After finishing the insects, Ye Feng was still not satisfied, so he picked some palm leaves and palm hearts...
This plant is found all over the Amazon, and its branches and leaves can be used not only for building roofs…
The heart of the palm is edible, rich in carbohydrates and trace elements. It's truly a blessing for survivors…
Not long after, Ye Feng returned to the base of the large tree. By now, the sky was almost swallowed by darkness...
Fortunately, he replenished his energy in time, hanging the rattan cane around his neck, while carrying a weight of over forty pounds...
He used all his strength and, with his indomitable will, finally climbed to the tree trunk, which was seven or eight meters off the ground.
He leaned against the main tree, panting heavily…
However, after only a short rest, Ye Feng got busy again. His most important task now was to quickly build a simple bed...
He needed to make sure he wouldn't fall while sleeping at night, and during his daytime journey, he discovered quite a few red imported fire ants…
If bitten by these creatures, they will quickly thrust out the venomous stinger from their tails.
At that time, the wound will feel like it's on fire, causing pain and blisters. In severe cases, it can cause dizziness, headaches, and even shock...
With this in mind, Ye Feng sped up his pace...
He was standing on a branch as thick as a calf, and about a meter above and behind him, there was another branch the size of an arm…
What he had to do was use vines to wrap the two branches around each other, eventually forming a backrest shape with a diagonal line \/...
This way he can lie diagonally on it, protecting his back while preventing his body from falling off...
The process went very smoothly, and the simple rattan backrest was finished in no time...
It wasn't large, but it was sturdy enough, and the sky... had unknowingly slipped into darkness...
The nights in the Amazon are far from peaceful; various deadly animals rustle and whisper, as if in a chorus.
A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, making the entire forest feel eerie and terrifying…
The oxygen content here is abundant, and in order to compete for sunlight, all the trees are growing like crazy…
In the end, they all grew into towering trees...
Even during the day, you can hardly receive any sunlight in the rainforest, and at night it's pitch black...
At most, I can only vaguely sense things within four or five meters...
Ye Feng curled up, leaning against the main tree... gnawing on the crisp palm pith, his heart filled with mixed emotions...
Just two days ago at this time, he was still complaining that twice-cooked pork was too greasy...
Humans are such fickle creatures; you only realize how delicious rice is after you've experienced hunger, and how precious an umbrella is after you've been caught in the rain…
Ye Feng shook his head with a wry smile, his mind beginning to formulate a survival plan...
"There's no shortage of fresh water in the rainforest. Tomorrow we must first find a location to build a shelter, and then start a fire..."
Just then, a bright white light suddenly flashed in the dark jungle. Although the sky outside could not be seen, the faint rumble of thunder indicated that rain was imminent…
"What an annoying rainforest..."
Ye Feng grumbled, but he had expected this. He quickly took out a palm leaf he had picked beforehand and put it over his head...
But just then, the chirping of the surrounding birds suddenly intensified, as if they had been startled by something…
Moreover, he could faintly hear the sound of various birds flapping their wings rapidly, and the rodents on the ground seemed to be fleeing quickly as well…
Before long, the sounds in the jungle had diminished by more than half...
Scatter like birds and beasts!
This was Ye Feng's first thought: there could only be one reason why animals would react this way…
An even bigger beast has appeared…
On the Amazon, what other creature besides the jaguar could have such prestige?
The jaguar, also known as the American leopard, is the world's third largest cat species, with adult males typically weighing over 100 kilograms.
Even some sub-adult black caimans are on its menu, making it one of the top predators on the Amazon land.
Ye Feng quickly leaned against the tree trunk to stand up, picked up his steel axe, drew his short knife, his eyes widened, his nerves on edge, and he warily surveyed his surroundings…
About twenty seconds later, he suddenly felt a strange movement behind him, which sounded like the sharpening of claws...
A spotted jaguar had somehow climbed up a tree trunk two or three meters behind him...
"Aww!"
As the characteristic growl of a feline faded, before Ye Feng could even fully turn around, the jaguar had already pounced on him…
But as luck would have it, the jaguar pounced right onto the vine-covered backrest he had just finished wrapping...
This indirectly prevented the jaguar's mouth from getting close to him... and there was no point of leverage around him.
Before its claws could even reach Ye Feng, the jaguar was thrown off by a vine and fell down...
Ye Feng was still in shock. That claw was clearly aimed at his head. If it had scratched him, he would have been torn to pieces...
Before he could think any further, the jaguar under the tree bared its fangs and climbed up the tree again, clearly not intending to let him go...
Having climbed halfway up, Ye Feng realized that this guy's persistence clearly showed he saw him as prey...
Right now, all we can do is take a gamble...
He suddenly opened his throat and roared...
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Upon hearing the sudden roar, the jaguar paused, stopped climbing, its bulging nose softened considerably, and its fangs even retracted slightly…
The man and the beast stood facing each other, about three or four meters apart, their eyes locked in a tense standoff...
Ye Feng finally understood. The big cat was drooling, clearly mistaking him for a larger monkey.
My shout alerted it that something was wrong with the sound, which is why it froze for a moment...
Ye Feng's throat bobbed, and his breathing slowed down, but his heart was pounding wildly.
The rumbling thunder in the sky heightened the tension at the scene to an extreme degree…
He had seen tigers in zoos before, and they were much bigger than this jaguar.
But the jaguar in front of him gave him a much greater sense of oppression than the tiger itself…
Because he clearly sensed the murderous intent emanating from those cold, gleaming eyes…
They were visibly wild, many times more ferocious than the poultry in the zoo…
Ye Feng's mind raced, and soon he realized that running away was the most foolish thing to do when dealing with such a large feline.
The best solution is to make yourself appear stronger, to prove to it that you are not someone to be trifled with, nor are you its prey.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng took a deep breath, then immediately raised both hands, swung the axe in his hand, and roared again…
"ah!"
"Boom!"
As luck would have it, just as he uttered his shout, a clear clap of thunder rang out from the sky…
This startled the big cat, because felines are very cautious.
After hesitating for a moment, it immediately shrank back, jumped off the tree trunk, and finally disappeared from Ye Feng's sight...
Seeing it run away, Ye Feng looked terrified and plopped down on his bottom...
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