China Yunnan.

On the border between China and Myanmar is a dense forest known as Xishuang Banna.

Known as the plant kingdom, it is home to 700,000 acres of well-preserved primeval forests – and that's just a part of China. There are more than 20,000 species of plants in the territory, including more than 5,000 tropical plants, many of which are endemic to the region. It is inhabited by a variety of rare animals such as Asian elephants, vultures, Indochinese tigers, leopards, etc., with more than 600 animal species, and is one of the largest and most abundant primeval forests in China.

As we all know, the border situation in Southeast Asia is extremely complicated.

China's side is relatively harmonious and stable, but the situation in the bordering Southeast Asian countries is more chaotic. In particular, Myanmar, which has fierce internal contradictions, is very chaotic in the border area. Smuggling is extremely rampant, and it is also an important drug trafficking channel for the world's famous Golden Triangle drug lords, and every year the Chinese police face anti-drug pressure from Myanmar drug lords.

Drugs are only part of the story, and in the forests along the border, there are dozens of ethnic groups scattered together, as well as a large number of overseas Chinese, and ethnic conflicts are serious. There are also antagonistic conflicts between local warlords and political axes, and there is a lack of effective control over private armed forces, drugs, smuggling, etc. Local residents generally make a living from the cultivation of opium poppy (the raw material of drugs), or engage in illegal poaching activities, killing rare animals or cutting down precious plants such as rosewood and smuggling them into China for profit.

Some Burmese villagers have even crossed the border and entered China's primeval forests to poach Asian elephants and other rare animals, making China unbearable.

At this moment, in the primeval forest along the border between China and Myanmar, a hunting party composed of Burmese villagers is quietly marching through the forest in search of prey.

They come from a village called Kabuyi, more than 20 kilometres from the border, and the village is mostly made up of Hari people.

The leader of the hunting team is Hari Tiger, who is 37 years old in Chinese New Year's Eve and is the premier hunter in Kabui Village. Since he was a child, he has followed his parents in the poaching industry and has rich experience.

This time, he took the six offspring of the village out of the house, and no matter how he said it, he had to get two tusks or a few Burmese pythons before he had the face to go back to see his father and fellow villagers.

"Uncle, we shouldn't encounter the 'Forest Ghost', right?"

A young boy who was following Harry Tiger asked in a low voice, with a little uneasiness on his face. His name is Haripo, and he is considered to be Harihu's grandnephew according to his generation.

Harry Tiger looked stunned and didn't give an answer immediately, but a gray figure flashed in his mind.

The ghost of the forest is a legend that has recently spread in the villages along the borderline. Legend has it that many village hunting parties have encountered this ghostly humanoid creature. He is said to have been dressed in gray and wearing a wooden mask of evil spirits on his head, followed by an elephant and a white python, wandering in the forests on the border between China and Myanmar.

All hunting parties that encountered the ghosts of the forest were ruthlessly expelled and all their prey was taken. The Forest Ghost does not kill, and for the resistants, he will paralyze them in strange ways, and it will take several hours to regain his mobility. Let the hunters hate it and be helpless.

"It's okay, the first few times the forest ghost appeared was in Meng Fang, a hundred kilometers away, and it shouldn't appear with us. Besides, we have shotguns, so what are we afraid of him for? Harry Tiger pretended to be relaxed and comforted.

Haripo said with a look of wistfulness: "However, I have heard that a shotgun cannot kill the ghost of the forest, in case it ······"

At this moment, a young man next to him came over and patted Haripo on the shoulder and interrupted him. The young man lit up the shotgun in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, Haripo, my brother will protect you." Look, the big gun borrowed from Yu Bo, this is a guy from the American imperialists, and the tiger can be killed with one shot. If the forest ghost dares to appear, I'll shoot him. ”

The young and vigorous young men talked about various ways to deal with the ghosts of the forest, but Harry Tiger was not very optimistic about these young men. He knew all the rumors about the forest ghosts, who were not only not afraid of guns, but were also said to be able to use incredible spells······ He hadn't heard of a hunting party that had survived the hands of the forest wraith.

Harry Tiger could only hope that his group would not be so unlucky to meet him.

After walking for a while, Harry Tiger suddenly stopped and raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.

Harry Tiger took a closer look at the traces on the ground, turned his head to a few young people and said solemnly: "I have found the traces of the group, from now on, no one is allowed to speak, follow me." ”

The young men had a look of excitement on their faces, and they encountered a herd of elephants for the first time, which meant that it was highly likely that they would harvest the precious ivory. For a while, they all held their breath, opened their eyes, and meticulously obeyed Harihu's command.

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"Look! It's an elephant! ”

After following the traces for more than an hour, Harihu and the others finally found the elephant herd. An impatient young man couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.

Harry Tiger glared at him, motioned for his boo, and made a gesture for the youths to come around.

"Haripo, Harriet, Harrison, Harrison, Harry, you four are in charge of the bull elephant on the left. The others followed me against the bull elephant on the right. Remember, keep a distance of more than 20 meters, move lightly, and never remember to fire at the same time. Do you get it? Harry Tiger said solemnly in a very low voice.

"Understood!" The young people replied in a firm and whispered voice.

The team split into two groups and slowly approached the herd. It is a herd of fifteen or sixteen elephants, of which three are adult male elephants with long tusks, and the rest are female and calves.

Harry Tigers know what elephants are capable of, and their team is already limiting the ability to catch two adult bulls.

The young men carefully moved to a distance suitable for firing, found their positions, and waited for the Harry Tiger to give the signal to fire.

The herd is still feeding in a leisurely manner, and there is no danger lurking around them.

Harry Tiger's gaze swept over the crowd, and after making sure everyone had found the right shooting position, the last one aimed at the elephant and held his breath.

"Fire!"

Harry Tiger let out a loud cry and pulled the trigger.

Woohoo!

In an instant, seven gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and invisible death bullets flew towards the two male elephants—

Just as Harry Tiger gave the order, in front of everyone, a huge black shadow rushed out of the ground, blocking the trajectory of the bullet.

Bang Bang Bang ~

Sawdust was scattered, and all the bullets fired by the hunting party were blocked by the sudden appearance of a black shadow.

It was a thick wooden wall, four meters high and ten meters wide, that completely blocked the two male elephants.

The frightened elephants let out a few screams and roared as they trampled through the bushes and fled to the other side of the forest.

The moment Harry Tiger appeared on the wooden wall, his heart was completely cold.

"Damn, it's a forest ghost!"

Harry Tiger and the others had just become frightened and wanted to escape. Several black shadows suddenly broke through the ground under his feet, entangling everyone's limbs.

Everyone looked at it, and it was actually thick and tough tree roots that were entangled around them, binding themselves like pythons, making them unable to move. Suddenly, they were all frightened, screaming and struggling.

"Hiss~"

At this moment, everyone suddenly heard the rustling sound of some kind of reptile movement, and when they followed the sound, they saw a long huge white figure moving rapidly in the bushes.

Harry Tiger and the others instantly held their breath, not daring to make any more movements, and the cold sweat on their foreheads couldn't help falling.

The white figure walked up to the crowd and straightened up, half a man tall. Spouting scarlet letters, a pair of golden pupils erected eyes looked at everyone coldly.

It was a huge white python, the thickness of a bucket, ten meters long, and its indifference to life, which suddenly made Harry Tiger and the others feel a chill.

"Tuk, tuk ······"

Heavy footsteps came, and a giant beast the size of a buffalo came out of the bushes and walked towards Harry Tiger and the others.

It was a half-sized Asian elephant, about 1.5 meters tall, and it was still underage.

The elephant carried a man on its back, dressed in gray and wearing a strange wooden mask, on which was a human face with a daze expression.

"Forest Ghosts!"

Harry Tiger and the others were all nervous, and finally saw this legendary monster with their own eyes.

(I have a cold, a headache, and I am in a bad state······ ）

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