Reborn in 80: Starting with hunting in the mountains to get rich

Heading north from the hill, there's a flat slope. A black bear cub, about a year old and weighing around 40 kilograms, stood upright, paws raised, like a human.

Black bear cubs stay with their mothers until they are two years old, after which they begin to live independently. This lone cub, with wounds on its body, was not in its hibernation den, clearly indicating it was one of the three cubs released by the Sun family. After the black bear's den was ravaged by wild animals, this cub escaped, leaving a trail of blood in the snow.

This little black bear was remarkably large and sturdy; when standing, it was about the same height as an adult woman. Its size made it a formidable opponent for both offense and defense, a fact that hounds were quite wary of.

The bear paw was held at the white band around its chest, and its small eyes darted around, scanning the three hunting dogs in front of it.

Flower Egg was closest to the little black bear, stretching its neck and barking incessantly. Flower Egg wasn't very clever, but it knew it couldn't fight the bear head-on, so it imitated Green Egg and began a cat-and-mouse game with the little black bear.

In the Xingan Mountains, people have to spend a lot of meat to feed their dogs, and not many families can afford to keep four dogs. The dogs they do keep are all very clever. No hunter would use a dog to fight off an adult black bear. If a wounded and ferocious adult black bear is encountered, even 20 good dogs couldn't defeat its paws; it's simply too damaging for the dogs.

Fortunately, this black bear is young and hasn't yet separated from its mother to live independently, and it's also timid.

When the little black bear saw the dog rushing towards it, its first reaction was to turn around and walk away.

But the mountain animal was injured and couldn't run fast, and Flower Egg bit it in the rear. The little black bear, in pain, finally lost its temper and stopped, retaliating with its paw. Flower Egg, being cunning, saw the attack and ran away.

After Flower Egg let go and avoided the bite, the little black bear turned around and tried to run away again. Before it had gone far, Green Egg and Red Wolf simultaneously bit its hind legs from both sides.

The little black bear got angry and had to stop, then reached back to grab the dog.

Walking and stopping like this, the little black bear and the three dogs fought for two minutes and the little bear had only run less than 5 meters.

Those dogs are really cunning, especially Qingdanzi, raised by the Sun family. He understands the essence of dog encirclement: harassment. Dogs and wolves are the same; after surrounding their prey, they wear it down. Through constant harassment, the prey's energy is gradually depleted, its patience worn down, until the hunter arrives with a gun to deliver the final blow.

The little black bear, injured and losing patience, stopped.

Green Egg and Red Wolf were both fierce dogs, and they were good at charging. As soon as they saw that their prey was tired, they pounced on it and viciously tore at the little black bear's weak points.

The red wolf, who loves to eat ears, pounced on the little black bear and began tearing at its ears with its teeth. This enraged the little black bear.

It was a black bear, a little over a year old, weighing 40 kilograms. The bear's eyes darted around, and it raised its paw and slapped the red wolf to the ground like a volleyball spike.

The little black bear hadn't yet learned to live independently, but it had already seen quite a bit from its mother. The bear crouched down, shoved the red wolf under its crotch, and sat down heavily. The 40-kilogram bear, sitting on the 20-kilogram dog, pressed down just on the dog's waist.

The wolf had a tofu-like waist, and so did the dog. The red wolf howled in agony, excrement and urine flowing freely, twisting its broken waist in agony as it kicked its legs desperately, unable to break free.

In the blink of an eye, the wild beasts clashed. Seeing their companion in trouble, Green Egg and Flower Egg lunged at the little black bear's arms. The little black bear, its left arm caught in Flower Egg's bite, raised its right paw and slammed it down on Green Egg's face. Green Egg was struck squarely. The little black bear, in pain, became increasingly agitated and dangerous, grabbing Green Egg and shoving it into its mouth.

Black bears have an extremely strong bite force. An adult black bear can have a bite force of over 500 kilograms, enough to crush an enemy's spine. Even a black bear that is just over one year old can have a bite force of 200 kilograms, which is comparable to the bite force of an adult wolf.

With a slight snap, Qingdanzi screamed in agony as the little black bear bit through his spine.

Sun Weimin, carrying a gun, rushed up the hill and came to the scene, only to be met with this tragic sight that made him furious.

His blood pressure spiked, and he couldn't care less about anything else. He stood ten paces away from the little black bear, carrying his musket. After loading the gunpowder and bullets, he lit the fuse and aimed at the little black bear's chest.

A gunshot rang out, bang!

The little black bear fell down with a thud.

Just as Lu Zhiqiang was about to finish off the little black bear, Sun Weimin stopped him.

"Don't shoot, the egg is still there!"

Flower Egg, its eyes bloodshot, viciously tore at the little black bear's head in revenge for its companion. If Lu Zhiqiang had finished it off at close range with a headshot, it could easily have deafened Flower Egg's ears.

Lu Zhiqiang cursed, "Damn it! All three dogs are useless."

Sun Weimin was struck where it hurt, his heart bleeding with pain. Red Wolf's death was gruesome; his waist was broken, his intestines burst open. Though he still had a breath left, his legs were growing weaker and weaker. Even if he managed to get down the mountain, he would be paralyzed, if not dead. Green Egg's spine was broken, and his head slumped to one side, looking at his master in despair.

With red eyes and his chest heaving with rage, Sun Weimin grabbed a knife and stabbed the little black bear in the neck, no longer caring whether the bear skin was intact or not.

Before the first cut could even be properly made, the little black bear, feigning death, raised its paw and slapped down. The slap was powerful, but luckily Sun Weimin reacted quickly, striking his arm with the sharp bear claws. In an instant, the paws tore the coat apart, exposing the cotton padding. The sweater and undershirt were completely ripped, leaving bloody scratches on his arm.

With one slap, his exposed arm immediately became red and swollen.

Lu Zhiqiang cursed loudly, pointed the gun at the little black bear's head, and shot it in the head.

boom!

The little black bear collapsed completely, and the flower egg was knocked unconscious. Even in its unconscious state, it clung to the little black bear and refused to let go.

The forest returned to silence, and the falling snow was silent.

Sun Weimin looked sadly at the one unconscious, two crippled dogs on the ground, and a dog lying dead in a pit in the distance. He had taken four dogs out with him, but none of them had made it home safely.

"Sun Weimin, what should we do?"

"What else can we do? Skin this beast! You bastard, skin it, bleed it, gut it, sell the hide, and take the meat home to eat!"

The two men silently skinned the little black bear. The bear wasn't big, weighing about 80 pounds. After skinning, bleeding, and removing its internal organs, it weighed less than 60 pounds, bones and all.

The two men grew increasingly frustrated. Li Ju'an could take down a 400-pound adult black bear, yet the two of them, along with four good dogs, couldn't defeat an 80-pound bear cub?

Three dogs died or were maimed, and one dog was unconscious.

They thought Li Ju'an could easily beat the bear, but when it came to their own turn, they were brutally beaten.

The gunfire was too loud. Li Ju'an crossed the old path to Niubei Village, heard the gunfire, grabbed his gun, and led Da Hu to provide support.

He thought it was Lao Qin's gang.

He rushed over as fast as he could, and the first person he saw was indeed Song Desheng from the group heading into the mountains.

"Song Desheng! Why are you wandering around by yourself? Are you out of your mind?"

Song Desheng was stunned for a while before he finally came to his senses and realized that the person who came was Li Ju'an. He almost burst into tears of excitement, pointed to the uphill slope, and said, "I didn't fire the shot."

When Li Ju'an reached the top of the hill, he was also dumbfounded.