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Among the group of people, the leading one was called Cha. He was about the same age as Mai, and was the second in command of the hunting group next door. He had a lot of authority in that hunting group, and he was also quite powerful. Among the five people who came, Cha was the least injured one.
"Did you lose anyone?" Mai asked in surprise. The hunting had just begun, and no one had gone missing. Obviously, something was wrong.
"Three of them went missing. When we were resting in the first location, the three of them went to fetch water, and then they never came back." Cha's voice was hoarse when he was talking. Obviously, this incident was a great blow to their hunting group. If something had happened to them during the hunting, it would be fine. But they went missing without any reason, and even their bodies could not be found. They were not willing to give up just like that.
"The place where they fetched water was also on the mountain, not too far from the cave. There were no dangerous ferocious beasts either. But, we didn't see any of them until night fell. Cheng brought some people to look for them, but they didn't find them. They only found some traces near the place where they fetched water, but it was not enough to find them. After that, we waited for half a day, and we also searched everywhere, but we still didn't find them. But, when we were looking for them, we saw a lot of these things. "
Cha rubbed his tired face, and pointed at the bats on the ground, "They attacked the hunting group on their own initiative, and it was daytime. There were more than ten of them, and a few of us were injured. Cheng asked me to bring some people here to ask for your help, but I didn't expect that these things had already flown here. "
Shao Xuan listened to him, and noticed that Caesar next to him was a bit strange. He looked at his wound and found that it was not getting worse. The color of the blood was still healthy, but Caesar looked very tired.
"He was bitten, right?" Cha said, "After being bitten by those things, he will feel weak all over, but he won't die. Give him some of this. "
Cha handed Shao Xuan a root-like thing. Shao Xuan had learned about herbal medicine from the Shaman for a long time, so of course he knew what it was. This kind of root could refresh one's mind, and could also cure some narcotic poisons. However, it was very difficult to find them in the hunting ground. Besides, Cha and the others didn't think highly of Caesar before they set off for the hunting trip. They even laughed at Mai for allowing Caesar to come with them. But now, Cha was actually willing to take him out.
Seeing Mai, Lang Ga and the others looking at him, Cha said helplessly, "I still need him to help me find people."
That was true.
Who asked you to laugh before? Now that you need help, you're looking for it, right? Lang Ga and the others really wanted to show off, but when they thought of what had happened, their hearts sank again.
Disappearing without a trace, not even a trace of the person could be found. Just hearing about it made one shiver. They were not afraid of fighting ferocious beasts, but they were always nervous about the unknown.
"What did Cheng say?" Mai asked.
"Cheng said that the person who fetched the water might have been bitten by those things. He couldn't fight back, and might have been dragged away by those things. But, there weren't many traces, so it's hard to find him." Cha looked at Caesar again, who was getting more and more energetic. "I hope it can help."
Shao Xuan checked the wounds on Caesar's body. After making sure there were no problems, he focused on the two dead bats.
The saliva of these bats had a strong narcotic effect. Shao Xuan pried open their mouths with a stone knife, and found that their upper incisors were much bigger than the other molars, and their canine teeth were as sharp as knives. The wounds on Caesar's body were caused by these teeth.
Creatures with teeth like these obviously ate flesh and blood.
In addition, these bats had sharp claws, strong hind limbs, and a pair of big eyes.
"How is it? Can we go now? " Cha was a bit anxious. The longer they stayed, the harder it would be to find them. He still didn't know how the hunting team was doing.
Mai looked at Shao Xuan, and saw Shao Xuan nodding, which meant that Caesar had recovered. Mai said, "Okay, let's go."
The hunting team went back to the cave first, and brought some stone tools, just in case.
Cha led them, but they didn't go up the mountain. Although it was less dangerous up there, they had to take a long detour. They were in a hurry, and had to get there as soon as possible. So, they chose the shortest route.
On the way, they met a few more bats like that, and they killed them together.
"Be careful, guys. Scratches are not so bad, but bites are more important. I don't have enough medicine." Cha reminded them.
"There are less prey in the hunting ground. The giant-antler deer and giant yak herds have all left their original places, and run further away. Even the ferocious beasts are less … This is something that we have never seen before."
Hearing this, everyone knew that it was not a good sign.
If there were less prey, they might be taken away by other predators. The giant-antler deer and giant yak herds might be moving away to avoid this dangerous place. However, even the ferocious beasts were less in the hunting ground. What could make them afraid?
"It's not a good thing." Lang Ga and the others whispered. They had a bad feeling when they saw those giant bats, and now they were even more sure about it.
While they were walking, Shao Xuan suddenly heard some extremely sharp screeching sounds, like sound waves. However, Lang Ga and the others beside him didn't react at all, as if they didn't hear it.
The hair on Caesar's back stood up again, and he stared at the sky with vigilance.
Cha, Mai and the other middle-level totem warriors, who were walking in the front, suddenly stopped.
Mai made a hand gesture to the others, signaling them to be quiet and stay on high alert, while he listened carefully.
"It's them?" Mai lowered his voice and said.
"Yes." Cha nodded, "But, their target now is not us. They must have found other prey."
"Mai, did you hear anything? Why didn't I hear anything? "Lang Ga asked.
"You guys are not strong enough." Mai listened carefully, and then pointed to a direction, "Go up the tree! Be careful and stay hidden. Let's observe the situation first. "
Since Caesar couldn't climb trees, Shao Xuan let him hide in the grass.
Shao Xuan nimbly climbed up a big tree nearby, until he was high enough to see somewhere not far away. He found a thick branch with dense leaves and hid there.
Looking up, he saw a tree civet standing on a branch diagonally above him. At this moment, the tree civet was tense all over, with its hair standing up. Its mouth was wide open, and its eyes were filled with fear. This kind of vigilance and fear was not directed at Shao Xuan, but at those creatures in the sky that were approaching. However, just when it was vigilant, Shao Xuan suddenly jumped up, scaring it and making it almost fall from the branch.
The tree civet's round eyes stared at Shao Xuan for a while, and after confirming that Shao Xuan was not a threat for the time being, it bared its teeth at Shao Xuan and threw an unfinished arthropod in its claws at Shao Xuan, as if it was angry that Shao Xuan scared it.
Shao Xuan tilted his head, avoiding the insect that was thrown at him.
The insect hit the tree trunk directly, but a few drops of green liquid splashed out and landed on Shao Xuan's face.
Shao Xuan expressionlessly wiped the insect's liquid off his face and cursed in his heart, "Tree civet, this little thing, really has a bad temper."
However, Shao Xuan would not be angry with it over such a small matter.
Suddenly, the tree civet turned its head and looked in a direction.
That was where Mai had pointed just now.
Shao Xuan, like the others, hid in the branches and looked through the gaps between the leaves.
The surroundings were very quiet, but there was a sense of fear.
On a patch of grass not far ahead, four toothed deer stood there, facing four directions, their ears erect and their eyes alert.
Whoosh —
A black shadow flashed in the sky and landed on the grass.
There was more than one bat. There were eleven bats that landed, and they surrounded the four toothed deer in the middle.
For most bats, it was very difficult for them to move on the ground. Even if they could move, it was very slow. However, these bats folded their wings after landing, leaving behind a pair of powerful long legs and forearms.
Any one of these eleven bats was bigger than the one that Mai had killed.
After the eleven bats landed near the toothed deer, they quickly ran towards it.
The toothed deer wanted to jump out of the encirclement, but as soon as it jumped, it bumped into a big bat that had jumped up as well.
A big bat was knocked a few meters away. It rolled on the grass and got up again, continuing to attack the toothed deer. Its sharp teeth were like razors, biting off a piece of the toothed deer's skin.
The smell of blood started to spread.
After being bitten, the toothed deer's movement became slower and slower. They did not manage to escape at first, and now, it was even more impossible.
All four of the toothed deer were bitten, and one of them even started to feel weak in the legs.
Those bats did not take the chance to continue to bite, but waited patiently.
When the last toothed deer finally fell to the ground, they did not start to enjoy the delicious meal immediately. Instead, two or three of them worked together to grab the toothed deer that had lost its ability to move. They spread their wings and flew away.
After those bats left, the hunting group gathered under the tree. Everyone's expression was not very good.
"They didn't seem to want to eat their prey immediately." Mai said.
Cha's face was gloomy, "That's why Cheng said to find the missing people as soon as possible. At least after seeing what those things did, as long as they were not eaten immediately, the missing people might still be alive."
"They seemed to be hoarding food, but the winter is over." A slightly older warrior in the group said, "Then, who are they going to feed these food to?"
The group fell into silence.
"Let's find the missing people first." Cha sighed.
When Cha led Mai and the others to the first location of their hunting group, and met up with the leader of the hunting group, Cheng was applying medicine to the wounded.
"What happened? Were you attacked again? "Cha hurried a few steps forward to check on the wounded.
"Fortunately, none of them are seriously injured." Cheng stood up and walked towards Mai. Finally, a smile appeared on his bitter face, "You guys are finally here."
Cheng glanced around, and his sight fell on Caesar, who was standing beside Shao Xuan, "I didn't expect that we would have to rely on him this time."
While the two hunting group leaders were exchanging information, Shao Xuan was observing the situation in the cave.
The warriors in the hunting group, who were still in high spirits when they set off, were now all listless, probably because of the mysterious disappearance of their companions, and the possible big crisis.
Everyone had injuries on their bodies. Fortunately, most of them were scratches and only a few had been bitten.
"The most fortunate thing is that I didn't bring those brats with me this time. Otherwise … "Cheng didn't continue.
If there were any newly awakened young warriors in the team, they would definitely be the ones to be attacked the most. Just like Shao Xuan last year, the newly awakened young warriors did not have much hunting experience. If they were not careful, they would die.
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