Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Wait Until She Dies to Feast on the Delicious Meal

“I’m searching, I’m asking the Little Desert Rats, they cover a wide area and have well-informed news.”

Xu Ying said seriously, “I can understand Little Desert Rats talking. The Little Desert Rats say those Vultures went southeast, where there are large animals gathered and a temporary lake.”

“You can understand animals talking? I can understand aliens talking then!”

Chen Danyan looked skeptical, “You’re not making things up just to get the task done, are you?”

“You can find out whether I’m making it up once we get there.”

Xu Ying signaled Ning Zexi to get in the car and head southeast.

Ning Zexi held the steering wheel while the other three rescue workers, puzzled, got in the car too, expressing doubt about Xu Ying’s discovery.

This part of the desert, due to the shifting dunes, has a harsh driving environment. They drove southeast for nearly two hours without finding that temporary lake, prompting Liu Wenxuan and the other two to question Xu Ying.

Xu Ying got out of the car and asked the nearby sand rats, which said that there was a lake here half a month ago, but now it’s buried by the shifting dunes, and those Vultures have moved elsewhere to find food.

Xu Ying couldn’t help but wonder, “Weren’t there six Vultures? How can they be so short on food?”

The Little Desert Rat shook its head: “Not six, there are eight!”

“Two of them are Vultures, looking quite young and small, around a year old.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Ying’s eyes went dark. The suspect had been abandoning Vulture for at least three or four years; it’s possible the Vultures he kept had Vulture babies in those years.

Xu Ying couldn’t imagine what kind of Vulture babies would be raised by Vultures with strong offensive abilities and unstable temperaments.

“These Vultures flew in this direction. I heard from my companions that they recently appeared near a spindle tree to get water.”

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Following the Little Desert Rat’s tips, Xu Ying traced from one location to another, and as the sun set in the west, night was about to fall.

In the car, apart from Ning Zexi, the others watched Xu Ying search place after place without finding the Vultures, feeling like they had achieved nothing, and were growing impatient.

Just after Xu Ying spoke the direction and approximate distance of the next location, Liu Wenxuan couldn’t help but explode, “Alright, can you stop misdirecting us and leading us astray?”

“Look, do you see any traces of Vultures in these places?”

Xu Ying heard from the Little Desert Rat at the last place that it saw a fierce young Vulture about 20 kilometers southeast yesterday, which chased and pecked at its butt just as it passed by, like a bully.

Xu Ying had a hunch, “I think we’re already close to the group of Vultures.”

Having spent a whole day in the car, Kuang Ming was also exhausted and said, “Alright, everyone is tired today, and it’s getting dark soon. Let’s call it a day and continue the search tomorrow.”

With Kuang Ming’s words, the others confidently asked Ning Zexi to drive back.

Xu Ying knew in this situation, others didn’t believe her and wanted to call it a day, so she didn’t insist but silently marked the coordinates of the location the Little Desert Rat mentioned on the map.

After more than three hours of driving, Xu Ying returned to Rescue Station 032. After changing the dressing for the Little Sand Cat and feeding milk to the fox cubs, she washed up and rested.

She decided that tomorrow she wouldn’t act with the main group anymore, as it was clear they didn’t trust and were hostile towards her, so she wouldn’t distress herself.

It’s just a pity that Ning Zexi, who had the car, would have to play driver for Director Kuang and the others again, unable to free himself.

Early the next morning, after breakfast and washing up, Xu Ying set off on her little motorbike.

The King Cobra was still with her, staying in the canvas bag. Having not encountered other King Cobras outside for the whole day yesterday, today it was burning with fighting spirit.

Before setting off, she dropped a greeting in the temporary small group chat for this joint task and then stuffed her phone in her pocket.

Upon receiving her message, Liu Wenxuan and the others secretly rejoiced, as now they had another reason to report Xu Ying for not following directions, not cooperating with the team, and acting independently.

Sure enough, Kuang Ming immediately criticized Xu Ying in the group and also asked her to write a reflection.

Xu Ying didn’t care. Although Kuang Ming was the deputy director, he neither could nor had the right to fire her!

Perhaps in other units, one had to climb up the hierarchy looking at the leader’s face to get promoted, but she was already satisfied as a small station leader and had no grand ambitions.

A lifelong job isn’t just lip service; not having to look at the leader’s face is truly satisfying.

The rescue station Xu Ying was at was about two hundred kilometers from the location marked last night, and after more than three hours of driving, Xu Ying arrived at the place where Little Desert Rat encountered the little Vulture attack.

The desert landscape at different locations looked almost the same; there was nothing but sand and more sand, with no distinctive features to serve as landmarks.

Xu Ying found a block of sand rock and started to stake out. According to her sand rat informants, this area was where the little Vultures would roam.

Xu Ying patiently waited behind the sand rock for the little Vultures to appear, letting the King Cobra out for some fresh air meanwhile.

After about half an hour, two young Vultures appeared. They hadn’t fully developed; their feathers were still gray-white, and their beaks weren’t as intimidating as adult Vultures’.

The two Vultures were making sounds with their mouths, like they were talking.

Xu Ying quickly used her points to redeem the All Language Beast Language Experience Card, and the sounds from the young Vultures’ mouths instantly became understandable content for Xu Ying.

“So hungry, so hungry, there’s nothing to eat in this area.”

“Yeah, for dinner last night, I only had a King Cobra, not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.”

“I’ve eaten several King Cobras too; they don’t taste that great. Rotten meat is still the best.”

The King Cobra beside Xu Ying heard the conversation between the two young Vultures and said angrily, “No wonder I can’t find a mate; it turns out these nasty Vultures have eaten them all!”

It rolled on the ground, “Give me back my mate!”

Seeing the King Cobra’s pathetic display, Xu Ying nudged it with her foot, “You better behave, don’t make any noise, or else you’ll end up in their stomachs, joining your mate you never met as fugitive lovers~”

The King Cobra immediately calmed down.

The two young Vultures sighed more and more in front.

“But Auntie’s belly also seems to have babies, what will we do when the babies are born, will our Vulture family starve?”

And right then, a Vulture cry came from the sky. An adult Vulture glided down from the sky, its massive wings flapping slowly, creating a strong sense of oppression. Its black feathers shimmered with a dull gloss under the sunlight, and its massive body obscured part of the sunlight, instantly making the space below dim.

Xu Ying pressed tightly against the sand rock, holding her breath and not daring to make a sound.

Soon after, she heard the adult Vulture excitedly telling the two young Vultures: “Kids, time to eat!”

“I’ve found a person about to die, and once she dies, we can have a feast!”

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