[ Firearms Mastery LV1: A gun is an extension of your limbs. Even the most ordinary firearm can reach its full potential in your hands. Reload speed increased by 10%, aiming stability increased by 10%, and your instinct for troubleshooting firearm malfunctions greatly enhanced.]
The feeling was wonderful and indescribable.
Su Wei instinctively gripped the Ruger Super Redhawk at his waist.
Just seconds ago, it was just a cold piece of steel, a simple killing tool.
And now, the moment his fingers touched the gun handle, a strange sense of connection, as if flesh and blood were intertwined, arose within him.
He could almost feel every bit of tension in the hammer spring, and sense the center of gravity distribution of every .454 Casull bullet in the cylinder.
He could even clearly predict how the enormous recoil would be transmitted to his wrist and elbow after pulling the trigger, and then dissipated by his shoulder.
It's a feeling of absolute control.
It's like a seasoned driver with decades of experience gripping the steering wheel.
Listen.
Black's deep, hoarse voice interrupted Su Wei's contemplation.
The old hunter lay prone on the snow, his weathered double-barreled shotgun already set up, its muzzle steadily pointed at the massive black shadow.
"The wind has stabilized. This is a great opportunity."
" Old Kash, you take Aruk around to the left behind that embankment. Remember, don't fire, don't show your face. Unless it runs that way, or pounces on me and Su Wei."
" Su Wei, you come with me and we'll attack from the front."
"The distance has been reduced to two hundred meters."
Two hundred meters.
Facing an enraged brown bear weighing nearly 700 kilograms at this distance is practically hand-to-hand combat, dancing on the edge of death's scythe.
"Once the dog bites it and restricts its movement, I will fire the first shot."
Black turned his head, his grey-blue eyes fixed on Su Wei with a solemn expression as if entrusting his life to someone.
"If I don't kill it, you only have one task left."
"Shoot the bullet into its brain. Don't worry about me, and don't hesitate."
"Clear."
Su Wei did not avoid his gaze; at that moment, he felt the gun in his hand was burning hot.
He nodded heavily, his eyes no longer showing any confusion.
Just as the four were about to split up, just as Su Wei placed his finger on the trigger...
"Roar."
A deafening roar erupted from the bottom of the valley without warning.
The sound was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, shaking the snow off the pine trees and making everyone's heart clench.
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The loud roar drew everyone's attention, and Black, who was about to speak again, immediately shut up.
Everyone stood in perfect formation, lying prone on the ground, and raised their binoculars to look over.
Only Su Wei remained in the position of holding his gun.
The observation was conducted using Zeiss 4x scope mounted on a Browning rifle.
The brown bear, which had been standing upright, was now lying prone on the ground, staring intently in one direction.
There, a colossal figure slowly emerged.
Su Wei's index finger, which was on the trigger, did not tremble at all; his knuckles were slightly white from the excessive force.
He maintained the gun-raising posture, his entire body tensing instantly.
The next second.
The once lifeless black pine forest on the left suddenly erupted into chaos.
"Splash."
Large swathes of snow were smashed apart by brute force, and withered branches and leaves scattered everywhere.
A massive figure, accompanied by wind pressure, crashed into everyone's field of vision.
It wasn't that brown bear.
It is a giant beast.
Its massive, shovel-shaped horns bounced up and down in the dim light reflected from the snow, carrying a powerful destructive force.
This is an adult male Alaska moose.
Its shoulder height exceeds 2.3 meters, and its weight is estimated to be over 600 kilograms.
(Reference - Alaska moose)
But at this moment, the enormous creature's large eyes were filled with a frenzied terror.
It panicked and ran away without thinking.
Four slender legs thrashed wildly through the deep snow, oblivious to the ambush point where Black and Su Wei were located just ahead.
Large clumps of white foam hung from the corners of its mouth, and the hot breath exhaled from its nostrils cast long white trails of smoke into the cold air, causing it to tremble violently with its heavy panting.
Without any hesitation, the moose charged straight into the open area of the valley.
Su Wei didn't move, not even blinking.
Black didn't move; his grey-blue eyes remained cold.
Su Wei's gun barrel remained firmly locked on the edge of the black pine forest.
Because the real threat comes after that.
"Boom."
A heavy thud resounded, causing the snow beneath Su Wei's feet to tremble.
The brown bear charged out.
It was larger and wider than a moose, and its dark brown fur, against the backdrop of the snow, swept in with a strong, pungent smell.
Its speed was astonishing, completely disproportionate to its bulky size.
Each time its limbs touched the ground, its thick paws kicked up large plumes of snow powder.
The distance between them is visibly decreasing.
This is not territorial expulsion.
This is hunting.
This beast has made this moose its main meal for the day.
"Damn it."
Black spat, and his body, which had been lying on the snow, sprang up instantly.
Without the slightest hesitation, he snapped the double-barreled shotgun in his hand, and with a "click," two buckshot rounds were ejected. Then, with a flick of his calloused hand along the ammunition belt, two slugs were inserted into the chamber.
This was no coincidence.
The old hunter spoke very quickly and with extreme seriousness.
"It knew perfectly well that there were moose here; it came to hunt. That damned bear knew the terrain was narrow and the snow was deep, so the moose couldn't run fast."
Su Wei also reacted in that instant, a chill running down his spine.
The original ambush plan was completely ruined.
The prey and bait entered the area simultaneously, moving at high speed, instantly transforming the hunting ground into a slaughterhouse.
If you keep lying here pretending to be dead, you'll just watch helplessly as that bear tears the moose apart.
Then, taking advantage of the chaos, they might escape back into the mountains, or, in the heat of the moment, turn around and finish off the four of them as well.
"Revise the plan."
Black carried the heavy hunting rifle in one hand, his body slightly hunched, and the fierce aura of a master hunter in the wilderness instantly erupted.
"This isn't an ambush, it's a kill."
" Old Kash."
Black didn't even look back, and just yelled.
"Take Aruk and run towards that snow hill on the left. That's the only exit. Don't let that deer get away, and don't let it turn around and charge at us. Block them both in this valley."
Old Kash moved the instant he heard the order.
The experienced Alutiiq hunter grabbed his still-stunned son, and the two of them raced toward the high ground on the left.
Aruk, carrying the old rifle, was panting heavily. The pale green stains on his face, meant to mask the smell, were now etched into deep furrows by sweat.
Although his legs trembled from the imposing presence of the two giant beasts, as long as he had a gun in his hand and his father was by his side, half of the kid's courage returned.
" Su Wei."