Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 4: Hunting Tigers? Where are the Tigers?

do my best!

It's too late to regret now.

Su Wu sat quietly, licking his lips from time to time and swallowing his saliva. When he was really thirsty, he also took some water to drink.

The night is getting darker.

Su Wu remained highly alert, but the tiger never showed up.

Su Wu also thought that this tiger was extremely active and had a strong sense of territory, which was much stranger than ordinary tigers. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a story that had lasted for thousands of years, so it was impossible for it not to come, right?
Su Wu looked back at his arrangements and confirmed many things again, such as where the traps were, where the three crossbows were aimed, where the weapons were hidden, and which tree had the ropes hanging from it...

He felt around in the dead leaves on the ground next to him and found the spear there, right in the most convenient place.

Take a deep breath and calm down!

Wait……

Wait a little longer...

Suddenly, a cold wind blew, and Su Wu shuddered all over and felt a little cold.

There was a rustling sound left and right...

Suddenly, two green lights flashed between the branches and leaves.

coming!

I'm coming!

Su Wu was so excited that his whole body immediately fell into an extreme tension.

But he didn't move. He went to get the water bag, slowly opened it and took a sip.

Suddenly, a whirring sound was heard in the air.

Su Wu stood up quickly, spear in hand. He looked carefully and saw a black shadow right in front of him, only seven or eight steps away.

Su Wu held the spear in front of him, and the hair on his body stood on end, as if even every hair on his body could stand up.

At this moment, Su Wu felt a sense of regret and even had the urge to turn around and run away.

This big beast was really huge, with a body probably about ten feet long. It moved around, and the green light in its eyes was only staring at Su Wu.

It seemed that he was also afraid of the sharp spear in Su Wu's hand.

"Roar!"

The tiger suddenly opened its mouth and roared.

Su Wu was even more nervous, but he still pretended to take two steps back...

The tiger obviously wanted to see Su Wu's fear and retreat, so it immediately moved forward a few steps.

Only then did Su Wu really see the appearance of the tiger. The tiger's head was extremely large, even bigger than the cooking pot, and its body was very strong. You could even see the angular muscles of its two front legs.

Su Wu took a deep breath unconsciously and quickly reminded himself to stay calm.

How can I stay calm in this situation?

Su Wu deliberately thought about the joke: Who said to slide towards the tiger? You do it!
In an instant, Su Wu seemed to have calmed down a lot and took two steps back.

Finally, the tiger moved, and pounced forward at an incredible speed.

Fueled by adrenaline, Su Wu immediately thrust his spear forward.

At this moment.

However, he never expected that the tiger in mid-air would swing out its right claw and knock Su Wu's spear aside.

In a flash, there was no time to think, Su Wu just rolled to the side.

I could only hear a creaking sound on my back, a piercing sound that scratched my heart and liver, the sound of sharp claws scraping against the iron armor...

Wearing this set of armor is indeed a foresighted decision!
He rolled, and then rolled again, and before he could stand up fully, he bent over, turned around and ran, without even looking back, running around the trap. If he was a step slower, he would be caught by the tiger on the spot.

He picked up a rope and pulled it hard. He had practiced this action countless times.

I heard a "whoosh" behind me...

Hit!
Countless exercises have been conducted, and they have not been in vain.

Su Wu suddenly heard a whirring sound behind him and turned to look. He saw an arrow had shot into the tiger's right shoulder blade and penetrated so deeply that it paused for a moment.

After a pause, it let out an angry tiger roar, then leaped up, the big tiger in the air, with its body stretched out, and pounced straight at Su Wu again.

Su Wu quickly thrust his spear again, this time harder and faster than the last time!
The tiger's right paw seemed to be unresponsive, so it swung with its left paw and the spear deflected.

This tiger has really become a spirit!
Fortunately, Su Wu had very strong legs and feet. He pushed off the ground and rolled over and over again, like a donkey rolling. It didn't look good, but it was useful.

The harsh squeaking sound was still there, and the tiger's claws could still scratch Su Wu's back.

It’s really good armor.

Another rope end, another shoot.

There was a buzzing sound of the bowstring, but there was no scream of the tiger, and it missed!

Su Wu was already tumbling and crawling, and in order to distance himself, he threw the spear in his hand like a javelin, but the tiger slapped it away...

The tiger's reaction was amazingly fast, but it also paused. Then Su Wu's quick eyes and hands pulled the last rope. The arrangement and practice had reached this stage, and it was beyond improvement.

in!
The arrow hit the tiger's right hind leg and even pierced its paw. What a great crossbow!

The Song Dynasty, with its excellent armor and crossbows, was still defeated miserably.

Su Wu did not win, he just widened the distance. One man and one tiger, a distance of seven or eight steps, and it was just a tiger leap.

Su Wu took out a spear that he had hidden long ago from the ground and held it upright in front of his chest. At this moment, he had no other thoughts but adrenaline. It seemed that his senses became much sharper and all the muscles in his body became stronger.

The tiger was already roaring madly, and Su Wu could even smell the stench coming from the tiger's mouth.

Su Wu looked at the ground, gritted his teeth, opened his mouth and shouted: "Come on! Today it's either you or me who will die!"

The tiger actually took two steps back!
"Don't run, don't run if you have the guts!" In fact, he didn't even think about these words, he was just shouting, as if shouting could give Su Wu more courage.

In fact, Su Wu never lacked courage, not even in his previous life.

Courage is persistence in the face of extreme fear.

As soon as the words fell, the tiger suddenly accelerated forward. Its body was already in the air. Once again, its posture was extremely stretched. The tiger's body was so long!
Su Wu's heart was already in his throat!

Stab again!

Tiger paw hits again!

In mid-air, a tiger's paw had already scraped against Su Wu's shoulder, and there was still a creaking sound from the tiger's claws scraping against the iron armor.

Then, the big tiger fell to the ground, pressing Su Wu down so low!
This was the moment Su Wu had been waiting for, and he had rehearsed this moment many times.

Just before my eyes, the tiger's butt suddenly lowered, and then the whole tiger slid backwards.

Become!

It's done, it's done!

The tiger's hind legs missed the target and stepped into the trap, but its front paws kept clawing forward...

He wanted to catch Su Wu who was right in front of him, so he also grabbed the edge of the trap.

Su Wu immediately thrust his spear forward, leaving the tiger with no room to maneuver. It could only feel the spear stabbing it, making a puffing sound.

It slid down, the whole tiger slid down!
If the tiger could have jumped one more step, Su Wu would have lost everything in this gamble.

In a flash, Su Wu didn't care and went forward, stabbing the trap with his spear. He couldn't see anything in the dry branches and leaves...

Just keep stabbing, stabbing again and again...

The sound of "Awooo wooo" continued continuously.

Stab again and again!

Suddenly, a tiger head and tiger claws came into view. It was the tiger trying desperately to jump out of the trap, but its body was covered in dirt and its mind was fuzzy.

Stab again, stab again!
The tiger fell again.

I don't know how many times I stabbed...

Suddenly Su Wu sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.

He knew that it had worked, it really worked this time. There was no more movement in the trap, and his adrenaline was gone. He just felt weak all over.

I leaned my head slightly to look inside the trap, but in the darkness and under the shade of the trees, I still couldn't see anything clearly, but that big black shadow was just lying there quietly, not moving.

Su Wu let out a long breath, raised his head slightly, and muttered to himself: Great Song Dynasty, ah, Great Song Dynasty, I am really here this time.

Su Wu, exhausted, looked around for the place where the water bag was.

But Su Wu suddenly stood up and shouted, "Who?"

He was a little too nervous, but he calmed down after shouting. Su Wu knew there was only one tiger on this post. A dark shadow approached, it must be a person.

"I'm a good man, just passing by, and I heard someone snoring in the middle of the night, so I came to take a look. Who are you? What are you doing here? Are you a bandit on the way?"

In fact, the visitor couldn't see Su Wu clearly.

Su Wu sat down on the ground and said, "Don't you know there are big beasts in this mountain? You passed by in the middle of the night? You are so bold and fearless!"

"Big insect? Where did this big insect come from? Why is it threatening passers-by like this? It's just trying to earn money for a night's stay. Are you in cahoots with the hotel down the mountain?"

There was a hint of... drunkenness in his words.

Su Wu suddenly had an idea: "Are you drunk?"

"Not drunk!"

The person was coming closer. Although I couldn't see clearly, he looked like a big man.

The person coming... could it be Wu Song? Only this reckless man would go to Jingyang Ridge when drunk...

You came at the perfect time. If you had come earlier, you might not have been able to get the title of Su Wu, the tiger-killing hero. Fortunately, the decision to kill the tiger was made today, otherwise, you would be completely unlucky tomorrow.

"I am Su Wu, the chief of Yanggu County, and I am here hunting tigers." Su Wu was completely relaxed, and even had a smile on his face. It was interesting that Wu Erlang actually came.

"Hunting tigers? Where is the tiger?" The drunk staggered forward.

"Why don't you come closer and take a look..." Su Wu sat on the ground and waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)