Chapter 43 – High-level prey (1/2)

Translated by Sunyancai

Lang Ga and the others soon gathered around the wild boar. In fact, they were behind them and were watching all along. Originally, they assumed that it would take them some time to take down that wild boar, however, unexpectedly, these two kids killed that beast quite fast.

“Not bad.” Lang Ga said as he looked at the not yet dead wild boar.

When using a stone spear, one had to be really quick and accurate. Also, the strength must be sufficient, or else it would hardly be effective, not to mention piercing through the thick skin of the wild boar. Even the best stone tool needed to be used properly to work. However, Lang Ga felt that these two kids had already mastered the skills of using spears, judging from the earlier circumstances. Lang Ga and the others secretly nodded in their mind.

While Mao stood there, mind blank. He did not expect that Shao Xuan could act so fast, given that he had not joined a single hunting mission before! Actually, it was just a moment between him tripping the wild boar and sticking that long spear into its neck.

Was that really his first time hunting?

Not only Mao, Lang Ga and the others were sighing at heart. No wonder Mai allowed Shao Xuan to tag along this time. Indeed, that boy had the talent in him.

In fact, Shao Xuan was merely acting all by instinct. It was his first hunting experience, so naturally there was nothing as experience. However, it was just when he chased after the wild boar, there was a moment when he felt that it would be good to strike. So without hesitation, he activated his totemic power and tossed out two short spears in a row, after which he put it down with a fatal strike with that long spear. If the wild boar didn’t trip, it would’ve been rather difficult for him to accurately stab the long spear through its wound.

Shao Xuan looked at the broken shafts in his hand and frowned a little. Two short spears and one long spear all broke down. The first two were cracked by the wild boar, while the long spear broke because it could not bear the pressure when Shao Xuan made the final strike.

So it seemed that aside from the stone spearheads, he should pay extra attention to the wooden material on stone tools.

“Don’t worry. There is plenty of good timber in the forest. We can chop a few trees down and take them back in the cave for handles.” Lang Ga comforted him.

It was true that in the few mountains around their tribe, there was not much good timber. There were fine stones, but when it came to timber, it was not so satisfying. So every time when hunting teams went on a mission, they would bring more spearheads with them, while making the handles with timber from the forests.

At that time, Lang Ga still remembered to pass on his wisdom to Shao Xuan, “Generally speaking, wild boars have a rather fixed living area, and they would rest in the brushwood near the water. Their routes for food rarely change, and they would only find new places when there’s no food in their old habitats or when faced with danger. When it gets colder on the mountain, they would move to the valley where it’s warmer and bathe in the sun…”

Lang Ga and the others also intended to skin it and take out all its organs while its body was still warm. However, unexpectedly, they heard a few sounds of whistles before they could do that.

It was a signal from Mai, telling Lang Ga and the others to come, for they had encountered large-sized animals.

There was no time for skinning, Lang Ga and the others seriously looked at each other and began to pack their things to rush to that direction.

“Just leave that boar and keep up with us!” Lang Ga said.

Shao Xuan wasted no time on that boar and without a single look at the game on the ground, he followed up closely with Lang Ga and the others.

There were different rankings of prey, as different levels of animals meant that they contained different scales of energy. In the same size of meat, the one from an high-level prey would keep you fuller for longer. However, if you ate the meat from an inferior prey, you wouldn’t feel as full and after some time running or walking, you would feel hungry again. That was also the reason why more warriors preferred to hunt for the high-level prey in the forest, and they especially focused on the ferocious beasts, instead of normal beasts.

Surely there were some reasons for referring certain kinds of animals as ferocious beasts. For example, the Black Wind that Lang Ga mentioned last night was considered as one of the ferocious beast. It’s just that no one in the tribe dared to mess around with a Black Wind easily, for it was nearly impossible to be hunted down.

Intermittent bangs resounded closer and closer, as if some giant animal was stepping on the ground. The earth beneath their feet trembled, together with the sound of breaking branches. Many small-sized animals and beasts were fleeing for their survival, and trying to leave that dangerous pace.

“You two, keep your distance!” Lang Ga prevented Shao Xuan and Mao from going nearer, and then promptly went towards the sound’s direction together with the others.

Shao Xuan gasped when he got to see that creature.

Finally, he learnt why Mai and Lang Ga called the earlier wild boar a “little” one. Compared with the huge monster ahead, the wild boar that they killed earlier was like a toy car, while this monster was a tough armored vehicle.

“Four-fanged wild boar! It is a four-fanged!” Mao standing beside him got quite excited and surprised. After all, it was not easy for them to encounter such a prey. Unexpectedly, he saw such a monster at only his second hunting trip! How could he not be excited?

Normally, male wild boars would have a pair of upward turning fangs, while the ten-meter mountain-like giant boar had four pairs of them. Aside from the huge fangs revealed from its mouth like normal boars, the other three pairs were on its face. The most upfront pair was located on its forehead, and a little shorter than the other three pairs.

The four pairs of fangs turned to the same direction and almost formed a shield, which could easily crush down the tree in front of it.

Shao Xuan wondered if those fangs and horns affected its ability to see things.

According to the classification that people in the tribe had for wild boars, a three-fanged boar could be considered as ferocious beast, let alone this four-fanged one.

The bristles on its neck stood up like steel needles because of anger and excitement, given that the four-fanged boar was sieged.

When Shao Xuan set his eyes on that four-fanged wild boar, it had quite a few spears on its body already. Those spears obviously didn’t pierce deep through its skin with only a single thrust. They again pushed in hard after the spearhead entered into its body. There were also a few broken spears, with only the spearheads or part of the handle exposed in the air. That was because their handles broke under too much strength.

Many figures were pretty active around the wild boar.