Not long ago, there were still laments about the rich wild animal resources in southern Yunnan. Who would have thought that such a short time later, another side of southern Yunnan would be revealed.
"How did a landslide happen here?"
"It's over, it's over. I feel like someone's going to have bad luck."
"Hahaha, this time some people must go in, I wonder which unlucky ones."
"What kind of shoddy work is this highway protective slope? It slides as soon as it's mentioned."
"This landslide is happening in front of audiences nationwide. I bet those Yunnan leaders' faces are black right now."
"Director Yang isn't escorting the elephant herd, is he on a journey to the West?"
"Where are the smug Yunnan friends from earlier? Come out quickly."
...
Just as the netizens predicted, at this very moment, the main command center was eerily silent, especially those leaders in charge of road administration. Every single one of them was stunned.
The protective slope engineering next to the highway was all handled by them. Although they knew it was most likely unrelated to their engineering quality, and simply caused by recent climate change and sudden heavy rainfall.
But under the current circumstances, it was truly like smearing yellow mud in one's crotch.
"Leader, please let me explain..."
Before they could finish speaking, a middle-aged leader in charge of on-site command shouted:
"What explanation? Hurry up and find a way to restore traffic.
"I don't care what method you use. In at most half an hour, if the elephant herd can't pass, you can go dig it open with your own hands!"
However, while chaos ensued in the main command center, Yang Lin, who was at the scene, had already gotten out of the car.
Fortunately, the most urgent downpour had passed, and only a light drizzle was falling from the sky.
Looking at the soil, rocks, and trees obstructing the highway before him, he frowned, and then his gaze shifted to the elephant herd behind him.
If he were alone here, he truly would be at a loss.
The next second, he turned and walked towards the elephant herd not far behind him, as seen by the aerial camera.
Upon reaching the matriarch of the elephant herd, he directly said:
"It seems we need your help this time. Move these things aside, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, the matriarch responded with ease:
"Of course, no problem. It's a small matter."
After saying that, it let out a long trumpeting call to the herd behind it.
Instantly, the entire elephant herd moved.
A total of 18 elephants, in unison, began to walk with heavy steps towards the pile of rocks and soil.
Seeing this scene, the audience in front of the screen, after a moment of confusion, immediately showed expressions of shock.
"What do these elephants want to do? Are they going to help Director Yang clear the road?"
"If that's the case, then the road might be cleared soon. Elephants are known to be very strong."
"You're thinking too simply. The strength of an elephant is at most one to two tons. Many of those large rocks I feel are at least several tons, not to mention that large tree in the middle."
"It would be fine if they could cooperate."
"They all say elephants are strong, today I'll have to witness it."
...
Realizing what was about to happen, everyone became expectant.
Even Yang Lin was no exception.
Clearing the mixture of rocks, soil, and trees in front of them would take at least half a day with modern construction machinery.
He was very curious how long it would take the elephant herd to clear it.
And at this very moment, led by the matriarch, the elephant herd arrived at the landslide area, including the calf.
With another trumpeting call from the matriarch, the elephants began to use their long trunks to roll up the soil, rocks, and trees from the ground.
Rocks weighing hundreds of pounds were like pieces of foam to these adult elephants, easily tossed to the side of the road.
Trees as thick as a bowl could be snapped in half with just one stomp.
At this moment, the elephant herd was like a fleet of construction vehicles, clearing the obstacles on the road one by one.
Before long, half of the obstructions on the road were cleared.
As the loose rocks on the surface were removed, larger rocks buried underneath were exposed.
One of them was as tall as a person.
Looking at this giant stone, everyone couldn't help but frown.
"Can the elephant herd really push this several-ton rock?"
As everyone had feared, an elephant that attempted to push the large rock aside soon failed.
It exerted all its strength but only managed to move the boulder slightly.
Other elephants also came to try, but the result remained unchanged.
Even the calf, only half a person's height, tried to ram it, only to end up with a sitting fall.
Just as everyone thought the elephant herd would then work together to push the boulder aside, the matriarch, with its broken trunk, let out a trumpeting call and slowly walked out from behind the herd.
"What is this matriarch going to do?"
"Is it going to push this giant rock away by itself?"
"It's probably not possible."
...
However, before anyone could react, the matriarch tilted its body.
Without any apparent exertion, the boulder, weighing several tons, began to roll to the side.
In less than a minute, this giant stone had moved several meters from its original position.
The matriarch only stopped when it was pushed to the side guardrail.
At this moment, everyone was stunned by the scene before them.
Words and phrases involuntarily came to their minds.
At the same time, they couldn't help but recall a martial arts technique from Master Jin Yong's wuxia novels – the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill.
Creatures that could be compared to legendary divine beasts were indeed extraordinary.
No wonder elephants have always been a symbol of strength.
However, just when everyone thought it was over, the matriarch turned and walked towards the tree that was as thick as a person's torso.
Before anyone could react, the matriarch raised its forelegs high.
The next second, its forelegs came down heavily.
Once, twice, thrice, until the tenth blow, this tree, as thick as a person, snapped in half at the waist.
It made everyone's scalp tingle.
If such weight were to fall on a person, it would be no different from a road roller crushing them.
As the tree was broken into two pieces, the matriarch immediately used its incomplete trunk to roll up one half and flung it to the side of the road with a heavy swing.
After several such repetitions, the larger obstacles on the road were all cleared by it.
As the obstructions were gradually swept away, faint cries could be heard from beneath the buried debris.