I am a doctor in the wasteland

Chapter 26 Hunting
Injuries are almost unheard of at this distance during the day at least.

Su Ling and Xiaopeng walked out of the clinic side by side. It was visible to the naked eye that countless townspeople preferred tile-roofed houses after the heavy rain, especially those gangsters wandering around the town.

They already had no fixed place to live, but this heavy rain made them even more harmful to others.

Entering the forest again, after the heavy rain, everything is much fresher, the air smells like vegetation, the forest is peaceful, and there are not a few hunters entering the forest.

After entering the forest for 300 meters, Su Ling and Xiaopeng still found nothing, not even the shadow of herbivores. Xiaopeng shrugged, "The hunters probably returned without success today."

"It's always like this after a heavy rain."

After going deeper into the forest, Xiaopeng set up a small basket. The basket was set up with tree branches, and a long rope was connected to the tree branches. Under the basket was some low-quality bird food.

People can't get enough to eat, and birds must be the worst thing to eat, so just pull it when the birds get into the trap.

Nearby, Xiaopeng used seven or eight tree branches to weave something similar to a mousetrap. Of course it is not a mousetrap. This is a animal trap. Falling downward, thus piercing the beast.

This can only catch small beasts, such as hares.

After setting up seven or eight traps, Xiaopeng returned to the original birdcage, grabbed the rope and waited patiently. There are two types of hunters, one is like Xiaopeng, the trap hunter.

To catch wild beasts through traps, just wait quietly after setting them up for a long time. On the contrary, the other kind of hunters usually use long-range weapons such as slingshots to design and capture wild beasts that are visible to the naked eye.

Su Ling also waited quietly.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and there was no movement from the trap for about two hours.

Su Ling and Xiaopeng were extremely patient, almost blending into the big tree they were leaning against. They stayed in the same posture for two hours, during which they had almost no communication.

Soon, the wood-eating bird circling in the sky seemed to notice the fat food on the ground. It was so hungry that it had been hiding in the tree hole, and the salivating wood-eating bird couldn't wait to dive!
This is the opportunity!

Xiaopeng held the rope tightly, waiting for the wood-eating bird's beak to touch the food, but a cry came from afar, "Come here!"

This cry made the wood-eating bird stop abruptly in the air, twisting its neck almost at ninety degrees, and turning its head towards the sky, it wanted to run!
There was only one second left for Xiaopeng and Su Ling to react. Xiaopeng failed to react. His nerves stayed on the rope in his hand!

Su Ling strode out, and the wood-eating bird already felt the danger. It fluttered its wings, but the speed of the dive was too fast, and it was very difficult to turn back!

Just when the wood-eating bird thought he had escaped, a big hand behind him quickly grabbed his limbs, giving the wood-eating bird the feeling that this is a "beast"!
The reason for this feeling is that it feels that the overall speed and strength are like wolves or a class that achieves capture through high burst!
Give it a go!
The wood-eating bird's final thought, after forming this thought in its brain, turned its head again and pecked at the big hand, but it underestimated the power of this hand too much!
When the arm exerted force instantly, the wood-eating bird felt that its feet were about to be torn off. The powerful impact made the neck miserable, and the rapid falling speed was like a ninety-degree vertical roller coaster!
By the time he reacted, the sharp beak of the wood-eating bird had been carved into the mud, and the head was knocked unconscious due to the violent impact. The large bird, the wood-eating bird, just fell into Su Ling's hands.

Xiaopeng looked at this series of operations and then looked at the rope in his hand. This guy can catch wild animals with his bare hands!
The townspeople dare not catch it with bare hands, they must use tools to catch it. If it is pecked by a wood-eating bird, the toxin will gradually spread, and unconsciousness and wound inflammation will follow. Wang Xin was an example back then.

"Your hands are too strong!"

"Dinner is done, let's go and see what's going on."

The rules of hunters are to help each other in the wild. Even if there is no family relationship between the townspeople, humans in the wild should still be united. These are the rules.

Walking towards the shout just now, I soon found that seven or eight familiar townspeople, almost all experienced hunters between the ages of three and 40, came here after hearing the shout.

These people have obvious features. They have dark complexions and yellowish teeth, which are caused by grass smoke. They are thin and have obvious lines. They are dressed in sweaty and smelly clothes. This is a typical image of a hunter.

One person explained, "Brother Lin Zi failed to hunt just now. He wanted to go deep into the forest to have a look, so he wrapped a rope around his waist and asked me to hold the other end of the rope. If there is a strong vibration, let me pull the rope back."

Tying a rope is an insurance measure. First, you won’t get lost. The townspeople always believe in things like ghosts hitting walls. Second, when you fall and fail to get up and run, someone can pull the rope to protect you.

"But when the rope vibrated violently, I pulled it back quickly, and only half of the rope was left!" The younger brother spoke very fast, this brother Lin Zi must have died.

Lin Zige's name is Su Ling. He and Xiaotazi who are talking are known as hunting twin stars. The two have cooperated in hunting for more than ten years, and their relationship is very similar to Su Ling and Xiaopeng.

Something will happen, and Xiaotazi is also very anxious, and he can't make up his mind.

One of them analyzed, "Half of the rope must have been bitten off or cut off, let's go in and have a look!"

"I want to go to you, our rule is one kilometer in the forest, and one kilometer outside, which is against the rules!"

"It's raining heavily today, and there's no harvest. It's inevitable to go deep. It's good to go in and have a look. What if there are still harvests?"

There were two groups of people, one group escaped and the other group followed the small tower into the forest.

Su Ling and Xiaopeng looked at each other, and Su Ling said, "I'll follow to see, you take the wood-eating bird back first."

"Isn't it too dangerous?"

"Don't worry, I'll just take a look, if the situation is not right, I will definitely run away!"

"Okay, be safe!"

Xiaopeng held the wood-eating bird and took out a dagger from his waist, while Su Ling quietly followed their footsteps.

Xiaopeng didn't ask Su Ling why he followed. He only knew that Su Ling must have made a deliberate decision, otherwise he wouldn't have followed suit.

This is not a child's play, maybe it will end up like Lin Zige, Xiaopeng knows very well that Su Ling is not an adventurous person.

Of course, Su Ling also had his own considerations, judging from the cutting surface of the rope, it was too familiar!
Familiar with the events of that day, I can still vividly remember them. This is the cutting mark of the orc's axe. The marks are neat and smooth. It can be seen that the rope disintegrated after being cut.

If a wild animal gnaws on it, there will be obvious tooth marks on the rope.

Xiaotazi walked in front, followed by other townspeople, keeping vigilance. After walking 300 meters, he saw a broken rope. This was the rope that tied Lin Zige!
(End of this chapter)