The dense bushes suddenly trembled, as if an invisible hand was tugging at the tense heartstrings of everyone present. Except for Yang Chen, everyone else raised their guns and took aim as if facing a formidable enemy.
Man, beast, monster?
People held their breath and speculated.
When a slender and muscular jaguar jumped out of the tall bushes with half a crowd of people, including Yang Chen, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Long San curled his lips, and with murderous intent in mind, he drew out his machete and headed straight towards the tiger.
The tiger that came to look for food roared and opened its mouth to attack Long San. Long San looked disdainful and turned around. As he passed by the tiger, he picked up his machete and drew a large semicircle from bottom to top.
, slashed into the jaguar's neck, the force of the knife continued unabated, and burst out from the other side of the tiger's neck with a trace of blood.
The tiger, which was as tall as a person, flew up and fell into the dust. Its huge head rolled far away, and blood surged from its chest. Facing Long San, the strong adult jaguar was vulnerable to a single blow!
Long San is really strong.
But the brother who died here wasn't that bad either.
What kind of monster caused this tragic scene?
Many people looked at each other, and a few smart ones began to carefully look around. Yang Chen's team included top snipers, tracking experts, and blasting experts.
Long Shiqi, who was good at tracking, soon discovered a strange footprint. The reason why it was strange was that it did not look like any animal footprint.
Could it be that there are species in the Amazon that humans don’t know about?
"Boss, come and see here!" Long Shiqi called to Yang Chen. Yang Chen walked over quickly, squatted down, and carefully observed the footprints. The long and narrow footprints were similar to the footprints of a large person, but there were sharp claw marks on the front end. According to this
Claw marks almost like those of a knife or an axe... Yang Chen could imagine how strong, long and sharp the nails on this big foot were.
And this weird footprint is half a centimeter deep. In the tropical rainforest area, the annual rainfall is 15 to 2,000 millimeters. The land is humid and full of swamps. However, the soil in this area is dry and solid. At least normal people will never step on it so deep.
of imprints.
"Look again..." Yang Chen commanded Long Qiqi with an expressionless face. Long Qiqi nodded solemnly, called a team of people, and began to search for similar footprints.
Such clear footprints were easy to find, so Long Qi led his people to follow them carefully.
Yang Chen ordered his men to dig holes and bury them on the spot, so that his dead brothers could be laid to rest. The only thing he could do now was to find out the truth... take revenge... Judging from the current situation, it would be quite difficult, and it might be mysterious.
The murderer is a mystery that can never be solved. After all, there are too many things in this world that cannot be explained clearly.
"Long San, look at where Seventeen and the others are."
Long San took out the military computer from his backpack, opened it, held the computer with his left hand, and operated quickly with his right hand. A flat map was displayed on the screen. The scale could be adjusted at will. Thirty-eight people clearly positioned the eight moving southeast on this map.
This spot of light is none other than Long Qi and others who are following the strange footprints.
Long San said: "Boss, Shi Qi and the others have walked three kilometers."
"Tell them to stay where they are." Yang Chen was afraid of another accident, so he was cautious and on guard at all times. As the saying goes... be careful and sail the ship for thousands of years.
After burying the dead and searching twice more carefully, Yang Chen led everyone to run for three kilometers and met up with Seventeen and others. It was already dark and they could not continue to follow.
"For safety, we have to sleep in a tree for a few nights." Yang Chen looked around at the more than thirty people surrounding him, with a stern expression mixed with a little helplessness.
Everyone nodded silently.
Sleeping on a big branch is certainly uncomfortable, but it can effectively avoid the sneak attack and harassment of powerful enemies or beasts. They often do this when fighting in harsh environments, so it will not be difficult for them to adapt. The thirty-eight people first sat on the ground and ate dry food, and then went their separate ways.
Climb a tree, sit on a large branch more than ten meters above the ground, and tie your waist to the trunk with a rope to prevent you from turning over and twisting in your sleep.
Yang Chen did not use ropes to secure himself, he crossed his legs, leaned against the tree trunk, and placed his hands on his knees, palms facing the sky, like an old monk entering concentration, or like a yogi entering a meditative state.
Meditate.
Many Chinese martial arts use it to concentrate energy and nourish the spirit.
Yang Chen's practice of authentic Tai Chi requires the assistance of long-term meditation. According to the secret methods he has learned, he exhales, inhales and collects Qi, drives it with his mind, consolidates essence and cultivates Qi, reconciles Yin and Yang, makes Yin and Yang interact with each other, and forms the phenomenon of Tai Chi. Over time, internal energy secretly develops.
, the eight extraordinary meridians have no obstruction or stagnation, which is close to what is called in martial arts novels to open up the two meridians of Ren and Du.
In fact, the idea of opening up the Ren and Du meridians does not come from martial arts novels, but is part of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. It has been around since ancient times, and it is not as mysterious as the novels depict.
Strengthen the body, drive away heat and cold, and the six senses of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind are sharper than ordinary people. This is the benefit that can be brought by opening up the two meridians of Ren and Du. High-level martial arts practitioners can use internal energy to
For example, Yang Yanyuan, who taught Yang Chen Tai Chi, can break thick bricks and wooden boards with a flick of his fingers. This is the internal energy being released outward, and martial arts practitioners call it inch strength.
Historical records record that Tai Chi master Yang Luchan knocked the person holding him two meters away while meditating without moving.
Yang Chen meditated, and felt that his perception extended in all directions. The wind, grass, and insects were clearly reflected in his mind. Especially his hearing and intuition were so sharp that even he was surprised.
Eyes see six ways, ears listen in all directions.
Now Yang Chen truly understands what realm this sentence refers to.
Time passed quietly. The full moon was like a silver plate, hanging in the night sky, adding a touch of bright color to the primeval Amazon rainforest. Yang Chen, who was standing on a straight tree trunk, exhaled a thick breath and slowly opened his eyes. Based on the position of the moon, he judged that it was late at night.
, it will be bright in two hours at most.
ah!
Screams suddenly erupted in the jungle to the southeast, accompanied by gunshots.
Yang Chen, who had just finished meditating, frowned suddenly and listened to the voices arguing... Eight hundred meters to the southeast, there was someone fighting.
The others were also awakened. Each one of them used the dagger they carried to quickly cut the rope that fixed their body, put on their night vision goggles, raised their guns, and stood ready.
Yang Chen took the lead in flying down from a branch more than ten meters high and landed firmly on the ground. Long Three, Long Seventeen, and Long Nineteen followed suit, gathered around Yang Chen, and stared at Yang Chen.
What to do... Yang Chen had to make up his mind. At this time, a series of screams echoed, with extremely short intervals and full of fear, indicating that several people died in just a few seconds. Yang Chen, Long San, Long Shiqi, Long
Nineteen, they all thought of what they were tracking before.
"Nineteen, you stay, Long San, Seventeen, come with me." Yang Chen made a prompt decision and made arrangements. Nineteen, who wanted to follow, didn't waste any time and called a team of people to accompany him and stand by.
The rest of the people followed Yang Chen towards the southeast, only going a hundred meters or so. The sound of chaotic and rapid footsteps mixed with frightened shouts came towards them from far and near.
Yang Chen hooted like an owl, and the people accompanying him dispersed silently, waiting with bated breath. The screams of death were still coming one after another, getting closer and closer to them.