Upon hearing this, the two of them took another look at the adorable-looking otters in front of them.

Fu Changxiong asked:

"So what should we do now? Just keep watching them?"

Ye Feng looked at the otters circling around and replied in a deep voice:

"Make the fire bigger; they're terrified of this thing..."

Upon hearing this, the two dared not hesitate and hurriedly threw firewood towards the fire below the platform…

These otters had actually arrived long before the group started smoking the meat…

Fortunately, Ye Feng had anticipated this situation and had Qi Xiaojie find a lot of firewood in advance.

Otherwise, these otters would probably have already started attacking them by now…

As the flames grew larger, the otters retreated further, until only their eyes were visible...

However, they didn't go far; they continued circling around the platform, making piercing chirping noises... seemingly discussing some tactics...

Clearly, they didn't want to give up so much meat...

Ye Feng and his two companions stood back to back, forming a triangle, their eyes fixed on their surroundings…

The two sides remained deadlocked for about half an hour, with the otters neither advancing nor retreating, occasionally approaching the fire to sniff and look around...

Several times he nearly got burned by the fire, and this strange behavior left Ye Feng completely baffled...

All he knew was that this animal was intelligent and would use the terrain and teamwork to kill large predators like caimans.

Once prey has been identified, they typically engage in brief communication before surrounding the prey and then attacking.

But how exactly will these guys attack?

Ye Feng's understanding of these guys was still limited to what he read in books, which left him completely baffled...

"Brother, what are these beasts trying to do, chattering away like that?"

Ye Feng shook his head in confusion...

Seeing that he couldn't do anything, Fu Changxiong took two steps forward...

The feeling of being constantly watched by a dozen pairs of green eyes in the dark was making him really uneasy...

"Brother, why don't I go down and test their strength first..."

I don't think it's necessary to be so cautious with such a small thing; I could kill one with a single axe blow.

Ye Feng's eyes widened, his face filled with surprise...

"Test their strength? Holy crap, you're really defying the heavens..."

Their teeth can even bite through the skin of a black caiman. By the time you kill a few, their bodies will probably be torn to shreds by now.

Even if you don't die, you'll be seriously injured. How are you going to survive?!

Fu Changxiong paused slightly, then said firmly:

"It's alright. As long as I can drive them away, serious injuries are nothing to me."

Besides, I still have you and Little Stutterer to take care of me.

"Nonsense! I don't have time to take care of you!"

Ye Feng grabbed him and pulled him over...

"Give me some time, I'm sure I can figure something out..."

Seeing Ye Feng's resolute attitude, Fu Changxiong fell silent...

A few more minutes passed, and an otter stealthily approached Ye Feng's direction...

Its nose twitched incessantly, and its whiskers undulated, as if it had smelled something…

Soon, it came to the fire, circled around it once, and then nuzzled it with its nose...

Unexpectedly, the distance was too close, and the long beard was ignited...

It immediately let out a sharp chirping sound, waved its claws, and extinguished the flames…

I thought it would behave itself, but to my surprise, it started doing the same thing to all four fires in turn…

Finally, its silhouette stopped beside the campfire beneath Qi Xiaojie…

It continued to sniff and look, pacing back and forth. After several dozen seconds, it actually stood up straight and started chirping again...

This time, the sound was longer than before, and the frequency seemed different...

As Ye Feng pondered this strange behavior, he noticed that the otters that had been surrounding Qi Xiaojie had all gathered in his direction…

Ye Feng instantly understood everything…

Qi Xiaojie was about to add firewood to the fire below when Ye Feng stopped him just as he picked up the wood…

"I know how to deal with them..."

Fu Changxiong quickly asked:

"How so?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Ye Feng's lips...

"These beasts are smarter than I thought. They held us off for a long time, waiting for the fire to go out before they made a move."

But the flames kept burning, and now they couldn't sit still any longer...

At this point, Ye Feng pointed to the otter below, whose whiskers had been burned off…

"The reason this guy was running around between the four fires wasn't to smell anything, but to test which fire was the coldest..."

When it noticed that the fire was burning the weakest, it immediately called its companion over…

They want to climb up from this direction…

"oh…"

Fu Changxiong suddenly realized...

"Wow, these animals are so clever! I've never seen them this smart in nature documentaries..."

Ye Feng snorted dismissively…

"Animal World is rubbish; they just read from a script. They have no idea about the Amazon..."

"Then...then we...should..."

Ye Feng quickly raised his hand to interrupt Qi Xiaojie...

"Don't bother, by the time you finish speaking, they'll have already rushed up."

Don't worry, I've already thought of a way. These beasts, if we don't inflict some pain on them...

They really think they're the smartest animals in the world.

Having said that, he beckoned to the two men, and after a brief discussion, the three of them revealed cruel smiles…

Ye Feng poured the lard from the wooden jar into a frying pan and put it back on the fire to heat...

The fact that these otters gather here late at night indicates that their lair is not far from their camp.

With such a pack of ferocious wild beasts around, they'll be a menace sooner or later...

Therefore, Ye Feng not only wants to drive them away this time, but also wants to severely damage them.

He wanted to let these otters know that he was not someone to be trifled with...

"Gulp, gulp..."

Soon, the hot oil began to bubble and boil... Meanwhile, the fire below, having not been replenished with firewood, began to dim.

After seeing the fire's temperature drop...

The otters began to chirp excitedly, and they slowly approached the elephant-leg tree…

Finally, after a brief period of testing, several otters took the lead and climbed straight up the tree…

Fu Changxiong and Qi Xiaojie quickly raised their spears and thrust them downwards...

But those otters seemed to know that being stabbed would be life-threatening.

When the spearheads were still tens of centimeters away from them, they actually retreated...

"What a clever beast!"

Fu Changxiong couldn't help but praise it...

Seeing that they couldn't get to this corner, the otters chattered and immediately rushed to another corner...

But Fu Changxiong and the other man made no attempt to stop them…

Because Ye Feng had been waiting here for quite some time, carrying a bowl of hot oil…