Chapter 1473: The Man Who Killed the Giant Bear

Whether it be wild beasts in the mountains searching for prey to survive the winter.

Or the traps set by Indians to hunt those beasts, both are extremely troublesome.

For the convenience of the march, Captain Qiaozhi traveled light, bringing only fifteen guards.

Only with fewer people can the possibility of being discovered be reduced.

For mere reconnaissance, fifteen men are enough.

The autumn leaves have turned yellow, and the scenery in the mountain forest has withered slightly; Captain Qiaozhi and his team wear earth-colored military uniforms, each carrying a pack.

Carrying firearms, they walk through the slightly desolate deep forest.

"Check everything here, watch out for those Indian traps."

Captain Qiaozhi said in a deep voice.

The desolate scenery around him did not make him lower his guard; instead, it heightened it.

He was born in America, and his father was a farm owner who often hired or bought Indian slaves, so he was very clear about their cunning.

When you relax your vigilance, they will deal you a heavy blow!

Regarding this, Captain Qiaozhi absolutely dared not take it lightly.

Countless Indians have lived in this jungle, and not long ago, he witnessed many Indians fleeing with his own eyes.

Those Indians were holding genuine firearms in their hands.

Captain Qiaozhi widened his eyes, walking vigilantly through the mountain forest that appeared to have no living creatures around.

Suddenly, he heard a deafening roar of a wild beast.

Captain Qiaozhi's expression changed drastically; having grown up in America and often hearing this sound near his farm, he instantly reacted to what this sound was!

"It's a bear!"

"Hide, hide, hold your breath!"

Captain Qiaozhi immediately gave the order; a flash of panic crossed the dozen or so men, for to them, a bear is a very savage beast.

Given the thickness of a bear's fur and fat, ordinary muskets can hardly cause them harm, and after firing one shot, it takes at least thirty seconds to reload the musket bullet.

These thirty seconds are enough for the bear to tear them into pieces.

The bear's strength is too great and its speed too fast; this big guy, which stands like a human but is over three meters tall, is in a state where muskets are almost ineffective.

Although they are all equipped with sabers, who would dare to engage in hand-to-hand combat with such a big guy?

Captain Qiaozhi's face was grim; he didn't know if his luck was just that bad, how could he run into a bear?

Even if they killed that big brute, the fifteen men would be wiped out.

This is not what they wanted to see.

After a few minutes, the sound of the bear roaring in the mountains gradually grew smaller, until it finally disappeared completely.

Captain Qiaozhi frowned slightly; judging from the sound just now, this bear was not far from them and should have run over quickly, but it didn't!

What happened here?

After waiting for about another hour, Captain Qiaozhi got up cautiously and carefully surveyed the surroundings, finding no trace of the bear.

Seeing this, the other members also set their minds at ease and breathed a sigh of relief.

Feeling fortunate for their survival, they relaxed their mouths and revealed smiles.

"Captain, it's gone."

"Shut up!" Captain Qiaozhi snapped in a low voice.

The crowd was stunned and just about to speak when they heard Captain Qiaozhi say coldly.

"If you don't want to die, keep going; use your brains to think about that bear. It was so close to us; even if it didn't come here, it would still make noise."

"Now an hour has passed, and there is absolutely no sound of the bear; what do you think happened to this bear?"

The group pondered for a moment; indeed, a massive creature like a bear would make noise even just walking.

But an hour had passed, and they had only heard the bear's roar.

This is clearly unreasonable!

One of them asked in a low voice: "Captain,"

"Are you saying this bear might have been killed, and we have encountered a creature more terrifying than a bear!"

The crowd gasped; a wild beast capable of killing a bear...

Captain Qiaozhi did not answer, but that grim face was the best answer.

An unknown gloom weighed on their hearts, pressing down until they could hardly breathe.

Captain Qiaozhi's brow, furrowed into a 'chuan' shape, twitched; continuing like this was not a method.

They must move forward!

"You, and you! Everyone I pointed to, come with me to check the situation; the others stay put!" Captain Qiaozhi said in a deep voice.

The others answered silently, nodding in understanding!

Captain Qiaozhi led the three of them as they got up and crawled, slowly approaching the place where the bear first made the sound.

Time passed bit by bit; they had long since reloaded their ammunition and raised their guns, vigilantly watching the environment that was gradually turning dark.

Calm, only the sound of falling leaves.

Captain Qiaozhi walked to the very front, looking at the surroundings, the ground covered with leaves, moving forward slowly, and finally stopped in front of a large pit that came into view.

The bamboo spikes in the pit were full of blood, and the huge bear lay inside motionless, pierced by the bamboo; it looked as if it had already lost its life.

Whoever could set such a trap is definitely not a wild beast.

His calm and composed face was also flooded with a look of horror.

Taking a deep breath, Captain Qiaozhi looked at the other two companions who had followed and said in a nearly trembling tone: "Guys, we have two pieces of news now."

"The bad news is that I found the bear."

The other two were slightly stunned, and they subconsciously asked, "What is the good news?"

Captain Qiaozhi gave a bleak smile: "It is already dead, dead in an Indian trap."

Captain Qiaozhi turned his head back, looked at the companions who had caught up, and earnestly explained: "The presence of an Indian trap here proves that this place is not far from their tribe."

"The bear's roar may have already alerted them; if I am not mistaken, they might already be on their way."

"The Indians hate the British even more."

This sentence landed, a cold wind blew, the three looked at each other, and they turned and ran!

"Run!"

This was the only thought in the minds of the three of them!

Compared to encountering a bear, they wanted to encounter the Indians even less!

The state of the Indians under British enslavement was far worse than that under the French.

When Captain Qiaozhi went to visit Longyan City, the Indians there wished they could swallow him alive.

It was fortunate that the Longyan guards stopped them at the time, but now there were no Longyan guards, only them.

Running wildly all the way back, Captain Qiaozhi shouted urgently at his companion who was still lying there.

"Run quickly, the Indians are nearby!"

Before the others could react, they heard a rustling sound coming from the woods.

"Indians!"

Someone shouted, and the sharp voice instantly awakened those companions who were still in a daze.

Only then did they realize what was happening.

The Indians regarded the British as their number one mortal enemy!

These people scrambled and crawled as they fled.

Yet this entire scene fell into the eyes of the Indians who were secretly observing them not far away.

"The British, how could they come here? This matter must be reported to the chief immediately!"