American Hunting: Starting with Solitary Life in the Wilderness

Chapter 73 Thrilling Battle
The black bear clearly did not understand Lin Yu'an's warning.

Or rather, the rich aroma of smoked venison and fat wafting from the direction of the sanctuary was an overwhelming temptation for it.

It lost its last bit of patience, its massive head suddenly slammed down, and it let out a deafening roar!

Then, with all its might, its massive body charged toward Lin Yu'an at an astonishing speed completely disproportionate to its size! Snow flew everywhere under its heavy footsteps!
"It's now!"

The moment the black bear launched its charge, Lin Yu'an's thoughts became calmer than ever before.

Instead of standing still and fighting back, or turning around and running away, he suddenly took a step back to his diagonal rear!
His goal was the simple woodshed he had built himself, piled high with firewood!
This action was not only to increase the straight-line distance from the black bear.

Furthermore, it was to take advantage of the complex terrain between the woodshed and the shelter to create space for maneuver.

The black bear's straight-line charge was extremely fast, but Lin Yu'an's diagonal movement forced it to adjust its direction during the high-speed charge, which slightly affected its speed.

Lin Yu'an used those fleeting few seconds to complete the first step of his fighting plan!
As he retreated rapidly, he swiftly drew an arrow with a three-edged hunting tip from his quiver!

These arrows have sharp cutting blades and were specifically designed for hunting large animals.

Nocking the arrow and drawing the string—aiming was completed almost entirely while moving!
His sense of balance and core strength, enhanced by the Golden Finger Space, were on full display at this moment!

The moment the black bear charged to within about thirty meters of him!
"Whoosh-!"

The bowstring vibrated violently, and the fifty pounds of tension propelled the hunting arrow at an extremely high speed!

Lin Yu'an's target was not the black bear's hard skull, nor its body covered with thick fat, but rather the relatively open right shoulder blade area that it exposed when adjusting its direction!

The black bear was in full pursuit and had no way to dodge effectively.

With a dull "thud," the sharp arrow pierced flesh, embedding itself precisely into the shoulder muscle of its right forelimb!
Although the arrow's kinetic energy was insufficient to shatter the hard scapula, the three sharp blades instantly severed a large number of muscle fibers and blood vessels!
"Ow—!"

The intense pain caused the black bear to let out an angry and painful roar!

Its forward momentum suddenly halted, and its right forelimb, which had been hit by an arrow, clearly dared not put full force on it.

This caused it to stumble, and its massive body, due to the pain and inertia, left a long trail on the snow.

Blood began to gradually stain the snow red.

"efficient!"

Lin Yu'an's heart tightened, but he didn't stop for a moment.

Using the distance created in that instant, he turned and ran towards a sparse woodland with thick spruce trees growing to his side and rear!
He knew that fighting such a powerful and fast beast in open ground was tantamount to suicide, while fighting in a confined space was tantamount to being trapped like a turtle in a jar.

Only by using trees as obstacles to constantly change direction and evade them can one buy oneself valuable shooting time and reaction space.

Enraged, the black bear dragged its injured forelimbs, roaring as it chased after Lin Yu'an into the woods.

Although its speed was significantly reduced due to the injury, and it no longer possessed the thunderous impact it once had, it was still incredibly fast.

Lin Yu'an's nerves were stretched to the limit.

He darted and changed direction rapidly among the thick spruce trees.

They never run in a straight line, but constantly use tree trunks as cover.

When a black bear's massive body is chasing through the forest, its agility is greatly limited, forcing it to frequently slow down to avoid obstructing tree trunks. Its injured forelimbs make every turn clumsy and painful.

Lin Yu'an maintained a distance of about ten to fifteen meters from the black bear.

At this moment, Lin Yu'an's physique had been enhanced by the space, giving him absolute confidence that even without using the space to house the bear, he could slowly torment the black bear to death!

He drew his hunting bow again, and a second hunting arrow was already nocked.

With each change of direction as he circled the tree, he was searching for a fleeting firing window.

During a frantic chase, the black bear attempted to force its way between two closely spaced spruce trees in an effort to intercept Lin Yu'an.

Just as its massive body was briefly stuck by the tree trunk, its entire flank was temporarily exposed to Lin Yu'an's firing line of sight!
"Whoosh!"

Lin Yu'an's second arrow flew from the bowstring and once again accurately struck the black bear in the side of its abdomen!
"Ouch——!"

The black bear let out another painful roar, the immense pain causing it to break free from the tree trunk's grasp!

Lin Yu'an knew that simply maneuvering around was no longer enough to stop this raging beast!

Instead of retreating deeper into the forest, he turned around and quickly retreated towards his shelter.

Prepare for a final, fatal attack!

At the same time, he had already unfastened the bear spray from his waist with his right hand and pulled the safety pin.

His sixth sense was screaming warnings! He could clearly "sense" every subtle adjustment in the black bear's charge route!

Just as the black bear charged to within about ten meters of him, entering the optimal range of the spray, it suddenly lunged forward violently, its massive body hurtling towards him like a black cannonball!
At the same moment the black bear pounced, Lin Yu'an's spatial perception seemed to be fully activated, and his control over distance was brought to its extreme!
He suddenly took a lateral stride and sprinted to the side!
"call--!"

The black bear's massive body almost brushed against him as it crashed heavily onto the snow where he had just been standing!
The black bear, having missed its target, angrily got up from the snow and shook the snow off its head.

With its bloodshot eyes fixed on Lin Yu'an, who had retreated to the wall, it let out a deafening roar and prepared to attack again!
But this time, Lin Yu'an didn't give it another chance!

He aimed the bear spray at the gaping maw that had opened wide due to the roar!
"laugh--!!!!!"

A thick, orange-red, extremely pungent and acrid mist, like a high-pressure water jet, shot out instantly and precisely covered the black bear's entire face!

Then, at top speed, he fired three ordinary metal arrows in quick succession, and then drew the last three-bladed hunting arrow from behind his back and nocked it on the bowstring!

"Ouch——!!!"

The black bear let out its most piercing and painful howl to date!

Its tiny, black bean-like eyes were instantly swallowed by the thick fog of capsaicin, and the intense burning pain drove it completely insane!
Even the intense burning sensation made it ignore the three arrows that had struck it.

The black bear began rubbing its face haphazardly with its front paws, its massive body writhing in agony in the snow, temporarily losing all intention to attack.

It lost its way, spun around twice, and then, driven by its survival instinct, suddenly turned around and tried to escape into the depths of the forest at all costs.

Just as the black bear rolled over and struggled to get up, one of its hind legs was fully extended for a moment, exposing the weakest area of ​​its inner thigh!
"It's now!"

The opportunity Lin Yu'an had been waiting for! An opportunity to attack the black bear's fatal weakness!

(End of this chapter)