Ye Feng used his walking stick to slowly push aside the pile of vines...
After he could see it clearly, he gasped...
What came into view were two red centipedes, each about 30 centimeters long.
One is bright red, and the other is a lighter color and seems to be shorter.
They intertwined together, as if mating or fighting.
Amazonian giant centipede—
Also known as the giant centipede, or the centipede... it is a highly venomous insect...
This guy likes to hide in dark places like bushes...
When animals pass through their territory...
They will immediately rush out... using their pincers to stab people and animals, and these pincers will also release a toxin, somewhat similar to snake venom, mainly composed of protein.
A sting can cause local redness, swelling, and burning pain, and may also lead to lymphangitis.
However, the systemic reaction is relatively mild, and symptoms may include chills, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, rapid pulse, incoherent speech, and convulsions. In severe cases, it may lead to death.
What's most terrifying is that this thing is extremely aggressive and also has a strong sense of territory.
If you get close to it, or startle or disturb it, this creature will chase and bite you.
However, Ye Feng wasn't afraid; instead, he revealed a greedy expression...
In the wild, especially with poisonous insects, generally speaking, the more toxic the insect, the higher its nutritional value…
The giant centipede in front of us contains amino acids, lysine, methionine, and other high-level nutrients…
It has a protein content as high as 70%, while beef only has 20%...
It is an absolute must-have tonic...
"Hey, I'm really lucky..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the two centipedes below began to writhe in agony…
The large red centipede kept waving its red and black pincers...
It pounced on the head of another centipede and started biting and poking it...
In less than 30 seconds, the smaller one stopped moving...
Ye Feng finally understood; it seemed the two centipedes were fighting over territory.
"That's good, there's not much meat, but it's better than nothing..."
He lifted one foot and stomped directly on the giant centipede, then stomped on it several times.
The poor centipede was crushed before it could even enjoy its spoils.
Unidentified liquid and visceral fluid were everywhere.
After confirming its death, Ye Feng stomped on another centipede a few times.
Then, he slowly used his knife to pick up two centipedes and held them in front of him…
This thing, along with snakes, rats, and spiders, is known as one of the four biggest nightmares for girls…
It's said that just one glance at it will give you goosebumps...
And indeed, that was the case. As Ye Feng fiddled with the two hook-shaped pincers, a chill ran down his spine...
In the wild, you must always be careful of what you step on, as these poisonous creatures might bite you.
Getting infected basically means your life is already on a countdown...
Ye Feng carefully placed them into the inner pocket of his backpack and zipped it up.
He then put all the rattan into his backpack.
I could have come back to pick it up when I returned, but I don't know if it might come in handy later.
It's only a dozen kilograms anyway, which won't be a burden for him at all now.
After finishing everything, he began searching the surrounding ground again…
There's a lot of mud in the rainforest, and it rained all day yesterday.
Therefore, the footprints left by Qi Xiaojie and his group yesterday are still there.
Ye Feng decided to follow the footprints to see the old black man who was killed by Qi Xiaojie.
Firstly, he wanted to loot the dead body for its clothes, pants, shoes, or knives.
What if Don Quixote and Watanabe didn't take it...?
Secondly, he was planning to take down a big one today, and how could he do it without bait?
He had thought it through; jaguars were elusive, extremely good at hiding, and incredibly perceptive.
The key is that it doesn't like to eat carrion, making it too difficult to ambush it.
Therefore, Ye Feng decided to focus his main efforts on crocodiles and wild boars.
Soon, he followed the faint footprints deeper into the jungle…
In the wild, if you want to find a lost companion, or look for signs of human activity...
Besides footprints, you can also observe the surrounding vegetation and the scattered dead branches and twigs on the ground to see if there are any signs of trampling or disturbing them...
With a little careful observation, one can find subtle clues...
Before leaving, Ye Feng asked Qi Xiaojie some details about the road conditions.
That is, the specific terrain conditions, what kind of trees are around, approximately how many there are, what time it is and how long it will take to walk there...
Although this description isn't entirely accurate, Ye Feng, with his keen observation skills and past experience traveling in the wild…
After walking and stopping for about 50 minutes, he finally smelled a stench of decay in the air, in addition to dampness…
He recognized that smell all too well; it was exactly the same smell as when he first saw the carcass being devoured by a wild boar on the hillside…
What animal, besides humans, could smell that bad?
Reluctantly, he inhaled the pungent, rotten stench that assaulted his senses, and continued his search...
When he arrived at a dense forest with undulating terrain, he knew he had found the place…
This is almost exactly the same place Qi Xiaojie described...
And that smell was getting stronger and stronger…
He instinctively covered his nose, and after walking for about three more minutes…
Finally, on a patch of black earth littered with withered branches, they found the disgusting corpse…
Ye Feng quickly picked two leaves from the surrounding area and used them to plug his nose...
As they approached the corpse, the dozens of flies that had been swarming around it were immediately startled and flew away.
After seeing the full extent of the corpse, his facial features began to contort in pain…
Skechers' face was a bloody mess, covered in jagged wounds from being bitten to the bone.
Both eyeballs, along with the clothes, had vanished, leaving only two large, deep, bloody holes…
His nose and those thick lips that were typical of older Black men were completely gone...
If it weren't for the last bit of black skin on his forehead, probably no one would recognize him as Old Black.
As for the body, the ripped intestines and gnawed pieces of internal organs were scattered everywhere...
His thigh and pants were bitten to shreds, and the scene was a complete mess...
And it constantly emitted waves of an irresistible stench…
There were also some wild boar footprints and some rodent footprints nearby.
Clearly, more than one animal visited the corpse last night.
"vomit…"
Although Ye Feng had plugged his nose, a trace of odor still accidentally entered his nasal cavity, causing him to gag.
He looked around and realized that the scene was somewhat different from the battle scene Qi Xiaojie had described…
Because he had said there was a thicket of bushes nearby, but there was only a forest here…
Ye Feng immediately understood; the old black man must have been stunned by the fruit explosion, but woke up shortly afterward…
However, due to excessive blood loss, or being bitten by something, he collapsed again after walking a short distance.
Ye Feng squatted down with a mocking expression...
"Hmph, tell me, why can't you just live a normal life? Why do you insist on taking my 5 million?"
Even if you're alive to take it, will you be alive to spend it?
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