[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-3":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},1620040,2087,"Chapter 3. Malicious Ghost, Turtle-shaped Stone","bear-school-astartes-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Lann first cautiously used the fan smelling method, wafting a wisp of mist to smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to determine whether this magic mist was inherently toxic or had other harmful effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the biological computer picked up from the journey through the Void Sea had extra computational power, he could simply reach out a finger to touch it to determine the mist’s effect on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the computational power of brain cells was currently repurposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, a smart brain from a high-tech world was limited to this function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight pungency hit his nasal cavity but was quickly adapted to by the Demon Hunter’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann slightly nodded, knowing that this poison could burn a regular person’s lungs within five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for the Demon Hunter’s body, it would only cause discomfort but not harm him within half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No impact on combat readiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin leather boots cautiously stepped into the mist’s range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"swish\" sound, as Lann cautiously moved forward, he drew the steel sword from his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wooden handle with an iron-gray steel crossguard and blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Velen Longsword, the embodiment of the province’s cheap and inferior reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No restraining effect like a silver sword, but it wouldn’t be \"ineffective\" against physical monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lann’s knowledge, this demon hunting mission came from the elder of a nearby village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to him, a delicacy of fungi grows in this valley, only flourishing here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the only commodity their village could sell at a decent price to merchants in Velen’s capital—Gos Velen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a year ago, this mist suddenly appeared, and those who went to harvest the fungi never returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, their village doesn’t even have a single intact durable iron farming tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they have no money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two Demon Hunter apprentices arrived, the village gathered its last resources, fifty-three Orens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To hire these two wicked and filthy \"mutants\" to eliminate the \"evil mist in the valley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, when the village elder flung the advance payment to the two, his disdainful and fearful demeanor was like having to interact with two lepers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This constantly reminded Lann’s modern mind that even though he was away from his \"Teacher,\" his current situation was anything but favorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But priorities must be established; future difficulties can be addressed later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immediate danger must be faced now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s amber cat eyes slightly stung in the toxic mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he didn’t blink even once to moisten his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensory enhancements induced by the Demon Hunter’s mutation began to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This human enhancement achieved through bacteria, magic potions, and magic power can greatly amplify and alter the original human senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To enable the Demon Hunter to fulfill the mission they were designed for by mages—to single-handedly hunt monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin leather boots scraped against the grass on the ground, making a rustling sound as faint as insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no heavy breathing here, not even the strong heartbeat of a monster... it’s very quiet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lann’s ears, only his and Bordeaux’s footsteps were audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bordeaux’s footsteps and heartbeat were even lighter than his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s unimaginable that that was the footsteps of a muscular giant nearly 1.9 meters tall wearing a thick composite armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying physical control and basic attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann could even imagine in his mind, like in the movies, using one hand to lift an adult by the neck and snapping the cervical spine with the palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Demon Hunter \"Master\" could indeed do it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as Lann was groping forward, his sense of touch and hearing simultaneously detected some unusual noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat eyes’ vertical pupils focused and changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under the ground... trembling? Excavation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth and rocks were being dug, and something was moving beneath the soil layer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——This is not a Fog Demon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without thinking, Lann arched his back like a startled cat and instantly straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an elastic spring, he bounced a meter away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"splash\" sound, a hideous humanoid claw burst from the earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately afterward, the entire body of the monster emerged from the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A humanoid form, though somewhat short, about the height of a dwarf, reaching the stomach of an ordinary human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its gray-white skin was bare, and its blood-streaked mouth grinned a fierce smile. Layers of excess skin piled on its neck, making it impossible to see the neck, slick and disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s hand gripping the sword relaxed and then tightened, repeatedly verifying his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a revenant, same as a Fog Demon, a carrion eater, with weaker solo combat strength than a Fog Demon, but with one difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——They are complete pack creatures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a saying on this continent, \"If monsters are truly clumsy, a pack makes them happy\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oooo ya ya!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless cries began to come from the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s heart sank, his \"master\" for the sake of convenience, had even judged the monster type incorrectly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squinting eyes glanced back, the looming giant figures in the thick fog did not intend to advance immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann understood his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Fog Demons and Ghouls rarely live together, since there are \"tools\" leading the charge... why not confirm it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Safety and caution never hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sturdy figure, coldly observed the confrontation between the monsters and the Demon Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consider it a blessing in disguise; Lann had never fully entrusted his life and fortune to Bordeaux.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventeen Ghouls, can only use Quen and Swordsmanship...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cat eyes scanned around, Lann calculated in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quen and Swordsmanship were the main courses arranged by his \"teacher\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventeen Ghouls, enough to slaughter a village in the sparsely populated Velen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Villages in Velen, including the elderly and women, often only number twenty to thirty people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this level of enemy, a young man had undergone the Demon Hunter mutation just a month ago, wielding a sword and learning the Magic Seal for only three weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his expression remained as icy as a block of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, I can hold it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three weeks, for a well-nourished human, even mechanically chopping wood with an axe, mastering the correct energy-saving movement takes a week of focused work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This only seeks correct movement, not guaranteeing accuracy each chop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incorporating factors like posture, terrain variation, physique differences in Swordsmanship, just basic training meeting standards can take one or two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, a young man who held a sword for only three weeks comes to rational and clear recognition of his abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only does he \"hold on\"... he can even \"perform convincingly\" under the premise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann completed the assessment of the enemy and their strength, while the monsters lost their last shred of calm facing the fresh flesh delivered to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s unclear which Ghoul struck first, anyway... the battle began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four soldiers wearing Temeria standard armor were now closing in on the valley shrouded in the Magic Fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spat from horseback, laughed, cursed, and swapped crude jokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the smiles on their faces and eyes carried a trace of coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the indifference to life and battle belonging to soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, there was a Crossbowman, an Archer, a Long Halberd Soldier, and a Sword and Shield Soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword and Shield Soldier was the captain of this enforcement team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield on his back still looked quite new, with Temeria’s white lily crest printed on the blue background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crossbowman had just told a joke about a prostitute and a werewolf, and the strange laughter of the group lasted quite a while before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the laughter, he turned to his captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say, Captain...\" He said hesitantly. \"We won’t... won’t fall into the hands of that mutant freak...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the captain could respond, the Long Halberd Soldier spat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say, you’re not scared, are you? We have four skilled men here! I guarantee, as soon as that freak shows up, arrows from you two will get right into his flesh, without the need for me and the captain to do much. You have a crossbow! A fine crossbow! Who can dodge a crossbow arrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Long Halberd Soldier shook his head relaxedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\" The Crossbowman’s thoughts were still hesitant. \"I’ve heard, people say, those freaks can use, they can use magic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the mention of \"magic\", the atmosphere suddenly became heavy, even the most relaxed Long Halberd Soldier shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like being tainted by something filthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it was time for the captain to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry.\" The captain raised a pendant in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a stone carved into the shape of a turtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Viserad gave instructions long ago, I brought the Turtle-shaped Stone. Those dirty magic that cannot see the light won’t come near us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the soldiers knew, the ordinary people also rumored that Turtle-shaped Stones could restrain magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could that be wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the group relaxed once more, even the Crossbowman smiled widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, following a path through the forest, they reached the front of the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>",1487,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.661Z",1,"novelbin.me","9a630af31a3d75ec2b9deb977c6ca1982bf2fc23a527d17f755def39b5048706","bear-school-astartes-chapter-4","bear-school-astartes-chapter-57",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]