Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1312 1284. No one understands better than us
Mark looked around, but how could there be weapons that hunters could use on the ground in Yharnam that had been burned to ashes?
Helplessly, he could only break off a piece of iron fence from the roadside and hold it in his hand, while with his other hand he took out a poisonous throwing knife from under his windbreaker.

In the past, these odds and ends were merely aids and supplements for hunters in hunting.

But now, he really has nothing to use.

Henrik snorted harshly under his mask.

If he hadn't opened his arms wide and stood in front of him, Mark behind him wouldn't have been able to complete the actions he had just done and would have been torn to pieces by the beastman.

But that's where his deterrent power as a hunter ends.

There were still three beastly patients coming up from the vertical ladder they had come up from.

The church stone hammer that Mark threw down just now was like a stone bullet in a siege, and it directly killed a patient who rushed up.

But the beastman hiding in the mezzanine was only stabbed by Mark's one-handed sword in a hurry at the intersection of the base of the neck and the collarbone.

This is not fatal for patients whose beastiality has progressed to the point where they have to crawl on all fours.

So the beast, with Mark's one-handed sword still stuck in its shoulder, still limped up.

With a whoosh, Mark was the first to throw out his poisonous flying knife.

The situation has become so bad, we might as well take the initiative!
Although Mark said that he was able to join the church hunters because the requirements were relaxed during special periods, his basic skills are not fake.

The flying knife spun in the air and with a "whoosh" it pierced into the cheek of the beastman with a one-handed sword stuck in his body.

He was originally aiming for the eyes, but unfortunately the other person raised his head.

But even if you don't destroy the opponent's eye, just forcing him to raise his head is good.

Henrik and Mark had a very good understanding of each other. As soon as the flying knife flew past his ear, Henrik knew that he couldn't wait any longer!

He rushed forward almost in sync with the flying knife.

Take advantage of the opportunity when the injured beast standing in the front looks up.

Henrik's meat saw swung from outside to inside!

Sparks of mechanical activation burst out from the folded meat saw, [Transformation Slash]!
The abrupt [Transformation Slash] not only increases the power of the weapon, but also allows the folded blade to unfold, suddenly increasing the attack distance.

This was completely impossible for the beastly patient, who already had his head tilted back, to avoid.

Henrik unfurled his blade and scraped past the side of the beastman's neck with a teeth-grinding sound of tearing flesh.

The teeth on the blade were entangled with a large amount of black hair and flesh!
But this is just a beastly patient.

A beastly patient whose condition has progressed to this stage would not have any emotions such as scruples or fear.

With a sound of "swoosh", the fence bar that Mark had just picked up flew out with a sound of breaking through the air.

The young church hunter knew very well that using unreliable weapons to fight a deeply beastly patient in close combat was simply courting death, so it would be better to just throw them as throwing weapons.

Fortunately, Yharnam's fence has a sharp top, and although the shape is a bit crooked, it can still be used as a javelin.

The church hunter's body, which was strengthened by [Blood Healing], was so strong that the javelin flying through the air even caused the flames to leap around.

With a "puff", a beastly patient who had originally pounced on Henryk from the side was suddenly hit on the side of his body!
The forward charge turned into a sideways flight!
It let out a "woof" howl, and its waist, which was so thin that its lumbar vertebrae were exposed, was pushed into a V shape by the javelin. It was knocked directly out of the vertical ladder and fell down again.

But that was all Mark could do.

He had used up everything he had to fight back.

Although the hunters have been strengthened by [Blood Healing], it is still foolish to try to compete with the beasts in physical fitness.

In the past, they were able to rely on their high-speed and clean fighting style to slaughter wild beasts because their weapon advantages could easily break through the bodies of wild beasts.

But without weapons, the hunter can't just rely on hitting the beast with his fists, right?
Although Henrik had gained the advantage due to his first move and the opponent's injuries, it was impossible for him to kill the beast directly in a short time.

"It's over."

Mark thought so in his heart.

He had already experienced too much stimulation in this hellish night. Facing the beast-like patient flying towards him, he even felt a little numb.

But even so, he still tried hard to dodge to the side at high speed, hoping to delay for a while.

Although he himself knew that a hunter who only dodged and did not attack was not far from death.

But just then!
"Oh!"

A dull gunshot was heard from not far away on the street.

But just after this ordinary-sounding gunshot, the beastman who was chasing Mark suddenly burst into blood on his shoulder in mid-air.

And as if he was enduring a great deal of pain, his whole body tensed up and he almost collapsed to the ground!

The killing effect caused by this bullet is completely inconsistent with its movement.

Mark knew what was going on.

This means that the blood melted into this mercury bullet is of incredibly high quality!

The person who came was like a puff of green smoke, floating over from the street where fire was flickering.

And the moment it appeared, the slender blade, with a black shadow, slashed across the beast's body.

The sound of the long knife cutting into the body was like piercing a full water bag.

The smooth and crisp movements show the person's superb swordsmanship.

On the other side, while Henrik was still struggling with the injured beast, he suddenly felt the wind on his side suddenly increase in speed, making his face feel cold, but then it returned to calm.

But the beast in front of him suddenly stopped moving, and then with a "swish" sound, thick and smelly blood spurted out along a neat line on its black-haired body.

Only then did Henrik realize that what had just passed by him was not the wind, but some kind of blade that could cut through wild beasts.

[Fallen Leaves] The long sword was stained with the unique blood of the beastman, which was sticky and dirty.

When the knife was pulled out of the beast patient's body, the blood was still stuck to the black hair.

"Are you guys okay?"

The person swung the long knife, and the sticky blood and black hair on the blade immediately scattered on the ground. She turned to Mark beside her and asked.

"Ms. Maria?"

Mark, who was relieved, called out the name.

And Henrik pulled out the one-handed sword from the beast he was facing, walked closer to Mark, handed him the one-handed sword, and asked in the distance.

"Lan? How come you two are together? I remember Ms. Maria was going to participate in the hunt."

The witcher, with his left hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, walked from the far end of the street with Adeline sobbing behind him.

His exposed figure and armor seemed even more oppressive and shocking in the fire that had burned the entire city.

"It does not matter."

In response to Henrik's question, Lan shook his head and turned to look at Yharnam who was still burning.

Henrik was silent for a moment and sighed: "Yes, it really doesn't matter now."

"Henrik and I want to seek refuge in the church town on the upper level, and save as many people as we can along the way." Mark took his one-handed sword from Henrik, and at least he felt a little safe again.

He looked at Maria, and Lan with Adeline.

“It shouldn’t get burned there.”

Lan and Maria both knew that this meant they wanted to go together.

"We do have to go to the upper church town, but..."

Maria paused, touched her cocked hat and shook her head.

"We have other things to do, so we can't go together. You go first."

Henryk reloaded his hunter's rifle with a look of disbelief in his tone.

"It's already this late! What else can you do?"

"About the research center." Lan En walked to the platform where the vertical ladder was located, overlooking the burning old Yharnam below. "There are still many patients there. Maria and Adeline are worried about them."

Although they said they were worried, Maria and Lan knew very well that they went there just to take a look and confirm.

hope?

There was no hope.

At this point, Henrik and Mark had nothing more to say.

The two hunters could only sigh.

The more critical the moment, the more what everyone cares about will become apparent.

It is difficult for ordinary people to persuade someone to make a decision at this time and under this circumstance.

And not to mention Maria and Adeline, didn't they also want to save people during the evacuation?
"so be it."

Mark nodded to a few people.

"If there is really nothing, you must go to the upper church town. People have to survive."

"We'll go." Lan turned his head slightly.

He had his back to Henrik and Mark, and half of his face was turned sideways.

After getting the response, Henrik should have felt relieved. But the young hunter looked at Lan's profile against the firelight and felt that his expression was too deep.

"Of course we will go."

Lann repeated it again, but his tone didn't sound like he was talking about a safe, peaceful shelter during a fire.

Instead, it's a bit dangerous.

But now, neither Henrik nor Mark had the energy to worry about these details anymore.

They turned around and continued walking along the street towards the upper floors.

"That's right!" After taking two steps, Mark turned his head and shouted amid the blazing sound of the flames stirring the air, "You must be careful of those patients! Although it may not sound good, but now, except for the hunters, no one can be trusted! Do you understand?"

"We understand, Mark." Maria didn't look back, her wine-red eyes reflected the flames all over the city.

The beast disease has returned, and it is more sudden, more violent, and more massive than any previous known outbreak.

As someone who witnessed the beast transformation that even hunters and [Blood Healing] could not resist.
“No one understands it better than us.”

The huntress pressed her hat and whispered.

(End of this chapter)