The dispute under the tree continued, but from the sound, the clamor of the Abyss Macaques was no longer so fervent. Zachary Blake knew he had to hurry.
He carefully crawled back along the original path. Fortunately, the eggs of the Witheredwood Serpents were very hard, and a little jostling couldnt break them. Otherwise, Zachary wouldnt have been able to take away so many snake eggs intact.
Under the tree, the Witheredwood Serpent was still surrounded by macaques at a close but not too close distance. The female monkey tightly entwined by it was no longer struggling, only occasionally convulsing intermittently. In a while, when the macaques realized there was no need to save, they would leave here automatically, and then the standoff would come to an end.
Zachary, carrying the bag of snake eggs, vigilantly and quickly crouched down, dashing through the forest. This was also thanks to the instincts left by this body. If the old Zachary had come here, although he was also agile, he would definitely walk one foot deep and one foot shallow.
About ten minutes later, Zacharys speed gradually slowed down. Although this forest is very large and seems to be endless, for Zachary, he can only move in a small part of this forest. And here is his territory.
Like many creatures on Earth, many creatures in the Abyss also have a very strong sense of territory. In addition to some gregarious and wandering species, most creatures here have a fixed range of activities. They usually also use feces, odors, or some other things to mark their range of activities.
Demonic creatures are even more so.
Of course, the so-called territorial concept only exists among demonic creatures of the same class. The main reason is the competition for food. There is no territorial concept between creatures of different levels. What they have is a relationship of mutual subordination or predation.
Zacharys range of activity is a slightly basin-like area, not big or small, about square. Zachary tried, from south to north, it takes about twelve to thirteen hours to walk. However, due to the previous memories being a bit vague and chaotic, he can only roughly understand his territory.
Zachary carefully observed the surrounding situation. His current position is roughly in the center of his territory, northwest. He paid attention to the surrounding movements and found no other creatures. In the air, in addition to the unique sulfur smell of the Abyss, there is no other smell.
Surrounded by dense jungles, Zachary buried himself in the tall grass half a person high, lying quietly. After a while, he carefully arched up and crawled forward.
As he crawled over a decaying piece of wood, he suddenly stopped. Looking down, this is an ordinary-looking black wood, about larger than Zacharys thigh, perhaps falling from some tree. This piece of wood is a bit damp, the surface has softened, and there is a thin layer of moss-like plants.
Zachary somewhat uncertainly put his head next to the wood, he listened for a while, and sure enough, he heard a slight squeaking sound inside.
Seems like theres something good... Zachary muttered in his heart, looked at this piece of wood again, remembered the position, and left.
In front of a cluster of shrubs not far away, Zachary stopped. This is a plant with thorns, even the leaves are stiff and sharp. Although it may not hurt to be pricked, its definitely uncomfortable.
Zachary carefully pinched the thornless part of the shrub trunk and pulled it aside. Then, he carefully walked in, trying not to damage these plants. Of course, some thorns still scratched his body, but this level of scratching left no marks except for some discomfort.
Hidden by these shrubs was a deep hole. The entrance is not big, just enough for Zachary to crawl in.
This is Zacharys current home.
The cave is set up very cleverly, and the shrubs outside the entrance cover it tightly. If you dont move the shrubs, even if you look closely, you cant see a hidden entrance. And because these shrubs have sharp thorns, predators usually avoid them; even some herbivorous creatures rarely eat them.
Zachary took off his bag, as he couldnt enter the cave with it on his back. He first put the bag into the cave, then followed. He pushed the bag into the cave, the walls were very smooth, slightly sloping downward, and because there was no light source, the cave was very dark.
However, as a small demon, Zacharys vision is now completely different from humans. He has night vision and can see clearly in the dark as if it were daylight.
After crawling forward for about ten meters, Zachary crawled out of the passage and entered a larger cave. It is about eight to nine square feet, and the height is enough for him to stand up straight, a square cave.
Zachary hurriedly put the bag in the cave, then crawled back along the passage. He crawled to the entrance and reorganized the shrubs at the entrance, waiting until there was no trace of someone entering, then he retreated back into the cave.
Zachary sighed, there was nothing in the cave except the dry withered grass on the ground. In fact, this cave was also recently snatched from a fat rabbit rat. God knows how that fat guy with thorns all over his body managed to make such a large and complete cave?
As for that rather troublesome guy, it became the biggest prey Zachary had since he came to this world and entered his stomach.
Its a pity that the skin is full of thorns and cant be handled, otherwise, maybe it can be made into a shawl or something. At least, he doesnt have to run around naked like this, Zachary occasionally thinks.
After resting for a while, Zachary dragged the bag beside him and carefully took out the snake eggs one by one.
There are several rectangular depressions on the wall, which are all dug by Zachary to put things in, just like cabinets, but they are all empty now.
Zachary put the snake eggs into them one by one, neatly arranged. As for the last snake egg, Zachary knocked it on a small stone, making a shallow crack in the eggshell. These snake eggs are much harder than chicken eggs, which is also a common phenomenon caused by the harsh natural conditions in the Abyss compared to Earth.
Zachary used his finger to open a small hole in the damaged part of the eggshell and put it to his mouth to suck hard. A cool egg liquid immediately followed the crack into his mouth. He savored it for a while before swallowing.
Ah, I really miss the meals when I was a human... Zachary sighed, only a month, but in his view, it feels like many years have passed, as if the familiar everything has happened in a very distant era.
Since coming to this world, Zachary has never had a proper meal.
There is no salt, no monosodium glutamate, no soy sauce, no vinegar, no seasonings, and of course, no pots and pans. But these are not important, what makes Zachary feel frustrated is that he has not found any clean water. At least, in his range of activity, he has not found any streams or rivers.
Not only that, so far, Zachary has not seen any trace of natural water. Although the sky here is always covered with dark clouds and lightning, in fact, it has not rained a drop in a whole month.
The plants here are very tenacious, they can absorb the extremely sparse water vapor from the air to survive, and there is no need to worry about the lack of water.
Another point that makes Zachary feel even more helpless is that most of his food here must be eaten raw. In order to avoid the dangers everywhere, he dare not make a fire to roast food.
Not to mention the rich fragrance and the rising smoke column, Zachary himself is also at the bottom of his heart, whether those terrible predators in this world are afraid of fire? For those terrible guys, Zachary has encountered several times, and he doesnt want to meet them again, its too exciting.
Must think of a way, its not always possible to go on like this. Zachary often thinks that he, a civilized person from modern