"What … What is that?" Lang Ga clenched the long spear in his hand, and pointed at that direction with trembling fingers.
Ang and the others, who were one step behind Lang Ga, also swallowed their saliva. Although they had guessed it in their hearts, it was too unbelievable for them to believe, and they even doubted if they were dreaming.
Yesterday, when they arrived at the cave and saw the mess in the cave, many of them had mentally prepared themselves that they would never see these two kids again. They stayed up all night searching for them. At first, they could still find some traces, such as the things that Shao Xuan and Mao dropped. But after they entered the Snow Region, it was difficult to find any more traces, and they could only try their luck.
When they found this place, they were already out of the hunting range of their hunting group. At the foot of the mountain, they met another hunting group, and the two hunting groups searched together. The longer they waited, the heavier their hearts became. In this forest, it was too difficult for cubs to survive, no matter if they were human or ferocious beasts.
Now, seeing that Shao Xuan and Mao were both safe and sound, Lang Ga and the others were naturally happy. This was beyond their expectations, because there were too few people who could escape from the Thorn Black Wind. But when they saw the big guy lying there motionlessly, they felt like they were in a dream!
"Is it really dead?"
"There is such a big hole on its head, and there is so much blood. It should be dead, right?"
After poking it several times with the long spear, Lang Ga and the others became bolder, and had the same reaction as Mao. Now, they had no time to care about Shao Xuan and Mao, and they all surrounded the Thorn Black Wind, touching here and there, and exclaiming while poking.
"It is really the one we saw last time, the part on its tail is not fully grown yet."
"Its skin is so thick, look at the thorns … Hiss, I can't pull it off! Xuan, help me hold the stone spear, hey, I don't believe … "
"The thorns are so hard, if Mai cut the thorns on its tail last time, he might not be able to hurt its tail like this."
"Look at its claws, so sharp, tut tut!"
"…"
Shao Xuan stood aside and felt a headache when he saw these people's reactions. He thought that they would have a happy reunion scene with tears in their eyes, but in the blink of an eye, he and Mao were thrown aside.
Luckily, Lang Ga knew that he had to inform the others at the foot of the mountain, so he ran down the mountain and used a wooden whistle to send a message to the others. After they found Shao Xuan and Mao, they planned to bring them down the mountain to meet up with the others. But now that they had the Thorn Black Wind, they changed their mind and asked the others to come up. It would be a waste to leave this big guy here, and bringing it back might even boost their morale.
The competition between the two hunting groups in the tribe was not small. Every time they went back, they had to show off their harvests. This big guy was perfect to bring back.
When Mai and the others arrived, Lang Ga was touching one of the Thorn Black Wind's big claws.
Just like when Lang Ga and the others saw the Thorn Black Wind, the others all opened their eyes wide, as if they were dumbfounded. Then, as Shao Xuan expected, they all gathered around.
"Are you hurt?" Mai came over and looked at Shao Xuan and Mao, feeling relieved.
"I'm fine." Shao Xuan moved his arms and legs, and even jumped a little. In fact, he had broken his ribs and arms last night, but it was not serious, and he had recovered a lot. Maybe it was because of the totem power.
After confirming that Shao Xuan and Mao were really fine, Mai finally felt relieved.
Under the questioning of the others, Shao Xuan briefly told them what happened last night.
Mao added from the side. He had not calmed down yet. Perhaps it was because he finally saw the big group and felt relaxed, so he talked a lot. He talked a lot and talked a lot about his experience to the others.
Shao Xuan did not mention that he could see the skeleton, but only said that his vision was a little better than others at night. And, from the beginning to the end, luck played a big part in this.
There was another member of the hunting group who came with Mai. After hearing Shao Xuan's story, he sighed, "So it was you guys who made the noise on the mountain last night!"
Last night, the other hunting group also heard the rumbling noise on the mountain, but they were still a little far away, so they did not worry about being affected by the torrent of snow. They also did not think of coming over to take a look. After all, no one could survive that kind of noise.
The leader of the other hunting group looked at Mai enviously. He could already foresee what kind of noise Mai's group would cause in the tribe on their way back.
It was impossible to leave the Thorn Black Wind here forever. Like other prey, they had to cut it open first.
According to the rules of the hunting team, Shao Xuan should be the one to wield the blade since it was his prey. However, Shao Xuan did not have the ability to wield the blade yet. The Thorn Black Wind's hard scales were too thick. Even if there were no thorns on its abdomen, it was still difficult for Shao Xuan to wield the blade. So, Shao Xuan only cut it a few times under the guidance of Mai and the others, and then Mai would cut it open.
If it was a prey that was hunted by the hunting group together, the internal organs would be distributed by the leader of the hunting group. Everyone would get some. As for how they would exchange after the distribution, the leader would not care. As for the meat other than the internal organs, it would be distributed later.
However, the Thorn Black Wind was hunted by Shao Xuan and Mao. Even if they were lucky, it was still their prey. So, all the internal organs would belong to Shao Xuan. If the others wanted some, they would have to negotiate with Shao Xuan.
After the internal organs were cut open, Mai and the others said goodbye to the other hunting group, and dragged the Thorn Black Wind back together.
At the place where the hunting group climbed the mountain yesterday, there was a big cave near the top of the mountain. Processed prey was stored in the cave. The temperature was lower there, so the meat could be stored for a longer time. Moreover, prey like the Thorn Black Wind and the Four-fanged Wild Boar would rot slower. That was one of the reasons why warriors preferred higher-level preys.
So, in every stronghold, there would be two caves. One was for resting, and most of them were located on the mountainside. The other one was for storing food, and most of them were located near the top of the mountain, which was covered with snow all year round. After all, the hunting would last for almost twenty days.
After dragging the Thorn Black Wind back to the cave where they stored food, the group went to the mountainside. Mai planned to find another cave for resting, as the original one was no longer suitable.
"Mai! Xuan, you are finally back! " The five people who stayed in the original cave were very happy to see Shao Xuan and Mao come back safely, but they had other things to report.
"After you left yesterday, I heard the roars of Thorn Black Winds at the foot of the mountain. There were two of them. I went to check, and they were the ones who stopped us. They were fighting for territory. I didn't dare to get too close, so I came back after watching for a while."
Mai thought for a while, and asked the others to wait in the cave, while he went down the mountain with several middle-level totem warriors to check out the situation.
After Shao Xuan finished eating a piece of roasted meat, Mai came back in a hurry. With a happy face, he asked the others to go down the mountain to help.
It turned out that the two Thorn Black Winds were fighting fiercely for territory. One of them was defeated, and was almost torn to pieces. The other one didn't fare well either. Chunks of meat were bitten off from several parts of its body, and one of its hind legs was almost bitten off.
When Mai and the others went there, the victorious Thorn Black Wind was resting in the woods. The pond was a little far from where they fought, and its wounds were too serious. It probably wanted to rest in the woods for a couple of days, and then decide what to do next.
Unexpectedly, Mai and the others went there, and killed it directly when it was weak.
"Do you think that last time when the other one was looking for help, did it know that these two would fight like this?" Lang Ga asked.
Shao Xuan also thought that maybe, when the other one offered its territory to help, it really did think of that. If everything went well, it should be able to kill the kids in the hunting group, and then wait for the two at the foot of the mountain to fight for its territory. When one of them was defeated, and the other one was weak, it would come back to pick up the last harvest. In this way, it could not only take revenge, but also kill the other two of its kind, and expand its territory.
No one knew the truth. After all, the three of them had been dragged to the cave where the hunting group stored food.
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