Upon being so close to a mammoth, Li Qing's heart began to race, and he was drenched in sweat.
On one hand, there was tension, and on the other hand, there was even... excitement!
"Damn it, where have you been? You're right in front of me!"
Li Qing cursed inwardly, then turned to Dian and the other man without turning his head and said, "Chief, why don't you two take the people in the tribe and go back first?"
What do you want to do?
Dian asked.
Li Qing said with a wry smile, "The mammoth is right here. There are so many of us, we can't just run away from it easily. So, in order for them all to leave here safely, someone has to make a sacrifice. I don't mean I'm going to my death. I just want to lure the mammoth away, just like Li lured away the Queen Insect King back then."
Dian glanced at Chu, and the two exchanged a look, both feeling somewhat conflicted. They knew that Li Qing's decision was correct and absolutely necessary. The outbreak of illness in the Black Wind Tribe was extremely serious, to the point that almost every member of the Red Flower Tribe needed to care for a member of the Black Wind Tribe. This meant that if the mammoths were to pursue them, each of them carrying a member of the Black Wind Tribe would find it very difficult to escape, and it was highly likely that each of them would become food for the mammoths.
Dian opened his mouth, unsure whether he should agree to Li Qing's volunteer request. However, Chu seemed not to have considered it that much. After only thinking for about two seconds, he laughed and said, "Alright, be careful, Mai Zi."
"Um."
Li Qing nodded.
"We're running now, we won't waste your time. By the way, what are you planning to do..."
Before Chu could finish speaking, he immediately cursed out. It turned out that Li Qing had picked up a stone from the ground and thrown it at the eye of the mammoth staring at him!
"Holy crap! Mai Zi, are you crazy?!"
Chu's face turned green.
He dared not provoke the mammoth. His strategy was to avoid it if possible and try to avoid conflict. It would be best if he could trick the mammoth away. Unlike Li Qing, who not only did not avoid the mammoth, but also deliberately provoked it. The mammoth did not attack him, but he even stirred up trouble!
"I'm not crazy, just hurry up and don't waste my time."
Li Qing remained unmoved and spoke without any politeness.
Li Qing leaned back, half-squatting, staring intently at the mammoth, ready to dodge its attack the moment it lunged forward.
The mammoth, after being hit by Li Qing, reacted much slower than expected. It didn't react until Chu and his team were ready to run away. It roared and slowly walked towards Li Qing, step by step.
"You're really not afraid of death... Oh well, good luck, Mai Zi!" Chu muttered to Li Qing as he was being dragged away by Dian.
"Your quick departure from here is the greatest help you can give me," Li Qing thought to himself.
He grabbed a handful of pebbles, calculated the distance between himself and the mammoth, and threw them out, yelling, "You beast, come and chase me if you dare!"
Li Qing moved quickly. The instant he threw the pebbles onto the mammoth's head, he had already run in the opposite direction from where Dian's group had fled.
After being attacked by Li Qing for the second time, the mammoth was completely enraged. It finally abandoned the other side, the bigger "meal," and turned to chase after Li Qing.
Upon realizing that the mammoth was chasing him, Li Qing ran even faster, without looking back, and just rushed forward.
Anyway, the mammoth can't run as fast as me. All I need to do is make sure the mammoth doesn't lose me. Then I can lure it to that area and sneak away when the opportunity arises.
As he ran out, Li Qing had already sketched out a perfect plan in his mind.
"Anyway, the most important task now is to get back underground and recuperate. Let's prioritize our escape! Although... it's the first time I've ever seen such a big mammoth, which is a bit of a pity."
The mammoth was enormous, and its running speed was much slower. Perhaps it was the price of gaining high lethality; its body was not as agile as Li Qing had imagined. Soon, Li Qing, who had run a distance ahead, had already created a small gap between himself and the mammoth.
Don't underestimate this difference; it's enough for Li Qing to free up time to do many things.
"I wonder how Boye and the others are doing," Li Qing thought to himself. "Judging by the time, they should have returned to the bottom long ago."
"There's no need to worry about the chief. With the chief here and Big Black helping out, any problems can be resolved immediately."
Lost in thought, Li Qing ran into a lush forest. Besides many common plants, the most abundant plant in the forest was... banana trees!
"We're here. That idiot will definitely lose control when he sees so many bananas. I just need to leave while he's eating them," Li Qing thought smugly.
This plan wasn't something Li Qing had planned long ago; rather, it came to him suddenly after observing the characteristics and preferences of mammoths.
Since this place has never been affected by natural disasters and has everything, we can take advantage of the terrain to have some fun with this mammoth!
Then, Li Qing flashed away.
...
After a while, the slow-moving mammoth finally arrived at the forest. It looked around at the green plants that all looked pretty much the same, and its movements seemed somewhat bewildered.
It has completely lost track of Li Qing.
The mammoth stamped its hoof, but its "prey" had vanished without a trace, causing the mammoth to become increasingly anxious.
In particular, this "prey" had just tricked it.
It came to this place in anger, but had no way to "take revenge," which made the mammoth very unhappy. In the past, it could kill anyone it didn't like in its territory. No carnivore could be its match. But now, such a tiny creature, as small as an ant, had just slipped away!
The mammoth shook its trunk unwillingly, trying to sniff out Li Qing's scent from the air.
However, its strength is not its sense of smell. With Li Qing deliberately covering his mouth and nose, it did not notice Li Qing's exact location.
—The mammoth lost its patience in the blink of an eye. Just moments ago, it was wandering around aimlessly, waving its huge trunk, trying to smell Li Qing's scent. Now, it had completely given up on its original idea, lowered its head, and crashed into the nearest tree!
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