Sudden Change

"With the Tusk Mountain Boar's strength and Constitution Boost, coupled with my own Martial Way cultivation, I should now be no weaker than Wang Sanyang in terms of strength and physical toughness. As for speed, with the support of the White Ape Leg Technique at minor mastery, I'm not inferior in the slightest. Perhaps against Wang Sanyang, who is not skilled in speed, I may even hold an advantage in that regard."

Lin Sheng had gained a rough measure of his own strength. He should now be qualified to exchange blows with an ordinary martial artist at the initial stage of tendon forging.

Once his Raging Bull Fist and White Ape Leg Technique improved further, he ought to be able to defeat an ordinary initial-stage tendon-forging martial artist.

Combat strength at the initial stage of tendon forging was enough to give one the means to protect oneself in Yangping Mountain.

The rise in strength put him in an excellent mood, but his gaze soon fell upon Ma Qiang and Liu Jie amid the crowd ahead.

Since they wanted him dead, he naturally would not sit still and wait for death.

Having failed to ambush him this time, they would definitely try again. He had to find a way to settle this matter.

With some effort, he used the dagger in his hand to cut chunks of lean meat from the Tusk Mountain Boar's hind leg, all the while considering how he should make his move and deal with the two once they returned to Yangping Town.

"It's out!!"

At that moment, several people gathered around the Tusk Mountain Boar's head cried out.

Wang Sanyang's arm muscles bulged, his face flushed red, and with a low shout, he finally tore out one tusk with a rip.

The other tusk was pulled free as well after Zhang Ding and several Body Tempering martial artists exerted themselves together.

Before long, everyone wrapped up the two tusks and cut more lean meat from the Tusk Mountain Boar's corpse, then prepared to leave. Although the Tusk Mountain Boar was the overlord of this area, such a thick scent of blood might very well draw some other powerful ferocious beast here.

Thus, no one intended to linger any longer.

"Hurry and pack up, Brother Lin. I never expected this mission to go so smoothly. We really had good luck on this trip."

Zhang Ding wrapped a Tusk Mountain Boar ear in coarse cloth and spoke to Lin Sheng with a chuckle, clearly in high spirits.

"Yes, it did go quite smoothly."

Lin Sheng nodded with a smile. He too held a chunk of mountain boar meat wrapped in coarse cloth, weighing roughly ten kilograms.

Since the mission had been completed so smoothly, Wang Sanyang had already declared that everyone could keep half of the Tusk Mountain Boar meat they personally carried back this time.

A high-grade ferocious beast among Mortal Beasts like the Tusk Mountain Boar had flesh far inferior to that of spirit beasts, but it was still beyond comparison with ordinary beast meat like rock goat.

It might even have some effect in strengthening the physique, and its price was more than several times higher than ordinary beast meat.

It could perhaps even be used to refine certain medicinal pills.

So, within the limits of what they could carry, everyone took a little extra.

If they had not been so far from the foot of the mountain, they might well have carried the entire Tusk Mountain Boar back.

"What a pity. Such a huge Tusk Mountain Boar, wasted just like this."

Turning back to look at the boar corpse, which still had more than half its flesh remaining, Zhang Ding spoke with a face full of regret. Then, as if recalling something, he patted Lin Sheng on the shoulder.

"Brother Lin, I saw you nearly fall from the tree earlier. It gave me quite a fright. Thankfully, nothing happened."

Lin Sheng merely used slipping as an excuse and did not mention the attack he had encountered.

For one thing, he had no solid evidence that Ma Qiang and Liu Jie had acted against him. For another, even if he had evidence, it might not truly resolve anything.

He understood well that rules had always only restrained ordinary people. His report might bring the other side some trouble, but that was not the result he wanted.

Rather than place his hopes in the Beast Hunter Hall, he trusted himself more.

Soon, under Wang Sanyang's urging, the hunters finished packing up. Just as the group was about to leave—

Roar!

Two low, furious roars suddenly sounded from nearby.

The roars sounded somewhat familiar.

"This is... the sound of Tusk Mountain Boars!!"

Everyone quickly realized what it meant, and their expressions changed drastically at once.

"Not good! There are more Tusk Mountain Boars! Hide, now!!!"

Wang Sanyang was the first to react. He immediately let out a roar that jolted the stunned hunters back to reality. One after another, they threw down the lean meat in their hands and climbed the surrounding ancient trees like madmen.

Yet before they could conceal themselves, two enormous figures had already entered their field of view.

They were covered in black bristles, with the two white tusks protruding beneath their snouts standing out most conspicuously.

"There are actually two more Tusk Mountain Boars!"

Lin Sheng's expression changed upon seeing the two massive figures.

Worse still, the two Tusk Mountain Boars were approaching from the front and rear, charging madly at the hunters. Their blood-red eyes were fixed on them, filled with savage bloodlust.

Although these two Tusk Mountain Boars were a size smaller than the one lying on the ground, they were still not something people like them could withstand. Calling such ferocious beasts land tanks would not be an exaggeration.

Quite a few hunters were so frightened that they froze on the spot. They were far from possessing the strength to confront Tusk Mountain Boars head-on.

But it was already too late to hide. Tusk Mountain Boars might be clumsy, but they were not stupid enough to watch their prey hide away. Moreover, even if they had time to climb into the trees this time, it would still be a dead end.

Once the two Tusk Mountain Boars went berserk, they would certainly smash every tree in the surrounding area to pieces. Falling from trees more than ten meters high, they would be severely injured before the Tusk Mountain Boars even had to do anything.

"Can't climb the trees..."

Lin Sheng quickly reacted, abandoning the thought of climbing and darting toward the other side.

The other hunters understood the same principle and fled toward both flanks.

Only a few newcomers foolishly scrambled up the tree trunks.

Yet in little more than a dozen breaths, the Tusk Mountain Boars had already charged close.

Following several thunderous bangs, cries of agony rang out one after another. Those newcomer hunters had clearly already been buried beneath the boars' jaws.

The Tusk Mountain Boars had no intention of letting things end there. They split into two groups and raced after the fleeing crowd.

Lin Sheng reacted swiftly, and with the White Ape Leg Technique enhancing him, he was much faster than the other hunters. He had long since pulled ahead of the group.

"Though Tusk Mountain Boars aren't slow, they lack agility. They aren't much of a threat to me."

Lin Sheng concealed himself within a patch of brush, watching the hunters scatter in all directions and the Tusk Mountain Boars behind them. After the initial panic, his heart gradually calmed.

He was no match for a Tusk Mountain Boar, but it absolutely could not catch him in a short time. Its massive body also made it inconvenient for it to move through such dense woods. With his skills, shaking off this big fellow would not be difficult.

Especially with the other hunters around, the Tusk Mountain Boars certainly would not pursue him relentlessly.

Watching the hunters scatter like birds and beasts, Lin Sheng seemed to think of something, and his heart stirred.

His gaze swiftly searched through the hunters, but he failed to find his target.