The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 694

"Those traps aren't mine!" Easton blurted out, quickly denying any involvement, and in an attempt to cast the blame away from himself, he accused Danny. "Country boy, did you set these traps? You told us to come chop wood, but you're just trying to harm us! You want to kill us in these woods!"

Danny laughed and indicated their surroundings. "If I called you here to chop wood and you've been at it so long, where's the wood you cut?"

At that moment, Smart charged at Danny like a wild buffalo, intending to push him into one of the traps. However, his plan backfired.

With a dull thud, Smart collided with something but didn't manage to reach Danny. Instead, he hit a nearby pine tree, which was also booby-trapped. A net suddenly dropped from above, ensnaring Smart. Then, one stick after another started to fall from the tree, relentlessly hitting Smart and eliciting cries of pain.

When the assault was over, Smart was left battered and bruised, his nose swollen and his body aching. Walking over with a cheerful expression, Danny inquired, "How many traps did you prepare? Are there any more? Would you like to go through all the traps you've prepared?"

"Don't cross the line, country boy!" protested Smart. "We prepared these traps for hunting. There are five of us here; we need food, so we made them!"

Fearing another beating, Smart quickly came up with the excuse.

"Hunting?" Danny chuckled. "We do indeed need to hunt for food. But first, you need to chop the wood properly so we can build our little cabin. Then you and Easton can go hunting."