Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 91 Clash

The following morning, Zhou Xin, carrying both a real and a fake gun, led Logan into the jungle.

He's going to check on the place where the noise came from last night.

Although the jaguar might still be nearby, he still walked in that direction.

This was a decision he made after thinking about it for a long time last night.

Since they were within the jaguar's territory, they would definitely encounter it again.

It was as if it were a destined enemy that I would have to face sooner or later.

Instead of living in fear every day, it's better to take the initiative.

He certainly didn't intend to kill the jaguar. Putting aside whether he could do it, if they were discovered, they would probably have to stay here and go to jail.

What he wanted to do was to intimidate and frighten the jaguar, making it understand that these bipedal creatures were absolutely not to be trifled with.

Jaguars are quite intelligent, and with the right approach, this is achievable.

With a gun in his hand, he followed the direction from which the sound had come from yesterday, while keeping a close eye on his surroundings.

Logan was also on alert under his instructions, and would sound an alarm whenever it made a discovery.

After walking for a while, Logan suddenly let out a whistle, and then Zhou Xin saw the scene ahead.

On the ground, the plants were bent over and twisted, leaving a patch of empty space in the middle.

The open ground was covered in blood and hair.

Zhou Xin carefully examined his surroundings and, after confirming that there was nothing unusual, walked over.

Sure enough, judging from the fur, it was a wild boar.

On the wrecked ground, a clear trail of blood stretched into the distance.

It must have been attacked here last night and then dragged away by the enemy.

Jaguars typically place their prey in trees before eating it, and generally do not eat on the spot.

Zhou Xin knew that following the trail of blood on the ground would likely lead them to the jaguar.

Zhou Xin frowned and pondered. After a while, he gritted his teeth and followed the trail of blood.

At first, there was a lot of bleeding, and the bloodstains on the ground were very obvious.

As the blood flowed less and less, the marks on the ground gradually became less obvious, and it took a lot of careful observation to see the dripping blood.

However, Zhou Xin had a vague feeling that he was getting closer and closer to his goal.

He found that the surroundings seemed to have become quiet, and the sounds of birds and insects seemed to have disappeared.

He gestured for Logan to stay still, hold his breath, and slowly move forward, afraid of making the slightest sound.

Suddenly, a strong smell of blood filled my nostrils, and the air around me seemed to freeze.

He suppressed his rapidly beating heart, treaded even lighter on his feet, and continued walking forward in slow motion.

After passing a tree blocking his way, his pupils suddenly contracted, his breathing became labored, and even his heart seemed to stop beating.

A large feline, nearly two meters long with a light yellow body and black spots all over its body, was lying on the tree trunk in front of it.

At this moment, it is tearing at its prey with its muscular forearms.

The wild boar had already been eaten, losing half of its body. The jaguar seemed to treat eating as a pastime, leisurely tearing off a piece of meat and chewing it.

Then, it suddenly stopped and looked at Zhou Xin's position with a wary expression.

The man and the leopard locked eyes, and the air froze instantly.

bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...

Zhou Xin could hear his heart pounding, and beads of sweat dripped slowly from his forehead.

Neither he nor the jaguar moved, simply staring at each other as if frozen in time.

After a while, the jaguar let out a defiant growl and then stood up.

Clearly, these two uninvited guests who intruded into its territory have aroused its vigilance and displeasure.

Logan arched his back, his fur standing on end, baring his teeth and growling at the jaguar.

The next moment, before the jaguar could even come down from the tree, Zhou Xin suddenly drew his gun and shot it straight at the jaguar's eye!

Now that we've already faced each other head-on, running away won't do any good.

No matter what, attack first!

He needed to strike first and catch the jaguar off guard before it could fully react.

The steel ball bullet shot out, missing its eye but hitting its forehead instead.

If the person in front of him were a human, this shot would at least have torn his skin open.

But this was a fully grown jaguar. Its fur and supple skin cushioned and blocked at least a third of the impact, so the shot only caused it a sharp pain in its skull.

Roar!

The jaguar roared angrily, leaped down from the tree, and charged toward Zhou Xin.

Logan was already tense, ready to pounce on his master at any moment.

Zhou Xin's expression was solemn. He flicked his fingers and fired a series of bullets at the jaguar.

He aimed his shots at different parts of the jaguar's body.

Eight shots were fired in total, two each to the jaguar's eyes and forepaws.

Felines have thick pads on their palms, but the backs of their hands are the least fleshy part.

If it hits, it can directly damage its hand bones.

These are the two most vulnerable parts of a jaguar's body.

If the goal is simply to hit the body, given the size of a jaguar at this distance, he can guarantee a hit with every shot.

But he aimed for the eyes; the forepaws were small targets, and with the jaguar in motion, hitting them wasn't easy.

Although he had some experience with American Iaijutsu, the jaguar was swift, and by the time he finished firing those eight shots, the beast was less than five meters away from him.

Fortunately, his decisiveness paid off. He fired eight shots, two of which grazed his forelegs and missed the target, while the other two hit his legs.

Of the four shots aimed at the eyes, one hit the forehead, two missed, and the last one finally hit the target.

The jaguar winced in pain from its head and legs. It groaned and stopped, licking its paws and scratching at its head, clearly in considerable pain.

Especially the right eye. Although it closed its eye in time and turned its head slightly so that the bullet only hit the eye socket, the violent impact still made it impossible for it to open that eye.

At this moment, Zhou Xin had seven bullets left in his gun.

Seizing the opportunity, he fired again, emptying the gun of all its bullets.

These bullets were aimed at the jaguar's limb joints, aiming to severely injure it and render it unable to fight back.

The jaguar, now stationary, had become a fixed target, and being very close to Zhou Xin, his accuracy was virtually 100% given Zhou Xin's current marksmanship.

Bullets hit the target repeatedly, and the jaguar let out mournful howls, its body retreating backward.

Finally, it let out a low growl, no longer daring to linger, and turned to dart into the forest.

Zhou Xin did not pursue, nor did he dare to.

He knew that he had only caught the jaguar off guard by using a method that the jaguar had never seen before, and if he really cornered the beast, it would definitely fight back without hesitation.

If this beast really fights me to the death, even if I switch to a real gun and manage to kill it, it will still bite off my neck before it dies.

Now, the situation is just right. The jaguar has been stunned by his attack and is in a state of panic, losing the courage to fight back.

Moreover, after this encounter, the jaguar has developed a fear and apprehension towards this strange, upright-walking creature.

He was certain that the jaguar would no longer entertain the idea of ​​attacking this upright creature.