vncnus Chapter 96 Radio
Chapter 96 Radio
A cool night breeze blew slowly from the southern wilderness, carrying the pungent, fishy smell unique to the hyena pack, and gradually spread northward.
The chilling aura advanced all the way to the edge of the bushes and then came to a complete standstill, as if blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to penetrate any further.
Meimei lay in the grass ten meters to the west of Chen Fei, never falling into a deep sleep, maintaining the natural alertness of a wild animal.
The sensitive, pointed ears turned slowly and gently, scanning all movements on the southern boundary from all angles, carefully discerning the unfamiliar scents mixed in the air.
After confirming that there were no abnormal movements in the entire southern area, she slowly turned her ears back to their normal relaxed position and resumed her original posture.
The hyena scent she detected was exactly the same as the one Chen Fei sensed; wild animals are always extremely sensitive to the scent of their natural enemies.
The thick lion's tail patted the dry yellow earth lightly once, making only a brief sound before coming to a complete stop, without any further movement.
Chen Fei slightly turned his massive head, his gaze falling indifferently on Mei Mei.
Meimei slowly withdrew her gaze from the south, and the tense muscles around her body gradually relaxed.
Throughout the entire process, there were no warning growls, no standing up on guard, and no restless behavior.
She remained lying there peacefully, her heavy chin resting steadily on her broad, sturdy front paws, her clear eyes gazing leisurely at the empty wasteland to the west, her expression calm and serene.
In just over ten seconds, she completed a full risk assessment.
The final assessment was very clear: there was no substantial, fatal threat tonight.
All dangers have been kept outside the southern border, and the hyena pack has no intention of crossing the border to invade for the time being. They can now relax and rest.
The moment the decision is made to end, any unnecessary alerts are immediately lifted, cleanly and decisively, without any hesitation.
Chen Fei slowly withdrew his gaze and silently reviewed Mei Mei's entire judgment process in his mind.
From turning to check for breath, to sensing risk and assessing the situation, to completely relaxing and letting down one's guard, the whole process takes about fifteen seconds.
Fifteen seconds of calm judgment, maintaining emotional stability throughout, without any stress or panic, and without any excessive tension or unnecessary reactions.
Simply completing an environmental reconnaissance and confirming safety before relaxing is the most standard and reasonable approach for a mature feline with rich experience and combat prowess when facing threats from external enemies on the border.
Who would have thought that Mei Mei in her early years didn't have such a calm and composed temperament?
Before she was even two years old, she was easily flustered and timid in the face of adversity, and her shortcomings were fully exposed during the difficult days of the final battle in the canyon.
Whenever faced with sudden danger or a powerful, unfamiliar enemy, they immediately fall into a state of severe over-stress.
Even if the external threat has completely disappeared, she will still be on high alert for a long time, needlessly consuming a lot of physical and mental energy.
Things are different now. Having gone through countless life-and-death experiences, she has long since undergone a complete transformation.
Chen Fei silently marveled at this visible transformation.
Each joint patrol, each confrontation with various crises in the grasslands and wilderness, and each real-world combat exercise is a process of gradually refining our understanding of the dangers posed by wild animals through harsh realities.
Day after day, year after year, the bad habits of excessive tension and blind panic are gradually worn away, and irrational stress responses are continuously reduced, eventually stabilizing within a reasonable and controllable range.
Meimei's composure in those short fifteen seconds was the result of countless life-or-death trials and tribulations over two whole years, layer upon layer of accumulation and refinement.
Perhaps she herself was unaware of the changes in herself, but simply followed her animal instincts, growing stronger and more composed step by step.
A slight noise suddenly came from deep within the ground, the low sound of Da Tou turning over and adjusting his sleeping position.
The withered, yellowed weeds were crushed by the massive lion's body, producing a dull thud that quickly dissipated in the night wind.
A moment later, the entire area returned to silence, with only the soft rustling of the wind through the grass remaining.
Chen Fei withdrew all his thoughts from Mei Mei and focused all his attention back on the due north direction, his gaze piercing through the darkness as he looked towards Marcus's isolated camp.
He calmed down and carefully went through the entire plan targeting the human camp a second time, leaving no detail or loophole unchecked.
Although the section on human language syllables in the voice simulation database is currently blank, it doesn't need to be 100% filled with all the content to be of practical use.
All you need to do is collect enough fragmented speech segments, piece together the scattered syllables, intonations, and tone of voice, and assemble them into complete and coherent semantic units.
As long as the pieced-together audio information is logically coherent and conforms to human speaking habits, Marcus, who is alone, will definitely fall for it easily.
Marcus has been holding out alone at the wilderness camp for three days now.
Spending years in the sparsely populated African wilderness, with no companions to talk to, facing the vast and lonely environment day after day, the boundless loneliness will be amplified wildly at night.
Loneliness can completely alter a person's sensory perception, making them exceptionally sensitive to subtle sounds around them and significantly lowering the threshold for trusting and accepting any sound signals with special meaning.
He would normally need to confirm unfamiliar information twice before believing it, but at this moment, he would subconsciously choose to believe it after hearing it only once.
This is a psychological law ingrained in the bones of all humankind, and has absolutely nothing to do with the survival rules of the grasslands.
These human weaknesses are experiences that Chen Fei accumulated over many years by spending his previous life on various online platforms, engaging in daily online battles and arguments with people.
Online arguments and debates are never about who shouts the loudest or uses the harshest language. The real key is to accurately grasp the other person's emotional state and psychological vulnerabilities.
Find the moment when the other person is most vulnerable and easily influenced, and with just a simple sentence, you can easily disrupt their mindset.
Marcus right now perfectly embodies all the negative states that are easily manipulated.
On the third day of guarding the camp alone, I was stuck in the middle of the mission window. My detection equipment was working properly, but unknown dangers lurked in the shadows. I was on high alert at all times, and the feeling of loneliness kept rising, so my guard was at its lowest.
In this state, his psychological defenses are at their weakest, and the probability of being misled by unfamiliar voices is maximized.
Chen Fei let his mind wander, devising several different execution plans.
There is more than one way to control people. Having multiple backup plans and contingency plans allows for flexibility in the event of unforeseen circumstances, preventing you from falling into a passive position.
As night deepened, the African savanna completely shed the heat of the day and ushered in the unique hustle and bustle of the night.
All sorts of nocturnal wild animals came out, and roars, growls, and rustling sounds came from all directions, making the entire wasteland come alive.
The hyena pack on the south side had entered its peak nocturnal activity period, with intermittent low growls constantly coming from the south.
These chaotic calls were not signals of an invasion heading north; they were simply routine communication within the hyena pack.
Some are low hums urging each other on while eating, others are simple communications during group movement—all are harmless, low-frequency chatter within the group, creating a relaxed atmosphere.
Chen Fei's hearing had long been honed to perfection through years of outdoor training, and he subconsciously recorded every single sound fragment of the hyena's call into his personal sound database.
This was no longer a deliberate action, but a conditioned reflex ingrained in one's very being.
This almost abnormal perceptual habit was entirely forced out by the cruel pressure of survival.
Transmigrating into a sub-adult male lion navigating the cracks of the food chain, one must maintain constant vigilance around the clock to survive in a perilous territory.
The constant tension he endured day after day forged him into a living, breathing radio that operated 24/7, silently listening to every rustle and movement across the entire grassland.
Chen Fei lay quietly in the low grass, silently counting the newly added entries to the nighttime hyena call database.
Just as they were counting down to the fourth new category, Meimei, who was not far from them, suddenly made a noticeable movement.
She slowly straightened up and stood up.
It wasn't a reflexive jump in the face of danger; the movements were slow and relaxed, revealing the lazy, natural state of a wild animal.
The large, agile lioness gently shook her body, shaking off the dry grass and fine sand clinging to her fur.
With its strong, powerful front paws stretching forward and its shoulders pressing down, it completes a standard stretching exercise to relax stiff muscles and bones from lying prone for a long time.
After completing the entire set of movements, Meimei slowly turned her neck, her gaze steadily fixed on Chen Fei's direction.
The pitch-black night enveloped the surrounding area, and the eyes of the two wild beasts locked precisely in the darkness.
Thanks to his top-notch night vision, Chen Fei could clearly see a faint golden reflection in Mei Mei's eyes.
This naturally refracted luster is completely different from the color of the golden energy contained in his throat cavity; it is merely an ordinary optical effect formed by the refraction of light in the dark.
But on the dim, empty grass at night, this soft, pale gold color stood out clearly and conspicuously.
Meimei gently exhaled a breath in Chen Fei's direction, a short, soft sound coming from her nose.
There was no fierce roar, no deep warning growl; it wasn't even a complete beastly cry, just a bland, soft breath.
Chen Fei lay quietly on the spot, pondering in his mind Mei Mei's simple breath just now.
He knew very well that this aura carried no warning and was not a communication signal between companions.
To put it simply, it's just a breath.
The breath escaped naturally from his nose, short and gentle, without any hostility, hidden scheming or probing. It was simply exhaled in his direction, calm and mild.
Chen Fei remained completely still, keeping his body low to the ground in a prone position. He did not raise his head, move, or make any other response.
Meimei calmly withdrew her gaze, not lingering any longer, and turned to walk slowly towards the depths of her landing spot.
In just over ten steps, her figure quickly disappeared into the dense, intertwined bushes, vanishing completely into the night and blending into the dim environment.