Chapter 22: Through the Rainforest (4)
The next morning, the morning light fell on the earth through the sparse foliage, leaving dappled light and shadow, and the mist gradually dissipated.
Chasing the dragon is packing up his gear and planning to set off across the rainforest in order to reach Thailand early for his next mission, and plenty of food is essential before the operation.
There is still some venison left on the plantain leaves on the ground, but the meat is dark and the smell of decay attracts many mosquitoes and flies. He had to make the decision to go deeper into the rainforest to find food again, but also to take greater risks.
"Maina, we must take the risk of finding food again and learn about the ecology of this rainforest. Chasing the dragon said.
"Didn't you say you would wait a few days for your neck injury to heal before you made plans?" said Mina.
"Born like me, either injured or on the way to injury...... Injuries are always indispensable!" Chasing Dragon said self-deprecatingly.
Maina sneered and said, "Who are you like you?"
"A kind of person who can't change his fate, he can only try to change himself, let fate retreat from you, and treat you with admiration. Chasing the dragon said.
"So you choose to be a mercenary, a killer!" said Myna, looking at him. "But as long as you do this, you will never be able to escape from the shackles of fate and escape from that cage!"
"Oh. Chasing the dragon said.
"I'll be with you on any plan you make, when are we leaving?" said Mina with a smile.
"Let's go, you get your gear ready first. After chasing the dragon, he squatted on the ground and held the coconut he brought back yesterday in his hand, waved his saber to cut off the roots, and the snow-white and juicy coconut meat was exposed, and the sweet and fragrant coconut fragrance came to his nose.
"Drink the coconut water, we'll only have this one left until we find the food. Chasing the dragon said with a wry smile.
"It's better to have food than not to eat. ”
After she finished speaking, she took the processed coconut with both hands, drank not a drop of coconut water, and finally did not forget to dig out the delicious coconut meat and eat it. Because now they lack food, any waste would be a desecration of life.
Chasing the dragon also hollowed out another coconut and ate it completely. He rechecked the sniper rifle magazines, scopes and other weapons and equipment he carried with him. Years of mercenary life have given him the habit of being thoughtful.
"Wait...... Let me help you change the bandage again. Mina stopped him suddenly. Remembering that the wound on the neck of the chasing dragon has not completely healed, changing the medicine in time is conducive to the recovery of the wound.
Chasing the dragon subconsciously sat on the ground, crooked his neck and waited for the dressing to be changed. Mina skillfully untied the bandage, and a dark red wound on her neck was visible, and it took less than a moment to replace it.
"Your wound has healed for seven or eight years, and you will be able to fully recover in the next few days without doing strenuous exercise. Mina instructed.
"Thank you...... Miss Maina!" said Chasing the Dragon, looking at her affectionately.
"You don't have to thank me, you and I don't owe each other, if you are really moved, then bury it in the bottom of your heart...... I'd like to keep it forever. Mina turned and stood up.
"This place needs to be reorganized?" said Mina, looking at the withered banana leaves and campfires on the ground. She feared that these traces of human life would undoubtedly reveal their whereabouts.
"You think they're going to search for this?" said Chasing Dragon.
"Not sure, if they learn that the lightning leopard is dead, the flames of impulsive anger may burn into this rainforest. Mina said.
"If they have decided to act, then why should they run away, there are some things that they have to face. Chasing the dragon said firmly. He understood that since the behind-the-scenes financier could be hired, a top killer like Lightning Leopard, several other killers among the top ten killers might also be hired. In the face of such high-level killers, the end of the escape often leads to hell.
Before they left the banyan forest, it was necessary to set up some deadly traps within the campfire. If there is an enemy looking for them, they will always be tricked, because the fish always take the bait unconsciously, Chase Dragon thought.
Chasing the dragon couldn't help but think of how good it would be if he hadn't lost the part of the weapons on the speedboat! Those weapons and ammunition were carefully selected by him, and those hand grenades must be very good to put here. Anything that dares to approach rashly will pay an unbearable price.
But at present, his bait plan has failed, and he has no ** and no hand _ at this time. Perhaps it would be possible to set primitive traps with physical exertion, such as burying sharp, sharp wooden arrows under the ground and coating them with poison dart frog venom. But he soon dismissed this idea, because the rainforests of Southeast Asia do not breed such highly poisonous creatures.
"Let's go!" said Chasing Dragon.
They strapped their sniper rifles to their backs and walked deeper into the rainforest with the Aka rifle in their hands......
The ancient and mysterious rainforests of Southeast Asia, with abundant rainwater that feeds all the creatures in the rainforest. The tall and straight Wangtian tree is dense, the crown towers into the sky, and the thin-leaved banyan tree with intertwined roots covers the sky and the sun.
The evergreen trees and plants are lush and lush, and they seem to be rolling in the distance, as if all things on the earth are dressed in green clothing, and all living beings are hidden under this green camouflage, and they are zigzag forward in the middle of it.
Chasing the dragon pressed the compass N direction of the watch, and Maina followed closely behind. His hurried steps tread on the soft ground, delicate and silent.
The mysterious and secluded rainforest seems to be like a sleeping old man at this time, and occasionally there is a pleasant birdsong, which is more like the snoring of the old man.
Chasing the dragon held the Aka rifle in his hand, gathering his eyes to look around the forest as he walked, and the environment in front of him was still calm as usual. Years of jungle warfare have taught him that calm environments are often fraught with danger. A few days ago, Mina was attacked by a giant python, which is enough to show that this vast rainforest is very likely to be inhabited by primitive beasts.
Danger often comes unexpectedly, he thinks.
After a while, the terrain gradually flattened and the tall trees and plants gradually thinned out, and the vision in front of me was broader.
"Ah......h
"Click......
Mina let out an exclamation, and gunshots rang out.
"What's wrong?" Hearing the news, Chasing Dragon thought that she had been attacked by a wild beast, and subconsciously raised his Aka rifle to aim around.
"Monty Python...... "Mega Python," Myna shouted, her face stunned, her body standing stiff, her Aka rifle in her hand, and the muzzle of which was pointed at the lush grass in front of her.
"Where?" asked Chasing Dragon. Due to the unusually dense evergreen broad-leaved plants in front of him, he did not see the python in Mana's mouth.
"Silly melon...... There......" Myna cried out anxiously, her fear of the python still imprinted in her heart.
The dragon turned and walked in the direction of her gun, and pushed aside the dense foliage, revealing a python's tail on the ground.
He continued to walk a few steps forward, but saw that the snake's body with thick arms was covered with large tan patterns, and the sinuous yellow lines separated the brown skin. In a panic, Mina blindly shot at the python's body, and at this time, there were several blood-red bullet holes on the python's body.
"This is the Asian rock python. "Chasing the dragon is speculated based on the color and shape of the python body pattern. However, the injured rock python did not move for half a minute at this time, and the thick body of the python was coiled around the soft dirt mound, as if to defend its territory to the death.
Chasing the dragon raised his rifle and aimed at the rock python's body, the black python's eyes facing the muzzle.
"Ignorant beasts are not yet running for their lives!" said Chasing Dragon. "Okay...... I may have forgotten that you are an ignorant beast and a deaf animal. ”
"Click, click, ......" A continuous shooting shot rang out, and the earth on the ground around the rock python flew in all directions, but these bullets were fired into the soil near the rock python, and at this moment he just wanted to drive away the rock python through the vibration generated by the bullets.
In a moment, the rock python squirmed its injured body, slid deeper into the grass, and finally disappeared.
"Hi...... Maina, come and take a look......" said Chasing Dragon excitedly.
"You killed it?" asked Mina, standing in the distance.
"No, I mean there's python eggs here. Chasing the dragon said.
Maina hurried over, but saw dozens of snow-white python eggs in the soft sandy mound, each as big as an adult's fist, and oval in appearance.
Chasing the dragon stepped forward and squatted down, reaching out and pressing the python egg. The hard shell indicates that the snake egg is in the beginning of hatching and the inside is still in the egg white state.
"Any snake animal has egg protection, and it didn't run away when you shot the rock python just now, probably because of these snake eggs. Chasing the dragon explained.
"If that's the case...... If I had known, I wouldn't have shot at Asian rock pythons. There was a hint of chagrin on her face.
"Natural selection, survival of the fittest! You shoot it just because you're at the top of the food chain, and there's nothing wrong with that. Chasing the dragon said.
"But......," Mina said after a pause.
"But you don't feel guilty when you shoot the enemy on the battlefield, because the enemy is powerful. And you have mercy and compassion for the weak, and if the rock python is too strong for you to subdue it, then you will shoot it with peace of mind!" said Chasing Dragon. "Maybe it's the rock python's egg protection behavior that awakens the motherhood in your body. ”
"Maybe!" said Myna.
Chasing Long untied the small green backpack that straddled his waist, reached out and picked a few thick green leaves and spread them on the bottom of the bag, and then carefully put the python eggs in until the entire backpack was filled.
"These snake eggs are enough for us to eat for two days. Chasing the dragon said. At the same time, the rich protein of python eggs will provide them with plenty of stamina to travel through the rainforest.
"These remaining python eggs, let them resign themselves to their fate. Chasing the dragon stood up and said, he understood that the rainforest was full of predators, and that these python eggs had left the protection of the mother's body, and the consequences could be imagined.
Myna understood what he was saying, walked over and crouched down, stretched out her hands and took a few handfuls of sand, covering the exposed python eggs with dirt, and then turned away.
"Do you want to hatch a few more pythons next year and fight you again?" said Chasing Dragon.
"I'm sure if the rock pythons hatched under my careful care, they would have stayed away from me. Mina smiled.
"Oh...... Rock pythons are always rock pythons, not to mention cold-blooded animals. Chasing the dragon said.
"Man is always a man, let alone a hot-blooded animal. Maina said with a smile.
Chasing the dragon looked at the hills and highlands in the distance in front of him, and thought that only by crossing the highlands in front of him could he find out the general topography and landform of the vicinity and make the itinerary arrangement.
"Let's continue our journey!" said the chasing dragon, and ran straight towards the rainforest heights with a big stride.
"Slow down...... Don't break the python egg. Mina shouted after her with her Aka rifle in her hand.