Target Appears

Chapter 44: Target Appears

"Boss, why haven't we found the target yet?"

Half an hour later, Tang Guangqiang, who was a bit rough around the edges, walked over to Li Dingguo, looking somewhat annoyed. He grumbled, "We've searched the entire mountain range below the halfway point. All we've found are various wild animals, big and small. There's no sign of the target!"

"They couldn't have already run out of this mountain range, could they?"

It wasn't that Tang Guangqiang was impatient, he was just a little anxious.

"A-Qiang, quiet!"

Having just led everyone out of a dense forest, Li Dingguo suddenly seemed to notice something and quickly waved for him to stop.

"You guys stay put and wait for me. I'll be right back!"

He waved to the people behind him, gave a quick instruction, and then, holding his Spirit Weapon spear, Li Dingguo crouched down and crept around a patch of low bushes ahead, silently disappearing from everyone's sight.

After completely circling the sizable bush patch, the view ahead opened up, revealing a rather flat small basin.

This small basin was overgrown with weeds, with scattered rocks of various sizes. It was enclosed on three sides with only one exit, and this exit was right before Li Dingguo's eyes.

There was even a small, clear stream winding out from the depths of the basin, disappearing into the low-lying area far beyond the exit.

Presumably, there was a spring in this small basin, which was about twenty to thirty zhang in diameter.

Li Dingguo concentrated and listened. Faint, continuous "oinking" sounds could be heard coming from within.

Li Dingguo's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He had a guess in mind and continued to creep forward silently, crouching low. He circled around two large rocks that blocked his view ahead, keeping his body as low as possible, and cautiously peeked out from the side of a large rock.

"Well, I'll be!"

"This group of Iron Tusk Pigs really does live here!"

What met his eyes was precisely the target of this training battle.

He saw that about ten zhang ahead, there was a small pool formed by a sizable spring. Beside it were over a dozen adult black pigs, each weighing at least five to six hundred catties, lazily resting on the ground.

There were also about ten half-grown piglets playing on the other side of the spring.

Besides being nearly twice the size of wild boars, the most obvious difference in these large black pigs was their tails, which were thick and long, not at all like pig tails, and somewhat similar to dog tails.

The most striking feature was the glinting sharp teeth revealed when they occasionally opened their large mouths!

The appearance of these teeth was also very different from ordinary wild boars: the protruding tusks weren't long, but their entire mouths were filled with teeth similar to a wolf's!

Among them, the largest black pig weighed at least eight or nine hundred catties!

The fierce aura it exuded could be felt even by Li Dingguo, who was this far away.

Although not all Demonic Beasts had innate skills, Li Dingguo was certain that this Iron Tusk Pig leader was the kind that had already awakened its innate skill.

Otherwise, his mind wouldn't feel such great pressure.

Li Dingguo had already guessed that although this Iron Tusk Pig leader was still a late-stage Level 1 Demonic Beast as Zhang Xianzhong had said, it should have reached the peak of late-stage Level 1 Demonic Beast.

This big fellow's cultivation realm had surpassed Ai Nengqi's and was the same as his own.

No wonder Zhang Xianzhong wanted the entire Beggar Camp to mobilize and make such a big fuss to deal with this Iron Tusk Pig group.

If Li Dingguo had the same cultivation realm as Ai Nengqi, it would indeed be very difficult to deal with the opponent.

Of course, humans fighting Demonic Beasts mainly relied on wisdom.

As long as the soldiers of this newly formed Beggar Camp worked together, there were still many ways to deal with this group of Iron Tusk Pigs.

Because he was worried that the young Martial Artists waiting for his news behind him might come over and alert the enemy, Li Dingguo quickly and quietly retreated from the small basin and turned back.

"Boss, how is it?"

Tang Guangqiang saw Li Dingguo return and quickly stepped forward to ask.

"Shhh..."

Li Dingguo quickly stopped this guy, signaling him to be quiet, and also waved to Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, and Zhang Huier, who had already gathered around, signaling them to come over quickly.

Once the group of Demonic Beasts not far ahead discovered the approaching danger and became alert and prepared, their side would undoubtedly lose the advantage of launching a surprise attack.

Transitioning from a surprise attack to a frontal encounter, when the strength difference between the enemy and their side was not significant, the price paid would definitely be much greater!

"That group of Iron Tusk Pigs is in a small basin not far ahead."

Li Dingguo quickly explained softly to everyone, "They are currently unprepared, which is a good time for us to launch a surprise attack."

"I observed the terrain of that basin. There is only one exit. We just need to form a formation to block that exit, quietly launch a round of sneak attacks first, gain some results, and at the same time, anger them. This should make those Iron Tusk Pigs actively attack us."

"Low-level Demonic Beasts of the pig variety should be the reckless and unruly type. Dealing with this group of Iron Tusk Pigs, whose strength is similar to ours, shouldn't be very difficult."

"Before engaging in a frontal battle with the opponent, it's best for us to first use bows and arrows to launch a round of sneak attacks on them."

"Even these thick-skinned Iron Tusk Pigs have weak points, such as their eyes and the holes in the center of their ears."

"This is what I'm thinking: First, the four of us, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, Zhang Huier, and I, will quietly make a move, specifically targeting the largest adult wild boars as our sneak attack targets."

"With the Spirit Weapons in our hands, we can easily break through their defenses and cause effective damage to them."

"Alright, does anyone have any different opinions? If not, let's immediately form a formation and prepare for battle!"

Now they were not far from the target and could be detected by that group of Iron Tusk Demonic Beasts at any time, so this battle had to be concluded quickly.

Every moment of delay could cause unnecessary complications and increase the difficulty of winning this battle.

"Captain, I have no objections!"

"Me neither!"

"Let's hurry and get started! I can't wait to eat Demonic Beast meat, I've never had it before!"...

In this situation, Li Dingguo's plan was clearly very reasonable.

As long as Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, and Zhang Huier weren't fools, they wouldn't object.

The four of them had another urgent discussion and decided that Li Dingguo, who was the best archer, would use his Spirit Weapon bow and arrow to initiate the sneak attack on the Pig King.

Ai Nengqi and the other three would each deal with one of the other three mature Iron Tusk Pigs. They would each select their targets beforehand and launch the surprise attack simultaneously with Li Dingguo.

If they could succeed with one blow, the outcome of this live combat training exercise would essentially be a foregone conclusion, with no suspense.

Having finalized their plan, they immediately ordered their respective small teams to maintain their battle formation. With Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, and Zhang Huier leading the way, they quietly crept towards the small basin where their targets were located...

Everyone kept their steps as light as possible and controlled their breathing, all in an effort to ensure a successful sneak attack and complete this live combat training mission with as few casualties as possible on their side.