OBS Chapter 239 Waiting for the Eagle to Run into the Tree Stump
Chapter 239 Waiting for the Eagle to Run into the Tree Stump
"Er Gou, whatever you do, don't shoot! Slowly retreat, and when it dives again, I'll block it."
Seeing Wang Ergou gripping the gun tightly, hesitant to make a move, Li Xiangyang gave a low shout and stared intently at the mother eagle in the sky.
"Brother Xiangyang, then you..."
Listen to me!
Before she finished speaking, the mother eagle had already begun to swoop down.
Li Xiangyang was prepared. He deliberately revealed a weakness and waited until the mother eagle was close before suddenly swinging his knife.
The sharp blade flashed through the air, forcing the mother eagle to change its attack trajectory.
"quick!"
Wang Ergou seized the opportunity, began to put away his gun, and carefully moved back.
He walked each step with extreme care, as if afraid that a single misstep would plunge him into an abyss.
The mother eagle circled once in the air, searching for a new angle to attack.
Li Xiangyang could sense its anger.
As a mother, it protects its child.
"Brother Xiangyang, I've found a place to stay!" Wang Ergou's voice came from behind.
Li Xiangyang didn't turn around; he knew that behind him was the rock stratum depression they had discovered earlier.
The terrain there was spacious, which at least allowed them to temporarily avoid the golden eagle's attack.
Just then, the mother eagle launched another fierce attack.
This time it was smarter; it used the angle of the sunlight to try and block Li Xiangyang's view.
Li Xiangyang squinted; he could feel the strong wind rushing towards him.
At the critical moment, he suddenly turned around, grabbed a protrusion on the rock wall, and pressed himself tightly against the rock.
The eagle's sharp talons grazed his back, bringing with them a gust of cold wind.
He could feel a sharp pain in his back; his clothes had been torn.
"Brother Xiangyang!" Wang Ergou exclaimed.
"It's alright!" Li Xiangyang said through gritted teeth. "You find a good spot first."
As he spoke, he began to slowly back away.
He took each step with extreme caution, knowing that the mother eagle was watching him intently from above.
This is a battle of wills.
Li Xiangyang could sense that the mother eagle's patience was waning.
It is weighing whether it is worthwhile to continue pursuing these invaders who have begun to retreat.
Finally, when the two retreated to a depression in the rock, the mother eagle let out a long cry, but did not continue the pursuit.
It circled a few times before finally landing back in its nest.
"Phew..." Wang Ergou breathed a sigh of relief, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
Li Xiangyang leaned against the rock wall and only then did he feel the burning pain in his back.
He reached out and touched it; a little blood was on his fingertips.
"Damn it, that beast is really ruthless," Wang Ergou said with frustration, looking at Li Xiangyang's wound.
“It’s protecting its young,” Li Xiangyang said with a wry smile. “If it were us, we’d probably do the same.”
After resting for a while and waiting for the mother eagle to calm down completely, the two began to retreat down the mountain.
No one spoke along the way, each pondering their experience of failure.
It wasn't until they were almost at the foot of the mountain that Wang Ergou broke the silence: "Brother Xiangyang, I'm sorry, it was my fault..."
“Alright,” Li Xiangyang interrupted him, “we’re all inexperienced, so we’ll learn from our mistakes. But looking at it another way, it’s a good thing; at least we gained experience.”
"Sigh, that's all I can think about." Wang Ergou nodded, plopped down on the ground, and looked utterly dejected.
After all that effort, not only did they fail to catch the golden eagle, but Li Xiangyang also got injured.
Li Xiangyang leaned against a pine tree, looking at Wang Ergou's appearance, and couldn't help but laugh: "What, you don't want the golden eagle anymore after this little setback?"
"Huh?" Wang Ergou immediately looked up, his eyes lighting up. "Brother Xiangyang, do you have another idea?"
The kid perked up immediately when he heard there was still a chance.
"Of course. And the chances of catching them this time are much higher. Although we didn't succeed just now, I glanced at the chicks in that nest, and their wings are already fully grown. I reckon they'll be learning to fly in the next few days. This is definitely our best chance yet."
"What do you mean?" Wang Ergou shifted his position, getting closer.
"Have you ever heard the story that eagles are able to soar through the sky because they have to be trained by their mothers from birth, practicing flying again and again, and if they don't fly well, they won't get food? And the mother eagle will take the eaglets to high places, either in trees or on the edge of cliffs, and then throw them off."
"Timid eaglets will be killed instantly during this process. Those that can fly will have most of their wing bones broken by the mother eagle before being thrown down, and this cycle continues."
"This is because eagles possess powerful regenerative abilities. Only by enduring excruciating pain and continuously flapping their wings after a breakage, allowing the wings to swell with blood, can this innate ability be activated, enabling them to soar through the skies."
"Any eagle that hasn't experienced this kind of hardship can't fly high."
Wang Ergou swallowed hard: "I've never heard of this before. Is it really that cruel? Is it true?"
"Didn't you see how fierce that mother eagle was? She almost tore us apart to protect her chicks. So the story about the eaglet being killed by its mother is definitely fake, but the process of learning to fly is mostly true."
At this point, Li Xiangyang's lips curled into a smile. "Since the learning-to-fly process is mostly real, wouldn't you say it's an excellent opportunity for us?"
"This..." Wang Ergou's eyes widened. "Brother Xiangyang, you mean, to catch them, we don't have to do anything, we can just lie in wait down there?"
"Right, you've always been lucky, haven't you? Maybe you'll get another good deal this time. Of course, it's easier said than done, but we still need to prepare. The net needs to be rewoven, the mesh needs to be tighter, and the rope needs to be more elastic. But more importantly, you need to practice shooting at moving targets at high places these next couple of days. Don't worry about hitting the mother eagle, just make sure it causes some disruption when the eaglets are learning to fly..."
"Alright!" Wang Ergou jumped up. "I'll get the net ready and go back to practice my shooting."
"Hey," Li Xiangyang grabbed him, "Don't rush, look at my injury."
Wang Ergou then remembered the wound on Li Xiangyang's back: "Oh dear, I'm sorry, Brother Xiangyang, if it weren't for me..."
"Alright, it's nothing." Li Xiangyang waved his hand. "Let's go see Doctor Qian first. Also, don't let Xiaoyun know about this, or she'll worry herself to death. Just say we caught the eagle, but when we were trying to reel it in, we accidentally got caught, and the eagle flew away."
"Don't worry, I understand," Wang Ergou patted his chest, "I promise I won't let anything slip."
As the two walked towards the village, Wang Ergou was still calculating: "Brother Xiangyang, how big do you think the net should be?"
“You’re certainly enthusiastic,” Li Xiangyang laughed. “The bigger the net, the better. This time, we must be well-prepared. If we’re not careful and accidentally kill the cubs, we’ll truly become sinners.”
"Understood, understood," Wang Ergou nodded repeatedly. "But Brother Xiangyang, wouldn't it be so impressive if we really got our hands on it!"