My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 157 Hunting
Wild boars don't have very good eyesight, but their hearing and sense of smell are extremely keen. Even though they are now at a high place, in a sunny spot against the wind, where the scent of humans can't reach, they still managed to hear the slightest noise.

Several wild boars raised their heads and looked around, then suddenly took off running into the pine forest, about to slip away.

"Oh no! The wild boar has escaped!!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Ling quickly shouted.

At this moment, Xiao Jin understood what was meant and suddenly darted out. Heiwa followed closely behind, and the two dogs rushed more than ten meters away in the blink of an eye, with the rest of the dogs also hurriedly chasing after them.

"Chase!"

Wang Lixian immediately shouted a command, grabbed his hunting rifle, and followed. The rest of the men quickly followed.

Actually, according to their plan...

After finding traces of wild boars, you need to first determine their location and confirm that they are nearby. Once you have actually spotted them, you can then use a strategy of encirclement and suppression.

Alternatively, you can follow the footprints to the wild boar's den, then, depending on the terrain, choose a suitable intersection outside the den to ambush it. Once the wild boar is driven out, open fire together and kill it.

The plan is good and safe enough.

Unfortunately, no one expected to find wild boars so quickly, and there were no prior signs of them here. They were completely unprepared.

“Fugui, we can’t run fast, so we’ll stay here to guard the game. You young ones can take the dogs and go after it.”

After running less than ten meters, Wang Lixian suddenly stopped, clutching his back.

His back was too weak to keep up with the hunting trip in the mountains.

Chen Dazhi, on the other hand, was getting old.

When they couldn't run any further up the mountain, they had the others unload the prey.

They guarded the prey while Chen Ling led the young men in pursuit.

Knowing that there was no time to lose, everyone did as instructed. Then, looking up, they saw that Chen Ling, after hearing what Wang Lixian had said, had already run off and disappeared behind the pack of dogs. So they quickly started running after him.

At this moment, Chen Ling followed closely behind the pack of dogs. He was quite fast, and as he ran, he made sure to look around. He saw several gray-black figures appearing and disappearing in the woods about three or four hundred meters away, quickly fleeing into the distance.

When startled, the wild boars take off running wildly through the bushes and grass, faster than a person, but not quite as fast as a dog.

Even ordinary stray dogs can easily catch up with them after training their legs in the mountains.

That's how it is now, but the pack of dogs is still no match for Little Gold.

Little Jin was like a golden whirlwind, moving so fast that its four legs were almost invisible. With a few leaps, it disappeared into the dense forest, reappearing less than fifty meters away from the group of wild boars.

Heiwa seemed to have been provoked, unwilling to be left too far behind, and his speed increased, rushing wildly and leaping more than two meters in one bound.

Just as Black Gold and the other two dogs were about to catch up, the wild boar herd ran forward for a distance, then suddenly changed direction, turned and rushed down the mountain ridge, thundering towards the valley.

Upon seeing this, the two dogs barked and gave chase, quickly disappearing from sight.

Chen Ling glanced back; the others weren't as fast as him and were now too far away to catch up. So, gritting his teeth, he crossed the mountain ridge, put his hunting rifle away in the cave, and sprinted after them.

His senses are now incredibly sharp, even more so than those of two dogs.

However, this kind of passive instinct is only triggered when danger is encountered.

For example, last night when I encountered a jackal, my subconscious sensed that something was watching me from the shadows, so I reacted immediately.

Neither of the dogs could react as quickly as him.

This is what happens when the body's instincts precede the mind.

In addition...

Besides his senses, his physical abilities were also superior to those of the two dogs.

This wasn't a passive situation.

But compared to the two dogs running around everywhere every day, he's lazy at home all day. His strength and speed haven't been developed yet. He needs to exercise his legs regularly to see results.

But now that they've been allowed to run freely...

Chen Ling immediately felt his whole body heat up, and waves of power filled his body, making his legs more and more stable. With each step, he felt an inexhaustible strength supporting him to run faster and faster.

He quickly surpassed even the village's stray dogs.

In no time, he had caught up with his two dogs, who were no more than 500 meters away. The two dogs were still clinging tightly to the wild boar herd, and it looked like they were about to catch up.

At this moment, wild boars rampaged through the valley, scattering in panicked howls as they fled.

This is what it looks like when wild boars are in herds.

When chased, the sow, with the boar as her support, will not get angry. Usually, she will just be frightened and run away with her wild boar piglets, heads down.

Boars have bad tempers and will only go berserk when pushed to the limit, turning around to fight back, while sows run away very quickly.

They are clearly not driven to the brink of despair yet.

The boars are all running away, leading the way.

This is definitely not possible.

If we lose them, we won't find a single pig hair, and all our efforts will have been in vain.

In a moment of desperation, Chen Ling slowed down, stopped, took out a hunting rifle from the cave, fired two shots into the air, and stomped his feet while shouting loudly.

"Ugh... Ha..."

Hearing the gunshots and shouts, the wild boar herd became even more panicked. Several sows squealed sharply and fled in disarray.

The two dogs barked loudly in unison.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ling fired another shot.

It was both frightening and being chased relentlessly by a dog.

The largest boar was finally enraged, and it turned around, barking wildly, to retaliate against the two dogs.

This is exactly what Chen Ling wanted.

There are too many wild boars, and we can't really let our guard down. If we push one too far, it might attract attacks from the others. It's better to just push this big boar too far and leave it alone.

That way, the other sows will run away too.

Wait a little longer, the other dogs will catch up soon.

With him and the pack of dogs working together.

This big boar can be taken down with some effort.

However, you should also be careful.

Wild boars are stubborn.

As the saying goes: When hunting, don't shoot the pig that comes first.

This means that when a wild boar is injured and enraged, it will charge in a straight line. If a person is not able to react in time and is hit head-on, they are doomed.

The boar got angry.

Blackie and Little Gold weren't stupid; they quickly dodged to avoid being hit.

The same thing happened next. Every time the wild boar was about to charge, the two dogs would quickly dodge to the side, jogging around the boar and looking for an opening to strike.

Chen Ling also ran over to help. He glanced around and saw that the female wild boars had left and were no longer in sight, showing no sign of returning. They stopped about twenty meters away from the large boar.

Prepare to grab a gun and look for an opportunity to shoot.

This male wild boar was robust and powerful, with a shoulder height of about one meter. Just by looking at its size, it was more than twice the size of the old sow that had charged into the village earlier. It was estimated to weigh over 300 pounds, and by its pair of terrifying tusks, it could be seen that it was a boar that was five or six years old.

Wild boars have long lifespans, and five or six years old is when they are at their most ferocious.

Chen Ling dared not be careless.

At this point, the two dogs barked wildly around the wild boar, charging at it back and forth but failing to attack it.

Although the boar had great stamina, it was still confused and became increasingly angry.

Having no other choice but to deal with the two dogs.

It actually charged towards Chen Lingkuang while howling.

"Damn it, this bastard actually dared to come at me!"

Chen Ling paused for a second, then raised his gun to fire.

Just then, Little Gold suddenly moved. It was much faster than the wild boar. With a leap, it jumped onto the wild boar's broad back and bit into the boar's back with its sharp teeth.

The thick, tough wild boar hide seemed unable to stop Xiao Jin's teeth at all, and blood flowed freely in an instant.

In pain, the beast let out a sharp howl, spread its hooves, and thrashed its back, trying to shake off Xiao Jin.

During this brief moment, Heiwa charged over and bit the wild boar in the belly. The two dogs had sharp teeth from a young age, and when the wild boar was bitten, it looked like it had been ripped open, with large gushes of blood gushing out.

Xiao Jin was on the boar's back, biting and nibbling at the boar's neck and shoulders, while Heiwa kept biting at the boar's belly and hind legs.

The two dogs grew up together and worked together perfectly. The wild boar was too busy to keep up, and with one behind it and the other on its back, it couldn't see the boar at all.

In just over ten seconds, his body was covered in wounds.

Having been wounded in succession, he could no longer see the two cunning enemies in his sight.

The wild boar grew increasingly angry and agitated, letting out a series of screams as it charged straight toward the only enemy in its sight.

Wild boars are actually at their most ferocious at this time of year.

A distance of ten or twenty meters is covered in the blink of an eye for it.

Chen Ling watched helplessly as the wild boar charged towards him. The stench of blood and decay hit him, making his heart pound and his throat burn. He couldn't help but roar.

Just as the wild boar charged at him, he dodged to the side.

A wild boar charging straight at you is easy to dodge, but ordinary people often lose their composure and can't react in time when faced with such a situation.

Having dodged the ferocious wild boar's attack, Chen Ling felt his blood burning. He shouted again, threw his hunting rifle aside, picked up a large blue stone from the side of the valley wall, and smashed it down on the wild boar's head the moment it turned around.

He was just getting carried away with his emotions.

Ignoring everything else, I just felt more comfortable doing it this way.

This large blue stone is huge, oval like a giant egg, weighing nearly two hundred pounds. If you smash it down, it will be more effective than a hunting rifle.

Bang.

The wild boar immediately coughed up blood from its mouth and nose, straightened its four legs, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Upon seeing this, the two dogs' eyes widened instantly, and they stared at Chen Ling without blinking, as if they were terrified.

Just then, a pack of dogs barked and rushed into the valley.

Less than five minutes later, a large wild boar had already died.

As they approached, the dogs seemed stunned, whimpering and barking around Heiwa and Xiaojin before licking the pig's blood that had flowed from the ground.

boom.

Another sound.

Chen Ling tossed the large blue stone aside with a dull thud.

In the past, when he was doing ramming, a 300-pound ramming hammer was nothing to him.

This large bluestone meant nothing to him.

Seeing his two dogs still staring blankly at him, Chen Ling couldn't help but laugh. He took a few deep breaths, patted their heads, and praised them a couple of times.

Actually, there weren't two dogs to help.

He himself, if he encountered a wild boar weighing over 300 pounds, would not be able to take it down by himself without a gun.

It's true that he can lift a 300-pound ramming hammer with ease.

But when a 300-pound wild boar goes berserk, its strength can't be calculated like that; it's not as simple as a one-on-one fight.

For example: What would happen if someone who can easily carry 100 pounds of grain encountered a crazed wild boar weighing around 100 pounds? Could they stop it?
This is a principle.

He was confident he could dodge the wild boar's rampage.

But if you were to ask him to go head-to-head with a boar of that size, it would be a different story.

That's simply impossible.

Just like now...

The wild boar was injured in the abdomen by Heiwa; its belly was ripped open, and its intestines were almost spilling out as it ran.

When it charged, Chen Ling dodged it, and the force dissipated.

Only then did he have the opportunity to lift the big rock and smash it.

Otherwise, if the wild boar is unharmed and in good condition, it will have no chance in its rapid advance.

Heiwa and Xiaojin still didn't know why Chen Ling praised them.

She licked his palm and then hummed around him.

Then he kept sniffing the messy wild boar footprints on the ground.

They wanted to continue chasing the remaining wild boars.

"Don't rush, listen to me."

Chen Ling reassured them and waited quietly for them to arrive.

Men are easily driven by passion.

He also felt that he hadn't had enough.

But it's hard to catch a wild boar that's run away. It might run in any direction, and even if everyone works together, they might not be able to find it.

He'd rather not do it alone.

(End of this chapter)