Chapter 970 King of the Grasslands (1/2)

A group of black men with bows, arrows, and daggers was marching on the prairie,

facing the morning sun.

Golden sunshine shone down on them, and in the light of their footsteps, silhouettes

snaked along the plain.

Li Du, who was at the back of the line, asked Cheeks, ”Where are we going now? It's

not like we're just walking around, waiting to come upon prey, is it?”

”Not exactly. We're walking around, but instead of waiting for prey to come to us, we're

looking for its habitat,” said Cheeks.

After walking for more than half an hour, they found a stretch of bush.

At this, the hunters exchanged excited smiles and muttered a few words to one another.

Four or five of them broke off from the party and crept closer to the bushes, while the

others moved on.

The Hadzas left the column in droves, but not all went on together. They divided their

forces along the way, trying to find as much food as possible.

There were many birds living in the bushes on the grassland, and the hunters went to

find some.

Cheeks handed Li Du a bow and two arrows, and together they crept close to the bush.

Li Du had his own bow and crossbow in the black hole space of the little bug, but at this

time it was inconvenient to take them out, so he temporarily used the Hadza bow.

As he had seen earlier in the morning, the Hadza made their bows themselves, of rather

coarse material.

There was no bamboo in Africa. The bow body was made of polished wood.

Some of the bowstrings were made from hemp ropes, and some came from supple

animal tendons.

Their arrows, self-made as well, were divided into several categories, including blunt

ones for small animals like birds and wild mice that didn't need to be killed straight

away.

Other arrows had metal arrowheads bought from the tatuagens. These were used to

shoot gazelles, deer, wild goats, and other small animals.

In addition, each hunter carried a stone arrow coated with poison, which was black all

over, and was used to attack large beasts of prey. The poison used was Antiaris.

The hunters approached the bushes carefully from all sides, but the wild birds within

were very alert and aware of the danger. They immediately flew away when they

sensed someone coming.

The hunters released their arrows one after another, and as the arrows flew out, the

birds were struck and fell down.

After the attack, the hunters began to harvest their kill. They collected the birds into a

large bag made of baboon skin. They also picked up the arrows and put them away.

The people were happy with this success.

”Perhaps we'll have to keep inviting guests to the hunt. You've brought good luck,”

chuckled Cheeks.

Soon, however, the luck ran out.

Li Du kept going for about ten minutes when he saw a herd of elephants.

It was the first time for him to see a wild elephant. The animals were hundreds of meters

away, which gave a huge visual impact.

The hunters recoiled nervously at the sight of the wild elephants.

The herd was large, with more than a dozen elephants, two of which were females with

their calves. Except for the two calves, the elephants were all full-grown.

Seeing the hunters get nervous, Li Du said, ”There is no need to be afraid of elephants,

is there? Can they attack as well?”

”The elephant is the most aggressive of beasts. Our tribe had been attacked by

elephants. I don't know why. They dashed into our camp like maniacs,” said Cheeks.

Li Du's knowledge of elephants all came from TV programs, which were naturally very