A herd of bighorned deer roamed along the grass by the stream, and beside them were some disturbing predators.
A few hundred meters away from the deer herd, on a tall tree, Shao Xuan used the dense branches to hide his figure, and looked towards the deer herd from the gaps in the leaves.
This is the fifth day of going out for hunting. The hunting harvest in the first stronghold is almost complete. Mai plans to take the hunting team to the second stronghold.
The second stronghold is on the other side of the basin, and they have to pass through the basin and then climb the mountain to reach it. Because of Shao Xuan and the spear, Mai didn't plan to go straight through, but walked along the edge. Although the route was a bit longer, it was better than going straight through.
In the middle of the walk, the hunting team saw a herd of big-horned deer, and also saw the traces of wolves. Mai asked everyone to hide first, and then let Shao Xuan see the wolves in the forest. Shao Xuan also raised a wolf. Mai was worried that Shao Xuan had never seen a real wolf. Caesar was no longer a real wolf in the eyes of many warriors. Shao Xuan's impression of the wolf could not be left as Caesar's foolishness.
In fact, Mai and the others thought too much. Shao Xuan naturally knew what a wolf in the wild looked like, otherwise he wouldn't treat Caesar as a dog.
However, the wolves here are much stronger, more muscular, and more lethal than the wolves that Shao Xuan had seen in his previous life. Looking at the wolf head and jaw, it is known that they have a greater bite force, and on their diets, there are many prey that are several times larger than them.
Now the pack of wolves are just wandering around, doing a risk assessment before making a move.
"They will avoid those with big horns, look, that's it." Mai pointed to Shao Xuan.
Among the big-horned deer herds, there are many stags with large antlers, and some of them have special antlers. The antlers of those deer do not open toward both sides of the head like other deer, but extend back and fork. Almost wrapping itself, such a deer is very difficult to deal with.
Shao Xuan had seen such antlers in the tribe, and some people carried such antlers during sacrifices.
"It's about to start!" Lang Ga on the tree next to him whispered, and the words seemed very excited. In fact, every time he sees wolves hunting, Lang Ga is very excited. There are many fighting methods and hunting skills of wolves worth learning.
"For gregarious prey like bighorn deer, the best way is to let them run." Mai whispered.
Shao Xuan looked over and saw that the wolves that were watching and walking from a distance before had gradually dispersed and slowly approached the big-horned deer group. A few wolves were still trying to intimidate the big-horned deer beside them.
Because of the approach of the wolves, the big-horned deer also began to panic, and soon there was a group riot under the threat of the wolves, and they began to run, and some escaped from the deer and fled in different directions.
The wolves spread out and ran, looking for suitable prey among the frightened horned deer.
"The little deer is guarded in the middle of the deer herd, and there are those powerful individuals who are guarding it. Generally speaking, the wolves seldom turn their mouths over there. As for those who panic and run away from the deer herd, the wolves will soon find them. If there are deer that are injured, weak or old, once such a deer is found, the other wolves in the pack will give up chasing other deer and turn to this side." Mai pointed to the wolves that started to run, and said to Shao Xuan. said. After a pause, he added, "So, even if you are injured, don't show weakness in front of them. Don't let the wolves get behind you, it will be very dangerous."
Before Shao Xuan could see which of the deer were injured and which were old, he saw a wolf speeding up and chasing a deer, and soon another six or seven wolves joined in the pursuit, and gradually, more wolves joined.
The largest and strongest among the wolves should be the alpha wolf in the wolves, and the first wolf to come forward when launching an attack.
This time, however, it was a pity that their prey slipped away thanks to the help of several other deer.
"They won't give up if they haven't caught their prey." Lang Ga said with certainty.
Over there, after the failure, the wolves soon gathered together again. Probably because of the failure this time, there was a commotion in the wolves, but they were quickly suppressed by the alpha wolf. The alpha wolf let out a howl. Shao Xuan felt that it should be to restore morale.
Soon, the wolves attacked the bighorn deer again.
One wolf set his sights on an old horned deer, and the other wolves soon joined in.
Learning their lesson this time, they drove the deer into a clearing, separated from the others, leaving it isolated and helpless.
That kind of crazy chase, even if it was so far apart, even if he had been psychologically prepared, Shao Xuan was shocked. Perhaps the most terrifying thing for the prey is to see this kind of predator with a strict action plan, with murderous eyes, chasing after him in groups.
The alpha wolf who rushed in front was extremely fast. After approaching the big horned deer, he jumped up suddenly, opened his mouth wide, and bit his prey with his sharp teeth, and his body bigger than the other wolves in the wolf pack slammed into it.
Although the old big-horned deer was several times bigger than the head wolf, it staggered and almost fell when it was bitten and bumped by the head wolf. This was just the beginning, and soon after the alpha wolf, the rest of the pack rushed up to bite the prey, teeth piercing the horned deer's hide and into the muscle.
The big horned deer that was surrounded and killed in this way was almost full of wolves, slowed down, and then fell, until finally he couldn't move, and he died completely.
A single wolf may not be too threatening, but dozens of these terrifying predators are dangerous in combination. It is because of this way of hunting that they keep most predators in this area away.
"Sometimes I'd rather encounter a beast like the Black Wind of Thorns than face those guys." Someone in the hunting team said.
"Fortunately, Thorn Heifeng likes to work alone. Even if they join forces temporarily, they won't have that kind of effort."
They like to live alone, but don't like to cooperate. It is rare enough that the two thorns and black winds can join forces to block people, but they will never work hard with the people of the hunting team.
"Speaking of which, I haven't found where the wolves hid the little wolves until now." Lang Ga looked around and said. It was entirely by accident that Caesar was picked up at the beginning, and it was only a little brat like Caesar.
Many animals that live in groups take good care of their cubs, like the bighorn deer on the other side, and the wolf on the other side that is ready to eat their prey. But like the thorny black wind, no matter how arrogant the adults are, if they don't take good care of the cubs, the cubs will become the food of other beasts. Even if there is no Ah Fei, there may be other predators, tigers, leopards, and wolves. etc. are possible.
"After all, in the world of beasts, the wounded and the elderly are the best targets to hunt, especially cubs," Mai said.
Under the pond where the thorns and black winds who lost their cubs lived, there were also the skeletons of countless animals, big, small, old and young.
The world in the mountains is so cruel and full of killing.
"Grow up quickly." Qiao looked at Shao Xuan and Spear and said with a smile.
Packing up the equipment, the hunting team continued to the second stronghold.
When he jumped up and stepped on the tree trunk while running, Shao Xuan looked back at the wolves that were eating there.
The strong head wolf howled, fiercely biting other wolves who came to devour their prey, defending its dominance in the family in this way. When the other wolves were not bitten by the alpha wolf, they all ate their prey quickly, as if the prey would be gone if they took one step further.
In contrast, what is Caesar, who has been raised as a dog since childhood, doing now? Slowly gnawing on bones