Tusk Mountain Boar Down

The Tusk Mountain Boar, blinded by its pain and obstructed vision, couldn't comprehend the cause of its severe injuries. Its already limited intellect could only channel its rage onto the surrounding ancient trees.

Its massive body thrashed through the forest, violently knocking down ancient trees one by one.

However, the Beast Hunter Hall hunters hidden in the trees had already used ropes to move to more distant ancient trees.

Instead, as the Tusk Mountain Boar's massive body continued to thrash about, hunters concealed on other trees hurled their iron spears, leaving wounds on the boar's body. Though only superficial, these wounds accumulated and could not be ignored.

Lin Sheng stared intently at the thrashing Tusk Mountain Boar below. Seeing the ferocious exotic beast charging towards him, he gripped his iron rod, took a deep breath, and waited for it to get close before throwing the rod and then using his rope to escape the ancient tree he was on.

When the Tusk Mountain Boar was only five meters away from the ancient tree where he was hiding, his attention was almost entirely focused on the behemoth below.

"Now!"

Lin Sheng thought to himself, raising the iron rod in his hand, locking onto the Tusk Mountain Boar's neck, and fiercely throwing the rod.

However, at that very moment, a whistling sound came from behind him. He had just expended his previous strength and had not yet gathered new strength. Although he didn't know what the whistling sound was, he knew it couldn't be anything good. He had to admit that the timing of this sneak attack was incredibly precise.

Without any hesitation, Lin Sheng exerted himself to shift his body, sliding directly off the tree. His body displayed agility and flexibility beyond that of ordinary people, and he narrowly avoided whatever was behind him.

With a dull thud, a dent about an inch deep appeared on the trunk of the ancient tree before him, with a smooth, round pebble firmly embedded within it.

He didn't have time to examine it closely. Although he had avoided this sneak attack, he could no longer maintain his posture and was rapidly sliding down the tree.

At a height of over ten meters, falling from such a height would cause even a Body Tempering martial artist to be seriously injured.

Just as Lin Sheng's body was five or six meters from the ground, his descent suddenly stopped. His left hand's veins bulged as his palm tightly gripped a rope.

"Hoo..."

He exhaled, cold sweat appearing on Lin Sheng's forehead. Less than two meters below him, the Tusk Mountain Boar was rampaging wildly.

Fortunately, as he fell, his left hand had already grabbed the secured rope. When he saw Ma Qiang and the other person approaching him, although he hadn't paid much attention to them, for safety's sake, he chose to integrate the White Ape.

The two points of Agility Boost were enough to give him a chance to react in a crisis. It was this action that allowed him to evade the sneak attack from behind and still have the strength to grab the rope.

Otherwise, the outcome would have been unimaginable.

Being sneak attacked, injured, and falling from a tree over ten meters high, directly facing a frenzied Tusk Mountain Boar, he would have no good outcome. It was possible he might even lose his life here.

With this thought, he gathered his strength, pulled hard on the rope, and nimbly returned to the tree. Before the Tusk Mountain Boar could crash into his ancient tree, he used the rope to land on another ancient tree not far away.

Only then did he finally relax his tense heart, though the lingering fear had not yet subsided.

"As expected, one must always assume the worst intentions of others. In this world, one cannot afford to be careless..."

Lin Sheng muttered to himself, his eyes becoming sharp. He turned his head and looked at the two people on an ancient tree about twenty meters away, who were looking at him with surprise. Then he turned back, seemingly nonchalantly, and focused his attention back on the Tusk Mountain Boar below.

However, he slowly savored two names in his mouth.

"Ma Qiang, Liu Jie..."

"How is that possible? That kid actually dodged it!!"

Liu Jie's face was full of surprise, and his gaze towards Lin Sheng held some confusion.

He had entered the Body Tempering realm two years ago. Besides practicing the Raging Bull Fist, he also had a remarkable skill in throwing.

Although it couldn't be considered a martial art, with his diligent practice and the powerful hand strength gained from practicing the Raging Bull Fist, his throwing skill could unleash considerable force and was quite accurate.

He had used this skill before, sneak attacking a Body Tempering martial artist with whom he had a grudge, directly causing severe injuries and then easily taking his life.

He never expected to fail against an ordinary person who hadn't even entered the Body Tempering realm.

Noticing Ma Qiang's gaze towards him, Liu Jie immediately said.

"That was just the kid getting lucky. This time, I don't believe he can dodge it again."

After speaking, he took out another smooth, round pebble from his bosom. However, before he could throw it again, he saw Lin Sheng on the other side of the ancient tree, hiding himself within the dense branches.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, Liu Jie couldn't help but curse. He had to put the pebble back. Under these circumstances, the opponent had clearly become wary, and it would not be so easy to attack again.

Ma Qiang couldn't help but frown as he saw this.

"Brother Liu, that kid has already become aware. If he exposes what just happened and reports it to Tian Hu, it might cause some trouble."

Ma Qiang was somewhat worried. After all, the rules of the Beast Hunter Hall strictly prohibited attacking fellow disciples, especially during missions. Once conclusive evidence was found, they might have their martial arts crippled and be expelled from the Beast Hunter Hall.

After all, the hall prioritized missions. If their own members couldn't unite, how could they wholeheartedly complete missions?

Liu Jie, on the other hand, quickly calmed down and patted Ma Qiang's shoulder.

"Don't worry, Brother Ma. No one saw me make my move just now, and that ancient tree was already smashed by the Tusk Mountain Boar. Even if someone wants to find evidence, they definitely won't find anything."

"So even if that kid reports this to Tian Hu, what can his word alone prove? Sooner or later, you and I will leave the Ninth Team. With your brother here, this little matter is nothing."

As he said this, Liu Jie seemed to recall something and added.

"This time, the kid was lucky. But he's just a rookie who hasn't officially stepped into the Martial Way, so he can't cause much trouble. At worst, we can have Captain Ma issue a transfer order to move him to the Third Team. Then, how we deal with him will be entirely up to us."

Hearing this, Ma Qiang's eyes lit up.

"Yes! Why didn't I think of that? To avoid any future complications, after this mission, I'll ask my brother to transfer that kid to his team."

With this thought, Ma Qiang's slight worry completely dissipated. He looked at Lin Sheng, who was hidden among the dense branches not far away, and let out a cold laugh.