Chapter 84: Here it comes

But people are social animals, and all emotions are contagious. When the sounds of breathing, which represented tension, and the sound of time passing, which was “tick tock, tick tock,” rang in my ears, my originally calm emotions were finally ignited. My breathing began to become more rapid, my heartbeat began to quicken, and large drops of sweat began to drip from my forehead. I have experienced many life-and-death battles, and I don’t understand why I suddenly became so nervous this time.

The entire camp was quiet, except for the sound of footsteps as the formation was being set up. The rest was Xiao Bei’s occasional growls, urging those who were helping to set up the formation to be quick and not make a single mistake. And whenever this happens, Wang Wu will rush up to cover Xiao Bei’s mouth, and then softly comfort him by his side. But whether Xiao Bei actually listens to him, I don’t know, because he still roars all the time. As for Wang Wu, is he overly worried about scaring the snake?

Huigen stood next to me, then sat down again after a while, and then repeatedly wiped his dagger. He had repeated this action four or five times. I put my hand on his bald head and asked, “Are you nervous?”

“Well, I’m nervous because I’ve never killed anyone before,” Hui Gen said, and his hand visibly trembled when he said the word “kill.”

“Why do you say you’ll kill someone tonight? Isn’t the precept of killing supposed to be a precept?” I asked.

“If you don’t kill, more innocent people will die and more evil will be created. That’s not compassion. Buddhism is not static. Sometimes killing is benevolence. Just like Sun Wukong, he killed a lot of monsters on his journey. Those guys aren’t human.” Huigen said to me.

These words are not without reason. Those guys really can’t be considered human. I thought of Lu Fanming’s secret room and the scenes of unspeakable cruelty.

After a moment of silence, Hui Gen’er suddenly said, “Brother, I’m actually scared.”

I put my hand on Hui Gen’er’s bald head. After all, he was still a teenager, and before this, his mind was much simpler than that of an ordinary child. Suddenly, he had to face such cruelty, forcing him to mature. Only this sentence, “I’m afraid,” still represented that he was a child.

“In fact, I’ve been through a lot before. Before that, I was also afraid, but you believed in me. When you’re in it, you won’t be afraid. Really.” There was no use in comforting him. At this time, I could only tell Huigen about my own experience.

Hui Gen’er wanted to say something else, but he didn’t have the chance. At this time, a figure ran back to the camp in a somewhat flustered manner. It was Xiao Huo. My heart suddenly tightened. I subconsciously glanced at my watch. It was only 10:10. How could Lu Fanming and his gang arrive so quickly?

Not only me, everyone was nervous. Several people stood up, and some even asked, “What’s going on? After all, wasn’t it agreed that it would be late at night? After all, who wouldn’t be stressed when facing a monster?

On the land of China today, even among people in the circle, how many have seen a zombie? After all, under certain policies, there is no longer much possibility of zombies existing…

But at this time, Wang Wu showed the qualities of a team leader. He raised one hand and made a gesture, which was to be quiet. Wang Wu said that at certain times, communication was always done by gestures, in order to ensure that the enemy was not alerted and that the actions were consistent. Those gestures, which were not too complicated, had already been firmly imprinted in everyone’s minds. Was this the moment to use gestures?

This is a major operation, and no one dares to disobey orders. Under Wang Wu’s hand signals, everyone quickly calmed down, but the sound of their nervous breathing could not be concealed. Wang Wu did not care about this, because at this time, Xiao Huo had already run to Wang Wu’s side and whispered something in his ear.

Wang Wu’s expression became serious, and then suddenly he ripped off the walkie-talkie and used it to communicate directly with everyone: “In about 20 minutes, Lu Fanming and his gang, 41 people in total, will be here. Pack up the scene immediately and prepare for an ambush.”

At this point, Xiaobei’s voice suddenly began to roar again: “My formation is not yet complete, I…”

Wang Wu covered Xiao Bei’s mouth, and his voice clearly came through the walkie-talkie into everyone’s ears: “The formation will continue later, because we must trap these people in the valley. Believe me, we will use our lives to give you time to complete the formation.”

Xiaobei was still struggling frantically. Wang Wu simply picked up the water bottle that Xiaobei had placed next to him and poured it over him. The sound of the water splashing was particularly harsh in the walkie-talkie, but the move was effective. Xiaobei woke up from a state of insanity and said with a somewhat despondent head bowed: “The formation will take at least another hour to complete.”

Wang Wu patted Xiaobei on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry.”

Xiaobei squatted down and painfully grabbed his hair. I understood Xiaobei’s pain. Obviously, the sentence that used his life to buy time for him had stimulated him…

He was so crazy to throw himself into the battle formation, and the reason was that he didn’t want to drag everyone down in the end.

I don’t know what prompted me, but I suddenly said into the walkie-talkie, “Xiao Bei, we are willing to fight for you, so you fight for our lives.”

My careless remark seemed to have ignited a certain emotion. As soon as I finished speaking, I heard Huigen say next to me, “Uncle Xiaobei, I’m willing too.”

“We are willing…” “We are willing…” I heard many voices saying this. At this time, Wang Wu put the walkie-talkie to Xiao Bei’s ear. I saw Wang Wu’s face become agitated.

Xiao Bei took the walkie-talkie, his hands trembling slightly, and said in a hoarse voice, “Thank you, I won’t let you down.”

The original dull and tense pre-battle mood suddenly became passionate after this change. Everyone had a sense of desperation, which was unexpected.

The next thing that happened was simple. The site of the valley formation was quickly cleaned up. The trees, which were not dense, effectively blocked the moonlight, making the formations that had already been drawn and hidden even more invisible. The valley became dark, and we looked down from above the valley, observing everything.

My emotions were focused at this time as never before, even my breathing became very gentle as I stared at the changes in the valley. The wind blew gently, but I didn’t even blink.

“Hui Gen’er, do you know this Xiao Huo? Is his information reliable?” At this time, ten minutes were left before the twenty minutes that Wang Wu had said. I suddenly asked Hui Gen’er about Xiao Huo. I knew this Xiao Huo, but I didn’t know much about him. In fact, I didn’t not believe him, I just felt that my concentration would lead to tension, so I wanted to talk about something else to relieve my mood.

“Xiao Huo is amazing. He can communicate with wolves and foxes. He said that if he can withstand it, the wolves and foxes that roam the mountains and plains will be his good helpers.” Hui Gen’er whispered to me.

Communicate with wolves and foxes? I thought it was snakes! When I was a child, I met a pair of snake catchers. The snake catcher’s grandfather gave me a bamboo jar of powdered medicine, which was very useful. I still remember it to this day! Compared to snakes, wolves, foxes, and the like are undoubtedly smarter and easier to spot human movements. It is indeed a very powerful thing to have them help with reconnaissance.

There is really no end to the wonders of the world. Could it be that Xiaohuo is a wolf boy? I thought of some legends, but Xiaohuo doesn’t look like that.

Just as I was thinking about this, a flickering light suddenly appeared on the other side of the valley. It flickered and then disappeared. Then more and more lights began to flicker. I was familiar with that kind of light. It was a powerful flashlight. Are they coming?

This was my first thought, but my second thought was that Luo Fanming was arrogant enough to use a powerful flashlight to sneak under such pressure!

He pulled a blade of grass and put it in his mouth. My heart suddenly filled with a strong desire to fight. Luo Fanming, you won’t be able to escape this time.