Animal Whisperer: Take Back My Life and Love Chapter 464: The Red Sphere

The third lead boar collapsed into the snow.

In less than a minute, the three primary threats had been neutralized. Without their leaders to drive them forward, the following herd fell into a state of visible confusion and hesitation. Their focused aggression dissolved, and as the sedative began to take hold, their movements became sluggish and uncertain.

Sensing the opportunity, Nancy took a deep breath and gave the signal to Master Crow for the plan they had rehearsed. "Master Crow, give them the surround sound treatment!"

High in the sky, Master Crow gave a sharp, excited cry. He led the avian choir that had been circling in wait to begin their performance. They did not attack directly. Instead, they split into several groups, letting out sharp, chaotic, and threatening cries as they darted around and above the boar herd.

"You are finished, big pigs! You are completely surrounded! Hahaha!"

Sparrows, tits, crows, and jackdaws joined in. The sound of countless flapping wings and piercing shrieks poured in from every direction, creating a terrifying auditory illusion of being trapped.

At the same time, the Oroqen hunters stationed on the high ground began to sing their ancestral hunting songs. Their voices mixed with the wind and the cacophony of birds, forming a strange, soul stirring wave of sound that amplified the boars' panic.

Nancy seized the opening in their mental defenses. "Your leaders are down! Look around you! Listen to the air! If you keep charging, you will be the next sleeping beauties!"

The frantic bird cries, the deep, haunting melodies of the hunters, and the sedative in the air worked together like a heavy spell. The once menacing boars froze in their tracks. Their small eyes darted about, and their ears twitched like radar dishes. Their bristles stood on end, their posture screaming their confusion and terror.

They held their breath, afraid that even a single exhale would trigger a nightmare. Weak, pathetic grunts drifted from the huddle.

"Stop... stop the noise. We are staying still, we promise!"

"My heart... why is it racing so much?"

"Is today just a bad day? It feels like every spirit in the forest is watching us."

The wild boars had officially lost their will to fight.

Just then, the sound of wings flapping came from above. Lucky, the Gyrfalcon who had been tracking the decoy fox, returned like a bolt of lightning. He landed precisely on the wooden crossbar next to Nancy, carefully holding the scruff of the red fox's neck in his beak. The fox hung limp, its four paws dangling, too terrified to move.

Lucky let go, and the fox landed with a soft thump, immediately curling into a ball.

"Nancy, mission accomplished!" Lucky puffed out his chest. "This little red menace led you all here, then doubled back and hid in a tree hole. I checked the perimeter; there are no other humans around."

"Great work!"

Nancy knelt and reached out toward the shivering red fox, her voice soft and soothing. "Do not be afraid. The bad guy is gone now."

The fox lifted its wet, black eyes to look at her, still trembling violently.

Tammy, who had been watching silently from the side, walked over. She took a small sedative spray from her medical kit and gave a light misting near the fox's nose. The faint, herbal scent of the spray worked quickly. The fox's rigid body began to relax. It cautiously sniffed Nancy’s fingers before slowly crawling into her warm embrace, curling into a fluffy, warm red ball.

"I did not want to do bad things," the fox whimpered. "The professor caught us. He used loud noises and bad smelling medicine to train us. We had to listen to him, or it would hurt more."

Nancy gently stroked its smooth fur and asked in a low voice, "Besides you, did the professor catch any other animals?"

The fur ball shifted, and a tiny, fearful voice answered. "There is... a brown horse, a gray pigeon, and a sable that lives in a rock crevice."

The fox buried its head deeper into Nancy’s arm. "The professor told me to lead you this way... as far as possible. He ran out of the medicine he uses to keep animals away, so he had to lead you away instead."

Nancy’s heart sank as her gaze sharpened. "And the professor? Where is he now?"

The fox thought hard, its ears twitching. "I overheard him talking into a black box. I think I heard him say... the original plan, meeting at Murky Bay."