Because he followed the smell of the dead cat just now, Zhang Zi'an and the others deviated from the previous route. Although they could continue to walk here just by mistake, considering that it is easier to get water along the stream, he decided to turn back.

Maybe when seeing the death of the same kind, the cat elves were in a heavy mood.

Richard had no feelings for ordinary cats, but he was a little gloating in his heart, because these stray cats usually pose a great threat to birds, including parrots. Many parrots kept at home were eventually buried in the cat's mouth. It was gloating in his heart, but he did not dare to say it out, so as not to cause disaster.

Back to the starting point where he first smelled the dead cat, Feimas turned his head and looked in another direction and asked, "The smell came from there. Do you want to chase after me?"

"Forget it, don't go. The cat has been bitten for at least 12 hours. Even if you chase it, you may not find any clues."

Although the cat died strangely, Zhang Zian didn't want to waste time on it, so he would just solve the matter first.

The elves did not object. This is the case with the strong in the wild. They were either hunted or were hunted. Didn’t they almost be regarded as the prey of coyotes last night? Humans are no exception. Once they enter the primeval forest, they will become a link in the ecological chain of nature, and they will be eaten by beasts and no one can blame.

Even if you follow the smell and find the murderer who killed the cat - probably a large beast, what can you do? Fight it with it and make it pay for its life?

After entering the forest, Zhang Zian kept talking to them about the ecological chain and why he hesitated whether to save this group of red deer heads, which gave them a new understanding of how nature works, which was a question they had never thought about before.

This problem is difficult to explain in the desolate desert, but the original forest with abundant resources is the best classroom.

As we walked, a breeze blew by, and the elves stopped almost at the same time, and even Zhang Zi'an's nose could faintly smell a strange smell.

The wind brings a rotten smell.

After the cat died just now, the body of the body had not yet rotted. Perhaps the anaerobic bacteria had begun to decompose the internal organs, but at least it was not visible on the surface. This smell... If someone had not built a septic tank nearby, it would probably be the smell that would have been produced by the corpse of some large animal after the death of the body.

Neither Zhang Zi'an nor the elves spoke, and changed direction tacitly and followed the smell.

Turning over the woods, the smell of rotten smell became stronger and stronger, and the nausea surged. Zhang Zi'an had to cover his mouth and nose with a towel, so he could resist the dry retching.

The elves have a more sensitive sense of smell, but physiologically they do not feel like vomiting like humans.

However, the deer behind me felt a vague feeling of nervousness and uneasiness. He hesitated and did not follow me, and stayed there to gnaw on the grass.

Walking in the forest, my eyes suddenly became clear, and what appeared in front of me was a small open space in the forest.

Among the shade of green grass, the corpse of a large animal was lying, which was a deer.

From Zhang Zian's perspective, the deer's complete body cannot be seen because it no longer has a complete body. However, from the snow-white touch at the bottom of the deer's tail, it can be roughly guessed that it was a white-tailed deer.

They not only saw the deer corpse, but also saw several coyotes tearing the rotten meat next to the deer corpse.

The coyote also saw them and looked at them through the deer corpse.

Canine animals have the nature of protecting food. If domestic pet dogs do not undergo repeated training from their owners, even if their owners touch their food when they eat, they will often bite their owners wildly.

The same is true for coyotes. This deer is enough for them to fill their stomachs, so they don’t intend to attack Zhang Zian and the others, but if Zhang Zian intends to steal food, they will definitely not be polite.

Of course, Zhang Zian was not interested in the rotten deer corpse. When he saw this situation, he did not want to have unnecessary conflicts with these coyotes. He was about to call the elves to leave, but suddenly he saw the deer's eyes.

He raised his telescope and took a closer look.

The deer died with her eyes open, and her eyes were as if she was covered in gray.

He put down his telescope, gestured to the elves, and whispered: "This is probably a deer infected with prion protein and died of illness. Let's retreat quickly."

The elves are not afraid of coyotes, but the mysterious and untreated prion proteins keep them away, so they turn around and retreat as they say, even if it is a sign of showing weakness in the eyes of the coyotes.

"Zi'an, it seems inappropriate to let the coyotes eat sick deer?" Lao Cha said.

Laocha means that coyotes may be infected with prion proteins and continue to spread in the ecological chain.

"There are problems, but we can't do anything, so it's important to protect ourselves."

Zhang Zian also didn't know, but what could he do? The US officials had no choice but to stop this time, and how could he prevent the dead deer in the entire forest from being eaten by scavengers?

Before leaving, he gave the last look at the dead deer and the coyotes.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the woods opposite. While the coyotes were focusing on Zhang Zi'an, a coyote fell down in the blink of an eye and bit the coyote's neck tightly.

Zhang Zi'an and the coyotes were all shocked. He quickly raised the telescope again, fine-tuned the focal length, and clearly saw the newly emerging uninvited guests from the imaging of the lens.

It was the largest wild canine animal in the world - the North American gray wolf. It is not only much larger than coyotes, but also stronger than relatives in Eurasia.

Some pet dogs that are increasingly large and larger by human selective breeding are even bigger and heavier than North American gray wolf, such as the Great Dane and various mastiffs. Therefore, North American gray wolf is the largest wild canine animal, and the word "wild" cannot be ignored.

The North American gray wolf looks very similar to the appearance of a coyote, but compared to it, its weight is at least 1.5 coyotes, and its body profile is two circles larger than that of a coyote. The strong neck force makes the coyote bit the neck of the coyote, which has become a prey, and they hold it up, allowing them to struggle but bite it.

Zhang Zian immediately remembered the howl of the wolf last night. Is it the howl of this North American bad wolf?

The remaining coyotes saw that their companions were captured by their natural enemies, and they were both afraid and did not want to give up their companions. They surrounded the natural enemies in a fan shape and barked at the gray wolf.

The elves heard the movement and came back again and saw the big bad wolf.

Zhang Zian noticed through the telescope that there was a striking gadget around the gray wolf's neck, and couldn't help but be stunned because it was a collar.
Chapter completed!