novelraw Chapter 116
Chapter 116
As the saying goes, when the moon is dark and the wind is high, when murder is set on fire.
The night in the forest is always accompanied by the howling of wild beasts and the rustling of leaves blown by the mountain wind. The unique tranquility reveals a fatal crisis.
It’s just autumn, and there are still a lot of resources down the mountain. Most of the wild animals have migrated down with their prey, and the Himalayan wolf is one of them.
The smell of cooked meat still exudes from the fire, which makes the hungry wolves approach here involuntarily after waking up. Pairs of round eyes with green light are shining in the dark night. This scene is enough to send chills down the human back.
The leading female wolf has golden-brown fur. It doesn't look as huge as other wolves, and is even a little thin. Her hair is a little dry and split. She doesn't look very energetic, but her eyes are shrewd.
It gently sniffed the remaining meaty smell in the air, and slowly licked the hair around its mouth with its wet tongue, wetting them into locks. Looking at the tent that was still lit with warm yellow lights, it cautiously took a step forward.
There are very few humans staying in this forest. Most of them enter the mountain through the special entrance on the other side, so that all the wild animals over there have changed their nests to avoid meeting humans.As nature's excellent hunters, wolves are actually less powerful than snow leopards, and incomparably faster than clouded leopards, so they are pack animals. When wolves gather together, Asian elephant cubs will also become their prey.
But the leader didn't want to provoke humans, at least not tonight.
It wants to protect its own group, because they lost some elite soldiers during the recent migration, and now less than half of the thirty wolves are left. The male leader also died in that battle, and now almost all of them are dead. I'm hungry.
Tonight, they just want something in their stomachs, and they don't want to go all out against humans.
In the middle of the camp, there were deer ribs that humans hadn't eaten cleanly. Perhaps because the tools were not complete enough, the hefty rib hadn't been cleaned completely, and there was still a lot of minced meat on it, which was enough for some wolves to survive today.
The lights in the tent were still on, and a black shadow could be seen reflected on the green fabric, which made the she-wolf afraid to act rashly.
"Huchi...huchi..." A male wolf gasped a little restlessly, scratching the ground with his paws—it was already very hungry.
The female wolf gave the impatient male wolf a warning look, and leaned lower, waiting for the moment when they could enter the human territory.
Finally, the humans in the tent turned over, the lights went out, and the entire camp was plunged into darkness.
The female wolf waited for a while, and finally took a step out of the shadows, tentatively exposing her whole body to the cold, white moonlight of the night to confirm her safety.
It has seen the power of human weapons, and it is afraid that there will be an explosion in the air, and the rest of them will also be wiped out.
Fortunately, after walking out for a long time, she didn't notice anything unusual. The she-wolf relaxed her body slightly, walked towards the embers of the campfire, sniffed the rib that fell on the ground, and buried herself in eating.
This was considered a safety signal. Only when the female Alpha began to eat, other wolves dared to enter the camp and gathered around the campfire to pick up deer bones and minced meat left by humans.
The wolves have a strict hierarchy. Alphas have the highest priority in mating and eating rights. They enjoy the good things first, followed by Betas, who are the deputy leaders, and finally Omega, who have the lowest status in the group. They must obey Alpha's orders unconditionally, so when Alpha and Beta are feasting, a few thinner Omegas will pitifully huddle in the corner, hoping that the leaders can leave some residue to feed them.
These canids carnival silently on human territory, the sound of gnawing bones sounded intermittently, trembling like a group of rodents foraging in the middle of the night.
The carcass of half a fawn can't satisfy the appetites of all wolves, except for the female Alpha and a few Betas, the other wolves don't have enough meat to fit their teeth.
A few pairs of fluorescent green eyes subconsciously looked at the two tents, which exuded a human breath, which meant a lot of fresh meat.
Hunger and weakness make beasts wary, dissatisfaction makes them desperate.
There are still twelve wolves left in the group. Although the chances of besieging three humans are not high, it is not impossible to win. Once the siege is successful, they will not have to worry about food for a while.
"Ugh..."
The male Beta just scratched the ground with its paws, revealing its sharp canine teeth. The white teeth gleamed coldly in the night, staring at the two tents with a grim expression.
It is the strongest surviving wolf in this group, and it is expected to become the leader of a new generation of males. When it launches an offensive, many wolves follow.
The female Alpha watched them approaching the two tents with cold eyes, disapproving of the recklessness of these wolves in her heart, but they were already dazzled by hunger, and they were no longer under her control.
It looked back at the cubs in the pack. These little fluffy creatures were just born, and they were the hope of the new generation. If the betas caused trouble, it only needed to protect the safety of the cubs.
The pack of wolves gradually approached humans. They could sense that there was only one breath in the green tent, which seemed to be easier to break through, so they prepared to use this place as a breakthrough.
The thick and powerful wolf claws have been pasted with that layer of green tarpaulin, with just a light swipe, they can rush in and kill humans by surprise.
At this moment, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly changed.
A huge sense of crisis instantly enveloped the group of wild wolves, and their instinct for fear made them subconsciously tuck their tails.
At the same time, people also came out of the gray tent on the other side. Davis held a field combat knife for self-defense in his hand, with the blade facing outwards, and gasped as he watched a group of wolves with green eyes in front of him. A few of them surrounded their tent with a murderous look, and Kate, who followed him out, almost screamed when she saw this scene.
Holy shit!She is really allergic to wolves!
Before the male beta could withdraw its claws to divert the attack, a hand suddenly stretched out from the tent next to it and strangled its neck fiercely!
That hand was white and tender, and it should have looked more harmless than a deer in the forest, but it managed to pinch an adult male wolf effortlessly, without even showing a vein.
"Ooooooooooooo..."
The male beta whimpered helplessly, but the sound was pinched very thinly. As the owner of the hand came out of the tent, it was also lifted into the air, and its four paws fluttered aimlessly.
"Anything dares to disturb people's dreams."
After Ao Jing came out, he saw a pack of wolves around, all of them looked at her with their tails crossed in fear, and on the other side there was a couple of scientists who stared wide-eyed with the same expressions.
"..." The three of them stared dazedly in the picture-in-picture of the pack of wolves.jpg.
In fact, she has already noticed the smell of these wild wolves, the smell of carnivorous animals is always very strong, with her sensory ability, she can smell it from a long distance.But seeing that their target was their leftover bones, Ao Jing mercifully allowed these wolves to come over to fill their stomachs, but they still set their sights on humans even though the leftover bones were not enough to eat.
The wolf is indeed a greedy and adventurous animal, she shouldn't be soft-hearted.
She pinched the wolves' necks with one hand, as easily as if she was carrying a bottle of water, her golden eyes swept over the pack of wolves: "These wolves are not big in size, but they are quite courageous."
The female leader who had been onlookers saw that the situation was not good, and she had already blocked the cubs, her hair all over her body exploded, her pupils constricted suddenly, and she let out a low warning sound from her throat.
The Himalayan wolf is a new species discovered in recent years, and the exact number is not yet known. Ao Jing came out this time with half the attributes of an animal protectionist, not to mention that Davis was originally engaged in this line of work, so naturally he would not use killing to scare them.She hadn't fully exposed her identity yet, so this group of daring beasts dared to confront her.
So, from the perspective of the wolves, the light green light was rushing out from the girl's body, converging behind her, forming a giant green dragon, hovering over the tent and staring at the pack of wolves.
"We don't want to eat wolf meat today." The giant dragon behind Ao Kyung roared, the voice only rang in the minds of the wolves, and they ran away in fright, "Get away, don't bother me."
How can she be in the mood to care about a group of beasts now, she can't kill them, she can't kill them, she scares them away once, most wild animals also avoid human beings and don't want to deal with them head-on, if there is such a thing, the wolves will spread the news, In the future, their camp will be extremely safe, and even monkeys who steal things will not come.
Looking up at the white moonlight today, Ao Jing and Davis on the opposite side waved their hands and yawned a little, then got back into the tent again, and buried their heads in the sleeping bag without distraction.
This sleep went straight to dawn, and the surroundings were so quiet that there was no sound of birds chirping. It was Kate who got into Ao Jing's tent and pushed her up.
"Saian, Cyan?"
Kate didn't dare to move too hard, and only gently pushed her shoulders with her fingers: "It's breakfast."
"...Loki?"
Ao Jing turned his head sleepily, still holding the green stone in his hand.
"It's not Loki, I'm Kate." Kate's expression was a little helpless. "It's almost time, get up and wash up and come over to have breakfast. I made some porridge."
It was only then that Ao Kyung realized that she was in the wild, and Loki was still in Asgard. This was the first time in several months that she woke up without seeing him, no wonder she was not used to it.
The girl blushed with embarrassment, and sat up from her sleeping bag: "I'm sorry, I overslept again..."
"again?"
"...I used to always be late for work."
When she was on Nublar Island, she often overslept, and it was Rocky who woke her up in a variety of ways. Today, unfortunately, she made an old mistake again, and asked the two team members to catch him, which made Ao Jing very uncomfortable. Excuse me.
"It's fine, it's fine, I do it often." Kate waved her hand indifferently. She was also sound asleep and made excuses for being late every day. The highways in Chicago were blocked by her verbally many times. "Davis and I are waiting for you outside, how much do you eat?"
"One bowl is fine."
Ao Jing changed clothes and came out of the tent. Davis sat obliquely in front of her and handed Kate a bowl of porridge.
"Good morning!" She adjusted her expression of being a little frustrated seeing the couple getting along with each other, and greeted them energetically.
"Oh, Sai'an, good morning! I put your porridge over there for you myself, and the dried meat is in the bag next to it." Davis showed her a smile as bright as the sun, never mentioning yesterday Surrounded by a pack of wolves at night, Kate really wanted to ask, but in the end she couldn't open her mouth. "Our plan today is south?"
"Yes, we have been operating within the forest range during this time, and the camp is stationed here, and we will move when we enter the mountains."
Ao Jing was holding the bowl, and his words were a little vague: "The north can be ruled out. The news I got is that there is a high probability that it is in the southwest, which is the direction where the mammoth and the alien tiger migrated. If it goes well, we may not need to Dig into the mountains."
It's too cold in the Himalayas, it's unrealistic for human beings to stay in that environment for a long time, and Ao Kyung doesn't want to torment them, he will try his best to solve it quickly.
After a sloppy breakfast, the three of them braved the cold morning wind in the Himalayas and set off with a day's supplies.
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The author has something to say:
Long Mei: I picked lemons.
The next chapter: Kimei's perspective
Don't worry, OTZ
Although I didn’t intend to write about animal protection as much as I wrote about Jurassic, and basically took a leap-forward approach, but Long Mei still has her own copy to go, and time can’t always be fast-forwarded...