Tang San's pupils contracted. Three Red Boars charged straight toward the vegetable plots, and with a thrust of its snout, the leader sent a large swath of vegetables flying.
Tang San abruptly clenched his fist, triggering the traps in the ground. Spikes fashioned from Blue Silver Grass sprang out inside the pits, and the two smaller boars tumbled in before they could react, struggling and roaring.
The leader's forelegs caught in a tripwire. Its body tilted, and it fell to the ground, but it quickly stood again, shook its head, and tore through the Blue Silver Grass with brute force. Sniffing the air, it roared and charged toward the haystack where Tang San was hiding.
Bang! The haystack exploded into flying straw. Tang San rolled aside, and Blue Silver Grass shot from his sleeves, winding toward the lead boar's hind legs.
The boar merely flicked its leg, snapping the Blue Silver Grass with a twang. Tang San frowned. The lead boar was far stronger than he had estimated.
Flender lay on a dead tree at the village entrance, his eyes gleaming as he chewed a grass root. "The idea behind the traps was good, but trying to win with nothing but Blue Silver Grass restraints still isn't enough," he remarked.
Xiao Wu leaped out from the other side. Her first Soul Ring lit up, and her pink figure swept toward the boar's head.
The lead Red Boar whipped its head around, thrusting its tusks toward Xiao Wu. Although she twisted in midair, one still grazed her calf. She cried out in pain and landed unsteadily.
Tang San's gaze turned cold. His first Soul Ring flashed, and he reached his right hand into it. When his hand emerged, it already held a Blue Silver Dagger glinting with cold light. He closed