Chapter 482: Chapter 482 Protecting the Young
“This, is not necessarily set in stone.”
“Then it looks like we have no choice but to take the risk when the time comes, we’ll just have to compete with them on speed.”
“You’re joking, they have four legs, we have two, how could we possibly compete with them on speed? It’s absolutely impossible.”
“But standing here at an impasse isn’t a solution either.”
“I think I understand now.”
Just then, Ling’er suddenly murmured a sentence, and this one sentence seemed to give everyone hope instantly.
“Ling’er, do you have an idea?”
“Yes, I’ve realized something, look behind them.”
As she spoke, she pointed in that direction, and everyone followed the direction of her finger to look again.
They noticed that behind those six prey, there were indeed two very small creatures following.
“Those must be their offspring, but, it doesn’t seem to have much to do with the situation, does it?”
“I see them now, two cubs, but what does that tell us?”
“If they are cubs, I suspect that if we go further forward, we might be entering their den”
“Do you mean to say, the real den might be over there, and that there might be others there, is that what you mean?”
“I guess that’s what it means. Now, let me go get my bag, and then, we’ll change direction to see if it’s true.”
Lin Yi nodded, agreeing that what she said seemed to make sense.
Then Ling’er quietly walked over, bent down, and put the bag back on her shoulders.
They changed direction and walked in a different direction.
“Look, they really didn’t follow.”
She pointed excitedly in that direction.
“It seems that Ling’er’s deduction is correct, which also proves that if we go forward, there should be more of their cubs. Therefore, they are instinctively not wanting us to get close to this area. Fortunately, we did not move too fast.”
“Brother, if that’s the case, if we continue to go forward, won’t we also be unable to leave this place just the same?”
“If that place is where the den exists, then I might have made a wrong guess about our direction again, which means this path should be passable.”
“But, the more we walk towards this side, it seems the environment is getting darker, isn’t it?”
Lin Yi also felt something odd.
Normally, he should be walking towards a brighter place, and the further that way he went, the darker the environment seemed to become.
If this was indeed the case, then he could almost conclude that their direction must be wrong.
“But that place is already occupied by them, do you think we can still get through there? If we invade their territory like this, they will definitely attack us together.”
“Then, if not, walking this way might very well be a dead end too.”
“Of course, at least now it’s proven that walking this way should be safe. Haven’t you noticed? They are no longer standing in the original place.”
Upon saying this, the hunter gestured backward with his hand.
“Isn’t it? Now those massive creatures are just standing there idly, as if these few people in front have nothing to do with them anymore.”
After listening, Lin Yi just let out a long sigh.
Now, these people were bypassing the broad, sunny path and insisting on taking a dark, narrow alley instead, but there was no choice, the situation forced them, and he too was compelled.
“I understand now, in their case, they probably prefer to live in such bright places. Moreover, this place is absolutely quiet, so they’ve already occupied it. However, if there is an exit there, I don’t think they would necessarily choose that spot.”
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After hearing Ling’er’s words, Lin Yi thought carefully.
“You mean the exit; if it were there, they wouldn’t be near it, is that what you mean?”
“Right, all the light we see is shining down from directly above our heads, and other than that, there are no other places that can transmit light. Haven’t you noticed? Going forward is not where their light source is.”
“Well then, we can keep guessing, but it’s pointless, so let’s just move forward and see if we can find any other paths.”
As they spoke, everyone once again set out on their journey.
After walking some distance forward, they began to feel the surrounding environment gradually darkening.
It had even reached the point where they couldn’t see their own hands before them.
“Brother, should we light some torches? Plus, in this environment, we can’t see anything at all. If there really is something down here, there’s no avoiding it.”
“I’m really worried that if we light torches, it might attract the attention of other things.”
“Don’t worry, as long as they are here, that means this cave should still be safe.”
“So if this place really is safe, can’t we take a break again, adjust our state, and then move forward a bit further?”
Lin Yi truly felt exhausted, especially the wound on his foot, which was still aching faintly.
He thought that not only himself, but Ling’er must also be gritting her teeth and persevering.
Although it was still daylight outside, under these circumstances, he felt that if they could stop for a while in a safe and relatively secure environment, it should be alright.
“Resting again now?”
It was actually the hunter who felt the request was inappropriate.
He had only slept through the previous night.
Now that they had just begun their journey, did they have to rest again here? The hunter really didn’t know how much longer this might delay them.
“What does everyone think?”
Seeing the hunter somewhat disagreed with the idea, he began to seek the opinions of Hei Lang and Ling’er.
“I also think there’s no need to rest, we should hurry and break out of here. It’s been almost two days since we entered the mountain; we can’t stay here too long, can we, Hei Lang?”