"good."
Cui Wanshan was also an experienced hunter and knew the difference between night and day.
Human vision varies under different lighting conditions; only light of just the right brightness allows people to accurately judge the distance and size of objects.
If the light is too strong, people will perceive objects as very close, while if the light is too weak, the target will appear to be far away.
At such a distance, the jackal is not a very large target. If the angle is slightly off, it is impossible to kill it with one shot. Once it escapes, it will be difficult to catch it again.
In the darkness, both of them were on high alert, almost holding their breath as they watched the three figures in the distance.
If these three people don't come, the other advance troops surrounding the area probably won't make a move either.
But at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
The strong wind, which had been suppressed for a long time, could no longer hold back and suddenly shouted towards the tent.
"Woof!"
This roar immediately startled all the jackals.
They had no idea that these people had brought a dog, and judging from the sounds, the dog wasn't in the tent at all, but nearby.
Immediately, everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice.
"Old Cui, fire up the mountain! Quickly!"
As soon as Wang Tianxiao heard the dog barking, he immediately knew something was wrong.
Sure enough, the jackal suddenly turned its head and pounced towards the oak grove.
However, this seemingly decisive run also completely separated its body from the two moon wolves.
Wang Tianxiao's eyes turned cold.
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out.
In the blink of an eye, the jackal, which had been running at high speed, stumbled and fell to the ground.
Due to inertia, its body tumbled more than a dozen times on the snow before finally collapsing onto the ground.
It struggled to get up, but Wang Tianxiao and Cui Wanshan fired their shots almost simultaneously, hitting it again. This time, it barely moved and remained motionless.
As the gunshot rang out, the other jackals scattered and fled in all directions, almost all without thinking of where to go.
Cui Wanshan and Wang Tianxiao didn't hold back either, turning their guns around and falling to the ground like moving targets.
A few minutes later, there was no movement on the snow.
Only the little wild boar remained, still howling mournfully.
That's how wild boars are; when faced with death, fear drives them to scream incessantly, as if that alleviates some of their pain.
But jackals don't.
Even when they are injured, they try to escape. If there is no hope of escaping, they simply stay where they are without making a sound, which shows great dignity.
"Come on, go clean up the scene. Remember to deal with all those bastards again, just in case it's faking death. I'm going to check on that jackal."
"Okay, you be careful too. Didn't you say that guy was cunning? What if he's just faking his death?"
"It shouldn't be. We hit it with all three shots. Even a bear couldn't withstand that, let alone a small jackal. I think even if it doesn't die, it definitely won't have the strength to move."
"good."
The two parted ways. Cui Wanshan took the two dogs to clean up the mess, while Wang Tianxiao went down from this side and followed the mountain path to the jackal's side.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out the jackal wasn't quite dead yet.
But he definitely wouldn't survive.
Although the three shots didn't hit its vitals completely due to the distance, the bullets had a strong explosive force, which the jackal's small body couldn't withstand.
Wang Tianxiao squatted down and observed carefully for a while. He saw that the jackal's neck was indeed covered with a ring of white fur. That was it, it was the jackal, and that fur was its typical feature.
Upon seeing Wang Tianxiao, the jackal's eyes did not show hatred or resentment, but rather a hint of anxiety and tension.
Wang Tianxiao squatted down beside it, examined its injuries, and estimated that it would die in the blink of an eye.
He wasn't in a hurry, and stared into its eyes with a wry smile, saying, "Although I am the victor, I don't feel much joy at the moment. If you ask me to say that I did something wrong, I won't admit it, but if you say that I did nothing wrong, then I can't be entirely justified."
"After all, your appearance is inextricably linked to me. You had many opportunities to live freely, but you didn't. You are a jackal, meant to hunt animals weaker than you, so you should understand that in your natural world, you are the law of the jungle."
You can kill other animals, so you will also be killed by other animals. You are clearly just a wild animal, yet you possess emotions and intelligence that only humans have. I don't know if this is unfortunate or fortunate; I can't say for sure.
However, it's all over now. This year-long battle has ended in my victory. Perhaps I will think of you at some point in the future, and perhaps I will feel regret, but I will not regret it.
Look, this is what human beings are like.
Isn't that hypocritical and hypocritical? Perhaps it is, but that's just human nature. Without this, it wouldn't truly be called human.
As Wang Tianxiao spoke, he watched the jackal slowly close its eyes.
Even as it lay dying, its gaze remained fixed on the oak forest, as if it couldn't bear to part with something.
Just as Wang Tianxiao was wondering what was going on, Aying ran over. She first sniffed at the jackal, then growled a few times. After confirming that it was indeed dead, she stood beside Wang Tianxiao and quietly looked at the jackal's corpse.
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