Seeing how cooperative the little wild boar was, Lin Qian looked at Yongqi and gave the signal to "make a move".
Courage licked his lips, immediately circled around the side of the ditch, and crept up directly above the wild boar to prepare for an ambush.
Watching his younger brother cautiously move forward, Lin Qian also prepared to act. To avoid being discovered, the detour was quite long, and it would naturally take a considerable amount of time and courage.
Having pinpointed the location of the wild boar, Lin Qian adjusted his breathing and stealthily made his way forward, patiently slipping above the ditch and using tree trunks and dense bushes to obscure the prey's vision as he quietly approached.
Even when moving against the wind, the tiger's scent can still "accidentally" reach its prey's nose due to the uncertainties of the environment.
Lin Qian had learned this lesson the hard way several times before, and countless rabbits had escaped the tiger's clutches, leaving a deep impression on him.
The forest environment can provide the greatest help to hunters, and it can also provide help to each other.
After discovering the problem, Lin Qian shifted its focus to hiding and ambushing. In this area, its instinctive talent was not as outstanding as its courage, so it could only accumulate experience and upgrade its abilities through repeated hunting practices.
Not only small animals like rabbits, but also large prey like wild boars have an extremely keen sense of smell. Even the slightest scent of a tiger will startle them, causing them to take off in an instant.
A wild boar has finally come to our doorstep! We can't let this opportunity slip by!
By assessing the terrain and observing the distance and wind direction, and avoiding factors that could lead to failure, Lin Qian successfully bypassed the prey's line of sight.
After circling around behind the wild boar, Lin Qian did not rush to attack. He had to find the opportunity with the highest success rate to strike suddenly and win in one fell swoop.
Courage peeked out from behind the bushes, observing its target.
The two brothers had their eyes on a small wild boar with jet-black fur, which was not long old enough to travel. At that moment, it was rooting in the soil with its snout sticking out, digging for food. Judging from its expression, it was very focused and showed no signs of wariness.
Lin Qian continued to lie in wait, his courage hidden in the bushes, and found a satisfactory ambush location on the wild boar's likely escape route.
Courage has worked with his brother many times, and their hunting coordination is extremely high. The brothers are so in sync that they can confirm a plan with just a low growl.
Without any other prompts or actions, once in hunting mode, Courage understands what to do and which plan to follow as soon as he receives his brother's instructions.
If Lin Qian successfully pounces on the wild boar, Yong Qi can step forward to help and quickly finish off the boar.
If the raid fails and the wild boar escapes, you can launch a second attack along its escape route. Such a double attack can greatly increase the success rate of the hunt.
Tigers are not particularly good at endurance, and they are often spotted by their prey or fail to catch up with them after an ambush.
But now that the two brothers are working together, they naturally need to leverage their strengths, and a second ambush is the best solution.
This method is the most effective and successful solution that Lin Qianhe and Yongqi have honed and practiced over a long period of time.
The two brothers hid silently in the bushes, even the usually impatient Yongqing patiently waiting for his older brother to launch an attack.
Although the two tiger cubs are not yet adults and have only just begun to accumulate hunting experience, this is their first attempt to hunt a large prey such as a wild boar.
But this caution and composure are genuine; their calm and collected demeanor, planning and strategizing, all demonstrate the brothers' increasingly mature hunting style.
The young tiger, its black markings growing increasingly intense, lowered its head, slowed its breathing, and minimized its presence. Its calm eyes stared straight ahead, unusually focused yet with a hint of sullenness.
Lin Qian's advance proceeded slowly and silently, as if in slow motion.
The thick pads and soft, fine fur on his paws greatly reduced the sound he made as he moved forward. His slender tail swayed slightly through the gaps in the branches, silently avoiding the leaves without making any extra noise.
If Lin Qian's stealth operations were the result of meticulous and painstaking practice, achieved through hard work and sweat...
That courageous stealth stems from the instinctive, absolute control over the body; it is an innate talent that transcends all fancy movements.
A gentle summer breeze rustled the leaves in the forest, and the little wild boar twitched its black ears, completely unaware of the subtle sounds around it.
Lin Qian was very nervous, but this was not the first time he had ambushed his prey, and he was able to control his emotions well.
Even though he was very excited, Lin Qian remained steady and quietly hidden in the bushes, without moving an inch.
He was waiting, waiting for the perfect moment to ambush.
This is a tense and exciting game, a great test of the predator's mentality, especially for young hunters like tiger cubs who are new to the hunting grounds, it is the hardest for them to calm down and wait patiently.
Fortunately, Lin Qian is not just a tiger cub, he is also an "adult".
He possesses sufficient rationality and wisdom to know what action is most appropriate.
He was not a naive hunter who relied solely on courage and natural instincts, nor was he a hot-blooded youth with impulsive passions. He had experienced the trials of life, tasted the price of failure, and was very patient with loneliness.
A slightly warm breeze swept by, and suddenly a tiger leaped out from behind the bushes, pouncing straight at the little wild boar.
With its broad, thick paws extending into sharp blades and claws reaching forward, the tiger lunged forward with lightning speed.
Such a distance is within an instant for a tiger.
Lin Qian effortlessly leaped onto the wild boar's back, his tender tiger body pressed against the slightly stiff boar bristles, half of his body draped over the boar, his forelimbs gripping the boar's body firmly.
"Howl!!"
With a startled squeal, the little wild boar frantically spread its four short legs, struggling to shake off the predator pinning its back.
Lin Qian held on tightly, and the tiger's claws gripped the wild boar's skin even more forcefully.
The torn skin caused excruciating pain, and the little wild boar let out a howl before charging forward, instantly leaping away like a cannonball.
Lin Qian was, after all, just a tiger cub a few months old. Although his skills were quite refined, he still lacked strength.
The wild boar suddenly lunged, and the tiger cub's claws, which hadn't fully gripped the flesh, loosened, causing it to fall to the ground.
Hearing the howl, the mother wild boar, not far away, looked up in surprise and saw her half-grown predator. When she saw the colorful stripes on its body that made her panic, the mother wild boar let out a panicked howl and immediately ran away.
Yes, this female wild boar, who had just lost her mate, showed no resistance when facing the tiger, fearing that the adult tigress would leap out and bite its back at any moment.
The other wild boars, startled by their mother's cry, followed her in their fleeing steps, too curious to look back at the attacker.
The little wild boar squealed loudly as it galloped away, panting heavily, heading straight for where Courage was lurking.
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