mtl008 Chapter 140: Kill it while it’s sick!
Chapter 140: Kill it while it’s sick!
The wild boar herd fled towards the higher ground, and Li Xiangyang led the group in close pursuit.
In the snow, a string of heavy hoofprints of wild boars stretched out, mixed with a pungent, fishy smell.
"Push forward, don't let them scatter!" Li Xiangyang commanded while observing the terrain.
The slope ahead became steeper, and the wild boars slowed down noticeably.
Just then, a scream came from the right.
Li Xiangyang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man being knocked to the ground by a wild boar, his spear breaking in his hand.
The wild boar turned around, its tusks gleaming coldly, preparing to attack again.
"Watch out!" Wang Ergou aimed his gun, but hesitated to pull the trigger because of the crowded scene.
At the critical moment, Li Xiangyang leaped forward and rushed to the side of the wild boar in a few steps.
Sensing the threat, the wild boar suddenly turned and pounced on him.
Li Xiangyang was prepared and steadily pulled the trigger.
With a "thud," the wild boar fell to the ground.
"Quick, don't just stand there, keep pushing forward!" Li Xiangyang shouted as he strode forward to check on the injured young man.
"Are you alright?" He helped the other person up.
"I'm...I'm fine." The young man's face was pale, clearly quite frightened.
"Are you able to walk? Why don't you go down first?"
“No need, I can still continue!” The young man gritted his teeth, stood up, and picked up the spear that had broken in two from the ground.
Li Xiangyang nodded, secretly praising the young man's resilience.
At this time, the other two groups also arrived and surrounded the remaining wild boar herd.
There was a precipice ahead, and the wild boar had nowhere to escape.
"Be careful, these beasts are most dangerous when they're dying!" Wang Ergou warned.
Before the words were even finished, a large wild boar suddenly charged, attempting to break through the encirclement.
Several men with spears rushed forward to block them, but the wild boar was too strong and was about to break through.
Li Xiangyang and Wang Ergou exchanged a glance and raised their guns almost simultaneously.
"Bang! Bang!"
The two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and the wild boar fell to the ground.
At the same time, the others also joined in, using spears and sickles, and quickly subdued the remaining wild boars one by one.
"Take a headcount of the casualties!" Li Xiangyang shouted.
“I’m fine here!” Zhao Dayong replied.
"I'm fine!" came the reply from Wang Ergou's end.
Li Xiangyang looked around and saw that, apart from the young man who had been knocked down, everyone else only had minor injuries.
In comparison, with the carcasses of more than a dozen wild boars lying haphazardly on the ground, the result was already quite good.
Seeing such a bountiful harvest, everyone laughed.
In this day and age, it's already a blessing to have a meal with meat, let alone so much wild boar meat.
"Alright, everyone, take a break," Li Xiangyang said. "We still need to get the game down the mountain later."
People sat on the ground in twos and threes, chatting and laughing.
Li Xiangyang frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
"What's wrong?" Wang Ergou noticed his unusual behavior.
"Don't you think these wild boars are too easy to deal with?" Li Xiangyang whispered. "Logically, a herd of wild boars shouldn't be driven here so easily, unless a boar king leads the way..."
Before he finished speaking, the bushes in the distance suddenly trembled.
Immediately afterwards, a huge wild boar slowly emerged, much larger than any we had seen before.
"Not good!" Li Xiangyang's expression changed.
Everyone stood up and gripped their weapons tightly.
But after the fierce battle just now, everyone was a little tired.
Remembering his previous encounter with the Pig King, Li Xiangyang did not fire his gun rashly.
The pig king's tusks were two feet long, and its bristles stood up like steel needles. It exuded a fierce aura and was now staring at the crowd with its scarlet eyes.
“No wonder those wild boars were so easily herded up,” Wang Ergou muttered. “It was this one bringing up the rear.”
Li Xiangyang quickly scanned the surrounding terrain.
They are now besieged on both sides, with a precipice on one side and this ferocious pig king on the other.
He wouldn't be afraid if he were alone, but there are many people now. If the Pig King charges over, some people might not be able to handle the pressure and run away, which could be dangerous.
"Everyone, don't move! Listen to my instructions."
Li Xiangyang said in a deep voice.
Just then, the Pig King suddenly let out a deafening roar and launched a charge.
"Everyone spread out to the sides and let it rush at me," Li Xiangyang ordered.
The crowd dispersed like a tide, making way for the Pig King.
However, this pig king was clearly quite intelligent. Instead of charging at Li Xiangyang, it suddenly turned around and its massive body crashed into the people closest to it like a cannonball.
"careful!"
Li Xiangyang pulled the trigger almost instinctively. The bullet struck the pig king in the shoulder, but only enraged it.
The pig king roared in pain and turned to charge at Li Xiangyang.
Seeing the Pig King charging towards him, Li Xiangyang breathed a long sigh of relief.
At this moment, Wang Ergou also fired a shot, but because the angle was wrong, the bullet only grazed Pig King's ear.
The Pig King was too fast; in the blink of an eye, it rushed in front of Li Xiangyang.
Li Xiangyang dodged to the side, but his clothes were still torn by the pig king's tusks.
"Xiangyang! I'll hold him off, you attack!"
At this moment, Wang Ergou had unknowingly rushed to the side of Pig King.
"Are you crazy!" Li Xiangyang shouted.
Wang Ergou didn't answer, but quickly raised his gun and fired a shot at Pig King.
After the gunshot, Wang Ergou didn't even look back, turned around and ran away.
The bullet hit the pig king's hind leg, slowing it down.
"Phew, that was close! Xiangyang, my life depends on you."
Wang Ergou shouted as he ran.
Enraged, Pig King relentlessly pursued Wang Ergou.
Li Xiangyang knew this might be his last chance.
He took a deep breath, raised his gun, aimed at the back of the pig king's head, and decisively pulled the trigger.
"boom!"
The bullet struck the pig king precisely in the back of the head.
The pig king's body suddenly paused, then collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Dead?" Wang Ergou stopped and asked, panting.
Li Xiangyang did not answer, but stared warily at the fallen body of the Pig King.
Experience told him that even if a beast of this size was shot, it might not die immediately.
Sure enough, the pig king's body suddenly twitched.
"Brothers, strike while the iron is hot!"
At Li Xiangyang's call, the villagers, who had been waiting in ambush, rushed forward, their spears aimed at the pig king.
Although the Pig King was incredibly resilient, it couldn't withstand the onslaught of so many people.
Soon, more than a dozen spears pierced the pig king's body, finally subduing the ferocious beast.
"Phew..." Li Xiangyang let out a long breath, glanced at the Pig King lying on the ground, and glared at Wang Ergou. "You little brat, are you out of your mind?"
Wang Ergou grinned: "No big deal. Last time you were keeping the snow leopard occupied. If I hadn't kept it occupied, would you have been able to hit it accurately?"