Chapter 16 - The Hunt (Part 1)

After the trap is fully set, I climb into the tree and sit on one of the branch while tightly gripped a vine connected to the trap. I can't believe this, but I finally able to get my chance to get back at the boar.

I can't help but feel anxious. It's been a year since I almost got killed by that bastard and has been avoiding it since day 1. Now, I end up trying to lure it towards me.

People who saw what I'm doinhmg since day one will think I'm crazy. In fact, I bet they'll think me as suicidal. I don't blame them, because I actually also believe myself to be suicidal as well.

But, you know some people said. You must face your fear head on. Or something like that. And besides, I'm still pissed and I still have my promise to get its tusks.

I simply sit down and wait. Silver Tusk Boar has a good sense of smell and the scent of rare monster blood will surely attract it. I just need to bid my time and wait for a perfect moment to kill it.

I continue to wait, wait, and wait. Anytime now...

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Anytime now....

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I-I swear, anytime now....

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It's official, this wait has drive me crazy!!! When will that stupid pig-!!?

*rustle!*

My ears twitch as a sound of bush rustling can be heard. I look towards where the sound came from and widen my eyes. There it is, the Silver Tusk Boar.

The scent....it's the same boar that attempt to kill me since day one. I won't be able to forgot that stupid scent. It engraved into my memory.

I can feel my arms start to shake and my breath hitched. Flashes of that pig crash into me and shatter every bone in my body played in my mind.

I....I can't move...my body refuses to listen to me.....I.....I can't draw any strength to move it!

Why!? Why now!?! Why am I hesitating now!? I killed a lot of monster, hunt down tons of animals, fight against a ghost samurai, so why now!??! Why am I getting scared now!?!?

Why!? Why!? Why?! WHY?!?!?

I....I can't.....I can't.....I-!

I stop as the memory of that stupid pig snorts at me and leave me alive played instead. That snort...that disrespect gesture towards me...the way it look down on me...

Just because it saw me weak.....a weak pathetic Kobold...

.....

....heh...

*slap!*

I grit my teeth as I feel the stings on my cheeks. Get yourself together, Darren. Your moment is here now. You train for this! You train so you get strong enough to kill this fucker and made him regret to mock me in the first place!!!

I take a deep breath to calm down, hold my rage and fear while patiently wait as the boar starts to sniff at the corpse.

Hook.

The pig keeps sniffing at the food while curiously walks around it. It then starts to lick it.

Line.

The pig flinch in shock before squealing like a little bastard it is and munch on the meat.

Sinker.

I pull the vine as hard as possible as a fence filled with wasps stinger suddenly clamp into that pig.

*Squelch!!!*

*SQUIIIKKK!!!*

"Got you....." I mutter in glee as I grab my bow and arrow. I aim at the pig as it continue to squirm at the trap I caught it before releasing the bow.

*Jleb!!*

*SQQQQUUUUIIIIIIKKKKKKK!!!!!*

I can't help but blanch and held myself from vomitting as I unintentionally did something that not even the bastard that try to murder me deserved.

My arrow pierced right through the bastard's asshole.

I really really cringed at what I just did as the pig starts to stop before it drop dead. I let got of the breath I didn't realize I hold and starts to cheer loudly.

Wait....isn't this a bit anticlimatic? I thought it'll be better than this? I was expecting a large fight where I have to use all the strength I got from the training against its overwhelming power?

...wait, why am I expecting something from a shonen manga? Come on, Darren, that is super ridiculous! It's real life, not some power fantasy fiction!

I climb down from the tree and approach the damn boar. I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting myself to see the bane of my existance died by the trap I set. It wasn't a complicated trap, but then again, this boar wasn't known for its intelligence.

I went to see its face and can't help but grin. The boar's dead face really lifted my spirit.

"Hehe...now u regret....?" I said while trying not to flinch at my throat's soreness. Yeah, gotta continue to practice my speecg later.

I widen my eyes as the boar suddenly shake and open its eyes. Out of instinct, I grab my spear and pierced its big head without any mercy as blood sprayed into my face, but I didn't give a shit.

".....u almost got me...bitch...." I mutter before continue to put more strength while stabbing it. More blood continue to spray out of the wounds before I satisfied and pulled it out. "Nowr....the tusk...."

I grab my metal dagger amd try to cut the tusks. And just like that unicorn horn, it sliced through it like a hot knife through a butter.

I seriously need to know what is this fucker made of. But, right now, I gotta celebrate at my victory.

Suddenly, I heard a rumble and it was that moment that I finally remember something crucial. Silver Tusk Boar was never stray away from their herd, and on each herd, there's its mama.

I was too focus on hunting the boar that I forgot one crucial rule in survival. No matter how much stronger you get, there's always a bigget fish.

I turn around and pale as a boar twice as large as the one I just killed walks out of the bush alongside few other ones with similar size. I can't help but gulp as the boars aaw the dead one and starts to squeal in anger.

This is gonna be a long day.....

To be continued