Just by looking at the lack of small pouches on their bellies, you can tell that the dingo is not a native species but a genuine outsider.
Five thousand years ago, a group of small native dogs followed immigrants from Southeast Asia to the Australian continent and became the ancestors of the dingo. Judging from their appearance, the dingo is almost the same as an ordinary dog. With yellow fur and a "smiling" face, if you see one in the community, you might think it's someone's dog out for a walk.
However, apart from its appearance, its sharp canine teeth, habit of living in groups, and strict hierarchy are all closer to wolves. It is precisely because of these habits that it defeated its biggest local rival, the Tasmanian tiger, in thousands of years of competition, climbed to the top of the Australian food chain, and caused the Tasmanian tiger to become completely extinct.
The diet of the dingo is very rich. In addition to small mammals, dingo packs often cooperate to hunt large prey such as kangaroos, wombats, monitor lizards, etc. For a long time, the dingo was the only top carnivore in the native land, and its reputation was comparable to that of the second brother in Africa.
Unfortunately, Europeans later discovered this place. When white people set foot on the Australian continent, the dingo changed from a "top carnivore" to a "top meat". Today, the once invincible Australian overlord is shamelessly living on the "Washington Convention".
Of course, right now, they have no time to feel sorry for this alien species that has turned from a "myth" into a "joke". After all, they have the "Washington Convention" behind them, but they only have a cliff behind them.
“Woof! Woof! Woof! ”
Wolf Xiaosi growled and bared his teeth at the dog on the other side of the river. If it weren't for the rope around Gu Laosan's waist, he would have been unable to cross the river.
But soon after, another "smiling dog head" appeared next to the dingo behind the bushes on the opposite bank, followed by the third, the fourth... There was a continuous "puff puff puff" sound, accompanied by leaves falling on the water. After a while, a row of dog heads appeared on the opposite bank, grinning and "smiling" at the other side.
"Woo woo..."
Wolf Xiao Si tucked his tail between his legs, turned his head, jumped up and hugged Gu Lao San's waist, with his head on his belly, wishing he could get in. As a wolf, he perfectly demonstrated what "a dog takes advantage of its master" means.
Wang An reached out and untied the safety rope around someone's waist, pulled the wolf Xiao Si aside, and hurriedly put a safety belt on it, saying, "Hurry up and put on your gear. We'll be safe once we get off the cliff! We're no match for the dogs here!"
However, after he finished speaking, no one responded.
A badger and Wang An looked up at the same time, and saw that Gu Laosan was staring blankly at the other side of the river with his mouth wide open, with a confused look on his face.
Wang Ping suddenly had a bad feeling and subconsciously took a few steps back to avoid someone's legs. Sure enough, a big hand grabbed him from where he was standing the next second.
After finding nothing, "Gu Xiuer" did not care about the result, but turned around without saying a word and walked towards the cliff. When passing by Wang An, he suddenly pulled her arm without warning.
“… You, what are you doing!”
Wang An was caught off guard and was thrown on the back of a salted fish. She was confused and struggled. However, to her surprise, she couldn't get free. Gu Laosan's big hand was like an iron hoop, holding her wrist tightly, and strode towards the edge of the cliff.
Wang An was so scared that his scalp was about to explode, and he shouted hurriedly: "Gu Lang, are you crazy? Let me down immediately!"
“Ouch!”
As soon as Wolf Xiao Si was put on the safety belt, before he could be carried on his back, Wang An was "caught" by someone. In a hurry, he quickly got up and bit someone's clothes, dragging him back with his tail between his legs. At the same time, Wang An also tightened his arms, trying to catch someone.
Wang Ping, who was standing behind the two men, was so stunned that he held his paws in his hands. There was a constant barrage of comments in the live broadcast room.
"Why is Third Brother so showy every time he's in danger? Does he have split personality?"
"It turns out that the little sister is no match for the third brother"
"What does Gu Laosan want to do? Is he going to jump off a cliff?"
"What happened?"
Seeing Gu Lao San hesitate, his brows began to frown. Xiu'er seemed to be no match for Wang An and Lang Xiao Si, and was about to retreat. At this time, a uniform howl sounded from the other side, followed by the sound of footsteps on the water.
As the camera in the live broadcast room shook, one of the cameras suddenly turned and faced the pack of dogs on the opposite side.
“Fuck!”
“What the hell!”
Fans watching the split screens from two different perspectives exclaimed at the same time. Because at the moment when the wild dogs rushed across the river bank, Gu Laosan suddenly grabbed Wolf Xiaosi, hung its safety belt on the buckle around his waist, and then strode across the cliff with Wang An on his back.
"Ah~~~Σ"
Along with Wang An's scream, one of the split screens in the live broadcast room suddenly changed to a close-up of the gray-brown rock wall.
“Ouch!!”
"You go down first, I'll cover you!" Wang Ping yelled, subconsciously looking back. However, there was no trace of Gu Lang and Wang An by the cliff. There were only two open backpacks thrown diagonally on the cliff, and leaves blown down by the wind swirled on top.
“… You have no sense of loyalty!”
A badger cursed inwardly as the roaring sound in front of him approached and a wild dog opened its mouth and came towards him to bite.
"Go!"
Wang Ping dodged the dog's mouth by turning his head sideways, raised his paw to grab the wild dog's front legs, swung it up and smashed it backwards. At the same time, he stepped on his feet, grabbed the two wild dogs that rushed past him towards the cliff with one claw each, and threw them in front of him.
“Plop!”
The three wild dogs fell into the water almost at the same time, then stood up and jumped out, just baring their teeth, but not daring to move forward rashly.
Wang An's curses and Wolf Xiaosi's cry of "fear of heights" gradually faded away from the bottom of the cliff, making Wang Ping breathe a sigh of relief. At this time, the badger was surrounded by a pack of growling dogs in front and behind, blocking its retreat.
"Gu Lao San is such a loser, he abandoned the boss and ran away"
"If you can do it, go ahead! What are you talking about?"
"If you don't run away in this situation, you are a fool."
"The boss can only be free when the third brother is not around"
"My Master Ping wants to leave. Can a few dogs stop him?"
“This background noise is really distracting.”
While the fans were discussing, the screen showed Wang An's screams in sync with the wild dog's baring teeth. Many people found it strange and even wanted to laugh.
"Ahhh~~~ Stop it right there! Are you crazy?"
Wang An was still hanging on Gu Lao San's back, but she just kept yelling and cursing, but she didn't dare to struggle too much. Below her was a hundred-meter-high cliff, and now she didn't need Gu Lao San to hold her, she hugged someone like an octopus.
Gu Xiu'er still said nothing, her hands tightly grasping the buckle on the main rope in front of her, like a special forces soldier going down from the roof. She stepped on the rock wall with her feet, and her body swung backwards while sliding down quickly.
Every time this happened, a long string of Wolf Xiaosi's miserable howls and Wang An's trembling curses would be left in the air.
I could vaguely hear the roar of a pack of wild dogs on the top of the cliff. At a certain moment, the roar suddenly became more intense and was accompanied by the familiar howling of badgers.
Wang An looked up, with an unprecedented look of worry on his face.