Chapter 167: Uninvited Guest
There is a very vulgar saying, if you can't do it, someone else will do it.
Wang Yang thinks this sentence is quite interesting, because it is very right, when the previous large number of animals left, a bunch of new animals arrived, in that very literary and comical sentence, they came quietly, unexpectedly.
A large number of animals come here because there is a brief gap in the biological chain here, and they can get a lot of food here.
These are temporary, because the ecological resources will gradually stabilize, and when the number of rats reaches a certain level, the corresponding food chain will be scarce again, and then another group of organisms will leave.
And this time away, there will be no new creatures to add in, because the place is so big and the resources are limited.
Wang Yang also discovered something that was not unexpected, that is, even the temporary increase in rats did not make this area prosperous.
What does that mean, compared to other areas in the same environment, this is an area with a lot of animals, but compared to the previous place, it is a heaven and a place.
The root cause of this problem is the change in the plants at the bottom of the food chain.
The "vegetarians" lost these resources, and some small birds of prey withdrew.
It can be said that today's forest is a strange world to everyone.
But in fact, it doesn't have much impact on the people who have many tools, and how they hunted once was, and it is the same now.
Wang Yang estimates that this year's food reserves are likely not to reach last year's level. After all, it is not easy to collect nine months' storage in less than three months. This meant that he had to devote more energy to hunting.
They began to form groups and spread out in all directions.
Now they have a very large territory. The mountain on the left is theirs, and the world below is theirs, and you can go wherever you want.
But they don't go around, they go wherever there is food, and this requires people to go in three groups and explore the three areas.
Wang Yang took the initiative to go up the mountain on the left, and there were nine people with him, including a newcomer.
For newcomers, Wang Yang usually imparts some experience. For example, some time before the departure, they were given a picture of the forest, the beasts that might appear, and how everyone coordinated.
He didn't do that this time, the experience of the past, not applicable now, he will take everyone to explore together.
After walking for a while, they didn't see any small animals, very rare, or rather. The concealment is good.
There are not many trees on the mountain, and many of them will freeze to death and fall down, blocking the middle of the road.
Whenever he saw such a situation, Wang Yang would stop. Because he knew that there was a good chance of animals in the vicinity.
This can be seen in the habits of many animals, which like to use dead trees as shelters. Squirrels like to make a hole in it and use it as a nest.
Wang Yang soon found a fallen tree. He made a silent gesture to everyone, and everyone bent down consciously. Cautiously followed Wang Yang and took out his weapon at the same time.
Wang Yang gently swept away the needles on the ground, and looked at the nearby to see if there were any traces of animal infestation, generally speaking, animals have some regular movements, for example, snow rabbits like to run up and down left and right near the nest, confusing the predators, they are also out of vigilance, change nests everywhere, and the three holes of the cunning rabbit evolved from here.
The ground gradually appeared in front of everyone, very clean, except for the leaves.
Wang Yang looked up at the nearby trees, the trees were very sparsely distributed, there was a large blank space overhead, the sun could shine here, if it was an animal such as rabbits and mice, it should not inhabit here, because it was easy to be attacked from the sky.
In addition to these two groups of animals, other species are not easy to see here.
Wang Yang didn't want to miss any opportunity, he pointed to the two of them at the ends of the trees, and asked them to shake vigorously after they passed.
After they passed, they kicked on the wood, and with a dull sound of "dong~", the wood was almost immovable, but if there were animals living in it, they would definitely be able to feel this subtle change.
They tried a few times, and Wang Yang asked the others to surround the tree to see if any small animals were popping up from somewhere.
After a few minutes, seeing that there was really no movement, Wang Yang did not waste time, and turned over the trees with everyone.
"Wow~" Under the trees, part of the wood has begun to rot, and many ants have jumped out of it, and a stomach-turning smell rushes into everyone's noses.
"Oh~" Wang Yang pinched his nose, shook his head, and hurriedly walked away.
On the rest of the road, they walked and stopped, stopped in front of several large trees, and did the same thing.
But good luck doesn't seem to be on their side, and nothing is found at all.
Wang Yang frowned, wondering if his judgment was not accurate enough, or if he was optimistic about the situation.
The former is okay, sooner or later you can find the right judgment, the latter is a little troublesome.
Without saying a word, he led the people to the top of the mountain.
There is a boulder on the top of the mountain, there used to be a wolf standing on the boulder, Wang Yang stood on the boulder, looked down, and suddenly felt that the location here was very good, and he could see everything under the mountain clearly, especially the lack of many trees, which made the vision a lot broader.
"Looks like the wolf is pretty good at picking a position."
He descended the boulder without any emotion, and for him, a good observation point was far inferior to an effective means of hunting.
But as soon as he got off the boulder, he felt that he had missed something, as if he had just seen something haunted.
So he stood on the boulder again and looked closely.
Suddenly, he frowned, and looked into the primeval forest at the foot of the mountain, and saw a gray animal in the far distance, its size too far to be distinguished.
But what can be seen is that there are four of them, with a raised neck and two black spots on the head, which seem to be horns but not horns.
Wang Yang looked confused, what kind of animal is this? Deer? Horse?
He wanted to determine the range of the inexplicable animal, and then led the people down to hunt, but the animal disappeared after a while.
Wang Yang thought about it and gave up this plan, after all, it was too far away, and it was still an area that had not been explored, and he didn't know how much time it would take to get there, maybe the prey had already run away.
sighed, feeling a little pity.
Turning around, Wang Yang quickly joined everyone and continued to move forward, and suddenly, the little guy on Wang Yang's shoulder screamed twice.
Everyone looked stunned and became extremely cautious.
The little one's cry means several things, one is that it smells food, the second is that it has found other small animals, but they are not aggressive, and the third is that it perceives that it has entered the range of other large animals, those that can kill it.
Wang Yang and the others were engrossed, observing the movements around them, they were not afraid of any animals, they just didn't want to miss any prey.
Wang Yang remembers this area very closely, it is the vicinity where the wolves once lived, and it is only more than a hundred meters away from their cave, if other animals are found here, it is likely to be hiding in the cave.
Wang Yang looked around as he approached the place.
The little guy was not interested in gnawing wood at this time, so he threw the wood to the ground, looked at the discovery of the cave, and constantly warned Wang Yang.
Wang Yang believed in the little guy's judgment very much, so he didn't check the neighborhood at the moment, waved his hand at everyone, and went directly to the cave.
The little guy's "chirping" sound became frequent as the distance from the cave decreased, and when it reached a place of more than 30 meters, he didn't scream at all, and grabbed Wang Yang's shoulder tightly, as if facing a great enemy.
Wang Yang motioned for everyone to stop and observed the nearby trees, some animals could easily judge that their footprints would be left nearby, and some animals, they would drag their prey to the trees.
Wang Yang didn't find any of this, but he did find something unusual, such as blood stains on the ground and feces on trees.
The feces were smeared at sixty or seventy centimeters, indicating that the animal not only had a strong sense of territory, but also a very high body.
This can't help but make him a little cautious, what kind of strong opponent he may be.
The blood trails stretched all the way into the cavern, and the dark black dried blood was very visible. Wang Yang felt the tremor coming from the little guy on his shoulder, touched its head, and then waved his hand slightly towards everyone and walked forward.
Just as the group approached about twenty meters, a loud roar came from the cave.
And with that, there is a huge body as strong as a hill.
"It's a big cat again!" Wang raised his eyebrows and wiped his face, this era is the world of "big cats", and there is never any need to question it.
I saw that the "big cat" had a huge body, and at a cursory glance, it was about the same height as Wang Yang, who was one meter three, and the body length was even more terrifying, longer than a spear.
Not only that, but it is also very robust, with short hair all over its body, without any long mane, and it completely shows off the muscles of its whole body, and there is no need to doubt its strength.
"Woo~" Everyone was startled and looked shocked.
Wang Yang's pupils also shrank, this guy, this head, it's too big!
He secretly compared the blade-toothed tiger with its size, and was surprised to find that the blade-toothed tiger was not as big as it, let alone the dire cat, which could not be compared to it at all.
"What kind of species is this?"
Wang Yang hurriedly suppressed his emotions and screamed solemnly, pulling everyone back to reality from the shock.
Such a big beast, naturally, can't be half relaxed, its destructive power is definitely greater than that of a saber-toothed tiger.
It is indeed much more powerful than the Bladetooth Tiger, which is limited by its long canine teeth, so that it can only rely on huge strength to consume the physical strength of its prey when fighting in close combat.
But this guy has a standard set of canine teeth, and the two fangs are about twice as many as ordinary teeth, and the bones can be broken in one bite. (To be continued......)