[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-46":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},1620124,2087,"Chapter 46. Bolt from the blue","bear-school-astartes-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>Cannibal Faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Child abduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Donna, White...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Lann couldn’t distinguish whether the coldness in his heart stemmed from anger or guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an overwhelming chill swept through the Demon Hunter’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seemingly ordinary hunting trip, he and his friend were working methodically, then unknown enemies, smiling with the intent to kill, began their assault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemies were cannibals, Bernie got shot by an arrow, Lann’s brain endured a 70% proficiency impact, took him back to the village, and performed surgery while enduring the imminent brain-exploding pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man fully believed he saved his friend’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of nothing else: today’s events were such a damn mess, exhausting me greatly, saying that tomorrow, I’ll follow the scent to handle the archery bastard, but today, I don’t even want to get out of bed, no one should stop me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just after stitching up Bernie’s abdomen, Old Allen brought such news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clear skies and thunderbolts, burning with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a bucket of cold water poured from above; he didn’t even know what he felt inside at the moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, very guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came to Auridon mainly to ensure the widow of someone who once spoke for him could live well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, their only remaining child has been abducted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Because the child’s damn mother was gathering those cursed alchemy herbs for me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For what other reason, Lann couldn’t figure out why a prematurely matured child due to family changes would run out of the village for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White knew too well how dangerous it was outside the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, in Lady Donna’s arms, that little cloth bundle still emits a distinct scent of fresh white Centifolia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he’ll be angry; child abduction is on par with cannibalism in Lann’s eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if anything is the most prominent feeling right now, it’s anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did all the bad things pile up together?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann recalls his homeland’s criminal investigation experts had statistics showing that within the first forty-eight hours of a person going missing, whether it’s the retrieval rate by the police or the survival rate of the missing person, it far exceeds post-forty-eight hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was in the technologically advanced world of his homeland with surveillance everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human traffickers causing mass deaths are stories from hundreds of years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Velen... in Velen where every day, people die off like bugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Velen People, as long as they leave home, they bear the risk of dying unexpectedly on the road, let alone being abducted?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Every second counts now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann jerked up from the dock’s wooden planks, his nearly two-hundred-kilo weight even causing the planks to creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn’t you say so earlier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter’s face twitches from anger, as he puts back on the steel wrist guard and studded leather gloves, shooting a furious glare at Old Allen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s face crinkles into a ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were saving someone.\" The old man pointed at Lady Donna \"Donna wouldn’t disturb you, throwing herself at you like a madwoman, even though she indeed is worrying herself sick now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Donna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann, before that name, forcefully suppresses his misplaced anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his heart, the person least qualified to be yelled at in this world is Lady Donna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman sitting limply on the ground, that optimistic demeanor is now nowhere in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the loss of the family’s pillar, the main labor force, when Lann first met her, she still appeared big-hearted, optimistic, and brave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would shamelessly mock her lost husband, then turn around to do work that women’s bodies couldn’t normally endure, rebuilding their home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if \"life\" itself couldn’t defeat her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the optimistic and brave smile has vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replaced by deep despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That expression makes Lann’s heart ache uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clues...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Lann’s deep, cold voice sounded: \"Give me the clues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter crouched in front of Lady Donna, lowered his head not daring to meet her eyes, lightly pulled away the little cloth bundle clenched in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was greeted by the tight stitching marks, just like the stitching marks on Lann’s Cotton Armor Outer Cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a small bundle prepared by a mother for her child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... Fuck! Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, thinking needs calmness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentos’ voice echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its perception, Lann’s emotional fluctuations are about to explode now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" But when Lann responded, the tone was as cold as a piece of ice. \"I certainly know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter’s extraordinary perception was executed to its limits on this small cloth bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bundle had been tugged, White resisted. One could go to the scene to see if more traces were left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gentle sniff, the Centifolia fragrance surged forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amount of petals inside this bundle isn’t something that can be gathered in a morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White must have started harvesting herbs last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child really wants to live up to the Oren Coin given by Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But amidst the intense floral scent, Lann’s nose suddenly detected an ominous smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the smell that, during the capture operation a few days ago, made him want to vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much and mixed...\" the Demon Hunter furrowed his brow, staring at the bundle in his hand \"Human flesh smell?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cannibal Faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now rampant child abduction cases in Velen, are they actually the work of the Cannibal Faction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it can’t be certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forces that attacked Lann and Bernie were from the Cannibal Faction, maybe because Lann aided in capturing their members, they came to Auridon for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lann’s guilt adds fuel to the fire of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thankfully...\" The young Demon Hunter rose from the ground, turned towards the small boat he brought back. \"There’s still the ’Tongue’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaze, cold like a blade, directed at Willis on the boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Willis came to, the first thing he felt was the intense pain erupting from his lumbar spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spine was broken; the lower half of his body is numb. But the fracture point is painfully overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh ah!!! Ugh-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scream was forcibly shoved back into his chest; having lost the skin on half his face, Willis’ expression twisted hideously, like an evil monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large hand wearing a studded leather glove directly covered his mouth, the immense force making him feel his jaw deforming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that Demon Hunter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was this glove that took half of his face; the touch is etched in his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be afraid, I won’t hit your head this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of cold cat eyes appeared in his view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone taught me that hitting the head first during torture makes people dizzy, unable to feel pain. I took it to heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leather glove rubbed on the skinless muscle, the spreading pain brought tears to Willis’ eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, under those cat eyes, now he dared not even cry out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the cat eye’s owner seemed to misunderstand something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, still a tough guy. Very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter, expressionless, nodded and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willis was desperate to clarify, but the large hand on his mouth gave him no chance to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Making a hardened man who considers torture as nothing, finally cry out revealing all secrets, such secret credibility is certainly higher than those who can’t keep secrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, buddy. You’ve successfully increased your value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willis struggled with \"mm-mm-mm\" sounds but couldn’t say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>",1252,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.661Z",1,"novelbin.me","a7030e9cb8490f98d0d0898404b10e439c4331b7b75419360e63a3d5de27e6cf","bear-school-astartes-chapter-99","bear-school-astartes-chapter-98",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]