Qi Xiaoyan asked:
"But... what are you going to use as bait? If it's just a little bit of food, I'm afraid it won't be enough to attract the entire herd of wild boars, will it?"
Ye Feng revealed a confident smile…
"Don't worry, the bait I've prepared is more than enough for them to eat."
That day, while collecting arrow materials, I passed by a shallow riverbank and discovered quite a few caimans sunbathing there…
Wouldn't it be perfect to kill a few to use as bait? Wild boars love to eat their internal organs...
"Wow!"
Liu Sisi suddenly let out an excited shout... startling everyone...
"We're going to kill crocodiles...and several of them! This is so exciting!"
Ye Feng extended two fingers and slammed them hard against her forehead…
"How many times have I told you not to be so easily startled? Don't forget, I won the bet."
"If you scare away the crocodiles, I'll use you to fish for wild boars."
Liu Sisi scratched her head sheepishly…
"I'm sorry, I got too excited. Don't worry, I definitely won't mess things up."
Look, I even made a quiver in my spare time…
As she spoke, she took a long, round, black object out of her bag…
Ye Feng took it and touched it, immediately discovering that it was made of wild boar hide…
He then handed them to Qi Xiaoyan and stuffed 20 arrows into her hand.
He had originally planned not to take Qi Xiaoyan with him because he was worried that her shoulder injury would affect her ability to draw the bow.
But Qi Xiaoyan insisted, saying that when everyone was busy making the arrows, she wanted to contribute this time as well.
Ye Feng had no choice but to agree...
After tidying up, everyone left the camp in a flurry of activity…
Although we now have enough arrows, danger still lurks everywhere once we are in the wild.
Because for humans who have no means of protection...
The dangers of the Amazon mostly do not come from large predators, but from the tiny, venomous insects underfoot and the invisible bacteria in the air.
Along the way, everyone kept their eyes fixed on one direction, constantly observing their surroundings... taking each step with extreme care.
This is why they discovered many poisonous creatures hidden in the jungle and vegetation along the way…
Poisonous snakes and spiders—luckily, everyone managed to avoid them all…
They were all wearing short sleeves, so if someone accidentally got bitten, they'd have to start over.
After traveling for half an hour, Ye Feng suddenly stopped under a eucalyptus tree…
This is a dense forest where no sunlight ever reaches. On the towering tree that reaches into the clouds, an arrow is carved...
This was left behind on the day he killed the harpy eagle; he remembered it clearly…
If you walk straight ahead for about ten minutes, you'll see a shallow beach...
That area seems to be a gathering place for caimans.
Because sunlight helps them regulate their body temperature and eliminate parasites and bacteria on their bodies.
So they sunbathe at least three times a week…
Ye Feng was afraid of making a wasted trip, so after identifying the direction, he immediately led everyone to continue forward...
But after walking for less than two minutes, he suddenly stopped again…
Because he seemed to see something moving faintly about a meter in front of him.
Ye Feng squinted, squatted down, and took a closer look. He then realized that it was actually a dense swarm of red fire ants...
There are a great many of them, probably tens of thousands, each about the size of a grain of rice.
Although their fighting power is far inferior to that of an army ant colony…
But in terms of lethality to humans, they are far more venomous than army ants…
Once bitten by these creatures, they will not easily let go, and will continue to pierce the skin with the venomous stinger at the end of their tails, releasing toxins continuously…
Those who are infected will experience redness and swelling of the wound, blisters, and in severe cases, even ulceration and infection, eventually leading to shock.
Seeing that Ye Feng hadn't moved for a while, Qi Xiaoyan quickly asked:
"Brother Feng, why aren't we leaving?"
Ye Feng pointed to the ground…
"Be careful, these red imported fire ants are very poisonous. It would be troublesome if you got bitten."
Qi Xiaoyan took a closer look and felt her trypophobia about to kick in, so she grimaced and immediately took two steps back.
"Then... let's quickly change our route..."
Ye Feng shook his head...
“Look at this, so many red imported fire ants moving together and running so fast, yet they have nothing on them.”
Generally speaking, they are either fighting or carrying food.
But I've been standing here for so long, and not a single ant has come out to warn me or try to attack me.
This doesn't seem to fit the nature of red imported fire ants...
And did you notice that the route they took is the same as the route we're going to take?
"Since it's on the way anyway, why not just follow them and take a look..."
Fu Changxiong blurted out…
"Well said."
Ye Feng stood up…
"That's exactly what I was thinking..."
After saying that, the group began to follow the ant, slowly catching up with it.
Along the way, Ye Feng tentatively moved closer and closer to the ant colony, until he was less than 30 centimeters away...
But the ant colony ignored him and kept running forward.
Seeing this, Ye Feng became even more curious...
After walking for about fifteen minutes, he finally saw the main force of the ant colony and understood the truth of the matter.
This is a basin, and right now, at the edge of the basin, between two moss-covered stones…
There was a small crocodile, about 40 or 50 centimeters long, whose body was almost entirely covered in red fire ants…
It was rolling around incessantly, seemingly trying to get rid of the ants on its body.
However, even a fierce tiger can't withstand a pack of wolves. As more ants joined in, countless poisonous needles pierced its body, and it quickly lost its life.
Ye Feng's lips curled into a smile. The fact that they could see baby crocodiles here meant that the female crocodile must have a nest nearby.
Where there are female crocodiles, there must be males. This is indeed their gathering place…
"Walk!"
Ye Feng immediately took the composite bow from his chest, nocked the arrows, and hurried upstream to search...
After walking for nearly ten more minutes, they finally found the place…
At this moment, Ye Feng and the others were standing on a steep slope with high ground, below which flowed the river…
And on that shallow beach, right at the edge of the river, a caiman, about two meters long, was standing with its eyes closed and its mouth wide open…
Let a toothpick bird peck incessantly inside…
This bird acts as a cleaner for crocodiles, removing bits of meat from between their teeth and eating some parasites.
"Hey…"
Ye Feng gave a cold smile…
"This guy knows how to enjoy himself..."
"What do you mean? Shall we take action now?"
Qi Xiaoyan asked…
Ye Feng quickly shook his head...
"How big is this crocodile? We've come all this way just to kill a crocodile that's not even an adult yet?"
That's so boring...
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
Ye Feng slowly lowered his bow and arrow...
"Don't worry, the big guys will be here soon..."
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