Section 85 Beasts of Prey

The camp for the hunt was not very large, partly because there were not many people involved in this hunt, and the other half because the hunt lasted only one day. In other words, the hunting party will return to the royal city tomorrow. This in itself is destined not to hunt too much prey for this hunt.

Everyone is busy with their own business. Hardly anyone paid much attention to the departure of the little girl and Ashrufat. Even the guards on duty at those key points were just greeting when they saw Ashrufat passing by with the little girl.

"How about we take the two dogs out of the city?" asked the little girl.

"Ah, if you have a dog, you have to go through the Hound Supervisor, he doesn't know if he will report it to Skadra. Ashrufat said. Of course, this is only a superficial reason, these royal hounds are all highly trained, and God knows where they will take him and the little girl. He only thought about walking a little closer to the camp, not far.

After a short while, the two men had already left the confines of the camp. The time is at the turn of summer and autumn, and the sun is still hot, but the little girl's interest is very high. At this moment, both men were dressed in hunting gear, and Ashrufat took off his armor and replaced it with a leather suit that was up to the standard of "leather armor". The little girl's outfit is simpler, wearing thick cloth clothes suitable for use in the wild. Ashrufat carried a sword at his waist, a spear in his hand, and a common hunting bow and arrows and crossbow arrows for the little queen hanging from his back. The little girl only carried a symbolic long dagger on her body. Her real hunting weapon, a specially crafted crossbow, was temporarily carried by Shurufat so that she could travel lightly.

The grass in the neighborhood grew very tall, reaching the waist of the little girl on average. Some of the tall wild plants can even grow taller than Ashrufat. There is the sun overhead, weeds under your feet, and all kinds of obstacles. After a short while, the little girl began to become out of breath.

"How can it be so hard to walk?" she grumbled softly.

"Ah, this ......" Ashrufat, of course, could not say that hunting was usually not carried out in such deep grassy areas (on the one hand, there was a risk of sprains, and on the other hand, his vision was poor), and he would come here solely so that the little girl could exhaust her excess energy as soon as possible and return to the camp.

"Ah!" the little girl let out a scream, for her foot had stomped on a pile of beast droppings. For a real hunter, of course, this is a big problem, but for a pampered little girl, it is a big trouble.

"It's too hard to walk outside, so I think it's better to go back. "While the little girl was in distress, Ashrufat made the right suggestion.

"No!" the frustration unexpectedly strengthened the little girl's determination. She wiped the feces from her shoes on a stone (and there were many remains, of course), and stubbornly dismissed Ashrufat's opinion. "I've got to catch something! wait...... Over there...... It seems to have some taste. ”

Ashruphat sniffed. Probably because of the change in the direction of the wind, he only smelled it now.

"That's the smell of blood!" he said

"The smell of blood?" the little girl raised her curiosity, "what is it?"

"It must be the result of some kind of beast hunting......" Ashrufat guessed. "But," he looked back, and it wasn't really far from the camp, as he could clearly see the flags fluttering. "I guess I've been scared away. "The people who ambush and hunt in such deep grass areas are usually leopards, tigers and other fierce beasts. These beasts are very alert, even timid. Nine percent of the movement to set up camp had driven them away, and what was left here was supposed to be the remains.

"Give me the crossbow. The little girl took the Queen's crossbow in her hand. As mentioned earlier, this crossbow is specially made and is perfect for her to use. And as everyone knows, the crossbow is a very easy-to-use weapon, and anyone can tell how the road is by looking at it, and there is no danger of accidentally injuring the user with a breech.

She walked slowly, parting a tall clump of thatch. In front of him was a small clearing with a large tree under which a large rock lay the carcass of a wild goat. Specifically, the half-carcass of a wild goat, as it has been torn apart by predators.

Ashruphat took a closer look at the trees, for leopards and other beasts often sneaked into books to hide. However, the branches of the tree are rather sparse, and it is clear that there is nothing on it except branches, leaves, and two nests.

The little girl also observed everything, and she put down the crossbow in disappointment.

"Well, I guess I was fed or frightened by the sound of our camp. Ashruphat left the grass and entered the small clearing. The land is full of sand and gravel, so not even weeds can grow much.

The little girl walked over to the goat's carcass. "Ashrufat, what did you say this goat was hunted for?"

"It won't be a wolf, because wolves don't have so much meat left behind when they eat......" Ashrufat replied as he steadied himself and listened carefully to the movements around him. This is not the result of rational consideration, but just an instinctive action.

"Well, I think it's ......" The little girl came to the goat's carcass. Even she could tell that the goat had been dead for a while. The meat has lost that vibrant bright red ......

"Get out of the way!" shouted Aerufat. The little girl looked up in horror and saw a brown bear rushing out from behind the rock.

The bear is very large, and is the height of an average adult when it touches on all fours. It roared and lunged at the little girl. The peculiar smell of the beast came to his face.

Humans are mentally prepared and unmentally prepared are two completely different states. At least, at this moment, the little girl is completely immobile. It was the so-called "great sense of fear", which deprived her of reason and reaction in an instant, and made her unable to do anything but tremble in her body. She couldn't dodge, retreat, or raise her crossbow to give the bear a blow (of course, for such a beast, the bolt was of little significance). In fact, by the time the bear rushed to her side, she only had time to let out a single scream.

"Ashrufat!"

In the next moment, a figure appeared beside her. Ashruphat pulled her away from the bear's charge just in time, avoiding the powerful onslaught. The beast swooped into the air, turned to face Ashrufat, and stood up on its own feet with a loud roar. Weighing more than a thousand pounds, this beast is no match for any other human. But before its menacing roar could end, Ashrufat had already lunged forward with his spear, and before it could bend down, he stabbed the spear deep into its body, aimed at the very heart.

The giant beast slapped its palm violently, and Ashrufat could not dodge the spear in his hand, so he could only stretch out his arm to block the blow. The huge force directly knocked him out of the air, but in the air he turned his body and landed firmly on his feet.

The bear roared in pain and rage, but the spear had pierced through its body, the tip of the spear peeking out of its back. It landed on all fours uncontrollably, and then its forelimbs instantly lost their strength, fell forward, and fell to the ground.

Ashrufat straightened up, and the withered sword instantly appeared in his hand. But this time it was not necessary, because the giant bear was already convulsing all over his body, and he let out an unwilling roar while slowly making a dying struggle. The blow that pierced the heart killed it directly.

Ashrufat exhaled, and the magic sword in his hand disappeared into nothingness. He walked over to the little girl, who stood there motionless because she was stunned.

"I didn't expect there to be a bear here. Ashrufat said. "It's okay, is it?"

"I didn't ...... It's fine. The little girl finally came to her senses. The bear's body had slowly stopped moving, and the sound in its throat was getting quieter and quieter. She turned her gaze to Ashrufat, and noticed that the garment on his shoulder (which, as I mentioned earlier, was a piece of leather armor) had been torn open in a gap. This was when he was knocked away by the giant bear just now, and he was rubbed by the bear's claws.

His fair skin was exposed under his clothes, and the bear's claws had left three blood marks on it, and a small amount of blood could be seen coming out of the wounds.

"You're hurt. She looked at the wound and said.

"Ah, it's fine, it's just a minor injury. Ashrufat looked at his body and replied. His outfit was finished, and the wooden handle of the spear was broken, but it was worth it. "We'll just go back and deal with it again. ”

In fact, he knew his physical condition - in just one or two hours, this level of injury would basically heal. Of course, there is no need to tell the little girl about this.

"No, the claws of wild beasts are poisonous!" the little girl seemed to have seen such introductions. She hurriedly untied the kettle from her body, used the water in it to wash the wound for Ashrufat, and then took out her handkerchief to make a basic bandage for Ashrufat.

Ashrufat sat down and let the little girl take care of the wound, which he believed would disappear from him in a few hours, whether it was treated or not.

"I'm sorry......," the little girl said softly.

Ashrufat almost thought he was having auditory hallucinations in his ears. The little girl said to him that she was sorry, and then again, after all this time together, I didn't seem to have heard this word from the little girl's mouth - and even if there were, the number of times was negligible.

"Why do you want to apologize?" asked Ashrufat.

"Because of my willfulness, I hurt you. The little girl said softly.

"Ah, that's my duty as a guard. Ashruphat looked at the dead bear. "To be honest, I really didn't expect a bear to appear here. Bears don't usually move in this kind of place......" he touched his shoulder, and the injury barely felt anything. "Anyway, let's go back...... But we can't come for nothing, how about we peel it off and take it away?"

"Still don't. Go back and ask someone else to do it. The little girl said. "The wound has to be treated further. ”