The Entire Mountain Is My Hunting Ground

BANG!

The gunshot startled the wild boar into lunging forward, but the Steel Wire Rope held it fast.

The boar’s body jerked to a stop, and Da Huang, White Dragon, and Little Bear immediately charged it.

Da Huang was the first to attack, launching himself from the left and biting down on the boar’s front leg.

The boar swung its head left, trying to gore Da Huang, but as it turned, White Dragon latched onto its right ear.

White Dragon yanked hard, preventing the boar from attacking Da Huang. But the beast swung its snout toward White Dragon instead.

BANG!

Zhao Jun fired another shot into the air, making the boar flinch. At the same time, Little Bear opened his jaws and bit into the boar’s belly.

The boar let out a ROAR. Snapping out of its daze, it tried to attack White Dragon again.

BANG!

BANG!

Zhao Jun fired two more times, for a total of four shots.

With every gunshot, Big Fatty, San Pang, Flower Cat, and Hua Lang feinted, as if about to pounce on the boar, but they always stopped short at the last second.

They were scared but also anxious, whining and running in circles with agitation.

"Jun!"

To Zhang Lifu’s astonishment, Zhao Jun took two steps to the side, emerging from behind the red pine. He leveled his Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and headed straight for the boar.

He had fired those four shots to encourage his dogs!

Although those four other dogs hadn’t joined in, Little Bear, White Dragon, and Da Huang were already fighting for their lives. If the boar shook its head now, White Dragon wouldn’t even be able to dodge. He was bound to get hurt.

Zhao Jun’s second shot had briefly terrified the boar, making it try to flee, but it hadn’t succeeded.

But with the third and fourth shots, the boar had grown used to the noise. It no longer felt its life was in danger. Its first priority now was to deal with White Dragon, who was still latched onto its ear.

Just as the boar was about to shake its head, it saw a man with a rifle step out from behind the tree. The moment the boar saw Zhao Jun, its small eyes locked onto him. It arched its back, and the bristles along its spine stood straight up.

"AWOOOO..." The boar howled and lunged forward. With a loud SNAP, the Steel Wire Rope broke.

The boar charged straight for Zhao Jun. White Dragon, Da Huang, and Little Bear used all their strength, digging their paws into the ground to fight the boar’s momentum.

But this time, they couldn’t hold the boar back.

As the boar charged, Big Fatty, San Pang, Flower Cat, and Hua Lang all scattered to the sides. White Dragon, Da Huang, and Little Bear were dragged for several steps before losing their grip.

But as soon as they let go, they charged the boar again.

Zhao Jun faced the boar, raised his rifle, and fired two more shots.

But once again, both shots were fired into the air.

The boar was now only thirteen or fourteen meters away from Zhao Jun!

Big Fatty glanced back at Zhao Jun, then lunged fiercely at the boar. It bit down on the boar’s snout and was dragged to the ground, but Big Fatty refused to let go, clamping its jaws shut.

Once Big Fatty was on, San Pang pounced, biting the boar’s right foreleg. Immediately after, Flower Cat and Hua Lang latched onto the boar’s ears from the left and right.

WHIMPER... The boar couldn’t even cry out now. It wanted to shake its head to throw off Flower Cat and Hua Lang, but the two dogs had a death grip on its ears and pressed their bodies tight against the boar’s.

With its ears being pulled so forcefully, the boar couldn’t even shake its head. With Big Fatty biting its snout and forcing its head toward the ground, it was a fantasy for the boar to even think of moving.

Just then, White Dragon came over, looking to get a pincer hold, but found there was no room to bite. So, he opened his jaws wide and latched onto the boar’s neck.

Da Huang, meanwhile, bit the boar’s left Haraba. Working in tandem with San Pang on the other side, they forced the boar’s front legs to buckle, bringing it to its knees.

With that, the boar’s entire front half was immobilized, unable to even let out a pained cry.

At the same time, Little Bear and Xiaohua both bit down on the boar’s hind legs, tearing at them with all their might.

Xiaohua had taken a hit from the boar earlier, but she didn’t seem to be seriously injured. She had just been stunned by the fall. Once she recovered, she charged the boar again.

From the moment Zhao Jun appeared to the boar being subdued by the eight hounds, it all happened in an instant.

’Big Fatty and the others are finally willing to bite down!’ Zhao Jun was overjoyed. He quickly circled to the boar’s side, preparing to fire.

It was just as the saying goes: a timid soldier is but one man, but a timid general makes for a timid pack.

He didn’t know why Big Fatty and the others had been so hesitant, but it was undoubtedly related to their first master.

A fierce man raises fierce dogs. A cowardly man will ruin even the best of dogs.

Dogs aren’t stupid. If the hunter is afraid, why would his dogs risk their lives?

The moment Zhao Jun appeared and walked toward the boar, it was as if Big Fatty and the others forgot their fear of injury. They had made up their minds to fight this battle alongside him.

BANG!

Zhao Jun’s seventh shot avoided all eight dogs and struck the boar in its hindquarters.

The boar stumbled to the right, and the dogs on that side scrambled out of the way. Once the boar fell, they all pounced back on its body, tearing at it like mad.

The boar tried to get up but couldn’t. After struggling for a moment, it lay on the ground, twitching slowly, hanging on by a final thread of life.

Zhao Jun engaged the rifle’s safety, slung it over his shoulder, and waved to the man behind him. "Uncle Zhang, come on!"

Behind the large red pine, Zhang Lifu was completely dumbfounded. Hearing Zhao Jun call him, he snapped back to his senses and trotted over. He grabbed Zhao Jun by the shoulders with both hands and said, "Jun, that was too dangerous!"

"What’s the big deal?" Zhao Jun grinned, tilting his head back. "We took it down, didn’t we?"

Hunters share a common trait: they love to brag.

Even with the experience of two lives, Zhao Jun couldn’t help but feel a surge of pride sometimes. ’But really,’ he thought, ’I had it all calculated from the moment I stepped out from behind that tree. This wild boar isn’t like a black bear. It only dared to get cocky because my first few shots were warning shots.’

’Otherwise, if I had actually hit it once, it would’ve bolted long ago.’

’Besides, I’m holding a semi-automatic rifle. With my marksmanship and a ten-round magazine, I can pretty much do as I please in these mountains.’

"Jun, you’re really amazing!" Hearing Zhao Jun’s words, Zhang Lifu just gave him a thumbs-up in praise. "Everyone says you’re a great hunter, and today I’ve seen it with my own eyes."

Zhao Jun chuckled, rolled up his sleeves, and reached for the Invasion Blade on his back.

"Jun, don’t trouble yourself." Seeing this, Zhang Lifu quickly stopped him. "I know the rules around here. You rest. Let me do the gutting."

"Well, I should at least help you flip the pig over."

With that, Zhao Jun shooed the dogs away, and together with Zhang Lifu, they flipped the boar onto its back.

Seeing Zhang Lifu unscrew the Invasion Blade from its wooden handle, Zhao Jun said to him, "Uncle Zhang, after you open it up, let my dogs eat their fill. Once that’s done, all the meat is yours. I don’t need any."

"No way!" Zhang Lifu was taken aback. He quickly reached out and drew a line across the boar’s loin. "We’ll cut it here. The back half is yours."

"Uncle Zhang!" Zhao Jun squatted next to him and said, "I’m not kidding. I took down a sow over two hundred pounds yesterday, and the day before that, a whole yellow-haired beast. We have more meat at home than we can eat. You take this boar. Whether you eat it or sell it, it’s all yours."

Zhang Lifu’s family was in a difficult financial situation, so Zhao Jun didn’t want to split the meat with him.

Zhang Lifu knew this was a kind gesture from Zhao Jun. He thought for a moment, sighed softly, then nodded with a smile. "Alright then. In that case, thank you, my boy."

"Hey, what’s there to say between us!"