CHAPTER 187: CHAPTER 10: GOLDEN EAGLE

The first night of survival.

Hua Yun was tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Besides the heavy sheep carcass pressing on her, there was also the distinctive smell of the bighorn sheep.

It was somewhat pungent, a bit bloody and fishy.

It tormented Hua Yun greatly.

Just when Hua Yun finally adapted to the smell after enduring for a long time and fell asleep.

Dawn broke.

Chen Wen woke up first, seeing Hua Yun still asleep, he didn’t rush to wake her.

He was aware of Hua Yun’s restless night.

Therefore, Chen Wen took the axe and went to the nearby cliff to scout the route for today.

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Shortly after Chen Wen left.

A huge bird of prey swooped down, flying into the area with a screech.

Golden Eagle!

Specifically, it was the Golden Eagle’s Canadian subspecies.

This was the heaviest subspecies among the six types of Golden Eagles!

The Golden Eagle was a mature male, not particularly large.

After all, in the Golden Eagle family, the larger ones are females, while males are generally smaller.

But as a large bird of prey.

When this Golden Eagle spread its wings, its wingspan was nearly two meters!

Its keen eyes scanned the land, searching for prey.

During this increasingly cold season, food was becoming harder to find.

As opportunistic creatures, Golden Eagles started to pay attention to animal carcasses.

Though scavenging doesn’t sound good.

But what’s in the stomach is all meat!

When the Golden Eagle’s eyes swept over the hillside, a large patch of white caught its attention.

It recognized the owner of this white fur.

Having lived for more than a decade, the Golden Eagle knew well that these big white creatures would fight in winter.

Some would be pushed off cliffs after losing a fight, becoming its feast.

This was one of the few opportunities for the Golden Eagle to eat such large creatures.

The Golden Eagle felt fortunate to encounter this situation again.

It folded its wings, swiftly landing on the ground.

It aimed to eat as much meat as possible before other Golden Eagles, especially other female Golden Eagles, discovered the carcass.

The Golden Eagle landed near the bighorn sheep’s carcass.

After scanning the surroundings and ensuring there was no danger.

The Golden Eagle flew directly onto the bighorn sheep’s carcass.

After landing on the carcass, the Golden Eagle seemed confused as to why the creature died so oddly?

But its mind wasn’t capable of prolonged thought.

The Golden Eagle began tearing the sheep’s skin with its sharp beak and claws, pecking the meat inside.

While eating, the Golden Eagle was constantly glancing around.

It relied on this caution to survive for so many years.

Yet, the Golden Eagle couldn’t foresee this time that danger came from below the food.

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What noise?

Hua Yun opened her eyes in confusion, met with the bloody sheep meat.

Her consciousness returned to her body, memories resurfaced.

Hua Yun instinctively wanted to vomit but managed to hold back.

This night was truly exhausting.

When Hua Yun intended to open the sleeping bag and crawl out of the sheep carcass.

The movement on the sheep carcass made her frown.

This sound is off!

Something’s outside!

Hua Yun instinctively gripped the knife fixed to her belt tightly.

She cautiously opened the sleeping bag to allow her upper body space to move.

Despite Hua Yun’s careful actions, the Golden Eagle outside in response to her movements sensed something.

The Golden Eagle let out a cry, startled by the moving carcass.

It felt the carcass was moving.

Was it not dead?

The Golden Eagle pecked it hard, immediately jumping away, but this time the carcass didn’t move again.

This time the Golden Eagle felt assured, landing on the carcass again, continuing to feast.

The Golden Eagle’s call sounded like a chick’s chirp.

Using an onomatopoeic description, it was like "chirp chirp chirp."

Hua Yun heard the sound, a bit surprised, was it a bird?

She held the knife tightly in her hand.

Then slowly pierced the sheep’s skin, which hadn’t been cut open yesterday, creating a slit.

This action was very gentle, the Golden Eagle eating on the side didn’t notice.

Through the slit, Hua Yun cautiously observed outside.

Chen Wen wasn’t there.

But he might return soon.

When Chen Wen comes back, he can drive away the bird outside.

But Hua Yun didn’t want to wait.

Most of the progress made so far was due to Chen Wen’s efforts.

This made the fiercely competitive Hua Yun feel uncomfortable.

She also wanted to showcase her own skills.

Therefore, the bird outside was a target Hua Yun was determined to capture.

Through the sound of the Golden Eagle eating, Hua Yun easily determined its position.

It was on her left side.

Hua Yun instantly had a bold idea.

She planned to lift the right side of the sheep’s carcass to trap the bird inside.

In the process, she’d crawl out and control it!

This required great strength, luckily Hua Yun wasn’t lacking any.

She was an archer!

The strength in her arms not weaker than some adult males!

Not to mention carrying hundred pounds.

She had at least seventy pounds of strength in her arms.

Hua Yun secretly gathered her strength.

With both hands, she suddenly heaved up the right side of the sheep carcass, covering it to the left.

At that moment, the Golden Eagle was pecking a particularly hard piece of meat.

Caught off guard, it stumbled forward.

The Golden Eagle lost its balance, couldn’t fly up immediately.

It cried out in fear, trying to adjust its body and escape.

But the sheep carcass, frozen hard overnight, was tough.

The Golden Eagle was directly trapped under the sheep carcass.

After flipping over the carcass, Hua Yun crawled out of the sleeping bag.

She pressed her backpack on the sheep’s tail, preventing the trapped bird from escaping.

She herself blocked the sheep’s head.

When the Golden Eagle finally squeezed out from the cracks in the sheep carcass.

Hua Yun grabbed the Golden Eagle’s head, pressing it to the ground.

The Golden Eagle was thoroughly panicked.

Where did such a large creature come from?

It tried to struggle.

But most of its body was trapped under the sheep carcass, its head pinned to the ground.

The Golden Eagle couldn’t exert any strength.

It felt deep despair and fear.

Just as Hua Yun was about to use the knife to cut off the Golden Eagle’s head.

Chen Wen returned.

Seeing Hua Yun’s action, Chen Wen instinctively asked, "What happened? What’s going on?"

The Golden Eagle trembled.

It understood the meaning of that sentence!

While it’s mind had been muddled, it suddenly became clear.

It cried loudly, conveying its meaning: "Help me! Save me!"

The Golden Eagle’s cry made Hua Yun somewhat disdainful.

She responded to Chen Wen, "It’s a bird, looks like a raptor, I’ll cut its head off then talk."

Hua Yun hadn’t noticed Chen Wen’s astonished look.

She raised the knife, intending to end the Golden Eagle’s life.

Suddenly, Chen Wen’s frightened voice echoed by her ear: "No, no... don’t kill it! Spare the bird!"

With that, Chen Wen abruptly activated [Swift].

In Hua Yun’s bewildered gaze, he quickly crossed the hillside, grabbing Hua Yun’s arm.

"Hua! Spare the bird!"

Chen Wen took a deep breath, barely catching his breath.

Hua Yun put down the knife, helplessly saying: "I already stopped, otherwise with my speed, you wouldn’t come before I killed it."

Chen Wen nodded in admiration, indicating he would take charge of the Golden Eagle.

Before Hua Yun could speak, Chen Wen said, "Hua, I can tame eagles, why not take care of personal matters first, I’ll try to tame it?"

"Tame eagles..."

Hua Yun thought for a moment, didn’t obstruct Chen Wen.

She was very aware of Chen Wen taming hawks and using their reconnaissance ability to counter Adam and the other two.

When Adam mentioned this to her, he was completely baffled.

A survivalist able to tame eagles solo was a quantum leap for other survivalists.

Hua Yun therefore trusted Chen Wen somewhat.

She instructed, "Then give it a try, if it doesn’t work, kill it for meat, don’t let it escape!"

"Don’t worry, it definitely won’t escape!"

Chen Wen patted his chest, almost making a solemn pledge.

Once Hua Yun left, Chen Wen raised the Golden Eagle’s head.

Eye to eye with the eagle, both were excited.