PFC Chapter 50 Iron Tiger's Three Major Tasks
Chapter 50 Iron Tiger's Three Major Tasks
"I was wondering how they managed to drive their car in all this remote mountain forest. Turns out they used water transport..."
Upon seeing this, Cangnian suddenly realized.
The key to poaching isn't how to hunt wild animals, but how to transport them out of the country.
Especially for a big guy like Tiger Dad, without a vehicle or boat, relying on manual labor to move him would be exhausting.
Before long, the group placed Tiger Mom on the fishing boat, started the diesel engine, and sputtered away from the shore.
Fortunately, the fishing boat continued to sail along the shore where Cang Nian was, heading downstream.
Seeing this, Cangnian quickly followed, using the cover of the dense forest to keep a close distance from the fishing boat.
Fortunately, the fishing boat wasn't very fast, and Cang Nian could keep up at a speed only slightly faster than his recent running pace, which was about ten kilometers per hour.
[Ding! Run 10000m, running skill proficiency +1! (21/100)]
[Ding! Run 10000m, running skill proficiency +1! (22/100)]
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As time went by, the high-hanging sun gradually sank, and system notifications would occasionally ring in Cang Nian's mind.
This also exhausted him.
In his previous workouts, he didn't actually push himself to the limit; he always held back some of his energy, and when he got tired, he would stop and rest for a while before continuing his workout.
But now, in order to save Tiger Dad and the others, he must stay close to the fishing boat.
Otherwise, if the scent doesn't remain on the water's surface and you lose track of them, there will be almost no chance of rescuing Tiger Dad and the others!
But just as Cang Nian's running skill proficiency reached level 25, the fishing boat suddenly turned!
Instead of continuing downstream along the river, the fishing boat headed towards the opposite bank.
Cang Nian scrambled up a tree on the shore, looked across to the other side, and noticed what appeared to be a simple little harbor, though he couldn't see it clearly.
"They're transferring to another mode of transportation! No, I have to catch up!"
Seeing this, Cang Nian's heart sank, and without thinking, he plunged into the river.
Fortunately, tigers are naturally good swimmers. Although it was Cangnian's first time swimming, he couldn't swim fast, but he didn't sink.
Then, only his head was above the water, while his limbs, which were submerged, swung back and forth, paddling forward in the simplest and most suitable dog-paddle motion for a four-legged creature.
However, having no swimming experience whatsoever in either his past or present life, his doggy-paddle speed was surprisingly slow.
"Damn it! They're almost at shore! At this rate, I'm definitely going to lose them!"
Seeing this, Cangnian felt extremely anxious.
[Ding! Swimmed 1 meter, Swimming skill proficiency +1! (1/100)]
But just then, a system notification sounded in his mind, making Cang Nian's eyes light up!
"That's right! I also have a system; as my proficiency increases, my swimming speed will increase!"
This invigorated Cang Nian, and he moved his limbs even more powerfully underwater.
Seeing the poachers on the other side transferring the tiger father, tiger mother, and tiger brother, Cangnian could only try his best to speed up.
[Ding! Swimmed 1 meter, Swimming skill proficiency +1! (100/100)]
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Your swimming skill proficiency has reached maximum. This skill has evolved into—Swimming!]
Finally, as Cang Nian crossed the river to a point one hundred meters away, a system notification sounded.
As a result, he instantly gained a more precise understanding of the techniques for accelerating while swimming, had a better sense of power, and experienced a slight improvement in the strength of his limbs!
This translates into a very noticeable increase in his river-crossing speed!
However, at this moment, Cangnian saw that the last poacher had also left the fishing boat!
Clearly, they have moved Tiger Dad and the others to another mode of transportation!
Seeing this, Cang Nian swam even harder and finally crossed the last two hundred meters in three minutes!
Without taking any rest, he simply shook his fur to remove the water, and then, without stopping, chased after the only path with obvious trampling marks.
"Hurry up! I don't want to spend the night with a tiger!"
"Almost there! This lousy car always breaks down at crucial moments! Ugh! It's done!"
As he ran, Cang Nian heard a conversation growing clearer and clearer.
"Phew... Phew... Luckily I made it in time."
The old man was panting heavily, feeling his heart pounding wildly and his lungs burning with pain.
He hasn't exerted himself to such an extent, constantly expending his energy.
If he hadn't practiced diligently since birth, he wouldn't have been able to finish even the previous 50 kilometers on the boat.
Buzz~!
At that moment, Cang Nian heard the roar of a car engine and quickly chased after it.
A small truck was seen driving north on the dirt road.
Seeing this, Cang Nian ignored the burning pain in his lungs and ran after them.
Fortunately for Cang Nian, the dirt road wasn't very smooth, so the small truck couldn't pick up speed.
But soon after, Cang Nian realized that he had been too happy.
In just two and a half minutes, the truck turned and lifted its front end onto a fairly wide asphalt road!
"Haha! Let's hurry back to town. We made a fortune today, we'll have to have a couple of drinks tonight!"
Seeing that they had finally reached the highway and could pick up speed on the way back, the poacher leader laughed heartily.
At this moment, Cangnian was filled with utter despair.
His maximum speed limit is only fifty or sixty kilometers per hour.
And this truck can easily reach speeds of at least 70 or 80 kilometers per hour!
How can he continue like this?
Even so, he did not give up and ran with all his might, trying to get close to the truck and jump on it.
However, the absolute difference in speed caused the distance between him and the truck to increase, and he could only watch it gradually disappear into the distance.
"Huff...huff...what do we do now...damn it! I should have followed Tiger Dad's team earlier and sneaked onto the fishing boat first!"
Cang Nian was filled with regret at that moment.
But he also knew that this was almost impossible.
The fishing boat was only so big, and with two adult tigers and ten adult men, it was already packed full, with no room to hide at all.
Beep beep—!!!
But just then, Cangnian heard a horn sound from behind.
Turning my head, I saw a pickup truck driving towards us in the distance, heading in the same direction as the poachers' truck!
Because there is a sharp bend ahead, the driver of the pickup truck will naturally honk his horn for safety reasons.
Upon seeing this, Cang Nian's eyes lit up!
Without hesitation, he climbed a tree by the roadside. At that moment, the pickup truck's speed dropped from 80 or 90 kilometers per hour to 20 or 30 kilometers per hour because of a sharp bend ahead!
It's now!
With a powerful leap, Cang Nian flew off the tree branch and landed precisely in the truck bed!
Bang~!
A loud thud nearly knocked Cangnian unconscious, but thankfully he wasn't seriously injured; he was just stunned for a moment.
"Pipi~! Have you been causing trouble again? Be careful when Daddy gets home and punishes you!"
At that moment, a somewhat nonchalant young male voice came from the driver's seat of the pickup truck.
Woohoo...
After a moment, Cang Nian stood up and saw a pair of beautiful sapphire-blue eyes looking at him curiously, while a pitiful whimper escaped his lips.
This is a husky.