Cornflower Witch

Chapter 49 The Giant Boar in the Forest
Perhaps the food they brought was too good, or perhaps they ventured too deep into the forest, because as they sat down to rest under the shade of a tree, a groaning sound came from the bushes in the distance, growing ever closer.

Such undisguised movements were naturally noticed by the five people. They stood up and quickly discovered that what emerged from the woods was a gray-brown wild boar.

“It weighs about 400 pounds.” Mick licked his lips, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

“I’ll handle this.” He stopped Karen and Hilti, who were about to shoot an arrow.

“Alright.” Hiltiya put down her longbow.

After receiving permission and approval, Mick took his sword, bowed, and walked out, not wanting to alert the enemy.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the group, Mick approached the wild boar, then leaped into the air, using several tree trunks as leverage to avoid the complex and rugged rocks and branches below, and charged straight at the wild boar with his sword.

Startled, the wild boar tried to turn and run away in a panic, but its four legs slipped and it couldn't adjust itself immediately. Instead, it staggered on the ground and lost its balance.

Taking advantage of this excellent opportunity, Mick gripped his sword and thrust it diagonally into the wild boar's neck, piercing its trachea.

After being attacked, the wild boar struggled desperately. Even Mick couldn't control the force of its 400-pound weight and could only temporarily evade it. Because of the damage to its trachea, the wild boar bled all the way and ran into the depths of the jungle.

“It can’t go far.” Mick quickly caught up, and the others followed closely behind.

The group followed the tenacious wild boar through the forest, and it was more than ten minutes later when it finally collapsed from exhaustion.

"Phew, that guy's finally dead." Komia thought to herself how tiring hunting was.

"How are we going to get such a big wild boar back?" Hiltiya pressed her finger to her chin, feeling a sense of unease.

"We'll just have to let Mick and Ray drag them along," Karen thought for a moment.

"We'll probably need to pad it with something to reduce resistance." She now understands quite a bit of basic physics.

The group approached the dead wild boar, preparing to process their prey.

“No, that’s not right.” Hiltiya suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"What's wrong, Tia?" Komia asked, puzzled.

"This is bad." The girl in the black hunting skirt gripped her longbow and looked toward the side of the forest.

Sure enough, not long after she spoke, a heavy running sound came, along with the sound of trees breaking.

"What's that?" Karen also noticed the anomaly.

"Let's go!" Hilti reminded everyone to leave as soon as possible.

Everyone realized something was wrong and began to evacuate, but before they could run far, a huge wild boar suddenly rushed out of the woods and appeared in their sight.

This enormous wild boar had thick, dense bristles and was as tall as the elephants in Hilti's memory, probably weighing several tons. Its two long tusks, covered with dirt and grass, could easily break trees and overturn rocks with a simple shake.

After discovering the dead 'little' boar in the woodland, the giant boar's eyes turned red, and it let out a low growl, with surging hot air escaping from its mouth like a steam whistle.

"Oh no, that wild boar might be its baby!" Komia cried out.

“A 400-pound baby is really small,” Mick complained.

"It's no use saying all this now. I killed the pig. I'll distract it. You all run away quickly." "No, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. This is a Fanged Beast with a solidified phase," Karen stopped her.

Toothed Beast; If a wild beast condenses a first-order nature aspect, it will be called a toothed beast, because such beasts often have powerful fangs or sharp teeth.

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Race: Wild Boar (Mutated)

Status: Healthy (Angry)
talent:
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Thick Hide [Good Grade]: A tough and thick outer hide that can be coated with resin or mud for further enhanced defense. A common talent among pig-like creatures.
Fate Card: [Giant Boar] (Tier 1 - Beast Fang)
'By chance, the wild beasts in the mountains awakened the power of their inner nature, which gradually grew stronger until they completely transformed into fanged beasts.'
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Effect [Robust Physique Lv.2]: The sexual power of 'Beast Fang' awakens within the body, comprehensively enhancing the strength of bones and muscles, making them sufficient to support a powerful physique. This brute force is the afterglow of the past overlords of the land.

Ability Cards: -
[Long Teeth Lv.3] (Beast Teeth): Possesses powerful tusks far exceeding those of wild beasts, capable of breaking trees and striking boulders, and spontaneously hardening and regenerating. (Most beastly creatures possess three types of abilities: teeth, horns, and claws, stemming from the 'beastly tusk' instinct flowing in their blood.)
【Thick Hide with Mane Lv.3】(Beast Teeth): The instinct awakened in the bloodline of pigs greatly enhances the toughness and defense of the skin, making it able to withstand crossbow bolts and not afraid of ordinary sword strikes.

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Although the red wolves that she and Xilutiya had seen were all first-tier beasts, she clearly felt that the giant wild boar in front of her was much more terrifying, especially its mountain-like figure. When the wild boar ran, she could hear the shaking and trembling under her feet.

"This is troublesome," the girl thought to herself. She wanted to find an opponent to practice against, but this wild boar was clearly beyond her capabilities. She suspected that the short sword at her waist would not be able to break through the defense and would be easily broken by the wild boar like a matchstick.

"Hmph——"

The giant boar exerted its strength, its forehooves, thicker than Hilti's entire body, paving the ground as it moved forward like a towering mountain, smashing through all sorts of obstacles and trees along the way.

The five had no choice but to flee hastily, avoiding its charging path and running along the route they had come from.

The good news is that they do run faster than pigs; the bad news is that they're not much faster.

The enemy launched a fierce attack, giving the group no chance to catch their breath.

At this moment, Hiltiya was also holding a longbow in one hand and moving nimbly through the forest, constantly thinking of countermeasures.

To be honest, they are completely outmatched by this giant boar. They either need to find a chance to escape completely or keep looking for openings to wound the boar.

The opponent's thick hide can evade most attacks. Their only chance is the giant boar's eyes, but it is not easy to hit the giant boar's eyes while moving at high speed. In addition, ordinary arrows may not be able to kill the opponent.

Perhaps realizing that running like this would inevitably lead to trouble, Mick jumped out halfway and threw out the pebbles beside him, trying to lead the giant boar in another direction.

"Hurry up!" Among the group, Komia was almost too tired to run anymore, and she was only able to keep up by Karen pulling her along.

Karen didn't have time to thank him. She nodded to Mick, who was passing by, and then pulled Komia away with all her might.

On the other side, Ray also had a particularly difficult time running. He was already big and heavy, so he was naturally not as agile as the girls. Moreover, it was on a complicated mountain road. If Mike hadn't distracted the giant boar, he might have been the first one to be attacked by it. It was simply because he was big and too conspicuous.

Panting, Lei knew there was nothing he could do if he stayed, so he could only keep running forward.

Finally, the only one with the spare capacity to assist Mike was Hilti. She no longer concealed her ability to use breathing techniques. She lightly leaped over the stones, her blood pulsed, and an invisible power surged throughout her body, granting her strength and speed far exceeding her usual abilities.

The girl then leaped up by pushing off the tree trunk, then landed on a branch in mid-air, and jumped a second time until her lithe body reached the top of the tree.

At this height, she could avoid the giant boar's attacks, and at this moment, she finally had the opportunity to draw her bow and shoot an arrow.

(End of this chapter)