Chapter 33: 32. The stalker in the shadows
Chapter 33 32. The stalker hiding in the shadows
The soldiers of the second team hid in the bushes, staring nervously at a grove of sorrel trees halfway up the mountain.
A terrestrial bear with a body length of more than four meters was leaning against a pear tree. The bear's claws, which were as big as a fan, shook the big pear tree vigorously. The whole big tree was shaking violently. Falling like raindrops in the woodland, two bear cubs over two meters in length happily nibbled on the green pears on the ground.
This kind of sorbet is not delicious, not to mention that green pears are extremely sour. Even in the ripe season, yellow-orange-orange pears hang all over the branches. Generally speaking, this unpalatable sorbet can only be made into fruit wine.
The pears on the tree fell all over the ground, and the adult earth storm bear bent down and lay quietly under the tree, seemingly not interested in these green pears.
He Boqiang did not expect such a lazy brown bear to be one of the overlords in the Gandar Er Mountains, the Earth Violent Bear.
It is said that the adult violent bears who have reached their peak strength can touch the door of the third-level monsters, but in fact most of the violent bears are only second-level monsters.
For the soldiers of the second team, the violent earth bear in front of them is like a mountain that cannot be climbed.
It is said that the violent earth bear possesses the magical power of the earth system, and it is difficult for ordinary weapons to pierce its bear skin. When the violent earth bear is on the ground on all fours, its body has inexhaustible power, which is definitely not something that the current members of the team can defeat .
The earth storm bear has a very sensitive sense of smell. When looking for prey, it can smell the scent of the prey two kilometers away, and has an irritable temper. When it senses that danger is approaching, it is easy to go berserk.
At this moment, everyone is hiding in the bushes, but what they see is a warmer picture. A mother bear and her two cubs are eating green pears in the pear forest.
He Boqiang felt that there must be some reason for the appearance of the indigenous girl.
Last night at dusk, she appeared on the top of the tree, and then disappeared quickly after being discovered. Obviously, she was warning He Boqiang that this forest area was dangerous, which made He Boqiang not sleep well all night.
When the team continued to move forward after packing up the tent, He Boqiang never let down his vigilance.
He was actually wary of a large group of native hunters suddenly rushing out of the surrounding woodland, or red-eyed hyena or something.
It wasn't until they saw a huge earth storm bear in the woodland on the mountainside that He Boqiang realized that this big guy in front of him was the source of the unknown danger, and the danger was slowly approaching.
The body of this second-level monster is like a mobile treasure house. It is destined to have a magic core with a magic spar in its skull, and an intact bear skin is even more valuable.
But Suldak was not stupid enough to hunt the Grizzly Bear, the second team was not manned enough to slap the Grizzly Bear a few times.
In order to avoid being discovered by the earth storm bear, Suldak took the team members to hide in a piece of wild dill vines. This kind of vine itself has an unpleasant smell, which can effectively cover up the smell of the body.
Entering the shrub forest is a good way to protect yourself.
He Boqiang always felt that the violent earth bear seemed to know that there were people in the woodland here, but in fact it was also hesitating whether to come over.
Great Earth Bear wandered in the opposite pear grove for a while, and finally decided to leave slowly with the two cubs.
Waiting for the earth storm bear to climb over the ridge and drift away, Suldak let everyone get out from the vines, and everyone sat in the woodland and let out a sigh of relief.
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"It seems that we have entered the depths of the Ganda Er Mountain, everyone must be more careful."
Suldak told the soldiers in the squad.
Red Sox Garcia couldn't help complaining to Suldak: "Captain, when will our mission go on this time? Let us find someone in such a large mountain forest without a specific scope. Where can we go?" try to find?"
The bearded Cagle wiped the sweat from his face, leaned over and said, "It is said that the higher-ups calculated according to the time, and determined that the swordsman should go to the area of defense that our regiment is in charge of."
Suldak lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying: "This time we brought seven days of marching rations, and the food is still sufficient at present, so let's look inside again and treat it as a field training."
Near noon, the soldiers lit a fire in the forest and cooked a pot of fish porridge. Tim fish is a first-class monster. Regular consumption of this kind of fish is said to enhance one's physical fitness. It is a rare nourishing food. He Boqiang didn't feel any improvement in physical strength either, it's true that this kind of fish porridge is more resistant to hunger.
He Boqiang sat on a tree root protruding from the soil, drinking fish porridge in a bowl with a dry baked wheat cake.
His gaze fell in the woods not too far away, and a piece of animal skin skirt was exposed just behind a maple tree. He Boqiang pressed his forehead in distress, although he was very grateful for her warning last night, but The whereabouts of the second team fell into the eyes of this indigenous girl without reservation, and there was no secrecy at all, which was really a headache.
He Boqiang wanted to quietly chase after him, scaring away the indigenous girl who had been following behind the team.
He put down the wheat cake in his hand calmly, and gestured to the recruits on the side to go out. This gesture usually means to go out to solve personal problems. He Boqiang took a few steps quickly, and his figure disappeared in the dense forest .
He stooped through a low cassava field, carefully concealing his figure, and groped towards the tree where the indigenous girl was hiding.
When he touched the maple tree, he found that the figure of the indigenous girl had long since disappeared.
He Boqiang sighed. Although he knew it would happen, he still wanted to try it. At least to stop the adventures of the indigenous girl, otherwise, once discovered by other members of the team, it will inevitably be in danger.
And Augustus in the second team is a ranger with good anti-reconnaissance methods.
He Boqiang was about to turn around and return to the temporary camp when he suddenly felt something. He turned his head and saw the slender indigenous girl looking at him behind a tree tens of meters away. He gritted his teeth and decided to take the risk to catch up.
The aborigine girl was covered with animal skins, her gray hair was braided in thin braids, and her face was covered by green tree sap. When she saw He Boqiang running over quickly, she was frightened and ran into the depths of the forest in a hurry. Her steps were brisk. , it was difficult for He Boqiang to catch up for a while.
The forest is overgrown with weeds, and some potholes are filled with fallen leaves. If you step into it, your body will be seriously unbalanced. Several times, He Boqiang felt that his ankle was so painful that it was about to break.
He chased after the indigenous girl, passed through a dense red pine forest, jumped over a small river that was almost dead, and ran on the rocky beach for an unknown distance.
He Boqiang didn't stop until his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
It is obvious that every time the indigenous girl disappears from sight, she will stop in front, wait until He Boqiang runs closer, and then leave He Boqiang far behind like a deer in the mountains.
She seemed very careful, neither leaving He Boqiang far away, nor letting him get too close to her.
After chasing for a long time, He Boqiang thought in his heart: In this way, the indigenous girl should not continue to follow the team.
So He Boqiang decided to go back.
When he returned to the temporary camp, Suldak and the soldiers of the second team were looking for him around the camp, thinking that he had been attacked by an indigenous hunter.
Sure enough, when camping that night, He Boqiang found that the indigenous girl was not following.
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On the sixth day after leaving the camp of the 57th Heavy Armored Infantry Regiment, Suldak led the soldiers of the second team to the end of the valley and the mountain ridge.
This is the upper reaches of this river valley. This river is formed by the confluence of countless rivers and streams in Ganda Er Mountain. From here, it is divided into two tributaries. If you go deeper, you will not follow a single ridge. Instead, stretches of mountains overlap together. The woodland here is mostly white birch and five-leaf maple, and there are also stretches of red pine forests and fir trees.
Suldak was worried that he would lose his way in the mountains, so he stopped here, intending to camp here, and return the same way after a day of repairing.
He Boqiang, Red Socks Garcia, Bearded Cagle and others set up a tent in the forest. Augustus followed Suldak and planned to go around the surrounding forest to see if there were any suitable prey.
In the morning, I also saw a herd of elk running along the river valley below towards the direction the team came from, and occasionally saw some small animals fleeing in the forest.
He Boqiang and the soldiers of the team had just set up the tent and built a simple stove. Before they could put the iron pot on the stove, the two of them, Augustus, ran back panting.
Augustus ran back sweating profusely and said, "I found something in the woodland ahead. The captain called us to go there together."
The bearded Cagle rushed up and asked Augustus, "What did you see? Is it an aborigine, or a monster in the forest?"
Augustus leaned on a big tree, panted for a while before saying, "It's a group of red-eyed hyenas..."
Hearing the red-eyed hyena, Cagle immediately grabbed Augustus by the neck with both hands, pressed him firmly against the big tree, and shouted loudly: "Since you met a group of red-eyed hyenas, how dare you leave the captain behind?" , run back by yourself?"
Augustus struggled weakly, was strangled by Kagel, and couldn't speak for a while, his face turned purple.
In the end, He Boqiang pushed Cagle away, and Augustus coughed violently after breaking free, and then said:
"Those red-eyed hyenas are all dead, as if they were eaten by some wild beast, leaving only a layer of dog skin..."
Red Sock Garcia breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what Augustus said, and said, "What's so strange about this? The beasts in this mountain forest that can kill red-eyed hyenas can't be counted on one hand, let alone What's more, there are even more powerful monsters living there, so you don't need to make a fuss about hunting a few red-eyed hyenas..."
(end of this chapter)