It was Shao Xuan's first time seeing a small animal called a tree civet. It was about the size of an adult's palm, and its grey fur was mixed with brown stripes. It had big black eyes on its furry round head, and its eyes were especially innocent when it looked at people. Its ears were slightly lowered as it crouched on a ten-meter-high branch, hugging the tree trunk and looking down at the people below.
"Don't look at it, that little thing doesn't taste good," Lang Ga said to Shao Xuan in a low voice. They were resting here and didn't forbid them from talking, but they all kept their voices low.
Generally speaking, the warriors in the tribe weren't picky about the taste of their food. They would eat anything that didn't taste good, as long as it could replenish their energy. However, if it was rated as "not tasty," then it wasn't just a matter of tasting bad. There might be other adverse effects on the body.
"Aren't they afraid of people?" Shao Xuan asked in a low voice.
"Actually, many wild beasts don't show fear when they see a human for the first time. Instead, they show curiosity. But if you show a little bit of killing intent, then it's different." While speaking, Lang Ga raised his bow and aimed at the tree civet on the tree.
The tree civet, which looked especially innocent and harmless, suddenly had a murderous look in its eyes. Its mouth, which hadn't been open before, was now wide open. Shao Xuan could see the sharp teeth in its mouth.
Lang Ga didn't shoot at the tree civet, but lowered his hand, no longer aiming at it.
"It doesn't taste good with less meat, and its cry is also unpleasant," Lang Ga said and went back to loading his ground bow, checking if there was any damage.
After Lang Ga left, the tree civet on the tree returned to its original appearance.
A finger-long flying insect flew over and flapped its wings. The surface of its body was covered in a layer of fine scales that reflected the sunlight and flickered. One moment, it would appear in one place and the next moment, it would appear in another place. They flew extremely fast in the air and could change positions in an instant.
Whoosh!
The tree civet waved its arms, as if it had already predicted where the flying insect would fly next. It stretched out its claws and clawed at the insect.
In the blink of an eye, the flying insect was trapped between the tree fox's claws.
Shao Xuan watched as the tree civet twisted the flying insect and broke its wings. Then, like a deep-fried dough stick, it ate the flying insect in one bite. As it chewed, it stared at Shao Xuan who was under the tree.
When only the tail was left, the tree fox stopped gnawing. It looked at the remains on its claws and then looked at Shao Xuan who was under the tree. Then, it threw the tail towards Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan sensed the insect carcass being thrown at him at high speed. He moved half a step and dodged it just in time.
"What the hell!"
The tree civet on the tree began to bark.
Shao Xuan thought that the tree civet was dissatisfied because he avoided it, but he caught a glimpse of Ang moving not far away. He then looked at the tree civet on the tree and saw that it had already run away, as if it was avoiding something.
Ang ran in the opposite direction of the tree civet, and climbed up a tree nimbly. On his back, he carried five short spears, which were half the length of the ones he usually used. They could be used as javelins.
The rest of the hunting group quieted down and slowed down their breathing. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would have been hard to imagine that there were so many people here.
Ang seemed to have seen something. He quickly and quietly pulled out a short spear and was about to throw it. But before he threw it out, he stopped and made a gesture to Mai.
Mai thought for a while, and waved his hand to ask Ang to come back.
Ang looked regretful, and went back to the hunting group after climbing down the tree. At the same time, the hunting group hid behind the protruding stones and trees. Shao Xuan followed suit.
After two breaths, Shao Xuan saw something that looked like a fox jumping out of the bushes. It looked around, and then ran away in one direction.
Lang Ga signaled Shao Xuan to continue to wait.
After a while, Shao Xuan heard a rustling sound. It was the sound of a creature moving and rubbing against the branches.
A creature about seven meters tall slowly appeared. It had brown fur, four thick limbs, and a thick and powerful tail behind it. It looked a little fierce, but looking at its slow and heavy body, it looked a little lazy.
It sniffed with its nose, and walked to a few trees. It stood on its hind legs, with its strong tail behind its back, forming a tripod with its feet. After standing up, it exposed its front claws, which were like sickles, and hooked the trees in front of it. It easily cut off branches and leaves from the trees, as if it was cutting wheat.
It was an animal that ate leaves as its main food. But judging from Mai's behavior, Shao Xuan also knew that this big guy was not easy to deal with. Thinking back to the hunting stories he had heard before, this big guy in front of him should be a giant-clawed beast. In Shao Xuan's eyes, this giant-clawed beast was already very big, but in fact, this one was not yet an adult. An adult giant-clawed beast was even bigger.
Moreover, giant-clawed beasts only looked heavy and lazy, but when they were threatened, they reacted quickly. Their huge claws could easily uproot trees.
In fact, giant-clawed beasts were also on the hunting list of the hunting team, but Mai did not send anyone to hunt them now.
The trees were not big, and the giant clawed beast quickly ate up most of the leaves on the trees. It lost interest in the rest of the leaves and continued to lazily walk on the ground. It moved its heavy body and left.
After it left, Mai and the others continued to climb up the mountain.
On the way up the mountain, Lang Ga checked a few traps he had set before. There were a few poor guys who had fallen into the traps not long ago, and were still alive. They had been dragged out and killed by the warriors of the hunting group.
The trap wasn't big, so it only caught small prey.
Lang Ga taught Shao Xuan his experience while fixing the devices in the traps.
Pointing at the warriors who were dealing with the prey, Lang Ga said to Shao Xuan, "After you catch the prey, you have to check whether they are sick or not. Like the one we caught just now, its eyes had changed color, and its body was bald. When the meat was cut open, the blood had a strange smell. Even if that prey is still alive, it won't live long. If we eat it, we will end up the same as it. "
The warriors who were in charge of dealing with the prey had neatly skinned it, cut out its internal organs, and packed them into pieces. They even smeared some grass juice on the bags, probably to cover the smell.
Mai led the hunting team to climb up the mountain, so they did not hunt many large beasts.
The environment at the top of the mountain was not as mild as below. The snowy peak was shining under Yang Guang's gaze, and they could clearly see the large basin on the other side of the mountain.
Finally, before the sun set, the hunting team climbed over the mountain and arrived at a cave on the mountainside. This was the hunting team's stronghold, and they would spend the night here.
With a cave to spend the night, it was naturally easier.
After a tense journey, they could finally rest, and the warriors relaxed a little.
"There used to be a cave bear living in this cave. Later, our hunting team killed that cave bear, so we took over this place." Lang Ga told Shao Xuan about the origin of this cave.
"Oh right, Lang Ga, what kind of trouble did Hoodlum get himself into during the last hunting mission?" Shao Xuan asked.
The smile on Lang Ga's face suddenly disappeared, and he sighed. He leaned closer to Shao Xuan and complained in a low voice, "That little bastard could have gotten himself into any trouble, but why did he have to get himself into trouble with the Thorn Black Wind?"
The Thorn Black Wind did not refer to any kind of wild beast, but was a general term used by the people in the tribe for those predators who liked to lurk. That was why they usually called them "XX Black Wind", and Thorn Black Wind was one of them.
After the sun set, the temperature began to drop. The entrance of the cave was blocked by a huge rock, and the cold wind poured in through the gap. But there were many people in the cave, so it was still warm. If he looked outside the cave, Shao Xuan could see the two crescent moons gradually appearing in the night sky.
Lang Ga and the others said that tomorrow's weather would be good.
Outside the cave, in the quiet forest at night, on the seemingly calm basin, nocturnal beasts began to become active.
In a small pond at the foot of the mountain, the calm surface of the water began to ripple, and a huge body quietly emerged from the water, crawling out of the pond. Outside the pond, several nocturnal beasts who were drinking water had already fled for their lives.
The giant beast did not rush to catch up with those small prey, but stood by the pond, waiting for the water to drip off its body and dry it. Even the moonlight could not reflect any light on its body. At this time, the giant beast began to move, and its huge body quickly blended into the night.
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