Wilderness Survival with Druid System-Chapter 487 - 36: The King Cobra in the Cave
This girl has a lot of guts!
Chen Wen thought, continuing to move forward.
Bringing someone along made the journey slower than before. πππππ¬πππ·ππΏππ‘.ππΈπ
However, Liu Tingβs speed and agility werenβt too slow.
Even as a female, she relied on her lighter weight and more nimble and flexible body.
Her speed was about three-fourths of the team on the other side.
She could barely keep pace with Chen Wen.
Relying on his previous memory, Chen Wen led Liu Ting to the lake area.
Then, they circled from the lake area to the side of where the poachers rested, which was near the foot of the mountain.
Upon reaching here, Chen Wen whistled, signaled the short-tailed cat with his eyes, then looked at the crested goshawk, making a sleeping gesture.
The short-tailed cat understood.
"Chen Wen wants you to find a place to rest, a place where humans can rest."
The crested goshawk let out a brief cry and flapped its wings to take off.
In less than five minutes, the crested goshawk returned, chirping: "Found it, found it, a cave, very safe inside."
Hearing the sound, Chen Wen whistled again.
The short-tailed cat immediately said, "Letβs go, letβs head over!"
Guided by the crested goshawk, Chen Wen led his team to a cave at the foot of the mountain.
This area was indeed relatively clean, yet not very safe inside.
"Watch out, there seems to be something like snakes inside."
Chen Wen listened cautiously to the sounds in the air, his gaze fixed on the innermost part of the cave.
Soon after they entered, he heard a very faint hissing sound.
Itβs the sound of a snake.
The animals, hearing this, braced themselves for a potential threat.
During their time with Chen Wen, they had become familiar with several animals that could harm them.
Among them, snakes were the creatures they were most wary of.
Chen Wen had encountered quite a few snakes along the way.
Almost half of them were deadly.
Therefore, even the fearless yellow-throated marten now crouched behind Chen Wen, watching the front with caution.
"Thereβs indeed a snake, look, all the animals can sense it."
Seeing this scene, Liu Ting warned Chen Wen.
Chen Wen nodded slightly, not bothering to correct Liu Ting.
After a brief standoff, the creature lying in ambush couldnβt seem to hold itself back any longer.
Accompanied by the sound of scales rubbing on the ground, a black-brown snake slowly slithered out.
Seeing this snake, Liu Tingβs expression changed immediately: "Itβs a king cobra! Be careful!"
Hearing Liu Tingβs warning, Chen Wen instinctively backed off a bit.
King cobras are one of the largest venomous snake species in the world.
In such a wilderness setting, being bitten by one is like receiving a death sentence.
Therefore, Chen Wen immediately signaled the animals to back away.
The king cobra also assumed an attacking posture, coiling its back end, lifting its front, with its neck flattening and expanding.
It continuously emitted a hissing sound.
"Itβs very alert, you step back first, Iβll handle it."
Chen Wen gestured for Liu Ting to retreat, while he picked up a wooden stick, focusing intently on the king cobraβs every move.
Compliantly, Liu Ting exited the cave, taking the curious clouded leopard and others with her.
Chen Wen was left alone in the narrow cave confronting the king cobra.
It was neither emotionally volatile nor of a unique character, just an ordinary king cobra.
Chen Wen thought, slowly lifting the stick in front of him, aiming at the king cobra.
Sensing Chen Wenβs provocation, the king cobra hissed louder.
It crawled forward slowly, revealing its venomous fangs.
The king cobra doesnβt have the ability of some cobras to spray venom forward; it merely carries the cobra name, thus Chen Wen wasnβt overly worried.
He advanced suddenly, breaking the stalemate instantly.
Sensing Chen Wenβs advance, the king cobraβs hiss grew louder, its body recoiled like a tightened spring and swiftly sprang forward.
Aiming to bite Chen Wen.
[Dynamic Vision]and[Swift], the golden duo, activated once more.
As Chen Wen triggered the skills, the king cobraβs body seemed to be mired in quicksand, becoming extremely slow.
However, Chen Wenβs own speed scarcely slowed.
He seized the opportunity and pressed on a spot just behind the king cobraβs head.
Instant kill!
As time resumed to normal in Chen Wenβs perception,
he closed his eyes, allowing his sore eyes a moment of rest.
After resting for about a minute, Chen Wen reopened his eyes, holding the writhing king cobra as he walked out.
"Wow, caught it!"
Seeing the wriggling king cobra, the yellow-throated marten immediately shouted.
The clouded leopard and the short-tailed cat also watched in amazement at the massive king cobra.
Once lifted, everyone could clearly sense its size.
This king cobra was a fearsome 3 meters long, already considered very large for a king cobra.
"Iβll throw it somewhere further, you guys go in and rest first. I just checked carefully, and thereβs nothing else inside."
Upon hearing Chen Wenβs words, Liu Ting finally dared to lead the animals in.
Meanwhile, Chen Wen dragged the king cobra, taking it to a spot about 200 meters away from the camp, tossing it aside.
The king cobra flew a certain distance in the air before landing on the ground.
As it planned to turn back to confront Chen Wen again, Chen Wen suddenly activated [Intimidation].
Under [Intimidation], the king cobra turned tail and fled.
"A very clever snake."
Chen Wen remarked, watching it disappear before heading towards the cave.
...
As dusk fell,
the poachers set traps aimed at the adult Western Black-crowned Long-armed Apes.
"Action at dawn!"
Xavier ordered.
In the morning light, the Western Black-crowned Long-armed Apes prefer to vocalize.
Moreover, they are more active during this time.
If you want to capture them, this time is undoubtedly the best.
Hearing Xavierβs command, the faces of Xie Sheng and Xie Bing father and son were filled with greedy smiles.
Xavier had just made it very clear, a single male Western Black-crowned Long-armed Ape, the buyerβs offer is one hundred thousand US dollars!
A single female is fifty thousand, a juvenile seventy thousand.
But a pair of Western Black-crowned Long-armed Apes has a price of five hundred thousand US dollars!
If a juvenile is included, the price can reach six hundred and seventy thousand US dollars!
In other words, if they can catch this group, totaling one male, two females, and one juvenile Western Black-crowned Long-armed Apes,
at least a guaranteed seventy thousand US dollars!
According to the profit-sharing agreement, the organization behind Xavier takes half of the commission, the rest belongs to Xavier himself.
That is, three hundred fifty thousand US dollars.
Xavier proposed earlier that the commission from this hunt for the Western Black-crowned Long-armed Apes is something they can all participate in sharing.
With Xavier taking half, the three of them share half of the commission.
The Xie family father and son can get at least seventy thousand US dollars!
Though it was Xavierβs way of winning them over, allowing them to earn a little more,
to the Xie family father and son, this was already a very high income!
More than what Xie Sheng had earned in the past five years!
This continual increase in desire even drove them to come up with a few insidious plans, intending to use them on the Western Black-crowned Long-armed Apes.
On the side, while Liu Hong was also thrilled and excited, he felt a bit lost.
This confusion stemmed from his daughter.
Keeping it hidden from the family was because the remnants of Liu Hongβs sense of shame didnβt want his family to know how his money was earned.
For past poaching gains, heβd covered it up by saying it was from Xavier buying mushrooms at high prices.
But this time, it was different.
After this outing, Liu Hong was truly unsure of how to face his family.
Unlike Xie Sheng, who involved his family, he still had concerns and reservations about his family.
What should I do!
Staring at the campfire, Liu Hong found himself utterly lost in thought.
