456: A tiger bit someone.

These people should have more than just two guns. From Yang Xi's words, they have knives, spears, and even homemade shotguns in addition to guns... I wonder if the tigers in these mountains can contend with them.

Old Cai was terrified at this moment. He had just been pounced on by a tiger, which bit him fiercely on the shoulder, hurting him so much he almost fainted.

His boss fired a shot but didn't hit the tiger. The tiger was extremely agile. After they fired, they either missed the tiger or hit a tree. They could only fight and run.

"Support Old Cai, we're heading for the mountaintop to find a place to rest first..."

They hadn't eaten much at noon today, and now seeing the tiger, they were both scared and a little hungry. This tiger was much more formidable than they had imagined.

They fired several shots in a row, but didn't hit the tiger, and two of their own men were injured.

After running for half an hour, they finally found a small cave. The Leading Boss took another subordinate, holding a gun, to observe their surroundings. Their hearts were also extremely tense.

"Boss, those other guys, they didn't run into a tiger too, did they?"

Just now, when they encountered the tiger, they also heard tiger roars from other places.

"I don't know."

The Leading Boss's face was very grim. He had split his men into two teams specifically to find Yang Xi and eliminate future troubles.

Now, for some unknown reason, they had encountered tigers. Could it be the same tigers as before? Were they being targeted by these tigers? Did the tigers hold a grudge and were constantly hunting them?

It was daytime, which was good; their reactions would be faster. But if it got dark and they couldn't find a good place, encountering tigers would be a huge problem.

"Boss, although we brought a lot of ammunition, this tiger is too cunning. We can't keep being chased by it..."

"Boss, with all this commotion, will Yang Xi hear it and hide?"

"Boss, why don't we gather together and set some traps?"

Listening to his subordinates, the Leading Boss's face was gloomy.

"Hang the Wild Chickens and wild rabbits you caught on the trees, then set some traps..."

This cave wasn't large, but it had a good view. There was a large open space in front and some trees. If they set an ambush, they might be able to take care of the tiger.

Taking down one tiger would provide them with enough food for the next seven or eight days.

By then, they wouldn't have to fear being hunted by tigers anymore.

"Yes."

"Listen to Brother."

These men immediately ran to the open space. Those with guns were responsible for vigilance, while the others began digging traps. The Leading Boss also looked around.

For some reason, he felt a pair of eyes watching them, but when he carefully scanned the surroundings, he found nothing.

Not far away, a tiger was perched on a tree, watching these bad guys set up an ambush. Its eyes were fierce, but it didn't roar again.

After more than twenty minutes, several traps were made.

"Boss, the traps are ready."

"The landmines are also set."

"As long as the tiger comes, we'll definitely blow it up."

"Boss, just wait to eat tiger meat."

Hearing his subordinates' words, the Leading Boss's face showed satisfaction. These subordinates of his were quite good.

He had lost many men before, and now these dozen or so people were his trusted confidants.

As for the people sent by the higher-ups, one team didn't get along well with him. If it weren't for the current shortage of manpower, he would never tolerate those people.

Previously, when these people came into the mountains to search for Yang Xi, they also lost a few men.

"Boss, there's an eagle."

Seeing an eagle flying overhead, someone said in a low voice.

"Ignore it."

They watched as the eagle flew towards the traps they had set.

With a strong tug, it snatched one of the rabbits, and that trap came up empty.

These people watched this scene in astonishment, not understanding how this eagle could be so cunning. They had made the traps very well, and a tiger would likely fall into them. They had guarded against ground animals, but they hadn't expected an eagle to come from the air and snatch a five or six-jin rabbit just like that.

"Damn it."

"How is this eagle so smart?"

"How did it just run off like that?"

"If it weren't for catching the tiger, I'd really want to shoot it down."

Angry as they were, they didn't dare to make any more moves, otherwise, if the tiger heard the commotion, it wouldn't come.

Xiao Niannian, at the cave entrance, saw the eagle flying over, clutching prey in its talons.

The eagle's cry rang out.

"Ding, Animal Communication ability +1."

The eagle said that there were eight people, two of whom were injured. They were setting traps outside a cave about two hundred meters from here, trying to catch a tiger... After hearing the eagle's words, Xiao Niannian laughed.

These people probably didn't know that tigers are also very intelligent. Their every move was under the tiger's nose, and furthermore, there wasn't just one tiger there, but two.

The tigers hadn't come out yet, likely waiting until dark to deal with these people.

"I don't want your prey, here's some cooked rabbit meat for you to eat."

Xiao Niannian offered half a rabbit.

The eagle, however, threw the rabbit in its talons to the ground and then took the cooked rabbit with its claws.

It dropped the rabbit on the ground and immediately began to eat.

After tasting it, the eagle's eyes instantly widened. It shook its head and looked at Xiao Niannian.

Seeing it joyfully stomp its claws, Xiao Niannian knew it rarely ate cooked food and was very happy to have it now.

While the eagle ate heartily here, those people guarded the traps, waiting for the tiger to come. But after waiting for over an hour, they didn't see any tigers at all.

"Boss, did the tiger discover that we set traps?"

"Impossible, a tiger isn't human, how would it understand that?"

"But it's been so long, and we've put several pieces of prey here, yet it still hasn't come."

"Could it be that the tiger found other animals?"

The Leading Boss looked around with binoculars, indeed seeing no sign of the tiger. He was also a bit anxious.

He couldn't just keep waiting here.

After a while, seeing that the weather had improved slightly, he decided to lead his men to continue searching for Yang Xi.

"Take the prey, leave the traps, and we'll continue searching..."

"Yes."

They had just taken the prey and walked over a hundred meters forward.

Suddenly, they felt a gust of wind, and a very large tiger sprang out from behind, biting the person at the very back.

"Ah..."

The person was bitten on the leg and screamed in pain.

"Bang."

The tiger bit him, tearing off a large chunk of flesh from his leg, and immediately ran away. This shot also missed.

"It hurts so much... my leg..."

The person writhed on the ground in pain.

The Leading Boss's face was extremely grim.