[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-214":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},1619994,2087,"Chapter 214. Into the Night","bear-school-astartes-chapter-214",214,"\u003Cp>The situation evolved almost exactly as Lann had planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When these bandits saw that the one charging at them was alone, the advantage of numbers emboldened them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ignored the members of the Ranger Group rushing towards the ferry, wanting to concentrate their strength to take down that intimidating giant first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in their experience, dozens against one, the entanglement should end in mere seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then the Demon Hunter began to swing his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extraordinary power, combined with the sharpness and resilience of Aron Dite, could cause destruction far beyond their imagination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a one-against-many battle, the magical runes on the Lady of the Lake’s Sword, powered by its swings, hardly ever dimmed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic runes on the sword left a lingering trail of light in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann charged directly into the group of bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These long-bloodthirsty marauders excitedly thrust their weapons toward Lann’s body at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a flash of golden sword light, and all weapons were neatly severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lance shafts, handles of two-handed axes, samurai sword blades... All meeting an arc-like smooth break aiming at Lann!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lady of the Lake’s Sword is a divine weapon, and Lann has yet to encounter anything matching its sharpness and resilience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, these East Japan bandits, clad in crude armor, are incomparable to the heavy knight born from great expense and innate talent from the West!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first strike severed the weapons, as Lann advanced further with quick footwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scope of the second strike already covered their bodies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still the horizontal swing that had the widest range of attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intention of such a simple attack was apparent even to the bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some quick-reacting individuals had instinctively blocked the blade’s path with their broken weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, the look of slight relief on their faces vanished like water droplets on a hot stove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For after the initial reflex of emergency defense, they immediately realized one issue—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their weapons could block... then the first strike should have had no effect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Face to face with the Demon Hunter’s calm feline gaze, they wore expressions of sudden panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sudden grip of the studded leather gloves on the sword hilt, the golden glow on the sword reached a resplendent peak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Slash Charge]—Level Nine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next strike... would have double the slashing power of the previous one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trail of light flashed by, and a sweep struck as if unhindered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crude armor, broken weapons, fragile bodies...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lady of the Lake’s Sword steadied again, now on the other side of a line of bandits. Its golden glow had dimmed after the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the sound of sparse falls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact of bodies landing abruptly on the blood-soaked mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were eight bandits who came to besiege Lann, intending to skewer him like a porcupine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being too numerous to spread out, three in the back were jabbing with long spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the magic on the Lady of the Lake’s Sword was fully charged and swept through with golden light, the eight close bandits turned into sixteen pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three further away, due to the length of the blade, only had their torsos slashed open with wounds large enough to fit a rice bowl in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plenty of bandits were still charging toward Lann, only failing to be part of the first wave due to initial positioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their vile urge to draw blood kept pushing them forward with screams and howls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet all action halted abruptly, as if a pause button had been pressed, following that last sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-soaked mud still held the consciousness-sapped limbs screaming and writhing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three whose torsos were slashed opened slumped to their knees with a ’thud’ due to massive blood loss, unable to even lift their arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just one encounter, this little bandit group of forty lost eleven members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause of all this... that ’man’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had merely swung his sword twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it the [Sword Saint]?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bandits stunned on their assault path trembled as they shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Iwami Yixin here?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear was making their limbs cold and immobile. It clouded their minds, blurring distinctions between the elderly and the young, East Japan armor and Western armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lann could see, their main trunk muscles desperately trying to mobilize the leg muscles, but their legs were rooted to the spot, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann understood their feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in a single encounter, more than a quarter of forty men were wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fragmented bodies seemed like a display at the kitchen of an unhygienic restaurant, sprawled across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They indeed should be afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after the initial shockwave of terror, they would naturally recall the instincts of living creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The boat...\" A bandit stammered with trembling lips, \"Get the boat ready!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus a bloodthirsty bandit swarm rushed toward the ferry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the direction of the ferry where they initially paid little attention stood the Ranger Group, who had already cleared sporadic enemies and secured their formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold the line!\" Kotaro shouted, his face contorted with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are a broken army! Just a single burst of momentum!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kotaro clearly saw some of these men, trying to run faster, had even discarded their weapons and armor as they fled from Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon turning back, they found that to board the ship, they needed their gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since those who discarded their gear ran the fastest, they collided with the Ranger Group’s line at the forefront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any suspense, they were immediately slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armed bandits behind tried to press forward, but their spears and axe blades could only strike at their comrades’ corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more panicked, the more chaotic; the more chaotic, the more panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Lann and the Ranger Group crushed them in the middle, then cut them down with swords and arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Lann’s plan, no one escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, what’s our next move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Rangers executed the downed bandits, Kotaro inquired by Lann’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lann picked up a short bow used by the bandits for examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>East Japan lacked materials to make recurve bows, rendering the short bow weak. Only by extending the bow limb to over two meters could they achieve battlefield piercing power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the craftsmanship of this short bow seemed out of place for ordinary bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s initial guess was right; someone had ’sponsored’ these bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandits’ quality dictated they could not be the main force in the plan. Now, with even the bandits preparing to cross the river, it signaled that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Board the boats, burn the remaining ones after seating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After issuing the orders, Lann’s gaze drifted downstream along the rushing Longquan River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the sun was setting, and the river was illuminated as if it were on fire, or blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope Hirata Manor can hold out a little longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1151,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","3a49c82817c0de5edeab1b2b46b6eb6073f319422ffce13b21dbcbfc5c0a5716","bear-school-astartes-chapter-215","bear-school-astartes-chapter-213",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]