Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

Freed from its burdens, the gyrfalcon no longer showed weakness. Using the buoyancy of the air currents, it quickly climbed, trying to regain aerial dominance.

The two birds of prey, like two fighter jets, circled in the air, searching for each other's weaknesses.

The gyrfalcon is slightly smaller and more agile. In a flash, it made a sharp turn while flying at high speed, its sharp beak swooping down on the golden eagle's left wing.

With a soft thud, the gyrfalcon's sharp point struck the golden eagle's wing with pinpoint accuracy.

The golden eagle winced in pain, its body jerked violently, and it lost its balance, spinning away as it flew off.

However, being the dominant species in the air, it quickly regained its footing.

The gyrfalcon gained an advantage with its first strike and was about to press its advantage when the golden eagle suddenly flapped its wings with such force that it created a whirlwind, causing the gyrfalcon to deviate from its intended trajectory.

The camera zooms out, revealing two birds of prey engaged in a fierce battle high in the sky.

The golden eagle lashed out with its sharp talons, each strike carrying the ferocity to tear through the air.

The gyrfalcon, with its agile movements, constantly dodges, sometimes swooping down, sometimes rising up, sneakily attacking the golden eagle's weak points.

The strong wind ruffled their feathers, blood seeped from the golden eagle's left wing and dripped onto the mountains below, while the falcon's chest was also ripped open by the golden eagle's talons, yet it still refused to back down.

As viewers, Zhou Ping and his companions were completely engrossed, exclaiming in amazement repeatedly.

An'an kept muttering to herself, hitting it, scratching its eyes, tickling its ears, punching its nose, and even wishing she could fly up into the sky and show off her skills.

Zhou Rui glanced at her and couldn't understand why this doll was so excited. Did she have some violent tendencies?

And she saw the ears and noses of two birds of prey somewhere.

Zhou Rui's gaze lingered on An An for a moment before returning to the sky.

The golden eagle, unable to break through the defenses, grew increasingly ferocious.

Taking advantage of the moment when the gyrfalcon flipped over and its talons attacked its belly, it suddenly abandoned its protection, folded its wings, and let its body plummet downwards.

Using the force of gravity, as the golden eagle was being gripped on the belly, its sharp beak struck the gyrfalcon's neck and wing junction, tearing off a chunk of flesh.

ji...

A figure plummeted diagonally, barely managing to spread its wings and maintain a gliding posture.

The other figure flapped its wings and turned, flying sharply into the depths of the mountains. However, the feathers falling from the sky and the drops of blood left behind indicated that this was a lose-lose situation.

"Walk."

Zhou Rui suddenly bent down, picked up An'an, and ran forward without saying anything to Liu Qingguo and the others.

Liu Qingguo and Zhou Ping had just finished watching an aerial battle and their emotions were still running high when they saw Zhou Rui leave a single word and run off in the direction where the spear falcon had crashed.

The group looked at each other, wondering what Zhou Rui had gone to do.

Little Locust Tree suddenly spoke up: "Brother Rui, you're not thinking of going to retrieve that fallen bird, are you?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances. They didn't have Zhou Rui's keen eyesight, nor did they possess binoculars, and thus had no idea what the two birds fighting in the air were.

So it's a bit strange, even if the bird is a bit big, there's not much meat in it, so why are we in such a hurry?

"You guys think... you guys think... could it be a gyrfalcon that fell down?"

Liu Qingguo's voice trembled slightly as he spoke; it was a voice that was both excited and somewhat incredulous.

"A gyrfalcon?"

Zhou Ping's voice suddenly rose.

As a child from Northeast China, I naturally know a lot about the gyrfalcon.

In the historical stories told by adults, the gyrfalcon often appears as a main character, and its fighting prowess and courage are admired by everyone.

Even the imperial families of past dynasties often used the gyrfalcon as a tribute, which distanced it from ordinary people and made it seem more mysterious.

Liu Shunli suddenly ran out without a word, like a gust of wind, following in Zhou Rui's footsteps.

"Hey, little brother, where are you going?" Liu Ping'an stood there, still holding Zhou Rui's 98K, looking dazed.

Zhou Ping then realized what was happening and pulled Liu Ping'an aside.

"What are you still looking at? Let's go. Let's see if my brother really went to catch a gyrfalcon."

At this moment, the remaining few people all came to their senses, slung their guns over their backs, and ran after them with their prey in their hands.

The little locust tree followed behind, trotting along, and suddenly it fell far behind.

At this moment, he felt a bit resentful of the pheasants in his hands. He had had too much fun shooting them down, taking down three at once.

Moreover, there was a wild rabbit that had just been hunted on the ground. This time, the youngest of them all was carrying the most prey, and they couldn't even keep up with him.

"Oh, oh, hurry up, second brother, faster!"

An'an didn't know why Zhou Rui was running away, but she felt the cold wind rushing towards her in Zhou Rui's arms, which was quite exciting.

Zhou Rui ignored An An's words. As he ran, he activated his sixth sense, constantly adjusting his direction to ensure he didn't deviate from the route.

After landing, the gyrfalcon does not remain still, but moves occasionally as perceived, though the distance it moves is not far.

This is good news, at least it means that the gyrfalcon is still alive and not injured or dying.

Zhou Rui suddenly quickened his pace, because he sensed another creature approaching the gyrfalcon.

He had been eyeing eagles for a long time, and now that fate had given him the opportunity, he didn't want any other animal to steal it from him.

"Ah... Second Brother runs so fast! He's even faster than Mao Dazhuang, haha..."

An'an's loud laughter echoed through the air.

Whew, whoosh, whoosh. Zhou Rui's legs were flung around in afterimages as he raced against other animals to decide who would own the gyrfalcon.

Closer, closer, Zhou Rui could already see the figure of the falcon.

The gyrfalcon flapped its wings in the snow, trying to take flight, but after flying two meters, it fell back down.

The wings seemed to be spreading out of place; one side could not be fully opened.

On the other side, a gray shadow, mixed with snowflakes, rolled toward the spear falcon with an indomitable momentum.

Zhou Rui frowned because he realized that, using the lance as the center point, he was actually farther away.

If the speed remains unchanged, the gyrfalcon may be killed by the predator before it can reach the prey.

"An'an, I'm going to put you on my back. You have to hold on tight to your second brother, okay?"

"Okay, second brother."

An An didn't care; she thought that such a fast speed was more exciting on her back than in her arms.

As Zhou Rui ran, he suddenly swung An An onto his back, then held her tightly behind his back with both hands to prevent her from falling.

An'an immediately straddled the backpack on Zhou Rui's back, tightly wrapping her arms around Zhou Rui's neck.

"Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up!"

Zhou Rui and the others steadied themselves before releasing their hands and pulling out Browning pistols from their lower backs.

As the distance drew closer, Zhou Rui had run within a hundred meters of the gyrfalcon and could clearly see an animal resembling a small bear running towards it.

This is a wolverine.