261 Jungle Crisis
◎The death of the leader.◎
Ye Zhizhi carried the wolf leader around in the jungle. Because the bloody smell on the wolf leader's body could not be concealed, wherever he passed, he left a pool of blood.
Therefore, some of the creatures in the jungle that were attracted by the blood smell followed suit.
Ye Zhizhi heard the rustling sound behind her, and she didn't look back, but ran faster with the wolf leader on her back.
Those creatures were more like jungle scavengers. Ye Zhizhi had seen them from afar several times in all his years in the jungle. Once the smell of blood was too strong, it would definitely attract their attention and lure them out of their nests. Wherever they passed, there would be no corpses left. They were the natural enemies of all creatures in the jungle.
However, because of the presence of the monster, they were unable to catch up with them for a long time, and the movement behind them gradually disappeared.
Ye Zhizhi still did not stop, she ran for a long time in one breath.
She ran over a mountain and walked to a hidden corner deep in the jungle. She stopped behind a huge raised tree root and put the wolf leader down.
The wolf leader was already very weak at this time. After confirming that the monster was dead, it seemed as if he had also taken away its last bit of life.
It opened its eyes slightly and looked at Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi also looked at it.
She and the wolf leader were in an antagonistic relationship to some extent. They met at the wrong time, and when they met again, they were wary of each other.
Logically, she shouldn't have interfered, but she ran out anyway.
She thought that it was not because she was kind, but just a way of repaying them for obeying her orders to monitor the criminals. Although she half-forced them to do so because she could beat the leader, they kept their promise.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the wound on its body that was bleeding profusely.
Its fur was wet and soaked in blood. There was almost no intact part of its body. The wounds were full of blood and flesh, and its internal organs and bones were visible.
Ye Zhizhi wanted to help it treat its wound but didn't know where to start.
It's dying.
Both Ye Zhizhi and the leader himself had this understanding.
Ye Zhizhi felt depressed and couldn't explain what he was feeling.
She thought that with her improved medical skills, no difficult disease would be difficult for her to treat. However, in the face of so many fatal injuries, she found that she was still powerless.
She wanted to ask: Is it worth it?
If it could answer Ye Zhizhi, it would definitely say that it was all worth it.
They have been preparing for so many years to take revenge.
The home they once depended on for survival was destroyed, and half of the wolves in their tribe were killed without time to escape, and none of their cubs escaped.
The reason it wanted to challenge the Wolf King was because it was attracted by the overall strength of their tribe and wanted to incorporate their tribe into its own tribe and then take revenge.
However, its plan did not succeed, and the leader had to continue looking for other wolf packs. It took its own pack farther and farther away, but never encountered a strong pack again. It took in stray wolves along the way, but the speed was too slow, and the leader could no longer find a strong wolf pack to join.
We can only fight for the chance of victory through numbers.
The wolf's revenge will never end until the wolf dies.
The leader is only slightly younger than the wolf father, but not much younger. If he doesn't take revenge now, he will never have another chance.
Before long, it will no longer be at its peak and its chances of revenge will become even slimmer.
Over the years, it has been keeping an eye on this territory with its increasingly large tribe.
And today, it finally avenged its tribe.
The leader was visibly growing weaker. He looked at Ye Zhizhi with a complicated expression in his eyes. If Ye Zhizhi hadn't appeared and lent them a helping hand, they probably wouldn't have been able to complete their revenge.
The chief was very grateful for this, but unfortunately, it was no longer able to repay him.
Just then, several wolves limped over, following the scent.
Their bodies were dirty, matted with clotted blood, and their hair was messy. They gathered around their leader, howling softly.
Three heads...
Of the nearly fifty wolves in the pack, only three were still able to stand up and attack.
The leader looked at the wolves in his tribe, feeling very sad. There were only three of them left. They were covered in wounds of varying sizes. If he died, the other wolves would probably die soon.
In their weakened state, they are the target of jungle predators.
The leader turned his head and looked at Ye Zhizhi. In his life, he had only bowed his head to Ye Zhizhi, and now, he bowed his head to Ye Zhizhi again.
It begged Ye Zhizhi to protect the only remaining wolf in its tribe.
Ye Zhizhi was silent for a moment, "Ah—"
The leader heard her answer, took his last breath, and then gradually stopped breathing amid the sad howls of the wolves in his tribe.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the leader who closed his eyes and felt a little sad.
She raised her hand and touched the leader, and its body slowly became stiff. Finally, she found a natural pit nearby, dug the pit bigger, put the leader in it, and then buried it.
The only three remaining wolves understood Ye Zhizhi's operation and silently followed Ye Zhizhi to dig the soil and bury the remains.
In order to prevent their own wolves from being eaten after death, wolves will also bury their dead companions.
After burying their leader, the three wolves followed Ye Zhizhi.
These three wolves have followed the leader for a long time. They were there when they were neighbors. They recognized Ye Zhizhi and knew that she had a good relationship with the leader. Now that the leader entrusted them to her, they followed Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi turned her head to look at the three wolves behind her and sighed deeply in her heart. She had simply taken all the trouble on herself.
But since she had agreed, Ye Zhizhi couldn't abandon them. If she didn't care, they would really become prey to predators.
Ye Zhizhi looked for herbs to apply to their wounds, and after the jungle quieted down, he went back and walked along the route.
The smell of blood was already very faint at this time. She thought that perhaps there were still wolves that were lucky enough to escape. However, she saw that all the wolves that failed to stand up were nowhere to be seen along the way. They had all become food for other predators.
Although Ye Zhizhi had been mentally prepared, she still felt very heavy after seeing it with her own eyes.
Ye Zhizhi took the three wolves out of the area. She retrieved her backpack and found a relatively safe mountain den for the wolves to rest. They had just experienced a life-and-death battle and were very physically exhausted. It was time for them to rest.
Ye Zhizhi circled around and hunted a predator that followed the scent and gave it to the wolves as food. What they needed most now was rest and food.
She stood high up and howled majestically at the dark forest. She was announcing her presence to the nearby jungle and warning predators not to get close, or else she would be rude to them.
Ye Zhizhi's aura as a wolf king was unreserved. Intimidated by her powerful aura, the night was rarely peaceful. Even if there were predators wandering nearby, they would give up and leave if they couldn't find an opportunity.
She stayed up all night, and the next day her eyes were still bright and she was full of energy.
After a night of rest and recovery, the three wolves were in much better condition.
Ye Zhizhi led the three wolves deeper into the cave. She walked slowly, feeling a dilemma: the deeper they went, the more dangerous it became. She should have waited until the three wolves were almost healed before continuing, but she had promised Yin Yi that she would find them as soon as possible this year. Their injuries would take at least a month or two to heal, and she couldn't wait that long.
Whether it is to send the three wolves out and ask the wolf sister to take care of them and pick them up after they recover, or to continue moving forward, it is equally difficult.
Ye Zhizhi hesitated for a long time, but decided to move on.
Since she promised to protect them, it means that the three wolves will join her tribe. As she is the wolf king, she has the qualifications to agree to the addition of new members to the tribe. They are already her own wolves.
Ye Zhizhi naturally would not give up on them, but there would inevitably be some delays on the way.
Fortunately, these three wolves were able to survive such a life-and-death battle with such a huge disparity in strength. They are quite strong, and even though their wounds have not healed yet, they try their best not to be a drag.
They encountered more attacks along the way. The three injured and weak wolves were the targets of predators.
Ye Zhizhi, who always just ran and didn't want to fight on the road, almost made up for the fights he had avoided in the past in just a few days. It was common for him to have two fights a day.
The three wolves were in a weak state and could not run fast, so they were easily caught up. Ye Zhizhi had no choice but to fight them.
That day, Ye Zhizhi had just fought off a huge predator and they were temporarily safe. Ye Zhizhi squatted on the rock and sharpened his dagger with a rolled blade.
Those predators had thick skin and flesh, and many even had scales, so her custom-made daggers were blunt.
The three wolves were lying under the rocks to rest. Their bodies were covered with hideous scars, and new wounds had not yet healed the old ones. They were able to survive under Ye Zhizhi's protection, but as the first targets of attack, they would inevitably be injured.
Although they encountered many attacks on the road and were unable to heal their injuries properly, Ye Zhizhi found some very effective medicinal plants and provided them with sufficient food. Their condition was much better than at the beginning, equivalent to being only five points weak instead of eight points weak before.
Ye Zhizhi was covered in dirt. She had changed into a snakeskin suit. Her human clothes were stained with blood and could not be worn. She had no time to wash them, so she just rolled them up and put them in her backpack.
She sensed the surrounding atmosphere and after finding no danger for the time being, she took the opportunity to rest.
Ye Zhizhi fights all day and has to keep watch at night, which is very tiring.
Even when she was resting now, she had to pay attention to her surroundings at all times.
From their current location, it would take at least six or seven days to reach the wolf pack's territory. With so many days left, Ye Zhizhi felt like each day was a year.
Sure enough, less than half an hour later, Ye Zhizhi felt a predator approaching quietly. She immediately turned over and jumped up, letting out a howl, calling the wolves to leave quickly.
The three wolves jumped up instantly and ran beside Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi threw the backpack in her hand onto the back of one of the wolves, holding a dagger in her hand.
Not long after, the bushes behind him rustled. After noticing that the prey had escaped, the predator no longer hid its tracks, but chased after it openly. After a while, a predator covered in black and twice the size of an adult wolf emerged and got closer and closer.
Ye Zhizhi sensed the distance and turned around after making sure she couldn't escape. The three wolves ran behind her and slowed down.
Another fight is about to break out.
Ye Zhizhi held the dagger and howled to let the wolves leave. While observing the surrounding terrain, he looked sharply at the huge but nimble predator.
The predator smelled the powerful scent of the prey in front of him. She was so small that she was not within the predator's hunting range, so his eyes turned to the giant wolf not far away.
Ye Zhizhi naturally wouldn't let it find an opportunity.
After so many battles, they have developed some tacit understanding and can restrain each other for a while.
But this predator dared to come alone and target them. It was quite powerful, and had a layer of thick black scales on its body, so Ye Zhizhi's dagger could not hurt it.
This predator was far more formidable than the ones we had encountered before.
Just as Ye Zhizhi was hesitating whether to let the wolf go first, hold it back, and then look for an opportunity to run away later, the wolf on her right exposed a flaw. The predator found an opportunity, opened its big mouth full of sharp fangs, and bit it.
Ye Zhizhi moved, and at the same time, a giant silver animal that seemed to illuminate the dark forest drew a shadow and pounced towards him.
"roar!"
The silver animal succeeded in its attack and landed gracefully on a raised tree root not far away.
Ye Zhizhi also retreated to a safe position. She turned her head and looked over, her eyes shining: "Awoo!" Yin Yi!
The animal that suddenly appeared was Yin Yi. It glanced at Ye Zhizhi and then looked at the predator.
The wolf that was nearly killed by a predator was rescued. It crouched down and ran away quickly.
Afterwards, Ye Zhizhi felt a lot of familiar auras approaching. After a while, wolves emerged from all corners and surrounded the predator.
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