The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the Pesa grassland, and the rolling grass and tree branches and leaves are dyed deep red. On the eastern horizon, the curved moon Elise has already emerged from the top of the mountains with smooth lines like waves on the distant horizon.
The sky rose slowly, and there were a few bright night stars shining around her.
Steven and Kate had already found a campsite on the grassland and were lighting a campfire. They were preparing to roast a prairie jumping rabbit they had hunted in the afternoon over the fire. They took the coarse wheat bread and water bags.
Come out and wait for the rabbit to be roasted before enjoying dinner.
After learning about the situation of the mercenary group's encounter with man-eating lions at the railway company's base in the afternoon, the two made some preparations and said goodbye to Patterson and set off.
Patterson also gave them the map marking the location where the mercenary group encountered the lion, and wanted to arrange for a few workers to accompany him. The two of them managed to get him to give up this idea.
Patterson also asked the two to return to the base immediately if they did not find the remaining mercenaries near the camp, and not to try to search elsewhere. He also said that he had sent people to New Westin Port to find a powerful mercenary group.
, the two of them agreed to the request on the surface, but after leaving the base, they both decided to try their best to find those man-eating lions and kill them.
Because they wanted to reach the place where the mercenary group encountered the lion as soon as possible, the two of them left the base and rode on horseback. The place where the mercenary group encountered the lion was a three-day journey that the mercenaries searched with a carriage. Of course, that team
They were searching for the traces left by the lions, and the speed must be very slow. If the two of them rode horses and rushed there quickly, they should be able to reach the vicinity tomorrow morning.
In the evening, the two of them followed the same method as in the rainforest, with Steven still on duty for half the night. He practiced the soul flame visualization method in the tent. The night passed quickly. Except for a group of hyenas that made a lot of noise near the camp chasing prey, the rest of the night
Nothing happened. The hyenas on the grassland were very annoying and often made noisy noises on the grassland in the middle of the night. Fortunately, the two of them had already gotten used to it and could still sleep peacefully amidst the noise in the wilderness.
When they got up early in the morning, they packed up their equipment, had a simple breakfast and set off.
Running all the way, they soon arrived near the location marked on the map. Although they could reach the location marked on the map, finding the camp that was attacked a few days ago still required the two of them to search carefully in a large area.
The people searched the grassland for a while according to the method of expanding the circle in the center, and finally found the camp where the mercenary group was attacked.
There are still many traces left here. The ashes left after the bonfire in the center of the camp was extinguished. The alarm traps arranged around it are still there. There are many traces of battle left around the fallen tents. Some long swords, shields and spears are discarded on the ground. Some are long.
The spears had been broken, and there were several broken half-length spears. Patches of solidified blood were everywhere, except for the broken mercenaries or their bodies.
The two of them carefully observed the camp in search of useful clues. Soon after, they finally discovered that some almost-covered dragging traces extended from the camp, leaving new traces on the grass. These traces looked very similar to
Those traces left on the grass after the lion dragged the human body with its mouth, there were sporadic blood stains on the grass blades, and the grass had not recovered after being stepped on. These traces left the camp and extended to the northeast.
After confirming that there was no new discovery, the two led their horses to follow the traces left in the grass and prepared for battle.
Two hours later, a hill appeared in the distance ahead. The hill was neither high nor big. There was a forest at the foot of the hill. The traces continued towards the hill. The two estimated that the hill might be the lair of those man-eating lions.
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But now that the sun is about to set, it is extremely unsafe to look for the lion's den at night. The two discussed it and decided to stay on the grassland and set up traps. Then Steven would go over to scout the hill in the middle of the night. After all, Steven was now
With his perception and night vision ability, there is a high probability that he will detect those man-eating lions in advance. If he is discovered and attacked by a man-eating lion, he will lead the lion to the trap.
The two used the time before dark to make a simple pit trap, and piled the firewood they brought not far from the trap, ready to be lit at any time. Kate was on guard near the trap, and he was responsible for receiving Steven's firewood.
After the signal, the fire was lit.
After everything was ready, it was completely dark. The two had a simple dinner and tied the two horses a little further away so as not to affect them during the battle. After resting for a while, Steven headed towards the woods at the foot of the hill.
Setting off, after passing the traps and fires set by the two, Steven walked forward quietly while letting go of his senses and paying attention to his surroundings.
After a while, Steven had approached the woods at the foot of the hill. There was no sound in the woods. This was very unusual. Steven couldn't help but be more careful and slowed down his walking speed. At the same time, he gently lifted the straight knife on his back.
He took it out and held it in his hand. After a while, he came to the front of the woods.
Steven stayed for a while, and then entered the woods. It was completely dark inside. Fortunately, with Steven's night vision ability, he could see the tree trunks and branches and leaves surrounding him. The woods were very quiet, and there were no various things like other places.
The sounds made by animals.
Steven walked through the jungle with a straight knife in hand. After a while, he came to the foot of the mountain. Scattered exposed rocks appeared in front of him, and the trees were not as dense as behind him.
Steven thought about it for a while and decided to go around the hill first. This hill was not big, just like the common hills on the grassland. He walked northeast along the foot of the mountain and passed through the woods, about two hundred meters later.
After walking out of the woods and onto the grassland, he had already circled the hill for almost half a circle and found no trace of the lion.
After walking more than two hundred meters on the grassland, another forest appeared in front of him. Steven stopped, confirmed his direction and walked towards the forest. He came to the front of the forest and made sure that this forest was not the one he just passed.
It seems that the back of the mountain extends to the northwest for a distance, and the range is not as small as seen from the south.
Steven found that the scope of the mountain was a bit beyond the two's estimation, so he decided to go back and search again after dawn the next day. If the two were too far apart at night, it would be very detrimental to the battle. The environment here was restrictive.
The two fought at night.
Soon after, Steven walked back to the trap through the woods just now. Kate was waiting not far away. Steven came to him and described the detected situation. The two then decided to step back for a while.
distance, set up camp to rest, and wait until daybreak before taking action.