[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-265":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},1619945,2087,"Chapter 265: 265. Eight Hundred Nuns","bear-school-astartes-chapter-265",265,"\u003Cp>The three centipedes on the old monk's body only stiffened for a moment under the [Residual Oil] upon initial contact, and then seemed to adapt to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capable of slaying ordinary parasite-infested insects, [Residual Oil] here seemed either not concentrated enough or not potent enough. In any case, the three centipedes didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is really troublesome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin sighed with a smirk at the corner of his mouth, then charged forward once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When faced with an enemy that cannot be killed by ordinary means, most people, upon realizing this fact, would have only one option in mind—avoid battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, today, there were no 'ordinary people' standing here in this hall of thirty-three spaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the former [Sword Saint] who single-handedly repelled the forces of the Inner Mansion, the other two were a warrior and a ninja who had nothing left to lose in the world, and then there was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...then there was the Demon Hunter, who was used to facing all sorts of demonic entities and had come for a blood debt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can't kill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then hack away while thinking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin slashed away at one side of a centipede's appendage, as if peeling the skin off sugarcane, sparks flying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another centipede took advantage and attacked his back, but the old man didn't glance at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive insect that was launched was directly knocked back by the shockwave, and as it persistently tried to return, Lann's blade sliced through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single strike, the centipede's body was shortened by a segment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mind telling me what 'too late' means?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter parried the frenzied claws of the remaining centipede limbs with a battered sword, calmly questioning the Immortal Peak Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Cradle'... the 'cradle' that can bear the Divine Dragon is nearing completion... the Abbot... the Abbot is going to realize the danger I've posed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abbot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This word made Lann's eyes suddenly widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized an issue he had overlooked all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the East Japan temples, 'Master' is a high-level title. Although it's high-ranking, it's not the highest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Immortal Peak Master's official title is 'Preacher Master.' In Immortal Peak Temple, there are several masters overseeing different areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The equivalent title to 'Abbot' in his hometown's temples is referred to as 'Seated Master' or 'Mountain Master' in East Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did the Immortal Peak Temple end up like this... where did their Abbot go?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the sake of swallowing the fish and housing the Undying Insect... ageless, immortal... the one who guards the Divine Dragon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Peak Master murmured dryly, the short blade piercing from his skull to his chin making a teeth-grinding sound as it rubbed against his brittle bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Abbot's name is... Eight Hundred Nuns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lann! Behind you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slow, arduous tone of the Immortal Peak Master unexpectedly overlapped with the urgent warning of Black Conical Hat at the last moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lann suddenly felt a sharp, needle-like pain pierce through his right flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His two hearts began to operate involuntarily at high efficiency, the genetic seed automatically coordinating his organs to maximize their function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sensory acuity heightened, and the cat's eye on his eyeball narrowed into a slit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaguely, Lann seemed to hear a low, eerie cackle from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ho ho ha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reacting almost instinctively without thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's sword-wielding instincts drove him to pull the blade to the right side of his torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a leisurely one-handed block, but with one hand on the hilt and the other bracing the blade back in a full-force defensive stance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!!! Ka-la!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the force and weapon struck his blade did Lann realize what he was blocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a phantom-like, scarily long glaive! Just by its sapphire glow and size, you could tell the wielder was at least as large as a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the force was even more exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's battered blade shattered, the Demon Hunter relying on the blade's rear impact force to push himself away before it completely disintegrated, narrowly avoiding the ghostly blade from touching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Lann could only thrust the remaining hilt into the ground ferociously, leaving a menacing gouge at least five meters long on the smooth temple floor before he stopped being flung backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his head to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the reflected shadows of the temple's candlelight, golden foil, and brass Buddhist statues, a massive figure emerged, clutching Buddhist Beads in one hand, holding a long glaive in the other, with a sinister grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a surreal presence akin to a holographic projection, leaving traces of purple flames in the air as she moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adorned in a splendid kasaya and monk's robes, yet wore a bone-white Hannya mask on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merging compassion with malevolence and grotesqueness, just looking at her chills the spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the... abbot of Vajra Mountain Immortal Peak Temple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a dance, the Eight Hundred Nuns' voluminous monk's robes and enormous physique would rotate fully when wielding that oversized glaive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centrifugal force, gravity, and her own physical strength combined, every slash, every posture executed with intimidating power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... How many years has she honed her blade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phantom-like long glaive slashed at Lann and, due to position, aimed straight for Old Robert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann backhanded the discarded hilt and drew the Aron Dite from his back, charging forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the glaive's blade had a steel texture, it seemed undoubtedly phantasmal. Lann couldn't believe it lacked any peculiar properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Robert's armor was indestructible purely due to the quality of the ores and superior craftsmanship, but had no mystical protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Eight Hundred Nuns' phantom blade was no different from a real one... her skill and strength were entirely sufficient to cleave Old Robert inside the armor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lann could arrive, a samurai sword with burnt patterns nimbly blocked the glaive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The size contrast was like blocking a club with a pen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brilliant swordsmanship! Nothing innovative, but so solid it's terrifying, Master Abbot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An emaciated old man laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann charged in from the side, his normal-height horizontal slash aimed precisely at the opponent's waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the moment of crossing blades with Iwami Yixin's Golden Iron Dragon-Slaying Blade, a ring of sparks erupted, and the Eight Hundred Nuns seemed to predict Lann's move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swiftly floated upward without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slow ascent, the jump height defying logic, the lingering airtime... this one's Light Body Skill was more outrageous than most ninjas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her leap looked just like a slow-motion stage effect, full of dissonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Hundred Nuns had no intention of a drawn-out battle with Lann and Iwami Yixin; she drifted directly towards the Immortal Peak Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Old Robert and Black Conical Hat Li were grappling with three ferocious centipedes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were already not at the level of Lann and Iwami Yixin; Black Conical Hat was still heavily injured and had just taken medicine, barely holding on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Hundred Nuns descended like a paper sheet, slashing out a blade path that left a massive fan-shaped mark in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her blade lacked an air blade, her solid foundation still caused distinct air refraction along the path after slicing through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This change in air density persisted for over a second mid-air, striking fear into onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat even felt he couldn't escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then the dancing glaive-wielding phantom seemed to suddenly sense something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fan-shaped arc only swung halfway before hastily retracting beside her head, the blade edge outward, blocking something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"clang!\" sound, sparks flew. A special bullet ricocheted off the narrow blade surface of the glaive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Eight Hundred Nuns could react, Lann had already followed the trajectory of his own projectile and rushed in close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even greater metallic collision and sparks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann wielded the Lady of the Lake's Sword, the blade pressing against the long shaft of the glaive, pinning the mid-air levitating Eight Hundred Nuns utilizing Light Body Skill to the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li quickly leapt aside, barely restraining a snarling undying insect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was dire; those three undying insects that emerged from the Immortal Peak Master's body seemed even more frenzied by the arrival of the abbot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their writhing bodies roared, less like venomous serpents spitting, more like venomous dragons howling skyward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li's eyes twitched with fear and panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the Vajra Mountain abbot and her exceptional combat prowess left him completely unnerved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal Peak Master and Eight Hundred Nuns' pincer attack... even if there were four of them, fatigue was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin was already gasping for breath, yet the undying ones never tired, and they still hadn't found a way to kill advanced undying beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sooner or later, they'd be worn down... What to do? What to do?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black Hat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment of Black Conical Hat Li's confusion, Lann's calm tone pulled him back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Undying Slash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The three of us will hold them off; you go find the Undying Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thing is very important; the Immortal Peak Temple wouldn't place it in a remote area, it's nearby! Go find it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1520,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","56e36482bf4172cbba4868e4d4e207f41c5e94d196e08ea16dbdcb2623ccb80e","bear-school-astartes-chapter-266","bear-school-astartes-chapter-264",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]