"Great Xia is too far away from here. The sword still has to fly for a while …" Upon hearing this, Ren Baqian felt as though ten thousand alpacas were galloping wildly in his heart.
"Can't you defeat these wolves without a sword?" Ren Baqian looked at Ning Caichen who was still in that pose and said in a low voice with a hidden bitterness.
As for the sword flying over from Great Xia, he felt that it was a fantasy story. However, it was already a critical juncture. He also felt that Ning Caichen couldn't possibly be full of himself at this point in time, right?
Ning Caichen was still in the pose of grabbing the sky with one hand. Previously, Ren Baqian felt that this pose was worth eight points, but now, he only wanted to give him a slap.
"Deputy Ren, I have to trouble you to delay for a while. Without the sword, I am no different from an ordinary person, "Ning Caichen turned around and said to Ren Baqian.
Without the sword, he was no different from an ordinary person? Ren Baqian really didn't know what kind of setting this was. However, he had no other choice now and could only ask, "How long will it take?"
"According to the distance, it should be about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea," Ning Caichen replied.
"Damn you," Ren Baqian cursed angrily. This was really a fraud.
Ren Baqian no longer cared about Ning Caichen's pose. He raised his crossbow and aimed at the opposite side. The wolves were getting closer. However, they weren't in a hurry to attack. The wolves at the back began to disperse and surround them.
Ren Baqian hesitated for a while. He didn't know whether to strike first and show the wolves how powerful they were, or to delay for as long as possible and wait for Ning Caichen.
If he struck first, the other party might be vigilant and perhaps he could even injure a few wolves first. This way, the pressure would be reduced. Otherwise, if the other party surrounded them and attacked at the same time, the two of them would probably be fed to the wolves.
If he continued to wait, he would allow the other party to complete the encirclement. How long they could delay for would depend on the deterrent effect of the bonfire.
Both methods had their pros and cons. For a moment, Ren Baqian didn't know what to do.
However, he quickly clenched his teeth and forced himself to calm down. This wasn't the time to "do nothing when you can't make a decision".
At this moment, the nearest wolf was only about 20 meters away from him.
He raised his hand, aimed, and immediately shot an arrow.
"Ow!" The wolf at the front howled miserably as the arrow left a bloody wound on its body.
Ren Baqian hurriedly loaded the arrow and took aim again. While he was doing this, the wolves were a few meters closer.
Another arrow shot out, this time hitting the chest of the other wolf, causing it to let out a blood-curdling screech. Looking at the length of the exposed arrow shaft, it was only four or five centimeters deep. It seemed that the wolf didn't lose its ability to fight.
After the two arrows were shot, the wolves became even more irritable.
Seeing that the other wolves were surrounding him from both sides, Ren Baqian aimed his pistol at them. He threw the crossbow on the ground with his other hand and took out a spare magazine from his bag.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!"
Under the night sky, the forest began to emit crisp and short gunshots. Two wolves burst out with blood. At this moment, all the wolves began to be vigilant. They growled in a low voice and retreated a little, expanding the circle.
Ren Baqian was overjoyed. It seemed like he had done the right thing.
As long as they didn't start cultivating immediately, it would be fine if they dragged it out for a while longer.
The time taken to brew two cups of tea was about ten minutes, and more than two minutes had already passed. She hoped that Ning Caichen would not stand her up again.
Otherwise, she would definitely kill him before she died.
Ren Baqian vigilantly looked at the surrounding wolves. As long as one of them came closer, he would immediately shoot at it, forcing the pack of wolves to retreat.
However, even though a few wolves had suffered gunshot wounds, only one wolf fell to the ground and moaned weakly. That wolf had coincidentally been shot in the throat.
As for the other wolves, even though their movements were affected after being shot, it didn't seem to be fatal.
A few more minutes passed, and the sweat on Ren Baqian's forehead didn't stop. These wolves were constantly probing him, and after a few minutes, they started to become smarter. Once he raised his hand, they would jump to one side.
"How much longer?" Ren Baqian couldn't help but ask.
"Ten more minutes. Deputy Ren, hang in there. It's all up to you now. Not only your life, but my life is also in your hands." Ning Caichen encouraged him.
"I don't need you to feed me chicken soup," Ren Baqian couldn't help but whisper. At the same time, he raised his hand and fired another shot.
"Their patience seems to be getting worse," Ren Baqian said as he changed the magazine.
He had already sensed that the pack of wolves was getting impatient.
The surrounding wolves lowered their bodies and growled, giving Ren Baqian the feeling that they were about to attack.
Ren Baqian clenched his teeth and took out a grenade. Even though he didn't want to use it, he was afraid that others would link him to Lian Baocheng's death.
However, in the current situation, he had already used up a magazine, and other than one wolf, the rest of the wolves were injured but not dead. There were a total of 13 wolves surrounding him. If they were to enter the palace together, he was afraid that he would be torn to pieces in an instant.
Under such circumstances, he could only rely on the grenade. Not only could it kill a few wolves, but it could also scare them.
As for the rest, he would think about it later. If he couldn't get past them now, there would be no future.
Ren Baqian, with a pistol and a grenade in his hand, was in a stalemate with those wolves for another minute. Every minute was like torture for him. There were a few times when he felt that those wolves would pounce on him and tear him to pieces.
"Seems like I really can't wait any longer." Ren Baqian thought to himself. There were still four minutes left, and these wolves might pounce on him in the next second. It would be too late even if he wanted to throw the grenade.
"I'll risk it. It doesn't matter if I'm exposed, I have to get past this obstacle first. " Ren Baqian thought to himself and finally made up his mind. He placed the grenade at the side of his mouth, bit on the ring, and exerted force.
Following which, he threw the grenade to his left side more than 10 meters away. It landed near three wolves. Those wolves only paid attention to it at first, but soon after, they ignored it.
Ning Caichen was on his left side. If those wolves pounced on him, Ning Caichen would probably be the first to be attacked. Ren Baqian placed all his hopes on Ning Caichen, which was why he made such a decision.
After throwing the grenade, Ren Baqian covered his ears with one hand, slightly shrank his neck, and counted in his heart.
"1, 2, 3, 4 …"
"Boom!"
The grenade exploded at the fifth count, setting off a mass of air waves. Two wolves were directly blown away like ragged sacks. Their bodies were bleeding from head to toe, and it looked like they were about to die.
There was another wolf that was slightly further away. Its body was also wounded and it fell to the ground, whimpering non-stop.
The other wolves were shocked by the explosion and retreated with their tails between their legs.
At the same time, the death of two wolves and the serious injury of one wolf shocked them and made them want to retreat.
At this moment, Ren Baqian couldn't care less about them because Ning Caichen, who was beside him, was still in the same position and had collapsed.
At that moment, Ren Baqian cursed in his heart. Big brother, I'm still counting on you. Don't let anything happen to you.
At the same time, fresh blood flowed down from Ning Caichen's head.
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