Wilderness Survival with Druid System-Chapter 421 - 90: Agile Springbok

On the grasslands, the antelopes are leisurely resting.

They have no idea that a hunt targeting them is underway.

Leopard the Second hides within the lush grass, slowly approaching the antelope herd.

Using its sense of smell and vision, Leopard the Second constantly adjusts its position, seeking the best attack route.

About ten minutes passed.

Leopard the Second stopped its movement.

At this moment, it was less than thirty meters from the antelope herd. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

And as the distance became shorter, the grass could no longer provide cover for it.

Leopard the Second began selecting its prey, targeting a young antelope that was closer and weaker.

Leopard the Second continued to cautiously advance.

But a mature antelope seemed to sense something.

It stopped its feeding, remaining motionless, tilting its head as if observing Leopard the Second’s situation.

Leopard the Second seemed to feel the antelope’s gaze and also froze, motionless.

The patience of predator and prey began to be tested.

As an experienced hunter, Leopard the Second understands that if it remains still, it won’t be long before the antelope’s attention shifts elsewhere.

True to form.

After more than a minute of standoff, the adult antelope started moving again.

It slowly walked to the side, foraging as it went.

Leopard the Second keenly sensed the opportunity had arrived.

It exploded without warning.

Chen Wen could clearly see the muscles on Leopard the Second contracting and bursting in an instant!

Its speed was extraordinary, charging at the antelope.

But the antelope, having survived so long on the grasslands, had its strengths too.

As Leopard the Second lunged, the nearest group of antelopes immediately detected its attack.

They picked up speed slightly and leaped away.

Indeed, they leaped.

The targeted antelope sprang up nearly three meters high, like a scissor-jump!

And it wasn’t just high, but far as well.

By the time the antelope landed, it had leaped over four meters away.

Four meters wasn’t far for Leopard the Second.

But as the antelope landed, gaining acceleration took less than two seconds before it jumped up again.

Still over three meters high and more than four meters away.

Leopard the Second was a bit dumbfounded, it instinctively continued the chase.

But after four successive jumps, the antelope completely shook it off.

Moreover, as the young antelope leaped, the white stripe on its back opened, sending a warning signal.

The surrounding antelopes, upon seeing this, also swiftly jumped away and fled.

Leopard the Second halted its steps.

The hunt failed.

To be precise, it was a complete defeat.

It didn’t even come close to touching the antelope’s tail.

Seeing the disappointed return of Leopard the Second, Chen Wen immediately patted its nape to comfort it.

"How is it? Not easy to catch, is it?"

Chen Wen said to Leopard the Second.

Leopard the Second responded with a sound, its pitch-black eyes glinting with doubt.

If it were to hunt, it speculated it wouldn’t do as well as its big brother.

After all, in terms of physical strength alone, Leopard the Second is still outmatched by Leopard the Second.

"So how about changing prey?"

Leopard the Second asked.

Seeing the antelopes returning to the grassland with the departure of the cheetah, Chen Wen was in no rush to reply.

Because he already had some ideas about hunting antelopes.

These ideas came from his recent observations.

After watching for a while and sensing the antelopes’ vigilance had relaxed somewhat.

Chen Wen finally took action.

He instructed the two cheetahs to climb the trees and specifically told Leopard the Second: "I will try to drive them into the forest, be ready for an attack, remember, do not come down until they are in the forest!"

In the trees, the higher altitude would carry away the cheetah’s scent, and the lush foliage could conceal them.

This could neutralize the antelopes’ two strongest senses.

Most grazing animals living on the grasslands have the keenest sense of sight and smell, with hearing being slightly inferior.

Just like antelopes and gazelles.

While the grazing animals living in the woods generally have average vision, their hearing and smell are very acute.

Like moose and reindeer.

This is the different evolutionary paths animals choose according to their habitat.

Yet humans can devise the most suitable hunting methods based on these animals’ characteristics, just like Chen Wen now.

Hearing Chen Wen’s words, Leopard the Second was somewhat puzzled.

But it decided to comply.

After a brief communication between Leopard the Second and Leopard the Second, both cheetahs jumped into the trees.

Chen Wen then walked out of the forest with a long spear.

...

"What’s he up to?"

Ivan, who had been eliminated, was aimlessly wandering around the program’s surveillance room.

As the only very healthy contestant, after returning to camp, he and the earliest eliminated Brad became the layabouts.

Abel was happy to let them be, giving them the title of guide assistants.

Having them work here without additional pay.

Brad glanced at the screen and said, "Hunting, I reckon, since they’ve taken out the long spear."

Upon hearing this, Ivan showed a disdainful expression.

As a hunting guide, he visits Africa quite often each year.

Some affluent hunters love Africa; after all, it’s a paradise for wildlife.

Antelopes, Ivan has hunted more than once.

He shared some antelope insights with Brad from his experience.

In the end, Ivan summed it up: "It’s not just Chen Wen, even I wouldn’t just walk out to hunt antelope. For such prey, you can only ambush hunt using hunting blinds and scent-eliminating sprays in their drinking and feeding areas."

Brad nodded and said, "I agree with your view, but I didn’t say Chen Wen is going to directly hunt antelope, did I? I think he’s planning to use the cheetahs for hunting."

Use cheetahs for hunting?

Ivan appeared doubtful, but responded anyway: "I think it’s unlikely. How can a human coordinate with a cheetah that’s just been tamed not long ago? Even hunting dogs require long-term training for rapport."

"Stop talking, just keep watching; you two are just chattering endlessly."

Yoshikawa Feng, who had just returned, glared at them.

Lin Jiawei glanced at the three of them and thought: None of you should speak; you’re all quite annoying, right?

...

After Chen Wen exited the woods, the antelopes immediately took notice of him.

However, the antelopes did not flee.

After all, in Caprivi, humans are not unusual. Tribal people, tourists, and trained soldiers often appear here.

And among these people, very few hunt antelope.

Therefore, the antelopes’ wariness of humans was quite low, only avoiding when humans got close.

Thus, Chen Wen leisurely walked past the antelopes from the side, arriving at the rear.

That is, on the open plains opposite the woods.

There weren’t many beasts here; Chen Wen looked around and didn’t see any creatures that could threaten him.

Thus, he confidently took out a long spear and focused on dealing with the nearby gazelle herd.

Swaying the long spear, Chen Wen slowly approached the gazelle herd.

...

In the forest, from a high vantage point.

Leopard the Second witnessed this.

It was somewhat bewildered and puzzled. What was the human doing?

Walking straight over like this, could they catch prey?

Even for driving them away, they should at least proceed faster, right?

Just walking this slowly, would it really work?

Leopard the Second couldn’t help but doubt the human’s tactics.

Little did it know, Chen Wen was already confident at this point.

He looked at the gazelle herd, his[Ultimate Vision]allowing him to see the movements of an antelope in the distance.

From his earlier observations, Chen Wen noticed the antelopes were social creatures.

All the antelopes were following one particular antelope.

And this antelope was the breaking point for Chen Wen.