14 Chapter 14: Encountering the Demonic Bear

"Good! I'll believe you this once!"

The hotheaded Rupert was the first to stand up, and he made a declaration.

"I'll believe you this once."

Gar also echoed the same words.

Immediately after, the only two women of the five clans nodded slightly, which could then be regarded as tacit agreement.

Now that things had come to this point, the five clans could be considered to have reached a consensus. They settled on launching a counterattack after the autumn harvest.

"Then, let's raise this cup and wish for success!"

Faraday smiled when he saw this. He raised his cup and toasted everyone.

For a moment, the tavern was very lively. Everyone gathered together to have fun.

Just a while ago, there was a bit of hostility, but in the next moment, it turned into peace and harmony.

If they did not know that they were not born from the same mother, they would have really thought that they were blood brothers.

"These idiots. I just played a trick on them, and they couldn't wait to fall for it."

Behind Faraday's back, a man dressed in black, whose face could not be seen clearly, was sipping on a glass of wine. There was a faint smile on his lips.

The middle-aged man, who was about 30 to 40 years old, looked at the various species in the tavern raising their glasses in celebration. His eyes were filled with disgust.

Then, the middle-aged man looked out of the window with deep eyes.

"Hey, the world is about to fall into chaos. You owe me, the world owes me..."

...

Behind the mountain of Chang'an Village.

'Chi!'

Accompanied by the faint sound of piercing through the air, an arrow flew out like lightning and penetrated the head of a green wolf dozens of meters away.

[You have killed a green wolf. Experience points increased by 80 points!]

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[You have killed a green wolf. Experience points increased by 80 points!]

Su Mu continued to hunt wild beasts and was approaching the edge of a bottleneck.

'Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!'

Su Mu aimed at another elk and shot out three arrows in a row.

The elk quickly discovered Su Mu's arrow. With a roar, it stomped its hind legs and began to flee.

It moved very swiftly and dodged two arrows. In the end, however, one arrow managed to hit it.

But this single arrow was enough!

'Puchi!'

The sound of an arrow piercing through flesh could be heard.

The elk fell to the ground with fresh blood flowing out of its wound.

Su Mu went forward and made another cut before he finished off the elk.

At this moment, the system's notification sounded again.

[You have successfully killed the elk. Experience points increased by 50 points!]

[Your Basic Bow Skill has reached the requirement to level up. Your bow skill has advanced to Level 6! ]

On Su Mu's attribute panel, his level had finally reached Level 15. He had satisfied the requirement for his third job change, and his bow skill had also been upgraded.

Su Mu's archery had improved by a large margin.

"Is this a high-level 'Basic Bow Skill'?"

Su Mu loosened his muscles and joints. He then cracked his neck.

The talent 'Heaven Rewards Diligence' was indeed amazing. In just a few hours, his bow skills had achieved such a rapid breakthrough!

If it was an ordinary person, they would need at least a few months to practice it!

However, even if the 'Basic Bow Skill' was trained to the max level, it was not a big deal.

After all, Su Mu had yet to reach the true high-level 'Advanced Bow Skill'.

"That's all for today. With my current strength, I should be able to hunt stronger monsters tomorrow and find materials for my job advancement."

Su Mu was quite satisfied. He looked at the moon that had already appeared in the sky and started to walk towards the village.

Just as he did so…

"Roar!"

An Earth Demon Bear appeared!

This time, it smelled the scent of blood and also noticed Su Mu.

The man and the bear looked at each other.

He looked at the Earth Demon Bear's bloody and steadfast eyes. Su Mu couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

"Not good!"

"This isn't an ordinary Earth Demon Bear, but a low-level one!"

With just a glance, Su Mu recalled the demonic beasts in his previous life—the Earth Demon Bear. In this world, other than some beasts without intelligence, there were also powerful demonic beasts and spirit beasts. These were the favored children of nature. Meaning, they were born with great strength and intelligence.

Su Mu did not expect to encounter a demonic beast in the back mountain of his territory. Moreover, it was the Earth Demon Bear with immense strength. He was shocked and could not help but waste time being dazed. He immediately extended his legs and began to run back.

The Earth Demon Bear did not care about the elk that Su Mu threw on the ground. Instead, it chose to stare at Su Mu and moved its legs to chase after him.

A man and a bear engaged in a life-and-death chase within the forest.

Su Mu relied on the dense trees to move continuously, dodging the Earth Demon Bear's attacks time and time again. He kept roaring in his heart.

F*ck!

Why are you chasing me!

Shouldn't you go back to that appetizing elk instead?

Su Mu's heart was truly tied up in knots.

Why couldn't this Earth Demon Bear stay within the depths of the mountains and hunt an elk for itself?

Why is it chasing Su Mu all of a sudden?!

Using the tree trunk to avoid the Earth Demon Bear's palm, Su Mu turned around and drew his bow!

'Whoosh!'

An arrow was shot directly at the Earth Demon Bear. Furthermore, the distance between the two was very close, so it was almost impossible to dodge.

The Earth Demon Bear didn't even attempt to evade the attack. It directly slapped the arrow with its paws.

'Bang!'

The arrow landed on the ground and broke into two halves.

"Roar!"

The Earth Demon Bear was angered by Su Mu and roared at him. It then slammed against the tree that Su Mu was leaning on.

"This opponent is too strong! I have to get rid of it as soon as possible!"

Su Mu narrowed his eyes and looked at it cautiously.

Su Mu continued to run forward with all his might. He kept on relying on his position to avoid the Earth Demon Bear's pursuit.

Suddenly!

Su Mu felt a strong gust of wind. Turning his head, he saw that the Earth Demon Bear's palm was about to land.

"Sir, be careful!"

It was Yale. Under Su Mu's instructions, Yale had successfully changed his job after entering the barracks!

Avril was worried about Su Mu, so she sent Yale to lead the team to the forest to look for the latter. Then, this scene happened. Seeing that Su Mu was in danger, Yale released an arrow without thinking, causing the Earth Demon Bear to get distracted.

'Whoosh!'

The arrow hit the Earth Demon Bear's body. It only grazed its skin, but it didn't penetrate its flesh.

All of this was within reason.

Even so, this action had unknowingly angered the Earth Demon Bear further and helped Su Mu escape.

"Roar!"

The Earth Demon Bear let out a grumble and pounced on Yale.

Su Mu used this opportunity to first shift his body and lean against a tree to avoid the Earth Demon Bear's pursuit, temporarily escaping the threat of death.