Because it was injured, the Snow Mountain Wolf did not attack Zhong Lichun again. Instead, it merely glared at her viciously with its eerie green eyes.
When he saw that the Snow Mountain Wolf had stopped attacking, Mo Li froze for a moment. Then, as if he had realized something, he shouted, "Watch out behind you!"
Hearing Mo Li's cry, Zhong Lichun's expression changed. She turned her head to look behind her, only to see another enormous Snow Mountain Wolf pouncing at her. At the same time, the injured Snow Mountain Wolf moved again and lunged straight at her.
This section of the cave was already narrow, and the second Snow Mountain Wolf had launched a surprise attack, leaving Zhong Lichun no time to react properly. Since she had turned to face the second wolf, she reacted to it first. Zhong Lichun actually thrust her left arm into the wolf's mouth, wedging its jaws open with her arm. Then she repeatedly stabbed the Snow Mountain Wolf with the Military knife in her right hand. At this life-or-death moment, Zhong Lichun was giving it everything she had.
While Zhong Lichun struggled with the second Snow Mountain Wolf, the first one pounced onto her back and knocked her to the ground. It then opened its jaws and bit down toward the back of her neck.
Mo Li had only just thrown Wei Dengke onto the ground and was preparing to run over to help. Even though he was faster than an ordinary person, he was already too late. This was where Zhong Lichun's extensive combat experience and astonishing reflexes showed. After being knocked down, she suddenly braced herself and raised her upper body, smashing the back of her head into the Snow Mountain Wolf's chin. She had used all her strength in that blow, which landed with a dull thump.
The Snow Mountain Wolf, struck on the chin, let out a howl of pain and began to fall backward. At the same time, Mo Li finally rushed over and locked his arm around its neck from behind.
The Snow Mountain Wolf struggled desperately. Even with Mo Li's strength, completely suppressing it was extremely difficult. To keep it from breaking free, Mo Li braced his knee against its waist while forcefully pulling backward with his right arm around its neck.
With a sharp crack, the sound of breaking bones rang out. The Snow Mountain Wolf in Mo Li's hold finally stopped struggling, its entire body going limp. Its waist had been twisted completely out of shape. Clearly, Mo Li's knee had snapped its spine.
Only after sensing that the Snow Mountain Wolf in his grasp was no longer struggling did Mo Li release it. The wolf collapsed onto the ground. It was not dead yet, but it was barely breathing in and hardly breathing out. Clearly, it was on the verge of death.
Without paying any further attention to the Snow Mountain Wolf on the ground, Mo Li looked somewhat panicked at Zhong Lichun, who was still sprawled atop the other wolf, and anxiously asked, "Are you all right?"
Rubbing the back of her head, Zhong Lichun climbed off the Snow Mountain Wolf. She was covered in its blood, and the wolf she had stabbed several times no longer showed any signs of life. Sitting on the ground, Zhong Lichun kept panting heavily, while blood dripped steadily from the spot on her left arm where the wolf had bitten her.
Seeing that Zhong Lichun was all right, Mo Li hurried back to Wei Dengke and rummaged through the pockets of his clothes. He remembered putting the Medical Alcohol and gauze inside. Zhong Lichun's arm was badly injured and needed to be disinfected and bandaged immediately.
After returning to Zhong Lichun with the Medical Alcohol and gauze, Mo Li crouched down and tried to bandage her. However, Zhong Lichun snatched the alcohol and gauze away and said coldly, "I can do it myself."
"You injured your arm. How can you bandage it with one hand? Why are you being so stubborn? Let me do it." Mo Li frowned when he heard Zhong Lichun. Then he snatched the alcohol and gauze back and began disinfecting her wound without bothering to wait for her consent.
The sting of the alcohol on her wound made Zhong Lichun's body tremble slightly. But the woman was truly tough. She merely bit her lip and did not make a sound. As Mo Li treated the wound, he watched her from the corner of his eye. When he saw that she had bitten her lips pale, he gave a bitter smile and said helplessly, "If it hurts, cry out. I'm not going to laugh at you. Why put yourself through this?"
"...Cry out? On the battlefield, none of your cries would receive even the slightest bit of sympathy. The enemy might even torture you on purpose for their amusement, just to make you scream. The louder you screamed, the happier they would be. Only by enduring it and refusing to show your pain could you make the enemy lose interest and stop torturing you." After hearing Mo Li's words, Zhong Lichun fell silent for a moment before suddenly saying something that seemed completely out of place.
Mo Li was stunned when he heard her. His hands paused, and then he raised his head and looked at Zhong Lichun strangely. "What did you say? War? Where is there still a war nowadays?"
"Of course you people living in this country have never experienced war. But in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, wars have never truly stopped! Forget it. To people like you, who have lived in a honey pot, war really is far too distant." Zhong Lichun spoke with some agitation, but halfway through, her tone weakened.
Mo Li stared at Zhong Lichun's face for a long time. Then he suddenly sighed and continued treating her wound. As he worked, he said, "It's true that I've never experienced war. Although I served in the army for several years, at most, I only got into a few fights with Indians. I've never even fired a gun, so I admit that I don't know how cruel war is... Earlier, when I took off your clothes, I saw that your body was covered in scars. How old are you? You should be under thirty, right? I can't understand why a young woman would have so many injuries. Keeping certain things buried in your heart isn't good either. We've already gone through life and death together, and we don't even know whether we'll make it back alive. So, if you don't mind, I'd be willing to listen."
"..." Zhong Lichun was stunned by Mo Li's words. She simply blinked her large eyes at him, while Mo Li raised his head and gave her an honest smile. Mo Li was not particularly handsome, but his sincere smile gave people an inexplicable sense of security.
Zhong Lichun remained silent for a very long time. Only after Mo Li finished tying the bandage did she suddenly turn around and pull the General's Knife from the dead wolf's body. Then, under Mo Li's dumbfounded gaze, she began skinning the wolf with the knife.
As she skinned it, Zhong Lichun told Mo Li about her past. Listening to her story, Mo Li's expression gradually changed. He never could have imagined that this stubborn-looking woman had endured such terrible experiences.
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