Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 58. The Daughter is Missing

But... Hua Jin had never seen such a gigantic wild boar in front of her. The tusks alone were almost as long as the blade of the dagger in her hand. It must weigh no less than three or four hundred pounds, and it had lived for a long time.

Such a large wild boar would make even Hua Jin, who was confident in her skills, nervous, especially since her current small frame had not reached her former strength.

While gripping the dagger in her hand tightly, she was also thankful for her father’s speed. Otherwise, facing such a large wild boar head-on... the mere thought of the destructive power was terrifying.

She and her father might dodge, but her brother would be in danger.

She hoped it was just a passing wild boar and that it would hurry up and leave.

Although such a large wild boar was worth some Silver Coin, you had to have the ability to earn it. Besides, for her, it was just a matter of drawing a few more pictures; anyone would be able to weigh the pros and cons.

Hua Jin kept praying in her heart, thinking about the guardian gods her grandmother worshipped on the first and fifteenth of each month, while her gaze was fixed on the approaching Zhu Ganglie.

Covered entirely with a layer of solid mud, the wild boar’s hard shell made Hua Jin grip her dagger tighter with deeper worry in her eyes.

Looking at her father who was holding her brother tightly in his arms, thinking of her family’s love for her, hesitation flickered in Hua Jin’s eyes.

The three of them huddled tightly behind a tree barely wide enough for a person without daring to move.

The road was only a dozen steps away, but at that moment, in their eyes, it was as if the wild boar took hours to travel. The torment was indescribable.

The wild boar snorted with its long snout as it walked, looking around warily with its pig eyes. Just as it was about to pass by the area where they were hiding, it suddenly stopped, turned its head in their direction, and in its clear black-and-white eyes, Hua Jin seemed to see confusion and the excitement of discovering prey.

For a moment, both Hua Jin and Hua Chengtian’s bodies were tense.

"Daughter, listen to your father. If I tell you to run, grab your brother and run without looking back. Run towards the mountain, you hear?" Hua Chengtian said quickly and in a low voice as he watched the approaching wild boar.

"Dad..." Hua Jin shook her head.

"Be good, listen to your dad, the moment I run, take your brother and run fast."

"Run..."

As soon as Hua Chengtian shouted "run," he released his daughter’s hand, darting in the opposite direction like a shot arrow. Clearly, he intended to use himself as bait to lure the wild boar away, giving his children time to escape. The wild boar followed with excitement.

Hua Jin reached out to stop him but caught nothing. She glanced at her brother beside her, gritted her teeth, and pulled Little Four towards the bottom of the mountain.

But after just a few dozen meters, she stopped, choosing a relatively lush tree, regardless of whether Little Four was willing, and pushed him up.

"Little Four, listen to your sister. Stay here obediently. I’m going to find dad. Don’t let sister worry, okay?"

At this moment, Little Four was already crying, having seen their father luring the wild boar away by himself and understood why their father had suddenly become so tense earlier.

He knew that it wasn’t the time for him to be willful, but he couldn’t help but cry and worry, holding his sister tightly without letting go.

"Sis..." Little Four clutched the slingshot in his hand, the reward his sister promised him.

"Be good, don’t be afraid. You know your sister is strong. With my help, dad will be fine."

"Don’t climb down, don’t move around, wait for us."

As soon as she finished speaking and before her brother could reply, Hua Jin slid down the tree and chased after her father.

While running, the dagger in her hand vanished and turned into a crossbow, heedless of exposing the space abilities, sprinting towards the roaring wild boar.

When she saw her father dodging the wild boar in distress but still alive, Hua Jin’s eyes turned red. But her father, fallen on the ground, couldn’t dodge the wild boar’s next attack.

Seeing the wild boar’s tusk aiming at her father again, Hua Jin’s mind went blank with only one thought: to save her father.

Before her mind reacted, the crossbow arrow in her hand was released towards the wild boar, and she shouted aloud, "Beast, look over here."

The sudden shout paused the wild boar’s frenzied attack, and it looked sharply towards the source of the voice, its eyes filled with a deadly rage and excitement.

The hefty body swung swiftly and charged rapidly at the provoking human, while the crossbow arrow hit.

With a wretched cry, the wild boar’s movement stalled briefly, confusion flickered in its eyes, but the intense pain turned it instantly berserk again, its eyes bloodshot with rage as it rushed towards Hua Jin.

At the same time, Hua Chengtian, who had resigned himself to death, heard the familiar shout and suddenly opened his eyes, and what he saw made his heart tremble with fear. The almost exhausted strength was replenished instantly as he rushed towards the wild boar.

Yet... how could he be faster than the wild boar?

Moreover, this was already a completely frantic wild boar.

At this moment, the wild boar wanted only to shred the culprit who had harmed it, oblivious to any other noise from behind.

How could Hua Jin not be nervous as she faced the crazed wild boar charging with its stinking mouth wide open?

Perhaps it was due to her background and independent personality; the more nervous she became, the calmer she was, and only calmness could secure an opportunity.

The first crossbow arrow was fired subconsciously, but the second and third that followed were aimed directly at the wild boar’s vital spots. Not to mention the space ability she had as a trump card. As long as the wild boar’s target was her, Hua Jin was confident to kill it.

Glancing at her father who was now safe, and having no time to relish the success, Hua Jin quickly loaded three more crossbow bolts while turning her head to flee at full speed.

The wild boar was too fast; she had to maintain a distance between them, or even with the space ability, there would be a certain risk.

Noticing the wild boar’s painful snorts and turns, Hua Jin felt a surge of determination. With her crossbow loaded, she spun and fired two more arrows.

This was the perfect opportunity to strike while it was down, and she wouldn’t miss it.

None of the crossbow bolts missed; one shot into the neck, another pierced the abdomen, and accidentally, one hit an eye, causing blood to gush, inflicting excruciating pain that made the wild boar twist its head violently, becoming even more ferocious.

Seeing the two crossbow arrows embedded in the boar’s body, Hua Jin still failed to match the boar’s speed. With a slight hesitation, the boar closed in and, not having a moment to feel glad, Hua Jin instinctively entered her space.

"Jin’er..." At the same time, Hua Chengtian, whose pupils reflected the boar rushing towards his daughter, was filled with wrath, and with all his might, he leaped towards the boar, raising a machete to chop at it.

However, with a more intense cry, the wild boar knocked Hua Chengtian into the air, who only managed to turn his body as it staggered a few times and then fell with a heavy thud, leaving only a struggling Hua Chengtian incredulously looking at the scene before him, especially the empty space where the boar had fallen.

His... daughter was gone.