Chapter 127 Chapter 127 Lost in the Forest (End)

The round and chubby little black bear is so cute.

It stood in a bush, staring at the two strange creatures that suddenly broke in without blinking, its beautiful eyes full of curiosity.

If He Junxia saw such a black bear cub in a zoo, she would definitely stop and take a good look at it.

But now it is a deserted wilderness

As we all know, female wild animals with cubs are the most terrifying in nature. Once they feel threatened, they will fight to the death with the invaders.

Moreover, the female beast's range of activities will not be too far away from the cubs.

He Junxia just felt her scalp tingling.

Matteo was a little confused when he saw his companion standing still. He followed He Junxia's gaze and his eyes suddenly widened.

"What is that?"

He Junxia held Matteo's hand tightly, turned around and signaled the boy to keep quiet with his eyes.

He looked around, scanning every corner, and suddenly a huge animal came into view, the white crescent on its chest was so obvious.

It was staring at them.

In an instant, a chill ran up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He Junxia immediately turned his eyes away from the adult black bear and secretly observed its movements with his peripheral vision.

The black bear's burst speed can reach 48-56 kilometers per hour, posing a strong threat to animals within 20 meters. The distance between them and an adult black bear was less than six meters.

If the black bear suddenly attacks, they will be exhausted and have no way out.

Must stay calm!

The two teenagers held each other's hands tightly, trying to draw strength from their companion.

In this situation, turning and running or falling to the ground and pretending to be dead are both foolish actions. Turning and running will trigger the black bear's predatory instincts, while falling to the ground and pretending to be dead is tantamount to giving up survival and handing the choice to the animal.

However, making harsh noises and waving arms and legs to increase body size to show threat may be useful when facing normal black bears.

But now they are facing a mother bear who is eager to protect her cubs.

If they dare to make a threatening gesture, adult black bears will rush up and kill them without hesitation.

He Junxia pulled Matteo back slowly.

Step by step...

The two of them slowly retreated several meters. The black bear made no sound and didn't catch up. But He Junxia could sense that it was staring at them, never looking away.

"ah."

Matteo suddenly let out a short scream and his body fell backward involuntarily.

The frightened cubs in the bushes immediately ran to their mother, and the adult female black bear let out a loud roar.

The veins on He Junxia's right arm bulged as he held up Matteo's body to prevent him from falling. A drop of crystal sweat slowly fell from his forehead.

"Yes, I'm sorry."

Matteo was frightened and started to cry, tears streaming down his face, his voice choked and desperate.

He Juanxia helped him stand steady, and whispered in his ear, "Taiou, don't be afraid. If the black bear comes up, I'll lead it away. Don't stop, run away immediately."

He won't die, the worst that can happen is that some points will be deducted, but if Matteo dies, he is really dead.

"No, it's all my fault."

The boy's eyes were filled with tears of regret.

He Junxia patted his shoulder gently, with a hint of laughter in her tone: "Why are you crying? He's not dead yet."

The mother black bear did not rush forward immediately, but used roars to intimidate, indicating that she did not want to fight either.

He Junxia and Matthew retreated step by step. The black bear mother who was watching them secretly also left with her little black bear when she saw this.

"Huh" "Huh"

The relief of escaping death made both of them breathe a sigh of relief.

Just now, they were only a step away from death, and even the sound of their heartbeats almost broke their eardrums.

He Junxia said, "We can't rest any longer. We must get to the cabin as soon as possible."

A mother bear with cubs is enough to prove that there is at least one adult male black bear in the area.

The boy wiped away his tears: "Yeah!"

Because there was a black bear mother and cub blocking the road, He Junxia and Matteo had to take a longer route to go around them.

Fortunately, they did not encounter any other large wild animals along the way and successfully arrived at the cabin near the river.

But this wooden house looks very shabby?

Moss covered the stones and wood at the bottom, lush wild flowers and weeds bloomed around it, there was a small hole in the door of the cabin, and no signs of human presence could be found nearby.

Matthew slumped to the ground in despair.

The only thing that kept him going here was the people living in the cabin, but the cabin had been abandoned for a long time and there was no one in it.

Are they just waiting to die?

He Junxia didn't comfort the young man who sat on the ground in despair. At this moment, no matter how much others said, he would not listen. He could only rely on his own strength to wake up.

He Junxia removed the wooden latch from the small wooden door, pushed it open and walked in, a cloud of dust blew in his face.

After taking a quick look around, He Junxia immediately covered his nose and walked out, opening the wooden door to ventilate the house.

There is no doubt that the cabin has been abandoned for no less than three months, and more likely a year or two or even longer.

Ten minutes later, He Junxia walked in again, holding her nose, trying to search for something that might be useful in the wooden cabinet in the corner of the cabin.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

The cabin was a complete shell; the owner had taken away everything he could, not even a bed.

However, the cabin itself is a good shelter, at least it allows them to sleep well without having to keep watch separately.

He Junxia used a wet leaf to clear the dust accumulated in the cabin, and suddenly a heavy sound of footsteps came from behind him.

He Junxia didn't turn around; he knew who was coming. Matthew didn't say anything either, silently imitating his movements as he cleaned the dust in the cabin.

He Junxia walked up to the boy and hugged him, then stepped back a few steps and said, "Taiou, can I leave this to you? I want to go out and find something to eat."

The boy extended his fist and bumped his shoulder: "Leave it to me."

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He Junxia left the cabin and came to the river. The water was still muddy and yellow, and the water level had risen by nearly one meter. It was impossible to catch fish like before.

Fortunately, he found some porcini and chanterelles on the ground. There were not many of them, but they could temporarily soothe his stomach that was so hungry that it was almost on strike.

He Junxia was squatting under a tree digging mushrooms with a knife. He heard a familiar cry not far away, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

It's a wild boar!

He Junxia held the knife in his hand and decided to follow the sound to see what was going on. If he could catch a little wild boar, he wouldn't have to worry about food for at least ten days.

(The premise is that they can catch the food and it is not snatched away by other predators)

He Junxia approached the source of the sound cautiously, and a large group of wild boars that were using their noses to dig the ground in search of mushrooms came into view. It was an adult wild boar with seven or eight little wild boars.

He Junxia decided to take a risk. If they delayed any longer, he and Matthew would only fall into a vicious cycle of lack of energy and food.

Moreover, wild boars are much less threatening than black bears, at least they cannot climb trees. As females waiting for cubs, wild boars are much less caring for their cubs than black bears. After all, they can give birth to seven or eight cubs in one litter.

He Junxia quickly locked onto the little wild boar closest to him.

He quietly picked up a few stones of suitable size, took out one and smashed it hard on the wild boar's head, and then threw the rest of the stones to create panic.

As expected

The suddenly startled wild boars panicked, and the mother boar immediately fled with her cubs. He Junxia sprinted forward and grabbed the cub that had slowed down after being hit on the head by him.

Success!

The little wild boar fell into the human's hands and let out a miserable cry. He Junxia took out a knife without hesitation and killed it cleanly and efficiently - it would be disastrous if it aroused the maternal instinct of the female wild boar.

Seeing the big wild boar taking the little wild boar away, He Junxia also quickly left this place of war.

But he didn't take the dead wild boar straight back to the cabin. Black bears are highly sensitive to blood, and having them sniff out the scent wouldn't be a good idea.

He Junxia cleaned the dead wild boar with a knife a few hundred meters away from the cabin, and then returned to the cabin with the dismembered pork and other internal organs.

Matthew was stunned.

"That's great, David, we finally have something to eat. Are you okay?"

"Of course... no."

He Junxia put down the pork in her hand with a smile, then cut it into pieces of suitable size with a knife, threaded it and the collected mushrooms into tree branches and roasted them over the fire.

“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…”

On the third day in the mission world, he and Matteo finally had a full meal.

The two people were half lying in the cabin with their backs against the wooden wall. The small room was warmed by the campfire, making people close their eyes and want to sleep involuntarily.

He Junxia reluctantly opened her eyelids and took a look at the cabin. It was fine. The wooden door was closed and there were holes in the wooden walls around it for air to leak in. There was no need to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning.

sleep!

He and Matteo closed their eyes one after another, and soon loud snoring was heard in the cabin.

They were really tired.

He Junxia and Matteo rested in the cabin for a day and a night before setting out on their journey again. They firmly believed that they would be able to return to the human world by following the river.

One day, two days...

They walked and stopped along the way, and finally, on the afternoon of the seventh day, they happened to meet a group of middle school students who came to camp outdoors.

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The author has something to say: The geographical environment where the protagonist lives is based on Italy [Rose]