Chapter 225: Young

Of course, using "the foolish have foolish blessings" to describe the "fortunate" Li Erniu who encountered a wild boar would be inappropriate, since Li Erniu, this soldier, has nothing to do with the word "foolish".

At most, he is just a bit simple‑minded; it would be more fitting to describe him as "great wisdom appears as foolishness".

Anyway, whatever it is, in short Li Erniu's luck is still not bad.

Perhaps because, since the day he first spoke, he had never seen a two‑legged creature that walks without fur but wearing clothes, the young adult male boar, upon seeing Li Erniu right away, was a bit dazed.

The young boar's thinking is simple; first, it can tell that the 'intruder' before it is male, just not knowing what 'species' it belongs to; second, although it's now summer, for this 'high‑yield' species, 'mating' and part of the season...

Could it be... that this "intruder" has come to compete with him for the "mating rights" of those female boars?

This is unbelievable! You know, to defend a territory of no more than a thousand square meters, it has fought in no fewer than a dozen battles, and its face was even split open by the tusk of another male boar, the scab having just fallen off.

If he hadn't slowed down in the last few rounds, or if he hadn't loosened his grip at the crucial moment and flung that boar away, this unlucky guy would surely have passed out from the fall.

At one, look at `none, one mistake version%!'

That poor "young wild boar" tragically became the hammer in the hands of that enduring Eastern soldier, Li Erniu; its body was swung in midair several dozen times before crashing to the ground, letting out a miserable scream, yet it did not pass out.

It must be admitted that its speed is indeed very fast, and its charge is also very fierce.

Those two sharp, pointed tusks are its best weapon.

However, Li Erniu simply did not take it seriously.

Therefore, that young male boar immediately assumed an aggressive stance toward Li Erniu, who was standing there rejoicing over his off‑the‑charts luck.

Just when the boar was two or three meters from his body, suddenly, with its four legs pushing off its momentum and leaping forward to strike, Li Erniu finally moved.

Unfortunately, it was destined not to succeed.

Although he had no weapon in hand, Liu Xiaotian had said that one could use tree branches, stones, etc., from the mountains as makeshift weapons, but Li Erniu at this moment chose none of them as his weapon.

Seeing the boar's body flash past in front of him, Li Erniu reacted quickly, suddenly raising his right hand and grabbing the boar's tail, which was about thirty centimeters long; he stepped forward, following the boar's inertia, and at the moment gravity was about to overcome inertia, he also grabbed the tail with his other hand and exerted sideways force…

So, the derogatory term "stupid pig" actually indicates that the person who coined it probably has an IQ not exceeding fifty within the normal range.

Sidestepping, his body completed a leftward lateral shift of eighty centimeters within 0.5 seconds, simultaneously changing his facing.

Perhaps few people know that a pig's intelligence ranks tenth among all animals.

Although the wild boar's thinking is far inferior to that of humans, it cannot be denied that they are quite smart.

Its four short but absolutely sturdy legs thrust simultaneously, it lowered its head slightly, then surged forward with sudden acceleration toward Li Erniu.

The hammer‑throw event is probably tried by few, but many have seen it on television.

That's right; Li Erniu now appears the most plain and unremarkable of the four, yet in his heart he has long regarded Liu Xiaotian as his goal and has been striving to catch up, though he never says so or shows it.

Following the principle "strike first to be strong, strike later to suffer," the "young" male boar took the initiative and attacked Li Erniu. Moreover, when part of humanity, through long‑term training, achieves a great increase in strength and speed, reaching a level that can match animals that ordinary human strength and speed cannot rival, then any conflict between such animals and such humans will inevitably end tragically.

Using the right heel as a pivot, left foot for support, upper body leaning back, both arms exerting force, the body spins…

Then? Then that "young" male boar met a tragic end.

Once it hits head‑on, not only Li Erniu but even Liu Xiaotian would inevitably suffer a fracture, even if done on purpose.

Facing the hostile boar before him, Li Erniu drew his right leg back half a step, lowered his upper body slightly, and extended both hands toward the boar that was already coiled and ready to strike.

For example, the "young" male boar right in front of Li Erniu.

This honest youth from the countryside, though he seldom speaks in daily life, possesses an inner tenacity that ordinary people cannot match.

Even after spinning rapidly a dozen or so times, it was still being toyed with like a hammer‑throw in midair; someone who has undergone basic anti‑dizziness training could not tolerate it, let alone the boar—its four thick short legs kicked and scraped wildly on the ground, exerting all its suckling strength, yet it still could not rise.

And those four female boars' "mating rights," which it had just acquired and had not yet even begun to "use," now face another challenger?

Li Erniu's current motion is much like that of throwing a hammer.

He is indeed an honest person, but he is certainly not foolish.

After all, animals are animals; whether surviving or fighting, they rely on instinct. But as higher beings, humans possess a fully developed thinking ability that other animals—even fellow primates—lack, and this is their greatest advantage.

Although he cannot decipher what posture this two‑legged creature before him is assuming and finds it somewhat strange, the "young" male boar can still sense the hostility in Li Erniu's gaze, or what could be called an attacking intent.

That simply won't do!

This is still because Li Erniu showed mercy.

But even so, it could not get up.

A pig, even if it is a wild boar, still manages to convey a hint of "tiger‑like vigilance".

In that case, the boar ended up striking nothing.

If Li Erniu were to meet it head‑on, he would surely come out worse.

Li Erniu looked at it with a smile, stepped forward slowly, squatted in front of it, casually picked up a stone and placed it at the junction of its head and body, then brought his palm down.

The boar's body stiffened, and it finally passed out.

Although a wild boar weighing a dozen or so catties is nothing to Li Erniu, if it struggles with kicks and leaps, it still consumes a great deal of stamina.

As for why he used a stone to pad the blow… does he not know about the stiff, needle‑like hairs on the boar's head, neck, and back? After knocking it out, Li Erniu quickly bound it front and rear with his outer belt and waist belt, hoisted it onto his shoulder, turned, and went down the mountain, heading back the way he came.

(End of chapter)