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Chapter 1057 Qingdeng vs. Xiongxiong! [4300]

Aoto and Ogata: "..."

Big Black Bear: "..."

The two were twenty meters apart, staring at each other, wide-eyed.

An indescribable tranquility enveloped them.

Its enormous body was over two meters tall, with a waist that looked about two meters wide. It had thick, fluffy black fur, and a pair of small, black pearl-like eyes staring intently at Aoto and Ogata.

It wasn't lying down, but rather crouching like a large groundhog, with its two front paws raised in front of its chest.

This makes him appear even taller, like a wall.

Qingdeng had only ever seen bears in the zoo in his previous life.

Perhaps it was because their living conditions were so terrible, all the bears he saw in the zoo had developed stereotypical behaviors, constantly circling in their cages, which was quite pitiful to see, and not scary at all.

Facing a wild beast in its natural state... this is the first time.

Qingdeng instinctively wanted to draw his sword, but just as he was about to raise his hand, he suddenly remembered that there was a wilderness survival master next to him!

Ogata just said that he has personally hunted 32 bears. With such an impressive record, he must know the habits of bears very well and be very used to fighting them.

With a "Dr. Bear" like him around, perhaps the current crisis can be resolved without resorting to force.

With this thought in mind, Qing Deng lowered his right hand, which had been raised in mid-air, and asked Ogata:

"Dr. Bear, what should we do now?"

As expected, the other party did not disappoint him.

Although a large, live bear appeared just inches away, Ogata showed no sign of panic, remaining calm and unfazed.

He ignored the honorific title "Dr. Bear" that Qingdeng had given him, and spoke slowly and deliberately:

"Hey, let me tell you something counterintuitive: people are afraid of bears, and bears are afraid of people."

"Wild animals are very afraid of getting injured, and this is especially true for carnivores."

"If they get injured, there are no doctors to treat them. They will either die from the disease due to the worsening of their wounds or starve to death due to their declining physical strength and inability to catch food."

"Therefore, seeking advantage and avoiding harm is the instinct of carnivores."

"If you don't make a move, that's fine; but if you do, make sure you don't get hurt."

“Bears, especially such large bears, are somewhat intelligent and know which animals are easy to mess with and which are not.”

"It may have sensed that our presence was unusual, which is why it remained stationary."

"At this moment, we must not turn around and run away, as this will make it realize that we are easy to bully; nor should we show hostility, as this will offend it."

“We don’t have to do anything. Just stare at it and show a ‘don’t mess with us’ attitude, and we’ll scare it away.”

After listening attentively, Qingdeng nodded slightly.

"I see, as expected of Dr. Xiongxiong."

He didn't understand bears, but he thought Ogata's points made a lot of sense.

Out of absolute trust in Ogata, he decided to do as instructed.

So the two of them stared intently at the big black bear, showing no sign of backing down.

As the two most outstanding swordsmen of their time, even without releasing their "power," their imposing aura is enough to intimidate those with weak wills.

Faced with the pressure exerted by the two, the big black bear blinked a few times, and its huge, protruding nose twitched slightly.

The next moment, it lay back down on the ground, spread its four paws, and charged straight at the two of them.

Qingdeng: "..."

Ogata: "..."

At this moment, a subtle atmosphere permeated the space between the two.

"...Dr. Bear, this bear is charging towards us!"

"Yes, I saw it."

"Dr. Bear, what should we do now?"

"If you saw me charging at you with a knife, what should you do?"

I will avoid it.

"Then why are you asking me?"

The moment Ogata finished speaking, the two of them simultaneously sprang to their feet and dodged in opposite directions, one to the left and one to the right.

The instant they dodged—

"Roar roar roar—!"

The black bear opened its bloody maw and let out a terrifying roar, spewing out murky saliva. It swung its huge right paw and slammed it down on the spot where Qing Deng had just been standing.

Qingdeng had already dodged to a distance of 5 meters beforehand, so he was unharmed.

Although there was a certain distance between them, Qingdeng's skin still felt the sharp wind... which showed how fierce the attack was.

The black bear's sharp claws missed Qingdeng, but struck the large tree behind him instead.

Then, with a "crack" sound, several deep claw marks were cut into the hard tree trunk, and countless leaves fluttered down.

Looking at the large tree that was almost snapped in two, Qingdeng couldn't help but think to himself:

—What a powerful blow…

The muscle strength of carnivorous beasts is far beyond what humans can match.

If it were Qing Deng, he would have to enter the "selfless state" and activate all his talents, going all out, to deliver such a terrifying blow while unarmed.

If Qingdeng were to take a direct hit from this giant black bear's claws, even with his defensive talents such as "Steel Bones+", "Majestic Muscles+7", and "Flexibility+2", he would definitely be crushed.

[Note: Steel Bones +7: Bones are exceptionally strong; Mighty Muscles +7: Muscles are exceptionally strong; Flexibility +2: Skin is exceptionally resilient and elastic]

It was only because Aoto and Ogata were there that they had the leisure to chat while the big black bear charged straight at them.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be so frightened that their legs would go weak when the black bear launched its attack.

At this moment, the big black bear no longer had the憨厚 (honest and simple) appearance of a "giant groundhog".

It was on all fours, its fur slightly standing on end, its eyes gleaming fiercely, and it spewed out breaths of "whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...!" from between its sharp teeth.

The sudden outburst of the black bear did not alarm Qing Deng and Ogata, but it did frighten the two mounts not far away.

"Moo moo moo!"

"Magnificent and glorious!"

Ogata's horse had been tied to a tree trunk beforehand, so it couldn't escape and could only frantically rear up.

Radish wasn't tied up, but it was loyal and didn't run away immediately. Instead, it quickly darted to Qingdeng's side and bit his collar, seemingly trying to take him away from there.

"Radish, don't be afraid, move aside."

Qingdeng patted the radish's big head, gently comforted it, and told it to leave as soon as possible.

Ogata, who was opposite him, had already lowered his center of gravity and assumed a fighting stance.

"Dr. Bear! Your 'bear-repelling secret' didn't work!"

Ogata frowned slightly:

"This is really strange. This bear is too ferocious, unusually ferocious..."

At this point, he seemed to remember something and paused.

After a moment, he changed to a quiet, somber tone:

"This bear has most likely eaten people before."

"What?"

The sudden, shocking words startled Qing Deng.

Ogata explained in a serious tone:

"Logically speaking, bears don't eat people, for the reason I just mentioned: carnivorous wild animals never fight a battle they can't win."

"Humans are very mysterious creatures to bears, and they rarely provoke them."

"When a bear attacks a human, there are generally only two possibilities."

"First, you've offended it; second, it wants to eat you."

"Once a bear has eaten a human, it will know that humans are easy to bully and also very delicious food."

"A bear that has eaten human flesh will never forget the taste of human flesh, and will be unable to extricate itself from it and control its desire for human flesh."

"They will not stop here; they will definitely eat a second person, a third person..."

"Therefore, any bear that has tasted human flesh should not be allowed to live, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Having said that, Ogata reached out to grasp the Great Shiten at his waist, and with a series of "whoosh" sounds, he drew the blade inch by inch, the silvery-white blade gleaming in the sunlight.

"That's good, it's lunchtime now and we're short on ingredients."

Just as Ogata slightly lowered his center of gravity, preparing to charge towards the giant black bear, Aoto called out to him:

"Mr. Ogata, please wait a moment."

Ogata raised an eyebrow and looked in the direction of the sound—Aoto had also drawn the sword from his waist.

"I've never fought a bear before. This is a very valuable opportunity. I'm eager to see if I can take on a bear one-on-one. Let me see what it's made of."

Having said that, Qing Deng raised the tip of his knife, Xia Duan prepared, and the purplish-black blade light shot towards the big black bear's eyes.

His spirited and ready-to-fight appearance was clearly reflected in Ogata's eyes.