The Hunting Party's Crushing Defeat

The scout rushed back to the government office and reported truthfully. The local officials were greatly shaken. The last time a Late Bone Tempering Realm Ferocious Beast had appeared was a century ago—a Late Bone Tempering Realm rabbit. Back then, many Bone Tempering Realm warriors had been injured before they managed to capture it.

The government immediately issued proclamations far and wide, offering heavy rewards to invite heroes from across the land and assemble a Bone Tempering Realm hunting party to enter the mountains and capture the Wild Boar Monster Beast. Once the boar was caught, the hunting party would not only divide the Late Bone Tempering Realm boar among themselves, but also receive an additional reward from the government.

Under such a hefty reward, warriors from all directions came flocking over. In the end, they assembled an eight-man hunting party: three Late Bone Tempering Realm experts and five Mid Bone Tempering Realm fighters, each battle-hardened and equipped with fine weapons.

Though that might have seemed like few, it was actually quite a lot. Late Bone Tempering Realm warriors were already the heads of martial clans or gang leaders in their regions, and rarely entered the mountains to hunt. The Bone Refinement Realm warriors who usually hunted in the mountains were mostly only in the Early Bone Tempering Realm.

Once the eight had gathered, they briefly discussed their strategies for advancing, retreating, and attacking in concert. Then they packed their supplies, brought their weapons, and entered the peril-ridden Black Mangrove Mountain Forest together, prepared to encircle and suppress that boar.

This Wild Boar Monster Beast had occupied the mountain forest for many years. Its black bristles were as hard as refined iron, impervious to blade and spear. Its two ghastly white tusks were as sharp as divine weapons. Thick-skinned and