bonus chapter
Chapter 33: A Giant Anaconda
When the water receded and it was now as high as their ankles, everyone discussed and decided to return to the tribe first.
Although the owners on the high slopes are vegetarian beasts, it does not mean that they will not attack them. They have a very good nose and are xenophobic so once they find that their territory is occupied by other creatures, they will desperately drive out the invaders. Now is the season for these beasts to migrate back, and if they are discovered by these beasts, it would turn into another big battle.
Wiping the traces of activity on the high slopes, Luo Zhen came to see Hei Fu led people to throw a kind of grass juice into the surrounding grass and under the banyan tree where they stayed the most. The grass juice was brown and green and smelled very spicy, it was a choking scent.
“This is to cover up our scent.” Lu Zhan carried the backpack on his body and explained so to Luo Zhen.
After being soaked in water for more than a week, the ground became muddy, and there were many more people with limited mobility so it took longer to return to the tribe than it took them to evacuate to a high slope.
This sudden flood washed away the Black Panther Tribe long ago and only the wooden stakes that were used to support the tent and were buried deep in the ground would still show them a trace of the tribe. As for the animal skins used to build the tent, if it was not washed away elsewhere, it was buried in the ground by mud. Without digging up the surrounding soil, it is estimated that there will be no trace of the animal skins.
It is no longer suitable for them to live here.
It was not only Luo Zhen who thought so, but every member of the Black Panther tribe who returned to this place also thought so, but besides here, where else can they go? Even A-Xue, who was always grinning, had a smile on her face, was silent and the worry between her eyebrows was so obvious.
In fact, if Luo Zhen was asked- the Black Panther Tribe’s territory is not suitable for use as a settlement at all. Its surroundings are too open, there is no natural barrier, and it is only separated from the dangerous Nanlu Plain with half of the Heihe River, and the place that can be passed through was occupied by a group of hyenas.
Wild beasts cannot negotiate with you. Although warriors will take some prey that they can’t eat to feed the hyenas- in cases like these, with the severe flood, animals living in this place either escape or are flooded away. In the case of death, the hungry hyenas may target humans like them.
The only thing that can be used as a barrier is the small forest that they picked before. However, apart from occasionally sending people to clear out the dangerous beasts, no one is defending the small forest, just like the fierce beast that attacked last time. They were able to discover it immediately so the warriors rushed to fight- if they were any slower with their reactions, many would’ve already become the food for beasts in minutes.
They came back early. Now that the sun had just passed its highest point, everyone wanted to see what was left in their home, so they dispersed first when they returned to the tribe.
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“We can’t live here anymore.” Lu Zhan patted the nearest wooden pillar vigorously. There was a swish of water drops from the top of the wooden pillar, splashing him all over, and Lu Zhan moved away a little disgustingly.
Luo Zhen felt the same. The mud washed by the flood in the tribe was able to cover his ankles and perhaps the reason was that they were closer to the Heihe River so the land here was more severely damaged than the land near the high slope. But the stagnant water is not so easily evaporated completely, not to mention this environment makes it easy to breed various mosquitoes, even if they barely stay, it will have a great impact on future life.
The things that can be used at home have been taken away by them, so they have nothing to lose except for the distressing tent with only a few wooden pillars left.
After walking around for a while, the two decided to visit Jiao Zhu and the others and discuss their plans with them.
“Boom.”
“Roar.”
Before they had walked far, a huge sound came from the direction of the center of the tribe, and a huge horned lion flashed in front of the two, rushing in the direction where the sound was made.
“Something went wrong.” Hei Ya pulled A-Shui over and said anxiously to Luo Zhen and Lu Zhan.
“What happened?”
Lu Zhan squinted his eyes, his face a bit solemn, “It’s Hei Fu calling for help.”
“Help?” Luo Zhen was startled.
Lu Zhan untied the backpack on his back and threw it to Luo Zhen, “You wait here, I’ll take a look.” After that, he turned his head and said to Hei Ya, “Watch him well.”
Hei Ya nodded, “Don’t worry, I will protect him, and you have to be careful. If you are in danger, you must try to be a hero.”
Lu Zhan responded and ran towards the tribe’s center.
They were a bit far from the center of the tribe and even though the weeds have been destroyed a lot, Luo Zhen cannot see exactly what happened at this distance. Hei Ya brought Luo Zhen and A-Shui back to the cedar tree, the only place nearby that could shelter them.
“Cuckoo.” The two cuckoo birds in the backpack, who had been used to being quiet despite Luo Zhen carrying them back and forth for several days, suddenly yelled, and their fear could be heard from the sound of the cuckoo birds. Is this because of the roar of beasts from the tribe?
“Don’t worry, it is estimated that the beast that broke in has not had time to withdraw and meet other people.”
“Is it a fierce beast from the Nanlu plain?”
Hei Ya shook his head. “Hyenas are guarding the border of the Nanlu plain. They will not allow predators to move around. Even the fierce beasts that come over there should not be strong enough. Our fighters are enough to deal with it.”
Luo Zhen felt relieved after hearing this.
But soon he knew what was causing such a big movement.
It was a giant anaconda more than 20 meters long, with a black giant leopard wrapped around its tail, crawling in their direction. Several black panthers chased after the giant anaconda, trying to stop the giant anaconda- one of the giant panthers jumped on the giant anaconda’s back from time to time took a bite, and quickly jumped down before the other’s tail tip rolled over.
The scales on the giant anaconda are very hard, even the sharp teeth of the black panther can not easily leave marks on it. The giant anaconda’s speed is not inferior to the black panthers who are good at running, and its winding ability is very strong. The black panther who was trapped in the anaconda’s tail had its mouth overflowing with red blood, it was even spitting out white foam, and a few struggling noises would come out unconsciously, it had no strength to escape the restraint of the giant anaconda.
“How can there be such a fierce beast in the tribe?” Hei Ya turned pale when he saw this scene. Giant anacondas like to sneak attack their prey and once they are entangled by the opponent, they will not release their prey even if they die until the prey is strangled.
“A snake?” Luo Zhen has been able to distinguish the animal form after some time and he observed closely the black panther that was trapped. Although at first glance it looked the black panther who kept biting at the giant anaconda was very similar in appearance to the one that was trapped, Luo Zhen knew that it was Hei Fu who was trapped, and the one who was fighting against the giant anaconda was another warrior who had just grown up.
Luo Zhen remembered the other party’s name was A-Qing, and he has not had time to achieve the same results as other fighters and let Da Wu give the name of the tribe as his surname.
The horned lion catching up from behind jumped up and landed on the giant anaconda’s head. It roared, and the other black panthers joined when they saw it. It was thanks to this horned lion that the anaconda hadn’t had the time to open its mouth and swallow the Black Panther into its belly.
This attack caused the giant anaconda to be knocked down to the ground. The strength of the tail that had entangled its prey relaxed a lot, but Hei Fu was still not rescued. Two people fell to the ground while taking advantage of the giant anaconda’s fall. One quickly turned into a human body trying to pull the tail of the giant anaconda, and the other pulled at Hei Fu, trying to force the other party out.
The giant anaconda did not suffer any injuries and soon launched a counterattack. Even if its tail was wrapped around a huge black panther, it was still very flexible, swinging like a sledgehammer, making the nearest person fly out. Its body was soft, long, and slippery- the horned lion wouldn’t stand on it at all, when it moved, the horned lion had no choice but to get off.
While the giant anaconda was distracted by the warriors, a figure covered in mud quietly approached. His movements were very light and even if he walked on the back of the giant anaconda, he was not spotted by the opponent. A pair of beast claws covered with whitish-silver plunged two or three meters away from the head of the giant anaconda, breaking the skin and flesh, and digging out a bright red thing forcibly.
The giant anaconda’s eyes widened, and the pain made it roll on the ground. A soldier hurriedly stepped forward to protect the Hei Fu, so that the opponent would not be injured by the giant anaconda’s movements.
The man jumped off a certain distance away from the giant anaconda, pulled out a bone knife from behind his waist, and plunged it into the beating red object in his hand. The red blood splashed on the other side’s face, and the man stretched out his hand. After wiping it, the others realized that the person was actually Lu Zhan.
The heart was dug out and pierced. It was an instant event. The giant anaconda who was not afraid of the warriors that were attacking it soon stopped moving. The giant anaconda’s tail was almost bitten off by a few black panthers, which made the passed-out Hei Fu rescued.
“It’s a fierce beast on the other side of the big lake.” Lu Zhan threw the giant anaconda’s heart aside and said to the people present.
Others have no time to pay attention to Lu Zhan’s strength, and it is too late to wonder why their sharp teeth do not harm the flesh of the giant anaconda, while Lu Zhan’s claws could break open and bring the other’s heart out. They were distracted by Lu Zhan’s words.
Everyone was taken aback by Lu Zhan’s words, the fierce beast over the big lake? Was it brought by the flood? How many fierce beasts like giant anacondas are hidden in the surrounding silt grass?
Everyone couldn’t help but scan their surroundings, and several warriors who had been relaxed because of the death of the giant anaconda couldn’t help but be on guard again.
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