On the third day of the Rain tribe's arrival, Shao Xuan followed the hunting team to hunt.
Now, the advance group did not take action for the time being. The disaster in the past had caused many changes in the forest. In addition, they had been away for four years, so they had to familiarize themselves with the most basic hunting routes.
This time, Shao Xuan did not follow the hunting route he was familiar with. Instead, he followed the person who opened up the sixth hunting route.
Compared to the other five hunting routes, the sixth one took the shortest time to open up, and the route was also the shortest.
When this hunting route was opened, Shao Xuan had left the tribe to go to the other side of the river. Before this hunting route was fully opened up, the tribe had already moved.
A satisfactory hunting route was not something that could be opened up overnight. Even one or two years would not be enough. Now, Shao Xuan and the other warriors of the tribe continued to open up this hunting route.
Now that there were more people in the tribe, even if they split into two groups, there were more people on each hunting route than before. Duo Kang and the others who came from the other side of the river were full of curiosity about this place.
This place was even stranger than some places in the Fearsome Beast Forest.
Whoosh —
The sound of an arrow piercing through the air was heard. There was a muffled sound of flesh being pierced, and the sound of blood splashing at high speed on the leaves.
Roar!
The angry roar of the beast made the surrounding leaves tremble. However, if one was familiar with the beasts in the forest, they would be able to tell that this roar was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. It sounded angry, but if one listened carefully, they would be able to tell that it was timid.
The huge figure that was running forward could not be seen among the even larger towering ancient trees, but its position could be determined by the movements of the branches. The prey was running in a panic, and the branches were constantly breaking and making cracking sounds as it ran.
More than ten figures followed the giant beast closely, shuttling between the trees nimbly and quickly.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Several more spears were thrown out like cannonballs, heading straight for the target.
Although the fleeing figure in front of it was large, its speed was not slow. Even though it was panicking now, it was still familiar with this place after all. It instinctively ran towards a place full of bushes in front of it.
Those shrubs were as tall as a person, and their branches were dense but very thin. Every thin branch had many thin thorns. If one stood at a high place and looked at it from afar, it looked like a large brush stuck to the ground, and could directly scrape off a person's flesh bit by bit.
However, the thorny shrubs were nothing to the behemoths, who had a layer of tough skin and sturdy hooves. They could still run away by stepping on them. However, this was not the case for humans.
If it ran to that area, it would be a real headache for the hunting team.
The people chasing after it avoided the broken branches. No matter how strong they were, they would not be able to withstand the blow from the giant beast. Seeing that the giant beast was getting closer and closer to the bush area, the hunters threw spears and shot arrows one after another. The giant beast was already injured in many places, and when it ran, it carried a bloody wind. Spears stabbed into the giant beast's body, and were carried along as it ran.
Just as the giant beast was about to step into the bush area, a few figures suddenly jumped up from both sides.
Under the support of the totem power, the tyrannical strength became more and more unyielding. The person who leaped up held his weapon tightly and waved his arm to chop down. The strong wind that was stirred up made a "whoosh" sound. The nearby branches seemed to be pushed by a fierce wind and were blown to the other side.
Puff!
Puff! Puff!
The sharp blade cut through the thick tough hide, and when it left, the tip of the blade flew out with a line of blood.
The giant beast let out an unwilling howl, and finally fell to the ground with a thud due to its heavy injuries.
The people who came next gave it another stab, and when the giant beast was completely dead, they approached it.
Shao Xuan took out the water bottle hanging on his waist with the hand that was not holding the sword. There was only a little water left in the bottle.
He stabbed the sword into the ground, and picked a leaf that was about four palms' size. He washed it with the remaining water in the bottle, and then rolled the leaf into a funnel, and put it on the bleeding spot on the giant beast's neck.
The bright and thick blood flowed along the rolled leaf into the bottle.
The blood of a fearsome beast could be preserved for a longer time than the blood of other beasts. If some grass juice was added to prevent the blood from coagulating, it could be preserved for a longer time. When hunting in the forest, if it was not convenient to roast meat, they would use the blood of fearsome beasts to temporarily replenish their strength.
After drinking a mouthful of beast blood, the smell of blood filled his nose. If it was someone who did not like the smell of blood, they would probably vomit, but Shao Xuan was already used to the smell. Different fearsome beasts had different tastes. Shao Xuan could now not only tolerate the smell of beast blood, but he could also laugh and talk with the other warriors about which type of beast blood tasted better, just like a group of wine lovers talking about which type of wine suited their taste.
Wiping the blood from his mouth, Shao Xuan looked at the sky.
Now that the sun was already setting, they had to deal with this prey as soon as possible and bring it back to the stronghold.
The people who were chasing them had already caught up. Seeing that Shao Xuan and the others had already killed the fearsome beast, they did not say much. While there was still blood, they quickly took out their bottles to collect the beast blood.
After carrying the beast back to the stronghold, Shao Xuan took out a roll of animal skin, summarized what he had seen in the past two days, and recorded it on the roll. This was a simple map, and it was the sixth hunting route. Now, every time they opened up a new section, there would be an additional section on the map.
In addition to hunting fearsome beasts, Shao Xuan had another purpose.
In the cave of the stronghold, other than the warriors who were resting, there were also bursts of whistling sounds. It sounded like the wind was blowing, and from time to time, there was also the sound of metal clashing.
Shao Xuan brought out a green-faced fanged beast, the one with broken fangs. The tribe did not have much food and grain for them, but they needed the green-faced fanged beast to grow normally. Shao Xuan wanted to bring one out during the hunt and let it find food on its own.
After being enslaved, the green-faced fanged beasts were not absolutely obedient, but at least they were obedient most of the time. Just in case, they still had to be bound. Vine ropes could not bind them tightly, so Shao Xuan specially made a bronze chain.
The green-faced fanged beasts could easily break the bones of many beasts, and even stone, but it could not break the new bronze chain made with their own blood.
After tying them with a chain, if Shao Xuan had free time during the hunt, and if he was sure that there were no dangerous fearsome beasts nearby, he would lead them out and let them find food on their own.
Fortunately, Shao Xuan could keep up with the green-faced fanged beast's speed. Otherwise, if it was someone else, they would not be able to handle it. If that happened, it would not be a human leading the beast, but a beast leading a human.
It had been eight days since they entered the forest. Shao Xuan really did find a few types of food that the green-faced fanged beasts could barely eat. He recorded them one by one and brought some back. If the forest could provide food for the green-faced fanged beasts, they would not have to continue eating the cabbage in the field. In the future, they could just let the hunters bring it back.
"Shao Xuan, do you think the weather will be hot or cold this winter?" Duo Kang asked.
"I don't know. We should be able to tell in a few days." Shao Xuan looked out of the cave. Time passed really quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
Although he did not know if this winter would be as strange as the previous two years, Shao Xuan was not worried. Even if there were any abnormalities, it would not be a big deal.
As they were talking, the person in charge of guarding outside came over. "Boss! Elder, come out and see! There are so many birds in the sky! "
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