vncnus Chapter 112 Let them bump into each other
Chapter 112 Let them bump into each other
"The claw prints match the body of a wild male lion perfectly! Combining all the clues, there are only two conclusions..."
A clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out.
Ella slumped over the long table, rubbing her temples.
"What exactly do you mean by 'thermal weapon carrier'?"
"So you mean someone actually stuffed a heating device into the belly of a lively African lion?"
"I'm just stating the facts objectively. All the existing evidence points to deliberate sabotage," Kenneth retorted.
"Just because something's strange doesn't mean it's human-caused!" Ella retorted, raising her eyes. "These are completely different things; don't confuse them!"
"So, setting aside human intervention, can you give me a plausible explanation?"
"I don't have a standard answer, but I have solid observational records!" Ella spread her hands. "All of this lion's movements show absolutely no sign of being controlled or domesticated!"
"It voluntarily showed itself to the camera, and actively shot down the drone. Both times, it made its own decisions; it had nothing to do with anyone!"
"Where do wild animals get the brain to make independent decisions?"
"But this thing breaks the mold!"
Kenneth threw down the laser pointer and changed his angle: "The English scratches on the ground are written neatly, with the same depth of ink."
"Are you telling me that these blatantly warning words are just something a wild animal instinctively scribbles?"
"I only accept that this is a strange phenomenon that cannot be explained at present!" Ella retorted, "Attributing every unknown to human intervention is just drawing a circle around ourselves. Who will be responsible if the judgment is wrong?"
In the middle of the long table, Kaller stared at the enlarged photograph of melting metal, tapping his fingers on the tabletop, remaining silent for a long time.
Suddenly, he looked up and said, "The heat source data is correct; the high temperatures are all clustered at one point."
"The heat is locked in the area touched by the five claw tips, and it diffuses outwards by less than three centimeters."
"If it were an external heating device, the heat would have spread far and wide long ago."
"Such precise point-to-point output is simply impossible!"
The room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear someone breathing.
Kenneth frowned deeply: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"The heat source is coming from the claws," Kaller slammed his hand on the table, "not some junk added on the outside!"
The silence enveloped the entire room.
At the very front of the long table, Linton, who had been pretending to be mute, finally spoke: "Upgrade the field deployment immediately!"
"All field drones should be set to an altitude of over 30 meters, and the reconnaissance range should be expanded to a radius of 20 kilometers around the waterhole, leaving no corner unchecked!"
He paused, then issued the order: "The scratch photos and the metal melting report are all stored as top secret. They are not to be released to the public, nor are they to be entered into any public databases!"
Kenneth exploded on the spot: "This is the most crucial evidence, why are you hiding it?"
"Precisely because it's so crucial, it can't be leaked!" Linton's voice remained flat.
Kenneth pursed his lips and held back for a long time, not daring to say anything more.
Ella pushed her analysis draft forward and continued to pretend to be mute.
Kaller picked up the photograph of the melting metal and flipped it over, slamming it face down on the table.
The meeting was canceled just like that.
The people present gradually got up and left.
Linton was the last to stand up, moved to the whiteboard, and projected the image onto a close-up of the paw print.
He picked up the analysis report, glanced at it, then placed his hand on the folder next to the whiteboard. He didn't put anything in it; he just left it there, his hand never moving away.
[Host: Chen Fei]
[Identity: Sub-adult male lion]
[Energy Points: 1319↑]
The 23rd day of the dry season.
Scouts from the Slit-Mouth tribe scouted this area last night.
Chen Fei knew exactly what was going on.
On the grass south of the pool, there were fresh, shiny paw prints of hyenas, their strides wide, clearly indicating they had come to scout the way at a trot.
They came and went without daring to linger.
To put it bluntly, they were just here to scout out the location.
He peered down the earthen slope, thinking to himself: "Those bastards with the split-mouthed mouth, I gave them a good beating last time. They've been holed up in their own territory for almost half a month, and now they've sent out scouts again."
It's obvious they've rested up and are ready for another fight!
The timing is easy to predict; once the scouts have covered the area, the main force will arrive within three days at most.
Chen Fei flicked its tail, stood up, and moved south.
The survey team's camp is located four kilometers southeast of the pool. Their armed guards were moved yesterday and are now hiding behind low hills.
We're getting closer to the slit-mouthed hyena's territory... Isn't it interesting that this is happening all at once, with the hyenas getting so close?
The gaping maw pressed in from the south, while the guards stood watch on the southeastern hills, separated by a strip of low shrubs.
That's a favorite haunt of hyenas during the dry season. Chen Fei passed by three days ago and saw at least twenty or more hyenas hiding there.
His plan had already been formulated: with a little guidance, he would lure the slit-mouthed scouts southeast, and then draw the guards there as well.
If the two sides collide, the hyena pack in the bushes will surely be thrown into chaos, and a melee will ensue.
He lay back down on the slope and went over the plan again. No problem, all set!
[Host: Chen Fei]
[Identity: Sub-adult male lion]
[Energy Points: 1321↑]
He immediately set off to find the scabbard scout, following the hyena tracks for two kilometers, and found them on the dry riverbed... just two pieces of cargo.
Lying on the riverbed, head turned north, ears twitching to listen for any sounds.
Chen Fei lowered his body and huddled behind a rock upwind, suppressing the heat in his body to a minimum, cooling himself down against the rock, perfectly concealing his scent.
Once he was ready, he forced out the roar of the snarling leader... the sound was highly recognizable, low and deep, as if it were rolling out of his chest.
He secretly studied for almost two months and had already imitated it perfectly.
The roar drifted precisely to the southeastern bushes, a signal for the hyenas to gather.
The two scouts' ears snapped to the southeast, they exchanged a glance, and then took off running in that direction.
Chen Fei waited for ten minutes to make sure they had disappeared into the bushes before turning back towards the survey team's camp.
To mobilize human guards, we need a different voice... the screams of wounded wildebeest are the most effective.
This commotion was an alarm for the guards, meaning there were predators nearby and they would have to come out to investigate.
Chen Fei has observed it three times already, there's no mistake!
He adjusted the angle, pinpointing the screams to the edge of the bushes in the southeast.
A mournful screech rang out, and the camp was silent for two minutes before the sounds of hurried footsteps and clanging metal could be heard... The guards were assembling!
Chen Fei climbed back to the top of the low slope and lazily lay down to wait for the show to begin.
What followed was sure to be exciting: scouts rushed into the bushes, startling a pack of local hyenas.
Seven or eight hyenas, in their panic, ran right into the approaching guard. The guard opened fire, alerting the main force of the Split-Mouthed unit in the distance.
The main force, thinking the scouts were surrounded, rushed over at full speed, only to confront the fully armed humans head-on!
Chen Fei watched from the slope for twenty minutes, occasionally sweeping his tail on the ground, looking quite relaxed.