"Roar~"
As if sensing the killing intent filling the air, a wild boar let out a bellow, its hooves kicking up clods of earth, easily digging small pits in the ground.
"You beast, you ate our sweet potatoes and now you won't even leave the land alone, you're still causing trouble."
"Lei zi, follow me, let's take care of one first."
The hunter from Xiongjiagang was a middle-aged man in his forties, in the prime of his strength and with rich hunting experience. Although he hadn't hunted a wild boar alone before, he had hunted many pheasants and rabbits.
Leading his apprentice, Xiong Lei, he charged towards the nearby wild boar with one flintlock rifle. Old Master Tu looked on helplessly.
It wasn't his apprentice, and he didn't need to listen to him for everything.
"Yang小子, keep an eye on things. If there's real danger, shoot to save them. If there's no danger, let them suffer a bit."
"So they won't think our last meal was a gift from heaven, and that hunting wild boar is as easy as hunting pheasants and rabbits."
Old Master Tu had his pride. As the most experienced old hunter in the entire team, few dared to disobey him.
"Don't worry, Old Master. If there's real danger, I'll act immediately."
Chen Yang quickly gripped his bow and arrows. Although he had learned good archery skills from a coach in his previous life, lives were at stake, and he dared not be careless.
Seeing Xiong Damao and his apprentice take action, the hunters from Liujia Village and Zhaojia Bay also couldn't sit still and followed with their flintlock rifles.
"Bang!"
When they were close enough, Xiong Damao couldn't hold back anymore and fired his rifle at the wild boar's head.
The wild boar, which was about to attack, was instantly torn open, bleeding profusely, and let out a shrill cry.
However, this shot clearly did not inflict fatal damage, but instead ignited its ferocity.
"Roar~"
The wild boar let out a piercing cry and immediately went berserk, charging directly at Xiong Damao, who had just fired.
"Lei zi, fire, push this bastard back."
Xiong Lei, Xiong Damao's apprentice, heard his master's words and quickly fired his rifle at the charging wild boar.
He remained relatively calm, holding the flintlock rifle steady, and another shot landed squarely on the wild boar's skull.
This shot, being at closer range, completely smashed the wild boar's face. The bullet instantly passed through one side of its mouth, and blood flowed all over the ground.
Seeing that he had hit it, Xiong Lei triumphantly raised his flintlock rifle.
"Lei zi, quickly load gunpowder and buckshot. The wild boar isn't dead yet."
As soon as Xiong Damao finished speaking, the injured wild boar had gone completely mad and charged headlong at Xiong Lei.
Xiong Lei was only in his early twenties and had only been learning hunting from Xiong Damao for a few years. He had never seen such a brutal scene and was terrified out of his wits.
He hadn't loaded the gunpowder and buckshot into his flintlock rifle yet. An unloaded rifle was no better than a poker in his hand.
"Quick, quick, fire!"
Seeing the situation, the three hunters from Liujia Village and Zhaojia Bay immediately fired their rifles desperately at the enraged wild boar.
One shot hit the wild boar's head, making it completely bloody and terrifying to behold.
The other two shots hit the wild boar's body, but they were like tickles, completely unable to stop the boar's charge.
"Yang小子, save him!"
Old Master Tu rushed forward upon seeing this scene. It wasn't the time to care about losing face. If Xiong Damao's apprentice was hit by the boar, he would be crippled if not killed.
"Old Master, watch this."
Chen Yang was ready. He bent down, nocked an arrow, drew his bow to a full moon, and with a "swoosh," it flew out.
"Pfft."
Chen Yang's arrow had much greater penetration than the arrow used to hunt the wild boar last time. This was thanks to Old Master Tu's excellent bow.
The arrow pierced the wild boar's eye, went through its head, and exited from the other eye.
The wild boar, which was charging ferociously, suddenly let out a piercing scream. Having lost its vision, it instantly fell to the ground and began to roll wildly, scattering blood everywhere.
At this moment, the beast was only two or three meters away from Xiong Lei. The foul stench of the wild boar was almost enough to make Xiong Lei vomit, and the splattering blood, as the beast thrashed, splashed all over him.
Only then did Xiong Lei snap out of his daze. He had been completely terrified.
If not for Chen Yang's arrow that pierced both of the wild boar's eyes, he would have been gored by now, and his life would have been in question.
"Hurry up and load the gunpowder and buckshot! Are you waiting to die, you useless fellow?"
Xiong Damao kicked his stunned apprentice. Although he scolded him, he knew in his heart that it was a great fortune that his apprentice hadn't been gored by the boar. He himself had been terrified.
He now owed the kid from Shenjiaba a huge favor.
Xiong Damao also shed his contempt for the wild boar and seriously pondered Old Master Tu's earlier words.
In just this short while, danger had loomed, and Xiong Lei had almost lost his life. The villagers who had been anticipating a good meal now became cautious and wary.
A stab from a wild boar's tusks would definitely create a gaping wound. While they wanted to eat meat, they didn't want to lose their lives.
"What are you waiting for? Those with spears, finish this beast."
"Aim for the neck."
Old Master Tu, with Tu Erwa, rushed over and immediately directed others to deal with the wild boar still struggling on the ground.
"Everyone keep your eyes peeled. Aim your rifles. If you miss the head, aim for the legs."
"We have seven rifles in total. Fire one after another, don't all shoot at once. If you run out of time to reload gunpowder and buckshot, you'll only be chased by the wild boar."
"Yang小子, find an opportunity to shoot the wild boar's eyes. Once he succeeds, we'll fire to kill the boar. Those with spears and halberds will then stab its neck to finish it off."
After the recent incident, no one dared to defy the experienced old hunter. Soon, the fallen wild boar was thoroughly dealt with by the villagers.
Following Old Master Tu's plan, they surrounded another wild boar that was trying to escape.
After several shots, Chen Yang seized an opportunity and fired an arrow, but this time he missed. Fortunately, there were still seven rifles, and the remaining men continued to fire at the wild boar.
Tu Erwa and Xiong Damao each hit one of its eyes, felling another one.
Seeing two of their companions fall, and hearing their shrill squeals, the remaining wild boars panicked.
More than a dozen wild boars immediately disregarded the spears held by the villagers and charged outwards.
"Everyone, aim for the neck. Don't get gored. If you can't stab it, dodge quickly, and absolutely do not get gored."
Old Master Tu had anticipated that these wild boars would run. Killing two wild boars was already quite a good outcome.
"Swoosh!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yang fired an arrow, and a running wild boar immediately let out a piercing cry.
"Dad, Second Uncle, quickly stab its neck."
Chen Yang shot another wild boar in the eye. The unfortunate creature stumbled and rolled right next to Chen Yang's father-in-law and Shen Guangfu.