In the pitch-black night sky, the moon hung high like a silver disc, casting down watery moonlight.
In the summer wind, the dense mountain forest gently stretched its deep green leaves; the waterfall rumbled, but it couldn't cover the noisy chirping of sandalwood crickets.
Fang Yuan stepped on the green grass, quietly approaching a wild boar.
The boar was burying its head, snorting and rooting in the mud, searching for worms among the grass and dirt.
Wild boars are omnivorous; they not only eat worms but also steal bird eggs, and are good at catching hares, mice, and even poisonous creatures like snakes and scorpions.
Fang Yuan slowly approached this boar from behind.
In the bright moonlight, the boar's gray-black fur was clearly visible. Its body, Seventy: Using White Boar Gu, was strong, with four short limbs; the bristles on its back were long and hard, and there was sparse hair on its ears, standing up like needles.
It stood on four legs, each foot having four toes, but only the middle two touched the ground. Its tail was thin and short, occasionally swishing to drive away flying insects.
Suddenly, it stopped rooting for food, jerked its head up, and its sharp, erect little ears trembled rapidly several times.
Although Fang Yuan stopped in time, the boar still discovered him, quickly turned around, and uttered a warning grunt.
Fang Yuan wasn't surprised; wild animals, unlike domestic ones, are quite vigilant. Especially wild boars; their sense of smell is extremely keen, and they can find often well-hidden bird nests.
Even if this boar didn't hear anything, when Fang Yuan approached within a hundred meters, it would smell his scent and perceive his presence.
Fang Yuan now had five Gu worms: Spring Autumn Cicada, Wine Bug, Moonlight Gu, Little Light Gu, and White Boar Gu, but his loadout was not reasonable or complete.
If he had a Qi Locking Gu to cover his scent, plus a Stealth Seventy: Using White Boar Gu Step Gu to mask his footsteps, he could approach the boar silently to within ten steps.
However, adding such two Gu would mean Fang Yuan had to raise seven Gu worms; the consumption of primeval stones would be too great, hard to support.
Ordinary Gu Masters can only nurture four to five Gu worms of the same rank. Thus, Gu Masters often don't act alone but form five-person groups, at least three.
In the group, there are dedicated roles for reconnaissance, movement, strong attack, treatment, and defense.
Fang Yuan continued moving, approaching the boar.
The boar growled low, and a tuft of white bristles stood up clearly on its neck—a sign of agitation.
Finally, when Fang Yuan stepped forward, breaking the boar's mental distance limit, the boar pawed the ground three times with its front feet, then lowered its head and charged at Fang Yuan on its four strong legs.
Its upper canines protruded outward, curving upward into two snow-white tusks. Under the moonlight, the tusks gleamed coldly, thrusting at Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan had no defensive Gu at all; if the tusks struck him, his stomach would be pierced, his guts punctured—at the very least severely wounded, if not killed.
«Moonlight Gu.» Fang Yuan’s expression was calm. At his thought, the Moonlight Gu residing in his right palm absorbed true essence and emitted a deep blue moonlight, resonating with the moon in the night sky.
The boar charged fiercely, and Fang Yuan swept his right palm at it.
With a whoosh, the moon blade flew out and struck the boar's face, blood spurting immediately.
The boar howled in pain, turning anger into momentum, charging even faster; in an instant, it was just a few steps away from Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan agilely leaped aside, rolled, and tumbled!
The boar rushed straight past him and, with a bang, crashed into a small tree behind Fang Yuan.
The small tree was only as thick as an adult's arm; such a collision dealt it devastating damage, splitting the entire trunk in two.
Fang Yuan stood up, quickly approached the boar, and at the same time flung moon blades with his right hand.
The deep blue moon blades cut straight lines through the air and struck the boar.
The boar's gray-black hide immediately acquired several long, deep cuts, from which bright red blood gushed continuously.
The moon blades driven by Fang Yuan's high-grade true essence could cut through the hardest human skull in one blow, but on this boar, they only caused flesh wounds, not reaching the bone.
Even a small wild boar was this tough; one could see how harsh the survival environment of this world was!
The boar growled low and charged at Fang Yuan again.
As it ran, its bloody wounds kept tearing open, hot blood pouring out like it was free.
Fang Yuan repeated his tactic, dodging its charge with another side roll.
Although the boar was fierce and its charge strong, it had a weakness: poor turning ability. The faster it went, the harder it was to change direction, so almost every charge was a straight line. As long as a Gu Master was bold and attentive, it wasn't hard to dodge.
Swish, swish, swish.
Each time the boar rushed past, Fang Yuan flung several moon blades, adding new wounds to the old. The more enraged it became, the more blood it lost.
After several such exchanges, its movements slowed, and its growls sounded weak.
«Little Light Gu.»
This time, Fang Yuan not only activated Moonlight Gu but also channeled true essence into Little Light Gu.