The metal barrel of the hunting rifle twisted and deformed in the black bear's huge mouth, making a teeth-grinding "crunch" sound, and then broke into two pieces.
The huge force knocked Chen Changyuan away. He fell heavily to the ground like a broken sack. Stars appeared in front of his eyes and his internal organs seemed to be displaced.
“Ahem…”
Chen Changyuan coughed up a mouthful of blood foam and struggled to get up, but he felt as if all the bones in his body were falling apart and he couldn't move.
The black bear's huge body approached again, its fishy breath sprayed on his face, and its huge shadow completely enveloped him.
The fear of death surged like a tide, almost drowning him.
At this critical moment of life and death, Chen Changyuan's fingers touched a sharp stone.
The instinct of survival made him burst out with amazing strength. He used all his strength to stab the stone into the black bear's eyes.
"Puchi!" The stone pierced the black bear's eyeball, and a stream of warm liquid gushed out.
“Ouch—”
The black bear let out a shrill howl and waved its paws wildly, smashing the surrounding trees to pieces with its enormous force.
Chen Changyuan took advantage of this opportunity, endured the severe pain and rolled to the side, barely avoiding the black bear's crazy attack.
He stumbled to his feet and ran deeper into the woods.
The black bear's injured eye was bleeding and its vision was obstructed, but it still relied on its keen sense of smell and hearing to chase Chen Changyuan relentlessly.
"Damn it! Why won't this beast give up!"
Chen Changyuan cursed inwardly, his lungs felt like they were on fire, and his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.
I must find a safe place to hide as soon as possible, otherwise I will surely die.
Chen Changyuan ran desperately. The branches of the bushes tore his clothes and the thorns pierced his flesh, but he didn't dare to stop. Once he stopped, it would mean death.
Just when he was about to despair, he suddenly found a cave in front of him.
"The light of hope!" Chen Changyuan was delighted and went in without hesitation.
The cave was pitch black, with one unable to see one's hand in front of one's face. The air was filled with a damp and musty smell.
Chen Changyuan groped forward, hoping to find a place to hide.
The black bear also rushed into the cave, and in the darkness, the man and the bear started a desperate fight.
Chen Changyuan could only rely on the dim light and keen hearing to determine the location of the black bear. He picked up a stone and smashed it hard on the black bear's head.
"Bang!" With a dull sound, the black bear was hit and shook its body, letting out a low growl.
Chen Changyuan knew that this did not cause much harm to the black bear, but instead aroused its ferocity.
The black bear pounced again, its sharp claws drawing cold rays in the darkness.
Chen Changyuan quickly dodged, but his arm was still scratched by the black bear's claws, and blood instantly dyed his sleeves red.
"Damn it!" Chen Changyuan gasped in pain. He knew that he couldn't take the beating passively like this anymore and had to find a way to fight back.
He groped the surrounding stone walls, hoping to find something that could be used as a weapon.
Suddenly, his fingers touched a cold metal object.
"What is this?" Chen Changyuan was delighted and quickly picked up the thing.
With the faint light from the cave entrance, Chen Changyuan saw clearly what was in his hand. It was actually a rusty dagger!
"God is really helping me!" Chen Changyuan was overjoyed. He gripped the dagger tightly, ready to fight to the death with the black bear.
The black bear pounced on him again. Chen Changyuan seized the opportunity and stabbed the dagger into the black bear's abdomen.
"Ao——" The black bear let out a shrill scream, and its huge body fell to the ground with a bang.
Chen Changyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed on the ground, and gasped for breath.
He looked at the black bear lying on the ground, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.
"I didn't expect that I would actually survive..."
Chen Changyuan leaned against the cold cave wall, his violent heartbeat echoing in the silent cave.
He looked down at the dagger in his hand. The rusty blade was still stained with the black bear's blood, and a fishy and sweet smell filled the air.
Chen Changyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the feeling of relief at surviving the disaster made him feel exhausted.
The sky outside the cave gradually darkened, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone in through the cave entrance, dyeing everything inside the cave blood red.
Chen Changyuan knew that he had to leave here as soon as possible.
The smell of the black bear's blood is likely to attract other wild animals, and then it will be impossible to escape.
He dragged his tired body out of the cave and saw the stag he had shot and the black bear he had stabbed to death with a dagger not far away.
Old Yuantou hadn't come back yet. Chen Changyuan felt a little uneasy. He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was about to set.
Chen Changyuan was wondering whether he should go back to the village first.
But then he thought, what if the old man came back with his men and couldn't find him? Wouldn't that cause another setback?
Moreover, these two prey also need to be handled by someone.
Thinking of this, Chen Changyuan decided to wait and see.
He climbed a big tree with a wide view and hid among the dense branches and leaves. While watching the corpses of the deer and the black bear, he vigilantly observed the movements around him.
As night falls, the forest is silent, with only the occasional chirping of insects and birds.
Chen Changyuan was getting a little impatient waiting in the tree, and his stomach started to growl.
Just when he was about to give up, he heard voices and the light of torches in the distance.
"Here it comes!" Chen Changyuan was delighted and quickly jumped down from the tree.
Old Yuan and a few young men, carrying tools, rushed to the scene panting. They saw blood and black bear hair all over the ground, but no sign of Chen Changyuan.
"What about the long term? Where is the long term?" the old man shouted anxiously.
A young man pointed at the bloodstains and black bear hair on the ground and said with a pale face:
"Uncle Yuantou, this... this couldn't have been given by the black bear..."
He didn't dare say the word "eat", but everyone understood what he meant.
Old Yuantou's face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a word.
At this moment, a figure jumped down from the tree with a shotgun in his hand.
"I'm here." Chen Changyuan patted the dust off his body and said lightly.
Everyone was stunned at first, and then burst into exclamations.
"Changyuan! I'm so glad you're okay!"
Old Yuantou rushed forward excitedly, hugged Chen Changyuan, and burst into tears.
"Uncle Yuantou, I'm fine." Chen Changyuan gently patted Old Yuantou on the back and comforted him.
"But...but this black bear..."
A young man pointed at the black bear hair on the ground, his face full of confusion.
Chen Changyuan said casually: "Oh, that black bear, I killed it."
"Kill him?!" Everyone was immediately shocked.
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