Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 235. Wild Boar

Really impressive, watching the smooth hunting as the black, big, and gray dogs led the wild boars, Jin’er was exceptionally excited. While speaking, he climbed up a tree first, hiding between the branches.

Hua Chengtian and his sons were also quick to move, swiftly choosing nearby trees to climb up and use as cover, ready at any moment. freēwēbnovel.com

With the addition of the three yellow-tailed dogs, the damage to the two wild boars became even greater, provoking them further, and they pursued relentlessly, quickly reaching the area where Jin’er and others were located, ignoring the dumb roe deer on the ground, only wanting to tear apart the ones that challenged them.

Upon arriving, the black, big, and gray dogs sensed their owner’s presence, became even more aggressive, barking furiously at the wild boars while the four dogs launched a more fierce attack in coordination, avoiding the wild boars’ long tusks and attacking the legs and abdomen. The people in the trees were watching this with boiling excitement.

In the blink of an eye, several more wounds appeared on the boars’ bodies, bleeding profusely, making them even more vicious. As they rolled to get up, they charged towards the nearest black, big yellow dog.

At the same time, with a whistle, the people in the trees moved, and crossbow arrows were shot at the two wild boars from different positions in the trees.

With two deafening, wretched roars, another barrage of arrows followed. The injured boars, already extremely violent, went completely mad, rushing towards the direction the arrows came from. Their heads, necks, and bellies were pierced with crossbow arrows, running less than a dozen meters before they thudded to the ground, snorting until the sound disappeared.

Even so, they were still fiercely bitten by several large dogs, especially in the neck area, which was bloodied despite being covered in thick layers of mud and resin.

After this wave, except for Jin’er, who could mentally lock onto the wild boars, Hua Chengtian and Hua Yunao’s crossbow arrows were almost half shot out.

However, this feeling of aiming at the prey and hunting it was really thrilling and exciting, especially when hitting the target, their blood boiled.

Almost simultaneously, the grandfathers jumped down from the trees, rushing towards the wild boars being bitten by the big dogs.

Wow! From the trees, they seemed not small, and up close, they were even bigger, each weighing at least three to four hundred pounds.

Just in case, the first thing Hua Chengtian did upon approaching the boars was to deeply stab each wild boar in the neck, while Hua’s elder brothers retrieved the crossbow arrows from the boars.

These were made by father Hua with a lot of money, and they couldn’t be wasted.

After doing this, the father and sons started to get excited, ready to leave when they encountered such a pleasant surprise.

"Dad, these two wild boars are enough for the whole village to have meat," Hua Yunxiang said excitedly, Hua Yunao nodding along.

"Yeah, let’s hurry and take them back first," Hua Chengtian was also very excited; these two fat wild boars had enough fat.

"Dad is right."

The two brothers took out the ropes and machetes they carried and started to get busy.

Jin’er continued to cover the bloodstains in the snow, not sparing the boars, preventing the strong scent from attracting other large beasts.

After a short while, a seemingly crude yet fairly sturdy wooden frame was tied up, with ropes for control tied at both ends.

Actually, just relying on their father-and-son foursome’s strength, they could have returned, albeit needing some effort. But setting up the wooden frame and tightly binding the prey onto it to slide down the mountain was much easier.

Quickly, the wild boars were fixed on the wooden frame, even along with the dumb roe deer, and they didn’t stop but pulled their abundant harvest back home.

Though it indeed saved a lot of energy, they didn’t dare to let the frame slide down the snow unsupervised. As the strongest, Jin’er and Hua Chengtian each grabbed a rope to control the speed.

It was over an hour later when the family arrived at their temporary hill residence.

Under their father’s direction, Hua’s second brother took the big black dogs and ran swiftly towards the Big Cave.

Everyone in the village could share the glory of the two large boars, so bringing them along for help was only right.

When Hua’s second brother returned with over twenty strong young men, the boars had already been dragged to the hillside, and soon after crossing, they would reach the Big Cave.

Wow, seeing the two wild boars on the wooden frame, the groups got excited, circling the wild boars endlessly.

"Brother Chengtian is amazing," Hua Meng and others said admiringly to Hua Chengtian. Such large wild boars made them smile unstoppably, thinking they wouldn’t have to worry about braised pork.

"Enough, stop flattering, it’s not me who’s amazing, it’s our dogs that are, and of course, this..."

Hua Chengtian patted the crossbow carried on his back, causing another surge of envy among the crowd, especially since the three father-son duo, including the youngest Jin’er, all had crossbows, making others extremely jealous.

"Brother Chengtian, when will you help us make one too!" Hua Meng, Hua Qiang, and others begged as usual, their eyes filled with unchecked admiration.

"Practice your sword and fist skills first. Making this is expensive, are you willing?"

"Willing, willing, as long as Brother Chengtian is willing to help, I don’t mind how expensive it is."

"It’s doable, but there aren’t many parts left, and the arrowheads, I don’t even have enough for myself."

"No worries about the arrowheads, don’t forget our Uncle Hua Tie. He apprenticed at a forge in his youth, knowing something about forging and smithing iron. Surely, where there’s a will, there’s a way to craft arrowheads."

Hua Chengtian honestly hadn’t thought of this person.

Indeed, it wasn’t his fault for forgetting; it was said that he apprenticed for several years in his youth, then the shop somehow closed down, and he returned to the village. It’s been years, who remembers.

Even Hua Meng and Hua Tie’s house were closer; otherwise, they wouldn’t know.

Hua Chengtian was tempted; if Uncle Hua Tie could indeed craft arrowheads, perhaps other parts might be possible too. Thus, mass-producing crossbows might genuinely be hopeful.

In that case, with diligent practice, accuracy, even women would have the ability to protect themselves.

Though he pondered, now wasn’t the time to talk about it; he glanced at several expectant faces in front of him, spitting, "Talk when you’re stronger."

Despite this, Hua Meng and Hua Qiang were still happy because this time Hua Chengtian didn’t explicitly refuse.

Then, the twenty-plus excited men split into two groups, hauling two large boars and dumb roe deer towards the mountain.

Indeed, many hands make light work, and it didn’t take long to reach the mountain, quickly pulling up to the Big Cave entrance.

Already informed, Hua Village folks, except for the elderly and weak, were wrapped warmly waiting outside, each with a face full of excitement.

It had been a long time since they’d eaten fresh pork since coming up the mountain; everyone was eagerly looking forward to it.

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