Chapter 65

Actually, when Lin Bei saw that it was a field of yams, he felt a bit disappointed. What do elephants like to eat the most? Bananas and mangoes, these are the foods elephants love the most. If this were a mango grove, Lin Bei would have been delighted, as his favorite fruit is also mangoes. Unfortunately, it wasn't.

The yam field was growing very well. Perhaps because there were too many yams, no other plants could survive here, not even the rare shrubs. Yams belong to the vine category, and their leaves can climb rocks, so even the surrounding few meters of rock were covered with lush yam leaves, which was very pleasing to the eye.

In theory, even if there were many yams, the herd of elephants would quickly eat them all. The reason so many yams remained here was that the elephants knew how to protect them to some extent.

Elephants are very intelligent animals, ranking in the top ten among all animals. These elephants seemed to be selective about the yams they ate.

The boundary between the elephant herd and the yam field was not very clear. The elephants seemed to only eat the yams on their side and did not go inside to destroy the entire yam field. This was very different from wild boars. In this way, the yams inside could still maintain a good growing environment. Additionally, the elephants would defecate outside the valley. If the feces dried, grass would not grow, greatly affecting the vegetation. Therefore, it was not surprising that so many yams remained here.

"However, for them to do this, there must be a very intelligent leader in the elephant herd," Lin Bei thought.

The sound of the elephant herd grew louder, clearly indicating that Lin Bei's lingering made them very uneasy. This was a natural instinct of animals. Normally, the elephant herd might have retreated upon encountering such a strange and powerful creature like Lin Bei, but since this was their territory, if Lin Bei did not back off, the elephant herd might also engage in a battle with him.

Lin Bei also sensed the increasingly agitated mood of the elephant herd and began to slowly retreat. Don't underestimate this action; it represented a concession. The elephant herd, being generally gentle, would not press too hard as long as the other party retreated, but their voices grew even louder.

"Who is the leader of the elephant herd?" Lin Bei was still observing.

The leaders of animal herds are usually the largest and strongest. The leader of the elephant herd is a male elephant because male elephants are larger and have longer trunks, making them more combat-effective and placing them at the front during battles. However, Lin Bei saw four elephants standing at the front, all of which seemed to be male elephants.

"It can't be four different herds," Lin Bei could only guess.

However, this guess was not reliable. Don't assume that different elephant herds can easily merge. This is clearly impossible. If elephant herds meet, they either avoid each other or fight, with the strongest one becoming the new leader. It was almost impossible for four elephants to appear together like this.

Just as Lin Bei was puzzled, a loud trumpeting sound came from behind him. Lin Bei was slightly startled. Another elephant? He quickly turned around and saw a giant white elephant standing behind him.

This white elephant was the largest Lin Bei had ever seen, at least six meters tall. Its entire body was a grayish-white, giving it an eerie beauty. Its eyes were very large, and when it looked at Lin Bei, he could feel the white elephant's anger.

A white elephant is actually an elephant with albinism. The biggest drawback of this condition is that it turns their skin white, which for many animals means losing their camouflage. Whether hunting or being hunted, it becomes much more difficult. Although many animals have albinism, generally only predators can survive, like wild chickens, whose colorful feathers serve as camouflage. If their feathers turn white and they can't fly, they stand out like a light bulb in the dark and would be eaten quickly. Therefore, the survival rate of albino predators is the highest, such as albino tigers and albino bears.

For elephants, albinism is less of a problem. Although they are not predators, their natural size means few predators would hunt them. This white elephant was an example. However, albino animals are considered different from their kind and may have a bad temper and be more irritable.

This white elephant seemed to be just like that. It looked very angry, its trunk swinging, and it lifted its foot to stomp on Lin Bei.

Lin Bei was greatly surprised. He didn't expect this guy to be so fierce. It came straight at him, and its leg was as thick as Lin Bei's body. If it stepped on him, it would likely crush him in half. He quickly rolled to the side.

"Bang."

A huge, explosive sound came from where the white elephant stomped. The force was so great that it created a hole larger than a washbasin, which made Lin Bei feel a chill. At the same time, the white elephant's trunk suddenly lashed out, striking Lin Bei, who was caught off guard.

Lin Bei felt intense pain, then flew up, crashing into the nearby rock and falling down. Dazed, he saw the huge elephant leg coming again, attacking relentlessly. This white elephant really wanted to trample Lin Bei to death.

Lin Bei had never seen such a fierce white elephant and was also a bit angry. He twisted his body into a ball, his tail extending out and quickly coiling around the approaching elephant leg. Then he pulled it forward with all his might.

The white elephant's leg was already moving forward, and with Lin Bei's added force, it lost balance. It let out a loud trumpeting sound and fell heavily to the ground. However, it fell directly on top of Lin Bei, trying to crush him with its weight.

Lin Bei had no choice but to arch his body several times to reduce the impact. Even so, when the white elephant landed on him, Lin Bei's tongue stuck out. The white elephant weighed at least ten tons, or 10,000 kilograms, and the weight almost flattened him.

"Ha."

Lin Bei gathered his remaining strength, pushing the white elephant up a bit, then quickly wriggled out from under it. Looking back, he saw the white elephant struggling to get up from the ground. Its trunk tried to sweep at Lin Bei, but it was not very flexible on the ground and couldn't reach him. Even so, the ferocity of this white elephant was unprecedented for Lin Bei.

The white elephant quickly got up, shaking its head, looking a bit dazed but still highly combative, ready to fight Lin Bei to the death.

Lin Bei had no weapons and was at a loss when facing such a giant creature. He had no intention of fighting the white elephant, so he began to retreat to avoid the crazed beast.

Lin Bei's retreat seemed to reduce the white elephant's anger, and it did not stomp over again, possibly because of the earlier incident. Lin Bei then retreated into the cave, hearing the elephant herd's loud trumpeting, as if celebrating the enemy's retreat. Lin Bei could only smile bitterly.

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