Chapter 274 The Tapir
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Heavy footsteps came, and he could tell from the sound that the beast coming over was very large and a herbivore.
Carnivores generally don't make such loud noises when walking, they are more cautious and like to hide themselves and give the enemy a fatal blow.
Herbivores are different, they are very large, but not as strong as carnivores, and they will inevitably make footsteps when moving.
"Climb the tree."
The captain watched for a while, listened to the sound getting closer, and gave the order.
The remaining eight warriors quickly climbed up the tree trunk beside them. The high place was more conducive to archery, and it was very disadvantageous for the warriors to confront this kind of big beast head-on.
"Rustle..."
The sound of leaves rubbing against each other suddenly became louder, and a figure shot out from the direction of the footsteps.
"Captain, it's a tapir, a pregnant tapir, and it seems to be startled and is running towards us."
Shi's figure appeared. He had just run for a while when he noticed movement on the right side, so he turned around and saw the tapir running towards him, and hurried back to remind the captain.
The Fire Tribe is not unfamiliar with tapirs. There are several tapirs living in the woods west of the Fire Tribe.
They are large, more than two meters tall, and look a bit like giant elephants, but they are different.
Their trunks are shorter than those of giant elephants, and their limbs are shorter as well, but they have a hard stratum corneum on the outside of their skin, which makes their defense even stronger than that of giant elephants.
"We can't let it run past. Behind us is the Fire Tribe's granary, where people are sorting frozen fish."
The captain said, turning his head to look at the warriors beside him.
"Go back and remind the tribesmen to be careful. Also, call more people to help. It's hard to deal with a frightened tapir that's pregnant."
The warrior nodded, immediately untied the quiver at his waist, handed all the arrows to the warrior beside him, and turned around to run towards the Fire Tribe.
"The tapir's weaknesses are its abdomen and eyes. If you have a chance to lift its tail, you can also attack its butt."
The captain quickly spoke the news he knew about the tapir, reminding the warriors of the precautions.
"Don't even think about breaking their stratum corneum. Arrows and stone knives can't cut through it."
The warriors nodded, and some couldn't help swallowing. When
these herbivores go crazy, they are sometimes more terrifying than carnivorous beasts.
In order to survive, they have tough skin, and it is impossible to attack them when they go crazy. Unlike those carnivorous beasts, most of them don't make their skin so tough for the sake of physical flexibility.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The footsteps became louder and louder, and the tapir was obviously very close.
"Shi, you are flexible, attack from behind it, it would be best if you can attract it away."
The captain said to Shi.
Shi nodded to show that he understood, and tightened the bow and arrow in his hand.
"Tap..."
With a roar, the figure of the tapir finally appeared. It rushed forward frantically, as if something was chasing it from behind.
"Are there any other beasts behind?"
The captain looked at the tapir running from a distance and asked Shi.
"No, I went to see it on purpose."
Shi answered immediately.
The captain nodded and said to everyone, "Hold your arrows, listen to my command later, and shoot arrows together, aiming at its eyes."
Everyone responded one after another, and then bent their bows and put arrows on them, ready to launch a fatal attack after the tapir entered the shooting range.
The eyelids of this kind of beast are very strong. If the first wave of arrows cannot break through the defense, they will squint their eyes and be very alert. It will become very difficult to exploit the weakness of the eyes.
"Get ready."
As the ferocious tapir rumbled over, the captain put the arrow on the bowstring in his right hand, and the other warriors followed suit.
"Shoot."
The warriors bent their bows and shot arrows together. The arrows shot out with a "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh" sound, shocking the ferocious tapir and making it suddenly stand up and close its eyes.
"Pah..."
There was a series of crisp sounds, and the arrow hit its hard stratum corneum and fell off, totally useless.
Only one person among the crowd did not complete the shooting. He did not bend the bow and put the arrow until the ferocious tapir stopped. When the ferocious tapir closed its eyes, he suddenly pulled the longbow.
This person was Shi. He was waiting for the opportunity and also seizing the opportunity.
"Swoosh."
The arrow broke through the air and pierced into the left eye of the ferocious tapir the moment it opened its eyes.
"Roar..."
The tapir opened its mouth and roared in pain, its legs constantly jumping on the ground, making a rumbling sound.
"Spear, stab."
Seeing that Shi had shot the tapir in the eye, the captain was very happy, but there was no time to praise, he hurriedly said to the warriors on the tree.
Spears were passed down from the tree, stabbing at the tapir frantically, but unfortunately they could not break the defense at all.
"Roar..."
Another roar, the tapir finally ran madly, the captain looked in that direction, and was immediately shocked.
"Chase, we must stop it."
The crazy tapir was running towards the Fire Tribe. Although its speed was not fast, looking at its crazy momentum, the damage it caused would not be small.
The tapir had short legs and a heavy body, so it couldn't run very fast. The warriors either jumped on trees or chased it on the ground, and soon caught up with the tapir.
But no matter whether they were on the tree or under the tree, their attacks did not cause any concrete damage to the tapir.
"What should we do, Captain?"
A warrior has already asked anxiously.
The destructive power of these beasts is much greater than that of these totem warriors. If they are allowed to run into the tribe, the damage caused will be even greater. We must find a way to solve it.
Seeing the end of the jungle right in front of us, Shi suddenly spoke.
"Captain, let me go up and try."
"What can you do?"
The captain asked while running.
If the beast charges like this, let alone eight or nine of them, even more than twenty people will not be able to withstand it if they do not form a good battle formation.
"I'll attack from behind him."
Seeing that the beast was about to run out of the jungle after running for a while, Shi said hurriedly.
"Give it a try."
The captain looked in the direction of the tribe and could already see the tribesmen cleaning up the warehouse. He gritted his teeth and gave the order.
"Okay."
Shi suddenly accelerated, leaped forward, jumped down from the tree, and caught up with the tapir in a few steps.
At this time, the tapir had already run out of the jungle, and saw the panicked people with its uninjured right eye.
At the moment it was surprised by the sudden appearance of the crowd, Shi had already rushed behind it, and with his hands pressed forward and backward with the spear, he suddenly thrust the spear tip at the tapir's tail. The moment
the tail jumped up, the left hand holding the back of the stone spear suddenly retracted, and the stone spear tip fell rapidly.
At the moment the spear tip was aimed at the tapir's back garden, Shi did not hesitate at all, and suddenly thrust forward with all his strength.
"Puff."
The stone spear pierced directly into the tapir's fragile anus and went straight into the intestine.