Chapter 1522 Complicated Smell

In the morning, start again.

They have now penetrated deep into the heart of the forest, and they cannot easily leave the forest no matter whether they are advancing or retreating.

The group of red deer still followed Zhang Zian, about 20 meters behind. The head deer staggered in front, and the rest of the deer idly followed behind, focusing on looking for salt grains from the soil and grass leaves.

After resting in the middle of the night, the head deer regained some strength. Although he still can't run, at least he can walk.

Zhang Zian used salt to lure the deer at the beginning to see how the deer were infected with prion protein. The deer had no signs of infection or disease for the time being. It stands to reason that he didn't need to continue to lead them away, but he found that the deer were looking for water. talent, which is important in the forest, and...even if he stops salting, the deer don't seem to be going away.

As the injured head deer walked, he looked back from time to time, not at the herd behind him, but at something farther away.

Zhang Zian looked through the binoculars, but he could only see the dense forest.

"What is it looking at?" Old Cha also discovered this problem.

"have no idea."

Zhang Zian shook his head, but there was some kind of worry in his heart. Could it be that the black bear was holding a grudge, and had been quietly following them, waiting for an opportunity to retaliate?

There is such a possibility.

The territory of an adult male black bear is dozens of square kilometers wide. This black bear left the den for a day or two before, probably to hunt and patrol the territory, or to mate with female bears. For it, Zhang Zian is a hateful intruder , not only made it extremely painful, but also snatched food from it, and it is inevitable that it will hold grudges.

It was afraid of the power of the bear spray, so it didn't dare to attack again rashly, but followed far behind, waiting for an opportunity.

As an old opponent in the forest, the leading buck may have some kind of intuition, knowing that the black bear is following, so it led the deer to follow Zhang Zian, because it felt that he could easily repel the black bear and protect the deer.

What can Zhang Zian do? He is also very desperate. Whether it is a herd of deer or a black bear, they will follow if they want to. Anyway, he will not stay in the forest for too long.

The mixed news is that after dawn, the fog gradually cleared, revealing a cloudy sky, still can't see the sun, but the visibility has improved anyway.

His attention was all on the black bear last night, and he didn't pay much attention to the movement of the elf.

At this time, I looked through the electronic map and found that the distance to it was even closer. It had been wandering somewhere and did not continue to run.

Femas found Mike's scent again and continued to track.

Mike's path was not a straight line, but more similar to an S-shape. In order to maximize the search area in the forest, Zhang Zian could only follow his path closely to avoid being lost.

Spotted Owl stood side by side with Richard on top of his backpack and took a nap. He also wanted to take a nap. He slept so little last night that he could hardly keep his eyes open. Leaving this bear's territory, although it often means entering the territory of another black bear, but he has no enmity with other black bears.

After walking for another morning, as the backpack gradually lost weight, and Zhang Zian got used to the way of hiking in the forest, he could vaguely feel where it was easy to walk and where it was difficult, and he was able to avoid some hidden pits covered by dead leaves , instead of stepping in and discovering it like two days ago.

Still, he didn't get very far in a straight line through the forest because of the twists and turns of his route.

After lunch, continue on the road.

As we walked, the spotted owl, which had been standing quietly on the backpack, suddenly became agitated. It spread its wings, howled on the top of the backpack, and turned around anxiously.

Richard was squeezed to the edge of the pack like a pissed daughter-in-law, and would fall off the pack if he squeezed any more.

"Quack! My uncle is in Pingyang, you owl, don't bully people too much!" It yelled fiercely, but its body kept retreating.

Zhang Zian didn't know what was going on, but he felt that the two birds on the backpack were tossing hard, so he told Richard to be quiet and not to bully the newcomer.

Richard was indignant, obviously he was being bullied.

After walking forward for more than ten minutes, Zhang Zian suddenly felt that the backpack was lighter, and at the same time, he heard Richard shouting happily: "Quack! This little eater finally got out! You're smart, remember it in the future You are not allowed to appear in front of this uncle!"

Zhang Zian turned around and looked up, only to see that the spotted owl had landed on a nearby branch.

He checked its wounds this morning, and the burns haven't completely healed yet, and when he tried to pull the injured wing, it would retract its wings nervously, but the other side was fine, so he guessed the wounds were still there. It hurts.

"We have to keep going," he said to it, pointing forward, and repeated it twice, and extended his arm and patted the top of the backpack, beckoning it to come back.

It turned its head to look left and right, still holding the branch tightly with its claws, and didn't intend to return to the backpack.

Zhang Zian waited on the spot for two or three minutes. It was right to take a rest, but he couldn't wait any longer, so he had to wave goodbye to it, "Okay, see you later, and be more careful in the future."

Richard, finally able to claim the throne at the top of the backpack all to himself, has been urging him to hurry.

While he was resting, Phimas did not rest, and ran ahead to explore the way. At this time, it trotted back and said, "There are signs of people ahead."

"Oh?" Zhang Zian was startled, not knowing what it was like.

It has been almost three days since he entered the forest. Since he did not take the hiking route recommended by the government, he didn't even meet half a person along the way. It stands to reason that he should be as happy as meeting an old acquaintance when he heard someone appear, but who Will it appear in the depths of such a forest?

"Megan?" he asked.

Femas shook his head, "It's the smell of many people, many animals, and even a strong smell of gasoline and engine oil, and... the smell of blood."

He froze for a moment, and immediately realized, "It's a slaughterhouse!"

Those who can meet these conditions are probably only slaughterhouses in the forest.

Could it be...

He looked up at the spotted owl again. Could it be that this little guy was injured when he hit the power grid in the slaughterhouse?

If a power grid is not installed in a slaughterhouse built in the forest, many carnivores and scavengers will definitely be attracted by the smell of blood, which will cause great trouble and threats to the equipment and employees of the slaughterhouse.

No wonder it refused to go forward, probably because it recognized the nearby terrain and knew that the electric grid that hurt itself was just ahead. No good, and don't want to stay on his backpack.