Chapter 376

The shield shuddered violently.

But her small frame caught the palm strike steady and firm.

She didn't retreat even half a step.

"Heh~"

Tang Ruan laughed.

"Sure, it's big, but that's fine. Watch me—Combat Art: Thrust!"

The iron spear flushed red.

The spearhead shot out like a thunderbolt.

Pfft!

One thrust pierced through the ice armor and stabbed into the bear's neck.

But the ice armor didn't shatter.

It only left a round hole in the neck section of the ice armor.

And the bear didn't die either. Though blood gushed out, most of the damage was blocked by the ice armor and fat.

"Roar!"

Boom!

Xiong Zhang slammed down.

But it wasn't as forceful as before.

Tang Ruan caught it even more steadily.

"Combat Art: Thrust!"

The spearhead entered through the previous hole—this strike pierced the throat.

The ice bear finally collapsed.

"One down, still… forty-nine to go."

Tang Ruan immediately ran off, continuing to draw and kill the other ice bears.

Pfft pfft pfft!

Pfft pfft pfft!

Streams of white silk shot out one after another.

Over a dozen giant bears roared furiously in rage, charging about wildly, but there was nothing they could do.

Their eyes were completely covered in sticky white spider silk—they couldn't open them at all.

If they forced them open, all they saw was a dizzying white blur; nearly all of them were effectively blind.

But these bears had a way.

The massive bear paws kept rubbing at their eyes, and in a short while they could rub off the sticky spider silk.

But Gu Qing parted her red lips, and white spider silk shot out, replenishing it once more.

And not only did it shoot at their eyes—now the red spider silk from both hands also shot at their noses.

This forced the giant bears to breathe only through their mouths, severely affecting their oxygen intake.

"Aooo!"

A few giant bears furiously tore at the spider silk on their eyes, nearly ripping their own eyeballs out.

Gu Qing laughed: "Oh my, you're this harsh on yourselves too?"

It was just a light, playful remark, but when the bears heard it, they seemed to immediately find a target.

They all charged at Gu Qing.

But Gu Qing simply kicked off with her long legs, easily dodging the blind bears' attacks.

And along the way, she added some more spider silk.

But this time, the spider silk sealed their mouths directly.

"Looks like it's working. If I can suffocate them, I'll definitely get the most complete, most perfect bear pelts!"

The ice bears were drawn in by her words again and attacked once more.

Gu Qing dodged again.

Added more spider silk again.

These bears were panting heavily from the continuous exertion.

But their eyes, mouths, and noses were all blocked by spider silk, leaving them increasingly starved of oxygen.

When they forced themselves to breathe, quite a bit of sticky spider silk even got sucked into their nasal passages, sticking deep within their airways.

Now they were in trouble.

They couldn't exactly pull out their entire windpipe to clean it, could they?

"One, two… fifteen little bears, good, I'm right here, keep chasing me!"

Not many bears were still able to charge at Gu Qing.

They were all tearing at their own mouths and noses, but it was very hard to pull the silk off.

They could only use more force, tearing their mouths and noses into a bloody mess, just for the chance to take one satisfying breath.

"Geez, I just finished fixing that, come on!"

Gu Qing spread her hands, and a large amount of red silk threads shot out.

Once again blocking their mouths and noses.

The bears tugged weakly, their strength fading more and more.

One, two, ten…

Before long, they were all sprawled on the ground, motionless.

Gu Qing panted softly.

These spider silks really come in handy.

They don't deal damage, but their support ability is strong.

Gu Qing tightened her grip.

She looked left and right, searching for the next target.

"Huh? Things are pretty lively over at Tang Ruan's side—too many of them. Let's go help her out."

Gu Qing pressed her lips together and moved quickly.

Time ticked by, second by second.

The forest had been noisy the whole time.

Roaring male voices and taunting female voices rang out without cease.

Footsteps never stopped either.

The entire battle lasted over an hour.

The female soldiers were the main force for damage and combat.

The female craftsmen were the main force for luring and kiting the bears.

Tang Ruan and Gu Qing each played an especially large role.

Qi Yue, bringing Zhao Chi along, also killed over a dozen; her bladework had improved noticeably.

At 1:38 AM, the battle ended.

【Congratulations, battle victory!】

【Battle settlement as follows】:

【Battle participants】 372 total — 172 on our side, 200 Ice Bears on the enemy side.

【Our side defeated】 Ice Bears 200

【Battle difficulty】 Normal

【Battle performance】 Perfect

【Battle result】 Complete Victory

【Experience bonus】 220%

【Party contribution】 100%

【Party experience】 36000

【Personal contribution】 5%

【Personal experience】 1800