Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"Uh-huh~"

Seeing that the human in front of him was still pointing the knife at him, the bone dog was spinning in circles.

Instinct told the beast that if the hunter didn't let it go, he would have no chance of escaping.

It backed away slowly, then turned and trotted away.

It didn't look like it was running away, so Lu Meng didn't chase it, but just followed it to see what the bone dog wanted to do.

I saw the bone dog running to the place where the goat stopped before, sniffing the sand, and then began to dig the soil.

After a while, he dug out a piece of meat and ran back to Lu Meng with it in his mouth. He lowered his head and placed it in front of him. He stuck out his tongue and kept staring at Lu Meng.

"Are you trying to please me?"

But this is the bait I prepared myself?

It seems that this bone dog is young after all and cannot yet distinguish what is prey and what is a trap prepared by the hunter. Just by smelling the aroma, he thinks it is an excellent food in the wilderness.

It is also the bone dog's nature to let the captured prey be eaten by the strong and the leader first.

Lu Meng suddenly had an idea.

Although he has never kept a pet, he only has a few basic principles.

If you want animals to get close to humans, you either start raising the babies when they are just born, so that they mistakenly think that you are their mother.

Or it is to show enough strength to declare one's dominance and let the animal recognize that it is the leader of its group.

The latter is even more effective for animals with social characteristics.

This is not the case for pets that think they are their owners.

Lu Meng remembered that the last time he had killed this bone dog was with the entrails of a camel.

But now he still has the goat he caught. It is best to ensure the integrity of the fur, which is not suitable for dissection on the spot.

He simply returned to his backpack, took out the remaining prepared bait, and threw it to the bone dog who was staring at him eagerly.

The bone dog was first frightened by what landed on the ground, then smelled the smell and happily circled around the bait.

It glanced at Lu Meng, then fell sideways, fluttering its legs and trying awkwardly to expose its belly.

Showing your weakness to a strong person is a sign of obedience.

Although after a long period of evolution, the skeleton dog's abdomen is also covered with bone armor, this nature is difficult to change.

Just when Lu Meng felt like there was something going on, Bone Dog suddenly stood up, twisted his head and looked into the distance.

"Woof woof, woof——"

It barked twice and then howled loudly.

In the wilderness, this low-frequency, long-breath cry like a wolf can travel farther and is more suitable as a communication signal between animals.

Although it evolved from domestic dogs, bone dogs have recovered most of the habits of their distant ancestors after being baptized in the wasteland.

"Woo-"

"Woo————"

After a while, responses came one after another from far away.

Lu Meng clenched the handle of the knife.

"It's the Bone Dog Pack!"

A single bone dog is not a threat, but three bone dogs can form an encirclement, and the all-round attack can overwhelm the prey.

Even higher in number, a group of bone dogs led by the "Head Wolf" who can carry out various brutal tactics and launch attacks one after another regardless of the cost, is definitely one of the top predators in the wasteland.

"Did it call you here?"

Lu Meng glanced at the bone dog next to him.

But he didn't expect that this little cub also had all its bones raised up, as if facing a powerful enemy.

It seems that it does not belong to this group of bone dogs. The previous howl was just because it was aware of the opponent's approach and then sounded a warning, but unfortunately it had little effect.

Reminiscent of the first time I met it, it was still a puppy.

Generally, groups of bone dogs go hunting in groups of two or three, and they would not send such young cubs to act as scouts.

It should be a stray bone dog that broke away from the group.

You have to find a way to pry it over.

It goes without saying how much a hound can help a hunter. A normal bone dog can be two meters long in adulthood, with a shoulder height close to half a human waist. Its size is comparable to the North American gray wolf, the largest before extinction. The bone plates covering its back like armor and the hard mane all over its body also make it particularly powerful in defense and combat.

It can be called a good partner who protects the home and the courtyard and works together.

It can also be used as emergency food in critical moments... With Lu Meng's ability, he shouldn't fall to this level.

The little bone dog shuddered, always feeling that danger was very close.

Listening to the voices of the Bone Dogs, the Little Bone Dog glanced at Lu Meng, cautiously approached him, and pushed him twice with his head, as if to signal.

It's not easy to live alone in the wasteland, but he got good food when he met this person twice, which made him quite fond of this human being.

What's more, I can't beat him.

Feeling that the bone dog was urging him to leave, Lu Meng didn't waste any time. He quickly packed up the crossbow and other luggage that were thrown on the ground, and carried a goat weighing dozens of kilograms on his back.

If possible, Lu Meng did not want to directly confront an unknown number of bone dogs.

His leather robe could resist some cutting attacks from arrows and inferior swords, but it could not withstand the bite of the bone dog's teeth.

After all, professional counterpart.

If it were replaced with metal medium armor or even heavy armor, it would be quite capable of fighting.

Before leaving, Lu Meng made a bold decision.

He took off his cane hat, revealing a head of pure white hair.

——Of course not to let the bone dog remember his appearance.

Lu Meng handed the hat to the bone dog. The little thing understood and came up to take a sniff.

For bone dogs, scent is the best way for them to identify other individuals.

Usually before setting off for hunting, Lu Meng would apply a layer of paint mixed with earth and dead wood spices on his exposed skin to cover up the smell of human sweat glands.

So generally only close-fitting clothing like hats will carry his real scent.

By the way, the paint Lu Meng applied on his body must be dried with fire and then mixed with water. This way, not only does he not have to worry about microorganisms in the soil, but it can also act as an insect repellent and sterilizer.

The smell is also quite nice, it feels like a natural sachet.

Lu Meng remembered that in many arid areas, local indigenous people would also use mud to make sun and insect repellent coatings, and ordinary hub people would also use sand to scrub their bodies. This was a last resort.

The bone dog sniffed twice, then ran away from the dog group with the bait in its mouth.

Lu Meng chose another direction and left quickly.

He knew that taming an animal was not such a simple matter. Forcibly capturing a bone dog would only arouse its rebellious psychology and arrogance.

…

After Lu Meng walked quickly for a few miles, he stopped again.

Because he saw another figure.

"Why did you meet so many 'acquaintances' today?"

The man in the distance has messy, knotted hair, is wearing an animal skin coat, and is carrying an ox-horn longbow.

Who is Zhang Ying if not the old hunter?

Lu Meng thought for a while, and instead of raising the crossbow in defense like he did when they first met, he directly shouted: "Master Zhang!"

Only then did the old hunter realize that Lu Meng was also standing there.

"Boss Lu," Zhang Ying glanced at the goat on Lu Meng's shoulder, "It seems that my skills have improved."

His voice was rough and not loud, but it was deep and deep enough that he could hear it clearly even from such a distance.

Zhang Ying did not mention the previous hunting of Jiama. Based on his experience, it was easy to judge that the young man had used other methods.

Even though the news of Lu Meng becoming a warrior has spread, the old hunter's attitude towards others is still neither salty nor soft.

But now is not the time to talk about this.

Lu Meng said loudly: "Master Zhang, there are a group of bone dogs ahead -"

"Be careful!"