60 Wilderness Survival
◎She smelled an inexplicable fragrance.◎
The huge wings flapped in the air, and Ye Zhizhi seemed to be able to hear a slight sound of breaking through the air.
Ye Zhizhi looked up and found that there was more than one giant eagle.
All the animals on the ground were running.
Not only the prey they are chasing is their target, but even other animals running on the ground are their prey, including Ye Zhizhi and the wolf pack.
Even though she didn't react at first, she still had the sense of danger of being locked by a top predator, so Ye Zhizhi and the wolves also started running.
They cannot stay in open areas and need to find shelter from the threats from the sky. The jungle in the distance is the best cover. Apparently, all the animals think so and they are running madly into the jungle.
Then the giant eagle began to hunt.
One of the giant eagles folded its wings slightly and swooped down. Its figure was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, its sharp claws had firmly grasped the back of a young deer. Its huge wings flapped violently, carrying the young deer into the sky. Then the giant eagle released its claws, and the young deer fell from a high altitude and was instantly killed.
They were not simply hunting deer, but seemed to want to try something different. An eagle caught a fat rabbit running in the grass and also caught a snake as thick as an arm.
For other slightly larger prey, the giant eagle will kill them by throwing them to the ground, while small animals will be taken away directly.
Under normal circumstances, giant eagles will not hunt large animals such as tigers, leopards and wolves, but that does not mean that they are not afraid of giant eagles moving in groups, and giant eagles will hunt them when they are still young!
Who knows whether this group of eagles that do not play by the rules will cooperate to hunt them while they are standing still.
Silver One and the others are huge in size, so the giant eagle will not target them for the time being. Ye Zhizhi and the relatively smaller Silver Xiaohui become their choices.
Ye Zhizhi could feel that she was being watched, so she ran closely following Yin Yi, who was protecting her at all times, and the giant eagle circling above did not find any chance.
After all, Silver Gray was not as experienced as Silver One. When being chased by the giant eagle, he panicked and ran away from the jungle without realizing it.
Ye Zhizhi kept an eye on the other wolves as she fled, fearing they would be carried away, something even the gods could not save. Soon she noticed Silver Little Gray's movements and quickly howled to summon him back into the jungle.
There were many trees in the jungle, and the giant eagles could not fly in, so they ran in and were safe.
Finally, Erzong and Sanbai ran over and together drove away the giant eagle that had been chasing Yin Xiaohui, giving Yin Xiaohui the opportunity to turn around and run towards the jungle.
It was a close call.
Finally they managed to run into the jungle.
They ran forward for a while and then slowly stopped. The giant eagle circled above the treetops for a while, but when it saw that it couldn't catch any prey, it gave up and left. Of course, this was also because they had already hunted enough prey.
Ye Zhizhi noticed that the giant eagle had moved away, and she breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately everyone was fine.
When they hunt, they must always be vigilant against becoming prey to other animals.
This was something that had never happened when they were hunting in their territory. Ye Zhizhi could feel that they were the kings of that jungle and had basically no rivals.
But here, there are not many weaker than them. Even those who are weak rely on numbers to win, and their tribes are very large, such as monkeys which have relatively little fighting power.
Although it is said that when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey is king, it still depends on the species.
Some species of monkeys are quite powerful in combat, but the group of monkeys they encountered before was definitely not one of them. They were just a bit more agile and very good at climbing trees, which allowed them to avoid being targeted by most predators. However, for predators that can climb trees, these monkeys are just food.
The monkeys live in groups, eat only vegetarian food and love to eat various fruits. They have a place in this area thanks to their agility and tree-climbing skills.
Of course, in the eyes of many predators, this group of people are all prey, and they come to hunt when they are hungry.
Moreover, because they are vegetarians and do not compete with predators for prey, predators welcome them to their territory. Whether they can escape alive depends on the monkeys' abilities.
Ye Zhizhi thought about it in a mess for a moment, thinking about the group of giant eagles, it was really...
Yin Xiaohui walked towards Ye Zhizhi, "Ah-ah!"
Suddenly, a huge shadow flew by quickly, and a pair of sharp claws hooked towards Ye Zhizhi. Yin Xiaohui instantly burst out at speed and rushed over. Ye Zhizhi subconsciously rolled to the side, and the sharp claws quickly changed target and hooked up the rushing Yin Xiaohui, and flapped its huge wings upwards.
"Ah!!!" Silver Gray felt a pain and struggled subconsciously. Bright red blood spread from between its claws to its hair.
The moment Ye Zhizhi heard the sound, she pounced over quickly. With a boost of power, she jumped onto Yin Xiaohui's back and stepped on the giant eagle's sharp claws. She held its claws with one hand and stabbed its legs under the fine hair on its claws with the wooden stick in her hand.
It turned out that during the chase, a giant eagle flew silently into the woods and suddenly attacked them the moment they let their guard down.
Yin Yi, who was walking in front, turned around and pounced on him, but the giant eagle was extremely agile even though it had Yin Xiaohui hooked under its claws. After avoiding Yin Yi's attack, it flew up with Yin Xiaohui and Ye Zhizhi.
Yin looked up and quickly jumped onto a tree nearby.
Ye Zhizhi used all his strength and stabbed upwards desperately, stabbing hard into the giant eagle's leg. Drops of blood dripped down. The giant eagle felt pain and loosened its claws. When it was four or five meters high, Yin Xiaohui fell to the ground.
Without the weight of Silver Little Gray dragging it down, the giant eagle flew up even faster. It flapped its wings and shot up like an arrow, just missing Silver who was swooping down from the tree branch.
There was a crackling sound of branches breaking, and a huge shadow passed through the relatively sparse gaps between the branches and flew into the sky.
It all happened in an instant.
Ye Zhizhi hugged the area between the giant eagle's claws and legs, and in the blink of an eye he was taken high into the sky.
“Ouch!!!”
Ye Zhizhi heard Yin Yi and the others' anxious and angry cries. She hugged her arms tighter and looked down. The green forest was quickly moving away from her.
It’s over!
Two big words flashed through Ye Zhizhi's mind, and then she was frozen. The whistling wind blew in her face, chilling her face and hands. She tilted her face to an angle, trying to block it with her eagle legs, and crossed her hands and looped them together, keeping them as close to her chest as possible.
Ye Zhizhi didn't have time to let go and was taken away.
The giant eagle flew very fast, as if chasing the flock of eagles that had already left.
It was not known whether it had forgotten her existence or was planning to take her to its nest as well, and simply ignored her, saving Ye Zhizhi from having to participate in a high-altitude battle between a human and an eagle. Ye Zhizhi felt that her presence was too low for the giant eagle.
But the situation is not much better.
Ye Zhizhi was panicked at first, but soon calmed down. She thought to herself that she must not be taken to the eagle's nest, otherwise she would be discovered by the giant eagle and would be eaten.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, paying attention to her surroundings at all times. The clouds in the sky were very heavy. Looking down from a high place, the forest below her feet seemed to be shrouded in clouds, and the shadows were hazy and unclear.
Now Ye Zhizhi stood higher than ever before. She looked around, but even at such a high altitude, she still couldn't see the end of the forest.
Ye Zhizhi was no longer surprised, she even felt that it was as she expected.
This forest must be enormous, otherwise how could it possibly accommodate so many ridiculously large animals? It was like another world here. Even the giant eagle, which seemed huge in her eyes, seemed very small in the vast sky.
Now is not the time to worry about these things. The important thing is how to save your life.
Ye Zhizhi observed again and she saw an opportunity. There was a high mountain where the giant eagle was about to fly over. If it did not continue to fly upwards or take a detour, then when it flew over, it was expected to be not high enough to fly above the forest canopy.
Ye Zhizhi simulated it in her mind and felt there was hope. The vegetation in the forest was very lush, and her falling into it would alleviate some of the impact. As long as she grabbed the branches in time, she would survive.
The giant eagle was very fast. Just as she thought of this idea, it reached the top of the mountain in the blink of an eye. Its huge wings spread out and it glided past.
The giant eagle did not circle nor continue to fly upwards. In fact, when its wings were gliding, its huge body lowered a little, almost flying over the top of the tree canopy.
Ye Zhizhi didn't have time to think about it. Seeing the treetops below that seemed to be very close, she subconsciously loosened her grip and fell down. She instantly fell into the treetops and was swallowed up by the green ocean in the blink of an eye.
The giant eagle seemed to have just noticed the movement under its feet at this time. It circled in the air for a moment. The presence of the forest obscured the trace of the small prey. In the end, it chose to leave and continue chasing its companions.
Ye Zhizhi's tiny body was falling. Her position was perfect, less than three meters above the treetops, and the slight impact was quickly mitigated by the dense branches. She reached out to either side, finally grabbing a branch strong enough to support her weight. She held on tightly, her small body swaying in mid-air before finally stopping her downward trend.
Her fingers seemed to warm up a little, and after she was able to control herself, Ye Zhizhi moved forward carefully, then raised her short legs to clamp the branches, slowly retreated to the thicker branches, and finally turned herself around and sat on the trunk.
Ye Zhizhi sat for a while, then continued to move in until he was leaning against the tree trunk.
It's a life-or-death situation, very exciting.
Ye Zhizhi realized it belatedly, and his heartbeat became several times faster than before.
It took her a while to recover.
What a blessing!
She thought to herself.
Although there were scratches on his face and hands, Ye Zhizhi grinned.
Fortunately, her bet was right! She survived!
But she was alone now, and the stick had just fallen down, so she had no weapon.
Fortunately, she acted decisively. This place was not too far away from the wolf pack. Ye Zhizhi knew that the wolves would definitely come looking for her, whether to avenge her or to confirm her death.
According to her estimated itinerary, the wolves would not arrive for at least ten days. Before that, she needed to protect herself.
I wonder how Xiao Hui's injuries are. Wolves have such good jumping abilities, he should be fine after falling from such a height...right?
Ye Zhizhi did not climb down the tree immediately.
She didn't know what this strange jungle held.
She pricked up her ears alertly to listen to the movements in the jungle and sniffed the air in the jungle, but she did not detect any dangerous smell for the time being.
After she regained some strength, she looked around and struggled to break off a branch and held it in her hand.
Ye Zhizhi felt more secure when he had something in his hand.
The dense forest was dark and so quiet that not even the sound of animals could be heard.
Ye Zhizhi looked down and vaguely saw clusters of low bushes and mossy and slippery rocks underneath.
Ye Zhizhi soon felt the coldness.
Although she did not wear a complete set of animal skins, she did wear an animal skin vest and had animal skins tied around her hands and feet that did not affect her movements.
The altitude here is too high, and even though it is the hottest time of the day, the sun cannot penetrate into the forest.
Ye Zhizhi couldn't stay here for long. It was unrealistic to just wait for the wolves to come find her on this tree. The temperature was even lower at night. Without the wolves to keep her warm, she would sooner or later freeze to death in the forest.
She also ran in the direction of the wolf pack, so that they could reunite faster. Ye Zhizhi had been trying to watch the giant eagle's flight path, and roughly knew which direction the wolf pack was.
She thought about it, and after confirming that the surroundings were temporarily safe, she applied medicine to her wounds, trying her best to cover up the smell of blood.
Ye Zhizhi was not seriously injured. After falling into the tree canopy, she was inevitably scratched several times by the branches. However, it was much better than she had imagined. At least she was still alive and had no missing limbs.
Ye Zhizhi treated the wound and smelled her body. The smell of blood was very faint, so she continued to observe.
She needed to find a safe place to stay before it got dark, and she needed to go down the mountain.
Ye Zhizhi stood up, stretched his arms and legs, and then began to climb down.
While climbing, Ye Zhizhi paid attention to the movements below and around him.
She landed successfully and stood on the raised tree roots.
The branch in her hand was of little use, so Ye Zhizhi lowered her head to look for it, trying to see if she could find her stick back.
She used the stick very skillfully, and one end was sharpened to a point; it would be a shame if it dropped. Ye Zhizhi sniffed it, but instead of smelling the giant eagle's blood, she could smell a strong odor of decay.
The air here seemed to be stagnant, and the air was filled with the lingering smell of stale, long-standing rotten soil and leaves.
She looked down at her feet and saw that there was indeed a thick layer of dead branches and leaves under the rock.
She searched the ground for a moment and heard a dull thud, the sound of something falling.
Ye Zhizhi turned his head with vigilant eyes and saw the familiar wooden stick lying next to a cluster of ordinary plants.
Only a piece of the wooden stick was left, and the blood-stained tip had been gnawed away by something.
Ye Zhizhi turned around and ran away.
Why are plants scarier than wild animals? Should she be thankful that she subconsciously stayed away from the dense vegetation and didn't get close enough to use it as fertilizer? Ye Zhizhi rushed down the mountain toward the wolf pack, further away from the plants, running and jumping directly on mossy rocks or tree roots. These places are most likely to be infested with insects, but Ye Zhizhi was safe because of the insect-repellent comfrey on her.
However, in the dense forest, there were no plants as much as anything else, and the ground was rugged with no roads to begin with. She ran around for a long time before she covered a distance.
Ye Zhizhi looked up at the towering tree and felt that he could run and jump faster on the branches, so he simply climbed up the tree and left the branches.
Although this tests her balance and jumping ability, it is indeed faster than running on the ground.
Ye Zhizhi was running almost non-stop, and soon she encountered a wild beast that was out hunting. Fortunately, she ran to the tree in time.
When Ye Zhizhi saw the ferocious beast suddenly appear below, he squatted on a branch and dared not move, trying hard to reduce his presence.
The beast had noticed her and looked up at her.
Ye Zhizhi unconsciously held his breath, his whole body tensed, ready to escape.
The beast either couldn't climb a tree or felt she wasn't big enough to fill its teeth, so it looked at her and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.
Ye Zhizhi waited until it was far away before she took deep breaths. Her face and back were covered in cold sweat.
Although it looked very bulky, it walked silently. Ye Zhizhi didn't notice its trace until it was very close.
She couldn't recognize what kind of animal it was. It looked a bit like a rhinoceros, but it had sharp, serrated fangs and long black hair. In this dim environment, she might not have seen it if she wasn't paying attention.
She waited until the huge beast walked away before continuing to run forward.
Ye Zhizhi was lucky enough to find a place to rest at night before darkness fell.
It was a small hole formed by tree roots, not very wide. Animals larger than her could not get in, so she avoided the risk of being eaten by nocturnal prey. As for the animals that could get in, Ye Zhizhi was confident that she could deal with them.
The most important thing to worry about on the ground is the sudden appearance of poisonous insects, but since she has comfrey on her, there is no need to worry.
Ye Zhizhi touched the thing tied around her waist, untied it and took out two strips of dried meat to fill her rumbling stomach.
The things she carried around her waist were mostly medicinal powder, followed by dried meat. When she was out, she didn't have to worry about not having wild fruits to eat. She mainly ate meat. After all, it was inconvenient for her not to eat raw meat, so she always carried a few pieces of meat with her whenever she went out.
After eating, she cleaned herself up and prepared to rest.
The ground in the tree hole was filled with rotten leaves and was damp. Ye Zhizhi had few places to choose from, so she leaned in as much as possible, sat on the innermost raised root, then hugged herself, curled up into a small ball, and kept herself warm.
Not staying with the wolf pack? Ye Zhizhi felt quite insecure.
The sky darkened quickly.
It wasn't long before Ye Zhizhi was in the tree hole before it was pitch black, pitch dark. In this darkness, even the slightest movement seemed magnified.
She could hear the sound of nocturnal birds flying through the woods outside.
I could also hear the slight cracking sounds of dead branches as animals stepped on them, and even from time to time, I could hear the sound of animals running overhead.
Occasionally, you can hear the sound of some animal's claws scratching at tree roots.
Ye Zhizhi didn't sleep well that night and was woken up from time to time by the noise outside.
Several times, when she opened her eyes, she met a pair of glowing animal eyes outside the cave and a huge shadow that was even darker in the darkness. Occasionally, she saw a huge animal claw reaching in from the cave and trying to hook her out with its claws.
Caught off guard, the scene was quite terrifying, but fortunately, several years of jungle life had trained her courage, so she was not scared.
Every time this happened, Ye Zhizhi would clench the branch in her hand, tense her nerves, and silently confront the beasts outside the cave that discovered her.
Fortunately, the tree hole was deep enough and the beast's claws could not reach her. She did not take the initiative to attack. She was also worried that if she angered the beast, she would be completely targeted.
It was not until the beast, which had not caught any prey for a long time, gave up and left that Ye Zhizhi's tense back relaxed slightly.
Only after the dangerous aura outside had gone away did Ye Zhizhi have time to close his eyes.
It was a thrilling night, but luckily nothing happened in the end.
Ye Zhizhi hesitated for a moment about whether to rest on the tree or under the roots.
But thinking that she could block the cold outside in the hole at the tree roots, she chose the tree hole. Now it seems that her choice was absolutely correct.
Resting on a branch outside with no protection around her, she could become a hunting target for nocturnal animals that can climb or fly at any time.
But it’s different in the tree hole. It not only protects her from wind and dew, but also helps her avoid the risk of being hunted.
Because the tree hole she chose was only big enough for her to fit into.
The night fades, the sun rises, and it is a new day.
Ye Zhizhi opened his eyes and the light in the tree hole had become brighter.
She rubbed her chubby little face with her small hands. After her slightly confused mind was completely clear, she ate first while paying attention to the movements outside.
The nocturnal animals have disappeared, but that doesn't mean it's safe outside. Ye Zhizhi observed for a moment and didn't sense any strange or dangerous aura before he began to crawl out.
Ye Zhizhi stood on the root of a tree, squinted his eyes slightly, looked up at the sunlight coming through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and reflected beams of light in the jungle.
There were tiny particles of dust in the light, spinning in the air as if they had life.
Ye Zhizhi set out again.
She was lucky today. Not only did she not encounter any dangerous animals or plants, she also discovered a huge vine covered with thorns and green prickles.
After making sure there was no danger, she cautiously stepped forward and touched it. It was very hard and not easy to break. The tip was sharp and could easily pierce the skin and flesh of animals. It was sharper than the wooden stick that Ye Zhizhi had carefully sharpened.
Ye Zhizhi was very happy and tried to break off a few to make weapons.
But she tried to break them off from the left and right, tried to break them off by hanging them with her hands, and even tried to jump down hard while stepping carefully on the thorn roots, but she couldn't break off a single one.
Ye Zhizhi tried various angles, exerted all his strength, and shook it back and forth with both hands tightly. Finally, the stubborn root thorn loosened and was successfully broken off.
She immediately threw away the branch and held it in her hand with great satisfaction.
It was rare to find a root thorn that could be used as a weapon, so Ye Zhizhi painstakingly broke off another one and tied it diagonally to her back. If she were smaller, she would have wanted more so she could put it in her traps for hunting.
Ye Zhizhi continued to walk down reluctantly, just waiting to come again when it was convenient after meeting up with the wolf pack. But maybe there are such plants in other places!
Ye Zhizhi didn't forget to look for edible fruits. She couldn't last long on just those few pieces of dried meat, so she had to find other food. She had to eat as much as possible to stay in peak physical condition at all times.
Since he often encountered wild beasts and moving plants, Ye Zhizhi became more alert to his surroundings.
She tried her best to keep her body in the best condition, using her hearing and sense of smell to collect movements and analyze whether there was any danger nearby. There were more ferocious beasts in this forest than where they were temporarily staying. Ye Zhizhi estimated that she should be deeper in the center of the forest.
Ye Zhizhi's luck seemed to have run out.
In the first three days, she only needed to be careful to avoid large beasts and pay attention to not being dragged away by plants from time to time. Apart from that, she was basically not attacked.
But starting on the fourth day, the number of attacks on her doubled.
Moreover, compared to the large beasts that acted alone, the predators she encountered later were relatively small, but most of them were in groups, and many of them were animals that Ye Zhizhi could not even recognize.
They naturally regarded Ye Zhizhi as their prey. Fortunately, she had been moving around in the trees these days, and her flexibility had increased rapidly. In the end, she escaped in a panic.
She really ran beyond her limit, and now that she stopped, she felt exhausted.
This situation was very dangerous. Ye Zhizhi held the green thorn and sat under the tree roots, breathing heavily and being alert to his surroundings.
Suddenly, a ferocious beast appeared out of nowhere and pounced on her head. Ye Zhizhi rolled on the ground and looked up to see the murderer who attacked her. He had golden eyes, a long pointed mouth, and was covered with gray fur. He was twice as big as her.
It stretched out its sharp claws, but failed to hit, so it ran towards Ye Zhizhi again.
While Ye Zhizhi was dodging, he noticed that there was only this one ferocious beast nearby, so he stopped running away.
She was aroused by the continuous attacks. Not only did a group of beasts chase her, but one of them even dared to attack her. Did they really think she was easy to bully?
In order to prove that he is not easy to bully, Ye Zhizhi began to fight back and fought with the furry beast.
The animal skin on her body could effectively block certain attacks for her. Although it was already tattered, it still stubbornly hung on her body. In the end, Ye Zhizhi relied on her extraordinary strength and more flexible skills to successfully stab the carotid artery in the neck of the beast.
After making sure the beast was dead, Ye Zhizhi, who was riding on it, pulled out the green thorn, immediately bent down, and swallowed the blood from the wound.
She didn't find any edible fruit, and two pieces of dried meat alone wouldn't sustain her physical strength for long. Regardless of whether the prey's blood could replenish her energy, it was better than nothing.
Ye Zhizhi didn't eat for long and left quickly.
The strong smell of blood would attract other wild beasts, so she wiped the blood off her body as she ran.
After running for a long distance, Ye Zhizhi could still vaguely hear the noise coming from the other side.
She ran faster.
We reached the mountainside almost in one breath.
The ancient trees here are not as dense and lush, and the light is finally brighter.
Ye Zhizhi first carefully sensed whether there was any dangerous wild animal nearby, and then found a temporarily safe corner to rest.
If this goes on, Ye Zhizhi feels that she may not be able to wait for the wolves to come find her.
Her whole body was now as tense as a string, she didn't get enough rest at night, and the wounds on her body were increasing.
But Ye Zhizhi did not apply medicine to herself immediately. She clenched her hands around the green thorns and remained alert.
I always feel that this place is too quiet.
Ye Zhizhi had been sensing but couldn't detect the source of this inexplicable uneasiness, so she had to leave.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over and she smelled an inexplicable fragrance.
A flash of confusion crossed Ye Zhizhi's eyes, and then she smelled another scent.
It was the vaguely familiar scent of Ginichi.
Are Yinyi and the others here?
Ye Zhizhi was very happy. She stood up quickly and ran happily towards Yin Yi.
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