[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-456":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},1620136,2087,"Chapter 456. Body part drawings","bear-school-astartes-chapter-456",456,"\u003Cp>\"Uwaaa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the greatly weakened screams, the Lady of the Lake’s Sword sliced across the Blood Demon’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade cut through the monster’s tough skin, and the high-speed Air Blade following the edge caused the overflowing blood to scatter across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood the Blood Demon had just licked into its stomach now spewed out in multiples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poisonous blood hissed as it corroded the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously smooth snow became pocked and uneven due to the toxic black blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steam from the hot breath emanated from the Blood Demon’s wide-open mouth and the gash in its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the mountain wind blew it away, stretching it into a drifting thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle ended as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Demon, having eaten poisonous food, was already in a weakened state, followed by Lann’s silver bullet shattering its left shoulder joint, rendering its entire left hand’s attack as threatening as a chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its short-distance teleportation could only bluff inexperienced outsiders, whereas both Ged and Lann were experts in dealing with monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This skill sounded grandiose, but a silver sword coated with sword oil could still slay it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew~ Your sword is really steady... Without you, I might have taken a hit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ged, feeling apprehensive, waved his right hand while walking toward Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Blood Demon’s claws can rip through Mahakan’s steel armor; my bracers can’t withstand it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that exaggerated. I disabled its left hand immediately, so the imbalance in its body diminished its claw’s power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann swished his long sword, and the black blood on the Lake Lady’s Sword left a black line on the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At most, it would break the bracers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann pulled out the Dragonbone Dagger from his waist, crouched down, and began to harvest the spoils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are quite a few good things on vampire creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully scraped the creature’s corpse with a small knife, asking without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you notice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its state. It’s very hungry, malnourished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann spoke as he extracted something resembling an enlarged cell from the Blood Demon’s chest cavity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red mutation inducer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After placing this find into a bottle, he stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve already killed a Bat-winged Brain Demon, a Katakan, and another close relative—an even more voracious Nekulat. This place can’t sustain so many vampire creatures, yet they’re clearly hungry and won’t leave... It defies their nature, Ged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying... they’re controlled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ged widened his eyes in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But who can control so many fierce monsters? A Great Mage? I’d bet not even many Great Mages have such ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, Mages likely don’t have that capability. But there’s another possibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re saying...\" Ged’s mouth formed a silent ’O’ in shock. \"A High Vampire?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, wiped the blood from his hands, and shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I discussed with Regis the other day, and unfortunately, he didn’t offer me an alternative. So, I’m left with this guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that’s truly terrible. Even the old ice cubes in Hainkawei, when teaching me, would say: never provoke a High Vampire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann widened his innocent eyes and scratched his cheek, agreeing, \"Yeah, who wouldn’t say so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, the three left the dwarves’ Hein Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Demon Hunters previously hunted four vampire creatures nearby, taking about a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lence Ziva’s urging became increasingly intense during this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he didn’t progressively cut back on their meals and lodging in Hein Castle, instead sending Lann a revised blueprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blueprint depicted body parts of Grandmaster equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the high-level equipment Lann currently wore, the application of plate armor was more extensive, and the original cotton armor outer cover adopted more intricately crafted chainmail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neck area, as Shilton Giancardi had speculated, used Hein Castle’s most familiar leather craft, appearing as a very sturdy fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one blueprint of the armor’s body part made Lann feel the level difference of school armors, not to mention the synergistic enchantment effects once the armor set was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lence Ziva thereby successfully motivated Lann’s enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to managerial stratifications, this Dwarf Elder likely belonged to the ’motivational faction.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that nearby threats had been weakened, the three also agreed it was time to see the imprisonment measures Anahad had set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating from their pace, they set off before dawn to arrive by noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though vampire creatures are not largely afraid of sunlight, contrary to popular belief, sunlight can still cause them discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being cautious, Lann believed any advantage should not be forfeited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Ged knew this trip’s destination well, he led the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Regis. You weren’t around during the past few hunts of vampire creatures. Why are you coming along now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid leading, Ged raised a topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Regis had given Ged the reason: he could use magic but was physically normal, which would be troublesome if swiftly attacked by vampire creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This aligned well with Ged’s perception of Warlocks, as they are known for letting magic fizzle because of unexpected injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noble Warlocks focus on casting spells, only to find themselves pinned by a mundane crossbow arrow through the throat—it’s not uncommon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cannot, like Demon Hunters, have a chance to down a life-saving Magic Potion after injury; dead means dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, even Great Mages getting killed by soldiers often occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A classic example—the esteemed Dean Airetusa, Margaret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\" Regis faltered briefly, then cleared his throat awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The previous risks weren’t high, but this time we’re dealing with... such things. Perhaps you might need help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s hope your magic is effective enough, Regis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ged continued walking ahead, not looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann and Regis exchanged a helpless glance behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were circumstances not so dire, neither of them would want to face a High Vampire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their best-case scenario, the imprisonment measures would contain an object capable of attracting vampire creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only needed to refurbish Anahad’s design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the worst case, Hein Castle and Anahad might actually have imprisoned a High Vampire in the Amel Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>",998,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.943Z",1,"novelbin.me","f5713e5a23355fd79f5e435c03a4dd890bc6eb4a0c38c36ea8ed4d938812e76c","bear-school-astartes-chapter-457","bear-school-astartes-chapter-455",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]