229 Back to the Jungle
◎Ye Zhizhi fled overnight.◎
Towering ancient trees, lush and leafy, blocked out the sunlight. Beneath the dim jungle, poisonous insects, tentacles waving, emerged from rock crevices and crawled through rotten leaves, silently swept away by the silent plant killers. Red deer stood at the edge of the jungle, nibbling on tender green leaves. Hidden in the bushes, a ferocious beast crouched silently...
Nothing in the jungle seems to have changed, and the food chain pattern continues to cycle.
The deeper you go into the jungle, the more danger appears everywhere.
Ye Zhizhi was now walking on the road leading into the jungle.
Although she had no intention of returning to the jungle, she thought of a pack of wolves that had been her neighbors for several months. They were able to escape safely and might know a safer route.
So she turned in that direction. Ye Zhizhi hardly stopped on the road. In less than five days, she reached the cave where she had temporarily stayed last year.
Since they left, the cave has been abandoned. The cave, which was originally clean and tidy, is now covered with vines and weeds, and the stones at the entrance are also covered with moss. There is already a new resident inside, who smelled Ye Zhizhi's scent and fled in panic.
The wolves had disappeared, their scent was faint, and it was clear they had long since departed. Without the wolves' threat, the area gradually began to attract other animals.
Once the scent of the wolves has completely dissipated, it is foreseeable that their caves will be occupied by other animals.
Although Ye Zhizhi had guessed that the wolves would leave sooner or later, and that the wolf leader was not content to be an ordinary wolf and would return to the central area sooner or later, she did not expect them to leave so soon, and her idea of taking a favorable route was not realized.
She sniffed the wolves' scent, walked around the area, and guessed the approximate direction they were heading.
Ye Zhizhi walked for most of the day in the direction the wolves left and found that the wolves went directly through the towering mountain range that she instinctively felt was very dangerous.
Could this mountain range be the only way to enter the inner area? Ye Zhizhi wandered at the foot of the mountain for a while. She walked in for a while and completely lost track of the wolves.
In terms of individual combat power, she can beat the wolf leader, but if she fights the entire wolf pack, the outcome is hard to determine. Moreover, a wolf pack walking in the mountains and forests is always much more deterrent than her alone.
Ye Zhizhi hesitated again and again, but for safety's sake he decided not to go this way. Instead, he chose to half-circumvent the mountain to see if he could walk more safely.
This means that it will take her longer, but there is no other way. She must find a relatively safe way.
The mountain range was vast, and no matter how Ye Zhizhi went around, she was actually still walking on the mountain range. She just tried to go around the edge as much as possible to avoid areas that she thought were dangerous.
Ye Zhizhi felt that this mountain range was the biggest barrier separating humans from the rest of the world. Even she considered it a dangerous place, and ordinary people would never return. She thought this was a good thing; humans couldn't enter, and everyone lived in peace.
Ye Zhizhi half leaned against a tree, munching on some compressed biscuits, and lowered his eyes to gaze at the jungle.
The climate in the mountains began to heat up at this time. The heat in the jungle was different from that in the outside world. When there was no wind in the jungle, the air was stuffy and turbid. The rotting smell of animal carcasses, dead branches and leaves mixed with the decaying smell of rotten soil lingered, and it would make one feel dizzy if they smelled it for a long time.
Ye Zhizhi has long been accustomed to this kind of miasma, but it does not affect her preference to stand on high places and breathe fresh air.
Ever since walking on the edge of this mountain range, the forest has become more "lively". Ye Zhizhi has seen hunting in the jungle several times. Without traces of human presence, Ye Zhizhi has become more unrestrained and she lets go completely.
In order to avoid trouble, Ye Zhizhi did not restrain her aura, but she was different from pure jungle animals after all. After staying in human society for so long, she had a strong human scent, and this scent was most likely to attract predators to attack.
They smelled the powerful wolf scent on Ye Zhizhi, but they also smelled a smell that made them instinctively disgusted. This feeling of disgust even overshadowed their fear of Ye Zhizhi's powerful aura for a time.
Ye Zhizhi also found it very strange. The predators in the mountains were very smart. When they smelled the strong scent of fellow predators, they would actively avoid them to avoid conflicts. In the past, after Ye Zhizhi became stronger, the number of attacks she received was much less, but now, those predators who were much weaker than her actually attacked her continuously.
Ye Zhizhi still had half of his dry food in his mouth when he suddenly moved quickly.
The tree trunk where she was originally standing was occupied by a small beast that looked like a gecko but had a mouth full of fangs, and on other tree trunks, there were more small beasts approaching.
Ye Zhizhi took another bite of dry food, and before the little beast pounced on him again, he turned around and ran and jumped nimbly and lightly between the tree trunks, breaking through the encirclement of the little beast and running away quickly.
Ye Zhizhi ran a long way and finally got rid of the group of small beasts that were chasing him. Then he slowed down and found a huge tree and climbed to the top to rest.
These small beasts were not very lethal to her, and she could easily defeat them even if they came in groups. However, after reading the national and international wildlife protection laws, she thought of the words "animal protection" whenever she saw a predator.
Although those predators are cruel and bloodthirsty, they are protected animals!
When Ye Zhizhi thought of this, he was temporarily unable to fight back like he did before when attacked, and was killed with one blow.
Now she sees everyone as a protected animal.
I can’t afford to offend you. I can’t afford to offend you.
Ye Zhizhi felt that she had changed after all. As long as her life was not in danger, she would try her best to show mercy.
Ye Zhizhi kept an eye on her surroundings while continuing to nibble on her unfinished compressed biscuits. After finishing a whole, thick biscuit, she still wasn't full, so she pulled out a handful of wild fruits from the snakeskin bag hanging from her backpack and continued to fill her stomach.
These were the wild fruits she picked on the road, and she picked some extra to eat on the way.
When she came back this time, she still brought a piece of snake skin as a package, but she didn't bring the little dolls. As the snake skin was a large piece, she had a large piece left after making the snake doll, so she carried it with her and continued to use it.
This backpack can also hold a lot of things, and it is filled with a lot of dry food and survival skills supplies.
Most of the time, Ye Zhizhi would look for wild fruits and catch small animals to roast to fill her stomach. Of course, she caught rabbits and pheasants, which were not protected animals, but she would usually make a fire and roast meat in the evening.
Human survival tools are still very convenient. In the past, Ye Zhizhi had to pick up dead branches and leaves and dry them very well before making a fire. But now there are combustible materials, so they don’t need to be dried very well. Just a few drops are needed and they will burn quickly.
This kind of thing is also strictly controlled when entering the jungle. After all, if the quantity is too large, it may have an impact on the jungle.
This time, Ye Zhizhi was walking in the jungle without carrying any large or small bags. Even the firewood had to be picked up, dried, and dragged along the way. It was very convenient.
She was deeper into the mountains now, and it was quieter.
Ye Zhizhi looked up at the sky. It was probably two or three in the afternoon. She needed to find a relatively safe place, have a good meal, and rest up before continuing on her journey.
The worst thing about surviving alone in a dangerous place is that there is no one to share the patrol tasks with. Even when she is resting, she has to keep one eye open, worried that the danger that is everywhere will suddenly come.
The jungle was equally dangerous during the day and at night. It was unsafe for her to rest at any time, so she did not rest during the day but traveled at night.
Ye Zhizhi's thoughts were distracted for a moment. He wondered what had happened to Qin Fei. Thinking about where he was, at the edge of the jungle, he should be safe. He must have reunited with his teammates by now.
She walked towards the open highlands and caught a rabbit weighing more than ten pounds on the way. Soon she found a tree hole in the tangled root system. After making sure she could spend the night there, she carried the fat rabbit to a nearby water source, prepared the rabbit, and started a fire to grill the meat a little away from the water source.
Ye Zhizhi also cut a branch to spear the fish.
The fish in this area are safe, and animals can be seen drinking from the water's edge, looking relaxed and comfortable.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the herd of black cattle and her eyes lit up. These were all meat!
It’s a pity that she is alone now, otherwise she could hunt a bison to taste the beef.
Ye Zhizhi forked five fish and roasted them slowly next to the fire. Then she found the folding kettle, filled it with water, and put it on the fire to boil water.
She did not rush into the water, but just washed her hands and feet by the water, and then sat by the fire, still at a distance, and occasionally reached out to turn the barbecue.
It's not evening yet, the temperature hasn't dropped, and the air is still stuffy. Sitting by the fire, I'm sweating profusely in no time.
While Ye Zhizhi was eating barbecue, he saw the water boil. The general filled the kettle with hot water and continued to boil another pot.
She quickly finished her dinner, dealt with the scene, packed up her things and headed towards the cave she had her eyes on.
It was already after dusk, and the sky was still light, but the temperature was slowly starting to drop. Ye Zhizhi quickly tidied up his temporary residence while there was still light. By the time he lay down beside the tree roots, the light outside had dimmed.
Night has fallen.
With the arrival of darkness comes a rapid drop in temperature.
This is the climate in the mountains. Even in the hottest summer, it will become very cold at night, the fog outside will become heavy, and there will be dew.
The jungle at night is also very lively. Even if you are in the dark, you can hear countless noises outside.
The night wind rustled through the forest, and the calls of nocturnal animals and the gentle noises they made as they crawled through the forest were clearly visible in the darkness.
Ye Zhizhi has never been afraid since childhood, and now he is even less afraid. Instead, he pricks up his ears to listen to the movements outside, secretly thinking and guessing the hunting tracks of nocturnal beasts.
Ye Zhizhi fell asleep with her eyes closed while listening to the noise outside. She was not a very deep sleeper, so ordinary harmless noises could not wake her up. But before midnight, the radar all over her body suddenly went on a crazy alarm.
She opened her eyes, picked up her backpack, and suddenly rushed out of the tree hole, running out quickly without stopping.
Flutter——
Birds flapped their wings and flew away quickly, branches swayed, and in the darkness, other animals also ran quickly on the ground or in the trees.
Ye Zhizhi also joined in, running very fast on the ground and trees.
Behind her, there was a constant sound of something crawling across the ground, and wherever it went, branches were crushed and broken.
Ye Zhizhi was no longer sleepy. Her scalp was tingling and she ran forward with all her might.
This is how the jungle is. No one knows what danger will come in the next second, but it is still so exciting.
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