The Creators: From Night City

But there was no response except the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the treetops.

Strands of loneliness and uneasiness gathered from all directions of the forest and wrapped around her.

"Woo~~"

Several wolf howls were heard in the forest along the coast.

The threat from nature's superior predator made the already trembling girl's heart tremble.

The panic made her hands and feet tremble unconsciously and her mouth was dry, but this feeling was suppressed by her will to survive.

Laura understood very well that in the current environment, panic was of no use except affecting the brain's ability to make correct decisions and increasing the body's calorie consumption.

I tried fiddling with the radio on my waist, but there was no response other than a few squeaking noises.

Laura could only call out the two people's names in a low voice and move inland along the intermittent stone steps in the dark.

But before she could walk far, she heard the sound of some spring being compressed under her left foot.

The next moment, in the excruciating pain, a trap suddenly closed and bit Laura's left calf tightly.

"NO!NO!NO!"

Laura sat down on the ground and tried to pry the trap open with force, but no matter how hard she tried, the trap that was tightly biting her left leg did not move at all.

Fortunately, this trap itself is quite old. After being exposed to wind and rain for a long time, the internal metal parts have also aged to a certain extent, which greatly reduces the bite force.

Otherwise, even with the protection of thick high-top expedition boots, those saw teeth could easily bite into the flesh of Laura's calf, instead of being like now, although she was held firmly, at least no blood was shed.

"Samantha~!"

The successive blows finally brought Laura to the brink of emotional collapse. As she was struggling fiercely to break free from the trap, several wolf howls suddenly came from not far away, and were approaching her rapidly.

Her struggling body suddenly froze, and a chill ran up her spine.

Chapter 38: First Meeting with Laura

The rain is getting heavier.

The intensifying storm also brought strong gusts of wind.

Laura could only sit on the ground, holding the bow and arrow tightly in her hands.

The grass that used to be only waist-high now appears very tall, completely covering the surrounding space.

In the strong wind, the grass kept swaying, as if there was some deadly beast hiding behind it.

At this moment, no matter how talented Laura was, her big heart couldn't help but beat violently.

The delicate features on the young and pretty face were almost wrinkled.

Apart from her uncontrollable heavy breathing, the surroundings were so quiet that it was a little eerie in her ears.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the grass not far in front of her on the left. Laura was startled and subconsciously drew her bow and aimed at this place as if she had been electrocuted.

The next moment, a strong Japanese wolf appeared from behind the grass swaying in the wind, opened its bloody mouth and pounced on Laura.

"jump!"

As the bowstring flashed, the arrow penetrated deeply into the neck of the Japanese wolf at such a close distance. The force it carried also offset the momentum of the pounce, causing the wolf to fall straight to the ground.

Laura hardly dared to breathe. She quickly pulled out a new arrow and put it on the bow, guarding against the next attack.

This time it’s the right side!

The cunning wolves seemed to know that it was inconvenient for Laura to turn in her current position, so they chose to attack from the right side.

So, by the time Laura released her fingers from pulling the string, the attacking wolf had almost leaped over her head.

Fortunately, the arrow was shot later but arrived first, and its huge force knocked the wolf directly away.

The tremendous pressure brought by life and death made Laura feel a little weak, but the surging adrenaline made her hear more clearly, see farther, and her arms stronger.

This time, rustling sounds came from both directions. Completely out of subconscious anticipation, Laura drew her bow and shot.

A wolf that had just emerged from the bushes was pierced by an arrow that had been shot in advance and fell straight to the ground.

Then Laura shot another arrow at another wolf that had already rushed out of the bushes, but the short burst of shooting affected the accuracy, and this arrow did not hit its vital point.

Fortunately, this arrow successfully hindered the wolf's attack. Laura took this opportunity to shoot another arrow and nailed it to death.

After the wolves' attack, the surroundings became quiet and the two sides seemed to be in a stalemate.

Suddenly, a shrill wolf howl sounded from not far away, and the rustling sound in the grass began to fade away.

Feeling the soreness in her arms, Laura thought to herself: 'It seems that after the death of these wolves, the leader of the pack has chosen to give up.'

Just as I thought of this, there was another rustling sound coming from the grass on the left.

"Could it be that the wolves were just pretending to retreat?!"

Despite the fear in her heart, Laura drew her bow and shot.

However, this time, the face that emerged from behind the bushes was that of a yellow man.

'Oops! ’

Under Laura's desperate and guilty gaze, Jiang Bing casually caught the arrow flying in front of him in his palm, then looked down at the wolf corpse on the ground, realizing that he appeared at the wrong time and was obviously mistaken for a member of the wolf pack.

The crisis was resolved, and Jiang Bing also let go of the hand that was holding [Da Kan Kan].

"You just now?!"

Looking at the other person's wide-open eyes, Jiang Bing was too lazy to explain. He could only shrug his shoulders, return the arrow to the other person, and then speak perfunctorily.

“Kung fu, Chinese kung fu.”

Countess Crawford has been added to the Western stereotype that all Chinese people know kung fu.

Jiang Bing squatted down and stretched out his hand to open the trap.

Laura quickly pulled back her left leg and struggled to stand up.

"Hello, I'm Laura, Laura Croft, thank you very much for saving my life."

Jiang Bing shook the other person's outstretched hand, but he didn't feel any tenderness or smoothness. Instead, he felt calluses on the other person's cold palm.

"Sabul, I heard a wolf howling, so I stopped by to check it out."

Jiang Bing told lies as naturally as eating and drinking. When he opened his mouth, only the middle part of the sentence was true.

"Are you also a survivor stranded on the island?"

Laura asked uncertainly.

Jiang Bing nodded in response.

"Mr. Sabul, have you seen a middle-aged man and a girl about my age around here? My companion and I are lost."

Laura refused Jiang Bing's request for help and staggered to the side of the stone wall to sit down.

Jiang Bing stood aside and answered Laura's question with certainty.

"As for this area, at least within a radius of one or two kilometers, I haven't seen the two people you mentioned."

Jiang Bing wanted to say something else, but suddenly stopped and turned to look at the mountain road on the side.

While Laura was looking puzzled, the voice arrived before the person arrived.

"Laura~"

This time Laura reacted and shouted back, "Reyes, I'm here, Reyes!"

A middle-aged black woman with dreadlocks was the first to spot Laura leaning against the stone wall. She turned around and informed her companions, "We found Laura. She's here."

A group of people came over after hearing the noise.

From then on, Jiang Bing keenly noticed that Laura in front of him was finally able to relax.

A sturdy man in a red waistcoat came forward to help Laura up, and in the process intentionally or unintentionally separated her from Jiang Bing.

"Who is this gentleman?"

Reyes, who had dreadlocks, asked.

"This is Sabur. He just..." Laura took a breath and continued, "He saved my life."

"Hey man, thanks a lot, I'm Jonah."

After hearing what Laura said, the burly man in red waistcoat started talking to her in a familiar manner.

Reyes, who was implicitly the team leader, lowered his guard upon hearing this and briefly introduced everyone to Jiang Bing.

In addition to the two of them, there was Alex, who was wearing a shirt with an ESC keyboard pattern on his chest; Green, who was older and wore a retro painter's hat; and James Whitman, who had a middle-parted hairstyle, wore glasses, and had very obvious nasolabial folds.

Although he knew something in advance, Jiang Bing also took this opportunity to match the people in reality with the images in his memory one by one.

"Where's Samantha?"

After a brief social interaction, Reyes couldn't wait to ask Laura.

"I was here just now, with a teacher who called himself Matthias. I passed out from exhaustion, and when I woke up, the two of them were gone."

Reyes hadn't said anything yet. He was dealing with Jonah trying to touch his back. When he heard Laura mention the part he was concerned about, he pretended to be surprised.

"Who?"

"Matthias?"

"teacher?"

The voices rose in pitch, expressing their shock and confusion to everyone.

Looking at everyone looking at each other in confusion, Jiang Bing threw out the answer he had carefully prepared.

"He's clearly the biggest X-cult leader in Yamatai, and you actually call him a teacher?"

However, it is not wrong for Matthias to call himself a teacher in some ways.

After all, Master X is very similar to the teacher in some ways.

They are all about teaching and answering questions.

Jiang Bing's answer shocked everyone, and there were many different opinions.

"Yamatai!" comes from Whitman, who has a middle-parted hair.

"If it's true, we're in real trouble. You girls just like to trust others easily." This sentence came from the experienced Ge Gen.

"No way, I saw him not long ago and I couldn't tell at all." This came from the weak Laura.

Reyes had a serious face and looked very steady. She did not respond to Jiang Bing's answer, but immediately began to formulate the next plan.

"Whether Samantha was captured by Cult X or not, we must find her."

Jonah gave his assent by pulling the bolt of his shotgun.

Because they did not follow the rear half of the Endurance into the sea during the shipwreck, the slowly sinking front half of the ship gave everyone plenty of time to escape.

Everyone arrived on the island on a life raft, so they were fully equipped with survival equipment.

Walkie-talkies, various practical survival tools, emergency food, and most importantly, weapons and ammunition are all included.

As an experienced expedition team, everyone was fully armed before going to the island.

After all, conflicts between people are inevitable wherever they go, let alone on this isolated island without law.

"Wait, wait, what about Ross?"

Whitman asked.

Reyes thought for a few seconds and decisively divided his troops.

"Then let's split up into two groups. Laura, you take a break first. One of us will stay with you, and the rest of us will spread out and see if we can find any trace of Samantha."

"you sure?!"

Jiang Bing had some different opinions, so he raised his own questions.

"On an isolated island filled with X-cultists and lunatics, why do we choose to disperse and explore on our own?"

Reyes retorted mercilessly, "Mr. Sabul, compared to all this, your sudden appearance here is also very mysterious. I can't believe everything you say."

However, Jiang Bing's questioning did work. Although they still had to separate, Reyes was more cautious and chose to act collectively to find Samantha.

Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost. Faced with Reyes' decision, Jiang Bing remained silent.