Volume 2 Chapter 109 Fighting wits and courage
Since the appearance of crocodiles on the island, I have shot a total of six times, including four deaths and one injury of crocodiles, such a record can be called a great achievement on the ancient battlefield, and it is an exaggeration to say that it can be regarded as a hundred battles.
The right time, place and people are on my side, the only trouble is to find the right target, when you are lucky, you can meet it when you go out, and when you are unlucky, it takes three or five days to find a good opportunity!
Today, even if it was lucky, it was even excellent, and it took about two hours to find a lone big crocodile.
It was lazily basking on the beach in the inconspicuous sun, and it would be more accurate to say that it was sleeping, completely unaware of the danger that was about to befall it.
Now it's not like last time I only picked the female crocodile, the two female crocodiles have been successfully removed, today is who catches who is unlucky, but this target crocodile is very amazing, even if I am experienced, I am also a little weak.
As far as I can see, it should be the second-in-command of its kind, with a length of nearly four meters, and it looks murderous from a distance.
Since it was in a favorable position for me, I was very careful not to miss this opportunity, so as not to miss this opportunity, and slowly touched it until it was less than 15 meters away before stopping.
After making sure that I was not found by it, I put down all kinds of weight on my body and began to aim with arrows, the first element of hunting is decisiveness, and the first time the target occurs, I must shoot in time, so as not to miss the best opportunity!
Looking at the crocodile that is twice larger than before, it is rare for me to have some psychological ups and downs, and I am even more afraid of hand-to-hand combat at the beach for a while, so it is estimated that it will be quite difficult to keep it.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the first arrow has a difference, even if it cannot be fatal with one hit, it is also required to be sure to hit the vital part in order to have the possibility of leaving it!
On the side, I thought a lot, thought about the possibilities, and thought about the challenge of this battle right away, and my heart slowly retreated.
I knew I couldn't wait any longer, and if I waited any longer, I might eventually give up out of timidity, and I don't know when I would meet this opportunity next time!
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Bending the bow and arrows, after a long aim, the arrow in his hand finally flew out.
It was a long time, and it took me more than twenty seconds to get the first arrow to hit exactly where I was aiming, which I hadn't done before.
As soon as the arrow left my hand, I threw away the bow and replaced it with a fishing net, and the first time the arrow pierced the crocodile's body, I rushed forward until I threw the net on it a few meters away.
It was only a few seconds at most from the time the arrow left my hand to the net on its body, and after the net was cast, I didn't see if it had been caught, but went straight back to get the spear.
I'm going to have to deal more damage to it in the shortest amount of time to keep it here, because it's big and resistant to damage.
When I took the spear, I realized that the net only covered the front half of it, and it was very cunning and retreating, letting the net slowly fall off its head and finally break free.
It was an experienced crocodile, and it would be dangerous to approach it without a fishing net, so I threw away the spear and picked up the bow and arrow again.
Two of the three arrows fired again hit the target, and its pain was noticeably more intense, and it began to roll and struggle.
I believe that the probability of success is more than 50% when I am hit by three arrows, so I am not going to continue shooting, but rush forward with a spear, and only need to repair the knife to complete the rest of the task, there is no need to waste a limited number of arrows.
Last time, the crocodile took away an arrow, and it hasn't been found until now, which makes me feel distressed for a long time, and I still haunt it.
When it was only about five meters away from it, it suddenly changed from a tumbling state to a normal state, and rushed towards me, if it weren't for the few arrows on its back, I would have thought it was just acting!
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It was clear that it didn't follow my criteria to go head-to-head, so I would go backwards when it went forward, and I would move forward when it went backwards, and so on we went back and forth for several rounds without deciding the winner.
It seems that the few arrows on its body did not cause fatal damage, otherwise it should be paralyzed in a short time, instead of fighting me here.
Maybe it itself thinks that speed is its disadvantage, and after the latest advance it began to reverses rapidly, trying to keep rushing into the sea, which made me very anxious for a while.
You can go, but you can't take my arrows with you, three arrows will take me at least a day or two, and chicken feathers are still limited resources, and it will take a long time to get the next batch.
I couldn't care about anything else, so I could only chase it with my spear, and I didn't succeed in catching up until it ran more than ten meters, and it turned its head again as soon as it found out that I had caught up.
I think it may be very satisfied with its own teeth, and wants to ask me if my teeth are beautiful, so he is so happy to show off!
And I have no interest in one of its teeth, I just want it to lie here today, to be slaughtered.
I began to realize that there was a problem with my tactics, and I couldn't blindly chase it like this anymore, and I could only stupidly watch and dare not attack when I caught up, so it was better to reuse the tools.
This time I didn't chase it directly, but went back and picked up the net from the ground and chased it again, and when I caught up with it, it was only twenty or thirty meters from the sea, and it would take another ten seconds at most to successfully enter the sea, and the operation would be declared a failure.
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As it got closer to the sea, its desire to survive may have intensified, and when it found me behind it again, it turned its head again to intimidate me!
However, its tried-and-true trick didn't work this time, and it wasn't my quick regression that greeted it, but --- fishing nets!
When it opened its mouth and looked at me, the fishing net was directly spread and covered the top of its head again, the difference was that several arrow shafts were in the fishing net, and with these few points fixed, it would be impossible to achieve the action of just reversing from the fishing net.
Sure enough, it was repeating the action just now, but this time it didn't break free, but drove the arrow shaft to make it more painful, and I didn't care about anything else, so I rushed straight up.
Its mouth is also in the fishing net, and it is difficult to deter me like it just now, but it is time for me to show my strength!
There is also a lot of damage from a few arrows, and there is blood on the ground along the way, and it doesn't seem to be in as good condition as it was at the beginning, even if the residual blood stimulates its ferocity, it can't be played in the fishing net.
Obviously, now is not the time for me to hesitate, a decisive spear close to two or three meters away pierced it in an important position, this knife is very solid, and the ground is instantly stained red with blood!
For a moment it seemed more manic, but I think it should be called a death throes, and I think I've won by the signs.
After drawing the spear, he made another slash, this time directly into its head, which also caused a blow, and it was obvious that the crocodile's range of movement was getting smaller and smaller, until it did not move at all.
This crocodile is quite treacherous, and even if there is no movement now, I dare not rush closer, in case it comes to revenge on me, the consequences are unimaginable.
I waited for almost a quarter of an hour, I was sure that it was really dead, and the sweat on my body stopped flowing again during this period, and the first few rounds seemed to be easy, but in fact, I was panicked in my heart, if it weren't for the reluctance to give up a few arrows and the mentality of wanting to fight, I wanted to give up directly!
But fortunately, I didn't give up just now, and now not only the arrow is back, but this big crocodile has also become my trophy, and the big risk also means a bigger reward.
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The next dismantling and transportation was a big job, and I had to go back to the original position to move all the back basket and the tools inside, and then the knives and arrows were put into storage, and it was time for the daggers and axes to perform.
The weight of nearly 600 catties has become a luxury to even make it move a centimeter, and it has undoubtedly added great difficulty to the dissection, especially the crocodile skin, which cannot be broken down on the belly side.
I had to go with the old way of removing the head and tail of the crocodile first, reducing the excess weight as much as possible for my follow-up operation, while the head was still discarded.
Peeling is different from the past, but it starts from the side and then follows the back to the other side, so that the integrity of the skin can be maintained, and it can be used to make larger backpacks and other items.
The bigger the crocodile, the older the meat, and of course the armor is thicker, and the process of peeling the skin lasts more than an hour, and after an hour, it gets a sweat again in a temperature of more than ten degrees, and there are three or four more blood blisters on the hands.
Now the peeling technique is quite skilled, if you were a novice when you handled such a big fish, it is estimated that you will be caught blind!
Fortunately, the risk of removing more than half of the crocodiles on the island at the beach is greatly reduced, and dealing with crocodiles at the beach has not encountered a provocation that does not have long eyes, otherwise it would be a trouble.
There are probably more than 400 catties left after removing the internal organs and fish heads, and nearly 100 catties are reduced by removing the fish skin, and there are still 350 catties left in the end, and the task behind is still very arduous!
Looking at the current situation, there is basically no rest before dark today, and it is even possible to fight at night and deal with fish and meat in the dark.
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The process of moving fish and meat to the house is very in line with the phrase "ice and fire", and the large pieces of meat can be loaded into the clay jar at home immediately, of course, it is happy, but the process is not so beautiful, and the carrying can make people tired like dead dogs, not to mention at least six or seven trips back and forth!
It wasn't until two or three o'clock in the afternoon that all the crocodile meat and crocodile skins were successfully piled up outside my house, like a small mountain of meat.
It turned out that the dozens of catties of salt refined by drought last year were only about half of them under the rapid consumption of these crocodiles, and I don't know whether to be happy or worried!
The sun didn't give it its weight, so the idea of making it into jerky was rejected, and depending on the situation, it had to be made into bacon.
It is a tradition to make bacon in winter, and I also want to take the taste of these hundreds of catties of meat to the next level, so while processing the boneless and marinating, the next day I carried back the fruit trees that were lost due to the typhoon.