Chapter 58 p1
The change came so quickly.
Who knew that the first to be attracted was a cub?
This group of people, who were hunting large wild animals for the first time, were all stunned. Fortunately, they had surveyed the hiding places in advance. They were flustered, but they did not act like headless flies and still retained a trace of reason to retreat.
Many wild animals have a very keen sense of smell, and wild boars are no exception.
But at the same time, Jiang Jing and the others had also made full preparations. They had sprinkled some things around to interfere with the sense of smell. They were the first to climb up a tree, held their breath, and tried not to attract attention.
The second after they had climbed the tree, a herd of wild boars rushed out of the bushes.
They were large and numerous. They directly destroyed the bushes that were originally squeezed together, revealing a cave behind them. That should be the wild boars’ nest. It was usually hidden, but at the critical moment, they couldn’t care about hiding.
Ji Yang’s view was just right. It could be said that she was facing the wild boars head-on.
This herd of wild boars was quite large. As Li Yi had said, there were three sows, about seven half-grown pigs, and a few cubs were also chasing behind, being roared back by a slightly larger wild boar.
Wild boars give birth to two litters a year, and each litter can have about ten. It was not surprising to have such a herd of wild boars, but you had to know that a few months ago, it was still a world of extreme cold and ice. In such a climate, this herd of wild boars could reproduce.
They were really very strong.
Even though these wild boars were not fat, according to their reminders, they could be said to be very thin.
Seeing so many large creatures, Xixi’s tail stopped wagging and was tucked between its legs in fear. Its dog eyes widened. Ji Yang quickly pinched Xixi’s muzzle to prevent it from making a sound. Although the situation was very dangerous, the trap was actually almost ready.
There was a little accident, but the wild boars’ route was actually correct.
The wild boar running in the front had milk on its abdomen. It ran out aggressively and saw the dead cub lying on the ground. It roared in anger and tried to sniff the smell of the enemy in the air, but it couldn’t find the enemy in its line of sight.
It began to go berserk and circled around, occasionally hitting this tree and then that tree. Even though it was the thinnest of the three adult wild boars, it still knocked down a large tree that required two people to hug with one hit.
It was just that every time it hit, it would also be dizzy for a while.
And behind it, the other wild boars also followed with angry low roars, but they were not in the lactation period. Their madness was more like a deterrent to the enemy, and they began to patrol their territory.
As a result, soon, another wild boar stepped on a trap and its hoof was caught by a beast trap.
The huge pain made it even more crazy, but after one, there was a second, a third…
Of the eight beast traps, excluding the one that was triggered by the piglet, they had actually caught five!
Two non-lactating adult pigs and three half-grown wild boars.
When they fell into the trap, they were caught by the beast trap and couldn’t run at all. The other wild boars, realizing the danger, began to retreat in terror. The food that had originally been used as bait was completely useless.
However, this was already a rich harvest.
The few of them continued to wait patiently. The other uninjured wild boars had run away, including the sow. The remaining ones were trapped in the trap and couldn’t get out. They could only roar and struggle.
When they felt it was about enough, Jiang Jing and the others jumped down, holding weapons and approaching these wild boars to deliver the final blow.
Wild boars were large, and they had grown in the wild. They were very strong and had thick skin. The knives in their hands were all cleavers, long knives, and the like. It was very laborious to deliver the final blow, but after a few more stabs, they could always be killed.
It was at this time that the wild boars’ tragic screams suddenly intensified.
It was not like a tragic scream, but more like a signal.
Suddenly, the ground began to tremble again. When they turned their heads, the sow that had just run away was leading the herd of wild boars and charging over again.
“Damn it!” Zhu Hao cursed under his breath. “These guys were actually feigning a retreat?!”
They took to their heels, and the wild boars also found their target, staring at them. Their speed was faster and more ferocious. Zhao Ming looked at Ji Yang’s side and shouted, “Quick, shoot!”
Ji Yang aimed at her own pace and fired—
It hit the center of the leading sow’s forehead.
The sow let out an unwilling roar, but in the end, it couldn’t resist the weakness of its body and stumbled and fell.
The first one fell, and then the second, the third…
Ji Yang’s aim was good, and her speed was fast. She rarely wasted bullets. Basically, as soon as she aimed and fired, a wild boar would fall.
Seeing that the sow that was leading them had fallen, the few half-grown wild boars behind let out a tragic cry, but they did not continue, but directly turned and ran away.
In the end, Ji Yang could only leave four wild boars.
The few people who were being chased by the wild boars, seeing that the danger was gone, immediately threw themselves to the ground and gasped for breath. So exciting! So scary!
“The intelligence of these wild boars is too high, isn’t it?” Zhu Hao said with a lingering fear. He had not run slowly, but he had still almost been caught up by the wild boars. Fortunately, Ji Yang’s bullets had come quickly. “I thought they had run away, but it turns out they were hiding and waiting for us to appear!”
“Not only that. The calls of these few just now were also not right,” Zhu Yun pointed at the dying wild boar in the trap. “It might also be a signal. Pigs are very smart creatures in the first place.”
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The few of them had a lingering fear. Ji Yang also came down from the tree, and Xixi followed her step by step. The situation just now had really scared the dog a little.
Seeing her come over, the few who were still in a state of fear all showed a smile. Zhu Yun said gratefully, “Thank you. It’s all thanks to your gun!”
Ji Yang smiled. “You are very formidable.”
Jiang Jing proudly puffed out her chest, and then she scratched her head shyly and said seriously, “We were still careless and underestimated these guys.”
If it weren’t for Ji Yang, they might have really been left here. Although they hadn’t been chased very close by the wild boars, they had been targeted. Wild boars were smart, and their sense of smell was also very sensitive. Even if they had climbed up a tree, they might have been ambushed by them. If they couldn’t knock down the tree they had chosen with one hit, what about two, or three?
It was uncertain, but the danger was certain.
Zhu Hao nodded sheepishly and muttered, “Who would have thought that these guys were so smart, feigning a retreat. Damn it, I don’t even know how to use that.”
The others: …Agreed!
Seeing this, Ji Yang said, “I don’t see any wild boars going to the nest. I’ll go and see. I want those piglets.”
Jiang Jing got up, afraid that there were still wild boars ambushing at the nest, and quickly picked up her Tang sword. “I’ll go with you.”
Father Li also got up. “I’ll go too.”
Zhao Ming was still a little scared. “I won’t go. I’ll stay here and finish off the remaining wild boars. You guys be careful too.”
Jiang Jing asked the Zhu Yun siblings, who had also gotten up, to stay here. What if the wild boars came again? As soon as these words were spoken, the few of them’s faces changed, and they directly climbed up a tree. It was better to wait in a tree.
Ji Yang had originally planned to go alone, but after thinking about it, she gave up. She was also really embarrassed to secretly throw the piglets into her space. It was better to take them out to be distributed. At that time, she would just exchange her share for the piglets, so it didn’t matter if someone was following.
There were eleven piglets, all chubby. Excluding the one that had died, there were still ten left. The wild boars themselves were thin, but they had a lot of milk. Of course, it was also possible that this group of little guys had not been born for long and did not have a big appetite.
The pigsty did not smell good, but there were indeed no other wild boars.
As soon as the three of them went over, they saw a few piglets playing at the entrance of the cave. They seemed not to know what had happened. When they sensed a strange smell, they were all so scared that they shivered.
“So cute!” Jiang Jing couldn’t help but exclaim.
Father Li nodded. “If it were before, we would have had to raise them.”
Ji Yang smiled. “I just want to take them to be raised. They’re so small, and they don’t have much meat.”
The two of them’s eyes lit up. Indeed, they were so small. It would be a pity to kill them. “Okay, okay.”
Ji Yang took out a prepared bag and put all ten of them in it. The three of them quickly went back. Just as they came into view from Zhu Yun’s side, the three of them came down. Who knew if there were any other carnivores here? They didn’t dare to stay long and quickly began to deal with it.
The wild boars were affected by the environment. The fattest was only about three hundred jin, and there were only three of them. The rest were about one hundred jin, at most two hundred. There were three large ones, four medium ones, and the cubs.
This harvest was already very abundant.
Because Ji Yang’s gun had contributed a lot, the few of them did not let her participate in the subsequent matters. The five of them together killed the wild boars, let out the blood, simply dealt with the internal organs, divided them into pieces, and put them in a bag to carry back.
The weight was not light, and they had moved them in two trips.
On the second trip, Ji Yang was left behind to guard the assault boat. She had a gun, so she was the most suitable to guard the house. No one objected.
If so many things were taken away while they were moving the pork, they would be furious.
Ji Yang was also happy to be free. She sat on the boat with her gun and waited for them. Xixi naturally also followed her. The human and the dog were both a little lazy, but they were still paying attention to their surroundings. The back of this side was a mountain, and the left and right were also mountains. The front was a seemingly endless water surface, so it was relatively convenient to observe the enemy.
As she was looking, Ji Yang found that this place was a little more lively than the city, mainly because she could hear a few bird calls every once in a while.
Very good.
Suddenly, Xixi stood up straight and looked ahead.
Seeing this, Ji Yang also gripped her gun.
Soon, she seemed to hear some noise, like the sound of rowing. Was someone coming over? The human and the dog stared at the front. The ripples of the water changed, and the first to appear in their field of vision was a wooden boat.
Then, she saw the few people on the wooden boat.
They were not young, and they were thin and dark. They were only wearing loose pants, with straw hats on their heads, so their appearances could not be seen clearly. This group of people were all holding tools, and three of them were holding three guns!
Of course, it was the old-fashioned hunting rifle type.
But for ordinary survivors, this was already very rare. They had a gun, but they were still on a wooden boat?
The two sides were facing each other. The distance was very far, but they could still roughly see the situation. It seemed that they had realized that there was only one person on their side, and the speed of the boat had suddenly increased a lot.
The distance was a bit far, and Ji Yang couldn’t see if the guns were real or fake. But regardless of whether they were real or fake, they were not allowed to get close.
She quickly raised her hand, pointed her gun at them, and shouted, “If you come any closer, I’ll shoot!”
Xixi followed up, “Woof!!!”
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