On the thirty-third day of their survival journey, because it was too hot, Big Black was pulling the cart with its tongue lolling out, while the cows beside it followed listlessly.
Yezi and Tongtong weren't much better off. Although they had plenty of water, the hot weather was torture for the Dahei family.
Finally spotting a small grove of trees, Ye Zi shouted:
"Big Black Rush, there's a grove of trees ahead, let's rest there."
Big Black looked up and immediately perked up. It barked twice at its wives and then took off running.
As soon as they entered the 500-meter range, the system informed Ye Zi of the findings: the forest had been taken over by a pack of hyenas.
If it were any other animal, Yezi might try to coexist peacefully with it, or at worst, find a way to drive it away. But with hyenas, you don't have to think about all that.
The sound of the running cattle attracted the hyenas, who were originally lazy and immediately perked up. This was a good thing; they were resting well when food was delivered to their doorstep.
The lead hyena barked a few times, and the hyenas resting in the woods all got up, ready to hunt.
When hunting, you have to choose the best time to strike. The thirty-odd hyenas were overwhelmed by the seven or eight wild buffalo charging towards them.
The best time to visit is when the wild buffalo rush into the woods to relax. No matter what kind of animal it is, in such hot weather, finding a shady place will always provide a moment of relaxation.
This moment is the hyena's opportunity to attack.
Once within 100 meters, Ye Zi stood on the carriage shaft and began her attack by throwing pebbles.
Hyenas that wait patiently for their prey to come to them mostly stand still and observe, making them perfect targets for Ye Zi, posing no challenge whatsoever.
The sound of pebbles piercing the air rang out, and a hyena was suddenly blown in the head. Its companions beside it lost their ability to think before they could even react.
As the oxcart approached, more and more hyenas were blown off their heads. By the time the hyena pack realized something was wrong, 30% of the hyenas were already dead.
The leader gave a shout, and the hyena pack immediately sprang into action. They were familiar with this kind of attack; the two-legged creatures were coming.
Ye Zi's hand, which was throwing stones, didn't stop; she was confident she could handle the moving target at this distance.
Big Black pulled the oxcart into the woods. The hyena pack had already lost more than half of its members, so attacking the cattle herd at this time was definitely not the best opportunity.
The hyena pack immediately scattered and retreated from the woods.
Ye Zi took a breath, not because she was tired, but because the air was too hot and it was uncomfortable to breathe.
The hyena pack, which had retreated from the woods, slowly regrouped. The attack had ceased. The leader, seeing that his companions were not dying any more, then looked at the herd of cattle panting heavily in the woods.
Food and shade are right in front of us. Killing the water buffalo would not only give us food but also allow us to reclaim our resting place—a win-win situation.
Moreover, the cattle are relaxed right now and aren't even watching them. If they don't take this opportunity to use their anal-cleansing skills, they'll be doing a disservice to their title of "Sixth Brother".
The leader let out a low growl and led the way toward the water buffalo in the woods.
Ye Zi had just taken a sip of water to relieve his dry throat when the system immediately reminded him that the hyena pack had returned.
Ye Zi put the water bag away, turned her head to look in the direction of the hyena, and glanced at Big Black and its mates, all of whom were panting heavily.
A pebble appears in his hand, and then he activates attack mode.
The approaching hyena pack saw their leader's head suddenly explode. While they were stunned, the head of their companion walking next to the leader was also pierced. The remaining hyenas turned and ran.
To avoid trouble, Ye Zi still planned to kill as many as possible, so as not to have to get up and kill again later.
In the end, only five or six hyenas escaped alive.
Ye Zi believed they wouldn't come back. Five or six hyenas wouldn't even be enough to take on the wild buffalo herd one-on-one; coming back would just be suicide.
Turning back into the woods, they began to deal with the hyena carcasses. The hyena pack had left eleven carcasses in the woods, but the carcasses were so smelly that it was impossible to stay there without dealing with them.
Imagine you're lying in the shade resting, and suddenly a foul stench hits you as you breathe in. You're unlikely to feel good in that situation.
Holding her breath, Ye Zi threw the hyena carcass three hundred meters away, then turned and went back into the woods to rest.
But getting a rest isn't so easy. Big Black is staring expectantly at the water bag that Leaf just put down, its bull-like eyes wide open.
Okay, we still need to give the cows water.
After feeding the water buffaloes one by one with their water bags, the two water bags were almost empty. I poured the last bit of water onto Big Black, and finally I could rest.
Tongtong carried two wildebeest hides and spread them on the ground. She lay down to rest, one for each of them.
"It's so hot, I hope it's going to rain."
Ye Zi squinted and said:
"Before coming here, I only knew that there was a dry season and a rainy season. I didn't know if it would rain normally."
"I hope it will rain; it's been too hot these past few days."
"Do you know which country we're in?" Ye Zi asked casually.
"I didn't know, the production team didn't say, and I didn't ask about our relationship with the production team either."
"Do you know whether we're in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere?"
"I don't know. I don't even know which country it is in. How could I possibly know which country it is in?"
Do you know which months are the dry season and the rainy season?
Tongtong immediately said:
"I know that. In the Northern Hemisphere, it's generally from November to April of the following year, and in the Southern Hemisphere, it's generally from May to October."
Ye Zi nodded, and then said:
"Then we'll see if it rains. If it rains, then it's the Northern Hemisphere; if it doesn't rain, then it's the Southern Hemisphere."
But the puddles along the road are getting fewer and fewer. I think we're in the Northern Hemisphere, and based on the timeline, it should be raining soon.
Tongtong nodded and said happily:
"That's great. I've been here for over a month and haven't seen a rainy day yet."
Just as Ye Zi was about to say something, the system suddenly prompted:
"Host, two animals have entered the area to explore. One is seriously injured and about one meter in size. It is being dragged by the other, which is smaller."
Ye Zi immediately asked in her mind:
What kind of animal?
"They have silver fur on their backs and the rest of their bodies are black; one is male and the other female."
The male was severely injured, about one meter long, and was being dragged by the female, who was over seventy centimeters long.
Ye Zi pondered for a moment, and it seemed that only one species on the Black Continent matched this appearance: the honey badger, also known as the flat-headed badger.
Lions are troubled by it, hyenas want to hide from it, leopards can't do anything about it, and rhinos turn and run away when they encounter it.
He's the kind of guy who'd fight anyone who disagreed with him, treating snakes like snacks, and taking a nap after getting poisoned.
Male honey badgers are either fighting or on their way to fight. In the current situation, they must have injured themselves and been rescued by female honey badgers.
"They're coming this way?"
"That's right, although we're moving slowly, we're definitely heading this way."
Ye Zi was immediately troubled. Honey badgers didn't have much meat and weren't worth killing, but they weren't the kind of animals that could be peacefully coexisted with, which made things difficult.
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