[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-112":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bear School Astartes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1619842,2087,"Chapter 112. Growth of Skills","bear-school-astartes-chapter-112",112,"\u003Cp>Lann lightly vaulted over the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of landing on the lawn was as soft as a cat touching the ground, with no clink of metal armor clashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before coming in, Lann removed the plate armor components from his gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked just like when he first arrived in Auridon, wearing a cotton armor outer cover over chainmail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was different from the clumsy infiltration at the Velen camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemies weren’t at the shore with the crashing waves and strong sea scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of defense alone, they weren’t just a bunch of weapon-wielding rabble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a group of elite warriors trained through rigorous practice and real combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation facing Lann was undoubtedly a thousand times more perilous than the camp battle at Velen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... Lann’s growth during this time was undoubtedly even more exaggerated than these changing circumstances!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the corners of his retina, two data points were faintly glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stealth] Proficiency -9%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Assassination] Proficiency -6%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two skills, after several nights of deep memory immersion, equated to personal training by the Son of the Emperor warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those warriors, near perfection in excellence, weren’t of the sneaky assassination type in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as a legion upholding the combat concept of \"perfection,\" a combat skill need not be mastered, but cannot be completely unknown either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the full names of these two skills of Lann, there should actually be a prefix with a lengthy and ornate aristocratic title from ancient Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were the names of the Son of the Emperor warriors from whom the skills originated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proficiency of these two skills was no longer based on human standards, but on that of the Celestial God Warriors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>9% and 6% indicate that apart from basic qualities, Lann had already reached nearly ten percent of the level of a Son of the Emperor, a Celestial God Warrior who had battled various interstellar races in the eternal star seas for centuries, in pure skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a phantom shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the brightly lit luxurious estate, Lann could instantly spot the dark dead angles between the interlacing flames with just a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those were his ideal points of approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A patrol of guards wandered along the estate’s cobblestone paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Long Halberd Soldier, two Sword and Shield Soldiers, and a crossbowman, accompanied by a hunting dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the standard formation of the estate’s patrol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by listening, Lann could identify more than ten such teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the entire night, the estate would be swept repeatedly by the vigilance of the patrol like a plowing operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann stood within ten paces of them, enveloped in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The typical human vision couldn’t penetrate the dark, and the hunting dog’s nose wasn’t an issue either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lann drank the potion, he deliberately sprinkled a bit on the cotton armor outer layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The potion’s scent was strong enough to mask his own scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, because the Demon Hunter’s Potion was made from all-natural ingredients, the hunting dog wouldn’t react to it as it would with typical magic potions, experiencing discomfort from the magical power within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the patrol team move away with mutual calm before Lann continued forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His primary target in coming here was the Count himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he startled them, Lann didn’t believe such a high-status figure would leave no escape route in his meticulously maintained estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann couldn’t recognize the Count’s physical characteristics, so barging into the main building of the estate randomly was unwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his mind worked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slightly glowing cat eyes were searching the ground for chaotic footprints, his nose picking up pheromones in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, in the integrated vision of the Demon Hunter, he identified a scent trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A disordered complexity of scents, different from the usual sweaty, stinky feet, and leather scents of the guards... blood, feces, vomit, filthy clothing not changed for ages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann murmured to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extraordinary senses of the Demon Hunter didn’t always yield results; at least Lann couldn’t achieve meticulous differentiation among these tangled aromas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe when the Interstellar Warrior enhancements were complete, he could, but purely on the power of the Demon Hunter, this was the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet using strength requires intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need refined differentiation in this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could pinpoint the collective characteristics of the children trafficked and held captive and differentiate them from the estate’s personnel, he could identify them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Count of daunting high status, no matter guards or servants, would not be allowed to urinate or vomit randomly, would they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dignity for a noble is more important than life itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A servant could lose the master’s property and still keep the job, but if they tarnish the master’s reputation, death is the only outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Migrating through the dark corners, Lann gradually neared the main building of the estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a three-story structure occupying a significant floor area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its solid stone and timber beam construction distinguished it from the brick buildings outside the estate belonging to commoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This architectural style was practically modeled after a castle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the top of the building was tiled in the same orange-red tiles as the buildings outside the estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like an attempt to make it less conspicuous in the panoramic view from the imperial palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Count and the King were only politically divergent at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the pro-Niflgaard faction within Temeria continued to grow, whether the Count could or would maintain the conflict as mere \"political disagreement\" could be uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann touched the foundation of the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scent stops here... a wall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the messy footprints and the crowd-specific scent abruptly halted in front of this wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s extensive detective watching convinced him that this was a mechanism wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For a mechanism wall... check for wear marks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cat eyes narrowed slightly, scrutinizing the wall left and right. Finally, on an ordinary brick, Lann found wear different from wind and rain erosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brick was frequently touched by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle press, and the brick sank inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large section of stone wall swung open, revealing a dark, gaping entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This should have been a joyous discovery since Lann had found where the captives were hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only steps away from rescuing these pitiful souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lann couldn’t bring himself to smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a goal close at hand after arduous effort, he felt unable to smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because just standing at the entrance of this deep tunnel, he heard some sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds that absolutely didn’t bring good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann stood at the entrance, his head drooped low. Only after a long while did he take a deep breath and descend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had some idea of what he’d see in this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was mentally prepared for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that was left was to face it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1138,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.941Z",1,"novelbin.me","61658d0d8b9f6882aa716d317835d2990c5ce445274d9879ad4d117d3091001f","bear-school-astartes-chapter-113","bear-school-astartes-chapter-111",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]