Chapter 27: Chapter 26: Accidental Gains! (Please Follow)

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For three full days, the members of the Fischer family had not been able to find any trace of the mysterious creature, and the guards were feeling weary, yet due to Lucius’s authority, no one dared to voice their desire to return.

Lucius also knew not to expect too much in terms of the guards’ obedience and couldn’t help but question the reliability of the information.

In theory, Grandma Narda wouldn’t betray them, but some information might be considered true by the informant, yet could still be a false report in reality.

Just then, Byrne’s expression changed slightly, and in a respectful tone he said, “I sense Its will… Father, it’s over there.”

After speaking, he extended his finger and pointed in the direction of a jungle.

Lucius quickly understood that what his son referred to must be a hint from the Lord of the Lost and nodded immediately.

“Alright, everyone heighten your alertness!”

The people of the Fischer family walked in that direction for another thirty minutes, but still found nothing.

Suddenly, Lucius was shocked to find that the speed of the surrounding guards had slowed down, a slowness that was starkly apparent, including Byrne, everyone moved at a near standstill pace.

He immediately realized that the Extraordinary trait “Quickdraw” had been activated!

A second’s duration slowed down to twenty or thirty excruciating seconds, Lucius slowly moved his hand, attempting to draw his sword, all the while keenly observing his surroundings and soon pinpointing the source of hostility.

A bear with white fur was hidden within the dense jungle dozens of meters away, its limbs as sturdy and powerful as steel, and its eyes carried a ferocious and murderous intent akin to that found in human eyes.

It was very cautious and extremely careful, and if not for his own Extraordinary trait, it would have been very difficult to discover the presence of this bear.

There were too many mysterious creatures in the world, and Lucius had no idea what kind of magic beast it was, but he could feel that its strength was formidable.

It seemed to possess strength close to that of a low-level Transmutation, and with his own power, it would be impossible to be its opponent in a one-on-one fight!

The gaze shifted!

In the brief moment of staring, Lucius suddenly noticed the Moonshadow White Bear’s gaze shift and collide with his own! A confrontation!

It realized it had been spotted!

Although his reaction speed increased by tens of times, his body still moved at normal speed, Lucius used all the strength in his body to draw his sword, yelling, “Dodge!”

At the same moment, the bear’s massive body moved slightly, crouching down, its limbs touching the ground as it began to run, then, it charged towards the people of the Fischer family at a speed that was only slightly slower than a normal person’s, “slowly” coming at them.

Lucius felt his scalp tingle, utterly horrified!

Could it be that this speed, theoretically slowed down tens of times, was the creature’s actual sprinting pace?

In the final slow moments, he dodged to the side, while a few guards behind him looked around nonchalantly before turning their heads vaguely in his direction.

Those guards had no time to evade, fortunately, Byrne wasn’t on its path!

If, if Byrne had been right behind him, what would he have done?

The thought suddenly occurred to Lucius, and the next moment he felt ashamed of the ignoble doubt that had sprung from deep within him – as a father, he should never have such disgraceful hesitations.

The second of slow motion brought by “Quickdraw” finally came to an end.

“Move quickly!”

“Arr!”

Lucius yelled fiercely, drawing his sword and dodging to the side, only to see a terrifying sight!

Three guards who had been right behind him screamed as they were knocked into the air, after rising several dozen meters, their bodies fell to the ground like noodles, twisting, contorting, and even shattering in a horribly casual manner.

“Moonshadow Demon Bear!”

Byrne only saw a white blur charging at them, and after finally getting a clear look, he shouted out in shock and anger.

His swordsmanship was already quite good, and he retreated immediately, then decisively pulled out an alchemical flintlock and aimed at the white bear to shoot.

“Bang!”

Lucius was surprised to find that the bullet had hit the Moonshadow Bear squarely in the abdomen, the bear with blindingly fast speed had not dodged it!

That’s it!

It must have used some “Extraordinary trait” or perhaps only “straight-line charge” to attain the speed it did just now!

Under normal circumstances, the creature’s movement speed would definitely not be so exaggerated.

“Arr!”

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The Moonshadow White Bear, struck in the abdomen, howled in pain, its agony infused with even stronger rage. It then attempted to crouch down to launch another charge!

“Ha!”

Lucius charged forward with great valor, instantly activating “sword brandishing” and repeatedly slashing at the bear several times. The blade rolled up flesh and blood, and the howling bear instinctively retreated, failing to complete its charging stance.

Although it was a bear-type magic beast, Lucius noticed that, contrary to common sense, its defensive capabilities were not strong, and an ordinary person wielding a weapon could wound it.

“Charge now!” Lucius immediately roared.

The recent scene had been devastating to morale, and the seven surviving family guards, pale-faced, still managed to raise their three-meter-long spears and surround the bear from all sides with extreme caution.

Still not good enough, Lucius thought. Even though he had trained these guards for years, their quality was still not up to par.

If they coordinated with him and rushed in together, they could further damage the bear before them!

Despite knowing he wasn’t an outstanding instructor, Lucius was extremely disappointed.

“Roar!”

The bear swung its paws fiercely, its monstrous strength effortlessly sending several spears flying from the guards’ hands, while the remaining trembling guards immediately took several steps back.

As soon as the encirclement broke, it glared menacingly at Lucius, the male human who was clearly the most threatening presence.

Byrne had already pulled out his pen and paper, his head covered in sweat as he sketched, not even needing to look at the bear anymore, simply drawing accurately from memory.

It’s coming!

Lucius tensed up, and then the bear lunged at him again, its speed significantly slower than its initial charge.

He was already prepared to block, but his whole body shook violently from the impact, uncontrollably thrown into the air, flying several steps before barely managing to stabilize his stance.

Such tremendous strength!

It must be in a straight line, its charge can only be straight!

No sooner had Lucius landed than he rolled on the ground, and sure enough, the bear, already in a four-limb stance, charged at him like a moonshadow—too fast!

Impossible to block the charge; the best strategy was to try to avoid it completely, thought Lucius, dripping with sweat as he struggled to his feet, gasping for air.

Just one hit would be the end of him!

But he soon saw a glimmer of hope, noticing that the bear, having charged past at high speed, seemed unable to stop.

“Ow!”

The bear crashed into a large tree in the jungle, halting only with great difficulty. It had just turned around when it noticed two black alchemical explosives rolling at its feet.

“Boom!”

The violent explosion tore one of the bear’s arms to shreds, but it was unfortunate that the alchemical explosives Lucius had predicted to throw were a bit too far, failing to kill it.

“Woo woo woo ow!”

It started to howl miserably, not immediately engaging in battle again, giving the humans time to catch their breath.

The bear, having lost an arm, lost its will to fight and turned in fear to run away. Lucius did not choose to pursue it, only then did Byrne finish his drawing, rendering the bear “fragile.”

“I couldn’t draw any faster, I’m sorry,” Byrne said, looking down awkwardly.

Lucius laughed heartily, saying nonchalantly, “It’s absolutely fine, we’ve already won. We’ll clean up the corpse when we return. Now we need to follow the blood trail from afar.”

He didn’t lead everyone to chase after and kill the Moonshadow White Bear; instead, they followed the blood trail from a hundred meters away. After tracking it for a day and a night, the magic beast finally collapsed from excessive blood loss and didn’t move anymore.

The group waited for another half an hour without getting closer. Then Lucius picked up a spear and threw it with sharp precision, piercing the bear and causing blood to burst forth.

“Ow ow ow ow ow!”

The Moonshadow White Bear suddenly opened its eyes, rising furiously, its expression wild, trying to charge at the humans. But after a few staggering steps, its massive body finally fell backward.

A joyful smile spread across Lucius’s face as he lazily said with narrowed eyes, “Tsk tsk, now it’s thoroughly dead, unable to get back up ever again.”

Only then did Byrne breathe a sigh of relief, revealing a thoughtful expression as he said:

“There are two problems, the first is that extracting extraordinary materials requires a specialized spellcaster. In Nasir’s town, only the elder of the silver descendants clan has this skill.”

“Also, the extraordinary materials on the Moonshadow Demon Bear are Class 3. You haven’t digested the current Magic Potion yet, so we can’t use them directly.”

Class 3 Extraordinary Materials? Lucius was taken aback.