"That leopard … That leopard is so powerful. I can't believe it killed such a big fish in the water. That's enough for its family to eat, "Tina mumbled while looking at the leopard that was waiting quietly in the water.
"It's indeed a spectacular and deadly attack, but unfortunately, it might not be the winner," Zhang Lisheng extended his neck and said softly while pointing at a piece of rotten wood that was four to five meters long that was floating over.
As he spoke, Xiu Mu had already floated to the side of the big fish. Suddenly, a huge mouth emerged from the river and bit down on the big fish that was still struggling desperately. Then, it suddenly spun in the water.
The big fish's body was torn into half directly under the double effect of the sharp teeth and the powerful centrifugal force. Blood dyed a large part of the river red.
The leopard did not show any sign of attacking even though its prey was snatched away. Instead, it swam to the shore quickly.
Not only the leopard, even Tatu who was on the canoe stopped all of a sudden and stared at the river with his underlings.
It was basic to be cautious when encountering a black caiman that was hunting in the Amazon River.
Fortunately, the crocodile that swallowed a big fish that was tens of kilograms without doing anything today clearly had no intention of hunting anymore. After filling its stomach, it turned into rotten wood again and floated on the river leisurely. It floated away slowly.
Seeing that the threat was far away, the canoe proceeded to sail. Apart from Zhang Lisheng, the rest of the young people were no longer as relaxed as they were earlier after witnessing the cruel jungle where the strong preyed on the weak.
What was more frustrating was that as Tina and the rest's mood turned from sunny to gloomy, the sky was filled with dark clouds slowly. Soon, it started raining heavily.
Although the expensive outdoor windbreaker they wore was surprisingly good at shielding them from the rain, the canoe's unique drainage system would only work when the rain was half the height of the canoe.
This meant that half of the passengers in the canoe would be sitting in the water as long as it rained for around 20 minutes.
It was fine if it was an hour or two, but Shittu who felt his body was bloated after soaking in the river for a total of seven to eight hours could not help but complain, "Are we going to soak in the water for a month?
'Sh * t, Mr. Tuta. We've already paid 50,000 dollars as a tour guide. We're not asking for a good treatment, we just want a cabin that can shelter us from the rain. Must you save that bit of gas money?'
By the way, I forgot that your canoe also burns oil … "
"Shut up, Shittu," Sheila shouted impatiently behind her boyfriend, "I knew you'd be the first to complain."
"Let your boyfriend complain for a while, Miss. After a few days, he won't have the energy to do so.
The first two days of sailing on the Amazon River were the easiest part of our journey. I urge you to complain while you can.
Otherwise, there won't be another chance in the future. " The longer they traveled, the more Tuta's temperament changed. He became more talkative. Compared to when he was in Tuikano, he seemed more 'human' now. However, his words were getting meaner and meaner.
A person's talent and ability could not be inherited, but one's potential nature could be passed down from one generation to the next. As genetics developed, biologists had even found the genetic code that determined a person's personality.
Shittu's great-great-grandfather started from scratch and created the most legendary legend in the world's financial history within a short 30 years. A large part of the reason for his success was his stubborn character that was similar to paranoia.
The tour guide's words triggered the hidden tenacity in Shittu's character. He stopped complaining and wiped the rain off his face. He clenched his teeth in a grim manner and did not say a word until the sun had set and the canoe was anchored in the middle of the Amazon River.
Tuta announced after the canoe was anchored on the river that was dyed in the night, "We'll rest on the river tonight. You guys can sleep after eating."
"But the canoe is filled with water, we'll drown if we lie down. We should at least camp on the shore."
"This is a canoe that was dug by the Watarulu tree. The water in the canoe will dry naturally now that the rain has stopped. You can sleep on the side of the canoe before that happens. The path that we're taking now is safe on the waterway but dangerous on land. We can only sleep on the canoe for the first two nights."
The young people looked at each other speechlessly after hearing what Tuta said. They had nothing to say and could only force themselves to eat some nutrition bars and chocolates that were made from dried meat, nuts, dried almonds, and dehydrated vegetables. They then lied on the side of the canoe with a bitter expression. They stared at the dark Amazon River and forced themselves to sleep.
They had to rest early so that they could maintain their energy for the next day. Sometimes, sleep was more important than food to survive in the wild. It was common sense.
Unfortunately, it was impossible for the young people to fall asleep if they were not extremely tired in such a harsh environment. Trish asked softly all of a sudden after looking at her reflection in the water for a while, "Tina, Sheila, are you guys asleep?"
"No."
"I'm not sleepy at all, my dear."
"I'm sorry for dragging you guys to such a sh * tty place."
"Don't be silly, we did it willingly."
"That's right. Moreover, it's not bad here. At least, we can enjoy the beautiful nature from a close distance …"
Tina and Sheila comforted their guilty friends immediately. At that moment, Zhang Lisheng interrupted weakly all of a sudden, "Trish, it's not too late if we go back now."
At this moment, the young man also felt exhausted. Actually, he did not have much experience in walking and jumping in the forest. When he was living in Guawo Village in Western Sichuan, he had only entered the dense forest alone twice after he became a wizard, and he only spent the night there once.
The only time he went through the rainforest in Tatetutu was when he sat on the wizard worm's back. He flew over the trees as if he was flying. He had never experienced sleeping in the jungle, he only understood how difficult it was now that he experienced it himself.
Unfortunately, Tina did not understand the young man's tiredness. She turned her head to look at Zhang Lisheng, "Shut up Lisheng. Why are you still saying such things at a time like this?
Moreover, as a hunter in the jungle, shouldn't you have gotten used to such a life? Why do you look like you're dying? "
Just when Tina was speaking, Tuta who was on night watch at the bow suddenly shouted softly, "Shut up, there's a tiger coming."
After this warning, there was a roar from afar, "Wu Wu …"
They looked towards the direction of the sound. Under the moonlight, a pair of bright flaxen eyes appeared faintly in the jungle by the shore.
In the eyes of the beasts living in the deep mountains, humans looked weird when they walked upright, so they would usually not take the initiative to attack.
However, as long as they tried to attack an unarmed human once, the large carnivores would instinctively love to hunt this kind of slow-moving, succulent 'higher animal' that did not have much resistance. In fact, in the future, they would even deliberately eat it. This was the origin of 'man-eating tiger' and 'man-eating lion'.
Now that the tiger was hunting at night on the shore, it was circling the canoe in the river. It was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous signal in the eyes of the natives. Wataruru even put three blowpipes into his mouth at the same time.
One must know that although the Amazon tiger was small, it was good at swimming. To a certain extent, the entire jungle was its hunting range, there were no blind spots at all.
However, when everyone on the wooden boat was terrified, Zhang Lisheng turned a deaf ear to the tour guide's warning and continued to answer Tina's question softly, "It's true that I'm a hunter in the jungle, but I just realized that I prefer to live in human society."
He looked far away at the jungle as he spoke. His mouth moved softly for a few times. In the blink of an eye, the flaxen round eyes that were gleaming coldly in the jungle disappeared without a trace as if they were being devoured by a black hole that opened wide.
A faint smell of blood came, the natives on the canoe had shock on their faces. They crouched down quietly, even Wataruru who was in a battle stance earlier did the same.
"A monster bit the tiger's body off but we can't see anything.
Listen, crouch down slowly, don't show your head so obviously. We'll definitely die if you guys attract the monster's attention, "Tuta said softly.
"Is it a crocodile or a python?" Tina crouched down with a pale face and could not help but ask softly.
"No, I've said that it's a monster.
Don't make any noise, "Tuta said in all seriousness while lowering his voice.
Zhang Lisheng, who was standing aside, looked at Tina's terrified gaze under the moonlight. She was so nervous that her body was shaking slightly. He hesitated for a moment and patted her shoulder softly. He waved while smiling and subsequently put a zipper on his mouth with a straight face.
Tina was stunned for a moment. She opened her eyes wide as she came to a realization and closed her mouth silently. "You did that?"
Zhang Lisheng did not answer her directly. Instead, he said silently, "Don't be scared." He crouched down on the side of the canoe after saying that. He looked at the jungle far away that he had no idea what was going on and sighed.
The difficulty of the jungle exploration was far beyond his imagination. It was an unbearable torture for him.
Just like that, the first night passed unknowingly. Some of the canoe were scared, some of them were calm while some of them were frustrated.
The sun rose the next day, washing away the fog in the rainforest.
When the first ray of sunlight shone on their faces, the young people who were sleeping on the narrow canoe after midnight were woken up by the sudden shaking of the canoe.
They looked around with sleepy eyes and realized that the canoe's propeller had been activated. It was moving forward with a 'tututu tutu …' sound.
"Remember not to use the river water when you wake up to wash your face. Use the rainwater in the canoe.
It's the same when you drink water. " Tuta, who was standing at the bow of the canoe with a machete in his hand reminded them without even turning his head as if he had eyes behind him.
The young people who had a blank expression after being tortured for a day and a night on the water nodded in silence. They chewed a disinfectant tablet in their mouths and drank a few mouthfuls of the rainwater after refreshing themselves with the slightly murky rainwater at the bottom of the canoe.
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