The range of the trap zone was not too large, but there were many wolves trapped there. Shao Xuan saw at least seven wolves trapped or dead in the traps.
Obviously, when the wolves were chasing after Caesar, they did not expect that Caesar would bring them to such a place.
When Caesar ran here, they did not have time to react. Seeing that nothing happened to Caesar, they naturally did not think that there were so many hidden dangers here.
Normally, there would not be so many wolves trapped. There were many experienced animals in the forest, and their intuition could provide them with preliminary judgment. Naturally, there were also wolves with rich hunting experience. Today was just an accident. And they were chasing closely, so they did not think too much.
After passing through the trap zone, Shao Xuan continued to follow the tracks.
Not far from the trap zone, there was a natural asphalt pit. This was also the largest asphalt pit on the hunting route of the first stronghold. Every day, many animals, both terrestrial and flying, would be trapped in it.
Shao Xuan once saw a cow trapped in it. The cow could not break free, and it attracted many carnivores. As a result, all of them were swallowed by the asphalt pit.
No one knew how many skeletons were buried in the asphalt pit.
There was also a small asphalt pit near the tribe. Shao Xuan once saw people take asphalt from there to build roofs, but for safety reasons, the tribe often had people in charge of guarding there.
In the large asphalt pit in front of him, Shao Xuan saw two wolves trapped in it. One third of their legs had sunk in, and they were struggling futilely. If no one pulled them out, they would gradually sink into the pit and accompany the animals that had been trapped for thousands of years or even longer. There, they would not be eaten by scavengers, and their bones would be well preserved. In the distant future, their bones might see the light of day again, but it was also possible that they would be buried forever.
Generally speaking, smart animals would not come close to this place. Those that came close were either not very smart, new, or greedy predators.
In this asphalt pit zone, it looked dark, but in fact, not every part of it would sink. The hunting team was more familiar with this place, and had passed through it before. Sometimes, in order to avoid some troublesome ferocious beasts or groups of wild animals, they would take refuge here. The passage was very narrow, and large ferocious beasts could not pass through it.
Shao Xuan brought Caesar here once, and did not expect it to remember it. There were its footprints, and some other wolves' footprints.
Caesar was not the only one who was smart.
However, there were still two wolves trapped in it.
The wolves had just come to this land, and were not familiar with it. They might have seen asphalt pits in their former territory, and only knew that it was dangerous, which was their natural alertness. Here, they did not know where they could go, and where they could not go.
Shao Xuan saw some footprints around the asphalt pit, and those that did not follow Caesar's route were trapped in it.
It would take too much time to take a detour, so Shao Xuan directly went through the asphalt pit zone, and did not pay attention to the two wolves that were trapped deeper and deeper.
From some traces, it could be seen that Caesar had left most of the wolves behind, and trapped nearly ten of them, through the previous trap zone and the asphalt pit zone.
The wolf pack, which had about thirty members, was reduced by one third in a short time.
If the alpha wolf was timid, it probably would not continue to chase, but obviously, the wolves in this pack were all ferocious, and very vengeful, and kept chasing. Until now, there were only about three or four wolves that were chasing closely. Most of them did not keep up, and Shao Xuan had encountered a few along the way.
Following Shao Xuan, Caesar learned a lot of tricks to trap people and beasts, such as traps, asphalt pits, and how to run into the territory of ferocious beasts, and transfer the hatred to the wolves that were chasing closely behind.
The only thing this new pack of wolves lacked was their unfamiliarity with this place.
However, Shao Xuan was worried that Caesar might be injured. As he followed along, he saw blood on the ground. The blood could be from the wolves, or it could be from Caesar. Shao Xuan needed to find him as soon as possible and confirm his injury.
While running, Shao Xuan suddenly heard a loud roar in the forest ahead.
Many birds that were resting in the forest flapped their wings and flew up, and some small animals ran out.
A giant bear!
Besides that, Shao Xuan also heard the howling of wolves. It was not Caesar's howling, but the howling of the wolves from the other pack.
There was a giant bear with them, and it was much more difficult to deal with than the four-fanged boar. It looked clumsy, but it ran very fast. The hunting team had been avoiding it from a distance.
In the past, the hunting team had encountered the giant bear several times, and were chased by it. Whenever they encountered it, the hunting team would run towards the asphalt pit. However, the giant bear was not stupid. Every time it chased them to the edge of the asphalt pit, it would stop moving forward, and then slowly walk around the asphalt pit. When it walked, it would roar at the hunting team and stare at them fiercely, as if it was telling them, "Sooner or later, I will eat you!"
But now, in order to deal with the wolves, Caesar had provoked the giant bear. If he was not careful, he would get himself into trouble.
Shao Xuan's face changed, and he hurried towards the bear.
The giant bear was still roaring. Soon, Shao Xuan saw the giant figure standing up, with its mouth wide open, showing its sharp teeth, and roaring towards a place on the ground.
Following the giant bear's sight, Shao Xuan saw four wolves. The obviously bigger one was the alpha of the pack. These four wolves were the only ones that had chased Shao Xuan to this place. Some of the wolves were trapped in the asphalt pit, and some had not caught up.
Among the four wolves, three of them, including the alpha, had blood stains around their mouths.
After looking around, Shao Xuan did not see Caesar. Beside the giant bear, there was a wolf with a spotted pattern on its back, but its neck had been bitten off by the giant bear.
The alpha wolf did not seem to want to give up. It bared its teeth and growled at the giant bear. This made the giant bear, which was the king of this area, immediately angry. Usually, it was very annoyed by hunting groups that came to its territory to hunt. Every time, it could not catch up with anyone, so it was very angry. This time, it did not see anyone, but it saw these strange wolves. It should be known that the wolves that lived in this area did not dare to come to its territory and be arrogant.
With another roar, the giant bear vented its anger.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the alpha wolf had to give up the chase. It turned around and ran, and the other three wolves quickly followed.
The giant bear, on all fours, chased after the alpha wolf. Shao Xuan knew the bear's temper. It would probably chase for a while before it returned.
Seeing that the wolves and the giant bear had left, Shao Xuan jumped down from the tree and carefully identified the smell in the air.
There were a few prey that the giant bear had hunted here. The smell of blood was very strong, and some scavengers began to move again.
Shao Xuan looked around and changed his vision. The surrounding green vegetation disappeared, and all he could see were stones, faint silhouettes of trees, and some animal skeletons.
His vision stopped at one place, and Shao Xuan quickly walked there.
Changing back to his normal vision, Shao Xuan came to a plant with large leaves. Under the large leaves, blood flowed out.
Pushing the leaves aside, Shao Xuan saw Caesar lying under the leaves.
Caesar's condition was very bad. When he used his special vision, Shao Xuan found that there were several fractures on its body. In addition to the fractures, there were also some bite wounds. Two of them were very deep, and large pieces of meat had been bitten off. Blood kept flowing out.
There was also blood flowing out of Caesar's mouth. Its internal organs were probably damaged as well.
Shao Xuan quickly took out a bag of herbs. Inside were some herbs that had been ground into powder. He sprinkled it on Caesar's wounds.
After the powder was sprinkled, it was quickly soaked in blood.
This couldn't go on. In his previous life, such a situation would have been immediately sent to the emergency room. However, in this kind of place, other than the limited amount of herbs he had on him, Shao Xuan had no other choice.
If this continued, Caesar would soon stop breathing. Shao Xuan could feel that Caesar's breathing had become difficult.
Sensing Shao Xuan's arrival, Caesar opened its eyes and moved. It wanted to get up, but Shao Xuan quickly stopped it.
"Hey, buddy, don't move. You're injured."
It was only a slight movement, but the blood that had just slowed down flowed out again. Along with the powder, it dripped onto the ground.
Hearing Shao Xuan's words, Caesar no longer struggled to get up. It lay on the ground, but it moved its head and used its nose to touch Shao Xuan's hand. It even let out a whimper.
"Shh, don't cry." Shao Xuan raised his hand and gently patted Caesar's head.
Although Caesar didn't cry, Shao Xuan could see the sadness in its eyes. It probably knew that its condition wasn't good.
They couldn't just wait here.
Should they carry Caesar back to the cave? That was impossible.
Caesar's injuries were too serious. It couldn't withstand the jolts, and it might not be able to last that long.
Looking around, Shao Xuan took out a bag of herbs. It wasn't for external application. There were some leaves inside. Shao Xuan put it in Caesar's mouth. It just closed its mouth and didn't have the strength to chew.
Shao Xuan quickly crushed the herbs with the back of his knife and poured them into a gourd filled with water. Then, he mixed it with water and poured some into Caesar's mouth. He didn't know how effective these herbs would be for Caesar, but he had to try.
After feeding Caesar the medicine, Shao Xuan patted Caesar's head and said, "Hang in there, buddy. I'll be back soon."
He put down the big leaf again to cover Caesar's figure. The scavenging birds and beasts wouldn't notice them for a while. The giant bear still had a lot of food left.
Shao Xuan found a few sticks and vines to make a simple stretcher. Then, he came back and put Caesar on it. He carried the stretcher and walked away.
There was a very large tree nearby. Shao Xuan planned to put Caesar up the tree first. The giant bear would be back soon. They couldn't stay in the same place for too long. Moreover, the sky was gradually darkening. It was relatively safer in the tree.
He found a long and sturdy vine and tied it to the stretcher. Shao Xuan stood on a branch of the tree. He wrapped the other end of the vine around another branch above his head and pulled Caesar's stretcher up.
Just as Shao Xuan pulled Caesar up the tree, the giant bear that was chasing the wolves had returned to its original place. Seeing a group of scavenging birds and beasts fighting over its prey, the giant bear roared angrily and rushed over. It tore a few beasts that couldn't escape in time into pieces. The surrounding birds and beasts scattered in an instant.
After confirming that there were no other birds and beasts nearby, the giant bear continued to eat.
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