Free Web NovelChapter 423: Chapter 214: Curtain Falls [Double Release!]
This arrow, because of the close distance, had an astounding force and directly hit the grizzly bear’s face.
The grizzly bear let out a miserable cry, rolled down messily, no longer daring to climb the tree, and once again turned around to run.
At this moment, Li Younan no longer saved arrows, quickly nocked another arrow, and fired several more, clearing out all his remaining arrows, each hitting the grizzly bear.
Then Li Younan didn’t rush to catch up immediately, but waited for the grizzly bear to stagger and disappear from sight again under the cover of the jungle, before he slowly descended from the tree.
Glancing in the direction the grizzly bear had left, he quickly withdrew his gaze and began searching through the woods.
Soon, he found a piece of tough wood of moderate thickness, just right for gripping, about two meters long. He cut it down using the hatchet he carried with him and sharpened one end of the wood.
The texture of this wood was very similar to bamboo, extremely tough, and the sharpened tip was very sharp, capable of easily piercing through a bear’s hide.
Holding this homemade spear, Li Younan tracked toward the direction the grizzly bear had fled.
The grizzly bear had just been hit by many arrows, especially one in its face, this time truly receiving heavy damage.
Li Younan intended to give it a swift end.
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The grizzly bear, turned into a porcupine with arrows, didn’t manage to get far. Li Younan, holding that homemade spear, quickly found it.
At this time, Li Younan’s action camera was still on, and he stood calmly in front of the grizzly bear.
Blood was already seeping from the bear’s mouth, and severely injured, it could only lay on the ground, unwillingly staring at Li Younan.
Although the grizzly bear seemed to have lost its ability to move, assuming it was completely devoid of attack capability would likely lead to a fatal counterattack.
Li Younan did not plan to waste time; he lightly weighed the wooden spear in his hand, took out the hunting knife with the other, and then swiftly stepped forward.
Predictably, just as he closed in, the grizzly bear suddenly got up and lunged forward.
But Li Younan was well prepared, thrusting the spear fiercely, stabbing into the bear’s abdomen, then quickly pulling back.
Among Li Younan’s skills is a set of ancient swordsmanship from China; despite this swordsmanship yielding the greatest power only with a sword, it does not mean its techniques cannot be adapted to other weapons.
The sword is an extremely difficult weapon to master; to unleash its power, even a simple thrust requires thousands upon thousands of practices.
Li Younan merely used the spear in his hand as though it were a longer sword.
Beyond the deeply ingrained muscle memory of movement throughout his body, the ancient swordsmanship skill also granted him an extremely agile reaction speed, along with a calm disposition and clear judgment in the face of danger.
At this moment, Li Younan did not even feel controlled by adrenaline; his mind was exceedingly clear, focusing intensely on analyzing the bear’s condition, its potential next move, and the most efficient counteraction.
When the bear missed its first lunge and suffered another severe piercing attack, it collapsed back to the ground.
Li Younan swiftly maneuvered to the bear’s side, raised his spear again, stabbing into the bear’s abdomen once more, and withdrew rapidly before the bear could react, creating distance.
After several consecutive attacks, the bear finally could stand no longer.
Li Younan stepped behind the bear, drew the hunting knife from his waist, and sighed lightly.
At this moment, his heart was filled with complex emotions as he seriously spoke to the camera: "I am very thankful for this show; it truly allowed me to deeply understand the philosophical relationship between humans and nature."
"This is the real wilderness."
After speaking, Li Younan swiftly ended the bear’s life from behind.
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After completely killing the bear, Li Younan quickly composed himself and began dismantling the bear into pieces using his butchery skills.
While doing this, his movements were unsurprisingly skilled and precise.
He peeled back the bear’s hide for cutting, knowing precisely the locations of the bear’s arteries and veins, ensuring even the blood did not excessively splatter.
Soon, just like the ox from last time, the bear’s meat was contained within its skin.
However, compared to the ox, Li Younan did not intend to carry back most of the bear’s meat.
Here’s a little-known fact: much of a bear’s meat is not very tasty.
Everyone thinks bear paw must be a culinary delight, but the truth is it’s not necessarily that delicious.
The reason bear paw is considered top-tier gourmet cuisine for a long time is similar to the prestige of shark fins in high society, due to one core reason: in ancient times, eating bear paw was truly not easy.
Not to mention how challenging it was to hunt a bear without a rifle; even cooking bear paw into a dish was no simple feat.
Bear meat is very tough, and while bear paw isn’t tough, it is very hard and resilient.
To make bear paw edible, in ancient times at least seven to eight hours of slow simmering was required, consuming substantial manpower and wood.
Wood, in ancient times, was not something ordinary people could waste at will.
Additionally, the texture of cooked bear paw is sticky and mushy, much like shark fins.
This texture is mostly favored by older people.
And as is widely known, in any era, those with more and heavier influence in society tend to be older individuals.
