Reborn in 1986, in an era where guns were not banned, hunting was not forbidden, and wildlife was not protected; an era when, because Black Bears and wild boars were devastating the fruits of the common people's hard labor, the higher authorities encouraged and called upon all villages to actively hunt.

As Zhao Jun, a young soldier of the Yong'an Village Civilian Militia Squad and a junior member of the Hunter's brigade, he shouldered his gun, headed into the great mountains, and began a life of hunting with his dogs.


The saying that hunting a Black Bear in its den meant putting your life on the line was no exaggeration.


Li Baoyu was brave, with the kind of reckless courage of a newborn calf that doesn't fear a tiger. But during the fight at Big Stone Cliff that day, a single roar from the bear had been enough to strike terror into his heart.


But hunting a Black Bear in its den meant you had to rely on sheer grit, swinging an axe at its head. Just how much courage did that take?


Relying on just two wooden poles to pin the Black Bear's head, one wrong move and you'd likely meet your end right there.


Besides, he had heard many stories about old-time Mountain Runners who had lost their lives hunting Black Bears in their dens.


So, when Zhao Jun said he was going to help Li Dachen and Li Erchen hunt the Black Bear in its den, Li Baoyu thought he was completely insane.


Chapter 44 - Chapter 44: Attacking the Black Bear's Den