Chapter 744 - 318: Let the Bullets Fly (Part 4)

Li Younan shrugged and said, "It’s time to send our opponents back for a good night’s sleep. Let’s try to complete this task before they arrive here."

Li Younan rode his little white horse towards the core area of the Red Earth District.

Jokes aside, when it comes to starting work, Li Younan still gives it serious thought.

Soon, he had a plan in mind: "First, we need to decide the main species to hunt."

"White-tailed deer usually drink from the pond near Redstone Creek in the early morning. They’re very alert creatures."

"Wild boars, on the other hand, have an extremely keen sense of smell, able to detect scents from far away. Hunting them is even more challenging than hunting white-tailed deer."

"In comparison, hunting wild turkeys is easier. So, which prey should we choose?"

At this moment, the audience in the livestream started to join in the discussion, following Li Younan’s rhythm.

"If you ask me, it should definitely be the white-tailed deer. They aren’t aggressive, are the easiest target to hunt, and you only need to hunt one."

"I think wild boars are better. The white-tailed deer won’t come out to drink water at this time."

"Didn’t the host say he wanted to send them back home before the opponents arrived? Then wild turkeys are better. I know those things, they often forage in the oak woods. If your shooting is accurate, even though you need three, they’re actually easier to catch."

But at this moment, Li Younan had already made a decision: "My choice is — let’s hunt wild boar. The reason... Hmm, wild boar tastes better."

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The livestream audience had envisioned all kinds of reasons, all focused on which prey was easier to hunt, but didn’t expect this answer from Li Younan.

Li Younan continued to explain, "Wild boar meat is firmer than regular pork, with a thin, evenly distributed fat layer. Especially the belly part, it’s particularly flavorful."

He then leaned sideways, pulling out several jars from his backpack, showing them one by one in front of the camera: "I brought a lot of seasonings. Later, we can find a suitable place to make a thick-cut wild boar belly."

"In comparison, wild turkey tastes the worst. The muscle fibers are coarse and tough, with a grassy smell. Unless you’re a top chef like me, it’s hard to make it taste good."

"White-tailed deer is actually not bad, but compared to wild boar meat, its fat content is a bit low."

Seeing Li Younan seriously compare the flavors of the three types of prey and showcase those professional seasonings, everyone found it hard to remain composed — is this really a hunting competition or a culinary competition?

"He really seems to enjoy this competition."

For Li Younan, completing the first task was indeed not difficult. When he arrived at the slope mixed with dry yellow bison grass and low oak trees, visible was the fact that the oak leaves had long fallen in December, leaving only bare gray-brown branches stretching toward the sky, making for a very clear view.

Soon, a wild boar appeared in his sight.

In fact, when Li Younan discovered the wild boar, the viewers in the livestream had not noticed at all because the distance was really too far, estimated to be at least over 200 meters.

Li Younan slowly took the hunting gun from his back while gently reining in the little white horse to slow its pace.

He placed the hunting gun on his shoulder, saying casually, "When I fire later, the sound will be loud. Everyone, remember to turn down your phone volume a bit."

Then, he patted the little white horse’s head: "Don’t be scared. If you’re scared, I’ll spank you."

The little white horse let out a low snort, glancing back at Li Younan.

Meanwhile, viewers were confusedly commenting: "I don’t see a wild boar? Where is it? Did anyone see it?"

At this point, the wild boar was rubbing its back against the rough trunk of an oak tree.

Li Younan watched this scene with interest.

Finally, the viewers in the livestream also gradually noticed the wild boar and were instantly amazed.

"I thought the wild boar was much closer..."

"Is he really going to hunt that wild boar? Oh my god, the distance, I estimate it’s at least two or three hundred yards away!"

"Does his hunting gun have that kind of range?"

Li Younan took the hunting gun off his shoulder.

The effective range of this single-barrel shotgun is up to 150 meters, but its actual lethal range exceeds 300 meters.

He weighed the gun in his hands, took a deep breath, and looked into the distance, locking his gaze on the wild boar.

When he held the gun, it seemed to become an extension of his body, with the bullet flying towards where it should go, following his gaze.

The wild boar was still moving around.

Finally, it crouched down by the oak tree, ready to take a nap, and soon fell completely asleep.

Despite its keen sense of smell, it had no idea Li Younan was over 200 meters away.

At that moment, Li Younan suddenly moved.

He deftly leveled the gun, the butt resting against his shoulder, his eyes, front sight, and notch forming a straight line.

Pausing for just half a second, a mysterious sense of intuition arose, and without hesitation, he pulled the trigger — with a loud bang, the bullet shot out of the barrel.

In the first-person view of the livestream, this scene seemed like the gun fired the moment it was aimed.

Everyone thought in unison: Could that shot actually hit?

The gunshot indeed startled the little white horse a bit, but Li Younan merely squeezed its sides lightly, calming it down without any real punishment.

The wild boar far away seemed motionless, still peacefully "sleeping" in the same spot, leaving other viewers puzzled.

Li Younan said, "Let the bullet fly for a while — just kidding. We can go claim our prey now."

"Didn’t hit, didn’t hit."

Comments like these started appearing in the chat.

After all, the livestream image showed the wild boar was too far, making it impossible to see precisely, but clearly, the boar hadn’t moved.

"I guess Brother Li still has his weaknesses, maybe he hasn’t played around with guns much."

"If he was also this skilled with guns, that’d be unbelievable; the move he just made couldn’t possibly hit, it was too fast, even faster than Chu Yunfei."

Comments continued to fill the livestream, the number of online viewers kept climbing.

Li Younan couldn’t see those comments.

He gently jerked the reins, urging the little white horse to trot towards the wild boar.

As he got closer, the livestream went silent, then filled with exclamation marks and question marks, quickly expressing their shock — there was a clear bullet hole in the neck of the wild boar.

"Oh my god, he really hit it from that far! But why didn’t it make any noise?"

As Li Younan dismounted, as if reading the comments, he explained with a smile: "There’s a protruding vertebra connecting the wild boar’s neck to the skull; hitting that spot severs the spinal cord from the brain, causing an instant kill with no struggle. Look at this wicked big wild boar, how peacefully it died."