Chen Chongshan, however, made some gains, collecting some Chinese medicinal herbs of decent quality in this sparsely populated mountain.

A skilled hunter can sometimes also be a good herbalist.

Chen Chongshan had previously learned about many medicinal herbs under his father's guidance.

Although Lianshan Bay is covered with dense forests, too much human activity has depleted some medicinal herbs, making it difficult to harvest them anymore.

Finding nothing in the forest, the group decided not to linger any longer.

Wild animals are alive, and their range of activity is certainly not limited to this place. Since they have left, there is no reason for them to hold out for them.

After another three hours of trekking, the group crossed two more mountain peaks and had now entered a place where very few people could be found.

The mountain path here is completely hidden by trees, and apart from the herbalists in the mountains, there is no trace of anyone else venturing here.

Even some hunting teams don't venture deep into this area.

"Let's set up camp here tonight."

After reaching the bottom of the valley of this mountain, Liao Bin pointed to a clearing next to a stream that had been left on the mountain and said.

"This place is nice, with mountains and water."

Xu Jiaming smiled, and then everyone began to set up the tent. Just then, the small hunting dogs not far ahead began to bark urgently.

"A guy?"

Hearing the barking, Liao Bin shouted and then released the Demon King he was holding. Immediately afterwards, Chen Chongshan also released Ah Huang he was holding.

Having gained their freedom, the Demon King and Ah Huang rushed forward at top speed.

Meanwhile, the Dogo Asura, left behind, was extremely anxious. It wanted to rush out and chase after the prey that the little guys had discovered, but a group of people can't be without dogs, so Cao Yang held it tightly and didn't let go.

The hunting dogs found a small wild boar drinking water by the stream, which looked to weigh about 70 or 80 pounds.

The wild boar was already struggling against the combined attack of the Xia Si dog and the tiger-striped dog. But when the Demon King and Ah Huang arrived, its weak body became even more vulnerable, and it collapsed in a pool of blood after a few rounds.

"Haha, good thing, perfect timing to make a roast pig for dinner tonight."

When Liao Bin, Xu Jiaming, Chen Chongshan, and others arrived and saw the prey, they burst into laughter. Xu Jiaming even said with drooling greed.

"Yes, these wild boars really taste good."

Liao Bin nodded and continued, "Hunters in Northeast China call this kind of wild boar 'yellow hairy'."

"The meat of the yellow-haired pig is not as gamey as that of a boar, nor as tough as that of an old sow. It's quite tender and delicious whether stir-fried or roasted."

Amidst laughter and chatter, the group worked together to carry the wild boar back to their camp.

At the camp, with the help of Lao Fu, Cao Yang, and Wen Fei, two special forces soldiers had already set up two large tents.

They were both outstanding special forces soldiers who had just retired. However, Xu Jiaming insisted on going on an adventure this time, and his grandfather was worried about him, so he asked the army for these two people to accompany him.

They all had extensive experience in wilderness survival, so doing this kind of thing was second nature to them.

After setting up the tent, they went out and gathered a pile of dry firewood. Then, the group started a big fire in front of the tent.

When spending the night in the wild, fire is essential, not only for warmth but also to ward off wild animals and poisonous insects.

After the fire was lit, Chen Chongshan and Liao Bin worked together to skin the wild boar, gut and clean it.

Old Fu cut the wild boar into large chunks, marinated them briefly, and then started roasting them over the fire.

In addition, the hunting dogs were also given some fresh meat.

To reduce their load when they went into the mountains, they brought very little food and dog food, and had to find most of their food in the forest.

Fortunately, the mountains are rich in not only vegetarian food, but also a variety of wild game for people to take.

After roasting the wild boar meat, the special forces soldiers took out a pot, filled it with water from the stream, and started boiling it, saying, "It will be chilly overnight in the mountains, so it's best to make some hot soup."

"Making soup?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chongshan immediately laughed, ran to the side, took out his cloth bag, and pulled out some monkey head mushrooms: "Here, put these in. I heard they are extremely nutritious. I've never eaten them before."

"Monkey head mushroom?"

Upon seeing what Chen Chongshan had taken out, the special forces soldier smiled and said, "This thing is extremely nutritious and is known as one of the four famous delicacies, along with shark fin, bear paw, and bird's nest. It grows in various mountains, but in very small quantities."

"Yes, there are also some wood ear mushrooms, Solomon's seal rhizome, and lily bulbs here. I'll wash them all later and add some as you see fit," Chen Chongshan replied with a smile.

"Haha, Chongshan, I just saw you looking around in the forest. Were you picking this?"

Xu Jiaming laughed and said that he naturally knew about monkey head mushrooms, but he had never tasted this kind of wild, original monkey head mushroom.

"Yes."

Chen Chongshan smiled, nodded in agreement, and then picked up his things and walked towards the stream.

Just as he squatted down to wash the wild medicinal herbs, Ah Huang suddenly rushed up from behind him, directly in front of Chen Chongshan, and roared fiercely at a large tree not far in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, the Demon King, Ashura, and Sengge also came over, with the beagle dogs following behind, barking loudly in the direction Ah Huang was facing.

All the hunting dogs bristled, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy...

The crowd was shocked by the hounds' attitude, and Chen Chongshan was especially startled.

Ah Huang's actions startled him so much that he stumbled and fell onto a rock by the stream. When he came to his senses and looked in the direction where the hunting dogs were barking, his heart suddenly tightened and his face turned pale...

Before the crowd could react, the hunting dogs became even more restless. Ah Huang paced back and forth, protecting Chen Chongshan behind him...

Everyone was stunned by the sight on the tree branches across the stream...

They had imagined how fierce the jackals, tigers, and leopards in the mountains and forests were, how ferocious the wild boars were, and even how there might be man-eating insects, but they had never considered that such a species could exist in these mountains and forests.

While they were stunned, the hounds used the stream as a boundary, neither rushing across nor retreating, but standing firm in place, barking angrily at the other side.

Although they had never seen anything so large before, the chilling aura emanating from it made them feel an unprecedented sense of threat…