[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-527":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},1620349,2087,"Chapter 527 - 529. Divine Guard","bear-school-astartes-chapter-527",527,"\u003Cp>At night, Phoebe lay on the bed ready to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she saw that Lann beside her wasn’t the same as usual, relaxing and lying down after removing his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter now remained armed as he was during the day, kneeling on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you going to rest, Lann?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoebe said, somewhat sleepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you sleep.\" Lann replied calmly, with his eyes closed and his kneeling posture unchanged. \"I’m already resting. This is Meditation, a technique to adjust one’s state and rest efficiently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I remember Cassandra knows this trick too. It does seem very useful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter perceived the implied request from the young girl, and thus responded without any fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get some sleep, I can teach you once this part of the training is complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoebe cheered excitedly at first, then her voice faded down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier today, she was practicing Stealth Steps on the rooftop and got into several fights, all involving intensive physical activities, leading to quick exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night grew deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann, in his meditative state, heard the little girl’s snores beside him, caused by sheer fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the room just a wall away, the murmurs of a tossing and turning sculptor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mice darting between sculptures and beams in the workshop...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark room, a pair of slightly glowing, amber-colored cat eyes suddenly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re truly relentless day after day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmuring quietly, Lann stood up from the bed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of using the creaky wooden door, he climbed out through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the Aegean climate, Athenians would generally create openings for ventilation in houses without considering the need for windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lann arrived at the corridor outside Phidias’ room, he coincidentally spotted two sneaky figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t the Divine Guards who’d appeared at Erpinuo’s house before, but merely two ordinary Athenians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used some olive oil to lubricate the hinges of Phidias’ room’s wooden door, preventing it from making shrill sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, judging from the amount of olive oil they used and their seemingly careless method, they didn’t care if the olive oil would be noticed by Phidias upon waking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it seemed they deliberately wanted Phidias to see the tampering of his door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann stood quietly in the shadow of the corridor, watching the two Athenians sneak into Phidias’ room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They took a silver cup from the room and walked out with gleeful smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the playful handling of the silver cup, one of them accidentally bumped into the wooden door frame, causing a muted ’thud’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phidias inside had fragile nerves and was a light sleeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small sound immediately startled him awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who! Who’s there!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Athenians seemed unafraid of the homeowner waking; they simply slammed the room door heavily against the frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they quickly dashed out of Phidias’ workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phidias seemed utterly enraged, or perhaps his spirit had been pushed to the brink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed out clutching a chisel used for crafting statues with a stagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodshot eyes and disheveled hair... Perhaps now, no matter who stood before him, he was ready to stab without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann stepped out from the shadows of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure, tall beyond ordinary measure, cast an even deeper shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down, Phidias. I’m here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s physique made Phidias’ hand, gripping the chisel, tremble slightly, but at least he didn’t recklessly charge forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, once he regained his senses and recognized Lann’s face, he spoke with resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! It’s you! My dear bodyguard! Sharing food and shelter with me, yet failing in your duties as a bodyguard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the nearly driven-mad Phidias, Lann did not mind his accusations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were just ordinary Athenians, Phidias.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter calmly explained the logic to his employer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I caught them on the spot, what good would it do? Would those with silver helmets and elder masks feel remorse for two temporarily hired thieves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann walked up to Phidias, gently took the dagger-like chisel from his hand, and patted his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go back to rest, Phidias.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that those two thieves think they’ve done their job, they will report to their master for reward. And my work begins from this moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant of bright light flickered before Phidias’ eyes, and he dumbly released his grip and turned back to his room, closing the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the door, Lann released the hand mark he had been holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yakxi Rune was indeed the antidote to Phidias’ near-breaking mental state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall figure re-entered the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Demon Hunter’s vision, the fresh scent of olive oil from the two thieves transformed into a dense trace, leaving ribbon-like residues in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the streets of Athens, soldiers would patrol even at night, especially given their ongoing intense war with the Spartans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann swiftly climbed up the roofs bordering the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His footsteps on the rooftop were as light as a cat running past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly caught up to the two Athenian thieves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he expected, after entering a discreet house, the two quickly came out with bulging wallets. They still held the silver cup stolen from Phidias’ house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This indicated that stealing was merely a side gig. Harassing Phidias was the job someone paid them to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And shortly after the two thieves exited the house, a familiar figure to Lann emerged from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a silver helmet adorned with black-purple mixed horse mane plumage, the faceplate carved into a wise elder’s visage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Divine Guard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must take significant time and manpower to execute harassment that drives an artist to mental breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, those harassing Phidias would need to rest more adequately than Phidias and rotate shifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being an obscure yet expansive organization, if the Divine Teachings had to rely solely on their distinctively identifiable guards for such tasks, they wouldn’t need to conceal themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, standing on the dark rooftop, Lann acted just as he taught Phoebe during meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt from the rooftop, pouncing on the Divine Guard just stepping out the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his broad and robust body, it bizarrely didn’t stir much wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the Divine Guard reacted, his head was already being smashed to the ground by Lann’s pressing hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head inside the helmet, still dizzy, then saw a flash of white light before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the Yakxi Rune ready, Lann flipped the person over on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I refuse to believe every random member of the Divine Teachings possesses a Divine Artifact. I can’t pry open your mouth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1085,"2026-06-06T10:40:23.104Z",1,"novelbin.me","610a14280685fcc2383e8d94363a0e8e488f779905c91e13670b00bafa7a42db","bear-school-astartes-chapter-528","bear-school-astartes-chapter-526",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]