Chapter 172 - Report (1/2)

Roar!

The brown fur bear charged against Hei and his little sisters using its body weight as a weapon. Xing, however, thanks to Ye's warning, had those few seconds to prepare herself. Shortly before the impact, she took off, and as if she were walking in the air, she avoided the bear's charge and continued forward.

The bear, angry at having been dodged so easily, turned his body and resumed the chase. Despite the size, its speed was incredible, and in a short time, it had almost reached Xing.

”Shit, it's too fast. We won't be able to lose it this way.”

'What do we do, big brother? Do we fight?'

”If we fight, I don't know how long it could take. If c.o.c.kroaches were to reach us, it would be the end for us. No, I have to reason with it.”

As Xing kept running and Ye being the navigator, Hei turned to the bear chasing them. ”I don't know why you're chasing us, but we don't have bad intentions. We are just running away from the c.o.c.kroaches. Please let us go.”

The second level bear looked astonished when it heard the language of spiders being emanated from the mouth of a human. However, it didn't stop chasing Hei, Ye, and Xing, although its pace had slightly slowed because it decided to respond to Hei's words.

'Let you go? Filthy human, who do you think is to blame? If it weren't for your stupid rules, we inhabitants of this forest would not be in such danger now. You lock us in specific boundaries without the possibility of going out and kill us if someone tries to get to the third level. As if that wasn't enough, you filthy human brats come here to kill us for some stupid prizes. Do you think I would leave a human alone because he asks me? When have you ever done the same for us? And you filthy traitors. Do you think you are safe just because you sign a stupid contract? One day humans will stop considering yourselves useful, and when that day comes, you will be massacred like the rest of us.'

The bear's words were harsh and full of anger and resentment. It was evident that it must have spent a long time with humans. From those words, Hei sensed that it must have been one of the most powerful spirit beasts in the forest, probably one of its lords.

”Xing, stop. It won't let us go for any reason, but we can't waste too much time with him. Let me try to persuade him.” Hei proposed to his little sisters.

However, the two divine beasts shook their heads, trying to stop their big brother.'Are you crazy, big brother? Don't you see that it isn't in the mood for dialogue at all?''Ye is right. It will attack us as soon as we stop. How are you going to make it change its mind?'

”I have a plan. Ye, Xing. Activate your bloodlines and your Elemental Laws. Don't aim to kill him. Just tried to stop its attack, okay?”

When Ye and Xing heard Hei's plan, they had many doubts in their minds. Nonetheless, they did as their big brother requested. After all, they had total trust in Hei. If he thought this could convince the bear to stop chasing them, then they would follow his command without hesitation.

'Nightmare Spider Bloodline, Activate! Law of Poison, Poisonous Spider Web! Law of Illusion, Tinnitus!''Serpent of Darkness Bloodline, Activate! Law of Darkness, Dark Fog! Law of Metal, Alloy - Steel + Chrome!'

Within moments, Ye and Xing launched their attacks. A black fog obstructed the sight of the bear while a loud whistling sound began to ring in its ears, making it impossible to locate the enemies with its hearing. The sense of smell was still functional, but the attacks of the two divine beasts weren't over.

Peng!

A metallic noise rang out as Ye stopped the charge of the bear with her body. Soon after, a sticky spider web with a potent poison was launched by Xing. The brown fur bear, which had lost the power of its momentum, found itself caught in this spider web. Fortunately, its spirit power was acting as a barrier against the insidious poison. However, every second that passed, it could feel its body's spirit power getting thinner because of the poison.

The second level spirit beast, however, paid no attention to this. Chaos was reigning inside him at the moment. Having endured such techniques on its own body, the bear could perceive it.

'Divine Beasts! No way! How is it possible?! Answer me!' the bear exclaimed towards Hei, not even bothering to get rid of the spider web.

”I will explain it to you, but I want your word that you will listen to what I have to say without attacking.”

The bear nodded yes with its head. Hei ordered Xing to free it from the spider web and watched the bear's movements with attentive eyes. However, the spirit beast kept its word and sat on the ground, waiting for Hei to begin speaking.

”My name is Hei. I can't reveal much to you; it's a delicate matter as you can imagine. These you see are my little sisters, Ye and Xing. I was raised by a divine beast who is our mother. Unfortunately, she died some time ago, so only Ye and Xing remain as specimens of the divine beasts. What you said about the conditions of you, forest inhabitants, is true. It's not just you, but all the other spirit beasts forced to live that way.

Our mother gave me the task of protecting my little sisters. The only way to do it is to create a place where they can live free without having to fear being hunted by humans. At the moment, I'm weak. I don't have the strength to do this. But when I get it, you will see that I will change things and make sure that the spirit beasts no longer have to live like this.

However, right now, we have a more immediate problem. The c.o.c.kroaches and the group of termites that are sowing death and destruction in the forest. You too, spirit beasts of the forest, have been attacked, right?”

At Hei's question, the bear sighed and replied, 'Yes, it is so. We five lords of the forest went to teach them a lesson, but the enemy was stronger than we expected. The seven termite guards aren't too big of a problem. The five of us could have done it somehow, along with our subordinates. However, the problem is the king and queen termites—two third level spirit beasts. I don't know what they have in mind when doing such a thing since humans will kill them once the barrier dissolves. But if this continues, we may not be able to resist to witness this. Hei, right? Let me ask you something. What you said before, was it the truth? Are you really aiming for this?'

Hei got off Xing's back and approached the bear until he was right in front of it. So he gave his answer, ”Yes. It is the promise I made to my mother and myself. I will definitely keep it. Whatever it takes.

For this reason, I ask for your help. No, not just yours. Even the other lords of the forest and other spirit beasts. Help us defeat the c.o.c.kroaches and the group of termites. With the combined effort of you, spirit beasts of the forest, and the other humans, we can assemble a force to thwart the c.o.c.kroaches and the termite king and queen.”