Chapter 22: On Protracted War (I)

  The sky was getting late, the red light of the setting sun passed through the dense leaves, sneaking into the forest, mischievously shining on all things, reflecting their various ridiculous movements and expressions.

  For example, under a certain tree, a saber-toothed tiger as big as a small mountain was facing the tree and roaring wildly.

  The reason is that there is a little monkey on the tree.

  And the little monkey was also red-faced and scolding non-stop, seemingly very anxious.

  "You son of a bitch, get out after you've eaten your fill! You don't need to go home, I still need to go home!"

  "How dare you call! You're making it sound like I'm bullying you! I'm the victim here, and I'm the one who can't go home!"

  "Alright, I know you're feeling lonely and want someone to accompany you, but we can't communicate because of our language difference. Why don't you go find a mother tiger instead? Seriously, there's one on the two mountains up ahead, I saw it last year."

  Wang Yang poured out his anger, grievances and depression. The words he wanted to say in his heart changed flavor as soon as they came out of his mouth, and even he himself couldn't hear clearly.

  He's not very clear if the saber-toothed tiger can understand or not, aren't animals supposed to be sensitive to emotions? Anyway, trying doesn't take any effort.

  It's really tragic for him this time.

  The previous few times, the tiger left because it needed to find food.

  But this time, with a bear, it can stay here for a whole day and just gnaw on something when it gets hungry.

  No matter what, it has made up its mind to get rid of this invader.

  It was also because of this that it guarded from dawn till dusk.

  Wang Yang was too afraid to get down from the tree and couldn't think of a good way to make it leave, so he could only glare with wide eyes and curse loudly.

  He looked up and gazed at the sky through the gaps in the leaves, the distant sunset was getting lower and lower, half of its body had been hidden behind the mountain, and the round red sun had become a semicircle.

  The sky is no longer bright and beautiful, some small stars that can't bear the loneliness have already popped out, hanging in the sky like gems.

  On the other side, the bright moon was like a round plate, and it had risen into the sky without being noticed.

  The scene is very strange and wonderful, you will have a kind of illusion, as if there are two suns in the sky.

  Looking back on those years, in the jungle of steel and concrete desires, who noticed the stunning beauty right before their eyes?

  Unfortunately, Wang Yang was not in the mood to appreciate it.

  He lowered his head and looked at the saber-toothed tiger that was squatting on the ground like a dog, waiting for its master, and suddenly felt out of breath.

  He was naturally worried about the forest after nightfall, this is no joke.

  Many animals prefer to be active at night and it is unknown what the reason is.

  If it's a nighttime operation, then sneaking around would be too stupid.

  You can see it and it can see you, even if you can't see it, you can still smell it.

  Isn't this just a real-life version of covering one's ears and stealing a bell?

  Wang Yang didn't think much about it, he just knew that the forest at night was even more treacherous.

  The last time he spent the night deep in the forest, he was well-prepared and full of energy.

  This time without any preparation, all sorts of unexpected things may happen.

  And what if there's no wooden spear or bone spur, and a tree leopard climbs up from below, or another wolverine comes?

  He could only pray that the Blade Fang Tiger's physique and prestige were as strong.

  Night falls and darkness envelops the earth.

  "The stars tonight are more numerous than grains of sand, and the moon is brighter than a shining pearl."

  Wang Yang used a mysterious rhetorical device to describe tonight's weather as very good.

  Soft moonlight, through layers of obstruction, seeps in a few strands of faint white light.

  The places where those rays of light shone were very clear, and you could see the withered leaves on the ground. The other areas without light were pitch black.

  Wang Yang's body was in the darkness, he looked at the position where the saber-toothed tiger was, vaguely able to see a blurry outline, as if it was lying on the ground and sleeping soundly.

  He couldn't help but think of running away.

  It's better to give up, let's not mention whether the saber-toothed tiger is really sleeping or not. Even if we get away from the saber-toothed tiger, we still have to walk through the forest for a while, and there's a high chance of being killed by other wild beasts, or... stepping on a snake...

  After careful consideration, he no longer had any intention of doing so.

  He focused all his attention on the movements around him, pricking up his ears in the darkness.

  In the pitch-black view, the forest seems very quiet, mostly some cold wind blowing "hiccups" sound, hitting on the body is a bit chilly, shrunk the body, took out a fruit and ate it.

  Those "coughs" were very illusory, and due to the dense vegetation, they would bring a wave of echoes, the sound getting lighter and lighter, until it sounded like the sighs of a female ghost.

  The fallen leaves were blown up and floated down, making a continuous "rustling" sound, making it difficult to determine if there was any movement of animals.

  Suddenly, a louder "rustling" sound occurred, as if some animal was walking through the bushes.

  The voice was just a short distance away, no more than thirty meters.

  Wang Yang immediately became vigilant and focused his attention.

  He knew that the blood of the wolverine and the blood of the mole in his bag would attract many animals to come and observe, and even fight over it.

  If it were just a pack of wolves or wild dogs, it would be harmless and wouldn't pose a threat to ourselves.

  Afraid of the emergence of biological species such as leopards and bears.

  He was uncertain whether Saber-toothed Tigers had the ability to drive them away.

  The rustling sound got closer, seemingly approaching this way.

  The movements of that unknown creature were very cautious and it approached very quietly.

  At this moment, Bladetooth Tiger was still snoring loudly and hadn't woken up yet.

  Wang Yang was a bit nervous, without his wooden spear and bone spurs, he could only take out a small stone and toss it over there.

  Rustling

  That unknown creature seemed to have been frightened and ran away quickly.

  Wang Yang let out a light breath and calmed down slightly in his heart.

  In this way, a period of calm passed and Wang Yang became drowsy.

  My eyelids have become extremely heavy, my body feels somewhat weak, my limbs are sinking, I don't even want to move, all I want to do is close my eyes and sleep soundly.

  But he didn't dare sleep, who knows what would happen in the next moment?

  He forced himself to cheer up and stay focused.

  Before long, there was some commotion around again.

  That was the sound of trampling leaves, feeling like a snake or something.

  Wang Yang was most afraid of snakes, whether they were venomous or python, both were extremely deadly.

  Fortunately, when this sound approached to about twenty meters, it discovered the existence of the saber-toothed tiger and turned around to leave.

  After that, it was more or less the same. Those animals would leave after seeing the saber-toothed tiger guarding the remaining half of the lynx's corpse.

  Wang Yang gradually put his mind at ease. As long as there was a Bladetooth Tiger, it was equivalent to having an extra guardian deity. Ordinary animals wouldn't dare get close.

  Thinking of this, he felt his eyelids getting heavier and decided to take a nap, recharge his energy, and fight with Rěnghǒu again the next day.

  He lowered his head and inadvertently saw a place where moonlight fell.

  There were two bright spots in that place, round and green, seemingly floating in mid-air, like two small glass balls reflecting light, just ten meters away from me.

  Wang Yang rubbed his eyes and moved closer, finding that he hadn't misseen it after all, and couldn't help but feel strange.

  Suddenly, he felt a chill run down his spine and all the hairs on his body stood on end.

  Those were a pair of eyes.

  It is staring at itself, and it is also quietly staring back at itself.

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