreaked havoc in the wasteland. Apart from not daring to attack the tribal camps or the Barbarian settlements, there was almost nothing in the wasteland that the demonic wolves did not dare to attack.
Wolf packs ate everything they could eat — wild beasts, demonic beasts, and even lone or small numbers of Barbarian people.
Demonic wolves were extremely powerful, fierce and agile. That was why a few dozen demonic wolves could run with the might of a magnificent army. It was extremely shocking.
"But …" Huo Yan's expression was ugly as he looked at the yellow sand in front of him. He anxiously asked with a trace of doubt, "Shouldn't these wolves live near the plains in the south? Why would they come to the desert?"
Although a few dozen ferocious and powerful Demon Wolves gathered together had terrifying battle strength, they also needed a lot of food every day. Therefore, in this extremely barren and desolate area near the northern border, it was actually impossible to raise too many Demon Wolves.
Most of the wolf packs' activity area was further south. In the past, Huo Yan had walked along this route to the Fire God Altar, but he had never met a wolf pack, except this time.
"Damn! What is going on? " Huo Yan cursed angrily. Lu Chen was still relatively calm. He said to him, "If this wolf pack is really so strong, why don't we first run a distance and avoid them?"
Huo Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. His gaze was looking around, as if he was looking for something. At the same time, he said, "It's useless. The wolf pack's sense of smell is extremely sharp. As long as we are targeted by them, we cannot escape unless there is a large river nearby."
Other than yellow sand, there was only dry sand nearby. Of course, there would not be a large river like the Dragon River. Lu Chen thought for a while and said to Huo Yan, "I think we can run."
Huo Yan was startled and turned to look at him.
Lu Chen patted Atsu's back and said very calmly, "This Black Wolf of mine is especially good at escaping. Whether it's speed or endurance, it's definitely better than those Demonic Beasts, so I should be able to escape if I want to. But as for you … "He paused for a moment, sizing up Huo Yan, and then said with sincerity," You are so tall and burly, and your footsteps are so loud, I don't need to ask to know how heavy you are. I can't bring you along to escape, or else we will die together. "
Huo Yan was speechless. He looked at Lu Chen, and after a while, he said, "Have you always been this straightforward with your words?"
"Not really. I only do this when I'm in a life and death situation."
"Alright …"
…
The two of them stood side by side, looking at the vast wasteland and the yellow sand that was being kicked up, listening to the soul-stirring sound that was getting closer and closer.
Then, they looked at each other.
Huo Yan frowned and said, "Why aren't you running?"
Lu Chen said, "I feel that Atsu can bring me along and escape, but seeing how calm you are, I really want to see just how you will escape."
Huo Yan was silent for a moment, and said, "I have no choice."
Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, so you are waiting for death here?"
Huo Yan sighed, but there was no fear on his face. Instead, a trace of helplessness appeared on his face as he said, "This is the will of the heavens, there is nothing I can do."
Lu Chen clicked his tongue twice, and said while shaking his head, "Looking at you before, you have a great breadth of mind and spirit. You should be a rare heroic figure in the Brute Tribe. Logically speaking, this kind of matter shouldn't be too difficult for you."
Huo Yan snorted and said, "Thank you for thinking so highly of me, but it's a pity that I have ambition, but the Fire God doesn't take pity on me. I am fated to die here."
"Heart higher than the sky, life thinner than paper …" Lu Chen couldn't help but think of an old saying passed down from the human race. Although it was a little strange to use it on this fierce Brute, the meaning was more or less the same.
He shook his head and sighed, then looked at the yellow sand that was getting closer and closer. The mournful howls seemed to be right next to his ears.
"Is there really no other way?" Lu Chen asked.
"Yes." Huo Yan responded, and said, "Looks like it's about time, you should go. I am a Black Fire Warrior after all, I have to fight before I die." As he said that, he slowly pulled out the giant axe that he was wearing.
"Even if you give up, in the future when I return to the north, my only hope is still on you." Lu Chen said, "Since you are going to die anyway, why don't you tell me that secret before you die?"
Huo Yan shook his head and said, "No."
Lu Chen spread out his hands and said, "Why is that? Do you want to keep this matter to yourself even if you have to die? "
Huo Yan said seriously, "That day, I solemnly swore to the Fire God that if you can't help the Black Fire Tribe rise to power, I can't tell you."
Lu Chen rolled his eyes and said, "Then I promise you, as long as you tell me, I will definitely do it, okay?"
"Still no."
"Damn …" Lu Chen couldn't help but curse, and said, "Why is that?"
Huo Yan said, "After I die, the Black Fire Tribe will never accept you. Even if they are exterminated, they will not let you become the tribe's priest. So, your promise is meaningless, it's just a bunch of nonsense. "
Lu Chen glared at this barbarian who was about to die but still had a surprisingly good brain. His face was full of anger.
A faint smile appeared on Huo Yan's originally ferocious face, and he even appeared somewhat relaxed. He even extended his hand and gently patted Lu Chen's shoulder. After which, he said, "Although I do not wish to die in this place for no reason, it is actually very interesting to think that I am able to get to know a human like you before I die. It's a pity that I will not be able to accomplish such great things with you in the future. Ha ha ha …"
As he laughed, the fierce and mighty Berserker looked as if he had already seen through life and death. Not only did he not run away with the greataxe in his hand, he started to walk forward instead.
After a while, Lu Chen's somewhat annoyed voice suddenly came from behind him. There was even a faint trace of frustration in his voice as he complained, "I didn't think that I wouldn't suffer a loss in front of that damn baldy, but today I actually suffered in front of a barbarian fool like you …"
Huo Yan's footsteps paused for a moment. He probably didn't understand what it meant to "lose in front of a barbarian." But very quickly, he heard Lu Chen say, "Hey, come back, I have a way to save you."
Huo Yan's eyes lit up. With a "hu" sound, he put away his greataxe and jumped back. He anxiously asked Lu Chen, "What way?"
The big man suddenly rushed over with an imposing aura, causing Lu Chen to jump in fright. He couldn't help but say, "I say, didn't you look as if you had seen through life and death just now?"
Huo Yan spat and said, "Only an idiot would want to die. Didn't I have no other way?" As he spoke, he grinned and stared at Lu Chen as he said, "Quickly tell me, quickly tell me how to save me."
Afterwards, he glanced at Atsu and said to himself, "Could it be that your accompanying Demonic Beast is really gifted? It can actually carry the two of us and escape?"
"Of course not." Lu Chen sneered, then said seriously, "This is an absolute secret of mine. I can't easily reveal it to others. If it wasn't for you being so tight-lipped, and that this secret can only be known from you, I definitely wouldn't let you know. How about this, make another vow that you will never reveal this secret of mine, even to those closest to you. "
Huo Yan looked at him deeply and nodded. Then, just like before, he solemnly swore an oath to the Fire God. Even the retribution of the oath was the same as before.
Smoke and dust soared into the sky. The endless yellow sand was already rushing towards them, and the stench of blood was already faintly discernible. Lu Chen said, "You are really decisive. You said you would make an oath, and you did it without the slightest bit of hesitation."
Huo Yan pointed at the yellow sand that was already in front of them and said, "Escaping is more important. If we don't do it quickly, we have no choice."
"Hou!" A long howl came from the yellow sand, and a huge black shadow faintly appeared. It looked like a giant wolf. Its entire body was black and grey, and it was about the same size as the Atsu.
The only difference was that the Atsu's fur was pure black, and not messy like the other Wolf Demons.
Lu Chen snorted and called for the Atsu to come closer. Then, he stretched out his hand and pulled Huo Yan. In just a few moments, there were already no less than ten giant wolves in the rolling yellow sand. They all roared fiercely and rushed over, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. It was a terrifying sight.
At the same time, a white light suddenly lit up. After a flash in the yellow sand, the two figures and the Atsu's body suddenly disappeared at the same time. All of the giant wolves pounced on empty air, and a few of them even fiercely collided with each other. For a moment, the sound of crashing could be heard.
The pack of wolves angrily roared, and their sharp fangs frantically searched the surroundings. But everything disappeared as if it was an illusion, as if the two people and one wolf had never existed.
Only in an inconspicuous corner of the yellow sand, on the ground, a small seed was covered by the rolling dust, rolling about in the terrifying claws of the pack of wolves, and then buried even deeper into the sand, never to be seen again.
… …
Needless to say, Lu Chen, Huo Yan, and the Atsu all hid in the mysterious ancient tree hole.
After the white light flashed in the silent tree hole, their bodies suddenly fell to the ground. Then, Huo Yan was the first to jump up, holding the giant axe in his hand tightly. His eyes revealed a trace of vigilance as he looked around.
"Don't worry, there's no danger here." Lu Chen's somewhat unhappy voice came from behind him.
Different from Huo Yan, Lu Chen and the Atsu had already adapted to the situation here. At this moment, they were lazily sitting up.
Huo Yan looked around again, and after confirming that there was nothing dangerous, he let out a sigh of relief. He grinned and looked towards Lu Chen. Just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, his expression abruptly changed. Before he could even utter a single word, his eyes suddenly rolled back into his head, and he actually directly fell to the ground. With a bang, he seemed to have fallen unconscious.
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