Chapter 38 The Vulture Has Arrived Xu Nian: Is your tail healed yet? ...

Two blue sheep appeared on the mountain wall. Although the heavy snow caused certain difficulties for the snow leopards' movements, it also provided them with the most natural concealment. At least the blue sheep did not notice the two snow leopards approaching them.

The two mountain goats were relatively close to each other, so Los chose the one that was closer to them. The other one might have been injured, and its legs and feet were obviously not in good condition when climbing. The one walking in front would stop from time to time to wait.

Xu Nian was lying in the snow. In the past, even if he lay on the ground, he could only barely hide his body, but now he was completely covered by the snow.

The snow leopard's white background with black stripes provides strong concealment between mountain walls, making it even more difficult for prey to detect it.

He raised his paw towards Los, who was hiding more successfully, and quietly revealed the tip of his claw, pointing at the mountain goat closest to them.

Ross nodded slightly.

The ibex was looking for food. It seemed to have sensed something was wrong and raised its head to look around. Xu Nian immediately lay down and did not move. So the ibex, after looking around and finding no danger, lowered its head and ate grass again with peace of mind.

Danger only lasts for a moment, and Xu Nian understood very well what "opportunity cannot be missed" meant. So after the ibex relaxed its vigilance, he estimated the distance between himself and the ibex and chose to rush out suddenly.

He was running so fast that the snow next to him was blown up. The mountain goat's reaction speed was also not slow. Its body reacted faster than its brain and it almost immediately ran in the opposite direction.

The two ibex ran wildly in the same direction, but Xu Nian's target was always the injured ibex. In nature, once an animal is injured, it can basically be determined to be out of the game, especially prey.

However, there are exceptions to everything. For example, the argali that knocked Xu Nian flying created a record of a damaged argali knocking a snow leopard flying.

The ibex ran for its life. It had more experience in escaping than Xu Nian in hunting, so it immediately jumped towards the rock wall next to it. Xu Nian braked abruptly and did not chase it desperately.

——His mission ended here.

The ibex didn't even have time to react. It didn't even look back. It just felt a gust of wind at its side, and then its whole body was blown to the side and fell heavily to the ground. A strange creaking sound came from its neck, which was the sound of its cervical vertebra being bitten by the snow leopard.

Blood gushed out instantly, and the ibex kicked its hooves everywhere, trying to break free. But Los was not Xu Nian. It was an experienced snow leopard. Once it bit its prey, it would never let go. It even ignored the ibex's struggle and dragged it away.

The blood of the ibex dragged a long trail on the snow. The ibex that had just escaped was standing on the cliff watching its companion's body being dragged away. It seemed to stand there for a moment, then thought for two seconds and slowly left.

"It's not in a hurry...it walks very slowly." Xu Niancai noticed that the ibex was not leaving very quickly, and even lowered its head to look at the grass. If it were him, since all his kind had died, he would definitely run away quickly, otherwise he would be the next to die.

But Los put the ibex down, looked back at the direction the other ibex had left, and said slowly, "It doesn't need to run for its life, because it knows we only need to hunt one ibex, and it is at least safe for the time being."

Xu Nian was silent for a moment after hearing this.

"But in fact, we are not the only hunters here." Los looked down at the mountain goat lying in a pool of blood. The other party's limbs had begun to stiffen, and his pupils were gray, as if covered by a layer of gauze.

Los's fangs opened the wound on the blue sheep's neck. It licked the blood from the wound and signaled Xu Nian to come over and eat the meat. The smell of blood quickly spread, perhaps attracting other hunters.

Los had thought about dragging the ibex to their den, but this place was a bit far from their den, and it was difficult to drag them there, so Los had to give up this plan.

The meat of the ibex was tender, but this ibex was a bit thin. He bit the meat with tendons but couldn't tear it apart. Xu Nian raised his claws and pulled the ibex, then tore it hard again before he pulled out the whole piece of meat.

He shook his head lightly, then chewed and swallowed the piece of meat. When he was about to take the second bite, he was caught off guard and found that Los was looking at him. He was slightly stunned, and the meat in his mouth almost got stuck in his throat. He suddenly arched his body and coughed violently. He finally swallowed the meat in his mouth and felt better.

"What's wrong?" Los immediately went over to check on him. After confirming that Xu Nian was fine, he said dissatisfiedly, "How come you choked while eating meat?"

Xu Nian raised his claws and scratched his face. He was too embarrassed to say the reason for his choking, so he could only sigh and say, "I bit off too big a piece."

"Then eat slowly, no one is competing with you for it." Los said.

In fact, it eats much faster than Xu Nian. After eating, it immediately squats and keeps watch on its surroundings to prevent other predators from being attracted by the smell of blood.

Ever since the vultures were attacked several times by Los, these scavenging birds of prey have become much more obedient. They are squatting on a rock farther away, waiting for the two snow leopards to finish eating the blue sheep, and then they will go to enjoy some leftovers.

The Alpine vulture, a bird of prey, looks very large when it spreads its wings, and its eyes are extremely sharp. When it looks at Xu Nian, it always makes Xu Nian feel a little cold, but when it starts walking, everything becomes different.

They swayed from side to side with a huge amplitude, and the snow leopard could not ignore them even if it wanted to. Xu Nian watched as the two vultures almost came to blows, spreading their wings in protest to each other, swaying from side to side, as if they were fighting, but they just happened to move in a very difficult to describe posture.

After he had eaten, he put down the remaining ibex, looked at Los, then at the vulture. The snow leopard was still much more attractive.

"Are you full?" Seeing that he had put down the ibex, Los walked over and licked the blood on the side of Xu Nian's face very naturally. Perhaps the barbs on the cat's tongue accidentally licked Xu Nian's ear, and the furry ear trembled very sensitively. Xu Nian shrank his neck slightly and turned to look at Los.

The vulture that was waiting to eat meat couldn't bear it anymore and made a hoarse and ugly cry. When Los gave it a look, the vulture spread its wings and walked away with swaying steps.

After Los and Xu Nian finished eating their prey, Los sniffed it gently. He frowned and said, "Let's go. The smell of wolves here is too obvious. It will be troublesome if they target us."

The main reason was that the wolves were not only noisy but also vindictive. If not necessary, Los did not want to fight with them in such a harsh environment.

But this doesn't mean that it is afraid of the other party, it just doesn't want to fight.

The wolves thought the same thing.

Xu Nian nodded obediently and licked the blood on his paws. He turned his head and rubbed his body with it. The ear that had just been licked by Los was still a little itchy. After rubbing it a few times, it felt much better. He immediately followed behind Los and walked on the paw prints left by Los.

Each step was taken very steadily and firmly, leaving behind complete snow leopard paw prints on the snow.

After the two snow leopards left, it was the vultures' turn to taste the remaining blue sheep bones. They fought over the bones and pounced on them. Some pecked at the heads, while others grabbed the meat and pulled it hard. They slightly retracted their necks, looking fierce and vicious.

Until another snow leopard came, the vultures looked at the snow leopard with some shock.

The snow leopard was injured. It lowered its head, its body began to shake, and its tail hung behind it. Its entire back and abdomen were almost unsightly, and every step it took left bloody claw marks.

It stopped beside the remaining remains of the mountain goat, and let out a low roar as if it was struggling to survive. Its fierce eyes fell on the group of vultures, and it tore them apart with its huge claws, finally snatching a piece of meat from the vulture's mouth.

However, the group of vultures whose meat was robbed did not go far. Instead, they landed on the rock wall in twos and threes. They no longer stared at the few remaining mountain goats.

They were staring at the snow leopard, their eyes full of greed and salivating, which made the snow leopard growl in despair.

Whether it is a predator or prey, after death, it will eventually become food for the vultures.

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"I seem to hear the roar of other snow leopards." Xu Nian was climbing up behind Los. After hearing the sound, he subconsciously pricked up his ears and looked towards the place where the sound came from.

"Yeah." Los looked back at Xu Nian and said, "Look under the claws."

Xu Nian quickly looked down at the rock under his claws, not daring to waver. He carefully stepped on Los's claw marks and finally returned to his nest. Only then did he relax and lie down comfortably on the snow. He rolled over twice, and his soft belly rose and fell slightly with his breathing.

Los lay beside him, lowered his head to clean his fur, and occasionally looked back at Xu Nian who was enjoying the meal.

However, it had already moved its tail away skillfully to prevent the other party from stepping on it with its claws.

"Oh, right." Seeing Los move his tail, Xu Nian suddenly remembered. He turned his head to look at Los and asked, "Is your tail okay?"

"..." Los's face turned cold, and he put the tail he had just moved back to its original position and lay motionless on the ground. The big furry tail, Los said in a calm tone: "No."

Xu Nian:?

Whose tail was it that had smashed the snow piles on the rock wall and knocked them off? Was it his own?