A guide to surviving in the world of beasts

hiss...

Su Ling woke up while rubbing her aching head. The air was filled with the smell of rotting leaves.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a forest that seemed to have no end. In the forest, there were all kinds of towering trees that could be hugged by two or three people. Some were even bigger. Unknown plants were growing luxuriantly, and the chirping of insects and birds could be heard incessantly.

The sunlight shines through the gaps between the yellowed leaves, bringing warmth and light to these lively animals and plants.

Su Ling stared at everything in front of her in a daze, and before she could come to her senses, she was awakened by the roar of beasts in the distance.

This was not right, very wrong. She remembered that she had a car accident on her way home from filming a short video. With a collision of that magnitude, no one in the car would survive.

I raised my hand and touched my whole body. Fortunately, apart from the headache, I didn't find any missing limbs. However, I had nothing left except the clothes on my body.

While she was in a daze, a beam of sunlight quietly moved to Su Ling. She raised her head and looked through the gaps between the leaves. "I should be blooming, otherwise how could I see two suns." She rubbed her eyes in disbelief. She was not seeing things.

My head hurts even more.

I have traveled through time.

Su Ling is from Blue Star, a blogger who shoots intangible cultural heritage handicrafts. Blue Star has a long history, and many ancient crafts have not been passed down and disappeared in the long river of history. Su Ling shoots these videos in the hope that everyone will pay attention to and protect folk art so that it can be passed down and developed.

Su Ling was passing through a traffic light intersection when she was hit by a small truck that ran a red light.

The car was hit and flew out, I lost consciousness instantly, and when I woke up I was here.

I don't know where I am. Judging from the roar of an unknown beast just now, this place doesn't seem to be safe. The most urgent thing is to leave here as soon as possible and find a place to spend the coming night.

Looking at the various shrubs and grasses that were more than half a person's height, I broke off a handy branch. Although it couldn't protect me from any large beasts, it could still protect me from some small snakes, rats and ants.

It was impossible to tell the direction in the jungle, so I could only walk in the direction where there were no animal roars.

Tear...

Su Ling frowned as she looked at the thorny forest in front of her, not knowing if her coat could last until she got out of the forest as the sun set.

The temperature now is not as hot and humid as when we just woke up. The temperature is gradually dropping. It should be the late summer and early autumn.

Su Ling was aimlessly thinking about the strange-looking animals and plants on the road, which distracted her attention. She tripped over a vine on the ground and slid down the side slope without keeping her footing.

Fortunately, this slope was covered with trees, no thorns, only a thick layer of leaves.

He stuck the branch in his hand into the soil to slow down his descent and stopped in front of a big tree.

After resting for a while, "Forget it, since we are here, we might as well make the best of it and continue moving down." Su Ling picked up a branch and slid down staggeringly.

It took almost half an hour to slide down the slope. Su Ling's hands and feet were weak. There was no trace of sunlight in the forest now. Su Ling frowned and quickened his pace again.

The roars of wild beasts in the distance made the atmosphere in the dim forest seem terrifying and depressing.

I don’t know how long I walked before I saw a sparkling stream in the forest, and some small animals were drinking water.

The little animals were not frightened when they saw Su Ling. They just looked up at her and continued to drink water.

Seeing that there were no large wild animals around, Su Ling put down her worry and ran to the stream. She washed her hands casually, scooped up some water and took a few gulps to relieve the thirst in her throat.

The small animals around ran to the other side because of Su Ling's action. After looking at Su Ling and feeling that there was no danger, they lowered their heads to drink water again.

Su Ling took off her tattered coat, washed it, and then wiped her face and neck briefly.

"Hiss..." There were some minor scratches on the neck and hands, none of them were serious.

Not far from the stream, we found a cave that could accommodate one person.

It was already dark, and I saw two moons in the sky. This was indeed no longer the Earth. I didn't know what kind of magical place this was that had two suns and two moons.

Su Ling picked up some stones from the ground nearby, moved them to the cave, and blocked the entrance after entering.

After doing all this, she was tired and hungry, so she curled herself up and hid in the innermost part.

Gulu...

Su Ling tried her best to ignore the protests from her stomach. She had not eaten anything since she woke up and only drank a bellyful of water.

"Oh, go to sleep quickly. Dreams can contain all kinds of things. Maybe you'll go back to the same place when you wake up." Su Ling muttered with her eyes closed.

From time to time, one or two animal roars could be heard from the distant forest, making the quiet forest full of danger.

After a long time, after getting used to the roars of the beasts, the carefree Su Ling mistook the roars as hypnotic sounds and gradually fell asleep.

When it was almost dawn, Su Ling was awakened by the sound of trees breaking. She looked towards the cave entrance and fortunately the cave was intact.

If you listen carefully, it sounds like two wild beasts are fighting. Judging from the sound of branches breaking, it should be a large beast.

Su Ling carefully crawled out and took a peek. The battle site was still some distance away from here, and she didn't know whether the attack would reach here. It would not be wise to leave before dawn. She could only go back to the cave and pray that the two beasts would finish the fight and leave as soon as possible.

Maybe prayer was useful. The two beasts did not attack this side. After more than ten minutes, they left fighting. Su Ling immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

I was already sleepless, thinking about what I had experienced in the past two days, all kinds of animals and plants I had never seen before, the animals' unusual size, the harsh environment, and I didn't know if I could go out, would it be safe outside, and whether I could survive in this environment.

"No matter what, cheer up and get out first. I don't want to come here and lose my life here before seeing the world outside the forest. I have to see the outside world. It would be even better if I can live well here." Su Ling said firmly to cheer herself up.

Unconsciously, the sun had already spread across the forest. Su Ling simply went to the stream to wash up and looked towards the scene of last night's gunfight not far away. She didn't know how big the beast was, and it had crushed a lot of trees.

The fight last night scared away all the nearby animals, so the area is quite quiet now.

"Now that it's safe, I'll go see if there's anything I can snatch up." Su Ling picked up her self-defense stick and walked towards the crime scene.

More than ten minutes had passed since I stumbled to the place where the two beasts had fought.

"Ha, look what I see? A fat thing, huh? I don't know what kind of animal it is." Su Ling trotted over excitedly.

I have indeed never seen it. The body was not yet stiff. The legs were crushed by broken branches and he died from excessive blood loss.

I moved the tree away, picked it up and weighed it. It weighed more than ten pounds, with gray-black fur. It looked a bit like a rabbit, with four fat legs.

"Today is a good day, all my dreams come true..." Su Ling walked back happily with the spoils, humming softly as she walked.