Chapter 43: Vicious and Cruel
But cats are cats, and their reaction speed is far beyond that of ordinary people.
Although Du Ruo's appearance was very abrupt and he made no noise until he almost reached under the boulder, the clouded leopard on the boulder also noticed it.
Almost at the moment it saw Du Ruo, the clouded leopard exerted force with its limbs and leaped towards the mountain behind the boulder.
The slope of the mountain behind the boulder was about 30 degrees. The clouded leopard was lying head down with its hind legs bent, its tail almost touching the mountain, and its front legs stretched out, ready to exert force at any time. It raised its head to look at Du Ruo and let out a roar louder than a cat's meow. It bared its teeth and looked at Du Ruo with a vigilant expression.
"If I say... I'm just here to hang out, would you believe me?"
Du Ruo landed his feet on the place where the clouded leopard had just been lying. After he stood firmly, he did not dare to make any more movements. He just half-crouched, then opened his hands and looked at the clouded leopard in front of him.
He had already recognized that it was a clouded leopard while still in mid-air. The reason why he behaved like this was not because he was afraid that the clouded leopard would hurt him or pose a threat to him.
The clouded leopard in front of us is about one meter tall, with a tail almost as long as its body. Its streamlined body is extremely beautiful, but relatively speaking it looks very thin, weighing probably only about 40 to 50 kilograms. It is a very standard adult clouded leopard.
If the clouded leopard hid in the dark and attacked Du Ruo, Du Ruo might be in some danger. But now that he was face to face with the clouded leopard, this clouded leopard could be said to be completely harmless to Du Ruo, at least his life would not be in any danger. Du Ruo knew that what he was afraid of now was actually the clouded leopard in front of him.
If an adult tiger appeared in front of Du Ruo, it would be a fatal crisis.
You have to know that an adult tiger weighs between 300 and 900 kilograms. The danger levels of the two are simply incomparable.
"Meow!!!"
Although Du Ruo's words sounded nice, the clouded leopard seemed to be frightened. It roared even louder, then pushed hard on the mountain with its hind legs. Its front claws popped out from the pads, and its whole body flew into the air. It opened its mouth and bit towards Du Ruo's throat. Its body was as fast as lightning, and only its afterimage could be seen.
Fortunately, Du Ruo had been staring at the clouded leopard, and almost as the clouded leopard exerted force with its hind legs, Du Ruo had already retracted his open hands, forming a crocodile shape with his hands above and below in front of his chest.
When the clouded leopard pounced on him, Du Ruo used his waist to exert force and moved his left palm to the left, pushing the clouded leopard's head and upper limbs to the left. At the same time, he pushed his right hand to the left, pushing the clouded leopard's lower limbs with exposed claws away from his lower body.
The clouded leopard failed in its attack and its entire body was pushed to the side of the boulder. Its body was in the air, but its long tail twisted in the air. Its body, which was originally thrown sideways, twisted unnaturally and its limbs landed steadily on the ground.
Then he paced to one side, looking at Du Ruo vigilantly, as if looking for Du Ruo's weakness.
Du Ruo just used the "Push Water Left and Right" move from the crocodile form of the Twelve Forms of Xingyi Boxing. Originally, this move was both offensive and defensive. Du Ruo just used his palm to push the clouded leopard away. If he had used the power of his waist and hit the clouded leopard with his elbow, the blow just now would have been enough to seriously injure the clouded leopard.
The crocodile shape is designed to capture water and is the best defense in Xingyiquan. Its force-dissipating effect is not inferior to Tai Chi. It's just that more people focus on the attacking nature of this move.
"He is indeed a beast, so vicious~~"
Although Du Ruo's defense just now was effortless and he pushed the clouded leopard away with one sweep, in fact, Du Ruo's back was already covered with a layer of fine sweat.
Just now, the clouded leopard's teeth were aimed at Du Ruo's throat, and its claws were aimed at Du Ruo's shoulders. These were just obvious attacks. When Du Ruo's palm saw the clouded leopard's head and upper limbs blocking it and began to move, the clouded leopard's lower limb claws quietly popped out and rushed straight towards Du Ruo's crotch.
If the crocodile had not used both hands, one above and one below, and pushed the clouded leopard's lower limbs away with his right hand, that blow would have definitely seriously injured him.
Just like he used the back of his hand to tap other people's lychees, the clouded leopard's claws, as sharp as a knife, could also scratch his genitals.
Du Ruo knew that cats like clouded leopards and lynxes would target the throat, genitals, and anus when hunting large animals, and they would almost always attack by surprise, so he was extra vigilant just now, but he was almost attacked by surprise. "Meow!"
The clouded leopard paced twice, then let out a roar, turned around suddenly, and ran towards the dense woods.
"Want to run? There's no such thing as that."
Seeing that the clouded leopard was about to escape if his attack missed, Du Ruo stomped his foot, changed his body shape suddenly, exerted force on his hips, and pounced forward with his lower body like a tiger. He took two steps to cover a distance of several meters, and his upper body became like an eagle. He thrust his right arm forward suddenly, changing the eagle-catching style into a palm, and pulled forward, grabbing the clouded leopard's tail at the last moment.
"Meow!!!"
The clouded leopard's tail was caught, and its entire body felt like its fur was standing on end. Its body, which had originally lunged forward, suddenly leaned back and bit Du Ruo's arm.
"Touch~"
Du Ruo only felt that the originally soft tail in his hand became extremely hard. His right arm shook almost subconsciously, and then he slapped out with his left hand that was protecting his chest.
The palm had an intimate contact with the clouded leopard's head, and when the clouded leopard showed its teeth and claws, a big paw had already hit the clouded leopard's face.
Du Ruo's right hand, which was originally holding the leopard's tail, shook a bit. He took advantage of the leopard's lost balance, let go of the tail, stretched forward, and used his five fingers to grab the clouded leopard's neck.
"Bang~bang~"
Du Ruo pinched the clouded leopard's neck with one hand and knocked on the clouded leopard's head twice with the other hand.
When his fingers collided with the skull, Du Ruo controlled the force just right, causing the victim to become dazed but not to suffer any brain damage.
Although the clouded leopard was caught and hit on the head twice, it did not give up resisting. It continued to kick wildly with its upper limbs, tearing its clothes and leaving several bloody scratches on its arms. Its lower limbs kicked at Du Ruo's thighs, and its tail swept around, sweeping Du Ruo's legs like a whip, and its head was still baring its teeth, trying to bite Du Ruo's arm.
Seeing this, Du Ruo didn't dare to use too much force for fear of strangling the clouded leopard to death, but he didn't dare to let go either. If this kind of large cat attacked by surprise next time, it would be hard to defend against.
So, Du Ruo used a move that worked on all cats. He went around the clouded leopard's head with his left hand, grabbed a tuft of fur behind the clouded leopard's head, and then lifted it up with force.
"Woo~"
In an instant, the clouded leopard that had been struggling to resist suddenly became quiet, with only a humming sound coming from its mouth.
"Hey~ As expected, clouded leopards are just bigger cats."
Du Ruo couldn't help laughing when he saw that the clouded leopard had become obedient. The one-meter-long clouded leopard was held in Du Ruo's hand, with its long tail dragging on the ground. While speaking, Du Ruo couldn't help but touch the clouded leopard's head.
(Cats are too flexible and cautious. Females will feel pain during mating and will easily fight back. Therefore, during mating, males usually bite the female's neck. This also causes all cats to become docile after their necks are held.
Theoretically, this also applies to tigers, so next time you encounter a tiger attack in the wild, if conditions permit, you can grab the tiger's neck.)
(End of this chapter)
