Chapter 21: Sima

In the dark jungle, a slender figure is hobbling through.

She held a flashlight in her hand, but she didn't dare to turn it on, but with the starlight above her head, she quietly ran towards Yang Zi's camp.

The woods were full of branches, wild animals, and dim light, and the woman who had escaped had done her best, but her pace was still slow.

And just a hundred or so meters behind him, several flashlights swayed in the forest, and they searched in all directions while lining up in a fan shape.

A few curses came from time to time, revealing the chaser's angry mood.

"Huh, Huhu......" (The following English in the article, the author will not translate them one by one here, everyone can make up for it.) )

Looking at the campfire in the distance, Sima's desire to survive was greatly increased, and she turned to lean against a tree, and began to gasp for breath and rest, trying to save a little strength for herself.

From the time they were discovered by poachers in the evening until now, the chase between them has been going on for most of the night.

Relying on the other party's unfamiliarity with the edge of the forest, Sima has successfully hidden and escaped many times.

But these poachers are too experienced in the jungle, and according to some clues, every time she pulls some distance, they are always able to follow her accurately.

After some chase, Sima was dressed in camouflage clothes, her body was covered with scars from tree branches, and her feet had already become numb from running for a long time.

Only her eyes, which were still resolute and shining at this time, looked at the bonfire in the distance, bursting out with a light called hope.

"Bang!"

The pursuers behind seemed to have encountered some kind of beast, and after a gunshot, there was a whimper of an animal dying in death.

"Damn poachers, you won't die well sooner or later!"

A punch slammed into the trunk of a nearby tree, and Sima cursed fiercely.

As a veteran animal protection volunteer, she knows very well that wild animals in the jungle rarely approach and attack humans, thanks to the lessons passed down from their ancestors for generations.

This can be seen from the fact that she has walked all the way down without any attacks.

These poachers are shooting innocent people indiscriminately! On the one hand, they are venting their dissatisfaction, and on the other hand, they are also exerting psychological pressure on themselves.

It is true that this is very effective, she is a young girl, fleeing alone in the jungle for such a long distance, without food, drink and supplies, her body has already reached a critical point, and she may collapse at any time.

If it weren't for the rich jungle experience, which allowed her to find a few berries in the forest to satisfy her hunger, if it weren't for the flickering bonfire in front of her, which brought a glimmer of hope for survival, this gunshot could indeed affect her confidence in desperate situations.

"Hold on!"

"Sima, you can do it!"

While struggling forward, Sima kept cheering herself up, her condition had really reached the limit, and she could only rely on this hypnotic method to encourage herself.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

There were a few more gunshots behind him, and the poachers, as they gradually lost their patience, became irritable, and they did not know what animal had become their fire barrel.

However, this was not the point, and what made Sima even more devastating was that the bonfire that had been burning vigorously in front of him was extinguished soon after the gunshot.

Without the guidance of the firelight, she could no longer find a clear direction, and most importantly, it represented that the camp ahead was not exactly the official personnel she had imagined, but more likely, other campers who were visiting the area.

The other party will extinguish the bonfire for safety.

“no!……”

From hope to disappointment, such a drastic turn made Sima despair of her fate.

As soon as the faith in her heart collapsed, she lost her support and fell straight to a tree, staring blankly at the lights of the poachers getting closer, her heart full of despair and confusion.

Sima knew that even if she was a tourist, the management area would send a few gun-wielding guides or soldiers to protect her, and if she could cross the distance of more than 100 meters, she might be able to find a chance to survive.

But in the process of changing her mentality just now, the belief that she had supported herself all the way to the present had been shattered, and the physical touch that had been shielded before also erupted at this time, making it extremely difficult for her to even move her fingers.

Body aches, muscle aches, swollen feet, dizziness......

In various negative states, Sima's sanity began to blur.

Where am I? African savannah?

That's right, didn't you insist on coming here in vain despite your family's opposition?

Why am I here? because of the animals that are being slaughtered wantonly, because of the environment that is being destroyed day by day?

What did I do to get into such a predicament?

Oh, by the way, I was stalking the poachers and notifying the government to round them up, and after I was discovered, I chased them all the way here.

What's next for me?

Torture, killing, rape?

Or will they eat me?

After all, the other party lost so many manpower and equipment because of himself, and he must hate me now!

With her mind full of thoughts, Seema's vision began to blur.

In a trance, there seemed to be a footstep around him, and he was rapidly approaching him.

Is it the enemy? It's so far away, it's coming so fast!

…………

After lurking in the forest for a while, Wood had already seen what had just happened, and what appeared in front of him was obviously not an ordinary poaching operation, but a chase.

Wood doesn't know who is right and who is wrong on both sides, but judging from the clues obtained now, the chasers in the rear are definitely not good.

After hesitating for a while, he quickly made a decision, jumped out of the woods on the side, came to the fallen Sima, took out a kettle and fed the other party some water.

"Hey, wake up!"

Using the English he had learned in the military, Wood patted the other man's face, hoping that he would wake up.

Unconsciously swallowed a few sips of clean water, the cool feeling made Sima blur her mind improve, and when she heard the whisper in her ear, she struggled to open her heavy eyelids.

Through the vast starlight, a resolute oriental face was slightly blurred in her eyes.

Although it was a little unclear, the kind eyes of the other party made her feel very relieved.

“?!@#%~?”

Sima spoke, but only a few murmurs came out.

"Shhhh

Can you still move around now, how many people are chasing after you, what kind of equipment are there?"

Seeing the girl wake up, Wood motioned for the other party to speak softly, and then inquired about the situation.

"Thank you......... Walk......... Gun ............"

Someone has come to save herself? Sima was already a little confused, and after holding back a few English words, the whole person leaned back and fell into a complete coma in Wood's arms.

“………………”

Looking at the fainting girl, Wood was silent, he glanced at the approaching pursuers, leaned over to pick up Sima, and then dodged and ran quickly towards the route he had come.