Because they had followed the smell of the dead cat, Zhang Zian and the others had deviated from the previous route. Although they could continue to go this way, considering that it was more convenient to get water by going upstream, he decided to go back.
The cat elves ‘hearts sank when they saw the deaths of their own kind.
Richard had no feelings for ordinary cats. On the contrary, he was gloating in his heart because these stray cats usually posed a great threat to birds, including parrots. Many parrots kept at home were eventually buried in the mouths of cats. It was gloating in its heart, but it didn’t dare to say it out loud, in case the disaster came out of its mouth.
Returning to the starting point where it first smelled the silly cat’s scent, famous turned its head to look in another direction and asked,””The smell is coming from there. Should we go over and take a look?”
“Forget it, let’s not go. The cat has been bitten for at least 12 hours. Even if we chase it, we might not be able to find any clues.”
Although the cat’s death was quite strange, Zhang Zian didn’t want to waste any more time on it. He had to solve the serious business first.
The elves didn’t object. The strong preyed on the weak in the wild. They were either killed or killed. Even last night, weren’t they almost treated as coyotes ‘prey? Humans were no exception. Once they entered a primeval forest, they would become a part of nature’s ecosystem. No one could blame them if they were eaten by wild beasts.
Even if they followed the smell and found out that the murderer of the cat, Yingying, was probably a large beast, what could they do? Fight it and make it pay with its life?
After entering the forest, Zhang Zian had been talking to them about the problem of the ecosystem, as well as why he hesitated to save the head of the herd of red deers. This gave them a new understanding of how nature worked. It was a problem that they had never thought about before.
This question was difficult to explain in the desolate desert, but the natural forest with rich resources was the best classroom.
As they walked, a light breeze blew, and the Elfins stopped almost at the same time. Even Zhang Zian could smell a strange smell.
The wind brought with it a rancid smell.
After the cat died, there were no signs of decomposition on the body. Perhaps the anaerobic bacteria had begun to decompose the internal organs, but at least it was not obvious on the surface. As for this smell … If someone had not built a septic tank nearby, it was probably the smell of a large animal that had died and was highly decomposed.
Zhang Zian and the Elfins didn’t say anything. They tacitly changed their direction and followed the smell.
After turning into a forest, the rancid smell became stronger and stronger, and Zhang Zian had to cover his mouth and nose with a towel to resist the urge to vomit.
Elves had a more sensitive sense of smell, but they didn’t physically feel like vomiting like humans.
On the other hand, the herd of deer that had been following behind felt nervous and uneasy. They hesitated and did not follow, but stayed where they were and nibbled on the grass.
As he walked in the forest, his eyes suddenly brightened up, and a small clearing appeared in front of him.
In the shade of the green grass, there was the corpse of a large animal. It was a deer.
From Zhang Zian’s point of view, he could not see the complete body of the deer, because it no longer had a complete body. However, from the snow White color of the bottom of the deer’s tail, he could guess that it was a white-tailed deer.
Not only did they see the dead deer, but they also saw a few coyotes tearing at the carrion next to it.
The coyote also saw them and looked at them across the dead deer.
Canines have the nature to protect their food. If domestic pet dogs don’t go through repeated training from their owners, they will often bite their owners when they eat, even if their owners touch their food.
The same was true for the Coyotes. The deer was enough for them to fill their stomachs, so they did not intend to attack Zhang Zian and his team. However, if Zhang Zian intended to snatch the food, they would definitely not be polite.
Of course, Zhang Zian was not interested in the rotten deer corpse. He saw this situation and did not want to have unnecessary conflicts with these coyotes. He was about to call the Elfins to leave when he suddenly saw the deer’s eyes.
He raised his telescope and took a closer look.
The deer had died with its eyes open. It had died with its grayish-white eyes that seemed to be covered in a layer of ash.
He put down the telescope, made a gesture to the elves, and said in a low voice,””This is likely to be a deer infected with prion protein. Let’s retreat quickly.”
The elves weren’t afraid of coyotes, but the mysterious and incurable prion made them stay away from it, so they turned around and retreated, even if it was a sign of weakness in the eyes of the Coyotes.
“Zian, isn’t it inappropriate to let the Coyotes eat the sick deer?” Old time tea said.
What old time tea meant was that the Coyotes may be infected with prion and continue to spread in the ecological chain.
“There is a problem, but we can’t do anything. Self-protection is more important.”
How could Zhang Zian not know that? but what could he do? Even the United States government was helpless against this. He could stop it this time, but how could he stop the dead deer in the forest from being eaten by scavengers?
Before he left, he took one last look at the dead deer and the Coyotes.
Just then, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the opposite forest. While the attention of the Coyotes was focused on Zhang Zian, it pounced on a coyote in the blink of an eye and bit the coyote’s neck.
Zhang Zian and the Coyotes were all shocked. He quickly raised the telescope again, adjusted the focal length, and clearly saw the new uninvited guests from the imaging of the lens.
It was the world’s largest wild canine, a North American gray wolf. Not only was it much bigger than a coyote, but it was also stronger than its relatives in Eurasia.
Some pet dogs, which grew bigger and bigger due to selective breeding by humans, were bigger and heavier than North American gray wolves, such as Big Dan dogs and various Mastiffs. Therefore, North American gray wolves were the largest wild canine animals, and the word “wild” could not be ignored.
The North American gray wolf looked very similar to a coyote, but when put together, its weight was at least equivalent to 1.5 coyotes. The outline of its body was two times larger than that of a coyote, and its strong neck strength was enough to bite the neck of the coyote that had become its prey. No matter how it struggled, it would not let go.
Zhang Zian immediately remembered the wolf howl from last night. Was that the North American gray Wolf’s howl?
The remaining coyotes saw that their companion had been captured by their natural enemy. They were afraid but did not want to give up on their companion. They fan-shaped around their natural enemy and barked at the gray wolf.
The elves heard the noise and came back. They also saw the big gray wolf.
Through the telescope, Zhang Zian noticed that there was an eye-catching gadget on the Wolf’s neck. He was stunned because it was a collar.
