Chapter 42: The Wild Boar
At dawn, the people in the cave had regained their energy after a night's rest, and each counted the equipment they were going to take out later.
There were a lot of stone tools brought from the tribe, and there were some spare stone tools in the cave, but it was impossible to go out hunting and reload like this, so you only need to carry some of them.
Shao Xuan carried a spear, three short spears on his back, and the stone knife given by Lao Ke also carried it. Compared to others, Shao Xuan didn't bring many things, he was just participating in hunting for the first time, and the first thing to do was to adapt and observe.
After eating something, Mai pushed away the boulder that was blocking the hole.
The sun had not yet fully come out, and the wind outside blew into the cave with a slight cool moisture, which shook people's spirits.
The cave is located in a relatively remote area, and there is a steep slope not far ahead, so if you roll down from here, you can expect to roll directly to the bottom of the mountain. There were no trees around, and there were no animals.
Walking out of the cave, Shao Xuan could see the mountain peaks surrounded by clouds and mist in the distance, as well as the basin below the mountain. Ignoring the menacing beasts hidden inside, this mountain forest is still very beautiful.
"Before hunting, you have to understand the rules of life of the prey, like a rabbit is a small prey, usually does not come out during the day, and mostly comes out at night to feed. When he went down the mountain, Lang Ga said to Shao Xuan, pointing out to Shao Xuan a few grazing marks on the leaves of wild grasses and plants, which were left by hares and other animals that were active around at night.
"Wild sheep are usually not near this mountain, only a few mountains over there, but sometimes they can be seen here. In winter, they usually come out to forage during the day, and in summer, they come out more often in the morning and evening, and hide in the valley during the day to rest. I'll show you through the basin in a few days. There are also some small prey species that also like to move around the edge of the woods, and during the day they usually hide under the trees in the bushes and mountainside terraces, and only come out in the early morning and dusk to feed......"
Shao Xuan listened carefully to Lang Ga's words, and wrote down all these in his heart, which is the knowledge that must be understood to survive in this place. Only by understanding the living habits of prey can we be targeted and improve efficiency.
"In addition, when looking for prey, you can first carefully check the tracks, such as fresh scratches on the trees and clear footprints on the ground, which means that there is prey that has recently moved here. Generally speaking, as long as you don't wreak havoc on the surrounding trees, the beasts will probably continue to follow this path...... Once you sense that your prey has seen you, you can hold your breath, just like the treecater before, who is probably seeing people for the first time, and their curiosity will be greater than their fear. By the way, newly awakened warriors like you, who are not yet capable, try to avoid those large beasts, and the fierce beasts must stay away, otherwise you yourself will become their prey. ”
As he was talking, Lang Ga paused, carefully looked at the traces on the ground, and then observed the grass next to him, "There are wild boars coming." ”
After looking at some subtle traces all the way, Lang Ga went over to discuss with Mai: "There is a little wild boar nearby, anyway, it hasn't entered the hunting center yet, I'll take Ah Xuan and them over for a while." ”
"Yes. After Mai finished talking to Langga, he said a few more words to the buckwheat next to him.
Buckwheat and Mai are husband and wife, Shao Xuan joked with Lang Ga when he first heard Buckwheat's name that these two people are really husband and wife, but unfortunately Lang Ga didn't understand the meaning of Shao Xuan's words at all.
In this team, there are only seven female warriors, and buckwheat is the most capable among them. Buckwheat and his wife are both intermediate totem warriors, and in the past, they used to take a dozen or so people to hunt separately, and the couple met again after the hunt.
According to the plan of action discussed with Maizao, Buckwheat leaves with a team of people to track down the bighorn deer.
Mai took the rest of the group and continued to follow the original route.
"Langga, you and Ang and the others go to find the wild boar, and I will take a look over there with the others. Don't get too far away. ”
"Yes!"
Lang Ga has set traps in many places on the mountain, from rope traps, falling rock traps to sharp knife pile traps, etc., Lang Ga pointed them out to Shao Xuan one by one, telling him not to fall into it by himself.
Soon, Lang Ga showed the traces of the wild boar, and asked Shao Xuan and "Spear" to wait here, and he went over to drive the wild boar over.
Shao Xuan stood on a tree, carefully watching his surroundings, although Mai and Lang Ga both said that there were no large beasts around, but some insects and snakes also had to be guarded against.
The sound of a wild boar could already be heard not far away, and it was approaching this way, and it was clear that Langga's drive had worked, and the wild boar had not run in any other direction.
Listening carefully to the movement over there, Shao Xuan held the spear in his left hand, and drew a short spear from behind his back with his right hand.
"Later, you can see how I do it, and for those prey, you can trip them first, and then slaughter them with a spear. The "spear" standing on the other tree said, with a little arrogance in his words. Without anyone else, this guy doesn't pretend anymore, he looks like a veteran.
Shao Xuan glanced at him and continued to listen to the movement getting closer and closer.
Lang Ga and Mai both said that it was a little wild boar, but listening to the movement, Shao Xuan didn't feel its "smallness" at all, and the wild boar that rushed out of the bushes was at least 400 catties!
But obviously, such a guy can only get a "small" word evaluation in Langga's mouth.
The boar rushed quickly.
The wild boar seemed to realize that there was an ambush here, and turned around, Shao Xuan hurriedly chased after it, and the "spear" on another tree ran in front of Shao Xuan.
Sou!
A short spear flew like an arrow off the string and shot at the running boar.
Scold!
The spearhead shot straight into the ground, and the handle and the boar passed sideways.
It reacted very quickly, but the first spear was followed by the second. Suddenly, a shrill pig cry sounded in the woods.
A second short spear was stuck in its neck, the head of which was not halfway in.
Then the boar screamed, and with the short spear pierced in his body, he rushed towards a large tree beside him, and as he approached the tree, he rubbed off the short spear stuck in his neck by the trunk of the tree.
Only the tip of the short spear that was rubbed off had a little blood on the tip, and it was clear that the throw of the "spear" just now did not cause much damage to the wild boar.
Throwing twice in a row but without any effect, the "spear" was annoyed, just now he was in a hurry, and the timing was not right, so the originally planned three consecutive throws could not be completed, and he continued to chase with the third short spear in his hand. He didn't show any movement from Shao Xuan behind him, and thought: Even if he misses, he just doesn't miss next time, the guy behind him is not as good as me!
For many first-time hunters, even if they have heard the hunting story and have a solid theoretical foundation, they will appear when they actually go into battle, and they don't have time to think about it at all. Therefore, people who hunt for the first time are either too anxious and do not have the right time to shoot, or they feel that they can't find the best opportunity to make a shot, and they wait until the opportunity is missed.
Therefore, in the opinion of the "spear", although he did not fully grasp the timing just now, at least he was inserted once. It's better than Shao Xuan, who hasn't made a move for a long time.
The wild boar that was pricked now not only did not slow down, but instead looked like it was fighting, running faster than just now!
Just as the "spear" was about to make a move, he heard a rapid and soft sound of "whoosh" behind him, and the next moment the spearhead was already inserted into the ground. Just now, the spear was almost grazed by the boar's front hooves and shot into the ground, and the handle was diagonally in front of the boar's front hooves. And the wild boar obviously didn't expect to be stopped like this suddenly, the forward rush did not stop, and was tripped by this spear, before it could react, the second short spear followed, just in front of the front hooves raised by the wild boar!
The wooden hilt of the spear was broken by the boar's strong force, and the boar tripped over the two short spears in succession, rolled on the ground, and was about to get up, when a figure jumped up from a nearby tree and shot at him
Like a meteor, the spear fell straight down from the sky and stabbed into the boar's neck, which was the same place where the skin had been wounded just now.
A piercing shriek sounded, worse than before, piercing people's ears painfully.
A spear was inserted, Shao Xuan did not immediately pull out the spear, but held the spear and exerted his strength again.
Burst!
The spearhead almost pierced the boar's neck, and the boar's howl also stopped abruptly, only four hooves were still kicking and struggling, but they were powerless, and the strength of the struggle became smaller and smaller.
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