A herd of giant-antler deer was walking along the meadow beside the stream. Beside them, there were some predators, which made them feel uneasy.
Hundreds of meters away from the herd, Shao Xuan was hiding in a tall tree, under the cover of the dense branches. His eyes were looking at the direction of the herd through the gaps of the leaves.
It was the fifth day of hunting. Mai planned to lead the hunting team to the second location, since they had almost finished their hunting in the first location.
The second location was on the other side of the basin. They had to go through the basin and then climb over the mountains to get there. Mai didn't plan to go straight through, because he had Shao Xuan and Mao with him. Instead, he walked along the edge. Although the route was longer, it was less dangerous than going in a straight line.
On the way, the hunting team saw a herd of giant-antler deer and wolves. Mai asked everyone to hide first, and then asked Shao Xuan to check the wolves in the forest. Shao Xuan also had a wolf. Mai was worried that Shao Xuan had never seen a real wolf. Caesar was no longer a real wolf in the eyes of many warriors. He couldn't let Shao Xuan think that Caesar was just a silly wolf.
In fact, Mai worried too much. Shao Xuan certainly knew what wolves in the wild looked like. Otherwise, he wouldn't have treated Caesar as a dog.
However, the wolves here were much stronger than the ones Shao Xuan had seen in his last life. They were more muscular, and more lethal. Judging from their heads and jaws, they had a stronger bite force. In their diet, there were many prey that were several times bigger than them.
Now, the wolves were just wandering around. Before they took action, they would do a risk assessment.
"They will avoid those with big horns. Look, that's it." Mai pointed out to Shao Xuan.
In the herd of giant-antler deer, there were many bucks with big antlers, and a few of them had special antlers. Unlike other deer, those antlers didn't spread out to the sides of their heads, but spread out to the back, almost wrapping themselves up. Those kinds of deer were very difficult to deal with.
Shao Xuan had seen such antlers in the tribe before. Some people wore antlers like that during sacrifices.
"It's about to begin!" Lang Ga said in a low voice from the tree nearby. He sounded very excited. In fact, Lang Ga was very excited every time he saw the wolves hunting. There were many things worth learning from the wolves' fighting style and hunting skills.
"The best way to deal with gregarious prey like the giant-antler deer is to make them run," Mai said in a low voice.
Shao Xuan looked over and saw that the wolves, who had been watching from afar, had gradually dispersed and were slowly approaching the giant-antler deer herd. A few wolves even tried to intimidate the giant-antler deer on the side.
Because of the approach of the wolves, the giant-antler deer herd began to panic. Soon, under the threat of the wolves, they began to run, and some of them left the herd and fled in different directions.
The wolves scattered and ran, looking for suitable prey among the fleeing giant-antler deer.
"The young deer are protected in the middle of the herd, and there are strong individuals protecting them. Generally speaking, the wolves rarely attack them. As for those who fled in panic, the wolves can quickly find the injured, weak or old ones. Once they find such a deer, the other wolves in the pack will give up chasing other deer and turn to this side," Mai said to Shao Xuan, pointing at the wolves that began to run. After a pause, he added, "So, even if you are injured, don't show any weakness in front of them. Also, don't let the wolves go around to your back. It's very dangerous. "
Before Shao Xuan could tell which deer were injured or old, he saw a wolf speed up and chase a deer. Soon, six or seven wolves joined in the chase. Gradually, more and more wolves joined in.
The largest and strongest wolf in the pack should be the alpha wolf of the pack. It was also the first wolf to step forward when the attack was launched.
However, it was a pity that because of the help of several other deer, their prey escaped.
"They won't give up if they don't catch their prey," Lang Ga said with certainty.
On the other side, after the failure of the wolf pack, they quickly gathered together. Probably because they didn't succeed this time, there was a commotion in the pack, but it was quickly suppressed by the alpha wolf. The alpha wolf let out a howl. Shao Xuan thought that it should be reorganizing the wolves' morale.
Soon, the wolves attacked the giant-antler deer herd again.
A wolf stared at an old giant-antler deer, and the other wolves quickly joined in.
This time, they learned their lesson and drove the deer to the open space, separating it from the other deer, and leaving it in a helpless situation.
That kind of crazy chase, even from so far away, even if he was mentally prepared, Shao Xuan was still frightened. Perhaps for the prey, the most terrifying thing was to see such a well-planned predator with a ferocious look, chasing after it in groups.
The alpha wolf in the front was very fast. When it got close to the deer, it suddenly jumped up, opened its mouth, and bit the prey with its sharp teeth. Its body, which was bigger than the other wolves, directly bumped into the deer.
Although the old giant-antler deer was several times bigger than the alpha wolf, it staggered and almost fell after being bitten and bumped by the alpha wolf. This was just the beginning. After the alpha wolf, the other members of the pack quickly rushed to bite the prey. Their teeth pierced through the deer's skin and into its muscles.
The giant-antler deer, which was surrounded by wolves, slowed down and then fell down until it couldn't move and died.
A lone wolf might not be much of a threat, but when dozens of such terrifying predators gathered together, it was dangerous. It was because of this hunting method that they were able to deter most of the predators in this area.
"Sometimes, I'd rather meet ferocious beasts like the Thorn Black Wind than face those guys." Someone in the hunting group said.
"Luckily, the Thorn Black Wind likes to move alone. Even if they are temporarily united, they won't fight that hard."
They liked to live alone, and didn't like to cooperate. It was already rare for the two Thorn Black Winds to cooperate with each other, but they would never fight against the hunting group together.
"By the way, I still haven't found where the pack of wolves hid the pups." Lang Ga looked around and said. It was a coincidence that he found Caesar, and Caesar was the only pup in the pack.
Many animals living in groups would protect their pups well, like the giant-antler deer over there, and the wolves on the other side who were ready to eat their prey. But like the Thorn Black Wind, no matter how arrogant the adults were, if they didn't take care of their pups, the pups would become the food of other ferocious beasts. Even without Hoodlum, there might be other predators, such as tigers, leopards, and wolves.
"After all, in the world of wild beasts, the injured and the old are the best targets, especially the pups." Mai said.
Under the pond where the Thorn Black Wind that lost its pup lived, there were also countless skeletons of animals, big ones, small ones, old ones, and young ones.
The world in the forest was so cruel, full of killing.
"Grow up quickly." Qiao looked at Shao Xuan and Mao, and said with a smile.
Packing up the equipment, the hunting group continued to the second location.
While running, Shao Xuan jumped on a tree trunk, and looked back at the pack of wolves that were eating.
The strong alpha wolf was howling, and fiercely biting the other wolves that came to eat their prey. It was defending its ruling position in the family in this way. When the other wolves were not bitten by the alpha wolf, they would quickly eat their prey, as if the prey would be gone if they were one step slower.
In contrast, what was Caesar, who was raised like a dog since he was little, doing now? Slowly gnawing on the bones?
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