bookrebus Chapter 56 Black Bear's Dying Blow
Chapter 56 Black Bear's Dying Blow
Just as the double bangs exploded, a low-frequency beastly roar came from the Tiancang.
throat!
The bear's roar, low-pitched and eerily menacing, echoed through the forest. Birds were startled and took flight, and snow cascaded down from the high branches.
A chill ran through the three of them, as if they had been electrocuted, causing them to shiver and feel a tingling sensation on their scalps, with goosebumps standing on end.
No matter how many times Li Ju'an had heard a bear's roar, he couldn't suppress the chilling instinct he felt towards that low-frequency animal roar each time he heard it again. It was like hearing the sharp, piercing sound of fingernails scratching a blackboard—it sent shivers down his spine. This instinct stemmed from humanity's age-old fear of predators.
Song Desheng's legs went weak. He held the knife in his hand, his knees trembled, his teeth chattered uncontrollably, and his mind went blank.
Li Ju'an roared, "Knock on the mountain, run!"
Only then did Song Desheng seem to come to his senses, and he recklessly hacked at the tree trunk with all his might. After a few blows, he didn't even bother to look back. He couldn't even lift his hunting rifle, and it fell to the ground. He then turned and ran down the mountain.
He had only run about thirty meters when a huge, heavy black bear poked its claws out from the top of the tree. Before its head could even emerge, its entire body had already pounced down from the dead tree.
throat!
The bear's roar was terrifying, and the branches on the hill shook violently. The bear, its mouth stained with purplish-black blood, reacted with incredible speed. It lowered its upper body, its massive frame nimbly leaping forward, lunging towards the direction Song Desheng was running. Thirty meters was nothing more than a matter of two or three steps for the bear.
In an instant, Hei Xiazi had arrived behind Song Desheng, and a powerful palm strike swept down.
Li Guaizi secretly thought to himself, "This is bad."
A normal hibernating bear wouldn't have such formidable attack power, movement speed, critical strike chance, or rage. If you encountered a mother bear with cubs, her protective instincts would be overwhelming, and her ferocity would be off the charts. But this bear was even more terrifying than a mother bear with cubs; it was injured.
Injured bears are the most dangerous. Not only do they not sleep soundly during hibernation, but they also become extremely irritable after being injured. They will strike Song Desheng first, and will definitely pounce on him from a distance of more than 30 meters.
Song Desheng felt a gust of wind rise behind him, and something suddenly stood up, as if it were standing as tall as a person. It roared like a beast, its mouth agape, like the mournful bellow of a cow slaughtered in the countryside when it smells the blood of its own kind. He could also smell the stench of bear saliva.
He felt as if he had been electrocuted, his brain went blank, he couldn't move, and his crotch was soaked with sweat.
boom--!
Li Ju'an pulled the trigger, aimed at the black bear's lungs, and fired directly.
He raised the gun in his hand, and as soon as it touched his face, sparks flew. After firing, he didn't even look at the result; he aimed at the white band on the black bear's chest and fired directly. Without even looking at the result, he quickly bent the gun butt down with his right hand, pinched the empty bullet casing with his thumb and forefinger, pulled it out, and then stuffed the bullet he was holding in his palm into the chamber.
Before he could even close the chamber, the enraged Black Bear had already abandoned Song Desheng and turned to pounce on Li Ju'an, who had seriously wounded it.
Bears run really fast; their massive bodies are both huge and agile.
Li Guaizi aimed his single-barreled gun at Hei Xiazi, who was leaping into the air, and fired another shot.
boom!
Two shots severely wounded the black bear's heart and lungs, but the bear did not stop. Instead, while the two hunters were putting their guns back together, the bear nimbly swung its huge paw high again and pounced once more.
If that palm strike landed properly, it could probably shatter a person's skull.
The tiger barked loudly to attract the black bear's attention.
As expected, Hei Xiazi was drawn to the hunting dog right at his feet. He swung his right palm down in a whirlwind and instead slapped the dog.
Da Hu nimbly leaped to the side, and the black bear missed its attack with its claws. It then lifted its body and swung its left paw upwards again. The four dogs that Li Guaizi brought barked incessantly, surrounding the black bear. The hunting dog Erhua tried to drag and bite the black bear's hind legs, but the black bear was covered in thick, long fur. Erhua's bite only managed to bite into the thick fur, without even getting a bite into the flesh.
The black bear, already enraged, saw a dog coming to its death and lashed out with its paw. Erhua couldn't dodge in time and was caught. The black bear was incredibly fast; it grabbed Erhua and was about to shove it down in the crotch, crushing the dog to death on the spot.
Li Guaizi's eyes burned with desire. This was his loyal hound who followed him on his hunts. Watching his left and right arms being ridden by a black bear made his blood pressure spike, his brain rush to his head, and his whole body feel like it was boiling.
"You fucking beast!"
Before Li Guaizi could even close the chamber of his gun, Li Ju'an had already brought the gun to his face.
He set up his Mosin-Nagant shotgun and fired at the black bear's head at close range.
boom!
At the same time the gunshot rang out, a bear's roar resounded.
Hei Xiazi flung away the hunting dog Erhua from his palm, aimed his spear at Li Ju'an, and pounced fiercely.
The bear's skull was extremely hard, and Li Ju'an didn't know if it had penetrated. He didn't have time to look up and quickly reloaded. But the bear was faster. Before he could finish reloading, the bear's heavy body leaped into the air, briefly hovering for 2 meters before landing and moving forward on all fours, rushing towards him.
Li Ju'an, seeing that he couldn't close the chamber yet, glanced at the hunting rifle that Song Desheng had dropped on the ground in fright.
With a fierce determination, he rolled over and found the hunting rifle left by Song Desheng, then aimed the muzzle at Hei Xiazi's skull and fired another shot.
dead!
Song Desheng's hunting rifle fires 16-gauge slugs, which are extremely powerful and can definitely blow a livestock's head off with a single shot.
boom--!
The slug was fired, and a cloud of blood mist sprayed from the face of the 400-pound bear, before its massive, heavy body crashed to the ground.
When the bear fell, it was like Mount Tai collapsing, and snow fell all over the forest in a sudden downpour, startling the birds into flight.
In the distance, Song Desheng was overjoyed and shouted with relief.
"You beasts! You bastards, die!"
He hurriedly tried to run over to check the black bear's body, but Li Ju'an shouted to stop him: "Don't move."
Li Ju'an tossed aside Song Desheng's hunting rifle, then reloaded the bullets into the Mosin-Nagant's chamber, snapped the barrel shut, and fired a finishing shot at the white band on Hei Xiazi's chest.
Black bears are incredibly cunning; they'll feign death to lull hunters into a false sense of security. The most dangerous bear is one that's been shot down and is now motionless. You think you've killed it, but while examining the carcass, you're suddenly attacked and grabbed, then slammed down on its groin. Weighing over 400 pounds, no hunter can withstand that; they're instantly crushed, their intestines ripped open, their chest crushed, and all their ribs broken.
Therefore, there is a rule in the Xingan Mountains: after a hunter knocks a bear down, he must fire a finishing shot at the bear's head. The finishing shot targets two vital organs: the head and the heart.
Bear skulls are too hard; only a single-bullet can penetrate them. Li Ju'an chose to finish off the bear by shooting it in the chest area near the heart, where the soft fur would allow for easier penetration.
Just as he brought the gun to his face, the bear moved again. Its roar was fierce, and its massive, heavy body struggled in its death throes, about to leap and pounce once more.
Bang bang——!
Two gunshots rang out, striking the heart at close range.
Li Ju'an and Li Guaizi simultaneously pulled the trigger to finish off the enemy.
Blood and smoke billowed from the black bear's back. Li Ju'an patched its heart, while Li Guaizi patched its head.
Black Bear sprayed a large amount of blood and flesh fragments from the back of his head. His brain was pierced, and his brain matter fell out and scattered all over his back. There was also a bloody hole the size of a bowl behind his back and chest. It was clear that he could not survive.
Black Bear's heavy body collapsed heavily.
boom!
The loud crash was like Mount Tai collapsing.