Blue Star Survival Project: Animal Edition

"Hey, where are we going next?"

Sheng Cun endured and endured, and finally couldn't help asking the system aloud.

He's been hanging around here for almost a week now.Looking up, there are vast mountains.

The dark brown stones are layered on top of each other, and the snow is everywhere, covering every gap, which looks like a cream cake sprinkled with Oreo cookie crumbs.

The ravines here are undulating and the terrain is complex, and you will be detoured if you are not careful.In order not to waste energy, Shengcun decided to obediently wait for the system's instructions.

This is the habitat of ibex.This magical species has a goat-like mustache and can walk swiftly on cliffs and cliffs. The looming figure in the rocks is like a fairy that is active in the mountains in Celtic mythology.

The one-meter-long ibex is easy to subdue and is an ideal prey for wolves.However, as long as they climb the cliff close to 60°, Shengcun can only look at the sheep and sigh.

However, after two days of observation, he found the Achilles' heel of the ibex—their staple food is moss and weeds, but they lack certain essential mineral elements, so the ibex must regularly lick the salt seeped from the ground to supplement Nutrition.

Anyway, the system did not show up for a long time, so Sheng Cun squatted for two days, and found the place where the ibex frequented - a small groove at the bottom of the boulder pile, where there was no snow, and the soil rich in inorganic salts was exposed.

Knowing this is easy to handle.Sheng Cun quietly ambush at the side, and successfully caught a newly grown Lengtouqing.

The ibex is so big that it cannot be eaten in one meal.After two days of comfortable life, he finally began to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

While his stomach is full, he should hurry on his way as soon as possible, but the system... Does this guy also have a mechanism to upgrade and stop the server?

Sheng Cun was beating in his heart. Standing on the top of an unobstructed mountain and blowing the wind, he felt lonely and bewildered for the first time.

Although the first two missions were much more difficult, they still had their own kind by their side, and the excitement was somewhat comforting.But the journey across the Alps is always with him alone.

A person's ability to resist risks is the worst, not only because of weak power, but also because when a person is alone, he tends to think wildly and his spirit is more fragile.

Ah——If you don't come to talk to someone, you will really be driven crazy!

He looked around for no one, cleared his throat, and wanted to howl into the valley.

"This is the Dolomites National Park, and where you are now is the main peak, the Dolomites."

Before the sound came out, the system that had been missing for a week suddenly appeared.

"Oh, you're finally willing to come out. So, where do you go next?"

Sheng Cun raised his eyebrows, although through a fluffy wolf face, this action was harmless.

"That's the problem……"

The system rarely showed some hesitation, hesitated for a long time, and finally continued,

"According to the information, there will be a mountain pass leading to the destination in the west, but... I searched for a long time, and there is no such place at all."

"How is it possible? This is a big mountain pass. If you don't have it, you won't have it?"

Sheng Cun couldn't believe it, and couldn't help expressing his shock with a "huh".

"It should be that the terrain here is too steep. There was a big avalanche recently, which blocked the original passage. I am still planning a new route. Please wait for a while."

The system added in due course.

"So in short, we're lost now?"

Sheng Cun gritted his teeth.

"..."

The system was guilty and didn't answer. After a while, it opened the mouth and said:

"The avalanche has just passed, please be careful when you move, and don't howl loudly to avoid disturbing the snow layer."

"Then, stay calm and wait for the notification."

The system disappears.

Is it an avalanche...

Sheng Cun's tail slapped the ground, raising a cloud of light snow dust.

In winter, it is very difficult to find a place to live, and the ibex flock will not move easily.Guarding such a mobile granary, there is no need to worry about the food problem for the time being.

But they are always active on the cliffs, which is a high incidence area of ​​avalanches, it seems that you have to be more careful when hunting in the future.

He secretly reminded himself.

Now this season, brown bears are comfortably asleep and wolves are at the top of the winter food chain.

Of course, only on land.

The Alps in winter are full of hungry predators, such as this herd of ibex, and not just one.

A flock of ibex can last for a long time with a supplement of salt, but it is impossible for Shengcun to go without food for several days.

But the cliff where the flock of ibex was located was too steep, and he couldn't climb it, so he could only stay below and wait for the opportunity.

Under the cloudless sky, a black shadow suddenly appeared, and the shadow grew bigger and bigger, covering the body of a smaller ibex.

"What~"

With a trembling scream, the ibex raised its head, stepped on the rock with its hooves, and made a chaotic "da da" sound.

It's too late.This is a hunter in the sky, and their flight is invisible from the perspective of God.

A sharp whistling sounded in my ears, it was the sound of high-speed wings rubbing against the air.

Immediately afterwards, there was a sharp pain in the back.The wings flapped vigorously, the air flow was disturbed, and it scurry around uneasily.

In the next second, his body was lifted off the ground by a huge force, and his toes desperately grabbed the rock under his feet, but he still involuntarily approached the cliff.

"Meh-"

As soon as the sharp claws were loosened, the ibex fell into the abyss, and the screams rang through the valley, and the mourning lasted for a long time.

After a while, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground came from the valley.

As expected of a golden eagle, it is good to have wings, and hunting can be so easy.

Sheng Cun was like a voyeur, watching the whole process of the golden eagle hunting from the best position next to him.

He watched as the golden eagle shook its ruffled feathers, circled gracefully, and fell into the valley to pick up its prey.

Okay, next, it's my turn!

Taking advantage of the golden eagle's attack just now to drive the ibex to a relatively flat area, Sheng Cun suddenly got up from his hiding place, jumped out, and landed lightly on the back of a dumbfounded ibex like a gray cloud. , clicked and bit off its throat.

Stimulated by the bloody smell, the ibex blew a small whirlwind beside them, scrambling to escape to the other side of the mountain.

Shengcun lay lazily beside the food, allowing them to flee the scene.

"Ow."

He howled softly at the valley, as a way of expressing his gratitude for the appearance of the golden eagle.

After all, without the golden eagle mantis catching cicadas in front of him, it would be impossible to catch the soul with his hunting skills.

Do you want to try to learn the golden eagle tactic?

He walked to the edge of the cliff and slowly poked his head out.

More than 50 meters below, there is a protruding stone blocking the line of sight. Judging from the terrain next to it... it is at least 100 meters deep.

The cliff is nearly vertical, and there are only a few small bumps that can be barely climbed.And the unlucky ghost just now told everyone that even an ibex that specializes in rock climbing can't stand on the cliff.

Forget it, if you don't have wings, if your feet slip, you can put yourself in it.

Shengcun quickly dismissed this idea.

However, he never dreamed that one day he would be buried under the cliff.

That was two days after the golden eagle appeared, and this is probably its territory. Sheng Cun once saw it appear on the top of the mountain.

Here comes the food.

He became excited and quietly followed the golden eagle.

During this period of successive downsizing, the ibex flock also increased their vigilance. They migrated to higher places, and sentries watched the sky and nearby movements day and night.

The golden eagle didn't dare to charge rashly, so it could only watch from a distance in the sky. The range of its circling circle was expanding, and it seemed that it still wanted to find other prey.

The ibex has now moved above the snow line, which is covered with snow all year round, and the snow is quite thick.The dark brown figures of the flock jumped in the crevices of the stone, looking like little ants in the pile of white sugar.

Sheng Cun was a little anxious. If the golden eagle didn't drive the sheep down, he wouldn't be able to climb such a smooth rock by himself.

But as long as the golden eagle attacks, there is no shelter in the bare snow line, and the ibex must come down.

He had no reason to give up the easiest prey.

So he decided to act first and disturb the ibex's position first.

"Ouch-"

The long howl of wolves resounded in the mountains, and the surrounding cliffs became a natural sound. No matter how the sound waves reflected between the stones, echoes came from all directions for a while.

The flock of ibex froze, and for a while, the surroundings fell into a strange silence, and the howling of wolves that gradually weakened was very clear.

If it is broken, will it cause an avalanche!

The power of this howl was a bit unexpected, and Sheng Cun suddenly felt a little uneasy.

I leaned down and listened, there was no sound under my feet, and the snow layer stayed where it was quietly, without any disturbance.

so far so good.

Sheng Cun stepped on the frozen snow under his feet, quietly letting go of his hanging heart.

Taking advantage of the deterrent force of the head start just now, he grinned and jumped upwards, as if he was going to rush up and fight the ibex flock to the death.

"Meaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah"

The warning of the sentinel sounded, and the flock of ibex gathered together, pointing their long, pointed horns at him.

They are not stupid, they know that the wolf in front of them will not be able to get up, so they will not be in chaos.

But a wolf with teeth and claws was right in front of them, and they had no intention of eating grass, so they could only confront the gray wolf with 12 points of energy.

Among the teams, a few young ibex were circling in circles restlessly.The fear of meat-eaters ingrained in their DNA begins to creep through the flock.

It's this effect.

Seeing that the sheep's attention was all shifted to himself, Sheng Cun jumped even harder.

He observed the sky from the corner of his eye. The golden eagle had been fixed in place for a long time, and finally locked on a target, retracted its wings and began a death dive.

He was overjoyed, turned around and ran, ready to find a good place to ambush.

There were bursts of fighting sounds from behind, and the sound of sheep was getting closer and closer to him, obviously fleeing in a hurry.

Then solve it here.

Shengcun slammed on the brakes, gearing up to fight back.

At this moment, there was a strange vibration under his feet. He was obviously running up, but the surrounding cliffs were motionless.

"Boom, boom..."

The whole mountain was buzzing, Sheng Cun's head was dizzy, he suppressed his nausea and looked up.

The overwhelming whiteness swept over, like a monster with its mouth wide open, swallowing the boulders along the road into its belly, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The golden eagle barely lifted into the air, and slipped away without looking back.And the flock of ibex that was just in front of them had already been engulfed by the giant white beast.

avalanche……?

Shengcun's head was as blank as snow in an instant.

Only a few seconds later, when he realized that he wanted to run, he was already dragged into the snow involuntarily.

The author says:

The ibex is actually a kind of wild goat. Only the males have beards, but both sexes have horns.