Bears have thick, rough skin, and their entire bodies are covered in fur coated with pine resin, making them extremely defensive.

The mother bear's angry claw attack did not cause significant harm to the male bear.

The male bear was probably angry too, and it pounced on the female bear. The two bears then became entangled and tore at each other.

On the hilltop, Liu Chunlai and the others watched the thrilling scene of the two bears fighting below, their hearts pounding and their legs trembling with fear.

"Xiping, what should we do? Should we leave?" If those two big guys down below find out there are people up there, it could be dangerous.

"Don't rush, wait a little longer." Sheng Xiping shook his head as he looked at the battle below.

It's rare to run into two bears at once, how can we let such a good opportunity pass by? Let these two bears fight first, and we'll deal with them later when they're tired of fighting.

This time, Li Zhenggang, the head of the security department, didn't come to the mountain. Sheng Xiping led the team, and everyone else had to listen to Sheng Xiping.

Since Sheng Xiping wasn't in a hurry to leave, the others couldn't very well suggest leaving first. They had no choice but to hide in the bushes on the hillside, hold their breath, and quietly observe the situation below.

Meanwhile, down the hillside, the two bears fighting were gradually determining the victor.

Male bears are naturally stronger than female bears, and the female bear was only focused on protecting her cubs, which is why she struggled with the male bear for so long.

But as time went on, the female bear was no match for the male bear, who slapped her away and sent her rolling on the ground several times.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the male bear pounced on the cub again.

The little bear, attached to its mother, never went far.

Watching the mother bear and the male bear fight, the little bear could do nothing but watch anxiously from the sidelines.

The male bear pounced on the cub, which screamed and ran away in fright.

Coincidentally, there was a linden tree stump lying on the ground right in front of us. The stump was rotten and hollow inside, so it had become a tree trunk.

The little bear was quite clever; it immediately crawled into the tree trunk.

The tree trunk wasn't too thick; a person could squeeze in if they squeezed a little.

The bear cubs weighed only 20 or 30 pounds, so they could easily squeeze in, but the male bear was much bigger and it was difficult for him to squeeze in.

The male bear came to the tree trunk, tried to reach inside but couldn't, so it used its paws to reach in.

The tree trunk was about a meter and a half long, and it was completely rotten inside. The little bear tried its best to hide inside, but the male bear scratched at it several times with its paws and still couldn't reach it.

Enraged, the male bear scratched the inside of the tree trunk with its claws.

Linden wood is softwood, and after rotting for many years, the wood becomes brittle and brittle. How could it withstand the scratches of a male bear? In just a few strokes, a pile of sawdust was scraped off.

Then the male bear tried to crawl into the tree trunk to catch the cub.

Because of the male bear's delay, the injured female bear arrived and bit the male bear's hind leg.

The male bear, in pain, could no longer bother killing the cub and had to retreat to deal with the female bear first.

But the tree trunk was too narrow; it was easy to crawl in, but a bit difficult to crawl out.

Just then, several gunshots rang out, and the male and female bears were hit by bullets, spitting out bright red blood mist.

Sheng Xiping, who had been searching for an opportunity on the hillside, finally found his chance to fire.

There were seven of us going into the mountains this time, all of us were equipped with five or six-person squads.

To be fair, the security personnel were quite good marksmen. Of the seven men who fired simultaneously, three hit the male bear, two hit the female bear, and the remaining two missed.

The mother bear was shot twice, but not in any vital areas.

The pain triggered the mother bear, causing her to instantly become enraged and pounce in the direction of the gunshot.

That's how bears are; when they encounter hunters, they don't run away, but instead charge at them with guns pointed at them.

Seeing the mother bear running up the mountain, Sheng Xiping remained calm, pulled the trigger, and fired another shot, hitting the mother bear in the shoulder.

The mother bear paused in her running, roared, and continued charging forward.

Sheng Xiping pulled the trigger again, this time hitting the mother bear in the head. The mother bear charged forward two more steps and fell to the ground.

On the other side, the male bear that had crawled into the tree trunk was shot three times. Although none of the shots hit vital organs, they had triggered its frenzy.

With a fierce determination, the male bear finally emerged from the tree trunk and charged towards the hillside.

At this point, the other security personnel also realized what was happening and, without even bothering to aim, pulled the trigger and fired.

Just now, when Sheng Xiping led his men to ambush on the mountain looking for an opportunity, he specifically instructed everyone to spread out and keep a certain distance.

At this moment, the male bear pounced towards Sheng Xiping, with people on both sides of him.

Several people fired in succession. It's unclear who fired the first shot, which hit the bear's left shoulder at an angle, while another shot hit the bear's belly.

Both shots wounded the male bear's internal organs, causing it to howl in pain and slow its pounce.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sheng Xiping pulled the trigger again, and with a bang, the bear's head exploded. The male bear finally fell to the ground and lay still.

The people on the mountain finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the male bear only fifty or sixty meters away from them, the group was filled with lingering fear.

Thankfully they reacted quickly; if they had been even a fraction slower, someone might have been in trouble today.

"Don't get too close yet, let's finish him off first. Black Bear will play dead."

Seeing that the group was cheering and about to run forward, Sheng Xiping hurriedly called out to remind them.

Upon hearing this, Liu Chunlai and the others immediately stopped, each holding their guns on guard, and cautiously moved forward before firing another shot at the bear's head.

The male bear lay motionless on the ground, so it must be dead.

Someone fired another shot at the mother bear, and only when they saw that neither bear was moving did they feel relieved.

So the crowd stepped forward and, with a flurry of activity, flipped both bears over, gutted them, and removed their gallbladders.

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