poor road [end times]

Huahua and Dahei cats walked in front, and Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin followed behind them side by side.

Unlike the group of monkeys, Hua Hua's cat still showed no trace of fear even in the face of a monster that was hundreds of times different.

It maintained an elegant posture, walked at the forefront of the team with its head held high, and stepped into the damaged gate of the scenic spot without fear.The bodyguard of the big black cat also followed behind it step by step, with an arrogant posture and a strong body, and his expression was even more arrogant.

If it weren't for their limited size, Yang Yiqin would have thought that there were two large carnivorous animals walking in front of him, a proud lioness and an agile and fierce black panther.

After stepping into the scenic spot, they could see at a glance that the monkeys' homes had been demolished—more than half of the small houses had collapsed, and the branches inside were also buried by gravel and mud.

Fortunately, the group of monkeys reacted quickly and quickly fished out the newborn baby monkeys and sent them to the safe eaves.

Although there were no casualties among the monkeys, they were somewhat frightened.

But looking at the appearance of the six elephants, it can be seen that their reason is still there, and there is no sign of madness or impulsiveness. Except for the gate of the scenic spot and the abode of the monkeys, they did not destroy any other trees or trees. flower.

The door was broken because it was blocking the way, and the house of the monkeys was destroyed... because of a feud?But the monkeys who bullied the elephant back then were obviously another group.

Could it be that because of the previous incident, the elephant herd had species targeting and discrimination?

Elephants can't speak, and Yang Yiqin can't know their real thoughts. He can only use his own way of thinking to think about the other party's motivations and make reasonable and moderate speculations.

But the most important thing right now is to solve the threat they pose to the base first.

The elephants noticed the two of them and the cat right away.

The wound on the baby elephant's body that was scratched by the monkey healed long ago, and after a period of recuperation and growth, its skin became extremely thick like other elephants.Yang Yiqin doesn't know much about elephants, so he can't tell the exact age of this little elephant, but it is obviously still at the age of being infinitely curious about everything. come over.

The other elephants turned around too.

Their huge bodies are like hills, giving people an unspeakable sense of oppression.The largest male elephant has long and sharp tusks and extremely fierce and sharp eyes, making it look not easy to mess with.

Yang Yiqin thought to himself: According to what Qian Guowei said, if we want to completely eliminate them with high firepower, it will definitely take a lot of ammunition.

This is not a small loss for the current base.

Just as he thought about the ammunition issue, Hua Hua, who was at the front of the team, suddenly walked towards the elephants, and the big black cat followed behind it silently.The visual contrast between the size of the elephant herd and the smallness of the domestic cat is extremely powerful, but even at this time, the two of them have no timidity.

Yang Yiqin immediately tensed up, picked up the weapon in his hand, and stared at Huahua's back.Feng Lin also raised the rifle in his hand, ready to fight at any time, silently guarding Yang Yiqin's side.

The helicopter in the sky is also still, and the people inside are quietly overlooking the movement below, ready to attack and rescue people at any time.

In the silent night, only the occasional sound of the wind and the sound of the propeller turning.

Except for the curious baby elephant, all the other elephants stood motionless behind the head elephant, as if waiting for its command.The leading elephant cautiously looked around, seeing Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin not far away from the helicopter in the sky, and finally lowered his head and fixed his eyes on Huahua and the big black cat walking towards him.

The leading elephant raised its head and roared like a threat, and the cry was deafening, resounding through the mountains and forests.

However, Huahua and the big black cat were indifferent, as if they had not heard the warning, they gave a soft "meow" and continued to walk towards the elephant.The movement of the two cats touching the ground with their limbs is very light, but it carries a sense of confrontation and coercion.

Two cats stand in front of the elephant herd.

Huge and small creatures stared at each other, and humans with powerful armed forces watched from the sidelines. The atmosphere in the air became tense, and the battle was about to break out.

After a long silence, Huahua suddenly took a step forward.

Then the leading elephant took a big step back.

The elephant herd immediately retreated with the head elephant.

Yang Yiqin: "..."

His cat... is it really a cat?

I have never heard of cats being racially suppressed against elephants.He looked at Huahua suspiciously, but he couldn't see any difference in it.

Before Yang Yiqin could figure it out, Huahua meowed several times at the head elephant. Its voice was not loud, but it could be heard very clearly in the night, and it really frightened the elephant herd on the opposite side.

The leading elephant didn't know what he was afraid of, and his long trunk was shaking uncomfortably.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, Huahua and the elephant seemed to have reached an agreement - only the elephant let out a soft and short cry, and Huahua responded with a "meow".

Then, the tension in the air instantly dissipated.

……solved?

Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin did not let down their vigilance.

At this moment, the big black cat suddenly roared.

Yang Yiqin rarely heard the big black cat meowing.

On weekdays, it is silent and ferocious to the outside world, and it seems to be hard-working at home. Whether it is threatening or showing weakness, there is only a "snoring" sound in its throat.Therefore, when he heard its roar like a beast, he couldn't react for a while.

He has repeatedly confirmed that the other party is indeed a cat, not a big cat such as a leopard or a tiger. Could it be possible that even the voice has changed after getting bigger?

Or is it just due to mutational effects?

After the big black cat roared to the sky, the monkey king suddenly jumped in from outside the scenic spot.It glanced at the elephant, then at Huahua and Dahei, and then jumped very cautiously not far from Huahua.

The animals at the scene formed a "three-legged confrontation" state.

Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin had also been to the zoo, but this was the first time they had seen such momentum.

The same was obviously true of the people in the helicopter. They were extremely surprised, picked up the intercom equipment and kept reporting the latest situation to Qian Guowei outside the scenic area.The end of the world has accelerated the evolution and mutation of species, and the communication between animals seems to be quite different from the past, as if they can really understand each other's intentions and communicate with each other in their own way.

In the confrontation between the three species in front of them, they each reached a compromise.

In this way, under Huahua's mediation, the animal war came to an end.

Afterwards, Huahua returned to Yang Yiqin's side wagging her tail.

Yang Yiqin was about to ask something, when Hua Hua looked at the elephant again, raised one of his front paws and pointed to the other head.The leading elephant uttered a knowing cry, and led his herd towards the top of the mountain.

Borrowing the moonlight and the glare of the helicopter, Yang Yiqin looked at the mountain over there from a distance.Although the mountain peaks there are not too high, there is a stream flowing at the foot of the short mountain, and it is far away from the monkey group, which is very suitable for elephants to live in.

After the elephant left, the monkey king yelled a few more times, and soon the other monkeys jumped over. The group of monkeys came to the overwhelmed room and yelled happily.

Although most of those rooms have been overwhelmed, but with a little repair, they can still have the effect of sheltering from wind and rain.The monkeys don't care about privacy and are very satisfied with the place, so they have no plans to move elsewhere.

The surveillance person in the helicopter informed Qian Guowei of the situation in time.

Not long after, Qian Guowei led the team to the scenic spot.Looking at the back of the elephant going away, he cautiously asked Yang Yiqin, "...is this a solution?"

"Probably, I don't know too well, Feng Lin and I didn't participate in their confrontation the whole time." Yang Yiqin shook his head, looked down at Huahua at his feet, and asked, "Will the elephant herd not attack the base in the future?"

It's too close to the base here, and they can't let any danger nearby.

Huahua nodded the cat's head and let out a "meow".

"So—" Yang Yiqin continued to ask, "They also want to settle here?"

Qian Guowei immediately frowned: "Long-term settlement? This is not possible!"

Elephants are different from monkeys, they are too uncontrollable.Although the elephants have no intention of being afraid or attacking them at present, once their minds change, the threat to the base is immeasurable, and they cannot take the risk of letting them live nearby.

Huahua shook her head, saying that was not the case.

Hearing this, Qian Guowei breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to ask: "Are you sure?"

Huahua raised her paws, revealing her sharp nails—it drew a circle of lines on the ground with its nails, and finally the end of the line was connected with a circle, and then tapped the circle lightly.

Qian Guowei was a little confused and couldn't understand its meaning at all.

He looked at Yang Yiqin at the side: "...this is?"

Yang Yiqin interpreted Huahua's meaning: "Elephants will circle around and find a destination to stop?"

Huahua "meowed" and made a tick mark on the ground.

Deep shock appeared in Qian Guowei's eyes, and he couldn't help saying with emotion: "It's amazing... the animals are all fine now."

"I thought so before, but now I'm used to it." Yang Yiqin chuckled, "Actually, even before the end of the world, many animals have an IQ no lower than that of a child, and we humans shouldn't underestimate them. "

"You're right." Qian Guowei asked again, "Then when are they going to leave?"

Yang Yiqin looked at Huahua.

Huahua turned around twice at first, then suddenly stood upright on her hind legs, and then touched her stomach with her front paws.Seeing this, the big black cat on the side leaned over and licked the fur on its abdomen.

Qian Guowei turned his attention to Yang Yiqin again.

Yang Yiqin held his chin, thought for a while, and then said suspiciously, "Wait until the baby is born?"

Huahua landed on her front legs and raised her chin: "Meow."

It seems to be the right answer.

Qian Guowei: "..."

The rest: "..."

When Yang Yiqin went back last night, he not only provided the base with a code to communicate with the monkey group, but also told the veteran monkey group about the birth of a newborn monkey.So Qian Guowei also knew about the baby monkey, and he asked the question that everyone wanted to be curious about: "After the monkey is born, the elephant is born again. Is the scenic spot a delivery room?"

Huahua "meowed" a few times.

"It should be that the animals are very satisfied with the environment here." Yang Yiqin guessed, "The scenic spot has both natural landscapes and clean roads carved out by artificial hammers. No matter how you look at it, it is very suitable for these people with high IQs. animals survive."

Qian Guowei nodded in agreement.

Feng Lin said, "Withdraw the order to attack at any time?"

"Okay." Qian Guowei nodded, "Then let people keep an eye on the actions of the elephant herd, and let the Jia team guarding the gate step up their vigilance before they give birth to their young and leave here."

At this time, the big black cat barked at them again, successfully attracting the attention of others.

Yang Yiqin asked: "Do you want to stay here?"

The big black cat nodded.

This is the chassis of their family. Now that a herd of elephants has come to live here temporarily, it should be so vigilant.Before it was determined that the elephant herd would not riot, the big black cat thought he had to monitor them.

"Then leave it to you." Yang Yiqin said with a smile, "I think the monkeys and elephants listen to you and Huahua."

After being praised by Yang Yiqin, the big black cat, who has always been moody and angry, raised its head and proudly walked in front of Huahua, showing off its stalwart and strong body to Huahua.

——It doesn't want to be so happy just because of the human's praise, but Huahua listens to this human's words very much, and being praised by him should be a bonus.

Huahua patted its paw indifferently.

"The big black cat is also guarding here? That's fine." Qian Guowei said, "There are cats to deter... Should we say the word 'deterrence'...Anyway, there are cats guarding here, so we can rest assured."

Yang Yiqin has other worries: "But speaking of it, an elephant's pregnancy is very long, it takes 22 months..."

Qian Guowei was surprised: "22 months?! Really?"

"Really, I forgot where I saw the popular science, and I was a little shocked at the time." Yang Yiqin mused, "I don't know how long the female elephant in this herd has been pregnant."

Qian Guowei thought for a while, and said, "Otherwise, let's go back to the base first and consult Academician Chen's team? They should also be very interested in mutant elephants."

Yang Yiqin nodded: "I think it's feasible."

Academician Chen is an expert in virology and biology, and his students are also researchers who study various organisms in nature.Let them take a look at the elephant herd, and by the way, get research data on mutated animals, and find out the reasons for the mutation of animals and zombies.

After dealing with the elephant, the group returned to the base non-stop and found Dr. Liang and others.The reason why Academician Chen was not woken up was because he was old and in poor health. Everyone was very concerned about his physical condition and did not want to wake him up at this time.

Since Academician Chen returned safely, Dr. Liang's mental state is much better than before.However, the direction of his specialization was not quite right. He mainly did research on genes, so he woke up another researcher who studied mammals—Dr. Li, who was also in his 30s.

After calling someone, Dr. Liang looked at Qian Guowei: "Elephants cannot be transported into the laboratory for research, should we go out of the base?"

"It depends on the situation." Qian Guowei said, "If you are not willing, we will do our best to help you obtain materials."

It should not be too difficult to get elephant hair, saliva, excrement and so on.

"I don't care. Isn't the area around our base very safe? Let's go out together, and I will try not to hold you back and cause any trouble." Dr. Liang shook his head, "But just listen to your description of the elephant's appearance. , we can’t make many judgments, it’s better to take a look.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Dr. Li added: "However, we still need your help in collecting materials."

Qian Guowei nodded: "This is what it should be."

For such a dangerous matter of collecting materials, these two powerless researchers must not be allowed to come.

Qian Guowei continued: "There is no danger around the base—or the biggest danger is the herd of elephants. The base will protect the two scientists. If you have no objections, we will prepare and set off at dawn."

"Then it's settled."

Another scientific researcher also has no objection.

Afterwards, Qian Guowei looked at Yang Feng and their cat: "Can you let your cat... help me to be the 'middle cat'?"

Huahua also followed the crowd into the office building, squatting obediently at Yang Yiqin's feet.

Although they want to collect materials, they don't want to anger those elephants.If we can coexist peacefully with elephants, it is naturally the best result to obtain the other party's permission after discussion.

Yang Yiqin lowered his head and looked at the elegant black and white cat at his feet: "You need to ask Huahuaben Mao for his opinion on this."

"The cat in the middle?" Dr. Liang pushed down his glasses and looked at the cat at Yang Yiqin's feet, "What do you mean?"

Qian Guowei briefly recounted the confrontation between Huahua and the elephant.

Dr. Liang was already very curious about Huahua, but after hearing this, his curiosity reached its peak, and his eyes behind the glasses shone with obvious brilliance.

Huahua was neither curious nor afraid of him, she just flicked her tail, which is considered to have agreed to Qian Guowei's request.

Seeing this, Dr. Liang's eyes became even brighter. He looked at Yang Yiqin: "Then I can—"

"Dr. Liang." Yang Yiqin said, "Please calm down."

Dr. Liang sighed regretfully.

Yang Yiqin smiled: "I am also afraid that the doctor will not be able to control it."

"That's what you said." Dr. Liang stared down at Huahua's soft hair, his tone full of regret, "After all, he is a kitten that even elephants are afraid of."

"If you want cat hair, I can provide a lot here." Yang Yiqin joked innocuously, "Dr. Liang can knit any cat fur sweater he wants."

Now he and Feng Lin have eight cats in their home.

Usually after the kittens have a good meal, the cat hair will get everywhere.

However, Huahua is an exquisite cat, and its delicacy is reflected in all aspects-not only ordering the big cats and kittens to take a bath every day, let them solve their physiological problems outside, but also let them rub their fallen cats into balls, and make them unified. Throw it to the back mountain.

Later they even learned to wipe the floor.

So Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin never worried about hygiene.

"Cat hair? Of course I need it." Dr. Liang looked at Huahua, "Can you provide hair from other kittens?"

Yang Yiqin nodded: "Yes, but it will be later."

Huahua listened to the conversation between them and understood that they wanted something from the elephant, and that Dr. Liang also wanted his own hair for the experiment.It is not such a stingy cat, as long as it does not threaten it and its family, there is nothing offensive.

So it raised one of its front paws, rubbed its cat's head and body, and in a short while rubbed off a mass of black and white hair.

Then, it curled the hair into a ball, pinched it with nails and handed it to Dr. Liang.

Dr. Liang: "..."

Qian Guowei was once again shocked by its performance of human nature.

Dr. Liang squatted down, first took Huahua's hair, and then reached out to shake its paw: "Thank you for the cooperation of this lady."

Huahua retracted her paw proudly and let out a "meow".

Qian Guowei glanced at his watch. After a busy circle, it was already past five o'clock in the morning: "Then gather at seven o'clock in the morning. Dr. Liang and Dr. Li will prepare the professional instruments needed for the investigation." After finishing speaking, he Looking at Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin again, "You guys also go to prepare, eat something and then gather at the gate of the prison."

After giving instructions to the humans present, he squatted down and looked at Huahua again: "You and the big black cat have worked hard today, thank you for your dedication to the base all the time."

Yang Yiqin also knelt down, rubbed Huahua's head, and jokingly said with a smile, "How about awarding them a pennant?"

"I think it can." Qian Guowei laughed, "But we have to wait until we find the pennant."

Huahua blinked, and rubbed Yang Yiqin's leg affectionately.

After everyone left the office building, Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin went home first. They were going to gather at the gate of the prison after having breakfast and participating in survivor training.

However, as soon as they got home, they were surprised to find that the house had become a mess.

In the living room, a few kittens were jumping back and forth anxiously on the wall and the ground like they had lost their minds, screaming "ow" and "meow" incessantly.As soon as they saw someone open the door and come back, the six kittens stopped their noisy movements for an instant, then put on aggrieved expressions in unison, and rushed towards the person at the door.

In the next instant, two kittens were hanging on Yang Yiqin's body.

There were also three kittens rubbing against Huahua's body non-stop, and one even circled around Feng Lin's feet.

Seeing this, Yang Yiqin gave an order softly: "Kids, line up!"

The kittens moved when they heard the sound, and they lined up in a column by conditioned reflex.

Huahua slapped them one by one, severely criticizing the kittens for their naughtiness and disturbance—although the attack was not severe.

Yang Yiqin asked: "Are you also woken up in the early morning?"

The kittens nodded one after another, and then pointed their little paws at Huahua.

It turned out that at three o'clock in the morning, the six kittens were also awakened by the knock on the door.

But Huahua and the big black cat forbade them to go out of the nest, and they were not allowed to go out with them. The kittens were obedient, but they were also very worried about their safety, so they couldn't help jumping around in the room.

Feng Lin looked at the living room where paw prints were everywhere: "Remember to clean it up."

The kittens nodded obediently again.

While eating breakfast, Yang Yiqin looked at the kitten sitting among the kittens in the living room, watching the kitten clean up Huahua in the living room, and said to Feng Lin, "You said... is Huahua the king of this forest?"

I still remember that when someone came to call them in the early morning, Huahua and the big black cat insisted on going to the scenic spot with them, probably because they had foreseen the elephant, so Xiu Ang had to determine his right to occupy the territory—when the monkeys came over before , Huahua did the same.

Feng Lin nodded: "There is a possibility."

"It's so majestic." Yang Yiqin said with a smile, "Even an elephant can be 'subdued'."

Feng Lin said: "But before facing the mutant elk, it and the kitten ran very fast."

Hearing this, Yang Yiqin was thoughtful: "So, it thinks that crazy mutant animals can't communicate?"

"I thought so."

"Perhaps there was another reason—the kittens were there."

The elk and black bear I met before were crazy mutant animals, lacking rationality and increasing aggressiveness, while the kittens were just cubs who had just reached the full moon, so it was not surprising that Huahua would choose to escape.

Hearing what they were talking about before, Hua Hua let out a cry.

Seems to be responding to their speculation.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Qian Guowei led the team on time and led the two researchers to the scenic spot again.

This was the first time for scientific researchers to leave the base. Although the surrounding area was considered to be the safest area outside the base, everyone was still very cautious, for fear that they would encounter any danger.

Having not left the safe base for a long time, Dr. Li was a little nervous, while Dr. Liang remained calm, looking at Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin's off-road vehicles from time to time.

Because there are seven cats on the buggy.

Huahua thought that after confronting the elephant herd, the scenic spot was no longer in danger, so she took the kittens to scout the spot.The intention is to let the kittens get familiar with their territory, and let the elephants remember who the owner is here, so as not to happen again in the future.

The kittens became more and more excited one after another, jumping onto the roof of the car one after another, like a lion, facing the wind majesticly looking forward.

It does look like he is going to inspect his territory.

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