Chapter 81 Chapter 81 "Today, shall we eat marmot or blue sheep? ...
"Should we eat marmot or blue sheep today?" Xu Nian was a little confused.
Los's question was a bit puzzling for Xu Nian. After thinking for a long time, he hesitantly said, "Marmot."
Then he thought for a moment and said, "No, it has to be a blue sheep."
"Are you sure?" Ross asked.
"Wait a minute..." Xu Nian gritted his teeth and said, "You and I will hunt separately. You go hunting blue sheep, and I go hunting marmots. Let's just choose one of the two. It's not like we don't have the ability to do it!"
Hearing this, Ross couldn't help but laugh.
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It has been several days since I last checked the mastiff's den. During this time, the mastiffs have been just like usual, barking when nothing is going on and looking around at the slightest sign of trouble. They seem to be on edge all the time, and may even attack at any moment.
Los didn't care about these mastiffs. As long as they didn't provoke him, he didn't care. It was just that these mastiffs were a little noisy.
Xu Nian had been eating blue sheep and marmots for several days in a row. He could guess that today he would be eating blue sheep and marmots again. However, he never got tired of eating these two things. Xu Nian felt that he could eat them for the rest of his life.
The more difficult hunts were given to Los. Xu Nian gently wagged his tail. He looked at Los walking towards the snow-capped mountains, subconsciously looked at him a few more times, and wagged his tail gently a few times.
Los's method of hiding his body is very good. The leopard pattern on the snow leopard effectively blends it into the environment, making it impossible for ordinary people to detect it with the naked eye.
Xu Nian was also rushing to find his prey. He didn't plan to leave Los too far away in case something unexpected happened and Los couldn't arrive in time.
But he was not planning to stay behind Los for the rest of his life. Relying solely on Los for hunting was too inconsistent with the life of a snow leopard.
At least Xu Nian felt that he was still a snow leopard with great aspirations.
He quickly spotted a marmot, which was standing on a rock looking outside, as if basking in the sun. It had its claws tucked in, looking a bit serious. Xu Nian couldn't help licking his fangs with his tongue.
"Delicious." Xu Nian only gave a two-word evaluation for this marmot.
For Xu Nian, marmots are much easier to catch than blue sheep. As long as the prey is easy to catch, it is good prey, at least that's the case for Xu Nian.
He gently raised his paw and was originally planning to go directly over the rock wall. However, the Tibetan fox that passed by from somewhere glanced over here and almost alarmed the marmot. Under Xu Nian's silent threat, the Tibetan fox actually understood Xu Nian's intention and immediately ran away with its tail between its legs.
Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, even if the Tibetan fox rushed over and really scared away the prey, there was nothing he could do.
He looked at the back of the Tibetan fox jumping away quickly, and carefully retracted his claws. After thinking for a while, he changed to a route that was farther away but covered by rocks. He moved very lightly with his claws, almost cautiously, moving something bit by bit towards the front.
Xu Nian felt that he could not make any other sound except his heartbeat.
"Bang." A slight sound was heard, and the marmot subconsciously turned around, only to see a snow leopard approaching it at an extremely fast speed. It didn't even have time to react and was about to escape when it was bitten on the head by the snow leopard.
Xu Nian didn't care where he was biting. He just had to bite it first and not let the prey escape.
He bit the marmot hard, his fangs piercing its fur easily and then crushing its bones.
Just as he was about to leave with the marmot in his mouth, his ears suddenly moved twice, as if he heard some sound. Xu Nian subconsciously turned around and saw a black mastiff with a serious look in its eyes appear behind him.
The mastiff did not actively attack, but its silent and stealthy appearance frightened Xu Nian. He subconsciously grabbed the marmot and took off on all fours, jumping up in fright. After landing, he didn't even turn his head, but suddenly turned around and crawled up the hillside.
The snow leopard reacted quickly, but the mastiff also reacted quickly. They seemed to realize that the snow leopard in front of them looked just like a weakling.
When Xu Nian was being chased, he refused to look back, for fear of being bitten by the mastiff. As a result, he ran for a long distance. In fact, the mastiff did not catch up with him at all. Xu Nian immediately breathed a sigh of relief and stopped walking. The marmot in his mouth followed him all the way.
However, when Xu Nian slowed down his pace and was about to carry the marmot back to his den, two black shadows suddenly appeared in front of him. He immediately stopped and looked at the two mastiffs that suddenly appeared. His heart sank for a moment.
"I've fallen into a trap." Xu Nian gritted his teeth. He almost forgot that mastiffs like to cooperate in hunting.
The size of these two mastiffs is slightly larger than the previous one. It is not difficult to see that these two mastiffs are adult dogs, and the scars on their bodies prove that they have made many achievements in battle and are very powerful.
Xu Nian licked his paws and thought for a while. He took a few steps forward and tentatively moved to the side. However, the mastiffs in front and behind attacked him from both sides and did not relax their vigilance at all because of any action Xu Nian took.
Xu Nian frowned, his tail twitching slightly, as if he was thinking about how to escape. His eyes fell on the rock wall behind the mastiffs, and he leaned down, even spitting out the marmot in his mouth and putting it on the ground. He didn't want to fight with these mastiffs, as he had almost no chance of winning.
But the mastiff just glanced at the things on the ground and remained unmoved. This made Xu Nian confused. He couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Aren't they hunting? Not for marmots? Could it be... they want snow leopards?"
As soon as he finished speaking, when Xu Nian was guarding against the mastiff in front, suddenly a mastiff jumped out from behind and pounced on Xu Nian with ease. Xu Nian subconsciously prepared to move sideways, but he was still a step too slow. When he saw that the sharp fangs were about to approach his face, a figure suddenly appeared behind Xu Nian again. This figure pounced directly on the mastiff that was about to attack Xu Nian without any delay.
This was Los who came quickly.
The snow leopard and three mastiffs were contemplating each other. When Xu Nian was about to start a fight, he noticed some mastiffs appearing around him again. He immediately shouted, "Los! Run! There are more mastiffs coming!"
As Los warned each other, his furry ears twitched slightly. He immediately turned sideways to avoid the mastiff that was biting him, and suddenly turned around and shouted at Xu Nian, "Get on the rock! Go up quickly!"
Los attracted the attention of all the mastiffs, preparing to give Xu Nian some time to climb up the rock. After all, the rock looked a bit abrupt and steep, and it was not easy to climb up.
But Xu Nian is no longer the same as before. He is now an adult snow leopard that can climb rocks. After climbing up with difficulty twice, he finally climbed up the rock by grabbing the rock wall with his front paws and flapping his hind paws for a long time. Then he shouted Los's name loudly, signaling him to quickly climb up this seemingly difficult rock.
Since they all found it difficult to climb, the other mastiffs would be even more helpless against the rock.
After Xu Nian climbed up, Los fought with the mastiffs for a while, broke through their blockade and rushed towards the rock, obviously preparing to climb up with Xu Nian.
Its purpose was too obvious, and the other mastiffs also realized that if Los and the others climbed up, they would be unable to do anything to him.
Suddenly, a yellow mastiff rushed out from somewhere. There was only a little black mark on its back. No one knew from which corner it rushed out. Perhaps it came back suddenly, or perhaps it had been lying in ambush for a long time. In short, it blocked Los' way to climb up the rock.
Just when the mastiff thought it could stop Los, it didn't expect that the snow leopard's jumping ability was one of the best. Los almost immediately exerted force with his hind legs, and his whole body flew towards the rock. He was very fast and agile. He directly jumped over the head of the yellow mastiff, then adjusted his body with his tail, stomped his four claws hard on the side of the rock wall, and then used the force to turn over and landed steadily on the rock in front of him, almost stepping on Xu Nian.
This rock is not very big, and it can barely accommodate two snow leopards on it. In fact, if there was only Los, a snow leopard, he would rush down without hesitation to fight these mastiffs, but it is different now, because he still has Xu Nian behind him.
Los simply hugged Xu Nian and squatted on the rock wall. He looked down at the mastiffs surrounding them. It was obvious that these mastiffs had planned this long ago and were unwilling to give up so easily. However, after wandering around for a while, they realized that they had no way to deal with Xu Nian and Los.
It was impossible for them to have the same jumping ability as a snow leopard. The rock was too high for them and they could not climb up at all. They could only watch Los and Xu Nian and finally gave up unwillingly.
The mastiffs looked at each other for a few seconds, then simply walked off in other directions.
"Are they not going to surround us anymore?" Xu Nian asked.
"If their personalities are really like those of wolves," Los paused and replied, "then I guess they might be pretending to leave and waiting for us to go down, then immediately appear and surround us."
Hearing what Los said, Xu Nian was a little speechless. This was very consistent with the character of the wolf pack. It seemed that Los really understood the wolf pack.
To be safe, Xu Nian and Los lay on it for a while, then Los came down, walked around, and only came down from the rock after making sure there was no problem.
"It doesn't look good." Xu Nian took a look and said, "They are very hostile to us."
"To them, we're outsiders stealing their prey." Ross understood the mastiffs' thoughts perfectly, even though they didn't speak the same language. He let his tail droop behind him, surveyed his surroundings, and said, "This won't be the last time."
No one will show mercy to any competitor trying to snatch the prey.
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