Chapter 299: Fighting on the Grassland
Chapter 302: Fighting on the Grassland
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"How is it? Is there anything going on?" I whispered to Ling on the radio. After walking for about 40 minutes, I slowed down my pace with the children because we had to be extra careful from this point on. The lion's footprints became more and more obvious along the way, proving that the lions had just passed by here, and the distance to the place surrounded by vultures was probably less than 500 meters.

"No, we haven't found the lion group yet." Ling, who was exploring the way ahead, was patrolling carefully. As for why Ling was patrolling ahead, it was because I had set up a sniper rifle on a protruding rock five hundred meters away. As long as there was any movement around Ling, I could discover it and provide support in the first time. As long as the lion was more than two hundred meters away from Ling, I would be sure to blow its head off before it knocked Ling down!

"continue."

"Yes." Ling said carefully. "But Bing, can you tell me why this radio is in the shape of cat ears? How obsessed are you with cat ears?"

"Don't you think it's very suitable for you?" Through the scope, I watched Ling cutely poking her ears. "Back then, we let you wear cat ears for training so that you can get used to wearing radios. After all, this thing is clipped on your head and will have a little impact on you. I don't want you to wear in-ear or invisible ones, one is that they are easy to fall off, and the other is that if the enemy interferes with it, your eardrum will explode instantly. Of course, you will still be asked to wear hidden ones when you sneak in."

"Oh... whatever you want." Ling didn't dwell on this. "It seems that there are no lions around. I have seen where the vultures are gathered." Ling reported. "It seems to be the body of a zebra. The vultures are all nestling around and not flying up. They seem to be full."

"Hmm. Is there any edible part of the zebra?" I asked. Although I could see it clearly through the scope, I didn't say much in order to train Ling's judgment.

"The lower body has been hollowed out and torn apart." Ling touched the side of the zebra's body and looked around to see if there were any lions passing by. Then she focused her attention on the zebra. "Only the skeleton is left of the lower body. There is a bite wound on the zebra's neck, which should be caused by biting its throat. The two legs of the upper body have not been attacked. There is no stench and no maggots. There are not even many flies. The blood on the neck has not coagulated or changed color, so it should be fresh."

"Then remove the zebra legs. Two zebra legs are enough for us to eat." I arranged. "Pay attention to the cutting method. You have dissected human bodies before, and the same applies to animals. Cut the skin first. Then cut off the meat. If possible, cut off the whole leg and bring it back. During this time, I will use a sniper rifle to protect you." After speaking, I said to the two children beside me. "When you go on missions in the future, this sniper job will be yours. Don't forget that such operations are entrusted to your companions with their lives. Don't let your teammates down. Otherwise, if a teammate dies because of your negligence, then you don't have to report to me. Either avenge him, or... leave with him."

The two children looked at each other, then looked at me at the same time and nodded heavily. At this moment, I could see the solemnity and seriousness in the children's eyes, without any hesitation. This is what I want to see most, because it is enough to show that they are a group of good partners that I can trust.

Focusing my eyes on the scope again, I saw Ling using the dagger in her hand to quickly dismember the two front legs of the zebra. The children's months of dissection were not in vain. Ling quickly understood the structure of the zebra's legs, peeled the skin, cut off the fat, cut the meat, and removed the bones. In less than ten minutes, one of the horse's legs was completely removed, and not even much blood was shed. And ten minutes later, the other leg was also completely dismembered. Although there were vultures harassing Ling during this period, they were all driven away by Ling's dagger. After completing all this, Ling used the dagger to pierce a few buttons on the zebra's body, and blood flowed out of the wounds. Then she quickly ran back holding the two horse legs.

"How smart! She knows how to bleed to attract creatures and divert their attention." After Ling came back, I ruffled her hair which was already a little dusty. "Let's go, let's get out of here. We can eat these two legs for a long time. Before other beasts come."

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

After running for a long time with our two front legs, we found a windy rock about three meters high near noon. We set up a fire rack in the shade and started grilling horse meat skewers.

"Huff... Although the weather is hot, being able to eat barbecue is also a kind of happiness when struggling to survive." Ling chewed the horse meat that was still greasy in her mouth.

"Ah, horse front leg meat is quite delicious. Plus, it contains salt, which can help you replenish the salt you've lost due to sweating in the past two days." I said as I sat aside and watched the children eat.

"Bing, don't you want to eat something?" Ling had a cunning look on her face and put a piece of roasted meat in front of me.

"I told you, this is your food, I won't touch it." I shook my head and took out more food from my arms. "Two front legs should be enough for you to eat for a day. So you have to think about what to do with the meat you can't finish this meal."

"Will it be easy for raw meat to go bad if we carry it in directly?" Mary swallowed the barbecue in her mouth.

"If we just roast it and take it with us, it seems like it won't last long, right?" Ling also frowned.

"How about... drying it into jerky?" Taiyi thought for a moment. "It's noon now, and the temperature is nearly 35 degrees. If we cut the meat into thin slices and put them on the rocks, it should be dried and cooked quickly."

"Have you ever thought that other animals might come following the scent?" I joked, but Taiyi's expression froze.

"this..."

"In fact, I think what Taiyi said makes sense." Ling chimed in. "As long as we cut the meat into thin slices, and put it on the stone at this temperature, it will take at most five minutes to cook, and it will be dry in ten minutes. And the meat we have will only be half a leg after a meal. So it should be very fast."

"Well... you decide, I'll just watch." I didn't argue. Soon, the children started cutting, and the temperature of the wind rock surface was definitely over 80 degrees. The thin slices of meat stuck to the stone surface soon emitted a wisp of white smoke. So, within half an hour, the slices of meat cut by the children were all stored in the nitrated zebra skin.

"Huh... I can finally take a break." Ling stretched and was about to lie down. But she saw me adjusting the gun on the side. "Bing, what are you doing?"

"Hmm? Oh, I'm just tidying up my gun..." I replied calmly. At the same time, I didn't stop debugging. "It's okay, you can take a rest."

"Hey, you're not..." Ling seemed to have noticed something was wrong. "Did we attract the attention of some creature just now?"

"It's said that the smell of blood can travel dozens of miles away, so can the smell of meat not?" I shrugged. "It's estimated that in a few minutes, this place will be attacked by hyenas. Oh, they're already here." As I was talking, I pointed to the canines crawling in the grass in the distance, ready to attack. They were spotted hyenas unique to the African grasslands. And there was not just one, but eight hyenas scattered around. Their fangs were sharp and their eyes were full of greed. It seemed that they regarded us as their meal.

"Hyenas eat carrion. But they won't let go of fresh meat. You just spent about half an hour drying the meat. The smell has spread far away. These guys with highly sensitive sense of smell came here just by hearing the news. You should be thankful that you are facing eight hyenas instead of eight lions."

"Bing... I was wrong." Ling felt a little wronged. She knew that this was all her fault. Besides, their current physical strength was not at its best. Maybe they would have to pay a price this time.

"It's okay, just correct your mistakes." I patted her head. "Kill them. Otherwise, you will be killed by them. Don't worry, my gun is only to protect my own life. You guys... come on~"

"Hun Dan Bing!" Ling's cheeks puffed up. But she didn't have time to talk nonsense with me. She immediately stood up and told Taiyi and Mary to prepare for the battle. And I quickly climbed up the Wind Rock, ready to sit on the mountain and watch the fight. Soon, Ling and the others were surrounded by eight hyenas. The three of them stood back to back, ready to face the hyenas' attacks at any time. This will be a fierce battle. The group attack of hyenas is very terrifying. Only if the three of them cooperate reasonably enough can they survive this level. Otherwise, once the three of them let go and there is a loophole. Then the chances of the children surviving will be much lower. Haha, what kind of battle is it? I can only wait and see.

After guarding for two and a half minutes, the hyenas launched their attack. The largest hyena bared its teeth and growled, and the two hyenas beside it rushed out and rushed straight towards Ling.

"Taiyi, support!" Ling was ready to respond, and called Taiyi to face the two hyenas together. Mary also took a step back, keeping a distance to avoid accidental injury.

"Side attack!" Two hyenas were close at hand. Ling shouted coldly and took a step back with Taiyi, one on the left and one on the right. They raised their daggers at the same time and slid past the hyenas' sides. Because the hyenas jumped, they lost the chance to turn in the air, so they could only take the knife. However, the hyenas did not run away because of the injuries. Instead, they bit Ling and Taiyi from the front and back. At the same time, two more hyenas rushed towards them from the outside. Ling was the first to get rid of the hyenas' pursuit. The dagger switched from right to left, and a moon wheel passed through and stabbed at the hyena's head. After all, she was professionally trained. Although this was Ling's first time to fight against hyenas, her skills would not change because of whether the opponent was a human or a dog. The stab pierced the hyena's glasses without any deviation. The brain was directly injured. The hyena ran away with a wail, stumbling on the way, and it was obvious that it was dying. After just one attack, the other two hyenas also pounced on him. Taiyi was still being entangled and unable to provide support, and Ling was at the stage where she had used up all her strength in one attack and had not yet regained her strength. Facing the attack of these two hyenas, Ling could only choose to retreat. Fortunately, Mary intervened in time to stop one, otherwise if the two pounced together, Ling would have been seriously injured. Even in this situation, Ling's arm was cut by the sharp claws and a bloody mark was left.

"Beast!" Ling screamed, and changed hands again, slashing horizontally. The hyena's left ear and scalp flew off its body in an instant. It screamed in pain. Ling did not give it a chance to fight back, and slashed vertically at its waist with a gorgeous split. The hyena was crippled by Ling in just a few seconds. However, just as the hyena fell to the ground, the third wave of attacks arrived. Two hyenas jumped out again and pounced on Ling. It's strange to say, Ling didn't use the taunt skill, so how did she attract the siege of all the hyenas? Was it because of her long purple hair? Seeing the two hyenas rushing towards her again. Ling made a desperate move. She swung her dagger hard at the neck of the hyena entangled with Taiyi, and she rushed towards the one that was circling Mary. At the same time, she shouted to Taiyi. "Dagger!"

Taiyi understood what Mary meant. When the hyena he was fighting lost its fighting power, Taiyi threw his dagger to Ling, and he pulled out Ling's dagger and stabbed the hyena's back of the head. On the other side, Ling took the dagger and stabbed the hyena that was biting Mary's sleeve. Seeing Ling's action, Mary held down the dog's head despite being injured, so that Ling could easily insert the dagger into its brain. This series of actions happened within a few seconds. The two new hyenas rushing towards Ling also jumped up. Ling could not avoid this attack.

Ling took a big step back to protect her master, trying to stay away from the attack. Although the two hyenas didn't bite Ling in the first attack, they bit Ling's calf again after landing. Ling couldn't dodge it. Because she had used all her strength in the previous jump, she had lost her balance. She slid on the ground for a while before turning over and standing up, but unfortunately the hyenas' attack had already arrived.

Ling punched a hyena with all her might, but the other bit Ling's calf firmly. Ling howled in pain, and reached out to hold down the hyena's head to prevent it from tearing the flesh off her calf. The other hyena also recovered from the punch and pounced on Ling again. Fortunately, Taiyi and Ling arrived. The last hyena failed to hurt Ling, and the hyena biting Ling's leg was stabbed in the back of the head by Mary, killing her directly.

Roar! ! !
The largest hyena leader in the distance saw that all his hyenas were dead or injured. After a howl, he led the last pregnant female hyena beside him and launched a final attack on Ling and the others.

boom! ! ! !

A loud gunshot shocked all the animals on the grassland. The hyena leader who rushed towards Ling and the others was also shot in the head and died after the loud gunshot.

The children looked over when they heard the noise. They saw me sitting on the windy rock, holding my sniper rifle, with a wisp of white smoke coming out of the muzzle. The headshot must have come from me.

Watching the bitch running away in shame, I shook my head and stopped shooting. Looking at the three children below who were covered in scars, I sighed, took out my cell phone from my arms and made a call.

"Giffard, the training is over. Send a plane and medical personnel to pick us up."

(End of this chapter)