153: Chapter 153 The Tragic Little Bird

The Black Wild Boar sprinted over from dozens of zhang away. Although it did not possess high intelligence, its combat instincts told it that the power of this long-distance Charge would undoubtedly be extraordinary. Therefore, the first target it aimed for was the male human among the three who felt the most dangerous and appeared the sturdiest.

Moreover, this person happened to be standing at the very front of the three. After hitting him, it could use the remaining momentum to hit the other two. Ideally, it would skewer all three of them on its tusks like candied haws in a single Charge, saving the effort of further fighting and allowing it to immediately enjoy a delicious feast!

The [Fearless Black Wild Boar] launched its Charge with simple, wonderful expectations, reaching the trio in a very short time. However, the most inconspicuous and frail human actually shot an arrow that made it feel quite dangerous. It wanted to dodge, but it was already too late. It could only tilt its head slightly and close its eyelids to protect its eyes, but its cheek was struck by the whistling arrow, tearing off a large chunk of flesh and leaving its mouth feeling empty and cold near the jaw, as if air was leaking through.

"Abominable humans!!!"

The Black Wild Boar was furious!

However, its combat instincts told it to resolve the target in front of it first before going to find trouble with that person. So, it paused slightly and continued its Charge toward the largest human. Fortunately, although this human looked sturdy, he seemed a bit foolish, standing there frozen in fear without knowing how to move. It looked like this was a sure win.

"Hmm? That's not right... What does the phrase 'sure win' mean, and why did it appear in my mind?"

The Black Wild Boar's mind was a bit chaotic. It quickly stopped its wild thoughts and focused on the battle at hand, only to suddenly discover that the big oaf who had been right in front of it was gone.

"Where is the person?"

"Could it be that he only looked sturdy but was actually not durable at all, and was sent flying into oblivion with a single hit?"

The Black Wild Boar couldn't help but feel puzzled.

However, its gaze quickly noticed a frail human in front.

That arrow from just now had been shot by this abominable human!

Its puzzled gaze instantly became determined. Its body, which had slowed down slightly, restarted and accelerated again, launching a Charge furiously toward that abominable human.

Now it was Xiao Niao's turn to be dumbfounded. While he was secretly cheering and marveling at Gualing's beautiful movement technique in dodging the wild boar's attack, he hadn't expected that after the Black Wild Boar missed its target, it didn't turn around to continue attacking Hu Gualing, who had hidden behind its body, nor did it go to find trouble with Tang Yao. Instead, it locked onto him immediately, charging over with an unwavering gaze and an unstoppable posture.

Looking at those two gleaming, dozens-of-centimeters-long tusks, Xiao Niao screamed in terror in his heart: "Don't come over! Don't come over!"

In the crisis, Xiao Niao also unleashed his potential. He threw the bow and arrow in his hands into his backpack, turned around, and ran for his life.

It must be said that he might truly have a strong talent for running. Having never received any training or exercise, the speed he unleashed now might rival some Student Athletes who specialized in running.

However, it was a pity that this speed was still not enough in front of the wild boar. Before Xiao Niao had even lasted a dozen blinks of an eye, he heard the huffing and puffing breathing and the *da-da-da* sound of hooves stomping hard on the ground right in his ears. It seemed as if the wild boar had already caught up right behind him. Xiao Niao subconsciously looked back, and a pair of gleaming, sharp tusks came into view...

A sharp pain struck. Xiao Niao felt himself flying, his consciousness hazy, before crashing heavily onto the ground. His bones felt like they were falling apart. Then, his consciousness blurred. When he came to his senses again, the scene before his eyes had turned grey and white, and a prompt appeared in the middle of the screen: [Consume a revival coin to resurrect?]

"Whew..." Xiao Niao let out a sigh of relief, feeling immense lingering fear. "Thank goodness, this is a game. No matter how realistic the experience is, it's fake. Even if I die, I can resurrect!"

As for the revival coin, they were sold in the Game Store for 1 fantasy point each. It wasn't cheap, but it wasn't expensive either. Xiao Niao bought one without hesitation and was about to confirm the Resurrection when he saw the figure of the Black Wild Boar appear in the black-and-white frame... Was it not satisfied with hitting him to death, and now it wanted to come over and check the corpse?

Xiao Niao calmed down instantly. In this situation, there was no point in resurrecting; he might as well just lie there as a corpse and spectate.

"..."

As for Hu Gualing and Tang Yao, they were both surprised that after the wild boar missed its target, it didn't stop its movements. Instead, after a moment of confusion, it shifted its target to Xiao Niao, continuing to Charge toward him using the remaining momentum of its attack.

Both of them knew about Xiao Niao's weak Physique. His only combat ability was that bow and arrow, but once a ferocious wild boar got close, even with the best bow and arrow, Xiao Niao would be helpless. Therefore, Hu Gualing and Tang Yao both wanted to help distract the wild boar by attacking it.

However, because the wild boar's speed was simply too fast, Tang Yao's sword thrust missed. As for Hu Gualing, he had just finished performing a Lazy Donkey Roll and had only just stood up. He was still guarding against the wild boar turning around to Charge at him again out of anger from missing its first attack. He hadn't expected the Black Wild Boar to play so unexpectedly, leaving him unable to react in time. Both of them could only watch helplessly as this Fearless Black Wild Boar charged toward the helpless Xiao Niao.

The Black Wild Boar quickly caught up to the fleeing Xiao Niao, and its pair of dozens-of-centimeters-long, sharp tusks immediately stabbed into Xiao Niao's inner thighs.

Come to think of it, Xiao Niao was pitiful. Since leaving the village, the body parts that had two close encounters with monsters were roughly in the same spot. The first time he encountered a Hungry Wild Dog, it jumped up and bit Xiao Niao on the buttocks. Fortunately, the Hungry Wild Dog must have been too weak from hunger, and with Tang Yao drawing her sword in time to beat it back, he only suffered a symbolic flesh wound, plus two strips of cloth torn from his pants.

This time, however, the Black Wild Boar came running along the ground. Although it was a relatively large wild boar, its height when standing on all four hooves was naturally inferior to a human's. Moreover, its pair of tusks grew from its lower jaw, making the height even lower. It was only because the thinner, sharp, front part of the tusks had a certain upward curve that it could barely reach Xiao Niao's inner thighs, specifically the base of his thighs, still a little distance away from his buttocks.

However, the Black Wild Boar's strength was naturally incomparable to an underfed Hungry Wild Dog. Furthermore, this wild boar had started its Charge from dozens of zhang away. Although Hu Gualing's movement technique had caused it to miss and lose quite a bit of kinetic energy, after accelerating and restarting, it still possessed a considerable amount of power. Regardless, when it caught up to Xiao Niao, the pair of tusks extending from its lower jaw stabbed directly into the base of Xiao Niao's thighs, and the tips of the tusks pierced out from the front of his thighs near his waist, skewering him all the way through.

Tang Yao and Hu Gualing only saw Xiao Niao's health bar appear, and a blood-red, auspicious number of -88 popped up. His health bar was suddenly left with only a sliver of health. As for Xiao Niao's screams, they didn't seem to hear them. It was estimated that the pain brought about by the 100% realistic experience was too terrifying, causing Xiao Niao's brain to trigger a self-protection mechanism, rendering him unconscious.

Immediately after, the Black Wild Boar tilted its head slightly, using its pair of dozens-of-centimeters-long tusks to lift Xiao Niao, who was hanging on them, like a forklift moving cargo. Then, it jerked its head violently, throwing Xiao Niao's entire body away.

Then, Xiao Niao's body flew through the air in a parabolic arc for a distance before falling from high up. His body hit the ground and bounced twice. The fresh blood flowing from the base of his thighs stained the patch of yellow sand red. The sight was as miserable as could be, and Tang Yao looked away for a moment, unable to bear watching.

However, the only silver lining was that when Xiao Niao's body fell from high up and hit the ground, he took fall damage again. His remaining sliver of health was completely wiped out, and he was even in the negative by several dozen health points, which could be considered a timely release.