Strange Life of a Cat
Chapter 424 - Chapter 424 Chapter 404 Defeat One by One_2

Chapter 424: Chapter 404 Defeat One by One_2 Chapter 424: Chapter 404 Defeat One by One_2 As for the medicine that the man had just now, Zheng Tan guessed it might be those illicit items and didn’t dare to touch it much. He sealed the bottle and hid it in a tree, figuring it might be useful after everything was over.

After hiding the weapons and medicine, Zheng Tan pulled out the man’s belt and tied his hands behind his back, then dragged him into the thick bushes, which concealed him well.

Having dealt with one, Zheng Tan thought about how to lure a few more people from the other side. He could only choose to pick them off one by one; facing multiple opponents at once wasn’t possible.

The man had not made a sound when he was taken down, so the people by the tent probably hadn’t heard anything.

How could he make some noise to attract one or two people from over there?

Zheng Tan jumped onto a tree and looked around from a higher vantage point.

To the left front, there wasn’t a tall tree blocking the view. Zheng Tan could see a small mound, and there, some birds were active.

Some birds like to eat fruit, while others prefer carrion.

Zheng Tan climbed down from the tree to check the situation, and as he had guessed, there were about a dozen birds, including crows and other birds Zheng Tan couldn’t name. At that moment, they were pecking at an animal carcass that was no longer recognizable, likely discarded by those people and now a feast for these birds.

The birds didn’t retreat because of Zheng Tan’s approach. Animals in the wild often fight over food, even species that appear gentle shouldn’t be underestimated.

The birds on campus differ from those in the wild.

Two of the birds noticed Zheng Tan, but instead of retreat, he saw a fierce light in their eyes coupled with their pecking behavior, radiating a brutal aura.

This made Zheng Tan, who initially planned to scare the birds by flapping at them, reconsider. For safety, he found a long thick stick suitable as a club and charged at them. If they didn’t want to be hit, they’d better take off!

Back by the tent, everything looked the same as when Zheng Tan had last seen it. However, when they heard the sudden shrill cries of the dozen birds taking flight, five people simultaneously dropped what they were doing and looked sharply in that direction.

Under normal circumstances, unless someone or another animal disturbed the birds, they wouldn’t suddenly fly up like that.

The five exchanged glances, grabbed their guns, and one yelled into the woods at the companion who had just left.

There was no response.

After a brief discussion, they decided to send two people to check out the situation while the other three stayed behind.

The two who entered the woods headed in the direction of the startled birds. However, when they arrived, they found no signs of anyone having been there.

“Must have been an animal,” one of them said.

After a thorough inspection of the area, the other nodded in agreement.

Their conversation about the situation was relayed through the earpiece from people at the camp. They reported their findings, and instead of immediately returning to the camp, they searched for the companion who had gone into the woods. Whether their colleague had encountered danger or had deserted, they needed to be sure before proceeding with their next course of action.

This time, the two didn’t stick close together during their search, covering a broader area, hence they were spaced a bit apart.

Zheng Tan hid behind a bush, watching the distance between the two men grow farther until he picked one to follow. Because he could not guarantee his tracking skills, Zheng Tan first predicted the other’s walking route and then took a detour to wait at a certain point along that path.

Although the actual route of the man differed slightly from Zheng Tan’s prediction, the deviation was small. Zheng Tan still seized the opportunity and hit the man’s thigh with the third anesthetic bullet.

The man seemed to want to shout something, but unfortunately, he passed out before he could scream.

Like the previous person, Zheng Tan hid his gun and dagger in a tree and dragged him into the bushes to tie him up.

After changing the bullets, Zheng Tan used the same method on the third person. The man was very vigilant; Zheng Tan almost missed his chance. Fortunately, his size was an advantage–being a smaller target, it was not easy for the man to detect him. Otherwise, if he had been a little bigger, he probably would not have avoided the man’s vigilant scan.

Three more people, three bullets.

The people at the tent waited for a while and contacted the two accomplices who had entered the forest again, but this time, there was destined to be no response.

The sunlight was somewhat dazzling, and the air had a distressing dry heat. Although it was daytime and the temperature was bearable, it gave the three men remaining at the camp a sense of dread that was more terrifying than the chill of the night.

Three comrades had gone in and then silenced.

Incomplete silence.

Who could it be?

If it were a betrayal, it was not possible for all three of them to escape silently without any prior signs, could it?

This incident acted like a catalyst, instantly triggering the negative emotions in those already unstable minds.

“Someone must have come! We can’t stay here anymore! Leave, leave immediately! If we get caught, it’s all over!” The person who had been packing up, with a pack on his back and holding a gun, was about to leave.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out, and the man with the pack had not taken many steps before he fell to the ground, a bullet hole in his chest.

The shooter was the person who had been studying the map, also the one who had captured Pei Jie.

They had roughly decided on the escape route and the next place to rest; he did not allow anyone to act on their own. If anyone deviated from the plan or betrayed their own, all would be lost. Thus, when the other person was about to flee alone with his pack, he decisively ended the potential threat with a single shot. Just a temporary ally, after all, a dead man’s mouth stays shut.

“Keep watch, I’ll dispose of the stuff inside the tent and then we’ll move out.” Saying this, the man folded the map, put it in his pocket, and walked toward the tent with his gun.

The person left outside did not look any further at the comrade lying in a pool of blood, nor did he feel any sympathy or pity; in his view, shooting the man was the right choice. Even if the other had not fired, he would have. His own safety and interests were the top priority; others were irrelevant.

However, this also inadvertently helped Zheng Tan, saving him a bullet.

Zheng Tan silently approached the tent area and saw the man lying on the ground. He took a deep breath to calm himself.

Two more people, three bullets. Should be enough, right? The effect of the anesthetic bullets was still good, just uncertain how the electric shock bullets would work. Among these two, one would have to endure the shock. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on Qidian (NovelFire.net) or give monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.NovelFire.net.)

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