Seeing a wild animal rush over, Li Du and the others did not have time to react . The four little ones took the lead and reacted before the humans did .
Compared with the huge bodies of African buffalos, lions, and hippos, the porcupine was small—it wasn't even as big as Ah Ow .
Once inside the oasis, the four animals, whose opponents here were more powerful in terms of momentum and size, had finally found a chance to show off their strength . They howled and rushed at the porcupine .
The porcupine was worried . It was now being attacked from the front after being attacked from the back . However, it could only fight back .
Facing the four rushing little ones, the porcupine stood still, turned its head quickly and aimed its butt at them .
What kind of damn attack was this? The four little ones almost laughed at the sight of the porcupine's butt .
Porcupine quills were concentrated on the back and buttocks . The animal had a long mane of quills on its head and neck as well . When it noticed the four little ones, it had turned around, but it had also immediately arched its back into a crest .
The side and chest of the porcupine were covered with flat quills, which were unable to inflict damage on other animals—the animal relied on the weapons on its backside . The quills on the porcupine's buttocks could be as long as half a meter, standing like a horse on a battlefield .
As its quills stood, the porcupine shook its hips and they rustled . It was like a rattlesnake trying to frighten its opponents .
The four little ones continued laughing . What is this whole thing? We have been to Asia, America, Oceania, and now we're in Africa . We've seen the world, and you're insulting our intelligence with this?
They split into two groups and ran to each side of the porcupine, ready to attack .
But the porcupine could do offense as well as defense .
The porcupine gritted its teeth, planted its feet and, like a car in reverse, ran backward at the largest of them: Ah Ow .
Ah Ow was shocked . Oh, this is an attack? Hey, isn't there supposed to be a signal when you reverse?
The Mexican Wolf had natural fighting skills . Although she had never seen a porcupine, she subconsciously knew that this backward action was not a good thing .
She braked quickly, but the porcupine was too aggressive, too fast, and the ground was grassy and slippery .
So Li Du saw the following scene: Ah Ow was running and suddenly tried stopping, but the friction of the grass was not enough to offset her inertia, and she slid forward .
Ah Ow stared hard as her head shrunk back, trying to avoid the oncoming porcupine . However, her efforts were in vain and the two animals collided!
Li Du was scared and shouted, "Ah Ow, run!"
Ah Ow suddenly howled .
"Owuuuuuuuu!"
The howling was shrill—the loudest and most terrified it had ever sounded!
This setback exhausted the last of the seriously injured porcupine's strength . It had been shot by an arrow and, injured, rolled down a large hill . Its survival up to this point could be considered a miracle .
Ali and Ah Meow were very loyal and ran to help Ah Ow . Ali punched the porcupine's head and Ah Meow jumped on its side .
In this way, the porcupine was supposed to die, but the movement just stuck more quills into Ah Ow's body .
Ali and Ah Ow's attack pushed its body forward, and the quills went deeper . Ah Ow howled in despair, "Aow, aow, aow, aow!"
"Oh, that rhythm is quite strong," Big Ivan said in surprise .
Lu Guan smile . "It sounds like singing . "
"I bought a watch last year," someone said .
Li Du became infuriated with the group of people . He ran up and held Ah Ow in his arms . At the same time, he kicked the porcupine away .
The porcupine ran off, but the spines on its buttocks easily fell away . They stuck out of Ah Ow's chest .
Ah Meow walked over with his careful cat steps . He curiously reached out a paw and tapped a quill twice . His fat face was filled with a puzzled expression . Ouch! What's wrong with your chest?
Ah Ow was in pain . "Owwu!"
Li Du gently scratched his head and asked the lion hunter, "Is there any magic medicine to cure this?"
"Just pull out the quills," he said . "They are not poisonous . The animals are very resilient . "
Brother Wolf nodded . "This is all we can do . There should be no problems, and I have alcohol to disinfect to the wound . "
Li Du pulled out a quill for Ah Ow . When he did so, she howled .
The porcupine had poked a dozen of them in Ah Ow . As he pulled out the remaining quills, the wolf's howl could be heard throughout the grassland .
Finally, he pulled out the last quill . Brother Wolf took the bottle of alcohol out and poured it on the wounds .
When the alcohol hit the wounds, Ah Ow felt extreme pain . She had finally thought she could catch his breath when the liquid hit . The wolf suddenly raised her head and craned her neck, yelping strangely and struggling .
Li Du was not heartless and realized she must be in a lot of pain if she couldn't even howl normally . He felt hesitant about applying more alcohol, but Brother Wolf was merciless . He held onto Ah Ow's neck and carefully poured the disinfectant onto her wounds .
Once he loosened his hand, Ah Ow felt horrible pain . Her vision became cloudy as tears flowed from her eyes .
Only now did Li Du learn that a wolf could shed tears when it was in pain .
Someone came down from the hill . Ah Meow and the others turned their heads and looked at these people fiercely . Ah Ow was usually the fiercest one, but she settled down beside Li Du with tears in her eyes .
The two men walking toward them had a javelin, bow, and arrows . They wore traditional clothing made with weeds . They were the Hadzare hunters who had been preparing to ambush the porcupine .
They walked slowly over and looked at the porcupine on the ground . One of them said something .
Li Du could not understand . He looked at the lion hunter . The lion hunter said contemptuously, "Who knows what kind of language that is? Primitive man, ha . "
The man was still talking . Although he couldn't understand their words, Li Du could see that these men had good attitudes . They had simple and honest expressions that were very sincere and looked around at everything with gentle eyes .
Li Du saw them pointing at the porcupine . He guessed they wanted it .
He didn't want to eat the porcupine, so he went up and handed it to the man .
The two of them bowed with their hands clasped together, a gesture everyone understood as a courtesy gesture expressing gratitude .
Carrying the porcupine, the two people happily walked away .
Upset, the lion hunter said, "Well, we didn't get anything . "
Li Du smiled and said, "Didn't you hunt a calf?"
The lion hunter said, "We must hunt for dinner, Abdo . Go and find a pool . We'll have a crocodile feast tonight!"
Abdo nodded in silence and walked forward quickly .
Li Du smiled wryly . "Crocodile feast?"
When he first came to Africa, Wang Zhongshi had introduced him to eating crocodile meat . It was as if people here in Africa had a prediliction for this type of meat .
The lion hunter nodded . "Crocodile feast!"
Chapter end
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