All the dogs clung to the man, tugging and biting.
His face twisted in pain as he struggled where he stood, shaking violently and slapping at the dogs hanging from him. Some were flung off and barked furiously whenever they got an opening; others whined as they bit down and refused to let go.
Now that they had caught up with him, he could not run even if he wanted to. He could only keep shaking them off and hurry along through the pain, because he saw Ye Yaodong closing in with a stick.
Although he was doomed not to escape, he still had to make one last desperate struggle.
As Ye Yaodong drew closer, he shouted curses. "You motherfucking scumbag! Let's see where you can run! Once I catch you, I'll beat the shit out of you!"
"Still trying to run? Stop!"
He picked up speed and, once he was close enough, swung the stick straight at the man's shoulder.
"Argh!" Another scream rang out.
"You dared set your sights on my dogs? I'll fucking kill you."
Without even looking at his face, Ye Yaodong started beating him, landing blow after blow while carefully avoiding his own dogs.
The man still tried to escape, but he could only shuffle a few steps. The dogs had their teeth locked around both his ankles and the clothes at his waist. The pain was already unbearable, and their tugging kept him from getting away.
"You lot, move aside first..."
With them clinging to the man, he could not swing freely. His dogs had the man completely surrounded below the waist, and Ye Yaodong was afraid that a blow meant to knock him down would hit them.
The dogs were furious too. How could they listen? They kept clinging to the man's legs