[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-367":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},1620197,2087,"Chapter 367. Fast and Slow Knives","bear-school-astartes-chapter-367",367,"\u003Cp>The winds in Yan’an are cold and damp; they weave through the winding, rugged alleys, bringing out the scents hidden in the city’s corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these winds pass through the graveyard of Oton Chapel, the erratically placed tombstones transform them into eerie wailing sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the bridge leading to Church Town was blocked by the ’beast’ Henryk mentioned, the Old Hunter could only lead Lann through the small paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, they passed through Oton Chapel from Church Town, reaching the graveyard behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this small path directly leads to the graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Demon Hunter and Hunter approached the edge of the graveyard, about to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter sniffed the air first, sensing something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Yan Nan Hunter, sensitive to blood, gritted his teeth fiercely the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scent of blood is too strong... has Gascogne already started working here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann speculated aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Henryk, the Old Hunter, could already judge what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gascogne isn’t an idiot; he knows the severity of this night of the hunt. As long as he still has some sanity, he wouldn’t stay in one place hunting, letting the scent of blood accumulate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Gascogne, who has done such a thing, is likely no longer sane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s face darkened along with Henryk’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re saying... he’s already transformed into a beast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" Henryk took a deep breath, \"Let’s go over and check... Draw your weapon, if he’s beast-like, as long as there’s high-quality blood, we can pull him back if it’s not severe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no use in dwelling on it then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the pleasant sound of metal scraping, Lann drew the Lady of the Lake’s Sword from his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was putting in all this effort not to witness a tragedy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two opened the iron gate of the cemetery, creaking, as the tall man in the depths of the cemetery turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in the midst of hacking a lifeless beast-transformed patient corpse, like a butcher chopping meat and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The action seemed less like hunting threats and more like... releasing more blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gascogne, his face bound in bandages, turned; though his eyes were covered, Lann and Henryk could feel they were being watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Monsters everywhere...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gascogne muttered, violently wrenching the axe blade stuck in broken ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will become monsters too... eventually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann and Henryk exchanged looks, then shook their heads solemnly together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching a once elegant and gentle priest transform into someone who hunts for blood by continuously twitching his nose unsettled Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just need to inject him with high-quality blood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s boots slowly advanced along the cemetery’s dirt path, his long sword unconsciously creating elegant patterns in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henryk followed, his meat saw already unfolded from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfolding the meat saw reduced the attack speed and technique flexibility but spared Gascogne from vicious serrated tearing wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on past experiences, yes. But you know... tonight is different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight has seen too much defiance of common sense, but regardless, they first need to make Gascogne compliant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive horn shotgun, spraying a large pellet barrage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann and Henryk’s slow but steady steps instantly sprung into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle styles of the Bear Demon Hunter and the Yan Nan Hunter thus became distinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s hand sign was already formed, and with Chaos Magic Power infused, the yellow glow of the Quen Rune flickered over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the tall warrior charged straight into the barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the ringing clatters, the elf-crafted long sword flashed like a bright curtain, deflecting the ammunition aiming for vital parts with sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining pellets posed no threat to the Quen and heavy armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann was like a tank rolling straight towards the target!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henryk possessed a swifter, more efficient combat style, inherited from the Yan Nan Hunter profession’s early formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During battle, hunters wearing only coats as armor were more like a group of bloodthirsty phantom shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their high-speed, agile side stepping was used to dodge straight attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because of side-stepping evasion, Lann, in heavy armor, reached Gascogne before Henryk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s opening move was an overhead strike with the sword hilt weight ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gascogne’s beastification was not severe yet; he retained full hunter skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, faced with such ’simple’ offense, he instinctively shifted into a shadow—a hunter’s iconic side-step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side-step covered only about two steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunters, longing for blood, also yearned for fast-paced attacks to make prey bleed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short movement was for faster counterattacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe blade began its upward slice during the side-step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy axe blade sank into the cemetery’s soil; the beastified force lifted massive dirt and foul blood embedded in the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Gascogne’s mouth curled in anticipation of the forthcoming blood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword sliced flesh, and the sudden eruption of blood followed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gascogne’s sickly grin froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the blood was gushing from his chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the chaotic airflow of the Air Blade pulling out substantial blood, it even formed a small blood rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the blood rain, Lann’s cat eyes calmly observed Gascogne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if everything was within plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving in Yan’an, Mentos had begun devising strategies for local foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included not only monsters but... hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunters’ nimble dodging techniques were considered within Mentos’s strategy planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussions with the main body, the countermeasure devised was—Quick Slow Blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using straightforward attacks to provoke hunters into dodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the process of the weight ball’s descent could inherently be seen as preparation for a swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after the weight ball missed, the ensuing sword sweep would be remarkably fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And using Lann’s in-the-moment judgment, this slash could likely catch hunters in the moment after dodging, when their balance faltered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss the first strike, even when realizing the second strike, one’s unstable balance would make evasion impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enjoy dodging, do you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First sight kill! Dodge and die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann sneered as he raised his foot without looking. The thick leather boot sole precisely hit the axe blade’s handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thunk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gascogne’s upward axe slice faltered from being cut, and Lann stomped the blade back into the soil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henryk arrived a moment later, using momentum to sweep down the unfolded meat saw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the bone-crunching sound, the smooth side of the meat saw’s blade struck into Gascogne’s shoulder blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, after achieving a suppression effect in one instant, this battle was nearly over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just waiting for Henryk to inject Gascogne with a blood vial to test efficacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly... Henryk and Lann simultaneously smelled a familiar stench!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes lifted and widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Gascogne’s wound, the blood was rapidly thickening, becoming foul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wooaarrrgh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1095,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","8cee654c9b99960e7513237c0aa002bf455fd55d81d854d6a0a62cf97fde19e3","bear-school-astartes-chapter-368","bear-school-astartes-chapter-366",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]