Chapter 7: Windfall
The footprints on the ground were shallow and deep, and there was a little blood on the path, which was particularly dazzling in the snow.
Seeing these situations, Ye Xiao had a guess in his heart, I am afraid that the saber-toothed tiger was more seriously injured than they thought, if that was the case, Ye Xiao was more confident in the possibility of hunting the saber-toothed tiger.
Sure enough, after following the saber-toothed tiger's footprints for a few more miles, they spotted the saber-toothed tiger not far ahead.
The saber-toothed tiger walked with a limp, panting at the corners of his mouth, as if he was suffering great pain, and Ye Xiao saw that the saber-toothed tiger almost fell on the snow several times and couldn't afford it.
But the saber-toothed tiger struggled to get up after falling, and then walked slowly forward.
Ye Xiao didn't rush to catch up, no matter what, this is a saber-toothed tiger, the king of beasts, even if he is injured, it is a skinny camel bigger than a horse, and if he rushes up, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not fight back on the verge of death.
Although they are special forces, they are also flesh and blood, and Ye Xiao has no confidence to be slapped by the saber-toothed tiger.
Although they have hot weapons in their hands, this thing needs to be used at a critical moment, and it can kill with one hit, and Ye Xiao will never waste a second bullet.
Besides, they don't have a lot of bullets on them, and they don't know how long they will live here, and if they run out of bullets, then this weapon will be like a burning stick.
The trio followed the saber-toothed tiger all the way to a hidden mountain depression, where they hid behind a large tree and saw the wounded saber-toothed tiger disappear behind a snow-covered boulder.
"Hungry~Hungry~"
Just as Ye Xiao was about to take the two of them to touch it, they heard the cries of several immature small animals, coming from behind the boulder where the saber-toothed tiger had disappeared.
"It's ...... Got a little saber-toothed tiger? Big Liu shouted in surprise.
"It looks like I'm guessing, it's a lactating female saber-toothed tiger." Ye Xiao heard these screams, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Boss, are we really going to hunt this saber-toothed tiger?" Pony asked, a little embarrassed.
Ye Xiao glanced at him and didn't speak, he understood what the pony meant, it should be the same as him, and he had some admiration for this female saber-toothed tiger who was dedicated to her son.
They are usually unrelenting in dealing with their enemies, and in the past, when they were on missions in the savannah or primeval forests of East Africa, they killed a lot of various animals in order to obtain food.
Ye Xiao fell into a tangle, if they don't kill this saber-toothed tiger, then they will return empty-handed today, kill it, those little saber-toothed tigers will also have no mother, in this bad weather, it is estimated that they will starve to death soon.
Ye Xiao didn't know why he had this thought, maybe they came to this strange world and had a different feeling about life.
"Roar~"
Just as Ye Xiao was deep in thought, there was another earth-shattering roar from behind the boulder, and Ye Xiao and the others were startled, thinking that the saber-toothed tiger had discovered them.
But after waiting behind the tree for a while, there was no movement, and there was silence behind the boulder.
Ye Xiao and the three of them looked at each other, not knowing what was happening behind the boulder.
"Boss, what should I do?" The big Liu looked in the direction of the boulder and asked with some confusion.
"Let's go and have a look." Ye Xiao thought about it for a while, but decided to go over and find out, because he always felt that the roar just now was a little different.
"Hungry~Hungry~"
When Ye Xiao and the others slowly approached the boulder, there was a small saber-toothed tiger chirping from behind the boulder.
"You wait here, I'll go and see." Ye Xiao whispered an order to the two, and then cautiously looked behind the boulder with a sniper rifle.
"Whoo~Whoo~"
Ye Xiao heard the heavy wheezing sound behind the boulder, felt that it was close at hand, and couldn't help but tighten the end of the gun in his hand, and put his right index finger on the trigger and was ready to pull it down at any time.
When he saw the situation behind the boulder, he couldn't help but breathe, and if he hadn't stopped in time, he would have almost shot him.
For he saw a huge head staring at him, just like that, but when he saw it clearly, he relaxed.
For the owner of the head saw him, and did not move, but lay on the ground, panting vigorously, and his eyes were dim.
The saber-toothed tiger's huge head was so drooping on the ground, and there was a large pool of blood on the side of its mouth, Ye Xiao looked at its appearance of having more air out and less air in, and knew that this saber-toothed tiger was no longer good.
That's fine, when it comes to the province, he has to work hard, Ye Xiao saw that there was no threat, so he waved back, and then the pony and the two came over.
"Boss, this ......" Pony looks at this unexpected scene, not knowing what to say.
Ye Xiao didn't speak, looking at the female saber-toothed tiger who was about to die, and the two little saber-toothed tigers around it that were waiting to be fed, he was thinking about what to do next.
"Roar~"
When the female saber-toothed tiger saw Ye Xiao and the three of them, she let out a low roar and struggled to raise her head, but this roar seemed to use up all her strength, and the huge head was only half raised, and then fell again.
The saber-toothed tiger's sudden move startled Ye Xiao and the others, and the powerful air flow from its nose forced them to take a few steps back.
"Click......"
The pony and the big man Liu raised their guns and pointed them at the saber-toothed tiger before they were about to shoot.
Ye Xiao raised his hand to stop them, because he saw a different emotion in the eyes of the saber-toothed tiger.
The saber-toothed tiger's huge eyes looked at Ye Xiao, their gaze seemed to have some pleading, and they also shed tears.
At this moment, not only Ye Xiao, but even the pony and the big Liu felt the pleading of the female saber-toothed tiger, and they couldn't help but put down the muzzle of the gun against it.
The female saber-toothed tiger raised her huge tiger claws with great effort, and pushed the two little tiger cubs next to Ye Xiao and them, which should mean that she hoped that they could take in the two cubs.
"You want us to adopt them?"
Ye Xiao didn't know if he could understand what he said, so he just tried to ask.
But miraculously, the female saber-toothed tiger seemed to understand, her eyes suddenly brightened, and her huge head moved, as if answering his question.
Ye Xiao and the others were a little shocked, this prehistoric beast could actually understand what they said, this was really unheard of, they felt that their three views were about to be subverted.
If that's the case, it would be terrible, Ye Xiao had a bold guess, and he knew the whole picture at a glance, if this prehistoric saber-toothed tiger could really understand his words, it would mean that the beasts of this world should be the same as it and able to understand human language.
And judging from the female saber-toothed tiger's undoubted gaze when she saw their appearance, there should be humans like them in this world, or similar species, and they speak the same language as them.
Ye Xiao was taken aback by his own speculation, if this was true, then the world was really not what they thought.
It's just that everything is speculation at the moment, Ye Xiao pulled a wry smile at the corner of his mouth, he still hoped that his guess was wrong.
"Okay, I promise you, don't worry, we will adopt these two cubs well." Ye Xiao took a deep breath, stopped thinking about that, and then said this sentence to the saber-toothed tiger.
"Roar~"
The female saber-toothed tiger seemed to understand Ye Xiao's words, and roared softly, then pointed at them with her tiger claws, and then pointed at the fur on her body, the meaning was self-evident.
"This ......"
Ye Xiao hesitated a little, but before he could make a decision, the female saber-toothed tiger stopped breathing after pointing at her, and her huge tiger claws fell, almost hitting the two young tiger cubs.
"Boss, is it going to trade its fur for the lives of two cubs?" The pony looked at the female saber-toothed tiger with some respect in her eyes.
"Well, if I'm not mistaken, it should be like this, this is a great mother who deserves our respect." Ye Xiao nodded and agreed with what Xiaoma said.
"Boss, are we going to skin it again? Isn't that cruel? "Big Liu is also a little unbearable.
"Peel!"
Ye Xiao thought about it, and finally decided to peel off the fur of this saber-toothed tiger, not because he was cruel, but for survival, in this harsh environment, he had to be cruel, he had to be responsible for the other six brothers, and this was also the meaning of the female saber-toothed tiger itself, not against his conscience.
When Xiao Ma and Big Liu heard Ye Xiao's words, they were silent, but they did not object, and they also understood the truth.
It took them more than an hour to completely peel off the fur from the female saber-toothed tiger, which weighed more than 200 catties because the fur was not air-dried and the saber-toothed tiger was huge.
For the sake of convenience, they cut the fur into three parts, and this fur was strong and tough, and if it weren't for the saber they wore quickly, they would have had to work hard for half a day.
When the fur was finished, each of the three carried a copy and returned the way they came.
As for the saber-toothed tiger after skinning, Ye Xiao and the others did not take away a piece of meat, but dug a pit for it and buried it in its nest.
They had taken its children, taken its fur, and it would be a bit too much to say if they didn't spare any more meat.