59 Wilderness Survival
◎The pair of outstretched wings seemed to block out the sky and the sun.◎
Even Ye Zhizhi, slow-witted as she was, knew she might be going in the wrong direction. They were probably going deeper and deeper, running into a more dangerous area.
But it doesn't matter. Next time she will know that she should run in the other direction where there are more mountains. There is a high chance that the exit of the jungle is closer there.
According to Ye Zhizhi's understanding, the danger level of the jungle should decrease as you get closer to the edge, and the most dangerous place should be deep in the center. So it seems that their current location should be within the center.
If they continue to move forward, they should be able to find a way out sooner or later, but who knows how big this central area is? What if they encounter terrifying creatures along the way?
Ye Zhizhi pondered for a long time and felt that it would be safer to wait until next year to continue exploring from another direction.
But since I've already come here, it's okay to stay here for half a year. I can just leave before the rainy season comes.
Ye Zhizhi and the wolf pack wandered around for a few days and finally found a temporary nest suitable for them.
They sniffed around and found no scent of other predators in the cave. The previous owner must have left a long time ago.
This place is a bit similar to a lair, but it is much smaller than a cave. However, it can accommodate both humans and wolves, although it is a bit crowded. But that's not a big deal.
No terrifying existence has been found in this area for the time being. Although some predators and prey are a bit ferocious, they can still be dealt with. It is the most suitable place for Yin Yi and others to train and become stronger.
No one doesn't want to become stronger, especially when Ye Zhizhi knows that there are many predators who are more powerful than Yin Yi and the others.
Ye Zhizhi not only wants to be strong himself, but also wants Yin Yi and the others to become strong. Only in this way can their chances of survival be higher.
What's more, this area is very large, and it takes a lot of time just to explore the surroundings. It can be said that it is the most suitable place for them to stay temporarily.
The resources here are very rich. Although the prey is difficult to hunt, there are many medicinal plants and edible wild fruits.
Yin Yi and his friends patrolled near the cave and marked the territory near the cave to indicate that it had an owner.
Ye Zhizhi immediately picked all the medicinal plants she knew and dried them in the sun, and also picked up firewood and dried it.
With a temporary place to stay, Ye Zhizhi could finally make a fire to grill meat and cook soup! God knows how difficult it was for her to eat something fresh and hot.
Ye Zhizhi travels with the wolf pack every day, leaving early and returning late.
The mountains and forests here are more rugged and steep, and the terrain is more complex. The dense vegetation covers the sky, the jungle is dark, and together with the rocks and streams, it creates a weird and terrifying atmosphere.
Ye Zhizhi didn't dare get too close to the streams flowing through the jungle. These water sources were either devoid of fish or shrimp, or infested with carnivorous fish or crocodiles, making them just as dangerous as the jungle itself. Furthermore, because the snow high up on the mountaintops melted slowly, the water became murky when it flowed into the water. Ye Zhizhi simply boiled the water from the broad leaves in the fruit shells.
Deep in the seemingly peaceful jungle, in corners invisible to people, a war for survival is almost always taking place.
When Ye Zhizhi was picking herbs, he often saw poisonous insects lurking in the cracks of rocks and among dead branches and leaves.
There were many insects here, swarming in groups. They were much larger than the poisonous insects that had bitten her, and their venom was probably even stronger. Several times, Ye Zhizhi saw an insect suddenly appear at her feet, then quickly crawl away.
Ye Zhizhi knew at a glance that the insects wanted to bite her, but were driven away by the scent of comfrey. However, perhaps because these venomous insects were more resistant, they always had to get very close to her before being driven away.
This made her worry that if the comfrey didn't work one day, she would be in trouble if she got bitten. So she simply applied the juice to her wrists and ankles and tied more comfrey in her hair.
If there was one thing wrong with the temporary nest, it was that it was too close to the monkey group's nest, just across a hill.
Although the mountain is very big, the monkey group is on one side and they are on the opposite side, but they occasionally meet when hunting.
Ye Zhizhi went out with the wolf pack more often and became familiar with the surrounding area, so she no longer stuck with the wolf pack. Usually when the wolf pack was looking for prey, she would look for edible plants and fruits nearby.
That day, her luck was off the charts. She actually saw a fruit forest in a small valley. There were about ten or so fruit trees, and clusters of plump green fruits were dotted among the branches and leaves. Some of the early-ripening ones had turned light yellow.
When Ye Zhizhi saw birds pecking at the fruit and smelled the sweet scent of the fruit, she knew that she could eat it too.
Her whole little face lit up. She could eat so many fruits for a long time!
Ye Zhizhi immediately climbed up the tree. She stood on the branch and looked up, seeing more fruits, many of which were hidden among the leaves and could not be seen.
There weren't many ripe fruits, only one or two scattered here and there, but if they were all picked, they would probably weigh about ten pounds. Ye Zhizhi grinned, crawled to a yellow fruit she liked, and picked it up.
She wiped it and tore off the thin layer of skin, revealing the slightly orange-yellow flesh. Her mouth was watering and she couldn't help but take a bite. It was sour and sweet, not fully ripe, but delicious!
Ye Zhizhi quickly finished eating one and was about to crawl over to pick the second one when she keenly sensed an animal approaching. She quickly looked up and saw only the back of the animal on the branch outside the orchard turning and leaving.
Monkeys again?
Ye Zhizhi ignored it when it ran away and continued picking fruits, preparing to eat them to his heart's content before taking them back.
Unexpectedly, not long after, more than a dozen monkeys ran over, and the monkey that had just left pointed at the orchard and babbled.
Ye Zhizhi: “?” She touched the wooden stick at her waist.
Then the monkeys ran straight to the orchard, jumped up the trees in a few seconds, and surrounded the wolf cubs on the trees, making sharp calls. They threw things at Ye Zhizhi, trying to drive her away.
Ye Zhizhi was instantly furious. "So they're addicted to robbing, aren't they?" She grabbed the stick and tried to fight back. But even though she could climb trees, she wasn't as agile as the monkeys, which put her at a disadvantage in the treetops. Every time she rushed over, the monkeys would scurry to the other branch.
Ye Zhizhi was finally driven down the tree in a mess, staring at the monkey squeaking on the tree with angry eyes.
There is clearly no marking on this orchard, proving it is ownerless. She was the first one to find it, so it all belongs to her!
But these monkeys called their friends, and a dozen of them drove her away and arrogantly refused to let her pick the fruit.
Ye Zhizhi hated it so much. Those damn monkeys were relying on their numbers to bully her, right?
Ye Zhizhi stomped her feet in anger. She was still thinking that the monkey died so miserably that she didn't care about it!
As expected, the type of monkeys you have depends on the ethnic group you live in.
If you endure it for a while and think about it, you will get angrier and angrier. She also has help.
“Ouch—”
When Ye Zhizhi raised her head and howled, the monkey was still laughing at her triumphantly.
She thought to herself, you can laugh now, because you will cry later.
Soon, the nearby wolf pack was summoned, and one wolf after another appeared in sight and walked into the orchard.
Yin Yi walked to Ye Zhizhi's side, looked down at Ye Zhizhi, and found that she had scratches on her neck and face, and some places were beginning to bleed. He stretched out his wolf tongue and licked them.
Ye Zhizhi pointed at the group of monkeys in the tree, raised his head and howled in complaint, asking Brother Wolf to help teach them a lesson.
Yin Yi looked up at the group of monkeys in the tree, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes were sharp.
The other wolves paced around under the fruit trees, looked up from time to time, and then walked in the four corners.
At first, the monkeys were not panicked. No matter how powerful the wolves were, they could not do anything to them as long as they climbed up the trees.
So even if there were a pack of scary wolves under the tree, they wouldn't be afraid. Some monkeys even threw fruit at the wolves, because they could just run away from the tree anyway.
But no one expected that there were wolves in this wolf pack that could climb trees!
When the huge silver wolf jumped up the tree in a few seconds, the monkeys were shocked and did not react.
When the silver wolf's fangs and sharp claws came over, it quickly pounced on and bit a monkey standing on a branch, and the monkey let out a terrible cry.
At this time, the monkeys began to squeak and run around in the trees in panic. The branches of the forest shook violently, and many monkeys were knocked down from the trees, along with many unripe fruits.
The two brown ones surrounded and attacked from all directions, using their fangs and sharp claws, and each one was bitten and screamed in pain.
Ye Zhizhi opened her eyes wide. She didn't expect Yin Yi and the others to be so unwilling to retract their claws. What she meant was that she just wanted to teach them a lesson.
But Brother Wolf and his friends were ferocious beasts after all, and her lessons might be different from Brother Wolf's. So Ye Zhizhi didn't think too much about it. She climbed up the tree and joined in. Without claws, she kicked the monkey's butt and kicked it down the tree.
In the end, only three or two of them retreated in disgrace with wounds all over their bodies, while the rest were seriously injured and dying, falling to the ground and unable to run away.
If monkeys were not on the wolves' menu, Gaodi would have swallowed up the prey that came to their doorstep.
But because they had never eaten monkeys before, and they had just eaten their fill not long ago, they ignored the prey in the area.
Ye Zhizhi stood on a tree branch, hands on her hips, finally letting out the anger in her heart. Let's see if the monkeys dare to snatch her food again and again. She is not someone to be bullied!
Ye Zhizhi had no mercy on those dead monkeys. She flirted with them first. Besides, food was so important. Stealing her food was simply taking away her life.
Ye Zhizhi felt sorry for the many unripe fruits that had fallen. She wanted to pick them up and see if they could be sifted, but the area was filled with the smell of blood, which would soon attract other wild beasts.
They couldn't stay for long, so Ye Zhizhi and the wolves left quickly.
Not long after they left, the smell of the monkey's blood did attract something, but it was not the huge beast she had imagined, but black ants the size of a thumb.
The ant colony living nearby smelled the scent of prey and crawled out of the cave one after another. They were densely packed together, like marching ants, and they quickly crawled towards the monkey on the ground.
Some of the monkeys that were still alive were terrified when they saw the rapidly spreading ant colony. They dragged their broken legs and tried desperately to leave, but they could not outrun the ant colony. Soon all the monkeys were covered with black ants. In less than a minute, all the monkeys on the ground disappeared completely, without even a bone left.
After eating their prey, the black ants stayed where they were for a while. The antennae on the head of the largest black ant trembled slightly, as if sensing something.
A cool mountain breeze blew by, blowing away the faint smell of blood. The black ants seemed not to sense it and returned to their nest with the ant colony.
The orchard returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
The scars on Ye Zhizhi's face and neck quickly scabbed over after she applied the herbs, leaving only shallow scars. She couldn't stay in the temporary nest for two days, as she was still thinking about the orchard.
So she called the wolves to go with her.
Two days later, more fruits on the trees had ripened. At a glance, there were many bright orange and yellow fruits.
The green fruits on the ground had begun to rot, emitting a sour smell mixed with the smell of soil and rotten leaves, which became very pungent.
Ye Zhizhi also noticed that there was no trace of the monkey left, it had been eaten clean.
Ye Zhizhi didn't smell any ferocious beast. The smell must have disappeared after two days.
This time, there were finally no animals competing with her for the fruits. Ye Zhizhi hurriedly picked the ripe fruits and asked the wolves to help carry them.
It doesn’t matter if she can’t finish it at once, she can dry the fruit!
Ye Zhizhi discovered that drying is a universal solution.
Although fruits that have not undergone special processing procedures may not taste as good after drying, at least they can be preserved for a longer time and are still edible.
Medicinal plants are dried, wild vegetables are dried, meat is dried...
When everything is gone, dry it up!
With these fruits, Ye Zhizhi continued to focus on finding medicinal herbs and hunting with wolves.
As the breath of spring grew stronger, animals became more active, and Ye Zhizhi stayed with the wolf pack again.
Because even in a temporary cave, there would be predators wandering around from time to time, and it would be even more unsafe for Ye Zhizhi to stay in the cave alone.
Although there are more dangers, the prey can also see more.
Wherever there are prey, Ye Zhizhi can see many predators exuding powerful aura.
They spotted a group of wild deer that came from nowhere.
It wasn't just Ye Zhizhi and the wolves who were targeting these wild deer.
Many powerful predators hid in the dark, ready to hunt at any time. Ye Zhizhi and Yin Yi hid in the downwind direction, waiting for the wild deer to approach.
Near noon, they finally arrived. With Yin Yi taking the lead, Ye Zhizhi and the other wolves also rushed out.
The wild deer was very alert and immediately noticed the presence of the wolves. It turned around and ran forward desperately with all fours.
Ye Zhizhi and the wolf pack were chasing it, and they were careful to disperse in order to prevent it from reuniting with the rest of the pack.
Seeing Yin Yi pounce on the wild deer, the other wolves were about to pounce, but suddenly, their vision suddenly went dark.
The light dimmed for a moment, then brightened again.
Ye Zhizhi and the wolves noticed something was wrong and looked up vigilantly. At some point, a giant eagle flew across the sky.
Silently.
The pair of spread wings seemed to cover the sky and the sun.
The giant eagle circled in the air, its sharp eyes staring at the ground, as if selecting prey.
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