Chapter 71: Last night's work was in vain.

Chapter 71: Last night's work was in vain.

Thanks to Qin Rushuang, a windproof stone wall more than half a meter high had already been built on the first day she lived in the cave.

Otherwise, Anya, who was huddled and sleeping soundly behind the stone wall, would be directly awakened.

Wind allows sparks to blow on straw mats and wood, which can easily cause accidents such as fires.

But even if there was a stone wall to isolate her, she did not dare to relax her concentration.

She was always on the lookout for sparks and debris blown into the air by the strong winds.

She put a piece of wood of suitable thickness in the fire and let the fire gradually burn.

Feeling the heat rushing towards her face, Qin Rushuang's anxiety deepened.

Zhang Liu...

You should be fine...

Come back early; Anya and I are waiting for you!

at this time...

"Oooow..."

The midnight wolf's howl pierced the sky at this time.

Qin Rushuang, who was sitting by the fire, and Anya, who was sleeping soundly, did not react.

Qin Rushuang could almost estimate that it was already late at night. After hearing the sound of wolves howling at this point.

But on both sides of the forest where the wolves were, Zhang Liu and Qin Ruyan, who had fallen asleep in the dark, immediately woke up.

The wolf's howl was very close to both of them.

After feeling so frightened that they woke up directly, the two were able to distinguish the chanting sound of the second round of howling.

Today's wolf howls seem to contain other sounds similar to roars.

They don't know if it's hunting time...

Zhang Liu didn't think much; he just extended his hand to firmly grip the spear with his femur, then focused all his attention on the direction the wolf's howl came from.

One of his ears and his cheek were pressed firmly to the ground.

At this point, having sand on your face or rubbing your nose with sand while breathing, which is usually uncomfortable, has become completely inconsequential.

For Zhang Liu, it would be extremely useful to be able to hear if there were any scary monsters approaching you earlier.

On the other hand, Qin Ruyan suddenly changed from lying on the weeds to lying on her back on the weeds, looking around with alert eyes.

But there were no stars or moon outside at that moment, and the entire forest was obscured by trees, so it was pitch dark.

She couldn't see anything around her clearly, so she could only lower her breathing rate as much as possible to slow down her heartbeat and then squeeze the knife tightly.

The girl was constantly shaking.

Although she had made mental preparations in advance to approach the forest where the wolves were,

But now that she was actually close, Qin Ruyan had nothing but fear.

A petite girl wearing a plaid shirt and jeans was huddled on a pile of grass with a nervous expression on her face, the protruding rocks on the seashore on which her back was resting being her only support at that moment.

Although it is cold, it is very tough and reliable.

It was Gu Qingru who Qin Ruyan left without saying goodbye.

"Mom, Dad..."

The howling of the wolves was so frightening that she couldn't help but grit her teeth and cry in a low voice.

But even in this situation, Gu Qingru did not dare to cry out loud.

At the same time, there was something else that she feared even more deeply in her heart.

Classmate Qin Ruyan, who didn't come back for two nights, was she eaten by a wolf?

Then what should I do in the future?

Will the big bad wolf eat her too?

Amid deepening fears.

Gu Qingru fell straight into a trance, almost fainting from fear.

But nothing happened all night.

In the morning, Zhang Liu lay on the ground, sighing heavily as he stared at the sky that was gradually brightening.

The sun hasn't risen yet, huh?

After the wolf's howling stopped, his nerves, which were tense to the utmost, gave up, and in the midst of fatigue and sleepiness, he fell directly asleep.

Later……

Wait a moment...

Did you notice that the sun has not yet risen in the sky?

Zhang Liu suddenly woke up from his drowsy state and realized that something was wrong.

He tilted his head and looked to the side, then helplessly spotted something.

Above and around him.

The numerous palm fronds that originally covered the entire shelter numbered only about ten.

Everything else was blown away in the wind last night.

He felt his lips extremely dry, just like dried lamb chops in a sheepskin bag.

Thinking of this, Zhang Liu was speechless for a while.

Last night's work was completely useless...

After he emerged from this shelter, which was only in name, he began to take the coconuts placed next to him.

Grab a quick breakfast and then set out for the wreck.

Zhang Liu raised the coconut and then hit it on the stone, making new changes to his current plan.

From this morning until noon, he has to hurry while there is no sun in the sky.

If the wreckage of the plane that Anya mentioned is not found in the afternoon and evening,

Then start preparing your plan to come back.

After all, according to Anya, she came to the coconut grove to randomly walk along the seashore.

Compare your walking speed with that of the other person over the past few days.

Zhang Liu thought that it would take him two days and one night to walk on those short legs.

If he didn't arrive within two days, something must have happened in the middle.

Nine out of ten, you're going in the wrong direction.

So it's safer to come back early while supplies are plentiful.

The shelter can also be used as a starting point.

Using the bone spear in his hand, he scraped off the coconut meat and put it in his mouth to chew. Zhang Liu looked at the tool in his hand.

He suddenly realized that the preparations he had made before setting off were not sufficient.

Facing a monster that might attack, how could he use this weapon that was only half a meter long at most?

The method that primitive people used to defeat ferocious beasts in the first place was definitely not close combat but hunting in a phalanx formed with spears several meters long!

Zhang Liu ran to the place where he had picked up the branches last night and began searching for suitable branches in earnest.

This place belongs to the tropics, and the tree growth characteristics are very obvious.

It is not particularly tall, with many vines wrapped around the trunk.

They are some types of shrubs that grow in ditches, mostly between intersecting deciduous trees.

When he picked up the branches last night, he found them mostly from fallen tree crowns.

This side has completely separated from the junction of the beach and the soil, and it is no longer a situation where there are large clumps of weeds; instead, various soft blades of grass are spread out like a carpet.

There is dense foliage overhead, and when you look up, you can only see the sky through faint gaps.

With the weather like this right now, it was extremely dark inside the forest.

In geography books, this position is called a canopy.

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