Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Fire That Illuminates the Darkness
The sun is setting in the west, the sky is dark, the glow is slowly disappearing into the sky, and the earth is falling into darkness little by little.
At some point, a thick dark cloud drifted in the sky, obscuring the bright moon and morning stars that should have appeared.
As the last rays of light disappeared into the sky, the whole world was suddenly shrouded in darkness, and the beasts that came out of the day to find food had quietly hidden.
In the mountains and forests, at this moment, it seems that the pause button has been pressed, and it has become silent.
Now.
The primitive people of those tribes, who were carefully and quietly closing their eyes, lay on the ground, without making a sound, they hid themselves among the fallen leaves and weeds, and the stinking mud on their bodies concealed the smell of life, which became their best protection.
When they came out of the cave, they had already learned how to survive better in the wild.
The darker the jungle, the quieter, the more dangerous it is, this is a memory deep in their minds.
Those predators in the jungle are hidden in the dark, and without the protection of the cave, they will disappear silently if they are not careful.
Not far from them, in a low bush, a pair of eyes were firmly watching for any movement around them.
The owner of this eye is none other than Ma, and the only one of all the tribesmen who still has an eye.
When the sun was setting, Ma did not hesitate at all, and immediately asked the people to stop and hide in place.
When night fell, Ma didn't choose to lead her people to find a safe place to hide. He knew very well in his heart that the jungle at night was full of hidden dangers, and even those clansmen who had gone out hunting together did not dare to act in the jungle at this time.
At this time, Ma did not dare to relax in the slightest, not only did he need to pay attention to the movement in the jungle, but also keep an eye on the sleeping clansmen lying on the ground, if one of them accidentally made a noise, it could cause disaster to all the clansmen.
"Whoa!"
Suddenly, the sound of the leaves shaking made his body tense instantly, and he quickly held his breath and looked at the place where the sound came from with a wary face.
I saw that the leaves shook a few times, and then stopped, as if the movement just now was just the sound of a small beast in the jungle accidentally touching.
But he didn't let his guard down because of this, but continued to stare there, motionless.
After waiting for a long time, there was no movement there, and Ma was relieved to think that danger had not come.
"Ahh
Suddenly, there was a miserable cry not far away, followed by the sound of leaves churning.
His heart tightened, and he suddenly turned his head to look, only to see a black shadow dragging a humanoid shadow and disappear in a flash.
"Beast!"
Seeing this scene, a resentful anger welled up in her eyes, her hands clenched into fists, suppressed the urge to run out of the surrounding branches and leaves, took a deep breath, and forcibly forced herself to calm down.
His gaze fell to the ground, where the fallen leaves and dirt had been turned open, revealing a not-so-deep hole.
The people who had been hiding under the leaves and dirt of the trees had disappeared.
At the same time, all the clansmen hidden around had been awakened by this scream, and pairs of frightened eyes appeared from among the fallen leaves.
It was only when they saw the calm eyes hidden in the bushes on the other side that the panic in their eyes gradually subsided, and they slowly closed their eyes again.
But this time, no one dared to sleep again, they all held their breath, lay motionless on the ground, silently waiting for the night to leave.
Ma glanced at the people on the ground, and when she saw that none of them ran out because of this, her tense heart let go of it a lot.
If someone rolls over and runs out at this time, then all the clansmen will be under the blood of those beasts.
The scene just now was exactly what he feared the most, when Ma left the tribe with his people and spent the first night, he also encountered this situation, when all the hidden tribesmen ran out and fled in panic.
When the night passed, and when he rediscovered the people who had been hiding in various parts of the jungle, he found that a small half of them had disappeared.
You don't have to think about the results of these people to know.
From then on, he not only warned his people not to move no matter what happened, but also forcibly endured sleepiness, paying attention to their every move while being aware of the dangers around them.
Now it seems that the once profound lesson has finally made these people understand how to survive in the dark.
Ma withdrew her gaze and continued to look around, not letting her guard down in the slightest, for them coming, this was only the beginning of the night.
While paying attention to the surrounding movements, Ma's heart couldn't help but spring up with thoughts, how did the beast find them?
It seems that as long as they are in the jungle, no matter how much they try to hide, every night comes, they will always lose a few of their people, and these beasts seem to be able to find their hiding place easily.
Just as he was thinking like this, at some point, in the jungle, a pair of shining eyes suddenly appeared.
Looking at this scene, Ma felt an extremely cold chill rushing to the top of his head.
"Herd!" For the first time, there was a look of horror in his eyes.
What is the most dangerous thing about the jungle in the night?
Not those beasts of unbeatable might!
In the jungle, the most terrifying thing is the herd of beasts that gather together.
If they appear alone, even an ordinary clansman can drive them away with sticks and stones in his hands.
But if they are brought together, then even those hunters who were once the most powerful in the tribe dare not guarantee that they will survive!
As those eyes got closer and closer, Ma felt a strong sense of death oppression coming, and unwilling despair welled up in her eyes.
"Whew!"
However, at this moment, a loud howl was heard in the distance, and then, a burst of fire suddenly rose from the ground, illuminating the entire jungle.
In the light of the fire, one beast after another fled in the jungle.
The herd of beasts that were originally approaching them, when they saw the firelight, also caught their tails and fled in terror, leaving even the prey in their mouths behind.
"What's that?"
Ma didn't notice the departure of the herd, and when the red light came on, his whole attention was drawn to it.
At this moment, Ma was looking at the suddenly lit up sky, and his face was shocked.
"Fire."
A look of fear flashed in his eyes, and even from a distance, he could feel a wave of heat blowing in his face.
The crimson fire didn't last long, and after only a few moments, the jungle returned to darkness.