Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 185 The Awakening Wolf
Early morning, abandoned temple.

Accompanied by a hoarse sound of digging wood chips, the wolf woke up under the dim candlelight.

There was still a feeling of weakness in his body, so he managed to stand up and lifted the old bamboo mat covering himself.

After doing this instinctive action, he realized that his left arm should be gone, right?

The wolf raised his left hand and saw the prosthetic limb, which was made of artificial bones and metal mechanisms and was shaped like a skeleton.

"This is…"

The man who carved the Buddha spoke: "...You are awake, you can really sleep."

The wolf stood up and came to him. The man did not look back and continued to carve the Buddha, asking:

"What's your name?"

The wolf was silent.

The Buddhist sculptor snorted: "...Can't you tell me your name? Ninjas are all so virtuous."

The wolf asked: "Why am I here?"

The Buddhist sculptor replied: "...You have been unconscious for some time. Almost three days ago, a strange-looking man brought you here."

"He calls himself a merchant and, what the hell... oh, a folklorist."

The wolf's originally expressionless face also showed a look of confusion: "...What is that?"

The Buddhist sculptor said coldly: "I heard that he is a person who specializes in studying the customs and legends of various places. That's all I know."

"That person lives in the castle tower in Ashina Castle now. If you have any questions, go find him yourself.

"...By the way, your master, he is also in the castle tower now. Originally, someone seemed to want to use the power of his strange blood, but now..."

Wolf: "...huh?"

The Buddhist sculptor suddenly let out a breath: "Ha... it's too troublesome to explain. Anyway, if you have any doubts, just go to the castle tower and see them."

The wolf nodded, raised his left hand again, and asked, "This left arm..."

The Buddha sculptor replied: "That is a prosthetic hand. For a wolf who has lost his left arm, it will be an impeccable fang. That thing is of no use in carving Buddha statues, so I will give it to you."

The wolf repeated: "Ninja prosthetic hand..."

He tried to move his left arm, and instinctively poured energy into it, so the prosthetic hand moved with great flexibility, as if it were his original limb.

The Buddhist carving master added: "This thing can not only replace your left arm, but also become your fangs. If you find any ninja tools, bring them over and I will help you put them into the ninja prosthetic hand."

The wolf fumbled with the use of Ninja's prosthetic hand again, and then nodded: "...Thank you very much."

"Humph." The Buddhist carving master still showed no expression, "I've talked too much, you can go ahead."

"This abandoned temple, if you want to avoid the limelight, you can come back at any time. That's it."

Although the wolf was still a little confused, he saw that the Buddhist carving master didn't want to say more and didn't bother him. After raising his palms and saluting, he walked out of the temple.

"...By the way, you can take this too."

The wolf turned around and saw the Buddhist carver raised his hand and threw an old book over.

He caught it and saw that it was a secret book of ninja moves.

"This is…?"

The Buddhist carving master said: "Huh, it's the secret book of ninja moves."

"Just think it's just me worrying. It looks like you haven't wielded a sword for a long time, so I'm just wondering if your ninja moves are unfamiliar?

"If you don't think you have any use for it, just give it to anyone."

The wolf was silent for a moment and put away the book.

"I'm leaving."

"...Hmph, go ahead."

After the wolf bowed to the Buddhist carver again, he walked out of the abandoned Buddhist temple and began to rush towards Ashina Castle.

But he didn't expect that the journey would be surprisingly smooth.

It would be better to say that it was too smooth.

……

On the outskirts of the city, there are stairs at the tiger's mouth.

The wolf pulled the wedge ball out of the prey, shaking off the blood on the knife.

He turned his head and looked at the gatehouse at the top of the stairs, with a strange look on his face.

"what happened…"

Wolf knew that the inner government had attacked once not long ago.Therefore, it stands to reason that the city area, even the outskirts, should be heavily guarded, just in case.

But since he set out from the abandoned temple until now, he has not seen even one of Ashina's soldiers.

It was not until a moment ago that Cedimaru was stained with blood for the first time.

The one killed was a huge pheasant that was one meter tall and covered in black feathers.

Wolf:"……"

What's wrong, Wei Mingguo is on holiday today?

He was wondering, but suddenly, his eyes glanced, and the ninja's extraordinary vision allowed him to see that there seemed to be someone hiding in a haystack in the distance.

"That is…"

Because the distance was too far, the wolf couldn't identify the other person. He could only be seen huddled in the grass, holding his head in his hands, shivering.

"...Go and have a look."

The wolf decided to inquire about the situation. After all, that guy was the first living person he saw after leaving the abandoned temple.

But as soon as he took a step, he saw a man wearing a purple cloak and dressed as a ninja jumping down from the cliff in the distance!
"...Lone Shadows!?"

The wolf naturally recognizes the representative ninja of the inner government.

Under the wolf's gaze, the lonely shadows pulled out the ninja swords behind their backs and walked towards the man in the grass.

The wolf hesitated for a moment before deciding to help.

Although he didn't know who the person hiding in the grass was, but since it was the person that the hostile ninjas wanted to kill, of course he wanted to save it.

The wolf took out a shuriken from the inside of his robe, waved it and threw it out!

"Shh-!"

The shuriken let out a slight whistle, spinning and slashing towards the lonely shadows!
But Gu Yingzhong was indeed the elite fighting force of the inner ninja army. With just a slight sound of breaking wind, the man judged that someone was attacking from behind. He turned around suddenly and raised his sword to block it!
"clang--"

The shuriken was easily deflected, but when the Lone Shadows glanced at them, they did not see the attacker.

Lone Shadows: "!?"

He was about to go over to investigate, but suddenly he felt a sharp chill coming from top to bottom under a black shadow above his head!

Of course this is a wolf.

In the wolf's style, once he decided to take action, he would not be sloppy.

After using the shuriken to divert the attention of the lonely shadows, he immediately relied on the hook rope attached to Ninyi's hand to pull himself to a high place, preparing to take advantage of the lonely shadows' distraction to strike from above. enemy!
However, the opponent's reaction was beyond the wolf's expectations. The Gu Yingzhong was still able to respond decisively to his unexpected strike. When ordinary people had no time to react, they ducked out of the way, allowing the wolf's sneak attack to fall into the air.

After the Lone Shadows got out of the way, they turned around to look.

"...You are also a ninja? Interesting, then let me, Guying Zhongzhengjiu, try your skills as a country ninja!"

With that said, Zheng raised his knife and slashed at the wolf!

The wolf said nothing and raised his knife to block it.

"clang--!"

The two immediately fought together.

Although Guyingzhong Zhengjiu is not one of the seventeen leaders of Guyingzhong, he is still the strongest person second only to them.

It was also because of this that he was sent out to act alone.

The wolf's condition has not yet fully recovered, and he is not yet proficient in using the newly acquired ninja prosthetic hand, so he is at a disadvantage as soon as he engages in the battle.

He was swinging the straight blade in his hand, combined with Guying's sharp kicks that everyone knew and his poisonous hand skills that he had practiced hard, and beat the wolf back again and again.

"Clang-dang-!!"

The wolf raised his sword and tried to block the continuous slashes, but due to a moment of negligence, he was kicked by the opponent. The air flow in his body was instantly disrupted and he retreated continuously.

But Zheng was merciless, raising his cloak, revealing his hidden left hand, and performed a unique skill called "Poison Hand"!

Right: "Drink——!"

The wolf was still adjusting his breath, and it was too late to block or dodge, so he hit Zhengjiu's stunt!

"Puff-ha!"

The wolf withstood the blow, suffered severe injuries, and involuntarily spat out a mouthful of acidic water.

But what's more troublesome is that he can feel that his body is being eroded by toxins, and Zhengjiu's poisonous hands have poisoned him!
The wolf still wanted to hold himself up, but the injuries, poisoning, and physical condition that had not fully recovered before made him unable to do so. He only lifted his body a little and fell to the ground helplessly.

Just seeing this, he also put down his knife.

"...He's just a country ninja after all, that's all."

He dropped the wolf, turned around and walked towards the man hiding in the grass again.

And the wolf…

In the chaos, he suddenly heard a voice, the voice of Qingzi Jiulang that he was extremely familiar with.

"Wolf...live with my blood..."

His eyes suddenly opened!

Just as he was about to walk away, he saw illusory cherry blossom petals suddenly floating in the air.

He quickly turned around, only to see that the wolf had used the knife to support his body and stood up again!
There was a look of horror in his eyes: "You should have already..."

But he reacted immediately and stabbed directly with the knife!

"...Then I'll kill you again!"

However, the wolf opened his eyes, faced the oncoming force, turned slightly sideways, then raised his leg and stepped on it!
"Hum—!"

The knife that was coming straight at him was stepped on by the wolf and stabbed into the ground.

Looking at Zhengjiu with horrified eyes, the wolf suddenly said: "I remembered..."

"…how I fought!"

The wolf turned the knife in his hand and stabbed Zhengjiu as well!

In an instant, he burst out with energy and pulled out the knife, while also forcing the wolf to take a step back.But before he could pursue him, the wolf rushed over and swung the knife at him!

"clang--!!"

He was blocking, blocking again, and looking for opportunities to counterattack, but the wolf's knife-swinging movements were completely different. Although they were not completely different from each other, they were far smoother than before.

He tried to parry repeatedly, but he couldn't stop the energy in his body from being consumed by the wolf.The greater the energy consumption, the more holes in his defense will become, eventually forming a vicious cycle.

He just understood that if he continued like this, he would only be defeated and die.

So, he had to find an opportunity to spill all the poisonous powder used to perform the poisonous hand skills and throw it at the wolf!

Wolf: "Hmm...!?"

He quickly retreated to avoid the poisonous powder, but Zhengjiu also seized the opportunity and wanted to escape.

However, the wolf would not let him run away so easily.

The wolf raised his knife and stepped forward suddenly!
He twisted his body in the air, concentrated his energy on the blade, and followed the rotating posture to draw two faint arcs in the air!

Whirlwind!
Just this time, I couldn't dodge, and was slashed in the arm by the wolf!
Blood spurted out, and more importantly, this blow disrupted the airflow in Zhengjiu's body, causing his body to stiffen instantly and he fell directly to the ground.

Just as he was about to get up, the wolf came over and pierced his bone with a knife.

"what--!"

Just then he let out a short scream, then pulled back and looked at the wolf with hatred.

The wolf was also unceremonious, simply destroying his limbs, and then lifted him up.

"I have something to ask you."

Zheng just ignored it and just spat at the wolf.

"Bah——!" The wolf looked at him, and it was clear from his eyes that he was not someone who would succumb to torture.

"...I understand, then I'll send you on your way."

The wolf raised the wedge pill and was about to stab it with a knife.

But suddenly!
A faint flash of fire flashed in the distance in the direction of Ashina Castle, and then a bullet flew from a very far distance and accurately hit Masaki's head!

"puff--"

Zheng Jiu's head exploded immediately like a watermelon hit by a sledgehammer!The blood spurted out splattered all over the wolf.

Wolf:"…!?"

He turned his head and looked towards where the bullet came from, but the distance was too far and he couldn't see where it was.

The wolf could only look in the direction of Ashina Castle, astonished:
"what is that…"

……

Wei Ming City, Yixin residence, adjacent to the top of the watchtower.

Li You was squatting on the roof of the building, holding his 1.8-meter-long, dark anti-material sniper rifle in his hand.

It was this gun just now that shot Gu Yingzhong Zhengjiu's head from a long distance, increasing Li You's head count a little.

[Achievement: Shadow Killer]

【成就内容：猎杀10名孤影众（2/10），且至少包括两名统领（0/2）。】

Li You clicked his tongue, a little dissatisfied.

"This guy looks very strong. He can even kill a wolf, but he turns out to be no leader."

This was also the reason why he couldn't hear the words from the wolf side and didn't know that the lonely shadow who was headshot by him was Zheng Zai.

Otherwise, he would definitely take action personally, capture Zhengjiu, torture him severely, and ask for some information.

Gu Yingzhong is right, this guy is also famous in the game.

In the memories of his adoptive father, he was the leader of the Lone Shadows who guarded the entrance of Hirata's main house with Boa Juzo three years ago. It was also the body chopped up by Tengu Isshin at the White Snake Shrine three years later.

However, after Isshin finished cutting him, he showed signs of coughing and fatigue.Although this is related to Yishin's deteriorating health, it is undeniable that Zheng Jing must have some strength.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Li You.

He stood up, looked at the two people watching beside him, and said with a smile:
"What, did I lie to you?"

The two people beside him were holding a modern telescope and were staring in the direction of the Tiger's Pass Staircase.

One of them is Genichiro.He put down the telescope in his hand, his face full of surprise.But rather than being surprised by Li You's marksmanship, he was more concerned about the telescope in his hand, so much so that he rubbed it repeatedly and looked at it.

"This thing is much easier to use than the eagle tube."

The other person was tall, but his whole body was wrapped in white robes and bandages. Only a pair of eyes were exposed. He looked indistinguishable from male to female.

This man put down the telescope later than Genichiro, and after looking at this magical prop, he turned to Li You and said in a hoarse voice:

"...Your muskets are indeed more sophisticated than those used by our clan."

"Including... this thing is also very impressive.

"You won."

The man shook the telescope in his hand and let out a genuine sigh.

Li You smiled and said, "In that case, can our deal be established?"

“I provide you with samples of new muskets and bullets for your research in exchange for your assistance in this war.

"Of course, the promise I made before to hand over the territory of the Yamashita Gaofeng family to you after the war also counts.

"What do you think... Chief Baiteng?"

Naturally, this guy dressed in white, whose gender cannot even be identified, is one of the two patriarchs of the Snake Eyes clan, Snake Eyes White Vine.

Upon hearing Li You's question, Bai Teng's eyes flashed and he fell into thinking.

When she was hesitant, Genichiro on the side also pulled Li You aside and asked: "Are you really going to give them your gun?"

Li You nodded: "Of course that's the case. Since the Snake Eyes clan wants more than just a living space, then we can just do what they want and get them to agree to participate in the war."

Genichiro paused and then said: "...But, you are a businessman, right? Why do you put so much effort into helping us? What's the benefit to you?"

Li You looked at him strangely: "It's already now, and you still ask this?"

Genichiro: "..."

"...Because I really don't know what you want, Li You."

……

Last night, Li You gave Yixin emergency treatment, and the results of the treatment were not very good.

Isshin's illness is too serious. Although he has received treatment, the outcome is still uncertain.

Ai Ji judged that Yi Xin's condition might not get better in these two days, but might even get worse.But as long as you can get through this, you will get better.

In this regard, both Genichiro and Eima felt heavy in their hearts. On the contrary, after waking up, Isshin himself said that he would be able to survive this small ordeal.

So, under Aiji's suggestion, Yixin closed the door of his residence and began to concentrate on recuperating.

During this period, except for Li You and the others who were treating Isshin and Yingma who were responsible for taking care of his life, even Genichiro couldn't see him.

This is what Aiji said, because Yixin has a lung disease, so just in case, it is better to isolate him.

Therefore, the rumors circulating in the city that "Isshin fell ill" are not entirely false.

Although Genichiro is worried about Isshin's health, now that Isshin is recuperating, Ashina can really only rely on him for support.

Therefore, after leaving Yishin's residence, Xian Yilang immediately called Li You out alone.

"…The Snake Eyes clan is willing to talk to us."

Li You: "Oh? Isn't that a good thing?"

Genichiro: "But what they want is more than just a piece of land."

Li You was a little confused, and Genichiro immediately explained to him that yesterday he sent a special person - actually a member of the Snake Eyes tribe who joined Ashina's side - to discuss with the Snake Eyes tribe.

After asking them and talking to the Snake Eyes clan, Genichiro came to the conclusion that most ordinary Snake Eyes clan members are very enthusiastic about a resting place, but the elites of the tribe are not very interested in it.

Especially the two clan chiefs of the Snake Eyes tribe, Bai Teng and Bai Qiu, they said that unless Ashina could come up with a musket weapon superior to theirs in exchange, they would not want them to agree to participate in the war.

In fact, Genichiro also understood that what Shiratou and Baiqiu wanted were the elite troops of the inner government, the new muskets used by the Red Army, and the special gunpowder formula.

Ashina did capture a small amount of the muskets of the Imperial Army, but the gunpowder formula of the Red Army was really beyond their reach.

The two patriarchs of the Snake Eyes clan naturally understand this truth. They put forward this condition just to make Genichiro retreat.

After all, they didn't want to get into trouble with their neighbor Ashina.

However, they did not expect that there would be a strange "traveling merchant" from the West in Ashina City.

So Xian Yilang immediately found Li You.

Li You didn't hide it, and gave the spare guns he had to Genichiro, asking him to take them to the Snake Eyes tribe.

And sure enough, after seeing the power of modern rifles including Haruta's, the snake-eyed Shiratou was so shocked that he immediately rushed to Ashina City at night to meet Li You in person.

Of course, Li You would not miss this opportunity. After showing her the power of those firearms, he struck while the iron was hot and proposed the terms of the deal.

Seeing that Bai Teng was obviously moving, Li You, as the best treasure in the box, also took out his own anti-equipment sniper rifle to compete with Bai Teng in long-distance sniping.

He proposed that the two of them shoot from the top of the watchtower into the distance, and whoever shot far and accurately would win.

As the leader of the clan, Snake Eyes Baiteng naturally refused to show weakness and accepted it on the spot.

And Li You didn't propose this competition just for fun, because he had just heard a piece of news from the Luanbo people who came to report and were "employed" by him.

The wolf woke up.

So it happened that Li You could take this opportunity to observe the situation.

In addition to unlimited bullets, the anti-materiel sniper rifle produced by the system is also equipped with a switchable night vision scope with ultra-long focus.

With this assistance, it is really nothing to Li You today to shoot from the watchtower next to the castle tower to the tiger's mouth stairs.

So of course, the winner is Li You.

now.

Bai Teng looked at the new "musket" handed over by Li You and hesitated.

She looked at Li You again, sighed finally, and said:
"Forget it! You are indeed sincere, I can agree to your deal."

Li You was overjoyed: "Really?"

Bai Teng nodded, but added: "However, you must do everything you promised, otherwise, the Snake Eyes clan will fight Ashina to the death!"

Seeing Li You and Xian Yilang nodding, she added: "In addition, I can only represent my tribe, that is, the people of Iron Cannon Fortress. I will tell Bai Qiu, but whether she is willing to agree, I There’s no guarantee.”

Li You: "?"

"Isn't this right, Chief Baiteng?"

"Although you are divided into two groups, you are still one clan after all. After getting the new musket, won't you be able to communicate with each other? Then won't I lose part of my combat effectiveness in vain?"

Bai Teng said: "...This is indeed the case. Okay, I will bring Bai Qiu's people here, but I really can't guarantee Bai Qiu himself."

"She's different from me, and if you want her to join, you might need to go talk to her yourself."

Li You: "Okay, I'll go later."

Bai Teng nodded, then without any ink, he called his men and asked them to go back and inform the clansmen of Iron Cannon Fortress.

The Snake Eyes clan has always acted vigorously and resolutely.

Including asking for reward, Bai Teng unceremoniously took a few guns that Li You gave her, went down from the roof, and went back to her guest room to study.

Li You then looked at Xian Yilang and answered his previous question:
"There is no special reason. I just like the scenery of Ashina Country very much and plan to live here for a while. About a month?"

"So before that, if Ashina is defeated by the inner government, I will be very troubled. It's that simple."

Genichiro: "..."

"Forget it, if you don't want to say it, I won't force it."

Li You spread his hands.

No one will believe you when you tell the truth. It’s so difficult in this world.

Genichiro picked up the telescope again, looked at the wolf in the distance who was communicating with the man he had just rescued, and asked:
"...Qingzi's ninjas are also awake. Is it because of him that you asked me to withdraw all the soldiers outside the city?"

Li You actually wanted to say that's what happened, but he knew that if he said this, Xian Yilang would probably not listen to him later.

So Li You replied: "That's not the case. First of all, there are many residential buildings in the city, but most of the people have evacuated and they are empty."

“The terrain in that area is complex, and defense will consume a lot of manpower, and it is easy to be defeated one by one.

"So it's better to withdraw them all and just leave guards behind the tiger's mouth stairs. With the Buddhist candy provided by Xianfeng Temple, the two samurai generals can easily guard the pass.

"And it just so happens that after the news of the old man's illness spread, the rats in the inner palace also moved very frequently. We have withdrawn our manpower and strengthened the protection of the city to avoid being taken advantage of by them.

"Look at last night, didn't we just catch a bunch of people sent by the inner government?

"As for the wolf... it's also a reason. He is one of our own anyway, so why let the soldiers die in his hands? This is completely meaningless.

"So, to sum up, giving up the city area is a better choice."

Li You still has something to say, that is, if the inner government really comes, this area will be captured if it can't resist at all.

So why bother?Just hold on to the tiger's mouth ladder.

After listening to Li You's words, Xian Yilang nodded first, then looked at him again and said:
"Although what you said makes sense, why do I always feel that you are letting that guy go?"

Seeing how keen he was, Li You didn't hide it and said with a smile: "That's true. Don't you think he is your defeated general? But at the same time, it is also true that he has the power of Long Yin."

"According to the ninja's commandments, if the master is taken away, he must be rescued, so he will definitely come to you.

"So why don't you put him in, and you can fight him again, and you can also confirm the strength of the ninja chosen by Kuro, wouldn't it be just right?"

Genichiro glanced at Li You. After this period of contact, he had actually roughly figured out part of Li You's thoughts.

For example, now, Genichiro can see that Li You actually thinks that the wolf is stronger than him, and intends to let him see it through facts.

And for a man as proud as Genichiro, he would naturally not avoid fighting.So he didn't say anything, just snorted coldly:
"Hmph! Then let him do it. I will let this defeated general understand how big the gap is between him and me!"

Li You smiled and clapped: "I'll wait and see."

(End of this chapter)