Wild Boar

Regardless, Link became famous at the new high school in the same way again. The camping activity continued, and Iris no longer cared about what happened to Link at his previous high school, because she noticed that many girls' attitudes towards Link had changed.

If she were to throw a tantrum and try to control him, she was afraid that others would quickly take advantage of the situation. As far as Iris knew, her best friend and roommate, Jessica, was already eager to make a move. She didn't want to give these bitches any chance, so she became even more submissive to Link.

With Iris's cooperation, in these past few days, Link and she were no longer confined to the small dormitory. At Link's suggestion, the two embraced nature, leaving behind beautiful melodies on the grass and in the jungle.

Unconsciously, more than a week had passed, and the final competition was not far off. Wilmott Academy for Gifted Children's score was directly leading their four opponents by ten to twenty minutes, which could be said to be the same as before, holding an absolute advantage.

The day before the final competition, the teacher announced that there would be a day for everyone to rest and adjust their condition.

Most of the school teams chose to train for half a day and rest for half a day. After training in the morning, Link, Iris, Jessica, and Peggy sat together to eat.

Jessica asked Link, "Link, what are your plans for the afternoon?"

"Nothing special. Do you have any good suggestions?"

"How about we go check out the jungle to the west together?"

Iris frowned when she heard this and said, "But didn't Teacher Johnny say before that it's not safe over there and might be dangerous?"

"That's just him trying to scare people. You know this is a ranch. I went there to play with someone last year, and I even discovered a secret. There's an underground hot spring there. Taking a dip to relax is much more fun than staying in the dorm."

Peggy was the first to speak, "Is it really a hot spring? Great, I want to go."

"Of course, it's a natural hot spring, about seven or eight square meters in size, just enough for a few of us. I haven't told anyone this secret before. Link, do you want to come?"

"Sounds interesting."

Seeing Link agree, Iris naturally couldn't let Jessica have a chance to be alone with Link, so she immediately said, "Okay, but I need to go back and prepare some clothes."

"Of course, after we finish eating and tidy up, we'll leave at one o'clock."

Jessica really wasn't lying. The few of them crossed the activity area designated by the school and walked into the woods to the west for about half an hour, then they saw a natural hot spring about seven or eight square meters in size.

Link first reached in with his hand to test it. The water temperature on the surface was thirty-seven or thirty-eight degrees Celsius, and the deeper parts were a bit warmer, very suitable for bathing. The four of them immediately took off their outer clothes, revealing the swimsuits they had prepared beforehand.

Iris and Jessica naturally both chose bikinis. If Iris barely reached a C cup, then Jessica's chest, which was supported by the small pieces of cloth, definitely reached a D cup.

Link couldn't help but stare for a while, which resulted in a warning look from Iris. Jessica, however, didn't care at all, and instead had a hint of teasing in her eyes.

After confirming the look, Link knew what Jessica was thinking and immediately returned a look. Perhaps now wasn't the right time, but they could arrange something after the camping ended.

After enjoying the bath time, when the time was right, the few of them prepared to pack up and leave. After getting dressed, Iris and Peggy needed to take care of some personal matters, so they walked a little further away.

At this moment, Jessica gave Link a look and said, "Want to get intimate while Iris isn't here?"

"Why not!" As a free and unrestrained bird, Link naturally wouldn't be restrained. He immediately lowered his head slightly without hesitation and began to explore that peak, measuring it repeatedly with a scientific attitude to obtain more accurate data.

But after a while, they suddenly heard a loud cry for help. Link quickly let go of Jessica, and then saw Iris rushing over: "Help! There's a wild boar!"

Link was immediately startled. Many forests in the United States are well-protected, so it's not strange to see wild animals, but wild boars are definitely one of the most dangerous wild animals.

Link remembered that on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, in ancient times, there was a ranking of the harm various fierce beasts posed to humans, and the result was surprisingly "one boar, two bears, three tigers."

That is to say, the threat posed by wild boars to humans was ranked first. Encountering a wild boar in the wild might be more terrifying than encountering a tiger!

And Link saw only Iris running over in a panic, and quickly asked, "Where's Peggy?"

Iris: "I don't know!"

Link quickly said, "You two go back first and call for help!" Then he darted towards the direction the sound came from.

When Link rushed over, he saw a Wild Boar, not particularly large, standing in front of Peggy. Peggy was leaning against a tree, so panicked that she couldn't even speak.

The Wild Boar wasn't large, of course, that was just from Link's perspective. In reality, its size was enough to pose a danger to humans.

Seeing this, Link quickly ran over and stood in front of Peggy, facing the Wild Boar. At the same time, he asked Peggy behind him, "Are you okay? I'll distract it, you go first."

Seeing Link, Peggy's panic lessened considerably. She pursed her lips and said, "I can't move."

If he had a suitable weapon at hand, Link would have been somewhat confident in taking down the opponent, but unfortunately, he was empty-handed and didn't dare to act rashly.

Wu Song fighting the tiger sounded impressive, but that was from a historical novel. With Link's current strength, a few punches would likely only enrage the opponent and make it go berserk. Besides, who knew if this Wild Boar had companions?

"Follow me and back away!" Link said, reaching out a hand to support Peggy behind him, and then slowly retreated.

Link had hunted with Robert before and knew some of the habits of Wild Boars. He also saw that this Wild Boar wasn't the fierce type; it should be a young Wild Boar, not very brave. At this moment, it should also be startled. As long as they didn't provoke it, they should be able to get away.

Staring intently at the Wild Boar, Link pulled Peggy and gradually retreated into a thicket, slowly using the trees to block the opponent's line of sight. After retreating a certain distance, he suddenly picked Peggy up and ran back the way they came.

After running back for about seven or eight minutes, they saw Iris and Jessica ahead. Link didn't waste words and said to them, "That was just a small Wild Boar, it shouldn't chase us, but just in case, let's leave quickly."

Iris and Jessica breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Link, but they didn't stop. Instead, they continued to run back with Link. At this moment, Link looked at Peggy in his arms and asked, "Peggy, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Peggy shook her head, then continued to lean in Link's arms. Link was also afraid of any more accidents and wanted to leave quickly, so he didn't have extra time to check on her condition. He just held her and continued to run back.

It took them over half an hour to reach the hot springs. It only took Link half that time to get back, and it would have been even faster if they weren't in the jungle.

However, after returning to the activity area, the four of them didn't stop and went straight back to the dormitory before stopping.

At this moment, Link placed Peggy on the edge of the bed to sit down, then sat beside her and said, "Okay, it's alright, we're back."

"Mm." Peggy nodded, then leaned back into Link's arms and said, "Link, thank you for saving me."

"It's nothing, I said before, you're like my sister." After saying that, Link looked at Iris who was sitting on the opposite bed: "Iris, are you alright?"

Iris had a hint of shame on her face and said, "I'm sorry, I was scared just now..."

"It's alright, in that kind of situation, people's usual reaction is to run." Link comforted Iris and then said, "You are a girl after all, and you were scared just now. Aren't we fine now?"

Jessica said, "Should we tell the teacher about finding the Wild Boar?"

"Let's not." Link shook his head: "We didn't follow the instructions and went into the woods. If they find out, we'll likely lose points. The final competition is tomorrow, and we don't have an absolute advantage, there's no need to cause extra trouble."