Wilderness Survival with Druid System-Chapter 404 - 73: The Special Brothers

As Chen Wen continues to explore into the forest.

Soon.

He discovers the bloody trails growing thicker.

This is the right direction!

Chen Wen thinks, carefully observing the surrounding trees, shrubs, and all hiding places.

The two leopards in the trees are also somewhat tense now.

They, too, sense the hippo getting closer.

Just as both sides are quite anxious.

Following the direction the blood trails extend, Chen Wen sees a shadow in the trees.

"Here they are!"

Chen Wen shouts sharply, alerting the hippo.

He holds his long spear and javelin, locking onto the two leopards above.

The leopards did not expect to be discovered early.

After all, they are quite adept at hiding.

But this time, they encountered the overpowered Chen Wen.

In their injured state, against the [Blood Seeking] search, they had no chance to hide!

Leopard the Second now recognizes Chen Wen.

It roars angrily.

Halfway through the roar, it is startled silent by the hippo beside Chen Wen.

How did this disaster come!

But with its brother injured, they are trapped in the tree.

Leopard the Second can only muster the courage to roar furiously.

[I’m not afraid of you! Come on!]

With a flicker of murmuring effect in front of his eyes again, Chen Wen grins.

Not afraid?

"Hippo, get ready to attack! Watch me drive them down!"

With a wave, Chen Wen aims the wooden javelin at the narrow gap between the two leopards and throws it.

His skill is far superior to Feng Zhong’s.

As the javelin shoots out, the leopards watch it with wide eyes, hitting the tree trunk between them.

With a dull thud, the javelin drops, landing on the head of Leopard the Second. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The two leopards are instantly startled.

They realize staying in the tree could bring harm from the human’s weapon!

Thus, when Chen Wen pulls out a second wooden javelin, they immediately leap down from the tree.

Seeing one leopard seems injured, Chen Wen’s eyes flash, and he quickly commands the hippo: "Focus on the one with the lame leg!"

"Got it!"

The hippo responds, starting its charge.

The massive body crushes through the thicket, its heavy short legs stomping the soil, scattering gravel.

The hippo opens its large mouth, long fangs seemingly gleaming with a cold light.

Like a tank with a battering ram, the hippo’s charge carries an unbeatable aura.

The two leopards lose their courage at this impactful scene.

They turn and run.

A leopard’s speed is significantly faster than that of a hippo.

Their acceleration is even much quicker.

Leopard the Second almost instantly puts distance between itself and the hippo.

But Leopard the Second is different.

Its speed is much slower.

After all, it is injured, and on its leg, no less.

Soon, both the hippo and Chen Wen catch up.

Seeing escape is impossible, Leopard the Second turns to face Chen Wen and the hippo.

It lets out a sharp roar.

Even through a forest, Feng Zhong can hear it.

He can’t help but shiver.

Is it really happening?

Should I go help Chen Wen?

Feng Zhong hesitates, picking up his long spear, intending to go over and see.

But at the thought of the hippo, Feng Zhong halts his steps.

With the hippo there, no problem at all, going over might actually cause trouble.

Convincing himself, Feng Zhong stops.

He has developed a fear of leopards, like once bitten by a snake, one fears ropes for ten years.

Plus, he’s quite selfish by nature.

Feng Zhong does not take supportive action.

...

On Chen Wen’s side.

Upon seeing the leopard turn its head, Chen Wen becomes immediately alert.

He still remembers the time he nearly died, due to a Black Panther’s desperate counterattack.

And Black Panthers, are darken variants of leopards.

Since that day, Chen Wen has remained extremely cautious of any creature seeming cornered.

He immediately called out to the hippo, saying: "Be careful! This one’s going for a final strike!"

Upon hearing this, the hippo, though not very concerned, instinctively heeds Chen Wen’s advice.

It slows down a bit.

At this moment, Leopard the Second, now turned back, moves.

It suddenly swipes its claws towards the hippo’s eyes.

The hippo swings its head, easily avoiding, then snaps at the leopard.

The leopard quickly turns its body, dodging the hippo’s bite.

But being injured, its speed is very slow.

Barely dodging the hippo’s bite, the leopard gets grazed by the hippo’s extending fang.

It roars, seemingly in both pain and retreat, stumbling outward.

Just as the hippo intends to pursue.

[I’ll help you!]

The fleeing Leopard the Second returns timely, blocking in front of its brother.

Leopard the Second is not injured, full of energy at this point.

Upon joining the battle, Chen Wen naturally doesn’t just stand by.

Rather than assisting the hippo against Leopard the Second, Chen Wen wisely targets Leopard the Second.

Holding the long spear, using the hippo’s body to block Leopard the Second’s line of sight, he circles to the other side.

One ability used for hiding is triggered.

Chen Wen seems to vanish, apart from the scent in the air, the leopard has no means to detect him.

Leopard the Second vaguely senses something amiss.

Using a keener mind, it realizes an enemy has gone missing—where did they go?

Only ten seconds later, Leopard the Second answers its own question.

Accompanied by a heavy breath.

Chen Wen suddenly charges out from behind the side trees.

His speed is so fast, even the leopard’s eyes can barely track his figure.

With such speed, Chen Wen’s attack is also quite fierce.

He swings the long spear hard, aiming to pierce Leopard the Second’s chest.

With these leopards coming back, Chen Wen does not intend to hold back.

Intending to inhabit this area long-term, he cannot have two dangerous leopards constantly thinking of him.

Even seeking to attack him.

But just as this spear is about to pierce Leopard the Second’s chest.

Leopard the Second is forced into instinct.

Its speed suddenly increases, taking the risk of tearing its wound, forcefully moving away from Chen Wen’s attack range.

The thrust misses.

Chen Wen slightly shakes his head, a bit vexed.

A long spear against large prey is good, but against medium to small prey, it is much less effective.

Because their bodies are smaller, speed faster, and they move more agilely.

In such a case, a spear’s attack is very likely to miss.

Chen Wen retracts the long spear, facing off with the leopard.

The leopard is frightened quite significantly by Chen Wen’s ambush, now trembling slightly.

Chen Wen raises the spear, taunting: "What? Still want to bite me?"

The leopard lets out a low growl: "Let me go! I’ll leave here immediately!"

As soon as these words are said, both Chen Wen and the leopard are stunned.

No way?

A special animal?

Chen Wen is bewildered, he almost killed a special animal!

Luckily, it dodged!

After hesitating slightly, Chen Wen turns to glance at Leopard the Second and the hippo, still in their stand-off.

He looks again at Leopard the Second: "Can you make it stop? Maybe we can talk."

Leopard the Second hesitates a moment, growling twice: "Big brother, come over! We don’t need to fight!"

Goodness, if this is the brother, could the brother also be a special animal?

Chen Wen immediately gets excited.