Winter Lord: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 47 Hunting the Ice Armor Bear Pack
Louis stood atop the mountain peak, looking down at the armored bear herd below.

Sunlight shone on their grayish-white ice armor, and the hexagonal ice crystal scales reflected a dazzling light.

Their forepaws are covered with sharp, cold iron claws, and the ice armor on their backs occasionally flashes with blue flames as they open and close.

These ice-armored bears are enormous, and every low growl they let out sounded like thunder that shook the earth.

But no matter how you look at it, these behemoths don't have a single cute quality; on the contrary, they are extremely ferocious.

They roamed across the snow, searching for prey to fill their bellies.

Beside Louis stood two children, Lilia and Wel.

They are the only two children among the eight candidate knights to activate their bloodline and become apprentice knights.

Today, Louis decided to bring them here to witness the hunt firsthand.

This is to free them from the monotony of daily training as a reward for their efforts.

Lilia's eyes gleamed with excitement as she gripped the longsword, which was almost longer than herself, and mimicked the posture of an adult knight.

Not to be outdone, Will adjusted his equipment and immediately straightened his back, trying his best to look like a real knight.

“You guys stay by my side and protect me,” Louis said in a low voice.

Actually, they were afraid that the two little rascals would get excited and rush down to fight the Ice Armor Bear to the death.

Protect the lord! Such an important mission!
Lilia and Wel straightened their backs even more and nodded nervously and excitedly.

With everything in place, Louis waved his hand: "Ready, the bear-killing plan begins."

As soon as the order was given, the commander in the distance waved his banner, commanding the knights and hunters to move silently from their various ambush points.

The hunters quietly approached the area where the ice bears roamed and gently sprinkled urine from the female bears in heat.

This distinctive scent can quickly attract armored bears, especially male bears, who are extremely sensitive to it.

As the urine was scattered, the bear pack slowly began to gather, and the nine armored bears gradually assembled in one place and headed towards the canyon.

Meanwhile, another group of hunters hid on a distant ridge, creating the sound of falling rocks to successfully lure the bears into the designated canyon.

"They've entered the canyon. Everyone proceed as planned," the commander signaled, waving a flag.

In the low-lying area of ​​the canyon, a row of sharp wooden stakes was carefully arranged underground.

Guided by the hunter, the Ice Armor Bear entered the canyon.

Because bear paws lack thick armor, these stakes pierced the paws of several lead bears as quickly as venomous snakes.

A sharp pain quickly spread throughout its body, and the Ice Armor Bear growled as it tried to pull out the deeply embedded wooden stake.

However, their enormous size and excessive weight prevented them from detaching immediately.

The other Ice Armor Bears were also in trouble due to the same predicament, and the whole team began to fall into chaos.

The hunters then set fire to the resin and oil that had accumulated on the rock face, and the flames instantly engulfed the mountainside.

With a deafening roar, the fireball rolled down the cliff edge and landed precisely in the center of the bear pack.

The explosion and flames spread together, instantly engulfing the armored bears trapped on the wooden stakes.

Although the intense heat of the flames ignited the fur of the Ice Bears, their thick ice armor did not immediately collapse under the heat.

However, it only left scorch marks on the Ice Bear's tough scales and was not a fatal blow.

The bears, feeling pain from the scorching flames, became even more chaotic and ferocious.

The ice-armored bears huddled together, jostling and bumping into each other. Their weak points, such as their eyes and necks, were now exposed, but thanks to their thick ice armor, ordinary arrows had difficulty penetrating their hard shells.

The archers hidden in the canyon began firing fire arrows at the Ice Armor Bear.

The attack power is negligible, but these arrows are not intended to penetrate; rather, they are meant to deplete the Ice Armor Bear's stamina and endurance.

The rocket struck the Ice Bear's body, and flames spread along its thick shell.

Although the flames cannot tear through the ice armor, the continuous burning of the flames will gradually deplete the ice armor bears' stamina, and the movement speed of the bear pack will be significantly slowed down.

Although they are still powerful, their thick ice armor is now riddled with cracks, and in some places it has even melted due to the high temperature, revealing the tough but no longer impenetrable skin underneath.

At that very moment, the knights who had been lying in ambush all around moved.

"Now!" The commander's flag slammed down.

The knights raised their longswords and spears, gathering their fighting spirit, and the blades blazed with a fierce red light.

Crimson battle aura flowed along the weapon, and the slight tremors even distorted the air.

"charge!"

The knights' warhorses suddenly leaped forward, their target clear: the Ice Armor Bear's weak points, such as its joints, jaw, throat, and eyes.

The archers have greatly weakened the defenses of these areas, and the knights' task is to end their lives.

An elite knight brandished a lance, his fighting spirit condensing into a blazing light at the blade.

He aimed at a slightly smaller, armored bear, whose throat had been pierced by an arrow.

The knight's gaze was like an eagle's, and his warhorse galloped through the gale.

His fighting spirit burned on the spearhead as he fiercely thrust it into the crack!

"Pfft-"

The spear pierced directly into the crack in the Ice Armor Bear's body, and blood mingled with red battle aura, like molten lava flowing into the bear's body, burning its flesh and blood.

The Ice Armor Bear let out a deafening roar, its massive body trembling in agony, nearly collapsing.

Watching the battle, Will's eyes gleamed with excitement, and he jumped up, shouting, "We defeated one! The knights are truly strong!"

“Don’t get too excited, Will,” Louis said calmly. “This is only the first phase.”

Will paused, somewhat puzzled. Wasn't this armored bear about to collapse?

Just then, the shaky, armored bear raised its head and roared.

The hard carapace began to crack violently, and streaks of icy flames unfurled from the demon's wings, spreading rapidly into the air with a bone-chilling cold!
The ice flames quickly came into contact with the air, unleashing a powerful cooling explosion.

"Retreat quickly!" the commander hurriedly waved the flag.

The chilling power swept around, and before the knights could react, they were engulfed in icy flames.

Fortunately, he was protected by his fighting spirit and did not lose his ability to move, so he quickly retreated.

However, the Ice Armor Bear's attacks did not stop there.

As the Ice Bear entered its berserk state, three enormous crystalline spikes rose from its back.

The crystal spikes continuously released shockwaves carrying extremely high energy, and the heat waves and explosions intertwined, almost rendering the surrounding knights unable to fight.

The air around us seemed to grow heavy, and each violent tremor made it hard to breathe.

(End of this chapter)