Night Without Bounds | Chapter 4: Interception

Chinese Name:  夜无疆

English Name: Night Without Bounds

Type: Web Novel

Country: Mainland China
Author: Chen Dong

Qin Ming retracted his gaze, slung the beast-hide bag over his back, and began retracing his steps.

Today’s harvest was quite substantial, and he was delighted. With this half-filled bag of food, he wouldn’t go hungry for a while.

The ground beneath the snow was uneven, full of hollows and rocks, making the path difficult to traverse, but Qin Ming’s spirits were high.

With enough food, he no longer had to worry. If he continued to train using those specific movements for a long time, he might make new progress.

At the same time, he was looking forward to early spring, the season when life would burst forth again.

Although it was now an icy, snow-covered world, the grass and trees desolate, and everything seemed to be in deep slumber, once the dormant period passed, the mountain’s dangerous zones would see hot springs erupt. The frequent evaporation of ground light would spur plants to sprout new leaves, and life would revive. It would be a completely different scene.

As he neared the edge of the dense forest, Qin Ming suddenly stopped, dropping his beast-hide bag and gripping his hunting spear tightly. He spun around abruptly.

In the darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes appeared, eerie and terrifying, rapidly approaching.

The hair on his body stood on end. Although the creature was still some distance away, Qin Ming could sense that it was quite large and ferocious, its rancid stench carried by the cold wind.

He thrust his spear into the snow and quickly grabbed his bow and arrows. With his impressive strength, he effortlessly pulled the stiff bow—one that would be difficult for an average person to handle—until it was fully drawn. The powerful iron arrow shot out, the sound of the bowstring’s vibration echoing loudly.

In the distance, the ferocious creature that had been charging forward suddenly paused, seemingly hit by the arrow.

Qin Ming remained highly alert, continuously drawing his bow, demonstrating his expert archery skills. One after another, the deadly iron arrows disappeared into the night.

A low, muffled growl echoed from the depths of the forest, and the pair of blood-red eyes vanished. Along with the sound of branches snapping, the creature retreated behind the trees.

Qin Ming didn’t dare relax. Although the unknown creature was wounded, it wasn’t fatally injured. Now that it was lurking in the forest, it would be even more dangerous.

Without hesitation, he grabbed his beast-hide bag and spear and dashed out of the forest, heading toward the open snowfield.

He didn’t want to linger in the dark, fearing an ambush. He suspected it was a troublesome mutated beast.

The forest erupted with noise—a violent crash as the snow was forcefully disturbed. The creature was charging after him with fierce determination.

Without hesitation, Qin Ming fired his arrows. Some iron arrows embedded themselves into thick tree trunks with a resounding thud, causing snow to cascade down like an avalanche.

The creature was once again forced to retreat, falling silent as it concealed itself deeper in the forest.

If it were an ordinary beast, it would either be frightened away or rush forward because of its wounds, but this mutant creature was wandering in the dark, waiting and looking for an opportunity.

Qin Ming held a bow and arrow in the dense forest and confronted the dangerous creature.

The snow on the ground was churning, and a large black shadow appeared several times in the forest. The scarlet eyes were very cold, and it was particularly oppressive in the night.

However, in the end, it was blocked by Qin Ming’s amazingly powerful bow and arrow, and it let out an unwilling low roar and disappeared into the dense forest.

Qin Ming looked solemn. Although the forest was dark, he could still see that it was a figure that could run upright. He didn’t know what kind of mutant creature it was.

He slowly retreated. There was no movement in the wild, but he never let down his guard.

Until he was less than a mile away from the fire spring at the head of the village, he was still on guard.

Because of the bloody lessons of the predecessors, some villagers had already approached the village entrance, but when they relaxed, they were killed by unknown creatures following in the dark and dragged away silently.

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Outside Shuangshu Village, three young men were shivering from the cold, stamping their feet and rubbing their hands, breathing out white mist, and their eyebrows were covered with ice chips.

They waited on the snowy road that Qin Ming had waded through when he entered the dark land, talking in low voices.

“It’s so cold, it’s really painful to stay here. If it doesn’t work, we should retreat. I think he will die in the wild and won’t be able to bring back any prey.”

“Why are you in such a hurry? What if he is as lucky as old man Li and picks up a frozen mountain beast in the outer area of ​​the forest?”

The three of them were idle and lazy on weekdays, and they dared not enter the dangerous areas in the mountains. They were quite tough in the village and liked to eat and drink for free.

After they knew that Qin Ming had gone out of the village to hunt, they had evil intentions and wanted to wait here to intercept him.

“Qin Ming is agile and very strong. We must not overturn here and be beaten by him.”

“What are you afraid of? He has just recovered from a serious illness and must be very weak. I will put the animal skin bag on his head later. Be careful when you attack him and don’t kill him.”

Although they wanted to do evil, they didn’t dare to kill people. They just wanted to do something behind the scenes and secretly snatch the prey Qin Ming brought back.

Qin Ming was always on guard along the way, his nerves were tense, and his eyes were sharp. He had seen three black shadows from a distance.

He squatted down immediately. The snow on the ground was almost up to his shoulders. Now he disappeared completely.

He walked silently along the snowy road he had waded out earlier and finally recognized that the black shadows in front were three idle men in the village.

Qin Ming stopped at a suitable position and could hear the conversation of the three people.

After a while, his face looked a little ugly. These three people wanted to hit him with a club here and steal his prey.

Although he did not go to hunt bears, but only dug a squirrel nest, which was not so “glorious” to spread, he had actually experienced two life-and-death crises. He was attacked by a human-faced vulture and an unknown mutant creature. He would die if he was not careful. They dared to steal the food he fought for with his life. This kind of interception was intolerable.

Hu Yong, Ma Yang, and Wang Youping were shivering with cold. They worked together to dig a snow hole that could block the cold wind. It was also an ambush in advance, and they waited for people in it.

They thought Qin Ming would take the risk of hunting in the deep mountains and forests, and misjudged the time when he would come back, otherwise, they would not have talked without scruples just now.

“Be careful, don’t make any noise later.” Ma Yang said.

Hu Yong nodded and said, “When you attack him from behind, you must be quick, accurate, and ruthless, and move quickly!”

Wang Youping complained, “I hope he can come back alive with the prey. Show up early. Give him a few iron rods. I’m almost frozen.”

Suddenly, the snow hole where they were hiding collapsed, burying the three of them in an instant. Caught off guard, their mouths and noses were full of snow.

Hu Yong reacted the fastest and rushed out first. However, before he could stabilize his body, he saw a foot in front of him, and with a bang, it kicked him hard in the face.

The severe pain distorted his facial features, and then he was hit hard on the shoulder by a hunting fork. He felt that his bones were about to break, and he staggered to the ground in pain.

Ma Yang was in a similar situation. He was kicked in the nose by Qin Ming just after he emerged from the snow. The severe pain mixed with the soreness made him unbearable. He screamed, tears flowed, and he fell into the snow and rolled continuously.

Wang Youping heard something wrong and went into the snow one person deep, not daring to come out. As a result, he suddenly felt pain in his back, and the sharp steel fork pierced his clothes, causing him to bleed.

“No… don’t kill me.” His voice trembled, and his lips were shaking. What made him feel even more ashamed and embarrassed was that he peed his pants, and he was afraid that he would be stabbed through the heart.

Qin Ming didn’t want to kill him and just pierced his skin based on the feel of his hand, barely enough to bleed.

He poked Wang Youping out, then kicked him three meters away, and fell into the snow again.

“Qin… Ming.”

“Brother Ming, we are from the same village, so we will meet each other sooner or later. Please show mercy, we are wrong this time.”

After the three saw who it was, and saw him holding the cold steel fork in his hand and facing them, they immediately became timid.

They all had knives and sticks, but seeing Qin Ming, who was so fierce and murderous, they were scared from the bottom of their hearts. In addition, they were all injured, so they were cowards and did not dare to resist.

Usually, they bullied the weak and feared the strong. If they really met a tough guy, they would not dare to provoke him.

Although the behavior of the three people was hateful, Qin Ming would not kill people for it. Intense “education” was inevitable. He used steel forks to press against their bodies and made them squat on the ground honestly.

Then, he beat them violently to fully exercise their muscles and bones.

In the end, the three people had bruises and blood foam in their mouths. They howled for a long time and were let go after being severely warned.

Qin Ming felt that these people were fierce on the outside but weak on the inside. They didn’t have the courage or strength to be extremely vicious. A good beating was enough to teach them a lesson.

At the same time, outside the dense forest where Qin Ming and the mutant creatures were confronting each other, a donkey came leisurely from the empty land in the distance. It was very familiar with the road ahead and seemed to be going into the mountains.

There was a weasel on the donkey’s back. It was pure white like snow without a single stray hair. In this era when the sun never rises after setting, white creatures are relatively rare.

It was not as active as ordinary small animals. On the contrary, it was very quiet, and could even be said to be “mature”. It sat cross-legged on the donkey’s back, and it was riding the donkey upside down, facing the way back.

This doesn’t look like a wild animal. Its demeanor is more like that of a steady human being, with deep eyes, riding a donkey at a leisurely pace.

The mutant creature that was once forced back by Qin Ming suddenly pounced on the donkey when it saw it approaching. However, when it found the snow-white weasel on the donkey’s back, it suddenly stopped, then turned and sank into the dense forest, diving into the thick snow, its body trembling slightly.

The donkey was not frightened, but just glanced at the creature lightly, like an old horse knowing the way, carrying the silent weasel into the mountains.

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The fire spring was in sight, and the black and white trees were swaying.

Qin Ming quickened his pace and arrived at the village entrance a moment later. He was completely relaxed.

“Qin Ming is back.” Someone was chopping wood and looked up and saw him.

Soon, several courtyard doors facing the street were opened.

The news that Qin Ming ventured out alone had already spread, and many people were wondering whether he could come back alive and whether he would have any gains.

“When the early night just arrived, he went out fully armed…”

Shuangshu Village was not big, and the villagers who heard the noise along the way came out.

Each family had a sunstone, which shone with fire clouds, and even the streets were filled with faint light.

When people saw that there was a red squirrel hanging on the hunting fork carried by Qin Ming, they suddenly fell silent.

This was completely different from what they had imagined.

Lu Ze walked over quickly and saw that Qin Ming was safe and sound. He was relieved and his heart was relieved.

He was a down-to-earth person. He broke the silence and said, “Everyone said you went into the mountains to hunt bears, but you… caught a squirrel?”

“I also raided its home.” Qin Ming laughed.

People noticed the animal skin bag he was carrying, and they knew what was inside, and they were instantly jealous.

Later, everyone found that the squirrel’s fiery red fur was glowing faintly. It was a mutant creature, and its value was definitely not low.

“Your trip was not only safe but also very rewarding.” Old man Liu who lived at the entrance of the village sighed.

Some villagers took the opportunity to ask if it was safe outside?

Qin Ming told the truth about his experience along the way. He did not dare to mislead his neighbors, as that would cost lives.

When they heard that there were dangerous mutant creatures outside the forest, everyone’s faces changed, and they still could not go out alone for a short time.

Then, Qin Ming did not hide it and mentioned the actions of Ma Yang, Hu Yong, and Wang Youping, which immediately aroused the indignation of the old and young in the village.

“How shameless! You dare not go into the mountains, but you want to do something to your fellow villagers. This is not only to intercept but also to kill people, right?”

Ma Yang, Hu Yong, and Wang Youping supported each other, and just as they limped out of the village entrance, they were beaten up again by Lu Ze and his men.

“Brother Lu, Uncle Yang, Uncle Liu, stop fighting, help!” The three men had bloody snot bubbles on their faces and screamed heartbreakingly. The main reason was that they had angered the public, and many people disliked them on weekdays.

Qin Ming grabbed a handful of nuts for each child on the street, which immediately made the group of children cheer.

Then he saw Grandma Zhou, who was pale and leaning against the gate. He walked over quickly, not allowing her to say anything, and left her some dry goods.

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“Uncle, you are amazing. Wild walnuts are delicious, and pine nuts are so fragrant!”

In Qin Ming’s home, Wen Rui was full of praise and was extremely happy. He tried every kind of dried fruit and couldn’t stop eating.

“Date paste, delicious, sweet.” Wen Hui, who was just over two years old, spoke indistinctly while eating the red date paste that had been steamed, pitted, and mashed. He also kissed Qin Ming on the face with a smack.

Next to him, the red squirrel hung on the hunting fork woke up from a coma, opened his eyes, and saw several people rummaging through its “family assets”, and was immediately desperate.

“As expected of a mutant creature, it is diligent and capable, and has stored more than 30 kilograms of food.” Liang Wanqing praised.

The red squirrel’s eyes were wide open, and it was about to spit fire.

At this time, Lu Ze said seriously: “Xiao Qin, I think your body has almost recovered, and you should seriously consider the matter of ‘rebirth’.”

(Continue…)

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