Chapter 216 – Bear Hunting 2
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The operation worked better than expected.
Chalco, a trap that bites your leg when you step on it and the teeth on the left and right snap shut.
Although the trap itself is old-fashioned, I can clearly see why it has been used for so long. Animals that did not have developed hands like humans had no way to escape once they were caught.
The price was also economical.
From the small size of a mousetrap for 50 coins to the size of a large animal for 500 coins.
Of course, I installed 6 of the largest size, so it cost 3,000 coins, but considering that I was able to hunt bears, it was a waste of money. If I tried to fight normally, I would have lost even 10 lives.
There are a total of 6 traps set in the direction from which the bear comes.
Grizzly bears were caught in two of them. One each for the hind legs and front legs.
Thanks to this, the bear fell to the ground and was completely incapacitated. Since he tied the iron rope to the thickest tree, there was no need to worry about the tree breaking and breaking free.
-Cooooong! Oooooh!
A grizzly bear struggles on the muddy ground.
That big guy ran wild, and even though I was stuck in a trap and couldn’t move, I felt a chill in my stomach.
“It’s so big.”
The bear was bigger than I thought. Usually, when describing a large animal, the term ‘the size of a house’ is used, but this one was truly so big that it does not feel like an exaggeration to say that it is the size of a house.
With such a huge man-eating bear writhing around, I couldn’t even dare to get close. Mud splattered everywhere, and small trees broke as if a tank had passed through them. If I had been there, I would have broken in the same way.
“I will kill you painlessly, so stay still.”
But how do you stop breathing?
I set up traps in a hurry, but I didn’t think about how to finish it.
Even if you stab it with a spear, it doesn’t seem like it will die in one or two hits. I felt like I would get hurt if I went closer to stab him.
However, I don’t think a crossbow can even pierce leather. What should I do?
After thinking about it for a while, I started searching through terminal stores again.
Even though I feel like a crazy person looking at my phone while a grizzly bear is struggling in front of me, I can’t help it. A safe and reliable way to kill the bear was needed.
“Oh! Yes, this is it.”
The object that caught my eye was a grenade.
This is an item that even killers with the ability to turn invisible have used before. At that time, I almost fell behind once.
“That bastard, it looks like he has quite a few coins left over.”
The price is a whopping 1500 coins each.
It was an exorbitant price to use once and throw away.
But it was not the time to save coins. I’ve already spent a lot of coins on bear traps, and I can just go back and earn the coins I spent. Even if coins were important, they were not more important than life.
I immediately bought a grenade.
A cold and heavy feeling that I have become accustomed to. I remembered throwing grenades during training camp. And the time recently when I was caught in an explosion and almost died.
In my experience, if you detonate it at close range, it has enough firepower to kill even a bear. Having been hit by a grenade, I could guarantee that.
Then all you have to do is hide behind the big tree over there and throw it.
Deciding that, I quickly moved towards the big tree.
By the way.
-Parking! Ting!
“… Huh?”
An unsettling noise coming from the bear that was still struggling.
It was the sound of the trap holding the bear’s foot being broken and damaged.
No way.
I slowly look back with an anxious mind.
The grizzly bear that had been rolling on the ground was standing on all fours, covered in blood and mud.
Even the largest Chalco could not continue to withstand the struggle of the giant bear. In the end, the grizzly bear broke all the traps holding its legs and was released.
“Fuck!! Was it made in China?!”
-Cowooooo-!
First, I ran. There was no time to think about anything else.
The bear also has both legs injured, so at least it won’t be able to reach its normal speed. First, let’s run to a safe place. And if you see an opportunity and throw a grenade──
-Clap!
“Huh?”
I, who was running frantically through the mud, turned around when I heard a new sound of metal.
A grizzly bear was finally released from a trap and was able to walk. However, he had stepped on another trap I had set and was caught.
-Kuhuhuhuh!
“… “Are you stupid?”
I was clearly the one who set up the trap, but even I was dumbfounded.
There are a total of 6 traps I set.
Two of them worked, so there were four more left.
But the bear didn’t know that, his eyes rolled back, and he tried to chase me and ended up stepping on the trap again.
How can you be so stupid?
As I stared at him in bewilderment, I realized that the bear couldn’t open one of its eyes.
It was a one-eyed bear. So there was nothing to see.
He was more pitiful than he looked.
-Guuuuu! Oooooh!
A grizzly bear struggling once again after being caught in a trap.
But now it wasn’t as threatening as it had been at first. He seemed weak and the more he struggled, the more he felt afraid of the pain of the iron trap digging in.
“Tsk tsk.”
-Kuhuhuhuh!
‘Why don’t we call it a draw?’
The bear was looking at me with that expression. I don’t know if bears have facial expressions. I couldn’t shake the feeling that it looked somehow pitiful.
“I don’t know. Goodbye.”
I have no intention of sympathizing with the bear.
If I hadn’t been caught in the trap, the bear would have torn me to death.
-Ting.
I pulled out the safety pin of the grenade I was holding.
And then he threw it in a parabolic direction towards the bear’s head.
“Whoa.”
Hide behind a big tree and cover your ears.
Soon an explosion that shook the ground erupted.
-Kukwaaang!
Ugh, it’s noisy.
Even though I was covering my ears, the sound of the explosion penetrated my eardrums. I could feel the tremendous shaking, like an earthquake, with my body.
After the storm passed, I stuck my head out next to the tree and checked the situation.
A chunk of the bear’s body with its head blown off was rolling around on the ground, and the surrounding area was devastated with blood and flesh sprayed by the bear, and mud from the explosion.
“It’s neat.”
The mission was cleared perfectly. That too is relatively simple.
The bear cub was killed, and I survived with my limbs intact. It was a world of difference compared to the last time I hunted a white wolf. At that time, one of my arms was like a rag.
-Passsss.
“Ah.”
The bear’s body began to scatter.
The disgusting pieces of flesh and bloodstains scattered around also disappeared.
Only the ground dug up by the grenade explosion and the remains of the shattered bear trap were the only indications that something had happened here. It was literally a sight as if a bomb had been dropped.
『Tiring♪』
And then, an alarm rang announcing the mission’s success.
『The lonely hunt of the lone hunter, ‘Grand Silver’, has come to an end.』
『I earned the title ‘Lone Hunter’. From now on, you can track the location of your desired prey.』
『In return for defeating a powerful enemy, I received 5 rare jewel boxes.』
『Obtained the unique equipment ‘Bear Hunter’s Chainsaw’.』
『I obtained the devil bear’s bile.』
Hmm. It’s a mechanical saw.
It was a large chainsaw that could be carried on one’s shoulder.
[Bear Hunter’s Chainsaw]
[Can split trees, bears, people, etc.]
Is it a chainsaw because it runs on gasoline rather than electricity? I’m not sure, but once it was formed, it was scary.
I’m not asking you to cut down trees with this. It seems too dangerous for me, who doesn’t have any relevant qualifications, to use…
And one more drop item.
There was a small purple vial.
[Demon Bear’s Bile]
[If you drink it, your stamina will become stronger and your semen volume and sperm count will increase. The illness is cured and stamina is restored. Hair loss may occur.]
“… Hmm.”
Just looking at the color, it looks closer to ‘poison’ than ‘medicine’.
Strengthen your stamina… On this island where energy is a coin, it was the most valuable item.
However, there was something that bothered me.
“Hair loss…”
I swallowed dry saliva.
Just in case, I am rich.
But people don’t know what’s going on. I am not ignorant of reality to the extent that I can guarantee that my hair will always be abundant in the future.
For me, the ambiguous expression, ‘hair loss may occur’ came as a mental stumbling block. Even if you become more energetic, it is of no use if you lose your hair and become less attractive. Moreover, considering the viciousness of this island, I didn’t know that it would not only cause hair loss but also baldness.
“I should leave it in for now.”
But, of course, people don’t know what’s going on.
Even if there is no problem with my stamina now, there is no guarantee that it will always be so in the future.
There was nothing wrong with preparing for an unexpected situation.
“Tweet! Let’s stop!”
The sun was setting.
I grabbed all the drop items from the bear and prepared to return home.
I don’t know if the tweets really took the time. Anyway, the mission was a success, so I planned to feed Chirp a lot of special food when I got back.
I am also very merciful. Where in the world is this owner?
However, the chirp that used to fly by when called, for some reason, did not respond when called this time.
Didn’t you hear? Or is it because it’s so far away that it takes a long time to fly?
“Tweet? “Can’t you hear?”
I tried singing a little louder.
But as expected, there was no response.
“Tweet~! Come quickly! If you don’t come, I’ll leave you behind!”
Still, there is no response.
This bastard. Where are you doing? You’re probably seducing a female, right?
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve been out, so I might not want to go back.
Should I let them play some more? It’s not like someone will catch it if you put it out there. It’s not like there’s nothing to eat outside.
The reason I thought so complacently may have been to hide my ominous premonition.
『Tiring♪』
And, without fail, the ominous premonition came true.
『’Chirp’ has died. The name of a loyal pet will be remembered for a long time.』
“…”
I froze in place.
