At that moment, Zhang Lisheng had never been so close to death. However, he was not sure if he was born to be calmer in desperate situations or the battle instinct that came with becoming a Rank-1 Wizard, he did not panic at all. Instead, he broke free from the illusory feeling of being in control of everything. He was surprisingly clear-headed now.
He blocked the leopard's mouth with both of his hands by instinct while chanting witchcraft incantation to control the wizard worm to fight back.
Unfortunately, a human's movement was not as agile as the leopard. Before Zhang Lisheng blocked the leopard's throat with both of his hands, he felt the leopard's sharp teeth piercing into his flesh.
However, at that moment, the wizard worm Qing Hong's thousands of limbs pushed against the ground and went into the leopard's mouth first.
The leopard gave up on attacking its prey as Qing Hong bit its tongue with its poisonous teeth. It roared and struggled in the forest while biting the poisonous worm's body that was exposed outside its mouth.
However, an adult leopard weighed only over 30 kilograms. As soon as its head was poisoned, its resistance was even weaker than livestock in captivity.
Four to five seconds later, stinky black blood flowed out from the corner of the horrifying jungle hunter's mouth. It had lost its life. Meanwhile, the body of the wizard worm that killed it was almost torn into half by the leopard's sharp teeth.
Fortunately, wild beasts had strong blood essence. Qing Hong wiggled its long body and crawled into the leopard's mouth after it died. After that, the leopard's carcass began to sink slowly. Soon, only rotten fur and bones were left.
The cracks on the wizard worm's body had disappeared when it crawled out of the leopard's carcass. However, it was a little slower than before when it crawled.
The leopard's attack lasted less than ten seconds from the beginning to the end, but it gave Zhang Lisheng a better understanding of his current ability.
Firstly, witchcraft incantation could only scare insects and reptiles. At least, that was the limit of a Rank-1 Wizard's incantation. When he first entered the jungle and chanted witchcraft incantation, he could only scare the small beasts away because they were startled by the poisonous worm.
Secondly, the ability of a low-level wizard gu or a Rank-1 Wizard would be more reflected in a sneak attack. Zhang Lisheng could take the two poisonous wizard gus by surprise and quietly slaughter a village by controlling them. However, his wizard gus might not be more powerful than a large beast when it came to an open battle.
Thirdly, it was obvious that the wizard power that he released was not enough to feed and upgrade his wizard worm. Blood was a necessity for the wizard worm.
When Zhang Lisheng was concluding his witchcraft, the traveler who was attacked not far away from him began to break down. He could only moan in pain, he did not even scream for help.
Using the moan as a guide, Zhang Lisheng got up from the jungle and carefully walked around the bushes that were intertwined with vines. He saw a golden-haired young lady covered in mud lying beside a swamp pond that was over ten square meters covered in dark green moss. She was moaning hysterically with her face up.
Zhang Lisheng could not tell that the dirty brown jacket that the golden-haired lady was wearing that barely saved its owner's life from the leopard's claws was a custom-made equipment from the top international outdoor sports brand, ARC 'TERYX. The price of the entire outfit was enough for him to live a comfortable life in the village for ten years. However, he knew what a pond in the deep jungle meant.
Water represented life, but it also represented endless danger.
Only the most experienced hunters would have the guts to hunt by the ponds in the dense forest. Although they could easily hunt an endless amount of prey there, the roles of hunter and prey could change at any time.
Zhang Lisheng sighed and cursed the lady's ignorance in his heart. He chanted witchcraft incantation and approached the pond step by step.
Hundreds and thousands of strange insects would crawl away in the dark with a rustling sound every time he moved. The sound and the horrifying black shadow that kept moving in the dark made the meaningless yell of the golden-haired lady who had already broken down even louder.
"I've killed the leopard. Its carcass is on the other side of the bushes. You're safe now." Zhang Lisheng said softly in a calm voice when he got close to the golden-haired lady. He did not explain further and began to chant the witchcraft incantation softly again carefully. He turned his head around regularly to be on guard.
He knew that forest leopards could hunt alone or in groups. Before the situation became clear, he could not let his guard down. Moreover, no one knew what they would encounter next to the pond in the dense forest!
To a person who was in a desperate situation, a savior who had a strong will, a calm attitude, and an orderly action was more convincing than any comforting words, even though the savior looked less than 160 centimeters tall in the dark.
After Zhang Lisheng appeared, the golden-haired lady's wailing became softer and finally disappeared after over 20 seconds. She then panted in fear for a while and asked in a hoarse voice, "Sir, was it you who shouted just now?
Did you say that the demon is dead? "
"Yes, I heard your cry for help just now so I responded. Was there only one leopard or a group of leopards that attacked you?" Zhang Lisheng asked back seeing that the lady had calmed down.
"Only one? Oh god, a demon like that could turn this jungle into hell. I would've been torn into pieces if there were a few of them," the golden-haired lady exclaimed.
One could tell that she was very young when her face was no longer distorted. Not only that, she had a beautiful face. Her facial features had the unique delicacy of western beauties, but she did not have the rough skin that eastern women of the same age had.
Zhang Lisheng relaxed a little when he heard that the lady said there was only one attacker. He chanted witchcraft incantation to get Qing Hong to stand next to him and said, "If there was only one leopard, it would've really been dead.
The pond in the jungle is very dangerous, we must leave immediately. "
However, Zhang Lisheng's words did not make the golden-haired lady who escaped death relax. After all, seeing a giant centipede that was close to a meter long approaching her in the jungle was not more reassuring than encountering a leopard's attack.
"Oh god, w-w-what's that by your feet? Sh * t, that's … that's a poisonous snake with countless toes …" The lady cried incoherently.
"Miss, you don't even know about leopards and centipedes and you dare to explore the jungle. I'm really impressed," Zhang Lisheng explained helplessly to the lady's ignorance.
"That's a centipede. How can there be such a big centipede?"
"It's a special breed that's specially domesticated. I'm a hunter who grew up in Western Sichuan. This centipede is like a hunting dog that western hunters keep to hunt foxes, wild ducks, and elks. It's just a little different."
The cultural differences between countries would sometimes give rise to a misunderstanding that sounded ridiculous. For example, the Chinese and the Americans would think that almost all Indians knew a breathing technique called yoga, just like how the Americans and the Indians thought that everyone in China knew a fighting technique called Kung Fu.
Using the same logic, perhaps Zhang Lisheng's ridiculous explanation of using a centipede as a hunting dog might not convince any Chinese, but to the golden-haired lady, other than feeling that the Chinese who had thousands of years of civilization was even more mysterious, she did not feel anything else.
When she finally relaxed a little, she suddenly thought of her boyfriend who was still in danger. She exclaimed immediately, "Oh my god! That's right! Henrick! Henrick is still there! I hope he's alright! No, no, he must be alive!
Although I cursed him to die right away because he brought me to this dangerous place, I … I didn't mean it when I was angry. Oh my God in Heaven, that's not my real rebirth … "She ran to a huge fir tree by the pool and pounced on a pile of rotten soil.
Zhang Lisheng looked closer and realized that the pile of soil was actually a young man who was lying on the ground without moving. However, he was wearing clothes that were completely integrated with the jungle, that was why he looked so hidden.
Seeing the golden-haired lady's rude 'rescue' with the intention of waking her boyfriend up, Zhang Lisheng, who had saved two lives after so much effort, did not want to become only one after he was out of danger. He walked to the lady and said softly while smiling wryly, "Miss, you're shaking your boyfriend's body like that. If he has internal bleeding, he might …"
"Y-You can save him. Yes, yes, you're a jungle hunter, you must know first aid. Please save him, I'm begging you."
In ancient times, the first rulers of any civilization were actually still responsible for the role of a doctor. From the priests of the Primitive Indian civilization to the shamans of Mesopotamia, to the voodoo witch doctors of the Heifei civilization, it was the same for the wizards of China.
Unfortunately, a newbie like Zhang Lisheng did not have the ability to help people out of danger yet. The medical skill that he mastered was very practical. He only had diet therapy, which was to use various spices and herbs to make tonic soup or barbecue meat with special techniques to nourish the blood that was depleted due to various reasons.
However, Zhang Lisheng did not know how to save people, but he could guide the travelers who were in trouble to do it themselves. Pointing at the huge travel backpack that the sturdy 'soil man' was carrying that had the same color as his clothes, he said, "Such a huge backpack, there must be something useful in it, right?
I heard that all travelers who are fully equipped would carry emergency medicine and injections with them. "
"Oh God, I'm so stupid. Yes, we have everything in our backpack."
After being reminded by Zhang Lisheng, the golden-haired lady began to remove the backpack from her boyfriend's back in a hurry. After that, she rummaged around and found a small black leather first aid kit.
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