072 Chen Juanjuan’s Scream

This time, she was exceptionally obedient, letting Chen Anquan handle her without moving a muscle. Aside from feeling a bit embarrassed by his broad shoulder pressing against her lower abdomen, her heart was filled with a profound sense of safety.

Wild boars are notorious for their brute strength and swift movements. That’s why hunters in the mountains rarely manage to capture an adult wild boar barehanded; they must rely on tools like bows, arrows, and traps to catch one.

Seeing that Gouzi had exhausted nearly all his strength, the wild boar tangled with him soon joined the attack against Chen Anquan.

Without a moment’s pause, the three wild boars clustered together and charged at Chen Anquan and Chen Juanjuan.

Boom, boom, boom!

The violent stomping of hooves and trembling earth startled Chen Juanjuan into a cry of fear.

In the blink of an eye, the three wild boars were upon them.

Chen Anquan could only bend his legs, pressing his feet firmly into the ground as he prepared to unleash his strength.

Gluteal muscles, quadriceps, gastrocnemius, soleus, sartorius, corpus cavernosum… almost every muscle in his lower body was summoned, every ounce of latent energy awakened, every bit of his vigor poured into his stance.

Unburdened, Chen Anquan could easily dunk a basketball with both hands.

But with Chen Juanjuan as heavy baggage, he dared not gamble.

He could only push himself to his absolute limit.

Rumble!

The “tank” formed by the three wild boars barreled straight toward them.

Chen Anquan, carrying Chen Juanjuan, leapt forward, landing ten meters ahead.

“Ah, ah, ah!” Chen Juanjuan’s head hung low; she suddenly realized her view was swiftly leaving the ground, and in a blink, she was somewhere else.

Bang!

Chen Anquan landed with both feet, stamping two deep holes in the dry yellow earth.

He jumped that far?

Chen Juanjuan was astonished, but, not wanting to disrupt his actions, she swallowed her questions.

Bang!

The three wild boars crashed simultaneously into a tree as thick as a washbasin, shaking loose nearly half its leaves.

A shower of hand-sized leaves rained down from above.

The three wild boars panted heavily, their sides rising and falling like waves. Lowering their heads, they faced off with Chen Anquan.

Chen Anquan was no better off; his explosive effort had drained most of his energy. If he tried to leap again with Chen Juanjuan, he couldn’t manage it.

He bent down and set Chen Juanjuan off his shoulder.

“Don’t put me down! I’m scared!” Chen Juanjuan was crying now, terrified—especially after seeing the mutant wild boar, her heart felt icy cold.

“You must keep the flowers and herbs safe! I suspect that’s what they’re after!”

“But…” Chen Juanjuan hesitated; she wanted to throw away the flowers and herbs, but Chen Anquan had already warned her not to.

At this moment, Gouzi staggered to his feet and came to stand by Chen Anquan, watching his mistress being set down.

“Gouzi, protect Juanjuan!”

Chen Anquan didn’t know if Gouzi understood, but he took two steps toward the three wild boars. “Come at me! Today I want wild boar meat. I hear it’s chewy, even tastier than beef!”

He bent his legs, arms poised in front.

“Taiji?”

Sitting on the grass, hands guarding the blood-red flowers and herbs, Chen Juanjuan recognized the stance as Taiji boxing. She never expected Chen Anquan would try to defeat wild boars with Taiji.

Isn’t Taiji just a health exercise? Can it really be used in a fight?

The three wild boars gave him little rest; soon, they split into three directions, attacking from the front, left, and right.

Using tactics, even!

Chen Anquan smiled, his eyes fixed on the mutant wild boar.

He’d already dealt with a normal wild boar before—a single kick was enough to defeat it, nothing worth mentioning.

He eyed the mutant boar's tusks, thick as a wrist, and reached out with both hands. Just as the tusks were about to pierce his chest, his hands clamped onto the middle of the tusks, and he rolled onto the boar’s back.

Bang!

Since Chen Anquan had rolled onto the mutant boar, the other two crashed into each other, both falling to the ground with legs flailing.

Gouzi seized the moment, pouncing on one of the fallen boars.

The pit bull is infamous for its viciousness, renowned for its throat-locking attack.

Gouzi’s jaws clamped down on the wild boar’s throat, and the boar cried out in agony.

Fresh blood gushed from its neck, staining Gouzi’s head crimson.

Yet soon, the struggling wild boar stood up.

Gouzi held fast, refusing to let go, even as the wild boar dragged him across the ground.

Gouzi growled and tore, determined to suffocate the boar.

Chen Anquan had no time to pay attention to Gouzi. Rolling off the mutant boar’s back, his legs flashed like lightning, keeping a safe distance.

The mutant boar, undaunted, let out a chilling cry and charged again.

At the same time, the other wild boar got back up and joined the attack.

Chen Anquan was caught between them. He unleashed an explosive twist of his hips, spinning sideways and kicking out with a sweeping leg.

The sweep was so fast that the air itself hummed.

In an instant, the boar's head was at his ankle.

The kicking technique has three power points: knee, ankle, and heel. It allows him to move great masses with minimal force.

Chen Anquan’s ankle struck like a heavy axe, kicking the boar’s head with tremendous force.

The wretched squeal of the wild boar echoed across Aobei Mountain…

With a physique of 2.82, strength of 2.05, and explosive power of 1.95, his abilities were triple those of a normal person. Backed by the Taiji’s leverage, his sweeping kick was formidable.

A blur flashed past.

The wild boar became a sandbag, flying several meters away.

Chen Juanjuan’s eyes nearly popped out. That was a three-hundred-pound boar, and Chen Anquan sent it flying with one kick!

The boar landed five or six meters away, crashing heavily into the ground.

Bang, bang, bang!

Meanwhile, the boar locked by Gouzi was thrashing madly, repeatedly slamming Gouzi against the earth with its thick neck.

Chen Anquan glanced at Gouzi and saw he still refused to let go, enduring the punishment without loosening his grip.

This dog wouldn’t die so easily…

The kicked boar lay motionless, unclear whether it was stunned or dead.

As for the mutant boar, seeing its companions in such dire straits, it did not flee. Instead, it charged again.

Its size was enormous. Even agile Chen Anquan could not easily dodge.

If evasion was impossible, he would defeat it head-on!

A roar, like a tiger descending the mountain, surprised Chen Anquan.

Suddenly, a mutant wild boar the size of a rhinoceros appeared in front of him.

Despite its bulk, it moved faster than the others.

Chen Anquan reached out, grasping the tusks, his arms retreating to dissipate force. Then, with a twist and a burst of strength, he hoisted the six or seven hundred pound boar, dragging it in a circle on the ground before slamming its massive head into the earth.

Rumble!

The ground caved in with a deep pit.

A mutant boar the size of a rhinoceros was pinned down, unable to move.

Just then, a piercing scream made Chen Anquan turn urgently toward Chen Juanjuan, who stood ten meters away.

He saw the boar, previously thought dead, had revived, charging straight at Chen Juanjuan.