[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-63":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},1620051,2087,"Chapter 63. Cheers, ladies!","bear-school-astartes-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>Marguerite Lox Andelie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the most powerful women in the world, and also one of the most beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble lineage and exceptional magical wisdom have granted her the current status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, her calves have been mutilated, and she lies filthy and stinking, curled up like her student’s skeleton in a wooden cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her high fever hasn’t subsided; the fact that she survives this long infection showcases the extraordinary mana and stamina of a top-tier female warlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it still doesn’t help; the fever and the pain from her festering wounds prevent her from casting spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why the kings who wield great power consider magic power equal is just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ignorant ones merely think that mages can summon heavenly powers, even obliterate an entire knight order on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the insiders know well that stopping a mage from casting spells can be as simple as dysentery, besides costly anti-magic gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diarrhea, vomiting, cramping... those who dare to cast spells in such states mostly end up buried from magical backlash in academies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it’s even more likely that they can’t even harness the chaos magic power scattered across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basis of casting spells is complete concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one hasn’t made a spell as instinctive as breathing, a distraction can twist a mage into an unspeakable entity due to rampant chaos magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful mages with abundant resources prepare extensively to maintain their state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Detox potions, cure potions, pain relief ointments, magic talismans... ordinary folks can’t imagine how much mages spend on such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, there’s nothing like that around Margaret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the noble Margaret, the beautiful Margaret, the powerful Margaret...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, she can only huddle in the cage like a hen waiting to be slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s almost accepted the future of dying as \"food\" herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until she saw a young demon hunter returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp was already chaotic, the armed personnel holding torches were converging like a long dragon towards this little demon hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Margaret could only see the side of Lann’s face from inside the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firelight illuminated his exotic face, surprisingly showing no panic or regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he calmly watched the enemy’s wanton laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he truly believed he could carve a bloody path out of here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke? He’s just a demon hunter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No... Margaret let out a wry smile, recalling Lann’s embarrassed state when he first came to her cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head and face covered in blood, a complete lack of knowledge about warlocks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly skillful, yet utterly ignorant of the most important knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s merely an apprentice who hasn’t even graduated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expecting an apprentice to fight his way out of a camp full of armed enemies? She’s lost her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inexplicably... when that apprentice told her he wanted to \"try and struggle,\" it strangely inspired a sense of trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not die here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic Power? Hidden card? Or... Curse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Margaret bowed her head; tortured by pain and fever, she couldn’t even cast spells, let alone ponder the mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... since you’re not simple, then just try!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want me to do? I must declare that I’m currently unable to...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it ’unable to cast spells’ or ’restricted spellcasting’? Specify clearly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Margaret could finish, Lann let out a low growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the armor on his wrist to deflect an arrow and cut another in mid-air with his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This series of movements drew exclaims from the enemies, sparking even more interest in \"bear hunting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann didn’t believe that the world’s top female warlock could be directly restricted to the point of losing all casting ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there were truly a top mage here, the gap between top-tier and top-tier shouldn’t be that significant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Margaret was surprised by his sharp thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who knows nothing about mages, yet quickly perceives the difference between these two states?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can only cast some tricks now! Do you understand tricks? They’re feeble like your magic seal and barely last twenty seconds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why Margaret is trapped here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In twenty seconds, she can take a few lives. But it’ll only make her die even more miserably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Lann, leaning against the cage, grinned relievedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty seconds... even ten seconds will do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Margaret thought she’d misheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten seconds? What can ten seconds achieve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann didn’t answer her doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, Mage, put up a shield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Put up a shield’? Asking for magical protection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Margaret found this phrase interesting, straightforward yet relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... is it really a time for relaxation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, the female warlock furrowed her brows tightly, tried her best to block out bodily pain, concentrated her mind briefly, and harnessed the chaotic magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spherical shield like air distortion enveloped Lann and the wooden cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crossbow arrow struck it just then, the wooden shaft made a crisp snapping sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann slowly knelt on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the meditation rest position for demon hunters, yet also... the posture easiest for them to absorb potion effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I rescue you this time, will Airetusa reward me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann took out two small bottles from the alchemy pouch, turned his head and smiled at the female warlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Margaret’s face was twisted trying to maintain the shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only ten seconds of shield remain, the enemies outside the shield continued firing crossbow arrows and rushing over with longswords and hammers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the demon hunter didn’t even glance at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Margaret pursed her lips; even with magic cream hiding her allure, others could still sense the fullness of those lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She prided herself on having seen most of the people worthy of nobility on this continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Southern empire nobles, northern kingdom nobles, she had seen them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thrusting oneself into danger for others, yet not declaring it as lofty honor or righteousness in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, light and carefree, indifferent... she hadn’t met such a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the \"knightly spirit\" of his homeland? Or the demon hunter’s \"knightly spirit\"? Margaret couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she knew one thing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not doing these things for the glory recognized by the world, are you, demon hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re just doing what you want to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will become a friend of Airetusa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female warlock earnestly looked at those feline eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the name of Marguerite Lox Andelie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young demon hunter laughed, raised his hand holding the bottles, as if toasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, truly an honor. Then, in your name, cheers! Miss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though completing a toast, the two bottles were emptied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ink-black poison crept along the veins toward his cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes, those eyeballs no longer had amber slits... but a deep black!\u003C\u002Fp>",1116,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.941Z",1,"novelbin.me","0d1f80b5d9be661dd4666e1848f318691518b54019aeeb169bbdbe76830ff7ca","bear-school-astartes-chapter-64","bear-school-astartes-chapter-8",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]