In the next few days, the caravan headed north, advancing along the mountain road and slowly approaching the castle where Viscount Moro was.
It was another afternoon, and Loran Hill was leaning against the carriage, holding her sword and taking a nap. Recently, she had become accustomed to sleeping in the bumpy carriage.
The convoy moved forward as usual, with several riders walking behind the carriages and chatting.
"We should be there around tomorrow. We were lucky on this mission and didn't encounter any monsters or bandits."
"There are fewer and fewer Warcraft in recent years." A rider sighed.
"Because of the war, the Duke and the royal army swept through the southern border several times, so naturally there are no powerful monsters left."
"But war is really not a good thing. An old friend of mine had his village looted by soldiers during the war. He later went to seek justice from the local lord, but the small lord didn't dare to offend the Duke and the royal officers, so he didn't even dare to ask. To this day, he still hasn't figured out which side robbed his village."
"The town is still safe. At least there's the church, the Adventurer's Hall, or some neutral organization here. Those soldiers won't dare to go too far."
"I still have to talk to my family about moving to the city. It'll be more stable. I don't think the Southland will be able to settle down in the next few years."
"The empire's masters will always find a way. After all, if they still hope to collect taxes, they can't just sit back and watch these bandits go."
"I hope so, but I think the nobles are also busy with their own affairs right now."
A group of people were chatting when suddenly a sharp whistle sounded from the front.
"What's going on?" There was a commotion in the convoy, followed by the sound of footsteps and horse hooves. The mercenaries in the team also picked up their weapons and rushed forward.
A roar came from the front of the convoy, like the dull rolling of rocks, causing tremors.
In the midst of the chaos, Loran Hill also pulled open the curtain of the carriage, jumped out from the back, and rushed to the front.
A large black bear lay lying across the yellow-green forest road, growling and moving restlessly in small steps. Its dark red eyes stared at the humans in front of it, and fishy water slowly dripped from its mouth.
Although the black bear did not stand up, its tall and strong shoulders were much taller than the carriage. Under its condescending gaze, the row of armored mercenaries in front of the convoy did not look up to it.
Race: Evolved black bear
Status: Hungry (Tense-Aggressive)
Sequence: Primal Sequence 5 Rust Black Bear (Rating: Ordinary Gold Level)
talent:
Toughness [Ordinary]: Increases muscle toughness and strength. (Commonly seen in bear-like creatures.)
ability:
[Rust Fur] (Excellent): In combat, the ability to harden fur greatly increases physical resistance. (An ability that comes with the Extraordinary class, Toughness +1)
Skill:
【Slap Lv.4】【Bite Lv.2】【Patience Lv.4】
For a Warcraft with ordinary talent, reaching Sequence 5 was already its limit. Loran Hill looked at the black bear and read the evaluation on the virtual screen.
"Everyone, walk back slowly and don't provoke it." Miss Charlene shouted and directed everyone in the crowd in front.
In the tense situation, everyone retreated in small steps with swords in hand. The ropes on the carriage were also untied, allowing the limp horses to be separated from the carriage first, and then people pushed the carriage slowly backwards.
The black bear stared at the group of humans, growling occasionally and hesitating. It could sense that several of the people ahead were quite powerful. Although it didn't find anyone stronger than itself, the sheer number of them made it a little uncertain, and it hesitated constantly.
As the group of people retreated again, its belly began to make a rumbling sound, like the howling of an evil ghost, causing many people in the caravan to feel weak in their legs and feet.
Then the black bear's pupils shrank and its body moved suddenly.
It first trotted a few steps, its hair standing up, and rushed into the crowd like a spear.
Several mercenaries armed with greatswords and spears swung their weapons with all their might. The weapons, flashing with extraordinary light, slashed and stabbed against the red and black fur, making sharp sounds and bringing up long strings of sparks. Then the fur, like iron wire, was cut by the weapons.
But before the mercenaries could react, the giant bear's strong body crashed into them like a high-speed truck, knocking back the people who were trying to stop them, breaking their bones and internal organs and spilling a lot of blood.
“Ahhhh!”
Just as the black bear stopped and was about to kill the person lying on the ground with its paws, a figure raised a sword and rushed forward with a roar.
Hiss——
The sword's tip brushed past the bear's paw, creating a burst of sparks, and was then slapped away. Although it failed to block the giant bear's palm strike, fortunately it bought a crucial half second, allowing the adventurer below to turn over and narrowly avoid the attack.
Bang!
The bear's paw slammed into the dirt, sending up stones that hurt the people around it. Seeing that it hadn't killed the fallen human, the giant bear opened its mouth and bit down rapidly.
With a hissing sound, a bright silver sword blade got stuck between the giant bear's teeth, bringing up traces of blood, and finally stopped the black bear that was selectively devouring its prey.
"Messia!" Looking at the thrilling scene in front of her, Miss Charlene exclaimed from behind.
Under the giant bear that was as tall as a two-story building, a swordswoman wearing silver armor held the hilt of the sword tightly to block the huge mouth that was pressing down. In such a close fight, others could even see the bright red flesh and blood in the mouth and smell the fishy odor of the mouth.
While the giant bear was blocked, several adventurers finally reacted and dragged their companions out from under the giant bear. Then several mercenaries rushed over. They were wearing thick armor and attacked the giant bear from the side to attract its attention.
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