41: Two-faced bear

Evening.

A luxurious room.

"Teacher Zhang, you were looking for us?"

Zhou Xiaogu whispered after entering, a face mask on, as she, Qu Zhongtian, and Waluo walked into the room.

Teacher Zhang nodded, gesturing for them to sit: "Sit, would you like anything to drink?"

After a few pleasantries, Teacher Zhang got straight to the point:

"Do you still remember the Liangcheng Team you met this morning?"

"I remember, the one at First Order Perfection."

Qu Zhongtian replied.

Although the two hadn't directly clashed, as fellow sword users, the powerful Sword Intent emanating from the other party left a deep impression on him.

The opponent's strength was probably not beneath his own!

Teacher Zhang nodded, his gaze suddenly becoming serious:

"His name is Chen Du."

"According to the latest intelligence from the Forest of Wolves live broadcast, he might become your biggest obstacle on the path to victory!"

"Biggest obstacle?"

Zhou Xiaogu let out a soft sound of surprise upon hearing this.

She couldn't help but open her slightly narrowed eyes, her chin slightly raised, revealing a jawline straighter than a steel-straight man's words.

As Hai City No. 1 High School's Martial Dao teacher for the 'Extreme Class' and the team leader for this event, Teacher Zhang was a top-tier choice among the Martial Dao teachers of key high schools, both in terms of strength and vision.

It was very rare for him to speak so highly of a high school student.

"Yes, this student named Chen Du, though from the small city of Liang City, is quite extraordinary."

"He actually soloed a medium-sized wolf den by himself!"

Teacher Zhang's words were like scratching glass in front of a cat, making the three of them bristle and instantly become alert.

"Soloed a medium-sized wolf den?!"

Zhou Xiaogu's mouth slightly opened at the news, and the face mask on her face wrinkled.

She instantly thought of a possibility.

"First Order Peak!?"

Teacher Zhang pondered this for a moment, then shook his head:

"Probably not, but definitely in the 'Comprehension' stage."

"As for whether it's in 'Form' or 'Intent', that's unknown."

"Then isn't he at the same Martial Skill stage as Xiaogu?"

Qu Zhongtian exclaimed, his mouth wide enough to fit an egg.

This was the first time he had heard of a peer who could contend with Zhou Xiaogu.

Although Musashi was strong, Qu Zhongtian and his team knew all the details about him and weren't afraid.

Instead, it was the unknown like Chen Du that was more terrifying.

Teacher Zhang's gaze swept over their faces, and seeing Zhou Xiaogu's unchanging expression, he felt a slight sense of relief.

"Our Hai City Team is a King's Team!"

"Not only were we last year's champions, but we've also held the title for nine consecutive years."

"A ten-year consecutive championship is incredibly significant. I asked you to come tonight, firstly to provide information, and secondly, to tell you."

"Whether it's this Chen Du or that Musashi, or anyone else."

"You must always maintain the mindset of a lion using its full strength to catch a rabbit!"

"Never be careless!"

He then fixed his gaze on Zhou Xiaogu's face, as beautiful as AI.

"Xiaogu, if you face Chen Du, how confident are you?"

"Confident?"

Zhou Xiaogu, upon hearing this, suddenly laughed as if she had heard a crosstalk, a slight curve forming at the corner of her mouth.

Her eyes, firm, looked at Teacher Zhang:

"I still say the same thing: Hai City's ten consecutive championships have no blind spots!"

...

Looking at the unchanging scenery around him, Chen Du felt both familiar and strange.

Since the first day of high school, whenever he fell asleep, he would enter this space in his Peak state.

From that day on, Chen Du was forced to train himself 24 hours a day, without interruption.

When awake, he did a large amount of basic training; when asleep, he danced with his sword in his dreams, defending the crystal and improving his Martial Skill!

For two and a half years, he had never slacked off, and he couldn't afford to.

Soon, the sixth wave of monsters, the Green Firefly Giant, slowly emerged from behind the white mist.

Aside from the green spots on its body that could store healing energy, it was essentially just an ordinary small giant.

It was merely a bit thick-skinned.

And after Chen Du had figured out this Unique ability, it wasn't even thick-skinned anymore.

It was just a small giant!

Chen Du held his longsword, his eyes cold. These Green Firefly Giants, with a Life Strength of only 6.3, were no longer a match for him.

Although they had a numerical advantage, their movement speed was too slow to form an encirclement.

It wasn't difficult for Chen Du to deal with them, but he killed them slowly.

After understanding the giants' attack trajectories, methods, and movements, he became even more adept.

Every sword swing, every leap, every dodge Chen Du made was executed to achieve more than 100% effectiveness.

He needed to conserve his stamina for the seventh wave of monsters!

Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!

"Hoo..."

Watching the last Green Firefly Giant fall, Chen Du took a deep breath.

He adjusted his state as much as possible, because in another 30 seconds, the seventh wave of monsters would arrive!

The Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bear!

This was the name of the seventh wave of monsters, with a Life Strength of 7.

Each Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bear possessed strength comparable to the strongest Bibi Wolf after its rampage in the Forest of Wolves this morning.

And there were thirty of them!

However, the Chen Du of now was not the Chen Du of this morning.

He was not wearing the clothes that suppressed his Life Strength to 5 this morning.

His current Life Strength was 5.8!

Soon, the Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bears emerged from the white mist behind, just like the Green Firefly Giants before them.

The Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bear was about 3 meters tall, and in addition to its front face, it had another face on the back of its head.

The only difference between the two faces was the mouth; the back face had no mouth and couldn't make sounds.

From Chen Du's previous encounters, the Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bear had only one consciousness.

The back face was at most a pair of eyes, with front and back eyes each having a field of vision of about 180°.

Combined, they provided a 360° unobstructed view!

There was no possibility of a surprise attack.

And the so-called Three-Bladed was because it had three hands.

Or rather, a tail whose tip resembled a bear paw.

Its two arms and tail each held a bone blade extending from their palms!

Two faces, three blades!

These were the basic details Chen Du had summarized from his previous battles with the Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bear!

Yesterday, Chen Du fought them to refine his Flowing Light Sword Technique, but after killing only ten, he was cut down by their chaotic blades.

Although he had a battle in the Forest of Wolves today, which raised his Martial Skill to First Order 99%, and he arrived at the seventh wave with more abundant stamina than yesterday.

This was still not enough for him to pass the seventh wave.

But!

Yesterday's death unexpectedly led Chen Du to discover a problem.

Although the Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bear looked mighty and powerful, and had bone blades as a means of attack.

They had a weakness: their tail!

Chen Du's usual attacks aimed for the head and heart.

Yesterday, relying on his battle instincts, he noticed that despite having three blades, the one on its tail was only used for defense and never participated in offense.

But there was only one enemy here, so who was it defending against?

A tentative probe revealed a shocking secret!

If the tail was severed, they would die on the spot!

The 360° unobstructed view, it seemed, was truly meant to prevent anyone from ambushing its tail!

This was also why Chen Du was confident he could pass today.

Whether it was a trick or a shortcut, he desperately needed 10 Mental Energy right now!

Looking at the Two-Faced Three-Bladed Bears that had already entered his attack range.

Chen Du licked his somewhat dry lips:

"Come on, bear cubs!"

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