Chapter 1739
How Deceptive Are Beasts?
After crouching down in the rock, Wang An propped up his gun along the crack in the rock and began to lie motionless, barely breathing.
At this moment, Wang An looked like a statue.
There was no other way; Wang Anke simply couldn't afford to waste time fighting this tiger. He had to kill it as soon as possible.
If night falls, all sorts of serious things could happen, and the consequences would be something Wang An could never bear.
Therefore, Wang Anquan tried his best to avoid anything that could alert the tiger or allow it to discover him in advance.
And so, Wang An squatted in the rock for who knows how long, until he saw a majestic and domineering tiger running from afar at the foot of the rocky mountain.
This tiger doesn't look very big; compared to the tiger that injured Wang An last year, this tiger looks much smaller.
Of course, it's also possible that the distance is too far and the details are not clear enough.
Of course, no matter how small it is, it is still a tiger, and its destructive power and lethality are still quite astonishing. Wang An dared not underestimate it in the slightest.
The most ridiculous thing is that the tiger stopped circling around and headed towards the direction where Wang An and the other three had set up their tents.
It's obvious at a glance that this tiger went to find the horses to eat meat.
Furthermore, as the tiger turned to leave, it would look back every few steps, clearly worried that Wang Li and Mu Xue would be chased by the three of them and the two dogs.
If Wang An hadn't been lying in ambush here and hadn't witnessed this scene, even with Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai's keen sense of smell, they might not have noticed that the tiger had already turned away.
It has to be said, this tiger is really intelligent!
The main problem is that it's incredibly cunning! It even knows that by walking along a road multiple times, it can leave a very strong scent, thus luring its pursuers down the wrong path, while it takes the opportunity to sneak off and eat horse meat.
Awesome! Absolutely awesome!
However, as the old saying goes, "How much cunning can beasts possess? They only bring laughter."
But the tiger certainly never expected that Wang An would change his tactics a step ahead of it, meaning that Wang An was even more cunning than it.
Although Wang An did not anticipate that it would change course and run away, the outcome was already predetermined.
The main point is that in the face of a Type 56 semi-automatic weapon, all carbon-based life forms are paper tigers, and even real tigers are paper tigers!
At such a distance, and looking down from the mountain, Wang An couldn't tell whether the tiger was male or female. Anyway, after taking aim, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.
With a loud "bang," the majestic yet cunning tiger had a spray of blood on its neck. It stumbled, then leaped and darted into the woods.
At the same time, the tiger's angry roar rang out, making Wang An's scalp tingle.
Fortunately, the distance was far enough that Wang An's body was not affected in any way.
However, after landing, the tiger began to walk unsteadily.
Wang An originally aimed the shot at the tiger's head, but the distance was too far, the mountain wind was strong, and the shot was fired from the top of the mountain downhill, so the bullet went slightly astray.
Fortunately, the shot hit its mark. Although the tiger wasn't dead, its movements were severely impaired. Wang An focused his mind, aimed again, and then pulled the trigger without hesitation. There was no other way; at such a long range, continuously firing bullets was utterly useless, as the bullets would likely end up flying off course.
At this point, the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle could only be used as a sniper rifle.
Wang An didn't aim for the tiger's head with this shot; he just hoped it would hit.
The mountain winds were strong, and the distance was great. Even with Wang An's marksmanship, he wasn't confident he could hit the tiger every time he shot while it was leaping around.
Anyway, as long as a second bullet hits the tiger, then the tiger will no longer pose any threat to Wang An and his three companions, or their horses.
Fortunately, Wang An's marksmanship was indeed of a high standard, and the shot hit the tiger's hind leg.
It was after that shot that the tiger's movements became increasingly sluggish, and it staggered forward. When Wang An saw this, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
It's hard to imagine how much damage Wang An and his companions would suffer if they couldn't kill the tiger before nightfall.
After observing for a while, Wang An saw that the tiger was still struggling to move, so he held his breath and fired the third shot.
After a loud "bang," the tiger's head tilted to the side, and it lay there motionless.
Only then did Wang An put away his gun, stand up, and run down the mountain toward the tiger.
When Wang An reached the tiger, Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong had already caught up. Seeing the tiger that Wang An had killed, Mu Xueli gave Wang An a thumbs-up and said with a smile:
"Brother-in-law, your marksmanship is amazing! The mountain on Shilazi must be more than 3 meters away from here, and you still managed to hit it, and hit it right on the head! Hahahaha. Awesome, brother-in-law, your marksmanship is just too amazing!"
After Mu Xueli finished speaking, she pulled the dagger from her lower back, intending to cut open the tiger's carcass and remove its gall bladder while it was still warm.
Tiger gallbladders are far more valuable than bear gallbladders, but no one dares to openly buy them.
Wang Li turned to look at Shilazi Mountain, gave it a thumbs-up to estimate the distance, then turned to Wang An with a look of awe and asked:
"Fourth Brother, where did you fire that shot? The wind on the mountain is so strong, even if you aimed correctly, you probably wouldn't have been able to hit it, right? And you still got headshot. Oh my god, your marksmanship is really terrible."
Although Wang Li is very talented with his marksmanship and his marksmanship is now very good, he doesn't know if he can blow the tiger's head off at such a distance and with such strong mountain winds.
Moreover, when it comes to shooting, the difficulty increases exponentially when the distance is too far, even by just a few meters. It's not as simple as one plus one equals two.
Wang An smiled slightly and said:
"Your eyesight isn't very good, is it? Can't you see that there are three bullet holes on this big claw? If the first shot had blown it in the head, why would I have fired the second and third shots?"
Even if you use your ass to think about it, I would have been the last one to hit that big paw's head, it's nothing.
Wang Li was taken aback upon hearing this, then chuckled and said:
"Hehehehe. I knew it! I was thinking that even if I practiced my marksmanship my whole life, I still wouldn't be able to catch up with you. But if you look at it this way, I still have a chance to catch up with you, mainly because I'm younger than you, hehehehe."
The two brothers are only three years apart; I don't know what Wang Li was thinking when he said that. (End of Chapter)