Chapter 25: Back to the Valley

Xu Yunshu looked up at the sky, and the thick leaves obscured the sky layer by layer, and the usual wisps of light disappeared, replaced by a deep gray.

The rain drenched the leaves and the grass, plunging the whole forest into dampness and gloom, and a dazzling light flashed around him, and then the rumbling thunder came from the distant horizon, and the wind around him was cold and hard, and the hair was blown away, and the skin ached.

Heavy rains are about to fall in this forest.

In such an environment, the five senses of living beings are suppressed to a minimum, the downpour of rain affects vision, the sound of rain hitting fallen leaves disturbs hearing, the muddy wetlands dull the sense of touch, and water washes away all traceable smells.

Xu Yunshu felt surprise and loss in his heart.

I was surprised that in such an environment, the saber-toothed tiger team might not be able to find him so easily, and even the most basic hunt could not be carried out.

The point of loss is that his hunting efficiency will also be severely reduced.

If the rain is too heavy and you are reluctant to hunt, there may be unexpected risks.

Xu Yunshu was in the depths of the forest, unable to see the scene of the sky, he only felt that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the raindrops gradually gained strength, and countless green leaves that had been knocked down danced with the wet and cold wind, hitting his body and face.

Can't take any chances.

Xu Yunshu will not pin his hopes on uncertainty, he must find a safe place to shelter from the rain, and wait for the rainstorm to stop before making plans.

Where can I hide from the rain in this forest?

The wild instinct subconsciously drove him to find the hollow of the dead tree, Xu Yunshu stopped his thoughts and thought again.

Normally, taking shelter from the rain is the right option, but in the case of a clear super rainstorm, taking refuge in a tree cavity means risking the tree breaking.

Then, he immediately thought of the cave where he had absorbed the colorful bird eggs before, which used to be the residence of the Chilong clan, and now it was very close to the Chilong extermination event, and no one should go to that small valley to rest for the time being.

Moreover, the altitude of that valley is higher than the rest of the place, so even if there is any special natural disaster, it can be dealt with more calmly.

After making up his mind, Xu Yunshu did not want to waste time, so he set off immediately and prepared for battle.

He must not be the only one who has thought of the option of hiding from the rain, and any cave that can hide from the rain must have the presence of other beasts.

The predators driven by the beast instinct would not have the idea of coexistence, and if they encountered fierce beasts of the same level, Xu Yunshu could only fight them to the death.

If it's human-driven...... Thinking of this possibility, Xu Yunshu was even more uneasy.

In this corner of the forest, the largest force among the Dream Possessed is the saber-toothed tiger gang, whether it is all of them or alone, it is not a small trouble.

The former will put him in a bitter battle, and the latter will expose his position.

Xu Yunshu observed carefully along the way, and the reactions of the small animals confirmed his conjecture.

Whether it is the six-eyed rabbit, or the small lizard, grasshopper, or the strange-shaped rats, they are all fleeing in a hurry, their strength is low, their body is small, and they are even more panicked in the face of the torrential rain, and they are scurrying around, trying in vain to escape from the rain.

When Xu Yunshu walked to the side of the stream, he saw that the originally clear water had become turbid, and the yellow-brown flood roared into the distance, and many fish and crabs living in the stream had turned white and been washed into the valley by the current.

The trees in this area are even more sparse, and Xu Yunshu can see the mountains in the distance, and the colorful behemoth inhabits the mountains in the distance.

He saw a dark cloud over the forest in the endless expanse of the distant mountains, obscuring the sun so tightly that the day turned into a very dark night.

Xu Yunshu looked into the distance for a while, and then walked up the stream, this time he didn't need to search around carefully, he ran with all his might, and it only took ten minutes to reach the Chilong Canyon.

He turned on the olfactory enhancement and tried to sniff out the situation in the valley.

The good news was that Xu Yunshu didn't smell any strange beast breath, but he didn't rest assured and swaggered in.

He had more doubts in his mind.

The valley is at a high altitude, the predator's breath has long since dissipated, and there are naturally formed caves inside, which should be an excellent refuge.

Why don't wild beasts come here to hide from the rain?

Caution is a good habit to survive in the forest.

Even if he didn't have the breath of a beast, he couldn't take it lightly.

The last time he got into the narrow passage of the valley, Xu Yunshu reflected on his imprudentness afterwards, but at that time, as a second-level predator, he was helpless in the face of the steep peak, and he had no way to climb, so he could only venture deeper.

Today it is different.

Xu Yunshu looked at the hillside next to the narrow passage, the surface of the slope on both sides was a smooth stone wall structure, which should have been eroded by rain and wind and sand, and there would be some slight folds every ten to twenty meters of height.

These folds are supposed to have been formed by the stripping of the rock layers of the mountain over the years.

This gave Xu Yunshu an excellent stepping platform.

His current strength should be able to use these folds to rush to the top of the mountain in one breath without worrying about exhaustion.

Rather than the frighteningly narrow path, Xu Yunshu prefers this mountain wall where no beasts can pass by.

Because that means safety.

He took a deep breath, strengthened his limbs, strengthened his abdominal muscles, carefully observed the folds of the raised rock, calculated the path to climb, and the effects of rain and wind.

After a few seconds, the calculation was completed, and this rugged road to nearly ninety degrees should not cost him much physical strength.

Running, stepping on the rock wall, stepping on the fold along the calculated route, taking advantage of the momentum to go up again, when he reached a platform at the top of the mountain, Xu Yunshu spent ten seconds.

He looked up at the sky again, and the dark clouds were so thick that they were far from dissipating.

Because of the relationship of copying the long road, Xu Yunshu was drenched in more rain and looked like a stupid wolf who had fallen into the soup.

From the top of the hill to a glancing for enhanced vision, there is nothing particularly noteworthy in the valley.

Obviously, there is a faster way to escape the rain, but after such a big circle, Xu Yunshu felt that he was a little self-inflicted.

He saw the route and jumped down from the top of the mountain, and was about to go to the cave where he had last time to take shelter from the rain, when he inadvertently turned back and saw a scene that made him shudder.

In that narrow passage, there were many more and more white broken bones of large and small animals, these bones were obviously fresh, but the flesh on them was scraped clean, the bones were broken in the middle, and not even the bone marrow was left, they were stacked in a mess, making this narrow passage like a hell.

Xu Yunshu was very sure of what he saw, these animal bones did not exist when he last came, and the crux of the problem was that he had activated his enhanced sense of smell outside the canyon just now, but he didn't smell the slightest smell of blood at all.

Something lurks in this valley.

Xu Yunshu's caution saved his life.