Chapter 54: An Existential Crisis
The white dragon dog turned his head and glared at Cheng Zhong fiercely with a pair of triangular eyes, as if Cheng Zhong was its real enemy.
At this moment, the grassland yellow squirrel completely saw the strength of the two in front of him.
"Burial burial," it let out a high-pitched, piercing cry.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"
A creepy sound came from the surrounding grass.
Dozens of steppe yellow squirrels flickered and crossed around them.
Cheng Zhong and the White Dragon Dog were surrounded by a swarm of weasels.
"It's over, they're using us for food!" cried Cheng Zhong in wolf language.
He rolled on the spot, and his body leaned against the white dragon dog.
"Remember the White Dragon Dog, we can't be separated under any circumstances, and we can't let each of them break down. β
At the moment of crisis, Cheng Zhong calmed down and issued an order to the white dragon dog.
He sat up and let the white dragon dog lean against his back.
The body of the white dragon dog was next to his back, shivering.
In the past, Xuelihong's father taught him hunting techniques.
It only knows how to attack, how to use the most powerful moves, and defeat the enemy with one move.
But today, it has become the object of prey, and the role is reversed, making it completely uncomfortable.
The predator has to face death all the time, which makes it tremble.
"White Dragon Dog, don't be afraid!
You know, it's a lot easier to defend than to attack.
Whoever dares to rush up first will be dealt a fatal blow!"
Cheng Zhong spoke wolf language loudly, cheering for the white dragon dog.
Dense grassland squirrels scurried around them, getting closer and closer.
They use psychological tactics to make the opponent flustered under increasing pressure and expose weaknesses.
This kind of psychological warfare is a natural instinct in the animal kingdom.
Many animals have repeatedly used it in the survival struggle between predators and counter-predators, and the results are excellent.
"Whoosh, whoosh......"
Two yellow squirrels suddenly jumped up and shot at the white dragon dog from both sides.
They seem to notice its panicked look, and list it as their first target.
The white dragon dog's body shrunk into a ball, raised its head and opened its mouth, and the canine teeth that had not yet grown were shining with white light.
Prairie weasels did not dare to approach, but only crossed in the air.
It turned out that it was just a tentative attack.
Now the weasels are finding that it is not so easy to take down this man and dog.
"Whoosh, whoosh......"
Three prairie yellow squirrels soared into the air and flew towards Cheng Zhong's face.
Since Cheng Zhong had not moved, they also wanted to test his reaction.
Cheng Zhong raised his arms early to protect the faΓ§ade, and the three yellow squirrels only swept by, and did not collide directly with him.
The situation calmed down for the time being.
About five minutes passed.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"
Dozens of yellow squirrels swarmed up and attacked one man and one dog from different angles on the ground and in the air.
At this moment, Cheng Zhong had already opened the mechanism of the "Pocket Sword", and the short sword five or six inches long was shining with cold light.
After entering the wolf domain, the "sword in the sleeve" also became a lot heavier, but fortunately, it was installed and fixed on Cheng Zhong's left arm, and he was not afraid to get rid of it during the fight.
This time, the hidden weapon had to be used as a bright weapon.
I saw Cheng Zhong raise his left arm and desperately sweep back and forth in the air, and the tip of the sword collided with individual yellow squirrels flying by.
The white dragon dog also shook its head, and its sharp canine teeth slashed across the bodies of the weasels.
Clumps of gray fur flew down into the grass.
As a result of their desperate resistance, at least seven or eight weasels were injured.
Cheng Zhong and the White Dragon Dog's heads and faces were also covered with tooth wounds and claw marks.
The fierce offensive was temporarily stopped, and a stalemate emerged.
More prairie squirrels are coming this way from afar.
"White Dragon Dog, next time we have to aim and then be ruthless, kill a few of them first, suppress their arrogance, and then find a way to break out.
Otherwise, sooner or later, we will be bitten to death by this horde of hateful rats. β
Cheng Zhong said through gritted teeth.
Suddenly, there was a sound of "fluttering, fluttering" wings breaking through the air.
More than a dozen eagles with bodies the size of white dragon dogs and wings spread out for about two meters descended from the sky.
Their wings, which shade the sky and the sun, bring large shadows to the grasslands.
At this moment, they rushed towards the dense grassland yellow rats with various agile and vigorous postures.
With a "squeak" scream, a pair of sharp claws quickly pierced into the bodies of the weasels rolling all over the ground.
The eagles were as fast as they could, each grasping the target that had already been aimed in the air.
One by one, they grabbed the dying weasels and slowly rose into the air.
The prairie weasels, who were lucky enough not to be caught, began to scatter and fled, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Cheng Zhong laughed "haha", and the white dragon dog also rolled on the ground excitedly.
At last, they breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had been pardoned.
"White Dragon Dog, go and find out, if there are any injured weasels who haven't escaped, let's have dinner today. β
Cheng Zhong said to the white dragon dog who was still rolling.
The white dragon dog stumbled around and returned with an empty "mouth".
After the fierce battle just now, Cheng Zhong and the White Dragon Dog were already sore, and they no longer had the strength to crawl forward, so they had to lie next to each other, crouching in the grass and panting.
After resting for a while, both the human and the dog's stomach "growled".
Dragging more than three times the overweight body, they had fought a fierce battle, and their physical strength had been greatly overdrawn, and their bellies were already empty.
If the energy is not replenished in time, if you encounter the enemy again, you will die.
The white dragon dog, which had regained some strength, suddenly raised its head and bit in the air, grabbed a grasshopper the size of a child's fist, "chirped" its mouth, and swallowed it.
Cheng Zhong had also eaten grasshoppers in his hometown before.
The children caught the grasshopper and killed it and threw it into the fire.
The wings and slender belly of the grasshopper will be burned off by the fire, and in the end, only the shoulder part will be left, and it will shrink into a black ball the size of a pea, which tastes strange to eat, and has a slight taste of meat.
The grasshoppers here are completely different from those in my hometown, they are more than ten times larger than those over there, and they should be able to satisfy their hunger.
There are many grasshoppers in the deep and thick grass, and from time to time they will pop up one or two.
So, Cheng Zhong decided to catch grasshoppers while moving towards the water source.
But grasshoppers are not easy to catch.
Cheng Zhong rolled and climbed, and the white dragon dog swooped left and right, busy for most of the hour, and was so tired that his eyes were full of stars.
They only caught a dozen grasshoppers.
Fortunately, Cheng Zhong found several wild vegetables that could be eaten while crawling.
In fact, the difference between wild vegetables and grass is the softness and hardness of the fibers.
Any grass with soft fibers that can be digested smoothly by eating it can be called wild vegetables.
Of course, it is also necessary to distinguish between toxic and non-toxic.
Actually, this is not absolute.
All plants are poisonous to the human body.
However, the slight toxicity of most plants does not cause harm to the human body, so it can be ignored.
As long as you avoid highly toxic plants, other grasses with soft fibers can be eaten.
In the days of starvation in the Overworld, Cheng Zhong learned to recognize various wild plants, and he could recognize Yelai at a glance......
Seeing the wild vegetables, Cheng Zhong felt confident in his heart.
He gave all the grasshoppers to the white dragon dog to eat, and ate only wild vegetables himself.
The wild vegetables here are much larger than those in the arid mountains of my hometown, just like artificially grown vegetables, but the number is too small.
At this time, Cheng Zhong was like a fastidious goat with a broken leg, crawling forward looking for food, and when he saw the wild vegetables, he uprooted them, brushed them with his hands, and fed them into his mouth.
It doesn't matter that the mouth is full of muddy water, and the sand makes the teeth "chirp" loudly......
After the problem of eating was barely solved, the problem of drinking came to the fore again.
Cheng Zhong has suffered a lot of hardships when he is young.
In drought years, there is not only a shortage of food in the Tiemu Mountain area, but also a lack of water, and sometimes it is normal to not drink water for a day.
In addition, he eats wild vegetables, which contain a certain amount of water, so he doesn't feel too thirsty.
The white dragon dog is different, it lacks this training, and now it can't stand it anymore, and barks at Cheng Zhong.
"I'm thirsty, I'm thirsty. The white dragon dog kept shouting in Cheng Zhong's ear.
"Hold on, let me look for it, there seems to be a plant that can store water. β
Cheng Zhong soothed the white dragon dog while crawling forward.
After a while, he finally found a plant, pointed it to the white dragon dog, and said in wolf language:
"It's called water hyacinth, and its branches and leaves are poisonous, but the buds are not poisonous, and it is wrapped in a drop of water.
From now on, you can go specifically to this plant and quench your thirst by devouring the plant's buds. β
There were quite a few of them, and after a while, the white dragon dog stopped barking and its thirst was relieved......
Dusk has passed, and night has fallen.
Cheng Zhong and the White Dragon Dog took six or seven hours, and only advanced two or three miles.
After climbing to the bottom of a hill, Cheng Zhong prepared to camp here.
Making a fire prevents beasts from attacking.
But they had limited mobility, and it was too difficult to collect materials for the fire.
In addition, starting a fire may expose the target, causing even more trouble.
So, Cheng Zhong decided not to start a fire.
He leaned his back against the ridge, put his bundled cotton clothes and trousers under his head, and lay down.
The white dragon dog rested on Cheng Zhong's arm.
Fortunately, at night in the wolf domain, the temperature is neither cold nor hot, plus the air is humid and oxygen-abundant, and people and animals feel very comfortable.
The white dragon dog soon fell asleep.
Cheng Zhong thought about the difficulties of survival in front of him, and couldn't sleep for a long time.
"It seems that the biggest difficulty in entering the wolf domain is at the beginning.
When the body gets used to being overweight, everything will be easy. β
Cheng Zhong thought silently in his heart.
The key now is how to get through this adaptation period.
Hiding in the grass all the time is certainly not a good idea.
Today, they were almost killed by the challenge of the rats, and they may be attacked by other beasts in the future, so I am afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with.
"Tomorrow we must go to the river and drink some water first. Cheng Zhong thought.
Without water, humans and dogs simply can't survive.
"Water, water, water"
Cheng Zhong muttered repeatedly.
Suddenly, a bright light crossed his mind.
Water is not only the source of life, but also has a very important attribute.
Water is buoyant!
If you can enter the water, you can temporarily relieve the problem of overweight and make people feel much better.
"The main problem at the moment is that you are overweight, and as long as you are in the water, this problem is not serious!"
When Cheng Zhong thought like this, a heart was settled.
A wave of sleepiness hit, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.