Chapter 52: Zhu Brother Ba Jie Attacks

After packing up his gear, Qin Yun prepared to rest. But before that, he dug a pit in the ground, covered it with several layers of leaves, and shaped the topmost layer into a small boat, so that by exploiting the temperature difference, he'd have water to wash up with by morning.

After all, as the sky darkened, the temperature in the forest plummeted, and right now it was probably close to zero. He had anticipated this in advance, so he had brought a thick jacket, but it could only serve as basic protection against the cold.

As for this campsite, he had plastered it thoroughly enough with mud and moss; although small, hiding inside could still shield him from the wind and keep him warm.

There was one thing he truly hadn't considered—after all, the outdoor livestream videos he used to watch were all from abroad, where starting a fire on the spot in the forest for warmth was basic practice, but here in the country, that would be a crime in broad daylight.

Douyin would absolutely have zero tolerance for this.

But going five days without cooked food, the difficulty of enduring it would skyrocket. So he had to find a place that satisfied forest fire regulations—open bare ground far from vegetation, or a river's pebble beach, for example.

Only by ensuring regulations were followed could the livestream proceed without issue.

After all, he had accepted sponsorship fees for this livestream; if he didn't care whether it got banned, then the sponsorship fees would definitely be gone.

"Hope I can find a suitable place tomorrow."

Before falling asleep, Qin Yun thought to himself.

The moon reached the center of the sky, silver light pouring down.

Just as he fell asleep, a sudden rustling sound startled him, making Qin Yun's eyes snap open.

He tightened his clothing, nimbly rose, and peered out through a crack, but when he vaguely made out a silhouette, his expression involuntarily changed.

"Wild boar?!"

That silhouette, those movements—with his current knowledge of animals, he could easily tell what it was.

Adult male wild boars are extremely aggressive; the things have thick hides, tough flesh, incredible speed, and sharp tusks on their mouths. Ordinary humans are simply no match, unless you're holding the truth.

Human scent is very strong, and for a wild boar, easy to distinguish, so Qin Yun now seriously suspected that the wild boar in the distance had already spotted him.

He thought briefly, checked the time, and found it was already three in the morning.

Then, without much hesitation, he took out the drone, started the livestream, and switched the drone to night-vision mode aimed at himself.

"Holy crap, why is the streamer going live at this hour? I was just gaming and suddenly got the livestream notification."

"What's the streamer sneaking around for?"

In the dead of night, the audience was limited—only fifty-something showed—but Qin Yun didn't mind; his main purpose was to record the process.

"Hello everyone, I'm Qin Yun. I'm currently in the secondary forest belt on the southern foothills of the Greater Khingan Range. Guess what I've spotted?"

After speaking, Qin Yun carefully lifted the door, then walked out, and controlled the drone to fly upward, keeping it at a height of three meters, aimed at something over a dozen meters away.

In night-vision mode, the drone's view was far clearer than the naked eye.

When the limited livestream audience saw clearly the moving image on screen, they let out cries of alarm one after another.

"Wild boar... that's a wild boar, right?"

"We're done for. Earlier he ran into a venomous snake, now a wild boar. You have to know, in the forest a wild boar is no less terrifying than Xiong Xiazi—the things live in groups."

"The streamer is done for. Here's a pair of glasses for you, some consolation."

"We're about to witness either the streamer subduing Second Brother, or Second Brother goring the streamer to death."

"Holy crap, this boar is pretty big—at least four hundred jin. It's a male, right?"

"No question about it. Females don't grow that big."

"Praying for the streamer."

Qin Yun hadn't seen the livestream comments, and wouldn't have cared if he had. He never intended to face the boar head-on; no matter how good his fighting skills, without a weapon in hand, one goring from the boar would be the end of him.

So, how to escape was the key.

Through the microphone he said: "No doubt about it, this boar has definitely caught my scent. For a wild boar in the Greater Khingan Range, I might be a very fine meal. To add, wild boars are omnivorous—they eat people too."

"This is an adult male wild boar, body length around two meters, weight up to five hundred jin and beyond. Even across the entire Greater Khingan Range, this kind of boar sits at the top of the food chain. See those tusks nearly twenty centimeters long? I believe one touch from those things would absolutely punch straight through. And the shoulder muscles bulging up into a shoulder plate, plus a thick layer on the body—these things max out this boar's defense."

"Too bad I don't have a bow and arrow, otherwise I could try to hunt it."

Hearing this, the livestream chat livened up again, and at this point the viewer count actually reached three hundred—seems there are plenty of night owls.

"Streamer 666, that's one hell of a flex."

"Heh, you think I buy that?"

"Even if you took a knife and hacked at its skull, I bet you couldn't break through. After years and years, the stuff on its hide gets thicker than you can imagine."

The moment Qin Yun finished speaking, the boar seemed startled, suddenly raised its head, its coarse short bristles standing on end, black eyes glinting coldly in the darkness.

Its nostrils flared violently, locking precisely onto Qin Yun's direction by scent. A deep, guttural growl rumbled from its throat, like a broken bellows, making the livestream viewers' hair stand on end.

"Not good."

Qin Yun's heart tightened. He immediately activated the drone's follow function, grabbed his camp backpack, and dashed into the dense forest.

"A wild boar's straight-line sprint speed is very fast—I definitely can't outrun it—so I can't go in a straight line. I need to use the crisscrossing trees in the forest to slow it down."

And the moment Qin Yun moved, the roar behind him suddenly erupted, accompanied by heavy hoofbeats. A sharp 'Crack!' rang out as a shrub was snapped clean in two. Then the brittle sounds of breaking branches kept popping up in the silent forest.

"Streamer, run!"

"We're done for—if it catches up, he's dead for sure."

"The streamer wants us to watch the livestream even before he dies—truly dedicated."

"Awesome, just for this escape scene, here's a sports car for you. Wishing the streamer succeeded in escaping."

Qin Yun glanced back from time to time. This boar's strength was about what he'd imagined—terrifying beyond words. Once caught, it would absolutely be a tragedy.

"Friends, this beast has explosive power, and it's nighttime too—not good for me. So I need to wear down its stamina, make it realize it can't catch me and it's just wasting effort—then it'll give up."

Qin Yun spoke while running, not even breathing hard: "Pigs are highly intelligent animals."

The wild boar's roars echoed through the livestream from time to time, each call spiking the viewers' excitement—more thrilling than watching a movie.

Fortunately, Qin Yun's current stamina and abilities were extraordinary. The fighting ability and rock-climbing ability those two skills had given his body had long since made him superhuman. Keeping the boar from catching up in the short term was a piece of cake.

And running like this, his body, which had been a bit cold, had now started to sweat and warm up.

"Has anyone noticed how agile the streamer is, and how fast? Wonder what he used to do?"

"Same question?"

"666, the streamer's escape is in sight."

At this moment, the drone followed behind Qin Yun, with the camera focused on the wild boar, so naturally he could not see the livestream chat.

"Roar—!"

Seeing that it could not catch up after a long chase, the wild boar suddenly let out a bellow, then abruptly accelerated—it had actually sped up.

Qin Yun was startled by the boar's speed. Looking back, the boar was right at his heels; he could already smell its foul, rank odor.

"Oh damn, gave me a fright."

Qin Yun's right foot suddenly pushed off hard, stomping down, and his whole body lunged forward to grab a branch swinging down ahead. In that hairsbreadth moment, he dodged the boar's tusks.

This scene was faithfully recorded by the drone, instantly sending the livestream chat into a frenzy.

"Awesome, awesome, streamer."

"That actually worked? He really was just a hair's breadth from being done for."

"Good lord, if that branch had snapped, wouldn't he be finished."

Qin Yun landed, turned, and ran, with the boar in pursuit behind him.

He patted his chest: "That was really close just now. This boar actually chose to go all-out. If I had been a step slower, I might've ended up on its tusks."

"But after going through this, my safety has greatly improved. The boar's endurance is very outstanding, and its patience is good too, but precisely because it's clever, it will judge whether continuing is worth it. I believe that in just a little longer, when it still can't catch me, it'll give up."

Although Qin Yun said this, he couldn't be certain. Although he had mastered a master-level skill in zoology and could even tame wild beasts, in a situation like this, no ability was as useful as raw force.

The chase and flight continued for another ten-odd minutes. This forest was home for the boar, but for Qin Yun it was unfamiliar territory, with traps to avoid everywhere. One careless stumble over a tree root and it would be over.

So his concentration was extremely focused; he didn't dare slacken in the slightest.

Just then, a large tree requiring several people to link arms to encircle suddenly appeared ahead. Qin Yun's heart leaped with joy and he said: "See that fir tree up ahead? Its circumference looks to be about four meters. A boar has no way to deal with a tree this big—I can climb up and hide for a bit."

"The streamer can climb trees? That's pretty high, isn't it? The trunk's all smooth down below—how would he climb it?"

"Looks like the streamer's tired, can't run anymore."

"Comparing endurance, how could a person possibly match a boar?"

Qin Yun quickly arrived at the base of the fir tree. With his powerful rock-climbing ability, this seemingly hard-to-climb tree, he scrambled up in a few quick moves and sat himself down on a branch jutting out diagonally.

"Phew…" He let out a long breath of relief.

At the same moment, a violent crash rang out, and the entire tree shuddered violently.

The drone's camera panned down to reveal a massive wild boar now savagely ramming the base of the fir tree, exerting all its strength. But no matter how hard it pushed, the fir tree didn't budge an inch.

Watching this, Qin Yun laughed: "Safe now. That damn beast chased me till I was exhausted. But luckily, this streamer still has decent stamina."

"Give the streamer a like, 666."

"A god, seriously."

"Liunian sent a sports car!"

"Mingge sent a private jet"

"……"

Gifts started flooding in. These night owls really had money. Qin Yun kept thanking them—in just that short while, he had already seen several jets fly across the entire screen.

"Friends, looks like Brother Ba Jie is about to leave. Look."

The camera swiveled. Under night vision, Brother Ba Jie paced around restlessly a few times, then rooted at the base of the tree. Seeing it was utterly useless, he finally let out a reluctant bellow, turned around, and plunged into the dense forest.

At this point, Qin Yun finally breathed a complete sigh of relief, his whole body relaxing.

He turned the camera back on himself, pointing at his forehead and upper body: "See? All sweat. I have to get back to my campsite and change clothes, otherwise at this temperature I'll catch a cold easily."

He said this, but with his current physical condition, he actually didn't feel that way at all.

A few degrees below zero—that was all. His body's cold resistance was no longer what it used to be.

"Alright, the second broadcast was just an accident. I need to rest, or I won't have the energy to continue tomorrow. Friends, goodbye."

After saying that, he directly turned off the livestream, then relying on memory, made his way back to the campsite. After changing clothes, he lay down as he was, with at least a few more hours of sleep available.