Hunting Bears

Wu Tian's actions were not good for the entire Hunting Team, nor were they what a qualified hunting dog should do.

In the depths of this dangerous jungle, maintaining physical strength and vigilance at all times, and avoiding meaningless battles, are the most basic principles.

However, for a puppy that was just two years old, both the people of the Hunting Team and Silver Frost showed him the greatest tolerance.

Wu Tian was too young; at worst, they could just put him in their pouch when he was exhausted.

The people of the Hunting Team and the other adult white dogs all thought Wu Tian was just full of energy and wanted to run around.

But in reality, Wu Tian didn't want to waste a single moment, wanting to hone his skills.

Deep in the jungle, snakes, insects, poisonous ants, wild rabbits, and squirrels were almost everywhere. Wu Tian ate poisonous insects and preyed on poisonous snakes, hunting wild rabbits and squirrels.

Although it was difficult for him to catch wild rabbits and squirrels on his own, the prey that wanted to escape would soon be captured by the adult white dogs surrounding them.

Along the way, although the Hunting Team did not catch any large prey, they did catch three wild rabbits. However, this harvest was barely enough for the Hunting Team's meals and was not enough to bring back to the village.

"There are rarely animals like cattle, deer, or sheep in this forest. It's too difficult to gather enough food," a burly man with muscular arms grumbled, "Boss, it's hard for us to hunt enough food here. Should we change locations or go deeper into the jungle?"

Guxiong Mu said in a deep voice, "North of the village is Skull Mountain, which is a dead and forbidden land. Even getting close to it is seeking death."

"To the east is Black Fish Lake, which was originally our best hunting ground. But an old bear became a spirit, absorbed moonlight, and became as tough as steel, impervious to blades and spears, and immensely strong. The last time the Hunting Team lost seven lives, and the survivors barely escaped."

"To the south is the hunting ground of Crimson Blood Stockade. They control the Crimson Blood Gu, and there are thousands of people in their stockade. We can't afford to offend them."

"The west, where we are now, is a deep mountain forest, very dangerous. If we're not careful and encounter demons and monsters, we might all be wiped out."

"We can't be reckless. Even if we gain nothing, it's better than losing our lives."

"Let's gradually understand the surrounding environment first, and don't push our luck..."

The people of the Hunting Team understood this logic, but their families, old and young, were skin and bones from hunger. They wanted to bring back enough food for their families on this trip.

After carefully searching the western forest for a whole day, the Hunting Team only caught seven or eight wild rabbits and two wild foxes. But for the hundreds of people in the village, this was not enough.

As it was getting dark, the Hunting Team returned at high speed. It was common sense not to spend the night outside after dark.

Wu Tian could understand human speech, but he couldn't help with the predicament the village was facing.

The biggest benefit of following the team was that when he was tired, Guxiong Mu would grab him and put him in his leather pouch to rest.

Wu Tian rested when he was tired, recovered his strength, and then went out again to hone his hunting and listening to the wind skills, and to consume poisons.

This continued for three days. The Hunting Team cautiously explored the surrounding environment. Silver Frost discovered several dangerous areas. In the western forest, there was a python that was on the verge of becoming a spirit, almost ten zhang long.

Fortunately, Silver Frost discovered it early, and the Hunting Team avoided it from a distance.

Besides that, there was an old bear roaming around. During this time, they also found a pack of wolves, at least twenty of them, roaming in the jungle, which was very dangerous.

After carefully investigating the surrounding environment, Guxiong Mu decided to deal with the old bear. More than a dozen white dogs surrounded it from all directions, blocking the bear's escape route.

Guxiong Mu and the other members of the Hunting Team slowly closed the encirclement. When they were at a sufficient distance, everyone drew their bows and arrows and shot towards the black-furred old bear.

This old bear had thick skin and flesh. Most of the arrows did not even pierce its fur, only lodging in the bear's hide, causing the beast to howl in pain.

However, Guxiong Mu's arrow was the most accurate, directly piercing the old bear's eye socket. Blood immediately flowed out, driving the old bear mad with pain.

It stood on its hind legs, roaring incessantly, and then lunged at Guxiong Mu and the others.

The members of the Hunting Team had extensive hunting experience and scattered to avoid the old bear's attack.

The injured old bear stopped after chasing for a while due to blood loss. It panted heavily and began to flee.

The members of the Hunting Team followed it, occasionally seizing an opportunity to shoot an arrow.

Silver Frost and the other white dogs also roamed around, occasionally barking to drive away other beasts that were attracted by the smell of blood.

Fortunately, this black bear was a creature that few in the forest dared to provoke. Hearing the black bear's roar, most of the beasts scattered and fled.

After following the black bear for more than half an hour, it finally fell to the ground due to excessive blood loss.

The black bear let out a painful roar and tried to struggle. But as soon as it stood up and walked a few steps, it fell to the ground again.

Once it was confirmed that the black bear had lost most of its combat effectiveness, Silver Frost and the other adult white dogs immediately swarmed it, attacking from all directions. Silver Frost seized an opportunity and bit directly onto the black bear's throat.

Wu Tian naturally would not miss this opportunity and pounced forward as well.

More than a dozen white dogs hunting a black bear – the scene looked very bloody until the black bear completely lost its life. Only then did Silver Frost and the other white dogs stop.

They often cooperated with the Hunting Team and were careful about where they bit, so they didn't make the black bear a bloody mess.

Guxiong Mu and the others drew their hunting knives and began to dismember it, cutting open the black bear's hide and dividing the black bear.

More than a dozen people completely divided the black bear's hide and flesh, and then quickly returned to the village.

The journey back would be very dangerous. Many people were carrying bear meat and were unable to fight. Coupled with the smell of blood, it would attract other hunters in the jungle.

Silver Frost and the other white dogs spread out far ahead along the way, scouting the surroundings to avoid being surrounded by other jungle hunters.

As expected, the smell of blood still attracted the wolf pack roaming nearby. They followed the Hunting Team closely.

But Silver Frost and the other white dogs stared intently at the pack of wolves, and the two sides engaged in constant probing and confrontation.

Several times, when the wolves were about to charge, Guxiong Mu drew his bow and shot an arrow, scaring the wolf pack away.

With more than a dozen white dogs and nearly twenty members of the Hunting Team, the wolf pack did not dare to attack directly.

It wasn't until they were close to the outskirts of the village that the wolf pack let out unwilling howls and disappeared into the jungle.