Chapter 284: The Death of the Fox Face
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It had been raining for several days, and the water on both sides had risen several meters. (Please search, or enter directly to see the latest chapter).
Chen Yihan and Katnis, when they came to the river, stopped to fill the water bottle with water, and then the two of them checked the set they had placed a few days ago, and found nothing.
However, it is not surprising that there is no prey in such weather.
In addition, in this area, Chen Yihan has not seen many animal traces.
"If we're going to hunt prey, we'd better go back to where I used to hunt." Chen Yihan thought for a while and said.
"Listen to your command, you just have to tell me what to do." Katniss said.
"Watch your surroundings carefully." Chen Yihan said, "Try to walk on the rocks, there is no need to leave footprints for him." You have to listen carefully to the movements around us for both of us. Chen Yihan now knows very well that the explosion completely deafened his left ear, so the surrounding movements can only be distinguished by Katniss with his ears.
Walking in the water so that no traces would be left behind, Chen Yihan was not sure if Katnis's injured leg would be able to withstand the rush of the stream.
Although the medication had an anti-inflammatory effect, she was still weak.
In addition, Chen Yihan's own knife wound on his head was still quite painful, but it had been three days and it had stopped bleeding, but he still had a bandage on his head to prevent the external impact from tearing the wound open again.
As they walked upstream along the stream, they passed where Katniss camouflaged herself in the grass and mud.
Fortunately, under the heavy rain and torrents, not a single trace of qiē remained.
This means that they can return to the cave if necessary.
Otherwise, Chen Yihan would not have risked letting Cato follow them.
The further they went, the smaller the stones became, from large stones to small stones and finally to pebbles, and Chen Yihan breathed a sigh of relief, and they returned to the gentle forest area covered with soft pine needles.
But Chen Yihan realized for the first time that they had a problem, that is, dragging a bad leg in a rocky place would definitely produce noise, that is, walking on the soft ground covered with pine needles, and Katnis's footsteps were also very loud.
The more Chen Yihan thought about the loud voice, the more he felt that Katnis's footsteps were loud, as if he was stomping his feet, and Chen Yihan turned his head to look at her.
"What's wrong?" Katniss asked.
"You've got to walk lightly." Chen Yihan said, "Forget about Cato, you scared away all the rabbits within a radius of several hundred meters." ”
"Really?" Katniss said, "I'm sorry, I don't know. ”
Then, they walked forward again, Katniss's footsteps were a little quieter, but even with only one good ear, her voice was usually enough to make Chen Yihan jump.
"Can you take your boots off?" Chen Yihan said.
"Here?" Katniss asked in a skeptical tone, as if Chen Yihan wanted her to walk barefoot on the coals.
Chen Yihan had to remind herself that she was still very uncomfortable with the current situation.
"Yes." Chen Yihan said patiently, "I will also take it off, so that we can both speak much softer." "It's like I'm making a lot of noise.
Then, Chen Yihan and Katniss both took off their boots and socks, so that the sound was quieter, but Chen Yihan was sure that she was stomping on every branch.
Needless to say, although it took him and Lulu a few hours to get to the original camp, he didn't catch a single prey.
If the stream is gentle, you can catch fish, but now the stream is very fast.
As they sat down to rest and drink water, Chen Yihan pondered what he could do.
After resting for a while, Chen Yihan considered leaving Katniss and picking plant roots by himself, and by the way, to see if there was any prey around.
In this case, however, Katniss would only have a knife to defend himself against Cato's spear, and Cato would clearly have the upper hand.
So, the best thing to do is to hide her in a safe place, and then go picking wild fruits, hunting, and then come back to her.
But Chen Yihan felt that with Katniss's conceited surname, she would not agree to do this.
"Katniss." Chen Yihan said, "We have to separate, I have to go find some food for us." ”
"Know that I've scared all my prey away." Katniss said.
"It's just because your leg hurts." Chen Yihan comforted him and was very considerate of him. Actually, this is only a minor issue.
"I know." Katniss said, "Then why don't you keep going?" Tell me which plants are edible, so we can both have a job. ”
"It's not good for Cato to come after you." Chen Yihan said in a gentle tone as much as possible, but it still sounded like he was saying that Katniss was weak.
Amazingly, Katniss just smiled and said, "You see, I can deal with Cato, I've fought him before, haven't I?" ”
Yes, she did a great job, but she almost died lying on the mud floor, this is what Chen Yihan wanted to say, but he couldn't say that.
Because she did clash with Cato head-on and saved her own life, Chen Yihan tried to convince him with another strategy: "You climb up to the tree to serve as a sentry, and I will hunt, what do you think?" ”
Chen Yihan said it very strictly, trying to make Katniss's work sound important.
"You tell me what I can eat, and then you go get some meat to eat, what do you think?" Katniss said in imitation of Chen Yihan's tone.
"Just don't go far, in case you need help." Chen Yihan had no choice but to sigh and compromise.
Then tell Katnis which plant roots and which wild vegetables can be eaten.
What they lack most now is food, there is no doubt about it.
An apple, two egg rolls, and a piece of cheese the size of a plum didn't last long.
Chen Yihan walked a short distance away, hoping that Cato was still far away.
As he walked, Chen Yihan taught Katniss a birdsong. This birdsong is not a beautiful tune like Lulu's, but a simple two-note whine.
In this way, Chen Yihan and the two of them can contact each other and report safety.
Luckily, Katniss learned quickly, and then Chen Yihan left her bags and went hunting.
Now Chen Yihan's range of activities, with Katniss as the standard, can only walk out of the distance of about 2o to 3o meters away from Katniss.
Although it was not far away, Katniss was not around, and the forest was again alive with the figures and sounds of animals.
Hearing her birdsong, Chen Yihan was very relieved and walked a little farther away.
Soon, Chen Yihan hit two rabbits and a fat squirrel.
That's enough for now.
Chen Yihan put down some more sets, caught a few fish, plus the plant roots and wild vegetables that Katniss dug up, it was enough to eat for a while.
After finishing this qiē, Chen Yihan began to walk back.
Thinking that there was no contact for a while, Chen Yihan immediately let out a birdsong, but there was no response.
What's going on?
Chen Yihan was shocked and hurriedly ran back.
Soon, he saw the backpack, next to which a pile of plant roots lay neatly, and a layer of berries on a plastic sheet spread on the ground, on which the sun shone obliquely. But where's Katniss?
"Katniss!" Chen Yihan shouted, feeling flustered.
"Katniss!" There was a rustling sound from the bushes next to him, and Chen Yihan raised his arrow and shot it, almost piercing Katnis's heart.
Luckily, he pulled his bow high at the last second, and the arrow landed right on the trunk of an oak tree to Katniss's left.
Katniss jumped back and tossed the berries she was holding.
Chen Yihan was shocked and angry: "What are you doing?" You should stay here and don't run around in the woods! ”
"I have some berries by the stream." Katniss said, confused by Chen's anger.
"I'm birdsong, why haven't you heard back?" Chen Yihan asked angrily.
"I didn't hear it, I guess the water was too loud." Katniss walked over to Chen Yihan and put his hands on his shoulders, and at this time, Chen Yihan appeared, and he was shaking himself.
"I thought Cato had killed you!" Chen Yihan almost shouted.
"No, I'm fine." Katniss snuggled in Chen Yihan's arms, but Chen Yihan didn't react.
"Katniss!" Chen Yihan pushed her away and tried his best to calm down, "If two people agree to use a signal, they have to do it, if one person doesn't answer, it means that he is in trouble, let's talk about it?" ”
"Okay!" Katniss nodded.
"Because that's how Lulu happened, and I watched her die!" Chen Yihan turned his back to Katnis, and took out another bottle of water from his backpack, even though he still had water in it.
Because Chen Yihan didn't intend to forgive her.
Chen Yihan noticed that the food, the apples and egg rolls were not moved, but someone had obviously taken some of the cheese.
"You're still eating alone while I'm away?" In fact, Chen Yihan didn't care, he just wanted to find her stubble.
"What? No, I didn't eat it. Katniss said hurriedly.
"Oh, I guess the apples ate the cheese." Chen Yihan said.
"I don't know what it was that ate the cheese." Katniss said slowly, word for word, as if trying to restrain herself from her temper, "It's really not me, I've been picking berries by the stream, do you want some?" ”
Chen Yihan actually wanted to eat, but he didn't want to forget it so soon.
Chen Yihan walked over and looked at the berries, he had never seen this variety before. Oh no, seen, but not in the arena.
Although it resembles the berries Lulu spoke of, it is not, and not like the berries they knew in training.
Chen Yihan leaned over to pick up some and rummaged between his fingers.
"This is ......" Chen Yihan was suddenly startled, "This is the 'Destiny Fruit'!" "At that moment, the cannon rang out.
Chen Yihan flashed, thinking that Katniss would fall to the ground in response, but she only raised her eyebrows.
The helicopter appeared about a hundred meters away and hoisted the fox's emaciated body into the air.
Chen Yihan could see her head glowing red in the sunlight.
When I saw cheese for the first time just now, I should have thought that it was her......
Katniss grabbed Chen Yihan's arm and pushed him towards a tree, "Climb up, he will be there in a while, it's more advantageous for us to attack him on the tree." ”
Chen Yihan calmed down and stopped her: "No, Katnis, you killed her, not Cato." ”
"What? I haven't seen her since day one, how could I kill her? Katniss was surprised.
In response to her question, Chen Yihan raised the berries in his hand and took a moment to explain the situation to Katniss.
How Foxface stole food before she blew up her supplies, how she only took enough to survive without being revealed, how she didn't suspect the berries they were going to eat, etc., etc., etc.
"I wonder how she found us? I guess it's my fault, if only I had walked lightly. Katniss said.
If you want to talk about tracking, is it difficult to track us? It's about the same as tracking down a herd of livestock, but Chen Yihan didn't want to say something unpleasant to irritate Katniss, so he just said: "She's smart, Katniss, well, I should say that I was smart before, but you're smarter than her." ”
"I didn't mean to, it doesn't seem fair, I mean, if she hadn't eaten the berries first, maybe we would both have died." Then she corrected herself, "Ah, no, of course we don't, you recognize the berry, right?" ”
Chen Yihan nodded: "We call this fruit the Seeking Fruit." ”
"That name alone sounds scary enough." Katniss said with palpitations, "I'm sorry, Chen Yihan, I really thought this was the same kind of fruit that you picked. ”
"Don't apologize, we're one step closer to going home, right?" Chen Yihan said with a smile.
"I threw the rest away." Katniss said as she picked up the blue plastic sheeting and carefully wrapped the berries inside, preparing to go into the woods and throw them away......
"Wait a minute." Chen Yihan shouted, then took out the leather bag of the boy in the first district, took some berries from the plastic cloth and put them inside.
"If this can fool the fox face, it can fool Cato if it doesn't. If he follows us, we'll pretend to have lost the pouch and maybe he'll eat it. ”
"In that case, we'll be back in District 12 soon." Katniss said with a smile.
"That's right." Chen Yihan pinned the leather bag to his waist.
"He's probably figured out where we are now." "If he's around and sees a helicopter, he'll know we've killed her, and he'll come and track us." ”
Katniss was right, and that might be the moment Cato had waited. Even if he and Katniss ran away now and didn't light a fire to barbecue, he would know the whereabouts of the two of them.
"Let's light the fire, let's light it now." Chen Yihan began to collect firewood.
"Are you ready to fight him?" Katniss asked.
"I'm ready to eat, so it's best to roast the meat while we still have a chance. If he knows we're here, let him know. But he also knows that we are two people, maybe he thinks we are chasing the fox face, which means that you have recovered. The fire means that we are not hiding, and are waiting for him to come. At this time, you are replaced, do you dare to show your head? ”
Katniss thought for a moment and said, "I don't dare." ”
Katniss is an expert at lighting fires, and she slowly lights the flames with wet wood.
In a short time, the rabbit and squirrel meat were grilled, and the roots of the plants were wrapped in leaves and roasted over a charcoal fire.
Chen Yihan and Katniss took turns picking wild vegetables, while watching carefully and watching out for Cato.
As Chen Yihan expected, Cato did not dare to show up.
After the food was cooked, Chen Yihan wrapped most of it, leaving only a rabbit leg, and the two of them ate it as they walked.
Chen Yihan planned to go deep into the forest, find a big tree to hide, and prepare to spend the night there.
But Katniss was adamantly opposed.
"I can climb trees, but my legs can't either, and I don't want to fall asleep and fall to the ground from a height of 50 meters."
"It's not safe to stay on the ground, Katnes." Chen Yihan persuaded.
"Can't we go back to the cave?" Katniss asked, "It's close to the water, and it's good for defense." ”
Chen Yihan sighed.
They would walk for hours in the woods, or rather, they would go back all the way back to the branches and leaves, and then go out hunting the next night and the next day.
But Katniss didn't ask too much, she obeyed her all day, and if she changed her, she wouldn't ask herself to spend the night in the tree.
Reflecting on how well he didn't treat Katniss today, he nagged her too loudly and yelled because he couldn't find her.
The romance in the cave was lost in the wilderness, in the scorching heat, in the threat of Cato.
Hemis must be complaining about himself again, and the audience is ......
Chen Yihan stood on tiptoe and kissed her, and said, "Of course, let's go back to the stone cave." ”
Katniss was pleased, and his hanging heart was put down: "Okay, that's great." ”
Chen Yihan pulled the arrow off the oak tree and was extra careful with the shaft, for fear of breaking it.
Because with these arrows, they can get food and safety, and they can also save their lives.
Chen Yihan threw another bundle of firewood into the fire so that the smoke could last for several more hours, but despite this, he still doubted that Cato would take action when he saw it.
By the time Chen Yihan and Katniss returned to the stream, the water level had dropped a lot, and the stream was still flowing slowly as before.
Chen Yihan and the two of them were still walking in the stream.
Katniss was happy to listen to his advice, so that her voice was much quieter than in 6.
But it might not be a good idea, even if the two of them went down the stream, there would be rabbit meat to refuel them, but it would take much longer to get back to the cave.
Chen Yihan and Katniss were both tired and did not eat enough.
Chen Yihan always had arrows on his bow to prevent Cato's attack, but he also failed to catch a fish.
But strangely, there didn't seem to be any living things in the creek.
By the time Chen Yihan and Katniss arrived at their destination, their legs were sore and weak, and the sun was about to set.
They filled bottles with water and crossed a small hill to the cave.
Although this stone cave is inconspicuous, it is the most "home" place in the vast wilderness, and it is also warmer than the trees, so it finally gives them a little shelter, and by this time the cold wind has slowly blown from the west.
Chen Yihan set the delicious dinner, and Katniss began to nap halfway through it.
She hadn't been active for many days, and going out hunting today was enough for her to be tired.
Chen Yihan ordered her to sleep in a sleeping bag and save the rest of the food to wake up and eat.
Katniss soon fell into a deep sleep, and Chen Yihan pulled the sleeping bag under her chin and kissed her forehead.
This is not for the audience, but for himself, because Chen Yihan is grateful that she is still alive and well, and did not fall by the stream as he thought, so that Chen Yihan does not have to face Cato alone.
Cato, a cruel, bloody guy who could break a man's neck with a single blow of his arm, who could beat Sarish, who had been staring at himself from the beginning, and who had probably hated himself when he had outperformed him in training.
Chen Yihan had a feeling that his good results also upset Cato.
I still remember when I blew up their supplies, the others were just uneasy, but Cato seemed to be nervous, and Chen Yihan even wondered if Cato's consciousness was completely normal now.
The national emblem appeared in the sky, and the image of the fox's face flashed in the air, and then disappeared from this world completely.
Chen Yihan actually admired her very much, and even felt that if everyone was tested, she would definitely be the smartest one.
If the poisonous berries were a deliberate trap set by herself and Katniss, she would definitely feel it and would not eat it......
It was because Katniss herself did not know that she died.
Chen Yihan kept reminding himself not to underestimate his opponents, but he forgot that overestimating them was just as dangerous.
However, the fox face is a passer-by in Chen Yihan's mind, and after a little thought, it will pass.
Chen Yihan's thoughts returned to Cato.
For the fox face, Chen Yihan felt that he had a certain judgment for her, who she was, and how she would act, but he did not have this judgment for Cato.
Cato was strong and trained, but was he smart?
Chen Yihan didn't know.
Cato, who doesn't look as smart as a foxface, doesn't have her control at all.
Chen Yihan even thinks that Cato will completely lose his judgment after his temper, at least Chen Yihan feels that he has no ability in this regard.
Thinking of this, Chen Yihan actually remembered the arrow he shot at the apple in the pig's mouth when he was angry, maybe he knew more about Cato than he thought.
Although he is sleepy and tired, Chen Yihan's brain is still very clear.
Chen Yihan and Katnis's shift change time has passed, but he wants Katniss to sleep more.
When Chen Yihan woke up Katniss, the sky was already dark.
Katniss woke up in surprise: "I slept all night, it's not fair, Chen Yihan, you should wake me up." ”
Chen Yihan got into the sleeping bag and lay down: "I'm going to sleep now, what's interesting, don't forget to wake me up." ”