Chapter 73: Encountering the Same Kind Xu Nian: Fighting the Same Kind! Roar First! ...
The vulture flew across the sky, swooped down from mid-air, caught a pika, and then flew back into the sky. This hunt only took a moment.
Two snow leopards walked past the place where the vultures had just hunted.
"It's only been snowing for half a day." Xu Nian flicked his tail lightly. They had just been watching the sun for half a day when it started snowing heavily again. However, they were used to it these days and just followed the prey that continued to migrate to farther places.
The further they went, the more prey they found. It seemed as if they knew where to go. However, Xu Nian and Los, two snow leopards who had rarely traveled far, were not quite sure. They just relied on each other as they walked among the mountains.
For Xu Nian and Los, as hunters, walking among so many prey was almost overwhelming. The two snow leopards never separated and would not run very far even when hunting.
But it's not just Xu Nian and Los that migrate with their prey, there are many other predators, even other snow leopards.
The accident happened on an afternoon with heavy snow. Xu Nian was hunting. This time he was targeting an argali. Speaking of argali, Xu Nian felt a little sad.
The first time he hunted an argali, he was knocked away by the other one. The second time he hunted an argali, he fell down. This should be his third time hunting an argali. This argali looked delicious, but the horns on its head were a bit scary.
However, Xu Nian had a reason for choosing it. This was obviously a wounded argali. After all, there was only one intact horn left on its head, and the other one was broken in half. No matter what the reason for the breakage, this argali had obviously lost its highest combat power.
"Do you really want to choose this argali?" Los stared at the argali for a long time, then turned to look at Xu Nian and asked, "Are you sure?"
"I think we can give it a try." Xu Nian raised his furry paw, revealing the tip of one claw, pointed at the argali, and whispered in a low voice: "This is a wounded argali. This opportunity is fleeting! There's no way I can't defeat a wounded argali!"
Hearing this, Los thought for a moment, a trace of confusion showing on his face. He subconsciously tilted his head slightly, and his furry ears twitched twice before asking, "If I remember correctly, the first time you bit my tail, you were knocked away by an argali."
"..." Xu Nian paused subconsciously. He glanced at Los and struggled, "That argali..."
"The argali had a lame leg," added Los.
After a few seconds of silence, Xu Nian asked, "How did you know?"
"Because after you bit my tail and ran away, the argali probably mistook me for you and came to provoke me." Los shook his tail slightly and said calmly, "I ate it."
At this moment, apart from the sound of the biting wind, the only sound was the argali eating. Xu Nian looked at the snow leopard beside him in silence, and he sighed deeply.
Wild snow leopards are great, just say whatever you want.
"I'm not the same person I used to be." Xu Nian puffed out his hairy chest and whispered in a resounding voice, "I have the confidence!"
"Okay." Los looked at the other party's serious expression and nodded. "Pay attention to its other horn. That horn might have been broken off in a fight with another argali. The other horn is also covered in scars. It's probably from another argali that liked to fight. This means it's likely to use its horn to fight back."
"..." Xu Nian hadn't thought about it that way. Sure enough, wild snow leopards are very thoughtful and have a lot of hunting experience. Xu Nian gently shook his tail. He was about to rush out with all his might just now, but now he shrank back with a calm expression. He lowered his head and licked his furry paws, saying very obediently, "Actually, there's more prey here than just argali. Let's go hunt blue sheep. Blue sheep are tastier and their meat is more tender."
Looking at the snow leopard in front of him, who was so naturally timid, Los seemed to have returned to the time when Xu Nian hid behind him with a well-behaved face, looking timid and confident. A smile flashed in Los' eyes. He lowered his head, licked Xu Nian, and said, "It's okay. Go and try it. I'll be right next to you."
It has the ability to protect Xu Nian and let Xu Nian try some new challenges. It just tells Xu Nian some risks and tells him not to be reckless, but it does not intend to stop Xu Nian from trying.
Xu Nian raised his head with a pair of eyes full of hope, and said: "Then I will try, if it doesn't work I will run away."
"Okay, if that doesn't work, just run to me. If it chases you, I'll bite its throat." This is the only guarantee that Los, a wild snow leopard, can make. There is no romantic language, only real sincerity.
With Los' words, Xu Nian nodded heavily.
However, just when Xu Nian was about to start hunting the argali, he was about to rush out when he found that another snow leopard had also rushed out. They seemed to have not noticed each other, and they rushed out at the same time, and were stunned for a moment.
The other snow leopard was a strange one that Xu Nian did not recognize. After it discovered Xu Nian, it immediately tensed its body and did not even care about the escaping argali. Instead, it growled at Xu Nian and made a threatening sound. Xu Nian subconsciously tensed his muscles.
Just when Los thought Xu Nian was scared and was about to step forward to protect the other party, he saw Xu Nian suddenly turn sideways, then turned his head and growled warningly at the snow leopard.
Xu Nian was obviously not very experienced in this kind of thing, and his threatening and warning roars sounded less familiar than the other party's.
If it were any other time, Xu Nian would have run away with his tail between his legs, and would not have even considered fighting back. But it was not possible now. Behind him was the injured Los, and he could not avoid him no matter what he said.
"You go first." Xu Nian turned to Los and quickly explained his plan. "You go first, I'll cover your retreat. If it keeps chasing us, we'll surround it and intimidate it."
He felt that he had spoken very softly, but both Los and the snow leopard opposite him tilted their heads slightly in surprise.
Los was surprised because he didn't expect Xu Nian to stand in front of the other snow leopard even though he knew he couldn't beat it, while the other snow leopard simply didn't expect Xu Nian to casually say words like "encirclement and intimidation" without paying any attention to anything else.
After all, snow leopards have very good hearing.
It was the first time that Xu Nian whispered to Bao like this. It was an emergency situation and he didn't think too much about it.
"Los?" The snow leopard obviously smelled Los's scent. When it was about to take a step back, it found Xu Nian standing in front of Los, and Los did not move.
Its nose twitched slightly, and after thinking for two seconds, it guessed, "I didn't expect you to hide sometimes. Are you injured?"
"Do you know each other, or do you have a feud?" Xu Nian paused and said, "It seems like they do."
"I don't know." Los shook his head sincerely. He frowned and sniffed gently, but still couldn't remember who the smell belonged to. He said carefully, "Maybe I beat him up."
"!" The snow leopard opposite suddenly became angry.
If it had been in the past, this snow leopard would have turned around and ran away. After all, Los's fighting ability and ferocious and violent habits are well-known among snow leopards.
In fact, most snow leopards are a bit timid. Although they are fierce beasts, they generally will not fight for no reason, but Los is an exception.
It suddenly growled and roared at Xu Nian and Los, looking very imposing. With its claws hooked on the ground, it pounced directly on them. Just when Xu Nian was about to pounce on them to fight, he suddenly felt something biting the back of his neck, and his body was blocked by Los behind him.
Then the snow leopard directly confronted Los and they started biting each other. This was the first time Xu Nian had seen Los actually fighting with his own kind, and his combat power was almost overwhelming.
Every once in a while, the snow leopard was thrown out by Los without mercy, and then Los suddenly let out a low growl. The warning was a little low, but it revealed an irresistible pressure, and his eyes stared at the defeated opponent under his claws with extremely ferocious eyes.
"Get out." Los licked his paws and said, "Right now."
This fellow wasn't Xu Nian, so Los showed no mercy. The snow leopard looked at Los angrily and said in a trembling voice, "You're cheating!"
Finally, under Los's warning gaze, he ran away with tears in his eyes and his tail in his mouth.
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