"Strengthen the root bone!?" Hearing what Zhang Ding said, Lin Sheng was secretly astonished.
This could be considered strengthening one's Aptitude to some extent. The stronger the root bone, the better, and the greater the effect and power of cultivating martial arts would be.
Even he couldn't help but feel a bit moved at this moment.
Although he had the mountain and sea scroll, the root bone of his current body could indeed only be considered below average.
If he could improve his root bone Aptitude, coupled with the amplifying effect of the mountain and sea scroll entering his body, the combined cultivation effect would undoubtedly be better.
"Old Zhang, I think you should forget about it. One blood enhancement pill costs at least two hundred taels of silver, and even if you have the money, you might not be able to buy it. With this kind of thinking, you might as well Cultivate diligently on a daily basis and spend less energy on women..."
An ordinary old hunter, however, joked without restraint.
"You old man Deng, who said I, Old Zhang, don't have a chance to get that blood enhancement pill? Maybe during this beast tide, I, Zhang, might be able to give it a shot..."
Hearing the mockery in the other party's words, Zhang Ding immediately retorted in annoyance.
After that, the few people chatted for a while longer. As they delved deeper into Yangping Mountain, their attention gradually shifted to the surrounding environment, and they no longer had the mood to continue chatting.
This time, everyone had gone quite deep into Yangping Mountain. Various wild beasts occasionally darted past. Fortunately, most of their Ninth Squad were old hunters with considerable experience in dealing with wild beasts.
They avoided the more troublesome wild beasts in advance, or used prepared beast meat to lure them away.
For some less dangerous wild beasts, they also had no intention of attacking, but quickly passed by.
If they encountered an unavoidable situation, Wang Sanyang would strike like lightning and quickly kill it.
As for the corpses of the killed beasts, they only took the valuable parts, leaving the rest behind.
Because this mission went quite deep into the mountains, their group traveled light.
It wasn't until a day later that everyone reached the activity area of the Tusker Mountain Pig mentioned in the intelligence.
Wang Sanyang immediately had the experienced old hunters spread out to search for traces of the Tusker Mountain Pig's activity.
The Tusker Mountain Pig was huge, so its tracks were not hard to find.
It only took a little less than half a day before a hunter confirmed a recent activity trace of the Tusker Mountain Pig.
"It's really damn smelly. It seems that big guy didn't leave here long ago."
Zhang Ding squatted on the ground, sniffing lightly with his nose. In front of him were several large trees with most of their leaves gnawed bare.
And among the surrounding bushes and vegetation, there were piles of feces several times larger than a human head. Judging from the weight, each pile must have been dozens of pounds.
Just from the scale of the feces, the size of this Tusker Mountain Pig was probably two sizes larger than an elephant.
Lin Sheng also noticed that since entering this area, the number of various wild beasts that could be seen from time to time had significantly decreased.
Clearly, this area was the territory of that Tusker Mountain Pig.
"Alright, let's set up the trap here and wait for that big guy to come back."
By this time, Wang Sanyang had also inspected the surrounding terrain and began instructing everyone to start setting up the trap.
Everyone divided the work and started getting busy. Everyone was very quick and efficient. There was no telling when the Tusker Mountain Pig would return, so they had to be fully prepared in advance, otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with that big guy.
Just as Lin Sheng was busy working with Zhang Ding and the others, Ma Qiang at the back of the team occasionally looked over, his gaze subtly falling on Lin Sheng, a hint of resentment on his face.
"What's wrong, A Qiang? Can't wait?"
A tall, thin man with an ordinary appearance next to Ma Qiang noticed Ma Qiang's gaze and asked in a low voice.
"If you can't wait, just leave it to me when that Tusker Mountain Pig comes over. I'll take care of him in the chaos."
The tall, thin man was named Liu Jie, a trusted subordinate arranged by Ma Long to protect Ma Qiang in the Ninth Squad. He had entered the Body Tempering Realm many years ago, and his strength within the Body Tempering Realm was quite good, even slightly stronger than Zhang Ding.
"Do it here!?"
Hearing this, a hint of hesitation appeared on Ma Qiang's face, but he quickly nodded.
"I'll listen to you, Brother Liu. We'll deal with that kid here. After this mission is completed, I'll leave the Ninth Squad and go to my brother's place."
"Very good. He's just a kid who just started. Just watch, I'll cripple him for you soon. Then, let him die at the hands of that Tusker Mountain Pig. No one will blame us."
Liu Jie had a cold smile on his face, showing an expression that meant 'relax, leave everything to me'.
After everyone had set up the trap, they each found a place to hide, quietly waiting for today's main character to arrive.
Lin Sheng also chose a large ancient tree near the trap as his hiding place.
The ancient tree's branches and leaves were dense, making it very suitable for concealing one's figure.
Lin Sheng glanced around, but his gaze paused slightly on a large tree not far from the ancient tree where he was located.
Ma Qiang and another person were hiding on that ancient tree. Through the dense branches and leaves, their gaze occasionally fell on him.
After noticing his gaze, they quickly looked away.
"These two guys..."
Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, but soon shook his head slightly and looked away.
He was slightly surprised by the two of them appearing here, but the only nearby hiding places apart from ancient trees were the rotten leaves on the ground. Hiding in a tree like him wasn't abnormal, but the distance seemed a bit close.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, but he didn't pay too much attention to them. Instead, he carefully checked the equipment, dry food, and water he was carrying.
Because this time they were going quite deep into Yangping Mountain, his preparations were quite sufficient.
In addition to the standard iron rod equipped when entering the Hunting Beast Hall, he also specifically asked someone at a blacksmith's shop in Yangping Town to forge a short dagger, which could be considered an extra layer of security for himself. Although the iron rod was heavy, its true piercing ability was much weaker than a dagger. Especially when dealing with tough-skinned, thick-fleshed exotic beasts, the damage a dagger could inflict was undoubtedly more significant, and its close-combat ability was even better.
After confirming everything was in order, Lin Sheng held his breath and concentrated, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Tusker Mountain Pig.
He had already decided in his heart that after dealing with the Tusker Mountain Pig, he would find a way to let it enter his body.
Time slowly passed, and soon several hours had gone by.
The group of beast hunters were all very patient, quietly lying in wait without making any unnecessary movements, although they were more or less a bit nervous in their hearts.
If they really had to wait until nightfall for that big guy to come, it would be a bit tricky.
At night, everyone's vision was affected, and taking action would undoubtedly have more variables compared to daytime.
Fortunately, the situation did not develop in a bad direction.
After another incense stick's worth of time, a low roar came from a distance, the sound extremely deep and powerful.
"It's coming!"
Someone whispered it, and everyone's nerves immediately tensed up, each gripping the weapon in their hand tightly.
Lin Sheng was also like this. He focused his vision, gripped the iron rod and dagger in his hands tightly, and stared intently in the direction the roar came from.
There, a massive silhouette could be vaguely seen slowly approaching this way.