At dawn, after a night's rest, the people in the cave had recovered their energy and were counting the equipment they were going to bring out later.
They brought a lot of stone tools from the tribe. There were some spare stone tools in the cave, but they couldn't be fully equipped when hunting, so they only needed to bring some.
Shao Xuan brought a long spear and three short spears on his back. He also brought the stone knife that Old Ke gave him. Compared to the others, Shao Xuan didn't bring much. It was his first time participating in a hunt, so the first thing he needed to do was to adapt and observe.
After eating something, Mai pushed away the boulder that blocked the entrance of the cave.
The sun hadn't completely risen yet, and the wind outside blew into the cave with cool moisture, refreshing everyone.
The place where the cave was located was relatively remote. Not far ahead was a steep slope. If they rolled down from here, they would probably roll directly to the foot of the mountain. There weren't any trees around, nor were there any animals.
Walking out of the cave, Shao Xuan could see the mountain peak surrounded by clouds in the distance, as well as the basin at the foot of the mountain. Ignoring the threatening ferocious beasts hiding in the basin, this forest was still very beautiful.
"Before hunting, you need to understand the prey's living patterns. Small prey like rabbits usually don't come out during the day. Most of them come out at night to look for food." Lang Ga said to Shao Xuan as they went down the mountain. He pointed out to Shao Xuan several gnawing marks on the grass and leaves, which were left by the rabbits and other animals that were active at night.
"Wild goats usually don't live near this mountain. They are only found in the mountains over there, but sometimes you can see them here. In winter, they usually come out during the day to look for food. In summer, they come out more in the morning and at night, and hide in the valley to rest during the day. I'll show you when we cross the basin in a few days. There are also some small prey that like to move around the edge of the forest. During the day, they usually hide in the bushes and under the trees on the mountainside. They only come out to look for food in the morning and at dusk … "
Shao Xuan listened carefully to Lang Ga's words and memorized them in his mind. This was the knowledge that he had to know to survive in this place. Only by understanding the living habits of the prey could they be targeted and increase their efficiency.
"In addition, when looking for prey, you can first carefully check the traces, such as fresh scratches on the trees, clear footprints on the ground, and so on, which means that prey has been here recently. Generally speaking, as long as you don't wantonly destroy the surrounding forest environment, the beasts may still follow the same old path … Once they feel that the prey has seen you, you can hold your breath and not move. Just like the previous tree civet, it is likely that it is also the first time they have seen a human, and their curiosity will be greater than their fear. By the way, for warriors like you who have just awakened, you don't have enough power yet. Try to avoid those large beasts, especially ferocious beasts. Otherwise, you will become their prey. "
As he spoke, Lang Ga paused. He carefully looked at the marks on the ground and then at the grass beside him. "A wild boar came here."
Lang Ga went over to Mai and discussed with him, "There's a small wild boar nearby. Since we haven't entered the central hunting area yet, I'll bring Xuan and the rest over there for some exercise."
"Okay." After Mai finished talking with Lang Ga, he said something to Qiao who was next to him.
Qiao and Mai were husband and wife. When Shao Xuan heard Qiao's name for the first time, he joked with Lang Ga that they were destined to be husband and wife. Unfortunately, Lang Ga didn't understand Shao Xuan's words at all.
In this team, there were only seven female warriors, and Qiao was the most powerful one among them. Qiaomai and his wife were both intermediate totem warriors. In the past, when they went hunting, they would each take ten people to hunt separately, and then they would meet up again after the hunt.
According to the action plan discussed with Mai Zao, Qiao left with a team to track the giant-horned deer.
Mai continued to lead the rest of the team along the original route.
"Lang Ga, you and Ang go to find that wild boar. I'll go over there with the others. Don't go too far. "
"Got it!"
Lang Ga had set traps in many places on the mountain, including rope traps, falling stone traps, and sharp knife traps. Lang Ga pointed them out to Shao Xuan one by one, so that he wouldn't fall into them.
Soon, Lang Ga found the wild boar's trace. He asked Shao Xuan and Mao to wait here, and he went to drive the wild boar over.
Shao Xuan stood on a tree, carefully observing the surroundings. Although Mai and Lang Ga said that there were no large beasts around, he still had to be careful of some insects and snakes.
The sound of the wild boar came from not far away, and it was approaching. Obviously, Lang Ga's driving worked, and the wild boar didn't run to other directions.
Listening carefully, Shao Xuan held the long spear in his left hand, and took out a short spear from his back with his right hand.
"You can see how I do it later. For those prey, you can first trip them, and then kill them with the long spear." Mao, who was standing on another tree, said with a little arrogance. Without the others, this guy didn't pretend anymore, and acted like an experienced person.
Shao Xuan glanced at him, and continued to listen to the sound that was getting closer and closer.
Lang Ga and Mai both said that it was a small wild boar, but from the sound, Shao Xuan didn't feel that it was small at all. The wild boar that rushed out of the bush was at least four hundred pounds! At first glance, it looked like a bear!
But obviously, such a size could only get the word "small" from Lang Ga and the others.
The wild boar rushed very fast.
The wild boar seemed to realize that there was an ambush here, so it turned around. Shao Xuan quickly chased after it, and Mao, who was on another tree, ran in front of Shao Xuan.
Whoosh!
A short spear shot towards the wild boar like an arrow leaving the bow.
Whoosh!
The spear head went straight into the ground, and the body of the spear passed by the wild boar.
The wild boar's reaction was really fast, but after the first spear was shot, the second spear also arrived. Suddenly, there was an ear-piercing squeal in the forest.
The second spear was stuck in its neck, and half of the spear head went in.
The wild boar screamed, and rushed to a big tree with the spear in its body. When it got close to the tree, it rubbed the spear off its neck with the help of the tree trunk.
There was only a little blood on the tip of the spear that was rubbed off. Obviously, Mao's throw just now did not cause much damage to the wild boar.
Mao was annoyed that he did not get the spear after throwing twice in a row. He was eager to show off just now, so he did not take the opportunity to throw the spear three times in a row. He held the third spear in his hand and continued to chase. He did not find any movement from Shao Xuan behind him, and thought, "Even if I missed, I will not miss next time. The guy behind me is not as good as me!"
For many people who were hunting for the first time, even if they had heard the hunting stories and had a solid foundation in theory, they would find that they did not have time to think when they really went into battle. Therefore, the people who were hunting for the first time were either too impatient to take the opportunity to shoot, or they felt that they could not find the best opportunity to shoot, so they kept waiting, and finally found that the opportunity had been missed.
Therefore, in Mao's opinion, although he did not take the opportunity to shoot, at least he hit the target once. It was better than Shao Xuan, who did not shoot for a long time.
After being stabbed, the wild boar did not slow down. Instead, it ran even faster than before, as if it was going all out!
Just when Mao was about to shoot, he heard a quick "Whoosh" sound behind him, and the next moment, the spearhead was inserted into the ground. Just now, the spear almost brushed against the front hoof of the wild boar, and the handle was slanted in front of the front hoof of the wild boar. Apparently, the wild boar did not expect to be stopped like this. It did not stop running forward, and was tripped by the spear. Before it could react, the second spear came, and it happened to be in front of the raised front hoof of the wild boar!
The wooden handle of the spear was broken by the wild boar's strong momentum, and the wild boar was also tripped by the two spears. It rolled on the ground, and when it was about to get up, a figure jumped up from a nearby tree, and rushed over.
The spear was like a shooting star, falling straight from the sky, and pierced into the wild boar's neck, which was the spot where the skin was hurt just now.
An ear-piercing screech was heard, louder than before, and it hurt people's ears.
Shao Xuan did not pull the spear out immediately. Instead, he gripped the spear and exerted more force.
Puff!
The spearhead almost pierced through the wild boar's neck, and the wild boar's howling stopped abruptly. Only its four hooves were still struggling, but it was too weak to fight back.
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