The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

Boom! Boom!

With a deafening roar, Lu Yuan, leading the giant armored bear, traversed the village and arrived directly at the valley behind it.

Of course, wherever they went, walls collapsed, houses crumbled, and ruins were left behind.

But none of that matters to Lu Yuan; the key right now is to save his life.

After a few brief exchanges, he discovered that this behemoth not only possessed extremely thick special metal armor, but also had exceptionally abnormal bone and muscle structure.

Even if we could break through the hard shell it was wearing, we probably still wouldn't be able to cut its body.

It's so tough that it can't be simply described as having thick skin and flesh.

Anyway, Lu Yuan didn't want to put in the effort; he would leave the rest to that so-called "Lord Yagami".

"Back off! Go inside, to the cave!"

Upon seeing Lu Yuan enter with the giant armored bear, Suiyan immediately shouted and led the villagers to flee into the depths of the valley.

Boom!

As the villagers retreated, Lu Yuan was also knocked into the valley by a hammer blow.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan was just as tough.

In particular, the existence of the Heaven and Earth Golden Bridge possesses a terrifying regenerative ability that is comparable to immortality.

Roar~!

With a roar, the giant armored bear charged into the valley, its other pneumatic claw equipped with a metal claw about to strike Lu Yuan.

Click!

However, the angle was too large, and it was blocked by the cliff on one side of the valley.

The valley wasn't particularly narrow, but it seemed rather crowded compared to the giant armored bear's body, which was over twenty meters long.

*Sizzle!*

The giant armored bear, its eyes blazing with fury, suddenly exerted its strength, slicing off a large chunk of the cliff face beside it before viciously stabbing at Lu Yuan.

But their movements weren't fast enough to begin with, and with this delay, they couldn't possibly touch Lu Yuan anymore.

Lu Yuan easily dodged and saw the giant armored bear in the valley, its claws barely able to fully extend, and couldn't help but smile.

By restricting its movement through the terrain, I unexpectedly received this pleasant surprise.

Roar~!

The giant armored bear ignored all that and with a roar, pounced on Lu Yuan again.

Unable to extend its claws, it simply lay on all fours like an ordinary bear, opening its blood-red mouth to bite Lu Yuan.

Yes, besides claws, teeth are the most relied-upon weapon for bears and most wild animals.

"Depend on."

Seeing the giant armored bear's mouth full of alloy teeth, Lu Yuan couldn't help but swear. Even its mouth had been modified. He wondered if it would suddenly launch missiles or something.

Whoosh!

Although no missiles were fired from its mouth, the laser weapon in its eye was still there. It failed to bite Lu Yuan, and then a laser shot over.

After Lu Yuan dodged it, a large section of the cliff collapsed, and chunks of earth and rocks fell down in an instant.

"Why aren't they here yet?"

While dealing with the giant armored bear, Lu Yuan kept an eye on what was behind him using spatial detection, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

He has already lured the giant armored bear into the valley, so why hasn't that so-called Lord Yagami made a move yet?

Is it not close enough?

Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then led the giant armored bear further into the valley.

"Why did they catch up with us!"

The villagers, who had just stopped, looked distressed as the giant armored bear caught up with them again amidst a series of loud roars.

What did they do to offend this monster? Did they accidentally hunt its cubs, and it keeps chasing after them?

While complaining incessantly, they continued running deeper into the valley.

Looking back, Lu Yuan, who was still fighting the giant armored bear, couldn't help but feel grateful again.

If Lu Yuan hadn't stopped them, that monster would probably have already charged up and torn them all to pieces.

They had been complaining that Suiling had found a villager, but little did they know that it was this villager who would save their entire village.

Sure enough, as the future village chief, Sui Ling was their village's lucky star.

Whether Sui Ling is a lucky star is debatable, but Lu Yuan is definitely a jinx. Little did these villagers know that this giant armored bear wasn't coming for their village at all; it was headed straight for Lu Yuan.

They were simply innocent victims of Lu Yuan's misfortune.

"Not yet."

Soon, they had entered the depths of the valley, and the cave containing the entrance to the secret realm was just two miles away.

But so far, Lord Yagami has still not appeared.

Lu Yuan frowned. Could that guy have chickened out?

Besides their immense power, many monsters and strange beasts also possess extremely high intelligence, sometimes even comparable to that of humans.

The Yagami-sama that Suiyan mentioned must be the strange beast that extended its tentacles and hid in the secret realm that night.

The villagers offered him meat as a sacrifice, and he protected the village from monsters.

But everything has its limits. This is no ordinary lord-level monster, but a quasi-king-level one!

Although that beast is very strong, it's not necessarily a match for it.

To put it bluntly, with only two truckloads of meat a month, why risk your life?

"Lord Yagami, please save us!"

With nowhere left to retreat, Suiyan led the villagers to kneel down in front of the cave entrance, repeatedly kowtowing and pleading.

But there was no movement in the dark cave.

"Lord Yagami, please save us! We are willing to offer even more in return."

Realizing that Lord Yagami might be unreliable, Suiyan felt a surge of anxiety, but he had no other choice but to continue praying.

"That damn monster."

Looking at the cave, Lu Yuan's face darkened.

While eating two truckloads of meat a month might not be enough to drive you crazy, you can't just eat meat and not work.

In reality, even if Lu Yuan couldn't defeat the giant armored bear, it wouldn't be so easy for the armored bear to kill him either. And in the end, he would still have no problem escaping.

Once he runs away, the giant armored bear will also chase after him, and Suiling and the others will naturally be out of danger.

The problem is that this makes it even more difficult to access this secret realm again.

Moreover, Lu Yuan also wanted to take this opportunity to lure out the so-called Lord Yagami, to see its true strength, and to speculate on the situation inside the secret realm.

Now that bastard is hiding like a coward and refusing to come out, Lu Yuan's plans are going to fall through.

"We have no choice but to take a gamble."

After a moment's hesitation, Lu Yuan charged at the giant armored bear again, only to be swatted away.

Boom!

A loud bang, by sheer coincidence, landed right in the middle of the villagers' group.

Are you alright?

Sui Ling looked worried and quickly ran over to hug Lu Yuan.

"It's okay, you won't die."

Lu Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and pretended to stand up, but ended up falling back into Sui Ling's arms.

"You are seriously injured and can no longer fight."

Seeing Lu Yuan like this, Sui Ling felt heartbroken and couldn't stop crying.

The other villagers standing on the sidelines were also moved, knowing that Lu Yuan had been beaten like this because of them.

Roar~!

Just then, a roar erupted, and the giant armored bear charged forward, raising its forepaws once more, now wielding its massive hammer.

Seeing the bear paw hammer about to fall, everyone felt utterly hopeless.

"Let's die together."

Sui Ling hugged Lu Yuan, a slight smile appearing on her lips, and buried Lu Yuan's head in her chest.

Lu Yuan kept his eyes fixed on the giant armored bear, while also keeping an eye on the cave behind him. He had no choice but to gamble with the lives of these villagers.

Woohoo!

The next moment, just as the giant armored bear's claws were about to strike, a low whistle, like that of a steam whistle, rang out.

One tentacle, eight tentacles!

The next moment, a soft, limp thing with eight tentacles shot out of the cave.

Like a net, or a piece of chewing gum, it instantly wrapped around the giant armored bear.

"This is……"

Lu Yuan's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but laugh in exasperation. It really was a large octopus!