People in this chapter: (Edward Hallongoth), (Ranned).

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Chapter 029: (Jungle Overlord)

The light of midnight is like a transparent veil, gently stretching on the earth.

The cold forest stood, lined up with Yinkai silver armor, emitting cold air soaked in cold.

The forest was very dark, as if all the dark nights in the world had been concentrated here since it had grown.

The night wind makes the valley howl, the woods roar like the tide, and the green grass and dead branches sway and tremble, hitting and rubbing against each other, and constantly spitting **.

The autumn mountain breeze is particularly fierce, and the bonfire that is burning seems to be blown out by the wind at any time, and the surrounding black and oppressive trees are even more blown by the wind, as if there are thousands of wild wolves howling in unison.

By this time, Edward was asleep, curled up and lying on the side of the campfire. Lenid leaned against a thick tree trunk with his hands folded, his somewhat tired eyes scanning the wind and grass around him from time to time.

In the event of an emergency, a crossbow and a barrel of arrows made by the Rhodoks were placed beside him, less than two yards away from him, and could be reached within reach. But Lenid hoped that it was best not to use them tonight, or else there would be a bloody fight.

A cool autumn wind blew, and the leaves made a rustling sound, as if they were crying sadly. Ranid's body shuddered a little, and the wind flowed down his neck like cool water, all the way to his heels.

At this moment, the sound of the woods, the roar of the beasts, combined with the silence and eerie darkness around them.

At this moment, Lenid's expression was not only tired, but also looked a little panicked and a little scared. He wanted to wake Edward up, but he was afraid that the other party would mistakenly think that he was cowardly and afraid of the dark.

The beast's roar was getting closer, close enough for him to hear, and it gave Lenid a creepy feeling. He knew the forest well, and he knew the origin of the beast, but he didn't expect it to appear around them.

"My lord," Lenid scrambled to his feet, shaking Edward's body and calling out in his ear. "My lord, wake up, wake up. ”

Edward rubbed his somewhat hazy eyes, looked at the other party's panicked look, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"A brown bear is approaching us. Ranid gestured to the shady woods on his right.

Edward was startled, then looked in the direction of the other's finger. He couldn't see anything but darkness, or darkness, but he could hear the low roars and rustling footsteps of the beasts coming from there.

"Go and get your crossbow," Edward commanded. "Hurry up, don't be stunned. ”

"Oh!" Ranid hurried to pick up his crossbow and arrows under the tree, and then ran back to Edward's side. Ranid pressed an arrow to his crossbow, ready to fire.

Edward tightened his grip on the spear, which could also be used as a throwing weapon at critical moments, and although its range could only be maintained at a distance of about fifty to eighty yards, it was much more powerful than an arrow at close range.

A huge body slowly walked out of the darkness, and under the light of the campfire, the blurred figure gradually became clear. Edward and Lannid gasped as they looked at the behemoth across from them.

The brown bear is large, with bulging shoulders and a weight of about 700 pounds, and the tips of its front paws are long but rather dull. Its mane is light, even almost silvery-white, giving it a silver-gray coat.

Rhodok brown bears are the largest carnivores on land on the Calradia continent, and after feeding in the summer, they double their weight, reaching up to 600 pounds in adults and up to 1,000 pounds. Brown bears are more than three feet tall at the withers and nearly ten feet tall when they stand upright.

"My lord, what shall we do?" Ranid asked, a little alarmed, and the hand holding the crossbow trembled slightly.

A Rhodoc brown bear can own 200 square kilometers of territory in the forest. Lannid is well aware that here they are the real overlords. At the end of their spring hibernation, they feast on the forest beyond recognition!

"Don't panic, don't provoke it yet. Edward tried to reassure the other party. "Maybe this brown bear is just passing by. He didn't even believe it, but he hoped it would give some relief to the panicked Lenid.

Ranid was a little frightened, and said tremblingly, "What if...... It lunged at us...... What to do?" he shuddered at the thought that he was about to become the food of the beast.

"Then you shoot it with a crossbow. Edward replied categorically.

He had wanted Lenid to climb up to the trunk of the tree and restrain the bear from below, and then Ranid would shoot arrows from the tree with his crossbow to drive away or kill the bear. But the trees here are so thick that they can't climb them without the tools to climb them.

"My lord, I'm afraid that before I can shoot an arrow or two, this beast will pounce on us and tear us to pieces. Lannid suggested. "I think we'd better run away now!"

The silver brown bear had a large, round head, a stubby neck, thick limbs, strong and bendable claws, and a pair of small eyes that were not very visual, and Edward also found a bulging muscle on the bear's back.

If it was a daytime encounter with the brown bear, Edward did not deny that it was a good plan. Although it would be detrimental to a knight's honor to flee in front of his enemies, he understood that between honor and life, life was the most important thing. As long as you live, you can regain your honor.

But now that it was dark, they were like the brown bear, and they couldn't see the way at all. But this brown bear's nose has a very sensitive sense of smell. It can chase them behind them with the scent they emit. So running away won't work at all.

Edward took a deep breath and said in a firm tone, "We can't run away, we have to find a way to subdue it." ”

There is a saying in the continent of Calradia since ancient times: when you are strong, you will be captured when you are weak. Since ancient times, there have been many legends of hunters hunting killer bears, most of which were outwitted. Edward doesn't think he's a match for the Jungle Overlord, but he doesn't have to go toe-to-toe with it.

Edward remembered one of the most widely circulated, which roughly said that the man-bear liked to take the hole of the thousand-year-old tree as a hole, the empty tree hole was heated and fumigated, the ice and snow melted, and the man and bear sat in it when they were full, and the hunters found the bear hole, and threw wood blocks from the tree hole, and the man and bear were stupid, and when they saw a wood block falling, they would reach out and catch it, and sit under the buttocks, and as the wood blocks were thrown more and more, the man and bear would pick up the pad and sit higher and higher, and when the position of the man and bear was parallel to the entrance of the tree hole, the hunters saw the opportunity to cut off their heads with a big axe, or stabbed them with spears from the cracks in the ancient trees。

Ranned's face was still pale, and there was fear in the depths of his eyes, but his hands and feet were shaking less violently than they had been, and his teeth were clenched tighter. "My lord, do you have a solution?"

Edward looked at the approaching brown bear on the other side and replied in a low voice, "With fire, we have to find a way to burn its mane, so that we can drive it away from here!"

The brown bear moved its massive body and slowly approached them, Edward stood quietly watching the brown bear's movements, and Lenid aimed his crossbow at the brown bear's head, but none of them looked directly at the jungle overlord.

Legend has it that the Children of the Forest possess supernatural powers and can do magic. They can harness the beasts of the jungle, and even take on the form of beasts. Edward thought to himself. If I'm really like Uncle Hecarim said of the children of the forest, then this beast should do my bidding.

At that moment, a trembling Lannid shot an arrow at the brown bear in front of him, and the injured brown bear suddenly roared and stood upright. Out of fear, Lenid threw away the crossbow in his trembling hands, and his face was as white as a piece of paper, obviously frightened.

Before Ranid could react, the brown bear had already pounced on him. Ranid was thrown to the ground by the brown bear, and his mouth let out a terrible scream that was not like a human voice, and he kicked his legs desperately to break free from the terrible shackles of death. "Sir, help me, help me. ”

The plan can't keep up with the changes. Seeing this, Edward hurriedly raised the spear in his hand and stabbed the beast in the back. Ranid was saved, and the Jungle Overlord let out a wail before turning to Edward.

Edward also glared at the ferocious beast, and the spear in his hand kept stabbing at the brown bear in front of him, accompanied by a wail, but when he stabbed the fifth time, the spear in his hand was broken by the thick bear paws.

Edward was about to draw his sword from the scabbard, but was thrown to the ground by the brown bear in front of him, Edward tried to struggle to resist, but the brown bear was several times stronger than him. He didn't have the power to resist at all, and the brown bear opened its jaw, revealing a row of sharp teeth and biting down on his shoulder.

A spasm of pain appeared on Edward's face, and the pain from his body forced him to let out a wail of pain. Edward, who was bitten by a brown bear, looked at Lenid with a feeble and desperate eye.

And Ranid on the side was also frightened at the moment, he panicked like cold water poured on his body, and collapsed on the ground. Fear made every bone tremble, he couldn't lift the crossbow and arrows that had fallen to the ground, he couldn't even stand up.

Eerie nights, silent woods, looming death, bloody nights.

This night is destined to be an unusual night.

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