Chapter 53 The wolf in the forest
A group of large horned deer walks along the grass by the stream, and beside them, there are predators that make them very uneasy.
A few hundred meters away from the deer, on the tall trees, Shao Xuan hid his figure with the dense branches, and his eyes looked into the direction of the deer from the gaps between the leaves.
This is the fifth day of hunting. The hunting harvest at the first stronghold was almost done, so Mai planned to take the hunting team to the second stronghold.
The second stronghold is on the other side of the basin. They have to pass through the basin and then cross the mountains before they can reach it. Because with Shao Xuan and the Tuo, Mai did not intend to go straight through the straight line, but followed the edge. Although the route is a little longer, the advantage is that it is less dangerous than the straight line.
Halfway through the way, the hunting team saw a large-horned deer group and saw the traces of the wolf pack. Mai asked everyone to hide first, and then asked Shao Xuan to see the wolf in the forest. Shao Xuan also raised a wolf. Mai was worried that Shao Xuan had never seen a real wolf before. Caesar is no longer a real wolf in the eyes of many warriors, so Shao Xuan's impression of wolf cannot be kept on Caesar's silly appearance.
In fact, Mai and the others were worried, and Shao Xuan naturally knew what the wolf in the wild looked like, otherwise he would not have regarded Caesar as a dog.
However, the wolf here is much stronger than the wolves that Shao Xuan had seen in his previous life, with more developed muscles and stronger lethality. You can tell from the wolf head and jaw that they have greater bite power. In their recipes, there are many preys that are several times larger than them.
Now the pack of wolves is just wandering around, and they will make a risk assessment before they act.
"They will avoid those with big horns, look, that's it." Mai pointed to Shao Xuan.
Among the herds of big horned deer, there are many bucks with big horns, and a small number of them are special. The antlers of those deer do not spread to both sides of the head like other deer, but extend backwards and almost wrap themselves. Such deer is very difficult to deal with.
Shao Xuan had seen such deer antlers in the tribe, and someone brought such deer antlers during the sacrifice.
"It's going to start!" Lang Ga on the tree next to him whispered, his words seem very excited. In fact, every time he sees a wolf pack hunting, Lang Ga is very excited. There are many ways of fighting and hunting skills in the wolf pack.
"The best way to get prey like the bighorn deer is to get them running," Mai whispered.
Shao Xuan looked over and saw that the wolves that were watching and walking in the distance have gradually dispersed and slowly approaching the big-horned deer herd. Several wolves were trying to intimidate the big-horned deer beside them.
Because of the approaching of the wolf pack, the large-horned deer group began to panic, and soon group riots occurred under the threat of the wolf pack, and they began to run, and some escaped from the deer group in different directions.
The wolves scattered and ran, looking for suitable prey among the frightened and fleeing deer.
"The deer is protected in the center of the deer, and there are powerful individuals who are protecting it. Generally speaking, the wolves rarely vent to the other side. As for those who run away from the deer in panic, the wolves can quickly find the deer that is injured or old. Once such a deer is found, the other wolves in the wolves will give up chasing other deer and turn to this side." Mai pointed to the wolf that started running and said to Shao Xuan. He paused and added, "So, even if he was injured, do not show weakness in front of them. Don't let the wolves surround you, as it would be very dangerous."
Before Shao Xuan could see which injuries and which were old in the deer, he saw a wolf speeding up to chase a deer, and six or seven wolves were soon joined in the pursuit. Gradually, more wolves joined.
The largest and strongest wolf in the pack should be the leader wolf in the pack, and the first wolf to stand up when launching an attack.
However, this time it was a pity that their prey slipped away due to the help of several other deer.
"They will not give up if they haven't caught their prey." Langga said with certainty.
Over there, the wolves soon gathered together after the failure. Perhaps because of this failure, there was a commotion in the wolves, but they were quickly suppressed by the head wolf. The head wolf let out a howl. Shao Xuan felt that it should be rebuilding morale.
Soon, the wolves attacked the big-horned deer again.
A wolf stared at an old big-horned deer, and other wolves quickly joined in.
This time, they learned their lessons and drove the deer into the open space, separated from the other deer, and left it in isolation.
Even if the crazy pursuit was so far away, even if he had been mentally prepared, Shao Xuan was shocked. Perhaps the most terrifying thing for the prey was to see such predators with strict action plans, chasing him in groups with brutal eyes.
The head wolf rushing in front was extremely fast. After approaching the big-horned deer, he jumped up suddenly, opened his mouth wide, and his sharp teeth bit his prey tightly. The body larger than other wolves in the pack directly hit him.
Although the old big horned deer was several times larger than the head wolf, he was bitten and hit by the head wolf and almost fell down. This was only the beginning. After the head wolf, the other members of the wolf soon rushed up to bite the prey, and their teeth pierced the skin of the big horned deer and penetrated the muscles.
The big horned deer that was surrounded and killed like this was almost covered with wolves. They slowed down and then fell down until they finally couldn't move and died completely.
A single wolf may not be too threatening, but dozens of such terrifying predators are combined into danger. It is precisely because of this hunting method that they discourage most predators in this area.
"Sometimes I would rather encounter ferocious beasts like Thorns Black Wind than face those guys." Someone in the hunting team said.
"Fortunately, the Black Wind likes to move alone, and even if they join forces for the time being, they will not be as strong as that."
I like living alone and not cooperating. It is rare enough for the two thorny black winds to join forces to block people, but I will never fight the hunting team together.
"After that, I haven't found the group of wolves where the little wolf is hidden." Lang Ga looked around and said. It was completely accidental to pick up Caesar, and there was only a little boy like Caesar.
Many flocking animals protect their cubs well, such as the big-horned deer over there and the wolf on the other side that is ready to eat their prey. But like the thorny black wind, even if the adult individual is arrogant and does not look down on the cubs, the cubs will become food for other ferocious beasts. Even without Ah Fei, there may be other predators, tigers, leopards, wolves, etc.
"After all, in the world of wild beasts, injuries and old are the best targets for hunting, especially cubs," Mai said.
Under the pool where the thorns that had lost their cubs were living, there were also countless animal bones, big, small, old, and young.
The world in the mountains is so cruel and full of killing.
"Grow up quickly." Qiao looked at Shao Xuan and Tuo and said with a smile.
Pack up the equipment and the hunting team continued to go to the second stronghold.
While leaping on the trunk while running, Shao Xuan turned around and looked at the wolf pack that started eating there.
The strong head wolf howled, and fiercely bit the other wolf that came to eat the prey, defending its dominance in the family in this way. When the other wolf was not bitten by the head wolf, they all ate their prey quickly, as if the prey was lost after a step slower.
In contrast, what is Caesar, who was raised as a dog since childhood, doing now? He is slowly gnawing on his bones?
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Chapter completed!