235 Back to the Jungle
◎Da Mo's body smelled of blood and burnt flesh.◎
Da Mo's territory is the transition zone between the central area and the peripheral area, and is infinitely close to the central area.
The topography of this area is different, with little vegetation and mostly bare land, similar to Gobi and Danxia landforms.
Although the terrain is equally complex, it does not seem to be as dangerous as the Green Forest Mountains. As long as you are careful to avoid the threat from wild beasts, it seems not so easy to get lost in this desert land where you can see the night sky.
As a result, human remains are more frequently found in the area further ahead of Da Mo's territory. This means that someone would likely reach that area every twenty to thirty years.
Now the unusual scent they smelled came from humans.
Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua immediately sped up, even though they could hear loud noises coming from different directions, accompanied by a strong smell of blood and sulfur.
There was no scent of Da Mo in it, but such a loud noise was bound to alarm Da Mo. Perhaps it was hiding itself.
The man and the snake rushed forward at high speed. Xiaohua suddenly dived into a dark cave in the pile of rocks. The huge snake body quickly ran into the ground and disappeared from Ye Zhizhi's sight in an instant.
Ye Zhizhi did not follow him into the dark cave, but turned and ran towards the place where the chaos was the most violent.
This place is vast and empty, and any slight movement can be transmitted very far. The information captured by Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua occurred at a very far distance, and it would take them quite a while to run over there at their fastest speed.
The whistling wind made my face hurt, but it also brought a lot of information, and the various complex smells became more intense.
When Ye Zhizhi arrived at his destination, the battle between humans and animals had already ended. The scene was in ruins, and the charred earth was still filled with the smell of gunpowder.
The humans who entered this place carried powerful weapons.
Perhaps because of the protection of these weapons, more humans entered here this time. In addition, there were huge beasts lying on the ground, and the blood flowing from their bodies dyed the entire land red, soaking the ground.
The scene was horrific. Even the beasts with thick skin and flesh were reduced to broken limbs and remains, which were no more complete than human corpses.
Ye Zhizhi did not get too close. She stood in a secluded high place and looked over. She recognized that those humans were from other countries and had dark skin such as black and brown.
A more detailed jungle map appeared in Ye Zhizhi's mind.
She memorized the jungle map Qin Fei gave her in great detail, and also combined it with the terrain routes she had explored. It can be said without exaggeration that the map in her mind was the most detailed in the world.
The area in the direction of Da Mo is divided into the twelfth district, which is the area where multiple small country alliances are located. This kind of alliance with a complex power structure is also the most chaotic, and there are shadows of many big countries behind it.
Ye Zhizhi swept the ground, jumped and ran on the protruding rocks on the ground, and picked up a straight-barreled weapon as thick as a calf from a pool of blood. It looked a bit like a small rocket launcher.
Ye Zhizhi took a look and found that this model was not in the weapon knowledge base that Qin Fei taught her. It should be a new type of weapon that was recently developed. Small countries do not have the ability to develop it. Some countries should have directly allowed personnel from other countries to come in and try out the new weapons.
Ye Zhizhi felt apprehensive.
Normally, this kind of highly destructive weapon is not allowed to be brought into the jungle to avoid causing huge damage to the jungle, but there are always people who do not follow the rules.
Ye Zhizhi raised her head slightly and took a deep sniff.
The strong smell of blood at the scene was still blown away by the strong wind. She identified different smells from the blood, and then looked for the owners of the different blood smells one by one. Some of them were not at the scene, perhaps they had escaped and were farther away.
Ye Zhizhi searched for the corresponding ones one by one, and only left after making sure that all humans had turned into nutrients for the earth.
Such a strong blood energy has attracted more ferocious beasts. They are approaching. Ye Zhizhi can already feel the unrest on the ground and underground.
Ye Zhizhi left before they arrived.
She was about to look for Xiaohua, but before she found the entrance to the underground tunnel, Xiaohua suddenly jumped out from the crack under a huge rock.
The jade-like colorful scales meandered on the scorched yellow rock ground, quickly approaching Ye Zhizhi.
“Hiss—”
Ye Zhizhi discerned the emotion in Xiaohua's voice, and his expression suddenly changed, becoming solemn.
Xiaohua's screams became more and more rapid. It looked at Ye Zhizhi, its whole body filled with anxiety.
Ye Zhizhi responded while running quickly towards Xiaohua.
Xiaohua quickly turned around, and the snake passed by Ye Zhizhi, who immediately leaned forward, clinging to it. Xiaohua immediately crawled faster and entered the cave again.
Ye Zhizhi lay there motionless.
Some of the tunnels in the underground caves are relatively narrow. Ye Zhizhi has grown up now and can no longer easily get into any cave like he did when he was a child.
Xiaohua crawled quickly in the cave for a while, and Ye Zhizhi's vision suddenly brightened, and the cramped environment became spacious.
Ye Zhizhi raised her head and smelled Da Mo's scent.
She stood up quickly and ran towards Da Mo with Xiaohua.
There was a smell of blood and burnt flesh on Da Mo's body. It was injured, and the injury was very serious. At this time, it was lying in the corner of the cave, and its body, as black as ink jade, was straight and motionless.
Three meters ahead of its tail, blood was gushing out.
Sensing Ye Zhizhi's arrival, the huge snake head swayed slightly, as if looking at her.
"Hiss--" Xiaohua rubbed Damo, then hissed anxiously, the snake's head pressed against Ye Zhizhi's side, its scarlet tongue moving in and out continuously.
Ye Zhizhi could understand what Xiaohua meant. It wanted Ye Zhizhi to save Damo quickly.
Ye Zhizhi quickly walked to Da Mo's wound. She checked it carefully and found that it was indeed caused by human weapons.
The scales of the big black snake have very powerful defensive functions. The claws of ordinary predators cannot scratch it, let alone hurt it. However, this new type of thermal weapon of humans actually hurt it. The snake scales fell off and flew around in the basin-sized wound. It was obvious that the skin and flesh were shattered. The exposed flesh and blood surged, scarlet and black.
Da Mo's healing ability was also very strong, but perhaps because it was just injured or for some other reason, there was no sign of healing. Its snake body twitched slightly, the movement was very slight, but Ye Zhizhi knew that Da Mo was enduring severe pain at this moment.
Ye Zhizhi never thought that a giant python as powerful as Da Mo would be injured one day. In Ye Zhizhi's memory, it has always been a strong and steady existence, as if nothing can defeat it.
Da Mo was injured this time because he was implicated. Even though the animals in the jungle hunt each other on weekdays, they always unite when encountering alien species.
It sensed that a large number of alien species were approaching, and even though they had not yet reached its territory, the big ink creature left quietly.
It does not allow foreign species to enter its territory, so it must block them early. Once those foreign species enter the jungle, the attacks never stop. Da Mo has been observing silently. When he realizes that the weapons they carry pose a threat to them, he quietly launches sneak attacks, clearing out the foreign species bit by bit.
But when there were only one or two left, they became crazy. Da Mo didn't expect that the weapon they had not used was so powerful and could hurt it from such a long distance.
Originally, Da Mo was fine, but the group of predators were too unreliable, so it was shot and failed to dodge in time.
Ye Zhizhi's expression was solemn. She could only rely on her years of experience in treating injuries in a rough manner to treat Da Mo's wound.
She looked carefully and took out a small medicine bag from her backpack. It contained anti-inflammatory drugs, bandages and other things. Although the items were small, they were complete.
Ye Zhizhi did not collect any herbs after entering the jungle this time. She looked at Xiaohua. There were not many plants growing in this area. She was not very familiar with this place and did not know where to find the herbs.
Ye Zhizhi hissed at Xiaohua a few times.
Xiaohua rubbed against Ye Zhizhi, then rubbed against Da Mo, and then quickly left.
Ye Zhizhi took out a pair of tweezers and pulled out the snake scales that were stuck in his flesh. Da Mo's body trembled even more violently, but it remained silent throughout, and did not attack Ye Zhizhi even though the pain from the wound increased.
It knew that Ye Zhizhi was saving it.
Ye Zhizhi quickly pulled out the snake scales and took out a small dagger the size of a palm from her body. She took out a lighter, burned the blade with fire for a while, and then cut off the charred flesh on the wound.
Ye Zhizhi knew that it would be very painful to treat the wound like this, so she could only hiss a few times to comfort him and move faster and more gently.
If such a wound is not treated properly, it will probably be difficult to heal.
After Ye Zhizhi cleaned the charred meat on the surface, she was exhausted and sweating. Her hands were covered in blood. She was not tired physically, but mentally.
Xiaohua quickly crawled back at this time, with a plant in its mouth. It had few leaves and mostly roots. This plant also had anti-inflammatory effects, but its effectiveness was not as good as the medicinal plants that Ye Zhizhi had used to grow.
But we can only make do with this for now.
Ye Zhizhi cut the rhizome open, rubbed it, and dripped the juice on the wound. Slowly, the bleeding stopped. She then crushed a small amount of leaves and applied it on the wound.
Da Mo's snake body moved, but the location of the wound was still not very flexible.
Ye Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief, and now he had time to observe other things.
Da Mo's wound didn't seem to be caused by the weapon she saw, so it was very likely that there was another group of people.
Her brows were solemn, thinking that Wolf Dad and Wolf Mom were nearby. She wondered if there were any survivors from the other group and whether they would encounter the wolves.
Ye Zhizhi thought that this weapon could even hurt Da Mo, who had snake scales as his defense. It would be dangerous if the wolf father and wolf mother were to encounter such a flesh and blood body. She was not very reassured, and after confirming that Da Mo's condition had not worsened, she ran out.
Da Mo raised its head slightly and watched Ye Zhizhi leave. Its snake body was slightly winding, but the movement of its tail was not big.
Xiaohua wanted to follow him out, but was worried about Damo's situation. He hissed twice and finally stayed.
No matter what kind of animal it is, once it is seriously injured, it is very easy to be attacked. Without the protection of companions, few seriously injured predators can recover safely. Xiaohua needs to stay by its side to prevent predators from attacking it.
Ye Zhizhi quickly ran out of the underground cave. In addition to looking for the wolf father and wolf mother, he also checked whether there were any fish that had slipped through the net.
Wolf father and wolf mother were indeed nearby, and they naturally noticed the situation here. However, because they had not been walking towards this side before, it took a long time before they appeared in front of Ye Zhizhi.
The surface was very lively at this time. The blood and energy after the fierce battle were carried farther by the wind, attracting many groups of predators to approach this side.
The predators nearby had already eaten their fill and had already retreated back to their dens, but more predators were coming.
Ye Zhizhi didn't let Wolf Dad and Wolf Mom join in the fun. They watched from afar. Soon, the ground was cleaned up, and even the bloodstains were gradually buried by the yellow sand.
The smell of blood is gradually fading, and soon the jungle will erase all traces of this fierce battle.
Ye Zhizhi stood between the two wolves, and she warned them seriously that they must stay away from humans if they saw them!
Such a big thing happened suddenly, and Ye Zhizhi did not tell the wolf father and mother that they had abandoned her and ran away secretly. She directly took them to patrol the area and repeatedly confirmed that there were no survivors.
Wolf Dad and Wolf Mom realized that this area was very dangerous and that the threat did not seem to come from the jungle itself, so they did not leave and stayed with Ye Zhizhi.
Since they cannot enter underground burrows, they move around on the surface.
Ye Zhizhi was concerned about Da Mo's wound and ran back and forth between the ground and the ground.
Three days passed like this. When Ye Zhizhi changed Da Mo's dressing, he found that its wound showed no signs of healing. Instead, it had become festered and looked even more serious.
Ye Zhizhi's expression changed immediately.
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