[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-392":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},1620222,2087,"Chapter 392. Draw a knife to extinguish fire","bear-school-astartes-chapter-392",392,"\u003Cp>\"No other special properties, treat them like uniquely shaped people when you attack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann seized the brief opening when the opponent’s chest burst with blood, and a serpent head emerged, succinctly relaying his information to Henrik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Hunter nodded calmly, showing not a hint of panic from start to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy to handle... one for each of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Henrik swiftly raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"bang,\" gunfire rang out. In the distance, a cluster of serpent heads emerging from the chest of a shadow about to release a fireball, and the largest head was suddenly blown apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the shadow itself seemed unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared the serpent heads emerging from the chest weren’t their weak spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made sense, who would expose their weaknesses upon transforming into a second phase?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be too stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Henrik engaged the fireball-casting shadow, Lann naturally took on the shadow wielding the greatsword and candelabra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow flashed towards Lann, its combat movements bearing obvious traces of the Yan Nan Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear whether the shadow had acquired the rapid maneuvering skills of the Yan Nan Hunters, or if the Hunters had learned those techniques from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secrets of Yan’an were ancient and profound, interwoven intricately, depending on what was older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candelabra in the shadow’s hand burned with a flickering bean-sized flame that wouldn’t extinguish no matter how violently it moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It brandished the candelabra, and as the flame briefly danced under the greatsword, the slender, elongated shadowy blade was enveloped in a layer of flames!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of a flaming shadow appeared bizarrely against common sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lann didn’t doubt the lethality of the greatsword nor the powerful heat of those flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elongated greatsword, clad in flames and held by the shadow, swept just above the ground, causing sparks to ignite among the grass and vines near the blade tip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter gauged the distance, and before the shadow could flash forward for another attack, he placed a long-prepared magic seal on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaotic Magic Power flowed into the seal, and a circle emitting a faint purple light appeared on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yarden Rune]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann had already observed this shadow’s combat pattern earlier; it didn’t have as long a range of attack as the fireball shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the candelabra was a casting tool, the flame it emitted took the form of a short, thick cone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To kill its enemy, it had to close the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann waited for the enemy to be unable to stop its momentum, stepping into the Demon Hunter’s magical trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the Demon Hunter’s surprise... it actually managed to halt just a step away from the [Yarden Rune]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s brow furrowed. At this distance... how did it plan to attack?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Lann would find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow raised the fiery greatsword at its waist, poised as if about to deliver a thrust after an accumulation of force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this distance, given the shadow’s reach, executing a thrust was far from rational.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment... \"whoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a long snake, or a whip, the shadow’s arm extended suddenly, tripling in length!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the flame-coated greatsword, its effective attack range instantly extended to seven or eight meters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this all happened in a mere instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the motion of a whip crack, the swiftness of this move was beyond question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that sudden moment, Lann could only instinctively raise Aron Dite slightly to block before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosive sound of metal clashing rang out on the blade, a massive and scorching force furrowed the Demon Hunter’s brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade, reacting a split second too late, couldn’t reach the optimal position, thus failing to completely block the extendable thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately, a golden glow of chaotic magic power appeared around Lann’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quen Rune]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"crackling\" sound, the magic shield was broken, but the Demon Hunter was merely grazed by the force, taking two diagonal steps back without injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final blocked thrust pierced into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this ancient plaza, a large rock was suddenly launched into the air with a \"rumbling\" noise, directly lifted by the extendable thrust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The schoolbag-sized natural rock weighed at least dozens of kilograms! It soared a full two meters high under the thrust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uprooted soil and grass roots rained down like a downpour!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already having broken free, Lann narrowed his eyes slightly... ’So it’s the serpents that grant it the ability to extend its body?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, it seemed a reasonable assumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the greatsword-wielding shadow hadn’t exhibited this ability until before it was blown apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elastic body retracted like a spring back to the shadow’s hand, and then it advanced towards Lann again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter had been jolted out of the rune circle by that elastic thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow no longer needed to worry about the enemy’s trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It finally pulled close to Lann’s normal attack range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Demon Hunter’s eyes, the shadow raised the candelabra, and the bean-sized flame began to tremble as it spread forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fan-shaped flame jet surged forth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best response would be to dodge, as the deadly heat from the flames was pervasive and lasted for about a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the [Quen Rune] couldn’t withstand it for that long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Lann prepared to move, a peculiar sensation in his mind pointed him to a different course of action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that suited his taste better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feasibility reports and a psychological evaluation analysis went through Mentos’ system, and the intelligent brain approved the success rate of this action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there was nothing to hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His left hand steadying the scabbard at his waist, his right hand already gripping the hilt of the Lady of the Lake’s Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the [Spirit Vision] perception, Lann clearly felt as if he was holding a gentle light, akin to lake water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Lann’s ’gaze,’ golden light began to seep from the scabbard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his feline eyes, the fan-shaped flame jet appeared like a sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the novel sensation in his mind, amidst the distortion of colors and images, discovered a breathtaking beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible heat was visualized, intertwining with the color of the flames to form chaotic lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within that tangled mess of lines, Lann captured an arc... a perfect arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spontaneous smile of enjoyment curled at his lips, an exhilarating katana strike seamlessly conformed to the arc in his vision under Lann’s superior execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barely audible soft sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of [Banish Evil] within the Lady of the Lake’s Sword was guided into the supernatural flames through swordsmanship under [Spirit Vision]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the flames counted as [evil] was no longer important; what mattered was that a cohesive structure of supernatural flames had been tampered with by another force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the wave-like flames vanished into thin air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the heat traces in the air were nowhere to be found!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames disappeared, a situation so novel that even the shadow releasing the fire stood there, bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lann slashed open its chest cavity with one swift stroke, inserting a [Hive]; after the explosion, it dissipated into smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the dispersing smoke, Lann curiously examined the still-glistening Lady of the Lake’s Sword before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he relaxed his [Spirit Vision], losing observation of the sword’s power core, the light gradually receded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Spirit Vision]...\" Lann sheathed the sword, a contemplative reminiscence on his face, \"Tsk, this vision is truly fascinating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1244,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","3d85a618dab1dccb623c784965f623b9afb652f91d420dc64f05282546a58651","bear-school-astartes-chapter-393","bear-school-astartes-chapter-391",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]