132: Chapter 132 Hungry Wild Dogs

As soon as Tang Yao stepped out of the village and entered the new territory, her mood became much more carefree.

After all, she remembered Hu Gualing saying that there were many, many things outside that could not be seen in the village!

She looked down at the yellow ground beneath her feet. Expanses of yellow soil mixed with sand and gravel presented a coarse texture, which, compared to the soil growing vegetation in the village, truly gave her a refreshing feeling.

However, looking up, she discovered that it was not just the land beneath their feet, but everywhere she could see was a sea of yellow.

A vast, boundless yellow wasteland!

Looking out, it was difficult to even catch a glimpse of green.

Beside a piece of broken rock, a clump of withered, tangled tumbleweed rustled for a moment in the morning breeze, only to be blocked by the rock and settle quietly into the yellow sand.

And this was already a rare scene of vitality in this desolate landscape...

Tang Yao was dumbfounded. This was completely different from what Hu Gualing had described to her—all those lush green trees and lush green grass. This was clearly a barren wasteland, hey!

She immediately felt like she had been deceived. With a "whoosh," she equipped her longsword and began poking the yellow soil on the ground absentmindedly. She didn't say a word, just stared at Hu Gualing with gloomy eyes.

Hu Gualing felt a bit creeped out under her gaze, feeling like he was about to be slashed in the next second, so he hurriedly racked his brain: "See, I told you the scenery outside would be different from the village, I didn't lie to you, right!"

Tang Yao gripped the hilt of her sword: "..."

Tang Yao kept her head down, and Hu Gualing couldn't see her expression, but the premonition that he was about to be slashed became even stronger.

In fact, he hadn't expected the area outside the village to be such a desolate sight either. At this moment, he could only bluff based on his own gaming insights: "Don't look at this place as desolate, it may look like there's nothing here, but perhaps it hides many things worth digging up!"

Tang Yao slightly raised her head and asked skeptically: "Is that so?"

Hu Gualing became confident all of a sudden: "Of course! Think about it, the game development team isn't stupid. How could they possibly create a map that has absolutely no use?"

Tang Yao: "Hmm... That makes sense."

Hu Gualing felt the premonition of being slashed disappear and chuckled in relief: "So, this wasteland must have plenty of places to explore! Let's go!"

Thus, Tang Yao became happy again: "Let's go!"

Among the three, it was actually Xiao Niao who wasn't disappointed at all; on the contrary, he was quite satisfied.

Because this vast wasteland was barren, with flat terrain and an open view. Not to mention not seeing a living creature, even if there were any potential dangers, he could see them from far away. As a ranged DPS, he would naturally hide in the back to draw his bow and nock arrows the moment he saw danger, providing steady fire support, effectively guaranteeing his personal safety.

After some thought, a shy smile couldn't help but tug at the corners of Xiao Niao's mouth: Actually, coming out to walk around and see more is pretty good. The map outside isn't as dangerous as I imagined. At least in terms of personal safety, it should be secure.

Just as Xiao Niao was thinking this, he felt some unusual movement behind him. He turned his head to look out of curiosity, and his hair immediately stood on end.

It was a scrawny Wild Dog staring at him covetously from just four or five meters behind his butt.

This Wild Dog was so thin it was just skin and bones. Patches of yellowish-brown fur were stained with black dirt, making it almost the same color as the yellow soil mixed with sand and gravel on the ground; from a distance, one might not necessarily notice it.

Xiao Niao also heard a slight noise, and it was only when he saw the blood-red name above the Wild Dog's head that he reacted.

[Hungry Wild Dog]!

At this moment, the starving Wild Dog's eyes gleamed with ferocity. It let out a low whimper from its mouth, pushed off with all four limbs, and lunged forward violently.

The three of them had left the village together, but out of caution, Xiao Niao had deliberately walked a little further back to cover for everyone.

Now, sure enough, a Wild Dog from who-knows-where had lunged out from behind, and it happened to be charging straight at him.

Xiao Niao met the Wild Dog's grey eyes, and most of his courage vanished. Seeing it open its dog mouth, with saliva hanging like a thin thread from behind its sharp canines, he was immediately terrified and fled forward. He had long forgotten about his bow and arrows. With his feet moving like he was stepping on wheels of fire, he caught up to Hu Gualing, performed a very agile leap, and hung himself entirely onto Hu Gualing.

This series of movements was smooth and fluid; anyone who saw it would probably have to praise him with a "Young hero, nice moves."

However, the [Hungry Wild Dog] wasn't slow either. Although it paused for a brief moment, seemingly surprised that the human who looked so frail in front of it could burst into such rapid movement, driven by hunger, it quickly gave chase.

Plus, Hu Gualing was walking in front and hadn't realized what was happening before being hugged by Xiao Niao, so he was stunned for a second or two. By the time he reacted and turned to see the Wild Dog behind him, it was already too late to act.

The Wild Dog lunged up close and took a vicious bite at the trembling butt right in front of it.

"Ah————!!!" Xiao Niao clung tightly to Hu Gualing, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.

Being squeezed like this by him, Hu Gualing was even less able to free his hands to deal with the Wild Dog.

Fortunately, Tang Yao had been holding her sword in her hand the whole time. Although she lacked actual combat experience, which meant she hadn't been able to strike in time, she was now able to stab the Wild Dog in the head with her longsword.

Only a "clang" sound was heard.

Perhaps this Wild Dog had been starving for too long and was so thin it had no meat on its body at all. When she stabbed with the sword, it went straight through the fur and hit the bone.

And although the Basic Swordsmanship Tang Yao used was only something she had comprehended from cutting pig grass, the sword was a good one. Plus, because she had loved working these past few days and had added quite a few basic attributes, her physical fitness was no longer that of a frail girl who would get out of breath after cutting pig grass for a while when she first entered the game. Even though the sword struck the bone and the blade was deflected by the hard and smooth skull, a portion of the force still sent the Wild Dog flying, and a damage number of "-24" popped up above the dog's head.

The Wild Dog's health bar also appeared, and it was already half empty.

So, a Wild Dog's health is about 50 points.

Just as Tang Yao was thinking this, after the Wild Dog stood firm on all fours and stared at her with a threatening whimper, she hadn't reacted yet, but the rope in her left hand tugged forward. When she looked, she discovered it was Little Sharp-Teeth, who was furiously burying its head and charging toward the Wild Dog.

Tang Yao was amused, but she dared not let Sharp Tooth go fight. The little piglet's current size was only as big as two palms; letting it go over wouldn't even be enough for the Wild Dog to take one bite.

Tang Yao tugged on the rope and made a "le le le" sound with her mouth. This was a technique she had learned from the Pig Keeper for calling pigs to eat, and it was quite effective.

Having called Sharp Tooth back, Tang Yao's gaze turned cold, and she walked toward the Wild Dog with her longsword.