Those hyenas really resemble the proctologists from the previous life, each of them screeching "cack cack cack", as if responding to each other.
They chased relentlessly, and their biting force was extraordinary, definitely not the usual hyenas Lu Xi'an had seen before.
The woman retreated into the villa and locked the door; right after, Lu Xi'an heard the "thud thud" of something hitting the door. Then came the sound of something cracking, and the door lock was pulled, revealing a hole.
The hyenas outside bared their teeth, biting the lock and tearing it apart, they actually ripped the lock and charged in.
These hyenas had unusual intelligence.
Fortunately, the woman had a gun in her hand, and she immediately fired with a "bang", killing the leading hyena.
However, these ferocious beasts, which should have been isolated from humans in the wild, seemed to have already encountered firearms and were utterly fearless, as the hyenas behind directly jumped over their dead companion and continued to pounce on the woman.
These were absolutely not normal hyenas.
Lu Xi'an saw clearly. The hyenas he knew were definitely not creatures that would frontally confront highly dangerous opponents; they didn't have such speed, strength, or biting force.
Extended, abnormal survival states had caused extreme changes in these creatures.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The woman retreated while firing. Her shooting accuracy was exceptional, managing to stay calm in such an extremely dangerous situation, killing two more hyenas charging at her.
Lu Xi'an noticed that when the woman's bullets failed to hit the hyenas' vital points, they still maintained terrifying action velocity, continuing to rush at her, looking utterly terrifying.
If not for the woman continuing to fire extra shots to kill the hyenas, she would probably have been overwhelmed by them.
The woman retreated to the sofa, already prepared; she directly threw away the iron barrel, pushed her hand on the sofa, and jumped over it, using it as a barricade.
"Sorry, these things surrounded me. I can only escape here. They're hard to kill; if they entangle me and attack, I will get hurt. That would be troublesome and might lead to death."
She did not look back at Lu Xi'an on the upper floor, speaking while continuing to confront the hyenas.
This was the longest sentence Lu Xi'an had heard her say.
Damn, you are quite polite!
Lu Xi'an smirked and said, "No problem. Be careful, these things love to bite the ass."
And then he noticed the woman's body seemed to tense up slightly.
Seeing more hyenas jumping through the window the woman broke earlier, forming a surrounding posture, he immediately said, "Retreat up here; it's easier to defend."
The woman's shooting skills were much better than his. If it were him, he would probably have been dispatched downstairs already.
But now these hyenas were too many; no matter how good her shooting, being besieged on all sides, one person with one gun was not enough.
These hyenas had completely deviated from the behaviors Lu Xi'an understood, fearlessly fighting to the death. If the woman died, Lu Xi'an was unsure if he could fend off the hyenas after using up his bullets.
So this woman couldn't die.
Lu Xi'an was sure.
He definitely didn't want to be bitten in the ass.
The woman reacted swiftly; hearing Lu Xi'an's words, she directly retreated to the stairs.
She fired a few more shots, retreated to the top of the stairs, coincidentally ran out of bullets, and ejected the magazine before replacing it with a new one, continuing to shoot at the incoming hyenas.
She actually had two magazines.
"Give me the empty magazine!"
Lu Xi'an said at the top of the stairs.
The woman continued retreating upstairs, without hesitating, and threw the empty magazine backwards as requested.
Lu Xi'an reached out to catch it, confirmed with a glance; different magazine type but same bullet caliber, so he quickly began to act, retrieving pistol bullets from Gou's back sling and loading them into the magazine.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
The woman kept shooting while retreating, reaching the top of the stairs and emptying the gun just in time.
"Here."
Lu Xi'an handed the magazine, refilled with bullets, over to the woman.
The woman was slightly taken aback and said, "Thanks."
Then she promptly took the bullets and reloaded.
There were already several hyena corpses on the stairs, some lying across, others sliding down, but still couldn't stop the crazed charge of the hyena group.
However, Lu Xi'an and the woman cooperated with each other, one loading magazines, the other shooting, guarding the pass at the top of the stairs, and for a time, the hyenas couldn't get through.
The woman did not randomly shoot after getting supplied with bullets, still being cautious like before, aiming for hyena vital spots.
Pretty good, knows to save bullets.
In this world, being thrifty was a good habit. Lu Xi'an thought the woman, in some ways, was as excellent as him, not bad.
After sacrificing a few more hyenas, these beasts finally stopped recklessly throwing themselves to their deaths.
They lingered downstairs, staring intently at the two above, while others wandered elsewhere, searching for other ways to come up.
However, the second floor is so high that even humans can't climb up, let alone four-legged animals.
Thus, the scene fell into a standoff.
It was only then that Lu Xi'an and the woman had time to observe each other.
Lu Xi'an looked openly, while the woman stole glances from the corner of her eye.
Up close, the woman appeared more exquisite and captivating, the roughness on her cheeks due to prolonged exposure to the elements was more pronounced, her slightly chapped lips parted slightly as she breathed, and her chest beneath the form-fitting black tank top heaved with her breaths.
A bit eye-catching.
But Lu Xi'an could control his gaze.
"I'm Lu Xi'an, what's your name?"
He asked.
The woman immediately pulled back the corner of her eye's gaze, pretending not to look at him.
As for the question, she had no intention of answering.
But the sudden change in her previously unperturbed gaze was still noticed by Lu Xi'an, hinting at some emotion.
It seemed like the woman was suddenly a bit jealous.
She took one look at him, what could she be jealous of him for?
The answer was obvious, and Lu Xi'an smiled.
After handing the filled magazine to the woman, he said, "Are you planning to get petrol with that metal barrel? Do you have a car?
"If you have a car, give me a ride when you're on the road in the future, and I can trade with you for Regina's cream. It's for skin care, look at my face, how soft it is."
His skin was indeed very soft, soft enough to make the woman jealous.
But this wasn't actually the result of Regina's cream.
Before crossing over, his skin was already good. After crossing over nearly a year ago, traveling from north to south, enduring wind, water, sun, and rain, yet his skin remained unaffected.
Maybe it was his natural gift.
However, he actually did have Regina's cream, obtained from Wanhu Village, which he wrote as "Wanshi Village" in his diary, a whole box, still new, therefore, oily and moist, not dried out, completely usable.
Probably because it looked snow-white, clean, and cream-like, sharing the name and use of a product from his past life.
Though, Lu Xi'an didn't use it carelessly but kept it to prevent skin chapping on important parts like hands and feet in extreme weather.
In extreme weather, if hands suffer, it affects grip; needless to say feet, affecting walking, crucial times affecting escape.
Thus, its appearance meant a lot to Lu Xi'an.
But now having no car mattered more.
The woman frowned slightly, looking a bit displeased, still saying nothing.
This woman seemed to be someone who couldn't hide her thoughts.
Lu Xi'an saw her expression and realized she was evidently quite dissatisfied with his boast, her silent frown seemed to say: survive the current crisis first before discussing anything else, what's the point of talking!
No objection.
It seemed the woman really had a car.
Lu Xi'an had found out what he wanted to know, having achieved his goal, he no longer wasted words.
Together with the woman, he waited quietly to see how long the hyena pack downstairs planned to hold out.
His endurance was excellent, and the woman's endurance seemed pretty good too, staying spirited until the sun started to move west.
These hyenas also had quite some endurance! Damn!
Feeling the discomfort from hunger and lack of moisture, Lu Xi'an immediately returned to the bedroom and retrieved two bottles of water and two packets of instant noodles.
He knew very well that at such critical moments, he couldn't be stingy with these supplies. If the woman collapsed due to lack of physical strength, he would also suffer.
Thus, he generously twisted open a bottle of water, placed it by the woman's hand, and ripped open the packet of instant noodles, handing it over, saying, "Here."
The water was from the swimming pool outside, the noodles picked from corpses after he killed members of Wolf Gang while in Mozhou City.
"Thanks."
The woman's words became brief again, biting into the noodles.
As for the bottle of water, she didn't seem intent on touching it.
But the cracks on her lips and the sound of her voice clearly hinted to Lu Xi'an she was very thirsty.
Lu Xi'an finished the other packet of noodles and didn't open another bottle of water, instead, he took the one with its cap already twisted off from the ground and drank a big gulp, then handed it back to the woman, "Here."
The woman hesitated for a moment and finally took the water, raising her head and drinking heartily.
Afterward, she set down the empty bottle, used her now reddened tongue to lick her lips, and finally said to Lu Xi'an, "My name is Yao Wei."