Chapter 4: The Bear Calamity

  Qin Zhong and others entered the vast forest of Daxing'anling in the original forest, they walked in the forest for two days and two nights, but what they never expected was that after entering, they couldn't turn back.

  "Oh dear, it's so cold here. When will what we're looking for finally show up?" Mona started throwing a tantrum.

  Qin Zhong seemed to be teasing Meng Na: "If you regret it now, there's still time. If you go back the way you came, in two days and two nights, you can return to the hotel and sleep soundly."

  "Cut it out, who are you kidding, I'm just a little anxious."

  The big-toothed man approached Meng Na with a grin, opening his mouth to say: "Actually, you don't need to follow us, the three of us men are out on an adventure, what do you think you're doing coming out and causing trouble for us?"

  "It's none of your business, I don't want to talk to you, look at those big glasses of yours." Mona was scolded by Daxia, so she turned her head around and started drawing messy things on the ground with a twig without making a sound.

  Guo Dafu stuck to Qin Zhong's side, never saying a word.

  Qin Zhong was considering what to do next, pacing back and forth on the spot. First, he thought that the supplies they had brought with them would only be enough for two more days of food. If they didn't prepare something within those two days, they would have to go hungry.

  He drew out the two steel knives that were hanging from his waist and examined them carefully. As it turned out, the two steel knives given by Zhu Lao Liu were indeed good stuff. In such cold weather, the blades were still so full and there was not a single frost on them. He thought about how those Ewenki people used to make a living back then - just a set of bows and arrows, a knife, and nothing else.

  Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the forest, sending snowflakes swirling everywhere, and landing on people's faces with a refreshing coolness.

  Following the sound of the wind, Qin Zhong could clearly hear a rapid panting sound, which should be human breathing. To be on the safe side, he still drew out his short gun: "Something is coming, everyone be careful and get ready."

  Several people subconsciously pulled out the weapons in their hands, and even Mona had a short gun in her hand. Although Qin Zhong only taught her how to use it when she was about to leave, her quick wit was enough to make her load the pistol bullets at this time, ready to respond to any danger that might occur at any moment.

  In such a dense and primitive forest, the places with more blacks are only mobile mountain guards. Those people who see outsiders generally won't say much, they will shoot first and then ask what's going on.

  The sound of breathing was getting closer and closer, but when the sound approached, he heard a rumbling running sound behind it.

  "Something's wrong, what's behind us isn't human."

  "What is that?"

  "In this forest, there are the most raccoon dogs, damn it." Qin Zhong had not loaded the bullet at first, but now he couldn't afford not to load it.

  A dark figure suddenly emerged from the woods tens of meters away, rushing towards Qin Zhong and his group. The person was dressed in animal hide clothing, running while fiddling with a bow in their hand. Upon seeing Qin Zhong and the others, they loudly shouted: "Hurry up and leave, the Black Monster has arrived! Don't you all want to live?"

  Qin Zhong didn't know what the black monster was, but judging from the look on his face, it seemed that the hunting rifle in his hand had failed him and he couldn't deal with whatever was chasing him from behind.

  As he approached Qin Zhong, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and found that these people were all holding guns, aiming at the back of this person, ready to shoot.

  "Roar!" Behind it, the thing chasing after was running quite fast, its whole body covered in black fur, and under that black face were exposed long fangs.

  "Damn it, son of a bitch! Fire!" Qin Zhong fired the first shot, but he never thought that his marksmanship was so incredibly accurate, and with just one shot, he pierced the forehead of the black bear that was chasing him.

  Everyone was stunned, and they turned to look at Qin Zhong: "Director, what kind of marksmanship is this? Look at that bear! Huh, this time it's not just the gallbladder, but also the paws are gone."

  "Boom!" The black bear didn't run another step before falling head-first to the ground.

  But at this moment, the person behind Qin Zhong aimed the shotgun in his hand at his lower back: "Who are you? How do you have a gun?"

  Qin Zhong's mouth curled up slightly, he turned his head to glance at the newcomer, and with his hand grasped the hunting rifle tightly in the other person's hand, pointing the muzzle at his own brow: "Fire away! If your gun is any good, would you have had to run so far? Do you think I'm an idiot?"

  "Hey!" The person who came in spoke, and with one movement, Qin Zhong was taken aback. He stared intently, and the newcomer turned out to be a girl. Because she was wrapped up too tightly, it was impossible to tell at first.

  "Put away your gun, saving your life and repaying kindness with enmity, what kind of logic is this?" Qin Zhong said as he knocked the gun out of the woman's hand, then turned to the others and said, "Let's go, we'll continue forward."

  A few people didn't take the newcomer seriously, and they indeed didn't believe that the newcomer could get lost in the forest.

  Guo Dafu originally didn't say much, and followed Qin Zhong as he walked away. However, the woman who had rushed over looked displeased, but stood helplessly on the spot, gazing in the direction that Qin Zhong and the others were walking, and shouted from a distance: "You all be careful, these bears are all from the same den, there's no need for you to go find them, they will come find you themselves."

  "Ah?" Meng Na's mouth was wide open as she leaned forward and asked Qin Zhong and the others in a low voice, "How many of those bears will there be?"

  "It may be two or a few, in short, you are no match for them," the woman said.

  Qin Zhong sneered at this: "We have guns in our hands, what are we afraid of him for?"

  "You go, where's your partner? If there really is danger, it won't be just a matter of two bullets."

  The woman's words did not arouse Qin Zhong's suspicion, and he also knew that the Da Xing Anling Mountains had the most blind people, but he never thought that he would be so unlucky as to let Zhen Xiong touch him.

  Just as Qin Zhong was talking to the woman, two huge black shadows suddenly emerged from the forest behind Qin Zhong. The two black shadows brought a strong smell of wild beasts and rushed towards the body of the black bear that Qin Zhong had shot down earlier. However, before they reached the bear's body, they suddenly turned around and slapped the big tree next to Meng Na with a loud slap. The tree trunk hit Meng Na's shoulder, and she fainted to the ground without dodging in time.

  "Mona!" Qin Zhong shouted loudly at the sight, firing his short gun with a series of loud bangs, three shots in total. Two huge black shadows fell to the ground, while another seemed to be injured and quickly escaped.

  Qin Zhong rushed to Meng Na's side, using his hand to check if she was still breathing. He immediately used his thumb to press her Renzhong acupoint, and Meng Na seemed to take a deep breath. However, as she slowly opened her eyes, it seemed like her entire body was unable to move.

  "Me!" Mona wanted to say something, but she fainted again.

  Qin Zhong deeply knew that Meng Na's injury was not light, and she must find a safe place to recuperate. However, it was impossible to leave immediately from this place. If they followed the original route to leave, Meng Na would be in great danger of losing her life. He couldn't help but secretly worry in his heart: "If only Han Jun had arrived, perhaps there would have been an on-the-spot solution."

  At this moment, Da Ya blinked his eyes and looked at Qin Zhong, then looked at Meng Na: "Director, it seems that this girl is beyond salvation."

  "What nonsense! Not saved yet, how can it be unsalvageable?"

  Behind Qin Zhong, a hand gently patted his shoulder twice. Although it was indeed difficult to endure squatting in the cold and snowy ground, the two pats on Qin Zhong's shoulder still warmed him up a lot.

  The woman just now squatted in front of Qin Zhong: "You guys saved me earlier, I'll consider you my benefactor, take her to our tribe instead."

  Tribe, the word suddenly flashed into Qin Zhong's mind. In this modern world, there was still a tribe called that. He turned around and looked at the woman, then immediately stood up: "Miss, lead the way ahead, life can't be delayed."

  The girl nodded: "Follow me, it's okay. After a while, I'll let you cover your eyes. You must do this. I will lead you with a rope. Otherwise, you will be killed by the people in the tribe."

  "Good!" Qin Zhong was very aware of such primitive tribal rules and understood them well, but it seemed that Guo Dafu had some discontent in his heart.