Hunting Wild Boars

The figure held its breath, its body moving quietly. Even without Zhang Shan's guidance, months of hunting had caused Chen Xuan's hunting skills to grow day by day. Now, even without relying on his Conceptual Ability, his hunting level was no less than that of an average hunter.

Wild boars are extremely large prey with incredibly tough hides.

Shooting arrows from too far away was naturally not an option. Even though the bow and arrows Chen Xuan had prepared this time were much stronger than before, to avoid trouble, he still wanted to get as close as possible, within thirty meters.

Perhaps it was because the wild boar had no enemies nearby, but even though Chen Xuan's approach made the wild boar in front aware of his presence, it only paused for a moment, raised its head to look around, and then continued rooting in the ground.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuan cautiously approached.

He stopped when his line of sight allowed him to see the wild boar's entire form clearly.

He couldn't get any closer.

On one hand, getting closer would likely provoke a reaction from the wild boar. On the other hand, if the wild boar went berserk after he shot it, he might not have a chance to escape.

As for facing the wild boar bare-handed, Chen Xuan never had that idea from beginning to end.

He had indeed completed Skin Refining at this moment, and his skin's toughness should not be much worse than the wild boar's. But that was just his skin; his strength was not as great as the wild boar's.

A berserk adult wild boar would be enough to send him to his grave.

He looked around and found a large tree.

Chen Xuan then took a deep breath, drew his bow, and nocked an arrow.

His target was the wild boar's pupil.

The arrow sharpened with a Ram Skull indeed had stronger lethality, but directly clashing with the wild boar's tough hide was clearly an extremely unwise choice.

As the fatal weakness of any creature, Chen Xuan immediately chose the eyes.

"Whoosh!"

The bow was drawn to a full moon, and the arrow instantly cut through the air.

The greater kinetic energy directly caused this arrow to flash like lightning, instantly covering the distance and shooting towards the wild boar's right eye in a flash.

However, the wild boar's reaction was unexpectedly fast; its head instinctively turned to the side.

"Pfft!"

A clear sound of flesh being pierced came. Because the wild boar had turned its head, the arrow did not directly enter its eye but instead directly pierced its front neck.

Intense pain spread.

"Oink!"

A mournful cry came from the wild boar's mouth. The wild boar instantly went berserk, its crimson pupils locking onto Chen Xuan in an instant.

Chen Xuan's expression changed.

"Damn it!"

He couldn't help but curse under his breath. The next moment, his figure leaped directly onto the tree.

Are you kidding? A berserk wild boar. If he were hit, even if he had completed Skin Refining, he wouldn't get off lightly.

And just as Chen Xuan got onto the tree, the berserk wild boar directly charged over with full force.

Even though Chen Xuan had climbed the tree.

The wild boar still charged forward without a care.

"Boom!"

A huge, muffled sound rang out, followed by the violent shaking of the entire tree. Chen Xuan couldn't help but hug the trunk tightly.

The massive vibration made him worry if the tree would be knocked down by the wild boar if it hit it a few more times.

There was nothing he could do; the impact force was simply too great, even he couldn't help but be startled.

However, thankfully, his worries were unnecessary.

Below.

The wild boar, which had hit the tree trunk with immense force, was already feeling a bit dizzy. It hadn't held back in its charge, and the huge recoil made its head feel muddled. Its body swayed where it stood, and its head kept shaking.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xuan, who had been somewhat patient, couldn't help but have his eyes light up.

Immediately, without any hesitation, he quickly drew his bow and nocked an arrow again.

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, another arrow shot out.

The target was still the wild boar's eye.

This time, the dizzy wild boar finally couldn't dodge.

"Puff!"

A clear sound rang out, and this arrow instantly plunged into its eye socket.

"Oink!"

The arrow penetrated, and although it didn't pierce its skull due to the angle, only puncturing one side, even so, the huge wild boar's confusion instantly turned into a more mournful scream.

The pain of having one side of its head pierced made it involuntarily raise its head, and its mouth couldn't help but open wide.

Chen Xuan could even clearly see the terrifying, bloody maw.

"Opportunity!"

Looking at the open, bloody maw, Chen Xuan's expression brightened. Without any hesitation, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow again.

"Whoosh!"

Another arrow shot through the air, this time aimed directly at its mouth.

"Splurt!"

A clear sound of flesh being pierced rang out again. This time, the arrow went directly into its bloody maw and instantly pierced through its skull.

The wild boar's scream came to an abrupt halt.

Its body staggered a few times, then crashed to the ground with a boom.

Crimson blood immediately seeped out from the corpse.

From atop the large tree, watching the fallen wild boar, Chen Xuan paused for a moment. Only after confirming the wild boar wouldn't get up again did he leap down.

The joy on his face grew even stronger.

He had succeeded. He had actually succeeded in hunting a wild boar.

Moreover, this wild boar weighed at least close to two hundred and fifty to sixty catties, perhaps even close to three hundred catties.

With such weight, he even felt it might be worth more than two taels of silver.

After all, the wild boar Zhang Shan and the others hunted a few years ago, according to his memory, wasn't this big; it was a full size smaller.

If that one was worth two taels of silver, this one of his would only be more expensive. How could this not make his joy grow even stronger?

Looking around, Chen Xuan quickly retrieved his makeshift cart, loaded the wild boar onto it, and swiftly left the area, dragging the cart behind him.

Chen Xuan hadn't forgotten the prompt from his Conceptual Ability.

After a series of events, he deeply trusted the Conceptual Ability's prompts and knew that it was best to follow the path indicated by the Conceptual Ability completely. Otherwise, no one could guarantee what they might encounter. This was the most fundamental way to ensure his safety.

Dragging the wild boar, he quickly followed the path indicated, heading down the mountain.

The journey was uneventful.

The path arranged by the system naturally didn't present any accidents.

An hour later, Chen Xuan appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Chen Xuan's appearance undoubtedly instantly caused the entire Small River Village to be shaken.

This time, Chen Xuan didn't return late at night, nor did he carry the prey back in a basket on his back. Instead, he used a small flat cart to drag it down the mountain. The huge wild boar carcass instantly attracted the attention of countless villagers.

Sorry, I made a mistake when posting. One chapter was missed in between, and chapter twenty-one and twenty-two were duplicated. However, that chapter doesn't affect the reading. How embarrassing, my apologies.