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Stray Bullet","bear-school-astartes-chapter-737",737,"\u003Cp>\"Alright, impressive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mid-air, Lann twisted his body, just in time to see a massive black stinger about to pierce through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of crisis, akin to having a blade pressed against one’s eyeball, spread across his whole body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The majority of people in this world would be so panicked under such a sense of crisis that they would forget to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are still that rare few for whom this sense of crisis becomes a source of extraordinary action!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aron Dite in his left hand was instantly gripped tight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It then danced into a curtain of silver light in front of Lann!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang clang clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the threat level previously marked by Mentos, he resisted the incoming black stingers one after another, and Lann didn’t even need to use his brain; focusing on his technique was sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of sparks flew from the clashes in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lann, who should have fallen due to gravity, instead soared higher with each deflected stinger shot towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bone spikes were even more powerful than cannonballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lann hadn’t employed the skillful technique of [Iwami Style: Climbing Carp], focusing on deflecting the black stinger sideways like flowing water, and instead faced them head-on, a single stinger could have blasted him a hundred meters into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fundamental quality of ancient dragons is so crushingly superior to humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the existence of technique serves precisely to bridge this chasm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Successfully, he deflected no less than seventeen or eighteen black stingers, and due to his smooth redirection of force, Lann ascended merely over four meters in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his retina, Mentos’s mark of ’threatening target’ was down to a single stinger...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lady of the Lake’s Sword in Lann’s left hand turned into a streak of gold as it was swung downward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden long blade collided precisely with the ascending black stinger like a shooting star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew from their clash, and both rebounded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his left hand now free, Lann finally gripped the hilt of [Murky Stream: Annihilation] with both hands again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a sound akin to flames bursting forth, a pale red fighting spirit aurora erupted from his armor and weapon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body was pulled back in mid-air into a tension-filled shape, with the massive sword raised high above his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Extinct Dragon, which had just rammed a rock wall into a pool of lava, shook itself and emerged from the molten rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before this ancient dragon could even look up to see its handiwork...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous sound like a church bell being struck rang out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Extinct Dragon’s head, which hadn’t fully raised, was forcibly pushed back down by an immense force from above!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain, disbelief, terror, anger...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cascade of emotions surged from the Extinct Dragon’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its pride and dominance as the apex of the natural food chain made it refuse to bow its head; instead, it gritted its teeth, baring them to forcefully raise its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the damage to its physical form would not improve due to a change in mentality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"crackling\" of a small noise was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sound came from the bone on its head, so even though the environment wasn’t particularly quiet, these small sounds still transmitted through solid mediums into the Extinct Dragon’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann, gripping his sword, also received these faint sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Extinct Dragon’s left horn had been notched in the first round of battle by Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, although the Extinct Dragon had evolved to be covered fully in black spikes, these large and thick horns were an exception, with only the tip being hardened black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann’s [Aerial Charging Slash], executed with his steady swordsmanship, landed precisely in that previous notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horn, thicker than a person could wrap their arms around, transmitted extraordinary pain via the skull to the Extinct Dragon under this strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those subtle ’cracking’ sounds had now completely ceased, as the entire horn had become riddled with cracks at the cross-section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a \"crack boom\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With large pieces of bone shrapnel flying, the Extinct Dragon’s left horn was entirely severed by the [Murky Stream: Annihilation] from above!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immense pressure, tremendous pain in the skull, unbalanced mass distribution of the head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of impacts erupted collectively at the moment the horn was broken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Extinct Dragon let out an \"awoo\" as it uncontrollably tipped to the side and fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its limbs and tail continued to thrash about, in panic and rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the great recoil from the strike, Lann was able to change his falling position in mid-air, diverging from the scalding orange-red lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as his feet landed and steadied, the massive sword was once again lifted above his head by Lann, the pale red fighting spirit explosively roaring with a \"boom\" once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though on the ground the Extinct Dragon couldn’t control its thrashing for the moment, it gazed at Lann with unwavering eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann had already raised his sword, aiming directly at the Extinct Dragon’s head, and there wasn’t a shred of hesitation in his cat-like eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man and dragon, the resolve and toughness shown by both in this battle, seemed to be in rare harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... \"Bang!!! Crash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of explosive sounds from above caused Lann’s pale red fighting spirit to dwindled suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even keep his gaze fixed on the Extinct Dragon; instead, he looked up behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his composure, Lann couldn’t help but let out a curse through gritted teeth at the sight before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the explosive charges originally planned to go off after the Molten Mountain Dragon was in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These charges would sever the fragile structure of the rocky peaks, causing them to fall and terrify the Molten Mountain Dragon, coercing it to change direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, even though the Molten Mountain Dragon was less than three hundred meters away, not in position means not in position!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a gargantuan creature like the Molten Mountain Dragon, a direct hit on its back from a falling mountain is a heavy strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the mountain hits the ground in front of it, the debris kicked up is negligible, akin to dust at its feet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on? Who detonated it prematurely?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No idea! None of us moved!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the cliffs on both sides, the remaining members of the survey team scurried anxiously like ants on a hot pan, loudly exchanging information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lann could see clearly, no one had prematurely detonated those explosives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the barrage from the Extinct Dragon just now, with black stingers flying hundreds of meters upwards, striking the rocky structure where a bunch of explosives was wound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it wasn’t a direct hit, but explosives have a chain-reaction property, where a single spark can set off the whole pile of explosives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann gazed gravely at the distant high rocky peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the survey team’s limited supply of explosives, and because not all the peaks in the canyon were suitable targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the outset, only three peaks, marked with red ribbons to indicate they had explosives, were selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, one of the rocky peaks had already been prematurely detonated by stray stingers from the Extinct Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1216,"2026-06-06T10:40:26.341Z",1,"novelbin.me","2e8fbc1e7ea62c402df7df5877db7937288c759157db9299716bb4b85fe8ea9c","bear-school-astartes-chapter-738","bear-school-astartes-chapter-736",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]