Chapter 525: Hunting the Bear (2)

Matters like stopping work and the use of Iron Bead Bombs are things Baifeng must know about; although they can make decisions themselves and have the authority to do so, they still must report to Baifeng. Of course, Baifeng is also perfectly clear on the news that a giant bear came to the camp and a tenant farmer was snatched away and killed; all information regarding that tenant farmer has also been cleared from the Ministry of Revenue.

After arming themselves and preparing everything with the men, the day was still early, but they could not guarantee the bear would only come at night. A bear of such a large size would not pick a good time for hunting; for it, when to go depends entirely on whether its stomach is hungry and whether it is in a good mood.

Therefore, everyone was already prepared in the trees, and the only Strong Crossbow had already been aimed at a Trap.

Fortunately, near dusk, the people from Lema City had rushed over at the fastest speed. Seeing so many Soldiers, Chibing felt much more at ease. The Lema City Ministry of War had also provided them with some ordinary Bombs in addition to the Iron Bead Bombs, saying that it is never wrong to be well-prepared.

Seeing that everything was prepared, everyone did not exchange many pleasantries; they took the several Strong Crossbows down from the carts and installed them. Now, there were no gaps left in all the Traps.

A goat was also tied to the Trap with a rope. Of course, this Trap was not the kind with a pit; the goat itself was a trap, and the attack power came from the Soldiers in the trees and the Strong Crossbow aimed directly at it.

The trees could not hide that many people, so more Soldiers could only stay inside the camp's Tents, ready to attack at any time with Crossbows and bows.

Goats like to live in groups; with a single goat alone, there was nothing to eat on the ground, it could not see the shadow of any humans, and being tied up meant it could not go very far, so it could only circle in place. Thus, it kept bleating anxiously. The bleating of a goat is much louder than that of a sheep, though Huaxia has currently only caught goats, which can be considered a type of rock goat; they always like to climb on various cliffs and precipices, and they have truly never seen sheep.

The loud bleating soon attracted the attention of some animals, but they also smelled the very strong scent of humans, and after circling the vicinity for a while, they ultimately chose to leave.

Everyone waited just like that, but not long after, the birds in the mountain forest flew up with a flutter and then quickly landed again. Everyone knew that a big one had definitely arrived, so they all braced themselves with twelve times the spirit.

However, not long after, what appeared in their field of vision was a brown bear that was not very large; its size did not match the footprints discovered last night at all. The Soldiers in the trees were somewhat hesitant, looking at Chibing, who was controlling the Strong Crossbow on the ground, to see if Chibing wanted to attack first.

Chibing was also somewhat puzzled; this was completely impossible. The only explanation was that there were still many bears in this mountain forest, and what the goat's bleating attracted was another bear. But now, it was a dilemma whether to kill it or not.

If they killed it, once they made a move, the other Soldiers would definitely attack with Bombs. Such a large commotion would certainly frighten their original target, and it might hide for several days and not come back; wild beasts are all afraid of these huge noises.

But if they did not kill it, although this bear was smaller in size, the threat it posed to people was not small at all. If they did not kill it this time, it would be a trouble in the future.

Just as Chibing was clenching his fists and thinking frantically, a Soldier beside him nudged him. He panicked and came back to his senses, his hammer already prepared to strike the Banjiji, but he immediately saw that behind that bear followed a bear of indescribably massive size, even larger than he had estimated.

Seeing a bear like this, to say they were not afraid would be absolutely impossible. If there were fewer people and they encountered a smaller one, they would only have their lives to lose by fleeing in the wild, let alone this kind of bear that felt taller than a person even when crawling.

The giant bear could be said to be completely unhurried, strolling leisurely, while the bear in front sprinted wildly, rushed over, pinned the goat down, and then began to poke at it with its claws. It did not kill it immediately; it also discovered the rope tying the goat. It could not understand this thing, nor was there any need to understand it; it only knew that this thing restricted the goat's movement.

The giant bear walked leisurely to the side of the goat and raised its nose to sniff. The Soldiers in the trees were already starting to panic, and the hands holding the Fire Tinder began to tremble. Fortunately, the trees here were high enough; at a height of seven or eight meters, even a bear could not climb up immediately, and the Bombs would not affect them.

The giant bear smelled a very strong human scent. It probably liked the taste of humans quite a bit; it did not even pay attention to the goat that the small bear had started to gnaw on, continued forward, and then stood up slightly, pushing aside the Tent from last night, wanting to grab another person to taste.

Chibing also seized this opportunity, and the other few had already followed the giant bear's movements to aim. Chibing used the hammer to strike the Banjiji, and an arrow like a Giant Spear immediately flew out, but because the arrow was released a bit late, it just flew past, grazing the bear's forearm.

The giant bear let out a roar, landed on all fours, and began to roar, surveying the surroundings for the people who attacked it, and directly destroyed the Tent in front of it. Chibing and the others hurriedly prepared to load the second arrow, and the Soldiers in the trees also lit the Fuse one after another. After confirming that no branches were blocking them, they threw the Bombs with force toward the location of the two bears.

A loud bang, followed by a series of loud bangs, and dust filled the air. Everyone immediately picked up Bombs again, ready for a second wave of attack at any time. In the smoke and dust were the miserable roars of the two bears. Afterward, as the smoke and dust dissipated slightly, they only saw the two bears; the smaller one could no longer stand up, and the giant bear stood up shakily, only to fall down after taking two steps.

The Bombs did not have enough power to blow the bears into pieces, but the powerful shockwave had already left the bears dizzy and disoriented, and their internal organs were likely severely injured.

At this moment, the giant bear was basically a stationary target. Chibing struck the Banjiji again, and the Giant Arrow nailed straight into the head of the giant bear facing them. In an instant, the giant bear had no movement at all.

The other ambushing Soldiers saw this and knew it was basically safe, so they emerged from the Tents where they were hiding, cautiously surrounded them, first firing several arrows at the neck of the other bear that was still struggling, and only after both bears had no sound at all did they exchange their bows for long spears and, accompanied by the Crossbowmen, move forward in small steps.

Fortunately, the giant bear was dead beyond a doubt; the long arrow had nailed straight into its crown and pierced out diagonally from its neck. No matter how hard the bones or how thick the hide, under the attack of a Strong Crossbow that could pierce through several people and was at such close range, it could not be blocked no matter what.