Chapter 14 Wrestling with a Bear
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Using the javelin as a walking stick, the Hunter Ralph and Winters climbed up the steep slope. After the ascent was a descent, and following the descent was another ascent.
After continuously traversing several hills along the beast trail, even the seasoned Hunter who often roamed the woods was gasping for breath.
Wolf Town was located at the northern foot of the Jinding Mountains, and generally speaking, the deeper into the southern forests one went, the higher the terrain became. However, the micro terrain was not a constant uphill but a series of undulating ridges, which were extremely torturous to travel through.
Winters, carrying a heavy-duty musket that was dripping with sweat, knew this large-caliber matchlock gun was extremely cumbersome. It usually had to be mounted on a support pole during use, weighing close to twenty pounds, and Winters had two of them on his back.