Chapter 831: I Won't Move Unless the Enemy Moves

The heart meat of the first pig naturally had to be fed to Da Hei, the lead dog; this was a rule that absolutely could not be broken.

Fortunately, ever since Xiao Hei had been severely beaten by Wang An for fighting over meat last time, he had remained well-behaved and had never again tried to take the first bite.

It had to be admitted that Xiao Hei was actually quite sensible.

Now, because Xiao Hei's capabilities as a lead dog had fully manifested, Wang An fed Xiao Hei second, immediately after Da Hei.

There was no other way; in Wang An's pack of dogs, aside from Da Hei being the most important, Xiao Hei was now the second most important.

Mainly, the current Xiao Hei already possessed all the abilities a lead dog should have. Whether it was tracking prey or leading the pack, he could be considered fully trained.

He was only lacking in technical experience, but that could only be made up for with time and the number of trips into the mountains, as experience is not something that can be learned overnight.

Furthermore, according to Wang An's observations, Xiao Hei was currently working hard to learn how to communicate with Wang An. Every time Wang An gave Da Hei an order, only Xiao Hei listened with absolute attentiveness.

Thus, in Wang An's view, Xiao Hei's future achievements would certainly be no less than those of Da Hei.

In other words, after another six months or a year, Wang An's pack would be a pack with two lead dogs.

And so, after feeding the first and second pieces of wild boar heart to Da Hei and Xiao Hei respectively, Wang An distributed the boar's liver and lungs to the other dogs.

Since Wang An didn't intend to feed the dogs wild boar meat, he proceeded to gut several wild boars one after another.

The twelve dogs ate the hearts, livers, and lungs of five large wild boars before they were all full.

It had to be said that the appetite of dogs was truly not small; they could be described as quite gluttonous.

After feeding the dogs, Wang An ignored the other boar carcasses. He wiped his hands with some leaves and lay directly down on the grass.

Continuing to gut boars was impossible, absolutely impossible. Mainly, it was just too damn tiring, and Wang An wasn't going to do it.

How much more pleasant it was to spend this time feeling the beauty of nature!

Actually, the reason Wang An didn't continue gutting the boars wasn't just because of laziness.

This was because there was actually no problem with leaving dead wild boars or other mountain game ungutted for several hours.

Even if the belly truly began to stink, as long as all the internal organs were thrown away, the meat would be perfectly fine.

Of course, it wouldn't work if too much time passed. Mainly, if the time was too long, the intestines of the mountain game would become fragile, and a slight slip of the hand could rupture them.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Wang An lay there feeling an unprecedented sense of coziness and had entered a state between sleep and wakefulness, he heard Da Hei and the other dogs emit a very low "wu wu wu wu" sound.

Clearly, an unknown creature had appeared.

Hearing this sound, Wang An snapped awake and instinctively grabbed his Type 56 assault rifle into his hand.

However, Wang An did not sit up immediately; instead, he turned his head to look at Da Hei and the other dogs.

Doing this was a habit of Wang An's, or more accurately, something he had heard about in a real-life incident.

That is, when a person is lying down and discovers that a person or another animal is approaching, they must never expose themselves immediately, lest they become a sitting duck for the person or animal.

The correct way to respond was to quietly figure out the situation and make preparations.

After noticing the direction Da Hei and the dogs were looking, Wang An began to roll over, trying not to make a sound, shifting from a lying position to a prone position.

To be honest, doing this was actually quite dangerous, as moving objects are more likely to attract attention.

Fortunately, the wild grass of this season had already grown tall. Moreover, in order to better experience nature, Wang An had specifically found a hollow area with deeper grass before lying down.

Thus, by the time Wang An had fully adjusted his position, he didn't seem to have attracted the opponent's attention.

Once Wang An had adjusted his posture and looked in the direction the dogs were focused on, he found that there was nothing but trees and grass before him; nothing else appeared.

He observed carefully for a long while, yet still found nothing.

It had to be said, this was damn strange.

One must know that with the abilities of Da Hei and the other dogs, they would absolutely not be talking nonsense for no reason.

Furthermore, the dogs had just eaten their fill and were at a point where they had zero interest in hunting. Therefore, for the dogs to make such low sounds at this time, they must have discovered something.

Consequently, Wang An stayed prone like a turtle, continuing to observe and wait.

In any case, as long as the enemy didn't move, he wouldn't move; that was certainly the safest bet.

It wasn't that he didn't want to move, but mainly because Wang An still didn't know what this so-called "enemy" actually was.

After another unknown amount of time, just as Wang An's patience had been worn thin and he was planning to fire off a half-magazine of bullets just to clear the area, this so-called "enemy" finally damn well appeared.

To be precise, it was discovered by Wang An.

In Wang An's line of sight, on a large tree opposite the mud pit, a leopard was motionlessly observing the dogs and the wild boar carcasses scattered across the ground.

If it hadn't been for a small section of the leopard's tail hanging below a tree fork, which Wang An spotted, he really wouldn't have been able to find it.

It had to be said that for Da Hei and the other dogs to only know a creature was nearby but be unable to locate its position showed just how terrifying the leopard's stealth and camouflage abilities were.

Of course, based on the angle, if Wang An could see the leopard, the leopard should have seen Wang An as well.

However, the leopard hesitated to strike. It was unclear whether it was because it was wary of the dogs or because it was wary of the gun in Wang An's hand.

To be honest, Wang An felt very surprised when he saw the leopard, because the place where he currently was was still considered the periphery of the village—the outermost edge of the mountains.

A fierce beast like a leopard was not only rare but normally should have appeared in the deep mountains.

Yet now, it had appeared on the outskirts of the mountain!

So, why was that?

Wang An truly couldn't figure it out.

But since it had appeared, Wang An didn't want to let it live. After all, he had witnessed this creature's combat power with his own eyes; it could be said that even with Da Hei's combat strength, he might not be a match for it in a single exchange.

However, although Wang An didn't want to let it live, he didn't fire after aiming several times.

Because at this moment, the leopard was not only a bit too far from Wang An, but it was also perched on a tree trunk with branches obstructing the view.

Furthermore, Wang An felt that he might only have one shot's chance. If the first shot missed, he certainly wouldn't have the chance to fire a second.

(End of Chapter)