[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-391":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},1620221,2087,"Chapter 391. Dense Fragments","bear-school-astartes-chapter-391",391,"\u003Cp>Facing an enemy that resembled a shadow, it was hard for Lann not to get nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the ’shadow’ itself possessed too many difficult traits to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flickering, ethereal body... this point had already been proven nonexistent by Henrik’s shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about other possibilities?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could their speed of movement be like shadows? Would they be swift like smoke, or simply travel within shadows and achieve teleportation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was the former, it was manageable; if it was the latter... the other two shadows could emit flames and create shadows themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various developments and strategies flashed through Lann’s mind in an instant, and Mentos logically vetoed most of them, then refined a portion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Lann’s narrowed cat-like pupils steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold them off first, Henrik!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While calmly shouting, the Demon Hunter’s left palm faced the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Yarden]!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A circle of magic runes glowing with a faint purple light, supported by the chaotic magic power within the Demon Hunter’s body, formed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow holding a katana was directly enclosed within the rune circle of Yarden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its actions instantly slowed down significantly, the pressure created by chaotic magic spreading through every inch of the rune circle’s space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sufficiently skilled Yarden magic seal could even disrupt warlocks’ carefully executed portals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann didn’t need to disrupt a portal, he simply hoped to keep the shadow wielding the katana from leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Henrik, the Old Hunter swiftly and skillfully injected a third of a blood vial into his own thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his upper arm, having just been ambushed, the shadow katana had nearly pierced the arm bone and then slid sideways out of the flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of injury wasn’t serious, but if untreated would affect combat capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two distant shadows seemed more inclined towards ranged attacks, so they weren’t advancing on Henrik with tight steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation seemed more like a set program rather than intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of this moment, Lann pulled out a Dancing Star from the alchemy pouch at his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw it into the rune circle of Yarden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing shadow-like enemies, Lann decided to first test with a flashbang to see if he could weaken or even eliminate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, amid the not-too-loud explosion of an alchemy bomb, the shadow of the katana seemed unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation made Lann relax a bit... it seemed like this time the enemy didn’t possess many ’shadow’ traits aside from appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Easy to handle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"click,\" the thumb of his left hand pushed the blade out slightly from the sheath at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bright blade flowed like a streak of silver light, ’pouring’ from the sheath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Iwami Cross Slash] carved a standard cross in the body of the shadow with the katana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where Aron Dite passed through the body, even temporarily dispersed the shadow along the slash path, revealing clear marks behind the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the strike, Lann lightly jumped back, letting the katana in the shadow’s hand swipe through the air just grazing his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the rune circle of Yarden magic seal, the enemy’s movements had slowed considerably; slow made it easier to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When you cut, there’s a feeling, meaning there’s substance... they don’t have super movement speed, but they don’t have vital points either, do you have to accumulate injuries to a certain extent before defeating them?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann rationally analyzed the enemy’s behavior, thus gathering intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t an opponent capable of hitting vital points for a one-hit KO, he wouldn’t resort to high-power tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less potent but sufficiently frequent moves would be more effective against such enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I could learn the [Secret Technique: Yixin], the rapid sword strikes should instantly burst through its endurance capacity.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he hadn’t mastered it, and couldn’t burst it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann pouted, then grabbed two bombs from his alchemy pouch at his back in a single go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Beehive], alchemy bombs that dealt fragmentation damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fragments from a single bomb could number at least fifty pieces, two bombs meant over a hundred pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh, how many cuts did Iwami Yixin himself manage with the [Yixin]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me show you what the Demon Hunter style is all about!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The katana shadow thrust the blade from the waist at Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in its ’slow’ movement, Lann easily stomped the thrust of the shadowy blade under his thick leather boot sole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a reverse grip, he thrust the Lady of the Lake’s Sword downward, creating a large gash between the shadow’s collarbone and neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his other hand, without hesitation, he took advantage of this opening and stuffed two [Beehive] directly into the gash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then smoothly shifted and stepped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The series of actions lasted less than five seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow of the katana was barely backing to the edge of the Yarden rune circle, just short of exiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, two almost simultaneous muffled explosions sounded within the body of the katana shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its shadow-like body suddenly expanded, then countless openings appeared, making its body thoroughly transparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage from over a hundred fragments undoubtedly crashed its endurance limit in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow holding the katana staggered to its knees like a severely injured person, then crawled, shivered, and turned into a wisp of gray-white smoke, vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming the enemy was truly eliminated, Lann immediately prepared to turn around to assist the Old Hunter, who was held up by the other two shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he turned his head, he saw Henrik skillfully sidestepping to dodge a fireball from one of the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three fireballs launched in a row, their scorching heat even singing the grass below to a yellow hue in mid-air flight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slight tracking ability, but not strong, they could slightly change flight trajectory if far enough from Henrik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the Old Hunter became aware of this, he chose to dodge when the fireball was about to hit, making the fireball’s course adjustments completely unable to keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the remaining two shadows, one emitted fireballs from its hands and wielded a single-handed hammer with a rounded head in its right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other held a katana in one hand and a candlestick in the other; it seemed the candlestick was also a kind of magical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed because Lann had prematurely eliminated one shadow, the other two shadows originally entangled with Henrik seemed to have been stimulated by something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their mouths erupted a sudden screeching howl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on their intangible, non-physical chests, large patches of blood exploded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood sprayed to a height that looked like their major arteries had been severed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a surge of blood spray, several thick poisonous snakes slithered from their chests, clustering together as they emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann and Henrik didn’t know what was happening, but guessed the enemy’s active change during combat should only make them stronger rather than weaker than before.\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","fba85d16d990f8956fa7ab8baaace4d2b6430b33382b080a37652905aafcebdc","bear-school-astartes-chapter-392","bear-school-astartes-chapter-390",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]