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Chapter 15 Courage Test
Everyone was awakened by the sound of rolling thunder in the distance.

The children flung themselves into their mother's arms and huddled together. The mothers caressed the children's backs, and their eyes also showed panic. something terrible.

Zhang Tian yawned sleepily, got up slowly, and walked out of the cave.

"God, what are you doing? Come here!"

Everyone was frightened by his actions, Xiao chased up and grabbed Zhang Tian's arm, and reminded in an extremely serious tone: "The Thunder Beast is out for food, don't go out, it's dangerous!"

"Um……"

Zhang Tian stopped in his tracks and was stunned for a while.

He is still not clear-headed. Just now, his bladder was controlling his legs, driving him to drain water outside. Only now did he realize the abnormality of everyone.

Thunder Beast... He remembered that Grandma said that Thunder Beast is the most terrifying beast in the world. No one has seen its full view, because it always hides in the dark clouds, and only knows that its feet are from the ground. As long as the sky, it emits a bright blue light, and its roar can shake people to death.

Whenever dark clouds cover the sky, it is a sign that it will come out to look for food. At this time, you must return to the cave as soon as possible, and you cannot go out no matter what happens.

As for why she couldn't go out, it was because Grandma once witnessed a Thunder Beast stepping on a distant mountain, triggering a mountain fire, which burned for three days and three nights, and that scene shocked her greatly. She firmly believed that it was the predation behavior of the Ultralisk, as long as she was not discovered by it, she would not be attacked.

Although the derivation process is very imaginative, the conclusion is correct, and staying in a cave is indeed the safest choice when encountering thunder and lightning weather in the wild.

But seeing the clansmen huddled in a pile and trembling, Zhang Tian spontaneously developed a feeling of hatred for iron and steel.

This one only hears the sound of thunder but does not see the light of lightning, and the sound of thunder is hundreds of thousands of miles away, is it worth being afraid of this?

With just this little guts, I will never leave this hole in my life!
Zhang Tian and Xiao returned to the bonfire, but instead of sitting down next to him and Aunt Lanhua, he picked up the bow and arrow at his feet, and under the astonished eyes of everyone, said seriously: "Do you still remember the story of Hou Yi shooting the sun? The Thunder Beast hides in the clouds, we had no way to catch it before, but now we have a bow, as long as it dares to come, we will shoot it down! Just like Hou Yi shot down the nine suns! Who dares to go with me?"

The usually calm grandmother almost roared, "No way! Thunder beasts are not ordinary beasts, you will kill yourself if you go out!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a loud laugh sounded beside her: "If you can shoot the Thunder Beast down, death is worth it!"

Hutou exhaled a turbid breath, finally overcame his fear with courage, picked up his bow and arrow and walked to Zhang Tian's side.

"I am coming too!"

Xiao suddenly got up, young and energetic, he completely ignored Lan Hua's obstruction, and walked straight to Zhang Tian, ​​holding the bow arm tightly.

"Tiger Claw, you bastard! Even a child dares to go, but you can still sit still?"

The tiger poohed its head on the ground.

"Fuck you!"

Huzhua cursed and got up, he thought to himself that he was not good at archery, and taking a bow and arrow was equivalent to giving it for nothing, so he picked up Zhang Tian's machete that cut bamboo like mud.

The thunder outside the cave continued, like the low-pitched roar of wild animals, resounding in the empty valley for a long time.

The men in the cave were all agitated by Hutou's words, and stepped forward one after another.

"Nonsense! It's just nonsense! Sit down for me! No one is allowed to go!"

Grandma almost fainted. If the men were all dead, the fate of the waiting tribe could only be swallowed up by other tribes.

She stood up tremblingly, and Lanhua and Honghua quickly supported her right and left arms.

Zhang Tian was afraid of giving his grandma a heart attack, so he hurriedly said, "The four of us are enough, you stay, grandma needs you, and the tribe needs you."

Hutou said boldly: "Stay here and tell my story! In the future, not only will Houyi shoot the sun, but I will also be Hutou to shoot thunder beasts!"

After that, he turned his head and strode out of the cave.

The air is fresh as if washed by rain, the stars above the head are bright and brilliant, the moon is in the sky, and the mountains and forests are as bright as day.Thousands of miles away, in the southeast direction, there are black clouds covering the surrounding fields, and lightning silently streaks across the distant hills, followed by rolling thunder echoing in the sky.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Tian was completely relieved, knowing that they were outside the thunderstorm belt, and it was impossible for the "Thunder Beast" to come to prey.

Owl, Tiger Head and Tiger Claw were so frightened by the lightning that pierced the night sky that their faces turned pale, and they couldn't help trembling all over.

In the past when encountering thunder and lightning weather, they all obeyed their grandmother's teachings and hid in the cave early. This was the first time they saw the real body of the Thunder Beast with their own eyes. It was just like what my grandmother said, its long legs pierced the sky and the earth, shining brightly It's too scary to look straight at!
Zhang Tian asked: "How does the Lightning Beast shine compared to the sun?"

The three of them shook their spirits and said in unison: "It's not as good as the sun!"

Hou Yi alone could shoot down even more powerful suns, and he shot down nine of them. Couldn't the four of them still be able to deal with a small Thunder Beast?
Thinking of this, Hu Tou was no longer afraid, puffed up his chest and asked, "Are we going to the top of the mountain?"

"No, just wait here for it."

Lightning loves to visit the top of the mountain the most. Zhang Tian just wants to test their courage and inspire their courage, but he doesn't want to be really struck by lightning.

He raised his arrow and drew his bow, aiming at the black clouds in the distance to bluff. Out of the corner of his eye, he aimed at the three people beside him. They took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in their hearts, summoned great courage, and also aimed at the thunder that pierced through the sky. Pili, although his fingertips were trembling, his eyes were extremely firm, as if he was risking his life.

This scene reminded Zhang Tian of Don Quixote who fought with a sword and a windmill. Later generations may laugh at their ignorance, but at this moment, they are veritable warriors!
The clansmen looked at the four rock-like figures standing at the entrance of the cave. The grandmother and the women looked nervous, the men looked expectant, and the children poked their heads out of the arms of their mothers. Their childish faces were reddened by the bonfire. Flames danced in their eyes, dispelling the fear.

Until the thunder stopped, the lightning dissipated, until the sun rose and pierced the darkness.

The four rock-solid figures finally returned to the cave, with the tiger's head holding the bow and arrow high, announcing impassionedly: "The Thunder Beast was driven away by us!"

The children excitedly broke free from their mother's arms and ran towards the hero who beat the beast.

Bai hugged the tiger's thick legs, raised his neck and shouted: "Houyi! You are our Houyi!"

Hutou laughed loudly, bent down to pick up a human cub in one hand, and strode back to the camp as a winner. He was greeted by enthusiastic crowds and cheers from the men.

Grandma and the women breathed a sigh of relief, Lan Hua scolded her son, "It's too dangerous, don't do this in the future!"

Xiao said without hesitation: "I'm not afraid! The Thunder Beast isn't that scary either. We have bows and arrows now. If it comes next time, we can beat it away!"

Lan Hua choked, and Grandma looked at the cheering clansmen with a sad face. She felt that things were changing quietly. She was worried about this change, but she had no choice.

(End of this chapter)