The Black Iron Glory
Hunting Wild Boar

Chapter 92

Hunting Wild Boar

Claude climbed the hill with his gun secretly. The boar is very brave and does not mind its approach. A few of the larger ones seemed to smell something and looked up at Lorist, before lowering their heads to continue searching for food without any care in the world.

Claude stopped when he was about a hundred meters away from the group of wild boars. He heard Welikro describe their behavior earlier; it would have been better if he had not approached them when they were looking for food, otherwise they would have started to sense the threat and started their attack.

A distance of about a hundred meters was perfect for it. Even if the wild boar discovered Claude's presence, they would just ignore him. He started aiming with his gun and he didn't target the biggest boar. Instead, he chose a smaller one; a headshot would ensure his death quickly. If he tried to chase the large boar, one shot might not be able to kill them because of his hard skin and thick flesh.

In the backyard of the villa on the slope, Maria and Rodan stood at the entrance of the herbal medicine lab as they watched Claude point his gun at a group of wild boars from behind some bush.

"Miss, can she really carry it out? He's just a young man" Rodan said anxiously, "I think we should hire some hunters from the city to take care of them. I heard a guard who used to work as a hunter say that escape routes should be prepared in advance before hunting wild boar Ideally, one had to be near a large tree if one needed to climb a tree to avoid a boar counterattack. Frenzied wild boars are extremely ferocious and they will not succumb to anything they set up.

"Look at him. He has no experience at all. He was just aiming from behind some bushes. If he did not manage to kill the boars and infuriate them, he would not be able to save himself. The boar won ' "I don't care about the bushes in front of him. It'll end once they charge it."

"Let's trust her this once," Maria waved her hand to stop what Rodan would say next. "Although she is young, since she managed to kill the niroz crocodile before, I think the boar should be no problem for her. You also know that this young man is a rogue magus. He has his own methods to ensure his safety, so we don't have to worry for him. "

The gun was fired and they could both see white smoke rising from the weapon in Claude's hands. A small wild boar in the distance fell straight to the ground.

One-shot murder! claude was quite proud of his marksmanship and whistled a little. He proceeded to take out a single paper cartridge containing the gunpowder of a type 3 pellet, bite it open, pour its contents into his weapon, use his ram stick to insert it, and then he could use it, before loading the bullet and filling it with rods again. He turned the gun around, bit another cartridge and poured the powder into the flash pot, checked the slow matches, tightened them, and was ready to fire again.

When Claude was busy reloading his weapon by mechanical means, the two biggest boars got angry and charged towards him. The distance of 100 meters is not too long or short. By the time Claude raised his weapon, the two frenzied boars had almost reached Claude, separated by a distance of no more than ten meters.

Claude could only fire one more shot, but there were two wild boars. Even if he could kill one of them with one shot, the other boar would crash into him. He had no skill in some kind of defensive martial art like the Invincible Iron Mail technique and would not be able to deal blows at all.

"It's over .. We are powerless to save him" Rodan said sadly. He wanted to close his eyes and avoid seeing the tragedy. Even if Claude could shoot dead with the one shot he had, he would not be able to stop the second boar from taking revenge.

Maria said nothing. He watched Claude anxiously with both hands tightly bound. He felt nervous given the dangerous situation that was happening right before his eyes.

Claude did not care at all about the accusations of the two boars. With two mentions of 'the eyes', the boar would be stunned and stunned. They would forget why they ran there from the start and might even smell Claude's pants in a friendly manner. Claude could place the barrel of a gun right on the head and fire the boar, before chanting another pata to the remaining wild boar or using the Magic Missile on it.

The problem was that Maria and Rodan watched him hunt closely. He had told Maria that he only knew five alchemy spells, so how could he explain his other two combat spells?

His impact on Mary was a star. Not only was he carefree and straightforward, he also did not show the slightest intention to deceive beginners in the magic world like himself. He also did not crave his five basic spells and instead told him about his true value. Through him he gained more information about the status of magic in the kingdom. In other words, Claude was the one who benefited the most from their meetings and conversations.

As the old saying goes, 'do not intend to hurt others; forget not the need to stay alert '. Claude had hidden two of his combat spells from Maria because of a subconscious desire to protect himself. Whatever happens, he should hide his ace instead of revealing everything to the woman, no matter how sincere or friendly the woman is.

The two boars continued their duties and were less than five meters away, but Claude still raised his weapon without moving.

Suddenly, the two boars seemed to have suffered two hammer blows and slumped weakly to the ground, hurtling across the ground from the momentum before stopping in front of him.

Claude calmly put the barrel of a gun to the head of the biggest boar and pulled the trigger. Bang out! White smoke floated upwards and the four pig limbs twitched before falling to the ground, struggling hard.

The other boar was startled by the gunfire and hurriedly rushed to escape. Claude threw out his weapon and stood upright with both hands below. The other boar managed to run for two meters and it seemed like its bones were clamped by something, causing it to thrash wildly on the ground. No matter how it struggled, it could not move an inch and could only shout loudly.

Another loud sound was heard and the boar slumped weakly to the ground, stopping all movement after a while. Dozens of wild boars in the distance were frightened by three shots. The deaths of two large boars caused them to scramble quickly, no longer visible.

Claude wiped off the sweat on his forehead and waved to Rodan and Maria to ask them to bring someone to take the three boars away.

Maria lifted her skirt and ran up the slope excitedly, while Rodan called out to her from behind. However, she completely ignored him, so she had no choice but to go to the villa to call someone to take care of the three boars.

He rushed to Claude's side with a rough breath as he exclaimed happily, "How did you do it? Claude, do you know how worried I was for you there just now? These two boars almost hit you …"

Claude wiped away more sweat on his forehead. "Madam, this is Magus' Hand. I deal with boars like how I stop your frenzied horse. However, there are two wild boars now and I can barely hold them …"

Claude had experimented with Magus's Hands when he used them to do his chores in his attic. Although it was difficult for him to move the thick table in his own attic, he could easily lift it with one of his magical hands and use the other to clean up the dust that had accumulated underneath.

It was a pity that there was no equipment he could use to measure the strength in his attic. But Claude believed it could exert at least ten times the strength that Claude's body could. In other words, if he could lift something that weighed 200 catties with his body, a magical hand could lift something that weighed about 2,000 catties. Although he was unsure if it was an accurate estimate, it did not stop him from using his hands to deal with the two wild boars that pounced on him.

Actually, Claude was also very grateful for his luck. He did not think that the momentum of charging the boar would be so great. Were it not for the Mental Shock effect that simulated an attack to the head that gave him the inspiration to crash with the Magus Hand on the wild boar behind their head, he probably wouldn't be able to stop them just by pushing them from the front .

Fortunately, the violent attack of the Magus Hand caused the boar to go limp and glide on the ground, allowing it to take care of him easily. Thinking back just now, Claude still felt a little scared. He did not have the chance to think too much now, nor did he know whether using the Magus Hand to deal with those two wild boars would work.

Actually, there was no need for him to load a gun and a shot. He could use Fine Control to turn the Magus Hand into two long spears and let the boars attack directly into it. That would be a lot easier. Lady Maria did mention that the Good Hand and Control of the Magus should be used together. . . How could I forget that?

"These two wild boars are huge. It's the first time I've seen her up close" Maria stomped on a boar carcass right in front of Claude.

"Don't you tell me, ma'am, that you've never eaten wild boar?"

"I've been, but I've never seen anything this close. I only managed to catch a few glimpses of them from a distance like how I saw them from the slope earlier. Claude, is this piggy bank sick or something? Look at his skin, it looks like there's a scar on it. It's not very pleasant. "

Claude smiled as he shook his head. "Madam, it's not ridden disease. Adult wild boars look more or less the same. They like to rub their bodies against trees and let the resin coat their bodies before rolling around in mud. This is how it looks when everything dries As you can see, it makes the skin much harder and other wild animals cannot bite it. Even bullets can't get through. The smaller wild boar I shot was different now. You will find that the skin does not look the same as this one. "

"Oh, so that's the case .. The books don't say anything like this ..." Maria stomped on the carcass a few more times. "It should weigh about 300 catties, right? The others were slightly smaller, so it should have been around 200 catties. There are other wild boars there too. How do you want to deal with this boar, Claude?"

"Normanley Wood is yours, ma'am. I'm just doing a little help for you. This boar is still yours."

That sounds in line with common practice. If the butler asks the hunter for help, the hunted wild boar will still be the owner of the wood and they only owe the payment. Claude on the other hand had helped of his own accord without seeking anything in return.

Maria waved her hand in panic. "I don't need this boar. Didn't you say hunting them is why you came? Just bring this back."

"How is it possible? I'll take at most one," Claude felt a bit troubled and didn't think he could get three boars at once. If he really came back with them, it would cause a commotion in the city. He doesn't want to be in the spotlight anymore.

Rodan returns with a coachman and a couple in their fifties. They were the ones assigned to guard the wood, Sioris, whom Maria and Rodan mentioned earlier, and she tended to the fields along the slope. Although it would not be a problem to hunt down some turkeys and female rabbits with her arrows at her age, she would not be able to deal with the boar.

Maria decided to give the largest of the three wild boars to Claude and the second largest to the old couple. Maria will keep the smallest to satisfy her appetite during dinner and that arrangement brings a smile to everyone's face.