Chapter 406: Chapter 211: Bear (Part 2)

They stayed in place and launched a fierce attack on the remaining three members of the Sea Thorn Squad.

Goooo—

A deep bird call echoed through the branches and undergrowth.

A huge, curved, sharp bird’s beak opened widely, revealing its razor-sharp edges and serrated small bony projections at the joint.

From the pitch-black, heavy bear paws emerged claws resembling curved bird talons, like daggers.

No need to be sharp; even if they were dull, under the drive of arms as thick as tree trunks, they were enough to split any flesh and blood body daring to stand in front of it in half.

“Bang!”

Dust splashed, leaves flew.

A deep claw mark was left on the ground, while Cash, who originally stood before the Bear, moved with his Stone Spear to evade a blow that could have killed him on the spot.

This middle-aged man, clad in Scale Armor and rich in adventure experience, had a tense face as if focused on the battle at hand without much visible emotional fluctuation.

But if you looked closely, you could detect the slight trembling in his calves, the whitened hands gripping the Stone Spear too forcefully, and deep in his eyes, that flicker of unease and panic.

Clearly, he was far from as calm as he appeared.

The appearance of the Bear was almost a disaster for any low-level adventurer.

Perhaps the Sea Thorn Squad was a team of professionals in River Valley Town whom many low-level adventurers couldn’t aspire to reach.

But in the face of a Bear-class Demon, they were no different from the beheaded Black Panther or some crushed leaves in battle.

Shadows flickered.

The Wanderer’s instinct let Vireis capture the extremely brief rigid moment after the Bear’s attack.

Suddenly forceful!

Emitting a dangerous aura, the surface-poisoned Dagger quickly stabbed toward the critical spot on the back of the Bear’s neck.

The enormous physique gave this beast terrifying Strength and explosiveness, but conversely, it clearly lacked agility.

Thus, for this rather crafty strike of the Half-elf or, the Bear made no timely dodge.

Allowing the Dagger to fall onto its body.

Then—

“Chit.”

Vireis only felt an inexplicable resistance in her hand, completely lacking the sensation she had experienced countless times before of the blade piercing flesh.

Thick, heavy, brown, hair transitioning into stiff, fluffy feathers at the shoulder-neck area, covering skin tougher than bark.

The fur, skin layer, fat, and muscle together formed the Bear’s natural defense.

It may not have been able to perform any defensive maneuvers against the Wanderer’s attack in a hurry after exerting force, but the beast’s instinct in slaughter allowed it in less than a second to tense its muscles and compress its down-feathers.

Making the short dagger merely able to pierce the feathers before being stopped by the thick skin propped up by expanded muscles.

Not a drop of blood was seen.

Boom—

A space-tearing sound that shook the eardrums suddenly burst forth!

Arms as thick as an adult’s waist swung their claws, tearing through the air, swatting toward Vireis like flies.

A crimson flash, and Xia Nan only heard a shrill cry of pain next to her ear.

The next second, Vireis turned into a shadow, returning to Cash’s side.

On the left shoulder, a large piece of flesh was missing, blood gushing, vaguely revealing a bit of bone white underneath.

Not a direct hit.

Vireis’ movement was already considered swift; upon noticing her attack had failed to penetrate, she had already exerted force to prepare to retreat with her feet.

But even then, she was still grazed by the incoming claws.

It was foreseeable that if she had been a bit slower, she’d have lost more than just a piece of flesh, possibly half an arm, or even her life.

She pulled half a bottle of Healing Potion from her waist pouch and poured it all into her mouth, quickly stopping the bleeding at Vireis’ wound and recovering at a speed visible to the eye.

“Damn it!” She cursed, usually not displaying any accent in the Underground Universal Language, but now she had no need to hide it, “Where did this Bear come from? Isn’t this still the forest outskirts?”

Cash didn’t reply or didn’t even have time to reply.

Sensitive to the prey’s wound healing in front of it, how could the Bear let them catch their breath?

Its huge, round owl-like eyes glowed with cold and bloodthirsty light.

As its strong limbs moved, it charged straight at the two like a train.

And what responded to it was a high-pitched wolf’s howl ringing from the side.

A phantom wolf head formed by branches, blood, and mist howled closer!

Knowing the opponent’s strength, Xia Nan was never the type to retreat in the face of battle.

In this kind of situation, he naturally needed to fulfill his duty to buy his teammates recovery time.

Meanwhile, many thorny vines suddenly sprouted from the soil beneath the Bear.

——Mint was at the rear of the field, clutching her Purple Fir Magic Staff tightly, her lips moving as she chanted a Spell.

Although the thorns were torn apart like weeds the next second they entangled the limbs,

the Bear’s movement speed still paused for a moment.

Allowing Xia Nan, as he approached, to use the momentum from [Teeth Hunting] to swing his Level 5 Full Level [Vortex Slash] with his Beheading Longsword.

“Shira!”

The iron-gray arc flashed briefly through the forest.

Feathers fluttered, with fresh blood staining the sword blade.

Compared to its excellent durability, the Beheading Longsword was only slightly sharper than ordinary weapons, and Xia Nan’s Strength Attribute was only two points higher than that of ordinary people.

For general Demons, it was completely sufficient, as to truly behead needed precision and timing.

But against the Bear’s outrageously sturdy physique, it only left a fairly considerable wound on its thigh.

Not fatal, not even hindering its movement.

Just a light injury.

Even the pain from the wound made its bird eyes’ frenzied beastliness more agitated.

The right arm lightly swung, tearing the air, the explosive black hook claws forcing Xia Nan to use [Teeth Hunting] again to retreat quickly.

At the same time, the left paw smashed down, whirlwind roaring, driving countless fallen leaves and broken branches, pushing Cash who was approaching to retreat.

Once again ignoring the stab from Vireis on the side.

The Bear screeched, rushing straight toward Mint in the back.

With a body length close to three meters and sturdy muscles draped over a large skeleton, wrapped in thick fat and down feathers, it was like a moving meat mountain.

Hardly pushed aside the attacks from both sides, rapidly closing the distance with Mint with astonishing explosive power and exaggerated short-distance speed.

Being forced back again, Xia Nan was the farthest away, and [Teeth Hunting] did not have the teleportation ability to traverse space, making it impossible to get closer in time.

Both Cash and Vireis could only stay in place, watching helplessly as the Bear rapidly neared Mint.

Those backward brambled thorns, under such force, were no different from the nearby branches and scrub; they were crushed as soon as they sprouted.

Realizing her Spells couldn’t halt the enemy while her teammates were temporarily unable to assist.

Mint retreated, trying to widen the distance as much as possible.

But only moving a few steps back, not even having time to turn around.

The unsettlingly massive shadow covered her body with a chilling bear screech.

Being quite a distance away and with his view blocked by the Bear’s enormous body, Xia Nan couldn’t see much.

All he could see was the Bear’s back as it charged forward, its arms swinging upward, and the girl’s body being flung into the air like a ragdoll.

The sound of bones cracking mixed indistinctly with the whistling, her chest unnaturally concave, the fresh blood spouting from her mouth stark against her pale cheeks.

The blood-stained simple robe fluttered in the air, and her slender, small figure vanished into the dense forest.

“Fuck!”