Chapter 84: Forest Terror
Fang Xiaocao aimed her gun in the direction of the approaching footsteps, her sharp eyes staring ahead without blinking.
As the footsteps grew closer, four wild boars charged into her sight.
“What the…?”
Seeing the wild boars, Fang Xiaocao was stunned.
There was no time to think—she quickly put away her gun, turned around, and ran.
“Climb the trees, now!”
She shouted loudly.
Wild boars in the mountains were just as dangerous as tigers.
A single reckless charge from one could even damage a car.
For their small and fragile bodies, a direct hit would be devastating.
Fang Xiaocao grabbed onto a large tree and climbed up with both hands and feet, settling herself on a sturdy branch.
However…
Fang Xiaocao had learned to climb trees as a child at the orphanage while stealing bird eggs with Zhi Qi.
City kids, on the other hand, rarely had the chance to develop such skills.
Su Wanqing and Wen Shi were prime examples!
Zhi Qi made it up the tree.
Yun Luoshu also climbed up with ease.
Even Ye Lingchen, the young master of the Ye family, didn’t falter—his martial arts training allowed him to swiftly leap onto a tree.
But Su Wanqing and Wen Shi clung to the tree trunks, unable to climb no matter how hard they tried, their anxious tears spilling down their faces.
“Damn it!”
Fang Xiaocao cursed under her breath at the sight.
She pulled out her pistol and aimed at the wild boars.
But she knew well that a handgun’s power was unlikely to cause serious harm to the thick-skinned, muscular beasts.
Unless she could hit their eyes!
Otherwise, killing them in one shot would be almost impossible.
However, Fang Xiaocao had little confidence in her luck-based shooting skills. A reckless shot might only enrage the wild boars.
So…
She hesitated to pull the trigger.
All she could do was pray that the wild boars were blind enough not to notice Su Wanqing and Wen Shi.
“Wen Shi, come here!”
Yun Luoshu whispered to the nearest person, Wen Shi.
Hearing the call, Wen Shi tiptoed over to Yun Luoshu’s tree.
From above, Yun Luoshu stretched out her arm, grabbed Wen Shi by the wrist, and forcefully pulled her up onto the branch.
“Whoa!”
Fang Xiaocao was shocked.
No wonder she was an athlete!
Even though Wen Shi was slim, she still weighed over 80 pounds.
Yet Yun Luoshu had lifted her with one arm—her strength was beyond most boys.
Now, only Su Wanqing was left on the ground.
Tears streamed down Su Wanqing’s face.
The more anxious she got, the weaker her limbs became.
Everyone was worried for her.
But at this moment, they were powerless.
Su Wanqing had a nice figure—just under 100 pounds, but neither completely flat nor particularly short.
She was 5’5″ with curves in all the right places.
Not only was Yun Luoshu unable to lift her, even Ye Lingchen wouldn’t stand a chance.
The wild boars charged closer and closer.
Su Wanqing’s crying quickly caught the attention of the leading boar.
The beast stopped in its tracks, staring at her with wide, round eyes.
White mist puffed from its nostrils.
Anyone could tell…
This wild boar was in a terrible mood.
In fact, it looked downright furious!
“This is bad!”
Fang Xiaocao’s heart skipped a beat.
She aimed at the boar, ready to fire if it showed any sign of attacking Su Wanqing.
“I hope the gunshot can lure the boars away,” she murmured to herself.
She had no hope of actually harming them—her only goal was to divert their attention.
Just as she was about to pull the trigger—
Whoosh!
A sharp sound cut through the air.
A cold glint flashed.
The wild boar let out a miserable squeal, its body instantly stiffening before collapsing to the ground.
Fang Xiaocao was dumbfounded.
She focused her gaze and saw a trickle of dark red blood flowing from the boar’s eye socket.
“Dead…? It’s dead?”
She blinked in disbelief.
“Oink! Oink!”
With one of their own suddenly slain, the remaining three wild boars froze for a moment before the scent of blood sent them into a frenzy.
With ear-piercing shrieks, their eyes turned blood-red as they charged toward the only living target in sight.
“This is really bad!”
Fang Xiaocao gasped and readied her gun again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three gunshots rang out.
Two of the wild boars collapsed instantly.
Their eyes burst apart, red jelly-like brain matter spilling onto the ground.
“Huh?”
Fang Xiaocao was stunned.
She stared at her gun.
“I… I didn’t even pull the trigger yet?”
She muttered.
“It’s… Aquarius!”
Fang Xiaocao suddenly realized.
Her brain, initially frozen in confusion, snapped back into action.
Someone was helping from the shadows!
With such precise marksmanship, it could only be Aquarius!
Among the people she knew, only Aquarius was capable of killing two wild boars with three shots.
Two bullets had pierced the eyes of two wild boars.
The bullets shattered their eyeballs and penetrated their brains.
Instant death!
The last wild boar was wounded—its snout was a bloody mess, indicating that the bullet had missed its eye and hit its nose instead.
“Oink! Oink!”
The injured wild boar screamed madly.
Its eyes turned completely red.
Clearly, its beastly bloodlust had been fully awakened by pain and the scent of blood.
The boar had entered a berserk state.
Even a tiger would avoid a wounded wild boar.
Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao grew nervous again.
Whoosh!
A figure flashed past.
A graceful silhouette appeared beside Su Wanqing.
Fang Xiaocao looked closely—it was Wan Xiaozhou!
Wan Xiaozhou wrapped an arm around Su Wanqing and threw a climbing rope over a forked branch above.
Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao let out a sigh of relief.
“Oink!”
At that moment, the wild boar roared and charged at Wan Xiaozhou and Su Wanqing, its tusks gleaming as it lowered its head.
“This is bad!”
Fang Xiaocao cried out.
Wan Xiaozhou’s face turned pale.
Even with all her strength, she couldn’t lift both of them up at once.
Suspended in midair, they were trapped.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, the sound of flying projectiles and gunshots filled the air.
A tall figure burst from the forest.
As he ran, his hands flicked rapidly.
Cold gleams of light shot out, slicing through the air with a sharp whoosh.
“It was… Qianxia’s throwing knives!”
Fang Xiaocao finally understood.
Those sharp sounds had been from flying knives!
“Oink!”
The wild boar howled.
Knives and bullets struck its body, sending bursts of blood into the air, yet it charged forward undeterred.
Qianxia dashed under the tree and shouted, “Go up!”
With a powerful lift, Wan Xiaozhou kicked off and used the momentum to pull Su Wanqing up onto the branch.
At this moment, the wild boar was less than six feet away.
At its speed, it would reach Qianxia in the blink of an eye.
And now…
It was too late for Qianxia to climb.
(End of Chapter 84)
