Chapter 8: Waiting for the Rabbit
Su Xiangxiang cautiously approached the northern foot of the mountain, and found that the trees there were all withered, and the land was dry, as if polluted by some mysterious force, lifeless, and full of an unpleasant rancid smell.
The contaminated appearance of the plants resembled the erosive wounds on the Red Bone Beast.
The traces of the red-bone beast are very dense.
Fortunately, Su Xiangxiang is bold and careful.
She always stood in the trees and acted, skillfully dodging the frontal attacks of the redbone beasts.
Su Xiangxiang concluded that this was the source of the Red Bone Beast, so she quietly dug a lot of traps near the Corrupted Forest.
The trap was covered with branches and hay soil, and inside it was filled with sticks with sharp tips, each six or seven meters deep.
Any animal, if it falls, it will either die or be maimed.
In addition, Su Xiangxiang also hung sturdy vines from the branches above the trap, so that she could grab and swing to the opposite side when she was chased, and would not bury herself on the countless spikes with her prey.
The amount of work involved in several traps was huge, and it took Su Xiangxiang a total of three days before and after.
The traps are located at the edge of the polluted woods, giving them a chance to see the Red Bone Beast without going too deep and getting attacked.
Su Xiangxiang was busy digging pits and carrying a huge number of branches, if it weren't for the support of the spar power that Xiubai gave her, I am afraid she would have been tired and paralyzed.
Do all this, Su Xiangxiang hid on the branch and sighed.
Although she can do some heavy work with the power of hedrons, she really needs to find a strong orc to help her in the long run.
She thinks it's quite suitable to repair white, but it's a pity that the handsome guy has something urgent to do.
The view from the branches of the trees is wide, and when you straighten up your upper body, you can see the green mountains not far away into the sky.
Today, the clouds on the distant mountains seemed to be unusually violent, and thunder was rolling in the inky clouds, and a terrible heavenly punishment was brewing on the top of the mountain.
Su Xiangxiang wouldn't know that the handsome guy she was thinking about was receiving a dangerous baptism in the storm on the top of the mountain at this moment.
She retracted her gaze indifferently, her attention drawn back to the trap.
Today is already the second day of Su Xiangxiang's squatting after completing the trap.
Still not a single redbone beast passed by.
Not even a single wild boar or deer is common in the forest.
The location chosen by Su Xiangxiang was neither close to the forest, nor did she dare to be too close to the Red Bone Beast's dwelling, which led to this dilemma.
"Hey~" Su Xiangxiang sighed boredly, and was thinking about whether to give up her life to go deep into the polluted place and lure a red-bone beast to the trap.
"Whew~...... Whew~" An intermittent wail faintly came from the forest.
Su Xiangxiang immediately held her breath and listened.
The sound was like the painful cry of some animal cub, helpless and tenacious.
The source of the sound is the dangerously polluted forest not far away.
Su Xiangxiang pulled the trunk of the tree with one hand, leaned out her upper body, and looked into the depths of the forest with a sharp eye.
It is dark and silent, hiding endless dangers, and it is the home of countless red bone beasts.
It is believed that a young animal has strayed into a polluted forest and has been attacked.
The situation ahead is unknown, this could be a good opportunity to lure the Red Bone Beast into the trap, or it could be a grave that will bury Su Xiangxiang for the rest of her life.
What to do?
With a childish and mournful cry, Su Xiangxiang got up decisively, walked with her long legs on the criss-crossed branches, and sneaked towards the source of the sound quickly and quietly.
Su Xiangxiang always felt that the voice calling for help was a little familiar, so she couldn't sit idly by.
The beast's rapid roar became clearer, followed by the sound of violent fighting, the crackling of branches.
The more you enter the polluted forest, the more sparse the surrounding trees become, and the trunks become black and dry.
Su Xiangxiang gradually lost the shade of the dense leaves, and her body was exposed to the branches, and the probability of being discovered by the Red Bone Beast greatly increased.
The critter's voice grew weaker.
Su Xiangxiang took a deep breath and made a desperate bet, she quickened her pace and resolutely rushed into the danger zone.
What caught my eye was a huge red-boned beast.
It was completely different from the first one Su Xiangxiang killed, this red-bone beast was more than three meters tall, and its tail was as thick as Su Xiangxiang's wrist when it swayed back and forth, and it could cover a person's entire face with the size of a palm.
Its flesh and skin are mostly well preserved, and it is even vaguely judged that it was once a sturdy tiger.
It's a pity that its sturdy back is covered with blood, its orange and black fur is covered with a layer of crimson, and the flesh on its back is even more open, and the bright red spine inside is protruding, and the appearance of the loss is extremely terrifying.
The red-bone beast had its back to Su Xiangxiang, its forelimbs lying on the ground, as if it was biting something.
The sound of skin and flesh tearing apart made Su Xiangxiang tremble for a while.
"Woo woo~" The little beast's whimper gradually weakened, as if it was dying for help.
Su Xiangxiang swallowed her saliva, her spirit tensed, and her eyes stared nervously at the red bone beast's bewitching spine.
It's all here, and it's definitely too late to run away now, so you can only go head-on.
I hope that the little one caught by the Red Bone Beast still has a life, don't let her risk it in vain!
"Hey! Silly big guy!! A loud and powerful shout rang out in the black forest.
The redbone beast's biting action paused, panting and slowly turning its head, and it couldn't help but let out an excited and angry gasp.
No orc had ever dared to be so provocative against it.
A small figure grabbed the gap and staggered away, jumping from the position covered by the red bone beast to a few meters away.
Su Xiangxiang saw it clearly.
The prey of the Red Bone Beast turned out to be a small snow wolf!
The snow-white fur was stained red with blood, and the laceration wound spread across the abdomen to the hind legs.
Even though it was badly wounded, it still did not cowardly escape, but kept a certain distance from the Red Bone Beast.
A pair of light blue eyes looked at Su Xiangxiang's position complicatedly, as if they were advancing and retreating with her.
Su Xiangxiang was slightly stunned.
The eyes of the little beast are so similar to Xiubai!
The only difference is that Xiubai's eyes are a deep ice blue, while the little beast is an innocent pale blue.
The little snow wolf seems to be a miniature version of Xiubai, but it's a pity that the childishness has not been taken off, and the ascetic temperament of Xiubai Iceberg is like a cute hairy boy on the little guy.
"Whew-" A deafening roar pulled Su Xiangxiang's thoughts back.
A pair of crimson tiger eyes were staring at Su Xiangxiang like thorns at this time, eager to burn two big holes in her body.
Compared to the injured little orc, Su Xiangxiang, a human female with fragrant fragrance and fine skin and tender flesh, was obviously more able to attract the attention of the Red Bone Beast.
The Red Bone Beast bared its sharp crimson fangs, roared in its throat and approached Su Xiangxiang step by step, its eyes flashing with a naked desire to kill.
Su Xiangxiang retreated slightly, and glanced at the way she came.
Although there are no leaves to obscure it, the dark branches are still coherent, as long as the speed is fast enough......
The huge body of the redbone beast behind him leapt up and lunged at her.
Su Xiangxiang's hair stood upside down, she didn't look back, she ran away, and quickly walked through the staggered treetops, heading straight for the trap that had been arranged.
The tiger-shaped red-bone beast was huge, and its speed was even faster, and it didn't chase a few steps, and it approached Su Xiangxiang's feet.
Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down Su Xiangxiang's forehead, and when she looked down, she could see the bloody mouth dripping with blood under the tree.
At the critical moment, she was unusually calm, and quickly took out a sharp wooden stick from her waist.
I'm afraid she's not as fast as this big tiger, if she's really unfortunate enough to fall off a tree, she'll hit the key point as soon as possible, and maximize the possibility of survival.
The Red Bone Beast grinned gloomily and raised its forelimbs, ready to deliver a fatal blow to Su Xiangxiang.
Suddenly, a thin white figure burst out from the side, and took a fierce bite at the ears of the red bone beast, and immediately tore off most of the rotten tiger ears.
The red bone beast's center of gravity was unstable, and it rolled to the side, Su Xiangxiang escaped for the time being, and looked back in horror to see that it was a seriously injured little snow wolf!
The little snow wolf dragged its limping hind legs, and forced it to keep up, distracting the red bone beast.
Su Xiangxiang's heart warmed, and she suddenly felt that the little snow wolf's affectionate and righteous appearance was very similar to Xiubai.
She immediately made up her mind to save the little one!
The red-bone beast was bitten on the ear by the little snow wolf, and became angry, temporarily throwing aside the delicious Su Xiangxiang, turning around and slapping the little snow wolf with one paw.
The little snow wolf was already injured in the hind limbs, lost a lot of blood, and had no time to react, and was about to die under the claws, tense all over, and closed his eyes in despair.
The red-boned beast suddenly shook violently and wailed miserably, and the monkey hurried to turn around.
It turned out that Su Xiangxiang broke a branch the thickness of her arm, and threw it towards the red bone beast like a javelin.
The red bone beast has rough skin and thick flesh, but Su Xiangxiang has a good head, and the black and sharp branches happened to pierce the bare spine of the red bone beast, rubbing the backbone, and sinking deeply.
The red bone beast spasmed in pain, and it took a lot of effort to pull off the branch behind it, and the red eyes were almost out of the socket, but when he turned his head, he saw that Su Xiangxiang had run far away to the branch more than ten meters away.
Where did the red bone beast, which had always been rampant and domineering, suffer such humiliation, and he couldn't care about the little snow wolf in front of him, so he chased after Su Xiangxiang without a head or a brain.
Su Xiangxiang and the little snow wolf cooperated with each other, delaying time, and luring the red bone beast two kilometers away.
The little snow wolf seemed to understand Su Xiangxiang's intentions, and every time he cooperated to follow Su Xiangxiang's direction and escaped.
Finally, at the edge of the forest, the Red Bone Beast was a stone's throw away from Su Xiangxiang's trap.
Su Xiangxiang ran on the tree, the little snow wolf slipped on the ground, and the red bone beast chased behind.
Previously, in order to prevent the prey from sniffing out clues, Su Xiangxiang used special herbs to remove the smell at each trap.
The little snow wolf fled in a hurry, not noticing the danger hidden in the flat ground in front of him.
Su Xiangxiang looked anxiously at the little snow wolf and the red bone beast behind her, but she didn't dare to remind her.
This red-bone beast still has some intelligence, and if it discovers the danger first, she and the little snow wolf will have to explain it here.
The enraged Red Bone Beast is chasing harder and tighter, and the trap here is the last chance to put an end to it!
Su Xiangxiang saw that the little snow wolf was getting closer and closer to the trap, and her heart was so anxious that she almost exploded.
In just a few moments, the tiger saw through the tricks of the two prey and began to focus on the little snow wolf under the tree.
Finally, the moment when the little snow wolf was about to step into the trap, the redbone beast jumped up from behind.
Xiu Bai's ice-blue eyes flashed in his mind, and Su Xiangxiang's heart jumped, jumped deep, and jumped in the direction of the little snow wolf.
For a moment, time seemed to slow down.
Su Xiangxiang felt the fangs that smelled of blood pass past her neck, and she was falling as the little snow wolf stepped on the trap.
Together with the howling redbone beast behind him, he crumbled the soft surface of the trap and watched as the spikes of the pit revealed beneath his feet.