The person in the tree was about to aid his companion on the ground but, at the moment he was about to act, he sensed danger from behind.
He turned his gun around and what he saw was a feline animal with fur that was golden and faintly tinged with red.
He pulled the trigger, and Big Gold let out a scream of agony, tumbling down from mid-air onto the ground.
While that man attempted to fire another shot, in the next instant, he was fiercely clawed by a paw from the side.
Little Owl Mother grazed the man's cheek as she flew past, then alighted on a branch of another tree.
Its claws, besides catching mice, were also very proficient at scratching people.
Startled by Big Gold's cry, Little Jin turned her head only to see her companion lying miserably on the ground, blood seeping from his abdomen.
The three men lying prone on the ground could no longer hide and, conceding defeat, engaged directly with Brother Leopard and his family.
