aircannonsinc Chapter 241: Hit Me
Chapter 241: Hit Me
In less than two days, the village was on alert again, and various guard teams were sent to patrol and guard the area surrounding the village.
Mo Ran also followed Qiu Hu, because he guessed that after a long period of peace, the sudden alert was either a sudden incident or a way to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Since the leader of this village is very good at hiding, let's see who will have the last laugh. The worst result is that he will take a group of people away and build a new village elsewhere.
It is not difficult to establish a new policy because they have the power to do so, but it is difficult to win the hearts of the people. They may be forced to surrender because of the immediate danger. It is okay if some of them do so, but if all, or only most of them do so, the country will not last long.
By then, killing the chicken to scare the monkey would offend the people and would be the last straw that pushed them to rise up.
This was a situation that Liyue would not have encountered at the beginning, because there was war raging there, and only by relying on a powerful demon god could there be a glimmer of hope for survival.
But the situation on Inazuma's side is different. Although the war between demons and gods has been going on for hundreds of years, or even longer, there are not many demons here. It is basically a fight between humans.
Therefore, Mo Ran was waiting, waiting for an opportunity to see whether this leader would be remembered through the ages, or would turn into a handful of earth and disappear into ashes.
Kujo Takeshun was holding a straight sword that was not much different from the one carried on the waist by Kamisato Sanqi next to him, except that it was slightly wider and thicker, and the weight was the same.
There were five people in the group, but Mo Ran was a newcomer, replacing the guard team member who was still ill. Although there were only five people, Kujo and Kamisato felt as refreshed as if they were leading an army of thousands of flags to attack the enemy camp.
Therefore, when the two of them walked, their backs were straight, their heads held high, and they looked down at the whole world, but in the eyes of the other three people, they were like two idiots.
Because Shenli Sangxi is just as tall as Tong Qiuhu, and Kujo Wushun is slightly taller than Tong Qiuhu, but still not as tall as Mo Ran. There is no need to mention the remaining one. As an adult, he is as tall as the teenager, so it is difficult to judge.
"Boss Hiiragi, how about we kill the first monster again this time? In this way, we will be the guard team in the village that kills two monsters in a row!" Kamisato Sangxi looked expectant.
Shu Qiuhu raised his hand and was about to slap him, scolding: "You think you're so easy to beat! Last time, we brothers were almost there, just that little bit, we almost couldn't come back, and you still expected us to meet!"
Kujo Takeshun fanned the flames and said, "That's right, Kamisato Sangxi, do you still have a heart? Are you still human? You actually hope that we will encounter monsters, you are so heartless!"
"I'm just talking!" Shenli Sangxi looked at Mo Ran and chuckled, "Don't mind it, brother. I was just joking. Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously!"
Mo Ran's expression remained unchanged. In his heart, he admired these friends who loved to quarrel for no reason, but would unite firmly and be indestructible when big things happened.
Once upon a time, he and his friends in Liyue had such experiences, laughter, sorrow, the world was changing, but they remained the same!
Suddenly, I heard Shu Qiuhu shouting, "Stop!"
The four of them suddenly became like frightened birds. They gathered together, shoulders against shoulders, elbows touching. Only Mo Ran did not make any gestures and just stood there.
Rustle...rustle...
There were constant sounds coming from the silent woods, and they were getting closer and closer to them. The noise even scared away the birds in the trees, causing them to chirp.
Jiujo Wushun aimed at the bushes in front of him, gripped the hilt of the knife tightly in his right hand, and prepared to strike down and kill the blind monster, but it was just his imagination because he was not sure how hard the skin of this monster was.
The bushes were suddenly blown aside, and a handsome man with a scar on his face walked out, with a faint murderous aura.
"Ying Sirang!" Hiiragi Qiuhu uttered the man's name.
"Hiragi Qiuhu!" The man named Ying Sirang also saw the people in front of him. After scanning them one by one, his eyes fell on the most relaxed person.
"So he is here. No wonder there are only four people left in the team. You still dare to come out for patrol." There was a bit of disdain in Ying Si's eyes, and the dozen or so people behind him were roughly the same.
But the crisis has not been completely resolved yet, and he doesn't want to fight with them.
"I think you are jealous!" Shenli Sangxi put his hand on Mo Ran's shoulder, but this way his hand was raised higher than his head, which was a little funny.
Kujo Takeshun also covered his mouth and laughed secretly, while the young man moved his lips gently so that those people couldn't tell what he was saying, but looking at his expression, one could tell it wasn't a good thing.
"What are you talking about, you shorty! You think I'm afraid of you just because your boss is here, right?" A burly man shouted from behind Ying Sirang.
"Come here!" He, who was in the shape of a young boy, sneered and said, "Everyone in the village knows that you look like a piece of flesh, but you are actually just like an earthworm. You will run away when you see something a little harder."
"I heard that he couldn't hold out for long even if he just lay still. He just took a breath and then he was exhausted. And he blamed others for being too strong! Tsk tsk tsk tsk, listen, this is the old..."
"Shut up!" The sturdy man swung the iron rod in his hand and hit the young man in the face.
Ying Sirang didn't want to cause trouble here. Although there have been constant frictions between the two sides, it has not yet reached the point of taking someone's life.
But since his subordinates had already taken action, he would let it go. At most he could apologize afterwards. With his status with the leader, it would be easy for him to let everything go.
At the moment when the iron rod was about to fall, it was grasped tightly by a big hand, leaving no room for movement. It was as powerless as a dry grass encountering a towering tree.
The sturdy man struggled for a few times, but when he found that he couldn't get it open, he started to curse: "Hey, you idiot, give me..."
boom!
Before he could finish his words, Mo Ran casually threw him and the stick away, sending him flying several feet away and hitting a tree trunk as thick as an adult, knocking him unconscious.
After this incident, the atmosphere between the two sides became even more tense, but Mo Ran didn't care. If someone respected him one foot, he would respect them three feet. But if he met someone who was shameless or spoke foul language, he would just beat him!
Being gentle and polite to others does not mean that he can be bullied.
"Brothers, what should we do if our people are beaten by this idiot?" shouted a man with a voice as loud as a gong.
"Fight back, fight back!"
"Don't let people look down on you!"
Seeing this, Ying Sirang smiled coldly, looking embarrassed, and said: "Tsk tsk, Shu Qiuhu, your brother beat up my men and it looks like he's seriously injured. Why don't you come out and say something, just to show your appreciation?"
"Humph, my brother did what he did! Why do you want me to pay for it?" Shu Qiuhu raised his axe, put the axe back on his shoulder, and said in a clear voice: "Get lost!"
"Then there's nothing we can do." Ying Sirang's tone turned cold, and his eyes were icy cold. It was obvious that he had killed many people, at least several dozen.
"Come on, think of me as Kujo Takeshun. I'm afraid of you like a little bird!" He drew out his thick straight knife, and a cold light flashed.
"Looking for death!" Ying Sirang's eyes narrowed slightly, with the dagger hidden in his sleeve, ready to strike at the right moment. According to his estimation, he would cut Kujo Takeshun's throat with one blow and then kill him with one more blow, Kamisato Sanqi.
As for the remaining three people, especially the fool who was said to be as good as a god, he wanted to kill them with his own hands and use their flesh and blood to sacrifice to his own hands. Maybe it would be of some effect and could increase his strength.
But even with such a near-perfect idea, a fatal mistake occurred. He did not consider that this was in the wilderness where monsters could jump out at any time, not in a village.
Hiss!
A creepy sound suddenly occurred, pouring a bucket of cold water on the people who were about to start a fight, chilling them to the bone.
"Ah! That...over there!" A man of medium build looked with a pale face towards the place where the strong man was thrown out and fainted.
At this moment, there was a giant green snake coiled there. It was at least five or six feet long, and its head and mouth were at least the size of three adults.
The giant snake monster spat out its tongue again and swallowed the strong man lying in front of it in one gulp. Not only were there no broken limbs or body parts, not even a few drops of blood were left.
The horrifying and bloodthirsty scene made many of Yingsi's men feel weak in the knees. They lost their courage before the fight even started. There was only one and only one possible outcome: becoming its food.
Mo Ran noticed that the four people behind him also wanted to retreat, so he opened his arms slightly, protecting the four people and helping them retreat slowly, but he still had a grin on his face, as if he was fighting fiercely.
Ying Sirang, who was standing by, noticed this and tried to move his feet unconsciously, but one of his paralyzed men grabbed his ankle.
He screamed, "Brother Yingsi, you have to save me, you have to save me!"
Seeing the giant snake attacking him, Ying Si made up his mind and rushed his men over. His men were swallowed by the giant snake, and he also took advantage of the opportunity when the monster lowered its head and jumped up to attack.
The dagger in the sleeve fell into his hand and fiercely stabbed into the giant snake's left eye. Although snakes do not rely on vision to move, it can at least cause some effect, the effect of pain.
After the attack was successful, the giant snake roared, and its huge head swayed violently like a shaking boat. Ying Sirang's hand suddenly loosened, and he was thrown more than ten feet away and landed on a tree branch.
As for the group of men who were there, they naturally became the giant snake's meal. There was no blood on the ground, but there were continuous wailing and screaming, which made the four men who retreated feel numb.
Shenli Sangxi couldn't help but whispered: "We just ran away like this..."
"Take it easy." The young man patted him on the back and continued, "Even if we stay, we may not be able to defeat it. That snake looks stronger than the monster we encountered last time!"
"You're right, Kamisato Sangxi, when can you change this habit!" Kujo Takeshun held the hilt of the knife, staring intently at the giant snake that was getting farther and farther away.
"I know..." Shenli Sangxi did not speak again, concentrating on holding the knife. With his meticulous mind, how could he not know that they were doing this for his own good? Even if he did not know, he should not question these brothers who were through life and death with him every day.
In today's world, if you don't have absolute power and meddle in other people's affairs, you will lose your life.
"Be careful, the snake is coming!" Shuqiuhu, who had been silent for a long time, shouted. He had not said anything just now, but was observing the movements of the giant snake. He informed his brothers as soon as possible so that they could make plans.
"Damn it! Let's fight this snake!" Kujo Takeshun was about to step forward with a knife in hand, but was stopped by two big hands.
One was from Tong Qiuhu, the other from Mo Ran, they both knew that rushing forward now would be tantamount to committing suicide, but the former was trying to stop his brother, while the latter, after stopping the giant snake, flew towards it.
"Don't go!" Hiiragi Qiuhu said hoarsely, but he was still a step too slow and failed to catch his brother.
The giant snake opened its bloody mouth and rushed towards the tiny man, but the prey that he thought he could swallow in one bite was actually holding its jaws tightly and unable to close.
Thick, extremely smelly snake saliva flowed out, and everyone who was several feet away felt a little nauseous, not to mention Mo Ran who was holding the snake's mouth.
However, he tried his best to hold back and did not vomit. He stepped even harder with the foot that was on his jaw and kicked those teeth with his free foot. One kick could bend one tooth, and even trigger a chain reaction, causing a whole row of teeth to bend.
The hand that was supporting the upper jaw naturally could not be idle. He clenched his right fist and hit these sharp teeth as well. The double pain made the giant snake miserable.
It had no choice but to use its head to hit other things in an attempt to get the little man down, so the giant snake targeted the trees that it had to avoid in the past. However, because it had not spit out its tongue for a long time, it was not sure of the direction. But this spitting made it regret even more.
Mo Ran grabbed the scarlet tongue with one hand. He dug his five fingers into the flesh and pulled it hard. He actually tore the snake's tongue off and threw it aside.
It was hard to tell whether to call this fighting style brave or brutal; it gave the four people who had just arrived a shocking feeling as if they had been struck by thunder.
But there was no time to say more, as Shuqiuhu swung his axe and hit the giant snake's head. A crack appeared, which was very obvious on the giant snake's skull.
Seeing that it was effective, Shu Qiuhu shouted, "Brothers, fight!"