Chapter 36, The Ominous Shadow

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Sure enough, behind Ike, a giant bear more than two meters high was chasing Ike, and the wandering knight was running around in a hurry, but the distance between him and the giant bear was getting shorter and shorter.

"Stupid, how can he run uphill in the face of the giant bear, he will be caught up soon!" Ryan immediately raised the hammer and ran towards the giant bear.

Facing bears, you must never run uphill. Bears go uphill very fast. Because their upper limbs are short, their lower limbs are long, and their hind legs are powerful, they go uphill very fast. Even the fastest runners among humans can hardly get rid of bears.

The correct posture is to run down the mountain. In this case, the bear is prone to roll over due to its short forelimbs, which makes it difficult to land. In this case, humans can often shake off the bear.

What a big spirit bear, it might stand three or four meters high, its gray fur is covered with dust and snow, its eyes are red, and Zhang Ka's big mouth is full of fangs, pulling saliva out of long silk threads.

"Ho~ho~~" Xiong Jing chased Ike closer and closer, Ryan and Rost ran up at the fastest speed, shouting while running: "What's going on! Ike?"

"I, I just want to find a place to pee!" The wandering knight Ike's eyes faltered, and then he immediately changed the topic: "Quick, save me!"

Ryan arrived first. He held a warhammer and carefully observed the giant spirit bear.

The bear spirit also stopped suddenly. It seemed to realize that the human beings in front of it were not idle people, so it stopped about ten meters away from Ryan. Standing firm, he carefully looked at the man holding the hammer in front of him.

There is a lot of dust and snow on the hair. This size and the length of the claws indicate that this brown bear is at least ten years old.

There were bloodshot eyes, and the movements were relatively slow, and then... well, no wonder, Ryan gave Ike a hard look, and then said to Rost: "I will fight, you find a chance."

"Okay!" The barbarian didn't say much, and slowly pushed back. Ike got up in a hurry and drew his long sword: "The children of the Albrecht family will never admit defeat!"

The huge bear looked around, and finally chose the one that looked the best to bully, so it roared and rushed towards Ryan.

"Damn it, I knew it was me!" Ryan cursed, and immediately rolled over to escape. The power of the giant bear far surpassed that of a human being. Even if he had an extraordinary physique, he didn't dare to resist. The challenge level is at least the elite middle level, and the strength is not necessarily weaker than him.

Among the three, Ike was wearing chain mail with a breastplate, and holding a long sword and shield, which he knew could not be easily taken down. Rost was tall and strong, and used a spear, a weapon that bear spirits didn't like. , it is naturally not the bear spirit's priority.

The feeling of rolling on the meadow was okay, although the body was immediately covered with weeds and snow, Ryan got up quickly, his body backed up again, the bear spirit's huge slap fell into the air, and the cold wind blew across Ryan's face. Icy to the bone.

Ike seized this opportunity, and the wandering knight picked up his kite shield, and hit the bear spirit on the head with the hard shield.

Shield bash!

The heavy shield hit the spirit bear's head, causing it to be stunned for a short time. This technique cannot cause too much damage to the spirit bear, but it can effectively suppress its actions.

The strong dizziness made the spirit bear stunned. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Rost raised a spear from the side and stabbed the spirit bear's fragile waist: "Taste this!"

The tip of the spear pierced into the black fur of the bear spirit, but couldn't get any further. Rost felt bad, so he quickly let go: "Oh! Damn~"

"Roar!" Xiong Jing waved his front paw horizontally, and the barbarian was hit in the ribs before he had time to retreat. He cried out in pain, and bright red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Rost immediately withdrew from the battle circle and covered his ribs with his hands. internal injury.

The spirit bear is yet to be chased,

The oncoming war hammer made it feel the danger. It instinctively gave up the pursuit and rushed towards Ryan. Ryan stood still and turned around. The head of the war hammer hit the bear spirit on the shoulder.

"Crack~" With the sound of bones breaking, Xiong Jing howled miserably.

Next, it's time to try the previous results, Ryan said silently in his heart.

On his left hand, light blue psychic energy revolved around the fingers.

"First of all, it's a zero-level trick light technique, go!" The light blue spiritual energy condensed into a light ball, and the bright light ball directly hit the bear spirit's eyes, and the strong stimulation made it feel very uncomfortable.

"Then..." Then, Ryan stretched out his hand and flicked the war hammer, a large amount of water vapor emerged from the fine iron hammer head, and soon condensed into frost to cover the surface.

Thunder strike! Ryan smashed the warhammer on the ground, and the ground within two meters of the man was frozen. The bear spirit was also covered with thick frost, and it was temporarily frozen.

Support from afar also arrived soon.

The first arrow hit the Xiong Jing's shoulder, but before the Xiong Jing could react, the second and third arrows hit its forelimb and chest respectively.

Then came the third arrow, the fourth, fifth, and sixth arrows. The spirit bear quickly turned into a hedgehog. The guards and mercenaries had already surrounded the spirit bear. Even the spirit bear couldn't realize it. Wonderful, it roared loudly, shaking people around them dizzy, its body suddenly hugged into a ball, and rolled directly down the mountain, splashing countless dust.

The spirit bear's speed was very fast, within a few breaths, it rolled several tens of meters, and the speed was still accelerating.

"Okay, stop chasing! Let's continue on our way!" Seeing this, Ryan put away his weapon and said in a deep voice.

"Why didn't you chase?! That bastard is obviously dying!" Ike's face changed drastically, and he hurried up and said.

"Chasing? How do you chase? Chasing on horseback? Is your horse an elf warhorse? Or a Bretanian half-breed horse? Are you sure it won't be frightened by the bear spirit and throw you to the ground?" Ryan retorted, His face was not good-looking either.

"Why not? I don't need to ride a horse to fight it! That beast is so badly injured that it will not be able to move when it rolls down the hillside. Give me a little time, and I can take its head off!" Ike anxiously Said: "As long as you protect me, such an important honor is at your fingertips, so why hesitate!"

"Our precious manpower is not the capital you use to seize glory, Mr. Ike!" Ryan interrupted him roughly again: "If it weren't for you, I don't think Rost will be injured, right?"

Rost was being bandaged and treated, and the mercenaries fed him the potion. He held his chest and forced a smile, "It's okay, it's just a small injury, and he will recover in a few days."

Ike was still waiting to say anything, Ryan approached and whispered: "You already understand that even if the bear spirit is hibernating, it is difficult to be killed by one blow, so what are you sure about, thinking that you have the ability to kill one is just a little bit injured Where's the giant spirit bear?"

The face of the Wandering Knight was blue and white, and he finally gave up, but his tone became contemptuous: "I understand, Mr. Ryan, you don't intend to let me win glory, your plan is very good, so that you can always Keep the leadership, right?"

After finishing speaking, Ike walked up to Ryan, with flames of hatred in his eyes: "Of course you don't care about this little trophy, do you? You have a good reputation, and you are already a knight of the kingdom, but I What? I need this! I need it!"

"Enough, Ike, don't forget, you brought this thing out, and we have no obligation to pay for your mistakes! Please understand the difference between bravery and recklessness." Ryan yelled again.

"Okay! I got it!" Without Ryan's support, Ike finally gave up the pursuit. He opened Ryan's hand and said loudly: "You have the capital of cowardice, don't you? You are afraid of losing, afraid of your Reputation damaged."

After speaking, Ike walked away without looking back.

What the wandering knight said made everyone look suspiciously at Ryan. If Ryan was willing to participate in the pursuit, Xiong Jing would have no chance of surviving.

Ryan frowned. He could see that most of the mercenaries and guards in the caravan were willing to pursue them. His order not to allow the pursuit really made them puzzled. The bear spirit was full of treasures, and all the bear spirits with such a big head The organs can be sold for at least fifty gold dinars, or if they can be sacrificed to the bear god Esun, they can at least get a scroll of five-ring magic and Esun's blessing.

Only the half-elf came over to express his understanding to Ryan: "Mr. Ryan, everything has animism, we obviously disturbed the hibernation of this bear spirit, calming its anger, letting it come from and go back is the best result."

"Do you think I let this spirit bear go out of pity? You're overthinking it." Ryan shook his head directly.

"Then why did you let it go?" The half-elf also felt very strange.

"I have an ominous premonition that this journey will not be easy, and we cannot be separated. In the darkness, something seems to be watching us." Ryan squinted his eyes, and he could always feel the vague gaze .

"Are you a part-time star mage of the Imperial Academy of Wizards? Or a sky mage of the Wizarding Union? You also have the ability to predict?" Estelle recalled that Ryan did release a small spell during the battle just now.

"No, it's just a feeling." Ryan didn't reply, he couldn't explain to everyone.

This is the discovery brought to him by spiritual energy. He just discovered that there is a huge filthy thing watching the caravan's every move from a distance. Just as Ryan was about to track it down, the aura had disappeared.

Ryan has experienced many battles, but this is the first time he has seen that terrifying power that is blood red.

Perhaps it was no accident that Ike disturbed the spirit bear.

After an encounter, the caravan moved on.

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deep in the forest.

Countless trees are growing crazily, covering the ancient road. Whether it is the trunk, branches or leaves of these trees, they all present a very strange withered yellow color, and the intertwined roots have even covered the surface of the land.

The tree planter Aldrad was walking in this forest with a long staff. He picked up the dead branches on the ground, and his wrinkled face was full of disgust: "The corrosion is getting worse, my lord. , how am I going to save this land?"

Since the advent of chaos, the corruption of the wind of chaos has gradually penetrated into the main material world. The trees have grown wildly under this corrupt energy, but they have lost the green color that symbolizes vitality. The dense branches cover the sky, and there is almost no sunlight Come to the ground.

Since its birth, the Church of Nature has tried its best to prevent the erosion of chaos. The only difference from the Church of Life is that the Church of Nature stands on the side of nature, not on the side of humans. There are a large number of rangers and druids under the Church of Nature. They always try their best to refuse any creature to affect the stability of the forest and nature.

In the eyes of farmers, the Druids of the Nature Church are lovers of nature and trees. They often appear as veterinarians, and they show a positive side in helping farmers treat diseases for cattle. They warn the villagers that the forest There are fierce beasts and robbers, please do not enter and cut down the forest.

The villagers who are convinced will often listen to their words, and they will never think that these ferocious beasts are raised by the Church of Nature, and many robbers are also funded by the Church of Nature. The fundamental purpose of these people is to protect the forest.

play hard.

The truth will always be exposed one day, and the Church of Nature has therefore become an object of disapproval for the lords and nobles.

"The forest is crying, its body is constantly corrupting, and the vicious chaotic energy is eroding its heart. Only a small piece of the purest forest remains in the deepest part. I want to find a way to bring out its seeds, as long as I get the seeds , there will be hope in the future." Eldrad used the long staff to illuminate the interior of the forest, emerald green soft light shot from the tip of the staff, wherever it shined, black chaotic energy always had no escape Every time the emerald green light expels a little chaotic energy, the sick growth of the tree will fade, and new buds will appear on the branches of the tree.

"My lord, save this corroded land, I am powerless." Aldrad sighed deeply. The Nord Kingdom in the north is the land closest to the Chaos Wasteland, and has suffered the most severe erosion. , the Church of Nature has made a lot of efforts for this.

"...Who?" The sound of swaying branches came from the forest in the distance, Eldrad turned around instinctively, but found no trace of the enemy: "You don't want to come out, do you?"

The emerald green energy condensed on the Druid's body, and then transmitted to his long staff: "Then, I will force you to come out!"

"Boom!" The wooden staff was pressed against the ground, green air waves surrounded the end of the staff, and green ripples appeared on the dry land, spreading rapidly towards the direction of the sound.

The Fury of the Forest, the magic of the four rings.

"I found you!" Aldrad shouted angrily, "People of the forest, let's fight!"

Brambles and branches rose from the ground, binding the uninvited guests firmly.

Its appearance appeared in front of Eldrad. The uninvited guest was nearly four meters tall, with four huge horns standing high in the air, and pieces of iron armor were deeply embedded in the sturdy body, thicker than a tree trunk. The thick arms hold two battle axes. The battle axes are stained with blood and there are many gaps. The armor on the chest is densely covered with spikes, and the huge bull's eyes are full of blood red color.

Every time it panted, it exhaled a large amount of white mist, making the ground tremble. Even though its body was entwined with branches and thorns, it still only saw two emotions of cruelty and bloodlust.

"The eight-pillar emblem that belongs to the blood god?! Who are you?!" A deep chill spread over Eldrad's body. Looking at the beastman in front of him, he had already thought of something.

"Is it...a human? No...it's a bear? Not at all." The visitor's cow face was facing the Druid, and his scarlet eyes were full of enthusiasm: "It's not the target...it's a sacrifice! Fight!"

After saying that, the muscles on the uninvited guest swelled violently, and the branches and thorns that bound it burst to pieces.

"Filth! I will purify you in the name of my lord Tal today!"