[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-268":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},1619948,2087,"Chapter 268: 268. Shadow Method","bear-school-astartes-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>No time for small talk, no time for sentimentality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield of a death struggle, even farewells must be concise and efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Robert thrust the giant sword he could no longer hold firmly into the ground and charged towards the Immortal Peak Master and the three Undying Insects without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For... Robert!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This middle-aged man who crossed the ocean from Europe to this place shouted his son's name, which was also his own name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Undying Insect's hideous teeth and limbs struck sparks from his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he ignored it, directly charging into the 'base' where the insects clung, beside the Immortal Peak Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robust arms tightly clasped this skeletal living Buddha, with the sound of breaking bones incessant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Undying Insects 'embraced' this enemy who delivered himself to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless limbs of the centipedes wrapped and entwined Old Robert tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of chitin and steel scraping, grinding, made one's heart chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underneath the steel armor, viscous blood dripped down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The centipedes had already pierced their limbs into the weak spots of the armor, beginning to reach the flesh inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Robert clearly and slowly felt the sensation of being gradually tightened and torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This terrifying feeling reminded him of when he was a child, catching and tearing off the legs of insects one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except now, the one being slowly torn apart was himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Old Robert still did not let go, he continued to tightly hold the Immortal Peak Master in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Undying Insect that provided spring-like jumping mobility was now coiled around him, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decayed flesh of the Immortal Peak Master was squeezed into a ball by the 'embrace', with a short blade inserted atop still scraping against his skull and jawbone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face, skeletal and withered like a skull, couldn't make an expression, he merely lowered his head and murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Mercy... Buddha's mercy... Save us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human body embraced, the centipede's body entangled, like an illustration from the eighteenth level of Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann showed no excess expression, nor did he spare another glance at this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely bit his teeth tightly, calmly, and drew Old Robert's greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive blade, dim and grimy grey, was clearly a well-used item from the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's leather gloves gripped the hilt, producing a creaking sound from the compressed leather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This weight is quite fitting, isn't it, Mentos?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One and a half palms wide, 1.8 meters long, the steel greatsword weighed dozens of kilograms. It was not a weapon ordinary people could handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even something ordinary people could lift. But for monster hunting...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes, it is quite fitting, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentos understood Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew that its host didn't care whether the greatsword fit or not, but still agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword in the Demon Hunter's hands emitted a mournful sound of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wind sound was entirely different from the fierce breaking wind sound when wielding the katana or the Lady of the Lake's Sword. It carried a sense of oppression that even made one involuntarily want to clutch their chest to calm their heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Eight Hundred Nuns had just passed by Iwami Yixin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Iron Dragon-Slaying Blade slashed her flanks, and her phantom-like body didn't bleed but instead expelled a splash of viscous liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin's stamina was nearing its limit, he even failed to completely evade the opponent's naginata blade this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large patch of his shoulder cloak was cleaved off, narrowly missing the entire arm being severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sinister laugh came from underneath the Eight Hundred Nuns' Noh mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did not intend to continue entangling with Iwami Yixin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her goal had always been clear and precise—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To merge forces with the Immortal Peak Master, these enemies, long exhausted, would naturally be easily dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not a warrior, not even a martial artist. She was merely a guard wielding a blade to protect the Divine Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No excessive psychological burden, nor concern for the blade's persistence and glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We, blessed with the gift of the Divine Dragon's insect, have weathered the vicissitudes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undying, it is the lengthy journey of enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that the Divine Dragon drifted from the Western homeland to here, we have already understood the reason for our bestowed immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Dragon must be 'contained' in the 'cradle' and sent back to the homeland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, we must not allow the 'cradle' to suffer any mishap at this time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Hundred Nuns suddenly and effortlessly soared as if she had steel wires tied to her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sinister laughter echoed through the Buddhist temple hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately after...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get down here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant blade, with a chillingly oppressive whistle, slammed down from mid-air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann exhaled high-temperature breath from his open mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air before his nose and mouth even warped slightly due to the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operation speed of two hearts was unprecedented, utilizing a technique learned from the ninja technique book that controlled the heart's activity through a breathing method took effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oxygen-carrying capacity of blood flowing from two hearts greatly increased, and the blood pumped from the [Second Heart] was additionally imbued with inexplicably high temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann also gulped down a [Battle Magic Potion Combo] he concocted himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thunder], [Blizzard], [Maribo Forest].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They respectively boosted physical strength, neural response, and vitality recovery speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The potion's toxin invaded the facial blood vessels, gathering into a deep blackness around the eye sockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally able to strike down Lann in one blow, the Eight Hundred Nuns now, after forcibly taking a strike from Lann's greatsword, had even her sinister laughter choked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous sound and sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight, length, and structure of the weapon were enough for Lann to subdue with force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Robert's blade not only directly overwhelmed the Eight Hundred Nuns' naginata this time but even pressed it to her chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of the greatsword, due to the angle, sliced into the opponent's shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broad, hefty blade wedged into the phantom-like flesh, inflicting damage far exceeding all the damage the Eight Hundred Nuns had previously taken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could no longer land stably, and her originally leaf-like agile movements now faltered two steps upon landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh haha! A brilliant [Single Line Slash]!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was breathing heavily and sweating profusely, Iwami Yixin still heartily laughed and praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Iwami Style] is a free-spirited technique; using a katana or longsword is naturally good, but when facing opponents with large stature or weapons, one can directly use a greatsword for a martial exchange. Lann's talent and adaptability made him extremely pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lann himself had no such psychological fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely focused on the corner of his vision where Mentos set the countdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two minutes Old Robert exchanged with his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty seconds had already passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those cat-like eyes fixed on the ghost mask after landing, like a starving bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exceptional feel of the greatsword and his current state even made Lann want to simply kill this phantom with Iwami Yixin first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Iwami Yixin had the same thought, and immediately took advantage of the Eight Hundred Nuns' unstable landing to sheath his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the low posture of a quick-draw slash, he suddenly closed the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the opening move of the [Iwami Cross Slash].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Iwami Yixin's proficiency, it's not difficult to decapitate the opponent with a single slash while they're off balance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But subsequently, in Lann's expectant gaze, that eerie, sharp laughter rang out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several replicas identical to the Eight Hundred Nuns in appearance, only colored in ink-black, emerged like reflections pulled from water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unknown magic effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter gripped the hilt of the greatsword firmly, his peripheral vision continuously scanning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why he hadn't considered swiftly eliminating the Eight Hundred Nuns—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the highest-ranking figure, it's impossible she didn't have strange and unusual contingencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even the seemingly remorseful Immortal Peak Master had Undying Insects on him that were no ordinary creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the head of Vajra Mountain, it's entirely normal for her to know some magic.\u003C\u002Fp>",1358,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","bcf4b40920c58fa49c8bcfe2b1675c96ccca823f4126644da4d19bc3dda0ffdd","bear-school-astartes-chapter-269","bear-school-astartes-chapter-267",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]