"Damn it!"
"It's that guy from last time! It's him, it must be him! Those two at the foot of the mountain were also found by him! "
Combined with what they had seen at the foot of the mountain, they had guessed something. They had never thought that the one they had met last time would be so persistent!
Before, they only knew that the Thorn Black Wind was tough, but they had never thought that in order to attack them, it could find helpers. As the saying goes, it's easier to invite the devil than to send him away. The two helpers at the foot of the mountain would probably occupy this area.
Last time, the Thorn Black Wind would rather lose its territory to take revenge on them!
"I knew it … I knew it wouldn't give up easily." Qiao looked at the mess in the cave, and her voice was full of depression.
During the last hunting trip, Hoodlum naturally followed Mai's team, together with another kid. They were all led by several intermediate totem warriors in the team. According to the old rules, if an intermediate totem warrior led a newcomer, Mai wouldn't say anything. The other teams all did the same.
Later, when they were hunting in the basin, Hoodlum targeted a small Thorn Black Wind that was alone. It was still daytime. Maybe the big one was sleeping in the pond, but the small one didn't. It was curious about the outside world, so it came out and chased a fox away from the pond. Hoodlum and the others saw it.
Compared to the adult Thorn Black Wind, the newborn Thorn Black Wind was much easier to deal with.
In the tribe, the newly awakened warriors would wear the trophies they had hunted in the previous year and compare them with each other during the Snow Festival ceremony. Although the Shaman and the Chief didn't include this rule in the ceremony, it had almost become a recognized practice. Hoodlum was satisfied to hunt a Thorn Black Wind, even if it was a small one.
That was where the problem came from.
Hoodlum was about to make a move. With the help of a few other warriors, he managed to kill the small Thorn Black Wind, but the big one came.
That was the beginning of the trouble.
The cub had been killed, and the murderer had been caught red-handed. The big Thorn Black Wind went mad and chased after them like a madman. Several intermediate totem warriors who were protecting the cub could not fight against a crazy adult Thorn Black Wind, so they hurriedly called for help. After injuring several people, they finally forced the big Thorn Black Wind to retreat. Hoodlum did not take the baby Thorn Black Wind's body away. If he did not leave the body behind, the big Thorn Black Wind would continue to chase after them.
The two people who were seriously injured during the last hunt were injured during that incident. If Mai and the others hadn't rushed over in time, those two people would probably have died.
The reason why the few children who participated in the hunting last time, except for Mao, was that they were afraid of encountering similar situations again. Shao Xuan was an exception. Mai valued Shao Xuan's ability and hoped that Shao Xuan could adapt as soon as possible. In addition, Mai thought that Shao Xuan was more sensible and obedient, so he brought him along. Therefore, there were only two children in the whole hunting team this time. Unfortunately, both of them were in their hunting team. If something happened to them …
One of them was the one who had awakened his power early, and the other one was also talented. He was the grandson of the chief, and the son of the team leader. If either of them died here, it would be a heavy blow to them. If both of them died here, they would be too ashamed to go back to the tribe, and they would not be able to answer to the chief and the Shaman.
"It planned so much just for the two kids in our team." A warrior punched the mountain wall in frustration.
Last time, they killed its cub, and this time, it killed the human cub. It would rather take the risk of losing its territory and lurk in the daytime. It even climbed up the mountains that it usually didn't set foot in.
Sure enough, no ferocious beast could be underestimated.
"We shouldn't have taken this route." Mai regretted it now. He had underestimated the Thorn Black Wind. There might be other unknown dangers in taking the new route, but if he had known this would happen, he would rather take the risk and take the new route!
But now they had no time to regret. After checking all the traces, they divided into several groups and went up the mountain. But it was dark now, so it was not convenient to find people. They also had to guard against other threats.
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Shao Xuan and Mao almost used all their strength to run for their lives.
For Mao, even with the totem power and enhanced vision, he still could not see the mountain path clearly at night. The two crescent moons were completely covered by the clouds in the sky, and it was pitch dark all around.
Shao Xuan was in the front, and he let Mao follow him. At least, they could avoid some caverns and places that could easily get tripped.
Stepping on footprints was a game that the kids in the tribe started to play when they were very young, especially the kids who lived in the mountains. The adults in their families even took it as an early training activity. It was not too difficult for them to step on the footprints in front of them.
Now Mao was running with Shao Xuan, and even stepped directly on Shao Xuan's footprints. When Shao Xuan jumped, he jumped as well. However far Shao Xuan jumped, he jumped as well. When Shao Xuan turned to the left, he turned to the left as well. He could judge the terrain according to Shao Xuan's footsteps. This was a game that he had played since he was little, so it was not difficult for him to deal with it.
If it was daytime, those footprints would only be the footprints of one person, and no traces of two people running would be found.
Mao had many doubts in his mind. He did not know why Shao Xuan was so sensitive to danger, nor why he could tell where the caverns were in such a dark environment. The mountain was rugged, and there were many caverns. He could hear the sound of the Thorn Black Wind stepping on the caverns behind him. It would sound every once in a while, and now it was much more frequent. Mao even suspected that Shao Xuan deliberately chose such places to run, just to trap the big guy behind him. And he had been running with Shao Xuan for so long, and he had not missed a single step!
However, now was not the time to think about it.
Shao Xuan kept running up the mountain. In his vision, it was not complete darkness, but a picture of different shades of gray. He could see where there were protruding stones, and where there were caverns, even if the ground was covered with a layer of snow.
At this time, Shao Xuan was really glad that he had such an ability. Otherwise, if he stumbled on a cavern, the Thorn Black Wind would have caught up with him.
The snow under his feet was getting deeper and deeper, and it was almost knee-deep. The temperature was getting lower and lower, and snow was falling from the sky.
Shao Xuan felt that his face was frozen, and it was getting harder and harder to move forward. If it were not for the totem power, his limbs would have been frozen. But he could not stay like this forever. If he did not think of a solution now, it would be too late when he was really exhausted. He could not stay in such a cold environment for too long.
Fortunately, the Thorn Black Wind behind him slowed down a lot. Obviously, it was not used to such a place of ice and snow. Even its famous stealth did not work. If he listened carefully, he could hear the sound of the Thorn Black Wind's footsteps in the snow behind him.
The distance between them was getting wider and wider. Shao Xuan did not run up the mountain anymore, but ran horizontally to other parts of the mountain. He had no choice. If he went up, he might be able to stop the Thorn Black Wind, but Shao Xuan might also freeze to death there.
Every time he went up a little, he could feel the temperature dropping again. Since the Thorn Black Wind had slowed down significantly here, Shao Xuan would not take the risk to go up.
Shao Xuan let out a sigh of relief. As long as he ran for a little longer, he would probably be able to get rid of the Thorn Black Wind behind him.
However, as soon as he let out a sigh of relief, Shao Xuan realized that something was wrong. The Thorn Black Wind behind them suddenly sped up and rushed towards them. The distance between them was getting smaller and smaller.
The Thorn Black Wind, who was chasing after it, found this kind of environment to be really annoying. It wanted to retreat. It was not only cold here, but also snowy, which made it want to sleep. There was no grass, no trees, and there were many pits. Sometimes, it would step into a big pit and fall into it. It was a big snow pit! It was so cold that it wanted to roll down the mountain immediately.
The Thorn Black Wind's scales were tightly stuck to its body, to better insulate it from the cold wind and snow. Its movement was also slowed down a lot because of the surrounding environment. It was not even half of its usual speed. It did not even dare to stick out its tongue!
It did not expect these two human brats to be so cunning. They actually ran up the mountain. It was the first time it knew that there was such an annoying environment on the mountain. No wonder the other species did not go up the mountain!
However, it was not willing to give up now. It was already very difficult for it to sense the smell here. If it let the two brats continue to run, it might lose them!
No!
It could not let them go!
It could not do anything to the big ones, but it must bite the two brats to death, and then throw them in front of the big ones!
Thinking of this, the hatred in its heart became more and more intense. Under the influence of agitation, even the closed scales on its body started to shake again.
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