Chapter 26: Ghost Pond (4000)
In a waterhole.
A pair of scarlet eyes silently emerged from the water, silently staring at the white wolf and orange cat on the bluestone.
When he noticed the dead branches on the ground, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly sank to the surface of the water......
During the whole process, the monster hidden in the waterhole did not make a sound, and after leaving layers of ripples on the surface of the water, it sank to the bottom.
Chen Ke, who fell into a light sleep, naturally couldn't notice it.
The first night in the Aryan steppe passed without a hitch.
As soon as it was dawn, Chen Ke woke up.
When he woke up, he immediately checked the dead branches around him.
There was no sign of the beast approaching, for even the outermost dead branches were left untouched.
Chen Ke walked all the way to the waterhole and found that the surrounding land was very dry, and there was no feeling of dampness at all.
This means that what was hidden in the waterhole never came ashore.
Chen Ke stood on the edge of the pool, looking down at the water.
The image of a white wolf was reflected on the water, ignoring himself, Chen Ke squinted his eyes, trying to see through the pool.
But.
Although the light in the early morning was much stronger than last night, it was still only a dark blue color with no specific shape, and the color was somewhat similar to those bluestones.
Other than that, I didn't find any other clues for the time being, and I didn't have the slightest clue.
But.
As long as it is alive, it will always be hungry, and it will always come out to find something to eat.
Once it comes out of the water, things get easy.
The orange cat walked to the waterhole with sleepy eyes open.
On the water, the reflection of the orange cat appeared next to the white wolf, and they both stared at the water at the same time.
The orange cat poked its head out, just trying to get closer to the pool.
Chen Ke flicked his tail, wrapped around the orange cat's body, and gently pulled it back.
The water's edge is dangerous, what are you making a fuss about.
The orange cat broke away from his big furry tail and leaned in again.
"Why are you pulling me, I want to drink water."
Protesting in a whisper, Chen Ke didn't use his tail to roll it again.
Instead, when the orange cat lowered its head to drink water, the muscles of the whole body tensed, and it stared firmly at the water surface to prevent emergencies that would occur at any time.
The orange cat's small pink tongue hits the surface of the water one by one, causing it to bounce up tiny jets of water, and then opens its mouth to bite the jets.
Chen Ke glanced at it casually.
Why is this way of drinking water so fun, he will try it later.
Fortunately, there were no accidents during the orange cat's drinking.
"The water is so sweet."
The orange cat narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.
Is it that good?
Chen Ke lowered his head and rolled up a stream of water with his tongue, smashing it and smashing it, it was indeed a little sweet.
It feels like a spring.
He waited by the pool for a while, and did not leave until he was hungry.
He's going hunting.
Before leaving.
Again, like last night, a layer of dead branches was laid, only this time it was spread around the pool.
It is convenient to grasp the traces of the 'hidden ones'.
The orange cat, on the other hand, climbed the crooked-necked tree and hid in the dense foliage.
Chen Ke ran out of the col.
He was looking for prey in his territory, but until he was out of the territory, he didn't see a white-rumped deer, let alone a herd of deer, not even deer hair.
Where did they run overnight?
The antelopes were all gone.
Helplessly, Chen Ke continued to go west, until a depression, he smelled the strong smell of deer, and the smell of wolves mixed in it!
Chen Ke hurriedly ran to the high ground.
At the end, a melodious wolf howl came from the opposite side.
It seems to be a kind of offensive signal.
Chen Ke climbed to the high ground as soon as he heard the wolf's howl, and looked down, and sure enough, there were wolves hunting on a large scale.
Hunted by wolves was a herd of about a few hundred white-rumped deer.
At this time, under the leadership of their leader, the strong adult stag runs on the outermost periphery, keeping the doe and the baby white-rumped deer tightly in the middle, preventing any members from being attacked by the wolves.
The wolves, on the other hand, lined up in a line, following the left side of the deer pack unhurriedly.
The pack consisted of nearly twenty gray wolves, all of whom were adult males with strong stature.
They belong to the wolf king of Beiqiu, and this hunting is only one-third of the total members of the wolf pack, and it is their honor to be able to hunt with the wolf king.
At this time, they roared, opened their huge mouths foaming at the foam, bared their snowy wolf teeth, and stared at the deer herd, all waiting for their wolf king's attack orders.
And when Chen Ke was about to climb the heights.
The North Hill Wolf King, who has been standing on the boulder.
A majestic gray wolf with a body size of nearly two meters finally let out a long howl in the sky.
The horn of the attack was sounded!
Under the order of the North Hill Wolf King, the five gray wolves running in front roared in unison, and then fiercely inserted themselves into the herd of deer.
After entering the herd, they use their sharp wolf fangs to constantly attack the belly and fragile neck of the white-rumped deer.
With the brutal insertion of the gray wolves, the deer herd instantly became chaotic.
Those white-rumped deer who were attacked, under the attack of severe pain, suddenly panicked, and they were in chaos for a while.
Gradually, the deer herd was cut into two parts by the North Hill Gray Wolf.
At the same time, the second wolf howl of the North Hill Wolf King sounded.
After receiving the new command, the gray wolves, which had been on standby to conserve their strength, immediately ran at full speed, instantly overtook the divided group of deer, intercepted them in front, and forced the group to change course.
In this way, the large deer herd still ran forward, while the small deer herd that was chosen as a target had to turn left.
There was no need for the wolf king's instructions next, and they knew what to do.
Every three gray wolves hunt one male deer in a concentrated manner.
As a result, this small group was slowly divided by the gray wolves, and it was reduced to zero.
As for the fawns and does, they simply ignored them and left them to fend for themselves.
Most of their North Hill wolf packs are hunting targets for adult male deer, unlike the group of miscellaneous wolves in the corpse lake, which pick the old, weak, sick and disabled.
This is the pride of the North Hill wolf pack.
There is no suspense in the rest, as the two gray wolves are often responsible for feints to attract the attention of their prey, and the third takes the opportunity to bite the throat of the white-rumped deer to end its life.
As the white-rumped stag slowly fell, the hunt came to an end.
Chen Ke witnessed all this with his own eyes on the high ground.
In addition to being amazed, he was also a little envious of the wolf king who was standing on the stone like a king at this time.
It seems that it just stood there and roared casually, and without having to make a move on its own, the wolves under its command took over the prey.
In fact, Chen Ke ignored a very important point.
It's just that the North Hill Wolf King doesn't just roar casually.
Standing on the rock, it has been mentally analyzing the weak points of the entire herd, not only keeping an eye on the movements of the deer, but also the location of the wolves.
It is not easy to grasp the timing of the insertion of wolves after accurately finding the most vulnerable points of the deer herd.
One step earlier or one step later will have an impact on the next diversion of the deer herd.
Compare the wolf king's eyesight, observation and analytical ability.
These are experiences, and they don't happen overnight.
At this time, two gray wolves of the gray wolf pack left, and the rest stood quietly in place after surrounding the prey, looking even more nervous than when hunting.
The Wolf King of Beiqiu didn't move, but kept staring in a certain direction.
It's as if some beast will appear there in the next moment.
Chen Ke felt a little strange, he didn't eat after hunting, he didn't drag the prey back to the territory, and waited for what to do in place.
So he looked at the line of sight of the wolf king of Beiqiu.
A few small crimson dots appeared on the horizon in the distance.
As they get closer.
A touch of solemnity appeared in Chen Ke's ice-blue eyes.
They have long dark red fur and look like wolves, but they are much more vicious than wolves, and their long fangs are already naked without opening their lips.
Each one was slightly larger than the North Hill Wolf King on the stone.
What kind of creatures are these?
Chen Ke could not find any information about them in his memory.
Is it unique to this grassland?
It seems that the wolf king standing on the stone has long known that they will appear, so he specially waited for them here.
The Wolf King of the North Hill stared at them silently.
At the beginning of the hunt, it deliberately reconnoitred, and thought that this gang of miscellaneous crumbs would not come today, but as soon as the hunt was over, they appeared again.
It's really haunting.
He has a physique comparable to that of a lion, but he is lazy and never hunts on his own, stealing the fruits of their wolf pack's victories.
When you can't grab it, you'd rather eat carrion than hunt.
It's like an enlarged version of a raven.
No, they're not even as good as ravens.
However, their long fangs are terrifying to the wolves, and once they are bitten by those fangs, they will bleed and die soon.
It's like the wolf clan's natural enemy nemesis.
And this creature that is hated by the wolf clan is called the northern jackal.
It's just that they usually come alone, but how did they come in groups today, and there were four of them at a time.
As soon as the northern jackal stared at the white-rumped deer protected by wolves on the way, it couldn't take its eyes off it anymore, and unconsciously opened its big mouth, and kept dripping silky saliva from its fangs.
They're hungry.
The pace of progress has been accelerated.
At the time of arrival.
The North Hill Wolf King stopped them in time.
Behind the wolf king, the strong gray wolves slowly followed, seeing that the war was about to break out.
The North Jackals looked playfully at the North Hill Wolf King in front of them.
In that case, they are not in a hurry.
There are six white-rumped deer on the ground, and it is not too late to sneak up when the wolves feed or drag their prey back to the territory, it will be much easier for them, and they will have time to waste.
It's just that the idea of the northern jackal is doomed to fail.
On the grassland behind them, dozens of gray wolves suddenly appeared running wildly, flying towards this place with cold eyes.
Their dark gray figures resemble ghosts.
Seeing this, the Wolf King of Beiqiu let out a long howl.
Immediately drew a response from the wolves.
The howls of wolves echoed in this grassland.
The eyes of the northern jackals changed, no matter how powerful they were, they could not withstand the siege of dozens of strong gray wolves, so they had to flee with their tails between their legs.
In the distance, Chen Ke was boiling with blood.
This scene was deeply imprinted in his mind.
Especially the wolves that came quickly behind, the picture of the wolves howling, this kind of scene is still a bit shocking.
As for the creature covered in red hair.
Chen Ke guessed that nine times out of ten, they came to grab prey, but they encountered hard stubble, and people were not scared at all.
However, this also reflects a fact from the side.
The red hair is strong!
There are only four of them, and so many gray wolves are mobilized.
If you encounter them alone in the future, you must be careful.
It's a pity that the distance is too far for the Tactical Pupil to analyze their combat power.
The white-rumped deer has disappeared, and there is still a hidden scourge in the small pool, and I am a little worried about the safety of the orange cat.
So Chen Ke planned to catch some voles first.
Just about to turn away.
The wolf king discovered him by surprise.
The Wolf King of Beiqiu stood in the distance and looked at Chen Ke from a distance, because they were too far apart, Chen Ke did not see the shock in the other party's eyes, but turned around and left directly.
White... The White Wolf Clan?
Haven't they been out of the snowy mountains for a long time?
The Beiqiu Wolf King was a little shocked and puzzled by Chen Ke's appearance, so he left the wolves alone and ran to the high ground.
At this time, Chen Ke had already run away.
It stood on the high ground, looking at the figure of the white wolf, and fell into deep thought.
The snow-capped mountains are above the Aryan steppe, belonging to another echelon of biosphere, where the creatures are the existence that the steppe needs to look up to.
Legend has it that the white wolves living in the snow-capped mountains are the royal family of the wolf family.
These were also told by the previous North Hill Wolf King.
It's just that they haven't been out of the snowy mountains for decades, and the wolf who saw the white wolf is long gone.
Judging by its shape, this white wolf should be underage.
I don't know if it's going alone or with the white wolves.
If the wolves of the Corpse Lake and the Flowing Slope were known, it would be lively, and they have always boasted that their population was the most noble.
Rather disdainful of the legend of the white wolf.
Looking at the direction in which Chen Ke disappeared.
The surprise in the eyes of the North Hill Wolf King was even stronger.
That direction is the Ghost Pool, and it actually went to the Ghost Pool!
So far, it is unknown how many lives have died inside, and most of them have died in the dead of night.
Therefore, even if there is a water source there, the three wolf packs are reluctant to include it in their territory.
If the white wolf lived there, even if it came from the snowy mountains, it would be more than lucky.
In the end, the wolf king of the North Hill left, it was not sure if the northern jackal really left, the wolves still needed it to be in charge, and as for the appearance of the white wolf, it could only go back and talk about it......
It took Chen Ke a long time to catch three voles.
It seems that catching voles is still the best job for orange cats.
He picked up the vole in his mouth and hurried back to the col.
After placing the vole on the bluestone, the orange cat was not seen coming down from the tree.
Did you fall asleep?
Chen Ke walked under the tree and snorted twice, beckoning it, but the tree was very quiet, there was no movement at all, and he suddenly panicked.
Hurriedly climbed the crooked neck tree, and after looking up, he found.
The orange cat wasn't on it at all!
After jumping directly from the tree, Chen Ke ran to the edge of the pool, and many of the dead branches on the ground that he had laid before leaving were trampled off, and some traces of water could be vaguely seen on the ground......
Chen Ke's heart suddenly cooled by half.
The monster is out of the water!