Xia Zhining pointed in the direction of the motherland: "Don't worry, I've arranged your way back."
These words made Daozi feel incredibly at ease.
Amidst the snoring of a bear and the subtle rustling of a python's scales rubbing together as it coils up.
Xia Zhining and her brother got a rare, high-quality deep sleep in the dangerous rainforest.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.
Xia Zhining was still immersed in a warm and sweet dream when a low, continuous, muffled sound, which came from afar and grew closer, accompanied by a clear tremor in the ground beneath her feet, abruptly pulled her out of her slumber!
"Um……?"
Xia Zhining sat up groggily.
Almost at the same moment, Ji Shuyun, who had been in a light sleep and remained alert, sprang up like a cheetah.
He moved to the rock wall at the cave entrance, his gun barrel steadily pointing in the direction of the vibration, his whole body tense.
"Brother... was there an earthquake?"
Xia Zhining rubbed her eyes and instinctively hugged the Asian black bear beside her, who had also been startled awake and was growling anxiously.
The bear also sensed something was wrong, and stood up warily, blocking Xia Zhining's path.
Ji Shuyun listened intently for a few seconds, then frowned: "It doesn't sound like an earthquake... The tremors are rhythmic and getting closer! It's more like..."
He paused, and a more terrifying term that might appear in the border rainforest came to mind: "...a beast tide?"
Upon hearing this word, Xia Zhining was completely awake, all sleepiness gone.
A beast tide? That's a terrifying sight of thousands upon thousands of animals fleeing in a frenzy due to disasters like fires or floods, leaving devastation in their wake!
But then, a more likely guess popped into her mind.
Xia Zhining held her breath and exchanged a surprised and uncertain look with Ji Shuyun:
"...Or...a herd of elephants?!"
Just then, Boss Crow rushed back like a black lightning bolt, bringing shocking news: [Xiaxia! Something terrible has happened! A female elephant is having a difficult birth! The entire herd is stamping their feet in panic; they're practically cracking the ground!]
Xia Zhining felt a chill run down her spine.
Elephants are known to be animals with a high risk of difficult births because of their large size. If the birth is not smooth, it can easily lead to the death of both mother and baby elephant.
The crow keeper urged anxiously, "Xiaxia, hurry and use your magic touch to save them!"
[Otherwise, if they keep causing this trouble, they'll turn the whole forest upside down!]
Xia Zhining, of course, understood the seriousness of the matter.
The violent shaking and noise generated by the elephant herd would alert all the sensitive predators in the forest, putting them into a state of tension and indiscriminate attack.
The ecological balance of the entire rainforest could be disrupted, and countless small animals would suffer as a result.
Boss Crow was still muttering, "Your medical skills are superb, you can definitely do it! Go and deliver the baby!"
Xia Zhining could only offer a wry smile: "I also wish it could be that simple, but things aren't that easy."
She quickly explained, “Elephants are a typical matriarchal society. When a female elephant gives birth, her mother, sisters, aunts, and all the adult female leaders will gather around, forming a tight defensive circle.”
"They will regard any outsider, whether human, other animal, or a low-ranking member of the herd, as a threat and will drive them away or even attack them without mercy."
She imagined the scene: "With my small body, I probably wouldn't even get close to the baby elephant before some grumpy 'auntie' slaps me away with her trunk, or stomps me into a pulp."
"A behemoth in a frenzied state is not as easy to talk to as other furry creatures."
Xia Zhining felt a headache coming on and was extremely anxious.
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