Chapter 61: Rescue (Part 1)

  The action of the head wolf shocked all those who had been stained with wolf blood.

  Although the final victory belonged to humans, no one felt that they had won, especially Dong Li Mao. He walked slowly to the side of the head wolf's body at the base of the tree, holding his machete and looking at its painful struggles. A heroic and tragic emotion surged in his heart as he said, "You are the greatest leader I have ever seen!" After speaking, he swung down his machete and beheaded the head wolf, separating its head from its body. The head wolf's eyes did not close immediately, but instead blinked at Dong Li Mao, seemingly thanking him for ending its life and allowing it to die with dignity.

  Dong Li Mao sent off the lead wolf, which led dozens of wild wolves, in a way that treated it like a hero. He felt that there was no better way to express his respect for it. From it, he learned not only the ferocity of killing, but also how to win the respect of his subordinates as a leader.

  "Brothers, check yourselves for injuries. Don't worry about wolf attacks anymore." Dong Li Mao stood beside the head wolf's corpse, holding his still-bleeding chopping knife upside down.

  Everyone, including Xu Hongming, looked at Dong Li Mao with reverence, as if witnessing the birth of a king. No one spoke, but in each person's heart, it was clear that without this legendary hero standing before them tonight, they would all be torn apart by the wolves and left with only a few bones remaining.

  From the instinctive fear that arose when he saw the wild wolf, to finally defeating the pack of wolves, Dong Li Mao himself may not have realized that in this battle with the wolves, both his mind and body had undergone a leapfrog-like transformation. This is what they mean by growing up in battle, becoming stronger in battle - it's people like him who, every time they fight, will unconsciously take a big step forward, just like when he played video games before crossing over, where his level would increase with each stage cleared. In the non-stop battles of the past few days, Dong Li Mao's invisible potential had been constantly tapped, and his personal combat power and rapid reaction ability had also received a huge boost. Especially in this battle with the wolves, it completely ignited that primitive, animalistic nature that had not yet been shed, that raw savagery hidden deep within his body by civilization. This is a kind of ferocity that only erupts when humans are in a cruel survival environment - Dong Li Mao, who grew up in a comfortable and easy environment, would probably never have known he possessed such an incredibly powerful survival energy if he hadn't personally experienced these things.

  The aura formed by his transformation has invisibly influenced the people around him, making them feel the king's aura emanating from Dong Li Mao, which is why they gaze at him with a reverent look. Whether it's animals or humans, the strong are kings, and Dong Li Mao has now transformed into a figure like that alpha wolf.

  As a king, one must possess majesty, ferocity and wisdom. In less than an hour of brutal slaughter with a pack of wild wolves, Dong Li Mao completed the three things that a king must possess.

  Of course, he did not know that he had acquired the aura of a king, what he could feel was his physical and mental exhaustion at this time.

  Apart from three people being bitten by wolves and getting minor injuries, the rest of them were not hurt. After a fierce battle with the wolf pack, everyone felt tired, but no one suggested resting and continued to head towards the Japanese army's checkpoint at the foot of the mountain.

  All the torches had gone out, and as they emerged from the dark primeval forest, they finally saw a faint light in the pass between the two mountains.

  "There is the checkpoint we need to pass through, previously there were about 40 or 50 Japanese devils stationed here, a few days ago they withdrew some of them, now there are only around ten people left." Guang Tou Ma translated what the guide said to Dong Li Mao: "On both sides of the mountain at the checkpoint, he has heard cannon fire on both sides, during the day you can still see Japanese devils moving around on the mountain, but at night they don't light any lamps."

  "How did they know so clearly?" Li Yuanyuan looked at the two guides and asked Bald Horse.

  "They are two hunters from this area, very familiar with the terrain. After the Japanese monkeys occupied it, they still roamed around in the mountains, hunting with bows and crossbows." Guangtou Ma replied.

  "Is there no other way up the mountain except this pass?" asked Dong Li Mao.

  The bald horse translated Dong Li Mao's words to the two guides, who shook their heads and said a few sentences.

  "They both said that originally it was possible to pass through the mountains on either side of the gorge, but they were all guarded by Japanese devils."

  "It seems that we can only take the mountain pass." Dong Li Mao muttered to himself, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. It seemed impossible to get through quietly, but forcing their way through wouldn't work either.

  "Commander, there are only a dozen or so devils, we can totally charge over!" said Kou Hao.

  "If we do that, it will alert the devils on both sides of the mountain. They'll rush down from the front mountain and block our way, we can't force our way through." Dong Li Mao said: "It's still more than two hours before dawn, we have time, I'll take a few people to sneak up and take out the devils at the pass! The rest of you cover us, don't shoot unless absolutely necessary!" Then he asked Guang Tou Ma: "How far can those two crossbows on their bodies shoot?"

  After asking two guides, Bald Horse replied: "Within 30 meters can shoot and kill rabbits, within 10 meters can shoot and kill wild boars."

  "Alright, take them with you." Dong Li Mao ordered: "Big Brother Ma, follow me with Gou Hao, the rest of you cover us."

  Dong Li Mao seemed to feel that the machete in his hand was more handy, so he inserted it behind him, holding the military knife horizontally with his left hand, and rushed towards the Japanese sentry post at the pass with a bowed waist. Gu Hao followed behind him, but he didn't bring a machete.

  Baldy Horse and his two henchmen followed closely behind.

  About fifty meters away from the sentry post, Dong Li Mao heard a woman's scream coming from the thatched cottage on the left side of the sentry post. He thought: Those damned little devils must be raping a woman!

  There were two Japanese soldiers pacing back and forth in front of the barricade, Dong Li Mao whispered to Guang Tou Ma: "Let your two men use crossbow arrows to kill those two ghostly sentries."

  Guang Tou Ma then whispered a few sentences to the two men in Burmese, and they took off their bows and arrows from their backs, one on each side, crawling forward on all fours. Dong Li Mao and his men closely followed behind them, advancing through the grass thicket on all fours.

  About ten meters away from the sentry post, the two crouched up, each responsible for aiming at one target. With a "whoosh" sound, two Japanese soldiers had crossbow arrows inserted into their left chest, only leaving the tail wings behind, piercing through the hearts of the two sentries.

  Dong Li Mao and Gou Hao rushed towards the thatched cottage on the left, while Bald Horse and his two subordinates rushed towards the thatched cottage on the right. Since there was no light or women's cries for help coming from the right cottage, Dong Li Mao told Bald Horse and his two men to go over there.

  From the thatched cottage on the left came not only women's cries, but also several men's chuckles and murmurs.

  Dong Li Mao and Gou Hao crouched in front of the thatched cottage, slowly stood up, and looked towards the inside of the cottage.

  There were eight Japanese devils, completely naked with two equally naked women. A horse lantern hung from the beam of the roof, and the floor was covered with straw mats. The eight men divided into two groups, each consisting of four men, who pressed the two women onto the straw mats, performing extremely stimulating and obscene acts. One woman seemed very obedient and did not struggle, but the other kept twisting and shouting in Burmese. Her shouts only brought slaps from several men, whose palms hit her chest, abdomen, and thighs, leaving red handprints all over her skin.