13 Wilderness Survival
◎The wolf king held his head high and walked forward step by step through the snow.◎
“Ouch—”
The silver wolf seemed to realize that its cub might not survive this time, and let out a mournful howl that echoed in the cave for a long time.
It cried even more miserably, lowered its head and kept nuzzling the cub, licking its cold little face with its warm wolf tongue.
However, no matter how much it was licked, the cub showed no reaction, only a weak breathing that seemed like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.
Yin Yi also howled softly. He tried to stick closer and kept calling out in an attempt to get a response.
There were tears in the silver wolf's eyes. It looked at the wolf king and howled softly. Its pleading eyes seemed to be saying: Save her, save our child.
The wolf king's expression was very solemn.
It stared at the cub, then looked at its wife and children who were very sad.
The Wolf King's aura was heavy.
After a moment, it seemed to make some kind of decision.
“Ouch—woo—”
Following a low roar from the wolf king and short sounds continuously coming out of his throat, the wolves came out from all corners.
They stepped onto the boulder. The female wolves carried their cubs into the grass den, lying close together to form a thick mat of flesh, while the male wolves stood around the grass den, kneeling on all fours, forming a dense wall of flesh to block the wind from all directions.
The tiny and fragile cub was trapped in the furry sea, which was not very large. She was embedded in the small gap between the wolves. The cubs above her covered her tightly, leaving only a small space for her nose to breathe.
However, the wolf king did not join them. He walked out when the wolves came up, took a deep look at the furry pile, crouched slightly, rushed out of the cave quickly, and disappeared in the wind and snow in a blink of an eye.
The forest was colder in winter, with heavy snow falling day and night, and the snow piled up thicker and thicker. Such an environment was very harsh for the wolves. No one knew the purpose of the wolf king's escape, and he disappeared for several days.
The ubiquitous cold wind was blocked outside the flesh wall, and the temperature around Ye Zhizhi began to rise.
Ye Zhizhi's cold little body gradually warmed up after a while. Her breathing was still weak, but at least she was still breathing.
Although she was no longer conscious, the silver wolf would subconsciously suck with all its strength when feeding her.
This shows that the cub's instinct is still struggling to survive, and as long as it can eat, there is still hope of survival.
The wolves did not want to give up the cub's life.
The cold wind was howling, the snow was falling heavier and heavier, and thick snow was piled up on the ground and branches.
The heavy snow lasted for seven days and seven nights. The snow was more than one meter thick, and in some places it was two or three meters deep.
Wolves are not afraid of the cold, but this is one of the reasons why they hibernate.
On the one hand, there are no prey going out during the snow season, so they have nowhere to hunt. On the other hand, there are hidden dangers everywhere.
Even though wolves instinctively avoid danger, once they fall into a deep pit, they can never climb out.
Therefore, if it is not necessary, the wolves will not go out, but stay in the den to hibernate.
At this time, the entire forest was covered in a layer of white, and the low rocks and grass were pressed under layers of ice and snow.
The forest in the snow and wind was completely silent, as if there was no living creature and it was completely empty.
Snap——
The branches, as thick as fists, could not bear the weight of the snow and broke off and fell into the snow pile.
Snap——
There was another noise, this time it was the sound of something breaking dead branches.
Suddenly, there was a movement in the heavy snow. The snow piles on the ground seemed to be shaken by something and pushed to both sides.
When I got closer, I realized it was a wild beast walking in the snow.
The pair of yellow-brown animal eyes were revealed, and soon more traces were revealed.
That was the wolf king who ran away a few days ago.
Although the wolf king was huge, the snow in some places was almost enough to bury it.
It held its head high and walked forward step by step through the snow. There was a lot of snow on its back, and the falling snow hit its face, making it squint its eyes slightly.
If you look from a high place, you can see that where the wolf king passed, a winding path was formed in the snow, stretching from far to near.
On both sides of the snow trail and at the foot of the snow, the pure white is tinged with a hint of bright red.
Those were the bloodstains left by the wolf king's body rubbing against the snow.
All this showed that the Wolf King was seriously injured.
The wolf king exuded a fierce aura, and the ferocity in his eyes had not faded. It was obvious that he had experienced a great battle not long ago.
It walked with a slight limp, and it was obvious that its leg was injured.
Soon, the wolf king reached an area where the snow was thin, and his huge body revealed more of its true features. In the flawless white, the bright red bloodstains on his gray fur were extremely conspicuous.
The wolf king seemed unaffected. He continued to move forward in one direction with determination.
Soon, it stopped on a slope, raised its claws and dug into the snow. The ice and snow flew, and soon a dark hole was revealed.
The wolf king only dug out enough space for it to enter, then stopped digging with its claws, lowered its head and walked in.
The tall wolf king walked into the cave wrapped in snow and wind. He shook off the ice and snow on his body at the entrance of the cave. His meticulous gray hair was now messy and stained with many coagulated blood clots. As if confirming that the surroundings were safe, the wolf king's vigilant expression relaxed slightly, and the ferocious and bloody color in his yellow-brown vertical pupils slowly dissipated.
It jumped quickly and soon arrived at the wolf den on the boulder.
Scar, who was standing by, saw the Wolf King coming, lowered his head slightly, and made way to let the Wolf King in.
The wolf king came to the weak cub and took a closer look. He found that the cub was biting a plant with three or four dark blue fruits in its slightly open mouth.
The silver wolf noticed that when the wolf king came back, its eyes became very bright, as if the wolf king had returned and the cubs would be saved. It had already seen what the wolf king brought back.
Not only the silver wolf, but other wolves also became a little agitated when they saw the fruit brought back by the wolf king.
The wolves don't know which plants are medicinal or what functions they have, but the genes passed down from generation to generation and their instincts tell them which plants cannot be touched, which plants can heal wounds, and which plant fruits are good for the body.
The wolves' instinct urged them to swallow this blue fruit quickly, as it could make their bodies stronger.
For example, the wolf king encountered it by chance when he was young and successfully ate two. When he grew up, his body became taller and his limbs became stronger and more powerful.
But under the threat of the wolf king and the wolf queen, no wolf dared to act rashly no matter how greedy they were.
This fruit only bears fruit when the first snow falls in winter. Not only does it grow in a dangerous area, but before it matures, there are many ferocious predators nearby. Furthermore, once it grows in the same place, it's uncertain when it will grow again the following year.
The wolf king went directly to the place where he knew there was such fruit. In fact, he had no hope. After all, he had been waiting nearby for several snow seasons after he ate the fruit, but there was no fruit, so he never went there again.
Perhaps the cub was not destined to die. When it went there this time, it discovered that there were ferocious beasts nearby. The wolf king then knew the outcome of this snow season.
The Wolf Pack Cave is located between the central area and the outer area divided by humans, and belongs to the edge of the central area. In the central area, there are countless ferocious beasts, deadly poisonous insects, and plants that strangle animals... Each of them is a top hunter, and it is dangerous everywhere.
Among the wolves, only the wolf king dared to enter this area alone and escape unscathed. Even the silver wolf, the second strongest, did not dare to set foot in it easily.
Even in winter, these hidden murderous intentions will be hidden in the pure white snow, and will give you a fatal blow when you are caught off guard.
The plant with blue fruits grows on the wall of a sinkhole in the central area. Normally, no one pays attention to it, but once it blooms and bears fruit after a few years, it will attract strong people to fight for it.
When the wolf king arrived, it was already quite late. The fruit had already ripened, but it had not been picked yet because the predators who were snatching it were equally strong and there was no winner for a while.
The Wolf King arrived at the perfect time.
The nearby predators had been driven away by these two predators before, and only it, a wolf, sneaked in.
It lay silently in the snow, waiting for the two predators to suffer losses.
Just when the outcome was decided, the wolf king moved. Its body was as fast as lightning, and its claws walked on the wall of the pit as if it were flat ground. It quickly bit the fruit in its mouth and then quickly retreated.
As expected, the wolf king who had successfully carried out the sneak attack was hunted down. Although he was seriously injured on the way, the wolf king ultimately won and successfully brought back the fruit.
The wolf king lowered his head and put down the fruit in his mouth, which fell on the side of the cub's pale face.
While the wolf king was away, the cub always looked as if it was about to die, but it was still holding on to its last breath.
The silver wolf raised its claws without hesitation and pushed one of the fruits into the cub's mouth.
Because the wolf king had been holding the fruit in his mouth, the skin of the fruit was not cold and the fruit itself was not hard, so it was quickly squeezed into juice, and the dark blue juice flowed down his lips.
The cub, who was already in a deep sleep, seemed to sense hope of survival, and instinctively she subconsciously tried to suck hard.
The cub's swallowing action made the silver wolf's eyes brighter, and it immediately pushed the other fruits into the cub's mouth.
While Ye Zhizhi was swallowing, the four cubs lay on both sides, licking her lips with their wolf tongues and licking the overflowing juice into their mouths, without wasting a single drop.
After the fruit was completely eaten, the wolves calmed down.
The heat source that had just been away from approached again. Ye Zhizhi hugged it tightly to absorb the warmth and fell into a deep sleep.
If you look closely, you will find that after the cubs drank the blue juice brought back by the wolf king, the candles in the wind that seemed to be extinguished at any time became much brighter.
=======
Ye Zhizhi never thought that she would wake up one day. She thought she would die and froze to death in her sleep.
Just the second day after the sudden drop in temperature, she couldn't bear the frostbite and fainted. She collapsed on the second day of heavy snow.
Ye Zhizhi knew she couldn't survive the long winter ahead. Although she was unwilling to accept it, she thought it would be better to freeze to death in her sleep without feeling any pain.
She thought to herself that when she was eaten by the wolf king, the taste of her crunchy ice cream would probably satisfy him!
But now, she regained consciousness.
Ye Zhizhi's eyes moved slowly, and at first they were hazy. She couldn't help but wonder if she had been reincarnated again.
How much does God favor her to allow her to reincarnate again and again with her memories?
Just as she was thinking this, something light and fluffy brushed against her face and brushed against her nose, and she couldn't help but sneeze.
The sound caused the thing pressing on her to move.
...No wonder she always felt heavy. Although it was not so heavy that it made her breathless, it was still quite heavy.
Ye Zhizhi's face felt wet as the little thing in front of her licked it. She saw a silver-white color and in a trance thought that time had restarted and she was back to the time when she just woke up in the wolf's den.
“Woo——”
Ye Zhizhi heard the familiar low call and subconsciously hummed weakly.
After getting a response, Yin Yi, who was very close, raised his wolf head and howled happily.
Only then did Ye Zhizhi see clearly that the person lying on her was Wolf Brother, who had grown a lot bigger.
She neither reincarnated nor returned to the past. She did not die, but stubbornly woke up.
But this time when she woke up, her whole body was warm and she didn't feel a bit cold. Even the pain and discomfort that were everywhere in her body were within the tolerable range, and the symptoms were much less severe than before.
The light in the cave was a little dim, and the sound of wind and snow whistling could be faintly heard. It was obvious that it was still freezing outside, but her body was warm.
Why?
Ye Zhizhi couldn't understand.
She didn't move her body, but tried to turn her little head, which was buried in the fur.
The "bed" under him rose and fell, and was surrounded by furry "walls" on all sides.
She lay between the soft bellies of the wolf mother and a wolf aunt, with Silver wrapped around her. Erbrown, Sanbai and Xiaobai were squeezed in the corners beside her, with their soft tails resting on her, snoring soundly in their sleep.
It can be said that except for the gap in her nose for her to breathe, her whole body was surrounded by fur.
Many wolves in the pack were crowded in this huge rock den. The originally large space now seemed particularly crowded.
Ye Zhizhi's eyes were hot.
She never imagined that a wolf pack would go to such lengths to prevent their cubs from freezing to death.
Originally they could each lie comfortably in their own nests, but now they were huddled together. Ye Zhizhi only saw a corner and knew that they were not lying comfortably, but they did not feel irritated or dissatisfied.
Ye Zhizhi never thought that the wolves would use this method to keep her warm.
Perhaps this is the way animals survive...
Ever since she gave the wolf pack a name, she has tried to accept its existence. After living with the wolf pack for so long, Ye Zhizhi has long treated them with a normal attitude. She is no longer afraid of these companions and accepts them from the bottom of her heart.
After observing carefully for so long, Ye Zhizhi felt that the wolf pack was like another society. They would communicate with each other, play and fight, make various facial expressions and movements to express their emotions, and make different sounds.
And this is the language of the wolves.
Ye Zhizhi tried to analyze their language, figure out what they meant, and then put it into practice in order to integrate into the wolf pack.
Despite this, Ye Zhizhi has always made a clear distinction between humans and wolves.
At this time, she thought that maybe sometimes there was no need to make such a distinction. She should treat every wolf equally. They were not just animals, but also her family and friends.
Ye Zhizhi stretched out her hand hard, trying to hug the silver wolf lying on her.
The cubs on either side seemed to sense her little hand reaching out, and they raised their round and warm little bodies and pressed her little hand under their bodies, trying their best to prevent her from getting cold.
Wrapped in layers of fur again, Ye Zhizhi slowly closed his eyes, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
very nice.
She survived.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
