Chapter 361 Stray Bullets Flying Elephants are very intelligent animals; their cognitive abilities are on par with those of humans and dolphins.

They immediately realized that other groups were helping them!

While the remaining poachers were still in shock, two of them instinctively raised their guns again in an attempt to intimidate or shoot the elephant herd—

"Bang! Bang!"

Two more precise and swift silenced gunshots rang out, coming from the same direction!

The bullets pierced their arms or shoulders where they were holding the guns.

In excruciating pain, the two screamed and dropped their weapons.

The clever elephant instantly seized this excellent opportunity!

With a flick of their trunks and a stomp of their hooves, the nearest adult female elephants tacitly blocked the escape route of the two injured poachers.

Faced with absolute power, any struggle is futile, and in the blink of an eye, the two followed in the footsteps of their first companion.

In just a few breaths, three of the eight armed poachers were gone, leaving five remaining!

"**! There are people in the woods! Most likely fellow hunters trying to steal our food!"

A scarred leader was the first to react, roaring in shock and rage, "Brothers! Let's find this scumbag and take him out!"

"Otherwise, we'll all be doomed!"

The remaining five men immediately became enraged and no longer cared about their initial prey, the elephant.

They picked up their various firearms and blindly fired in the general direction where Ji Shuyun had just fired, while roaring and charging forward, determined to tear this unexpected "Cheng Yaojin" to pieces.

Stray bullets were flying everywhere!

After firing his last two shots, Ji Shuyun turned around and ran wildly towards the pre-planned evacuation route without hesitation.

He had just rushed out of the bushes where he was hiding when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

A hint of warmth and admiration flashed in his eyes!

Not far ahead, the familiar, massive wild boar, as big as a small tank, was already gripping the ground with all four hooves, snorting impatiently.

The support vehicle is ready!

Ningning's support is always faster and more accurate than he expects.

No words are needed; the ultimate trust and tacit understanding have long been ingrained in the instinct of fighting side by side.

Ji Shuyun smirked, pushed off with his feet, and leaped onto the pig's back, shouting, "Go!"

The wild boar couldn't wait any longer. Feeling the weight on its back, it immediately let out an excited grunt, and with a sudden burst of power from its four hooves, it shot forward like an arrow, plunging headfirst into the dense jungle.

It moved so fast that it left only a trail of dust in its wake.

The five poachers hadn't gone far when the aftereffects of their earlier indiscriminate firing became apparent—they were running out of ammunition!

They had to chase after them in a disheveled manner while frantically changing magazines, their vigilance greatly reduced due to distraction.

During this perfect reload window, Xia Zhining, who had been lying in ambush on the flank, decisively launched an "air strike"!

"Buzz buzz buzz—!"

A large swarm of black and yellow wasps, guided by Xia Zhining, rushed towards the five people like a precise rain of bullets!

Caught off guard, the poachers screamed in agony from the stings and fled in panic, their formation instantly thrown into disarray, leaving them no time to give chase.

Almost at the same time as the swarm attacked, Ji Shuyun and Xia Zhining, brother and sister, seized the opportunity and emerged from their hiding place, their guns as steady as rocks.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

After a few clean and swift shots, the remaining five poachers were all wounded and subdued, lying on the ground unable to resist.

The gibbons, who had been waiting nearby, immediately swarmed forward and, with their nimble long arms and the ropes and vines they had taken from the poachers, quickly tied the unfortunate men up like dumplings.

Their methods were so skillful that one might suspect they had worked as jungle kidnappers!

Having dealt with the immediate threat, Xia Zhining didn't dare to waste a second. She flipped over, mounted the "pig chariot" that had been waiting for her, and rushed towards the core area where the elephant herd was located.

When she arrived, the scene before her made her breathe a sigh of relief.

The crow was circling in the air, while on the ground, on the outskirts of the elephant herd, the elephant's good friend—yes, it was the familiar golden-haired heron, the cattle egret!

As professional exfoliators and pest removers for large animals, Asian elephants are also their customers!

It was carefully maintaining a safe distance, its little head nodding eagerly as it whispered to the herd of elephants.

The elephant herd has clearly received initial information from the cattle egrets.

Seeing Xia Zhining, this unfamiliar human, charging towards them on a wild boar, the eldest and most imposing chieftain stepped forward:

[Little two-legged creatures... just now, weren't you the ones who attacked those thugs with iron bars and saved us?]

Xia Zhining steadied her breathing and replied clearly, "It's me and my brother! We're here to help you!"

She jumped off the pig's back and pointed to the pregnant elephant groaning in pain and frantically shaking its trunk: "I'm a veterinarian! I can help it give birth! But time is of the essence, we must act immediately!"

A resolute glint flashed in the chief elephant's eyes: [We desperately need help! The cattle egrets have already told us that you are friends, not enemies.]

Trust in the life-saving grace, coupled with the introduction of the familiar cattle egret, provided double protection, and the elephant herd's tense defenses finally loosened.

Several female elephants surrounding the expectant mother murmured softly and slowly parted to make way for her.

Xia Zhining quickly stepped forward, swiftly checked the mother elephant's condition, and her heart sank.

"Bald baby!"

She looked up and said anxiously to the chief elephant, "It's difficult to handle things here. I need help! I need to get my animal companions closer to help! They are all reliable and won't hurt you."

"I can stay among you as a hostage, and I guarantee with my life that they won't harm the mother elephant!"

The situation is critical, and there is no time to hesitate.

The chief elephant quickly exchanged opinions with several older female elephants beside him and then made a decision.

[Time is of the essence, I trust you. Bring them over! Quickly!]

Under Xia Zhining's emergency coordination.

An unprecedented "multi-species joint birthing surgery" has begun!

[I never imagined that I, Old Pig, would one day be delivering an elephant's baby!]

The wild boar grunted and used its snout and hooves to quickly and carefully dig a small pit beside the mother elephant.

This allows the tired mother elephant to adjust her heavy body to a more comfortable angle that is more conducive to exerting force.