Chapter 301 On the Prairie

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I'm underestimating this so-called wilderness survival a bit. Not only do you have to avoid the large creatures that live in this grassland, but you also have to face a long period of water and food cuts. Oh my God, why can ice take out so much food anytime, anywhere? Isn't that a human life? There is still a long way to go from the mountain where we have set our goal. Will we really make it through this training?

- Annihilation Angel Ling

Walking at night is extremely dangerous, but that's for ordinary people. For the three children who were trained as killers, the hunting of nocturnal beasts was also their hunting. Unfortunately, the children found nothing that night.

"How's it going, are you getting used to your vision?" I asked the kids about an hour after the night walk.

"Well, it doesn't matter anymore. Taiyi looked at his surroundings and said.

"The moonlight was bright and you could see it clearly. Visibility is about 20 meters. Mary rubbed her eyes.

"As long as it's not a sneak attack by some large creature, I don't think we're in danger... Didn't you get this night vision goggles from?" Ling looked at me with disgust. "Okay wilderness survival, what's the matter with your high-tech cheating glasses?"

"I've got to keep you safe. I pushed my glasses that hung on the bridge of my nose. "I need to look farther afield, so that if there are really big creatures that you haven't noticed, it will be dangerous. ”

Airplanes...

As I was talking, I heard a buzz more than ten meters away, and as far as I could see, it was an African elephant, and it was an adult. A buzz was the elephant's warning sound.

"Shhhh Be quiet. "I made a gesture to the children, motioning for them to bend slightly, and at the same time pointed to the elephant not far away.

"It's an adult elephant that can't be killed with a gun. "I started moving slowly with the kids. "It has just spotted us. Let's leave slowly, don't provoke it. If you are hit by it, you will be crippled if you don't die. ”

"Ice, how do you know it found us. ”

"Elephants are very intelligent creatures and very territorial, and they can be very wary, especially when they have cubs behind them. You look at its ears, as soon as its ears start to fan its body, it proves that it is ready to attack. So we need to back away now to avoid being hit by it, or I'll have to shoot." If you're facing a crowd trying to run away, don't run in a straight line, but run left and right, so that they will pass you and not hurt you. You need to strengthen your habits with animals. Even when you came on the road, there were actually many animal footprints, and you didn't find them. Otherwise, you would have eaten the meat of an antelope by now. ”

"Woo... Ling puffed out her face with tears in her eyes. Probably blamed me for not telling them that there was an antelope just now. Otherwise they wouldn't be starving like they are now.

Yes, they haven't eaten for a day since the morning till now, except for the snake that is not enough to stuff their teeth, and they haven't moved the compressed biscuits I gave them, and they won't eat this thing until the last moment, according to their will. After all, they haven't reached the point of exhaustion. It's just that their water is almost at the bottom.

"Alright, let's get out of here and move on. It's night, I don't ask too much of you, just be safe. It is best to observe things at night with the afterglow, which is more sensitive to changes in light. And from tomorrow onwards, you have to pay attention to the footprints of the animals around you, and the paths of the animals. Because I'm not going to remind you a second time. ”

"Hmph, you can eat antelope meat. Ling lost her temper.

"Alright, get out of here, the elephant is gone. I poked Ling in the cheek and said. "Stay away from those exposed rocks. Be careful not to get bitten by a snake. ”

———— the taste of the orchid, the taste of lavender, the taste of the home & the wings of the angel, the wings of the devil, the wings of the guardian————

After walking all night, he was not attacked by other creatures. During this time, the children searched for the footprints of a group of lions, but quickly avoided them. Although it was spared for a while, at least it was safe. It wasn't until the sun released a ray of light from the sky that the children's tense hearts slowly relaxed.

"How's it going, isn't it a good night's walk?" I asked the three children.

"I'm tired. I'm looking for a place to take a break. There was a dark halo under Ling's eyes, and she couldn't get up at all at this time. Like her, the other two children were tired.

"Haha, even so, I still recommend that you find food and water first, and then find a safe place to escape the heat before noon before noon. If you just lie down like this, you will probably be surrounded by coyotes in less than two hours. ”

"Well, you have the final say. Let's get some water first. With that, Ling poured the last bit of water from the bottle down her throat. Forced to cheer up and walk into the distance.

"There's a high slope over there, we can go there and have a look. Mary pointed to a raised slope in the distance, about seven or eight meters high. When I followed the children to this high slope, I found that it was a broken mountain rock, and there was no path to climb it. Only one crack in the middle can be used.

"Tsk, this vertical cliff is usually difficult to climb without tools, but fortunately there is a rock crevice in the middle. With that, I felt my way to the rock wall. "There are a lot of raised rocks around the crevices, and we can use this place as a point of focus to climb this rock. As long as you stick your hand in the crevice and clench it into a fist, you can use your arm strength to reach the top of the rock. The trick is to use your own balance and swaying power. Taiyi, you try it first. ”

"Yes. Taiichi clenched his fists and began to climb, but fortunately there were many protrusions on this rock, and even the height of a child could easily climb up.

Taiyi's strength is still quite strong, and there is not much pressure to climb this rock wall. Immediately followed by Rei, because it was wilderness training, so Rei, who had always worn a LO skirt, also changed into pants, and climbed it easily when she climbed the mountain. But when it was Mary's turn, the problem arose. Although Mary was fourteen years old, her hand was smaller than Ling's, so slippery that she would slip if she tried to get it stuck in the rock crevice. Faced with this situation, Mary's tears were about to fall.

"Forget Mary, don't worry about that. I comforted. "After all, you are also a medical professional, and I require you to be able to reach the level of an ordinary full member, and you don't have to complete this kind of special forces training. And you are the support type, and you will inevitably be accompanied by someone on every trip after that, if you can't do it yourself, find someone to help. ”

"Yes. . . I'm sorry Big Brother Bing. Mary wiped tears from her eyes.

"No need to apologize. It's not your fault. I patted her on the shoulder. Then shouted upwards. "Taiyi, put the parachute rope down!"

Soon, a rope swung down from above, and I tied it around my waist, sparing Mary's waist at the same time, and gave instructions from above for them to pull us up. During this period, I also flexibly borrowed strength on the rock wall, so that the two children above would not be too tired.

Arriving at the top of the mountain, we looked out towards the mountains in the distance. After climbing the mountain, the children were overjoyed because they saw a river in the distance, although it was not in a straight line, but with a water source, the children had the capital to continue their training.

Walking down from the other side of the mountain, the children borrowed a rope and went down the mountain smoothly, and the rest of the journey was not far, and the children's steps were much faster because they saw the water along the way.

"In the scorching sun, the average person wouldn't last more than four hours without water, so it's important to replenish the water every time. As I walked, I said to the children.

"However, before you take water from nature, you must first take care to distinguish whether the water source is polluted or not. ”

"What do you mean?" Ling was puzzled.

"In this arid grassland, water is scarce. Only a small number of rivers merge into surface water. The rest are waterholes brought by rain, which over time become contaminated by the carcasses of the animals. It's called backwater. Drinking such water can cause severe diarrhea, and dehydration caused by diarrhea is no different from suicide. So it's best to look for clean, running water, and when you find it, go upstream to see if there are dead animal carcasses near the source. To know. When the animals gather in one place and the water, the big beasts can be solved with water and food. So even when you find water, you have to be extra careful about everything around you. ”

As we spoke, we had come to the vicinity of the creek. Unlike other places, the dead grass here is sparse, and a large number of animal trails and footprints are clearly visible. However, there was not a single animal in the vicinity.

"There's definitely a lot of life around here. Ling looked at the footprints all over the ground and began to recognize them. "There's antelope, there's big dogs, there's buffalo hooves, and... Lion!"

"Tsk, hurry up and get water, and get out of here!" I said, looking at the clear lion's footprints on the mud closest to the stream. "The footprints of these lions are still very clear, and they must not be far from here. And their sprint speed. It only takes a few seconds to rush from a few hundred meters away. We can't stop it. Remember, always try to stand as straight as possible when fetching water in such a place. At the same time, you must be on guard and leave as soon as you feel any movement around you. And be careful not to expose your back to the beast. No matter what you see. In addition, if conditions permit, it is best to boil the water of this stream before drinking, if it is not possible, then it depends on the face. Hopefully they won't make you have diarrhea. ”

"Woo... You're very irresponsible. Ling said unhappily. "We simply don't have the tools to boil water. ”

"Yes, I didn't prepare it for you this time, I just wanted you to try to drink the original stream water. You're lucky, if you can't meet the water source, then I guess you will really have to solve the problem of water in a special way. So, next time you must remember to bring yourself an iron military kettle. It is better to bring a small can. I prompted. "Next training, I'm not going to put a gravity ring on you, but I'm going to put gear on your back. So the next survival will be easier, but the time will be longer. ”

"Whew. Let's get through this first. Ling took a few sips of water, and then filled a bottle of water. "Let's go, we need to hurry up and find something to eat. ”

"Wait. "I shouted to stop the kids.

"See in the distance?" I said, tilting my head toward a dirt slope. "Look at the sky flying. ”

"There are so many vultures flying in the sky?" Ling said with a look of surprise upon her head. "Wait... I remember your survival manual saying that if you encounter a flock of vultures flying in the sky, it proves that there are dead animals near them? There is food?!"

"Judging by the footprints here, the lions were probably out of here for less than an hour. And the flock of vultures in the distance gathered, and it should be the lion hunting and eating there. Vultures generally do not fall until the lion has finished eating. So, if we rush over, there might be dead animals that will provide us with food directly. But we may rub shoulders with lions. So you have to think about whether you should take this risk or not. ”

"Of course. I haven't talked about wild lions yet. Ling smiled slightly. "I want to check it out. What about you?"

"I... I disagree. Taiyi thought for a moment. "The lion is very powerful, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this is an existence that can slap us to death. We just stayed up all night, and we didn't eat enough water, and our physical strength was not at its best, so I'm afraid it's dangerous to touch this brow now. ”

"I agree with Ling. Mary thought for a moment. "It's been another hour since Big Brother Bing said that the lion had left, and now the vultures have gathered. It proves that the lion should have finished eating, we are now at a disadvantage, it is not very likely that the lion will be able to smell us, and the lion will definitely leave with its own population after eating. Only then do the vultures come down and eat the rest. If we had traveled to that place with such a time difference, we might have been able to snatch fresh meat from the vulture's mouth. As for the lions, I don't think they would have attacked us if they had had enough to eat, would they? Maybe we wouldn't even touch them. But if we take the risk, we can get food supplies, and we can even bring food for an extra day. ”

“。。。 So.. What are your final conclusions?" I looked at the three people who were discussing the state.

“。。 Check it out. Ling suggested again.

"Okay. Taiyi hesitated, but finally nodded.

"Okay, let's go check it out. I agreed. "Before I do that, I'll have to make it clear. If you really face lions, then don't run away, they are a species that tracks and grows, and they can't run. If a lion is going to threaten you head-on, you open your hands and scare them loudly. This is the only way. Of course, if it really gets to that point, I'll shoot it too. So, let's go. ”