NABC Chapter 96 Harvest
Chapter 96 Harvest
A series of notifications indicating an increase in essence appeared below Thor's line of sight, each notification containing twenty or thirty points of essence, instantly increasing his essence balance by nearly two hundred.
Just as he was about to continue shaking his head to harvest more beast spirits, the hazy animal phantoms were suddenly pulled back into the old bear-man's body.
As the giant brown bear phantom reappeared, its size increased again, but perhaps due to the lack of animal spirit blessing this time, it only grew to 5 meters tall.
But this is already a behemoth. It should be noted that of Thor's 11-meter length, the majority is his tail and neck, with his actual torso only accounting for about one-third.
The bear-man's 5-meter-tall body looked almost the same size as Thor's. With a sudden jerk of his massive paws, he flung Thor's head away and then slammed it down with tremendous force.
Unexpectedly, Thor suddenly folded one of his wings, and his entire body flipped over instantly, completing a 360-degree rotation in the air.
The old bear-man who was riding on his back was now thrown to the bottom and pulled further and further away from Thor by gravity.
"Old man, do you really think I'm afraid of you just because I fly in the sky?"
As the battle continued, the red dragon blood within Thor gradually boiled, causing his emotions to become intense and furious.
He was no longer satisfied with long-range attacks from high altitudes; he craved close-quarters combat and a bloody battle.
He folded his wings and swooped down after the falling bear-man.
Roar! !
A wild roar rang out, and the huge old bear-man rolled on the ground, his golden-brown fur covered in dust, before he quickly stood up.
At this moment, the red dragon above, engulfed in flames, crashed down on him like a giant meteorite.
The moment the two giant beasts collided, the surrounding air seemed to transform into the surface of a lake where pebbles had been thrown in, continuously creating concentric rings of shockwaves.
The immense force caused the old bear-man's thick legs to sink into the ground, causing the rubble to bounce slightly, as if the entire ground was trembling.
Thor gripped the old bear-man's hands tightly with his claws covered in tough scales, opened his ferocious maw, his fangs wreathed in flames, and bit down toward his throat.
The giant bear-man hurriedly shrank his head, but his short, thick neck was far less agile than that of a dragon, and his shoulder was still bitten hard.
When Thor took a bite, he felt something was wrong. The expected sweet taste of flesh and blood did not come. Instead, it felt like he had bitten into a tough piece of rubber, or an invisible force field, without any taste.
But he still twisted his head violently, and his sharp dragon teeth tore a large chunk of flesh and skin off the giant bear's shoulder, which he then swallowed with a tilt of his neck.
The next moment, a pale blue essence flashed before my eyes again, adding a notification.
The missing piece on the giant bear's body healed and disappeared instantly with just a flash of light, as if it had never been injured.
However, Thor's keen eyesight allowed him to notice that the giant bear's body seemed to have shrunk imperceptibly by one point.
"I thought it had really gotten bigger, but it turns out it's just an inflatable pillow."
Having figured this out, Thor couldn't help but smirk, only to be met with a vicious kick from the giant bear.
The right leg, as thick as a pillar, kicked him hard in the abdomen, instantly denting the crimson scales. His massive body was also forced backward, leaving two deep dents in the ground.
However, this level of attack was not enough to cause any real damage to Thor; the intense pain only fueled his ferocity.
He slammed his upright forelimbs back to the ground, and his tail lashed out like a steel cable, striking the pursuing giant bear in the face.
With a loud "crack," like a clap of thunder, the faint light scattered from the giant bear's face and was absorbed into Thor's body.
Several more essences were added to his account. This situation, where every attack yielded something, made Thor feel as if he were facing not an enemy, but a moving human treasure.
This made his gaze towards the old bear-man become somewhat more affectionate, and his attacks became even more ruthless.
As a wise creature with a long lifespan, a true dragon is not like a wild beast that fights solely on instinct.
Over the long course of time and through generations of accumulation, the Dragon's Legacy contains not only various magical knowledge but also unique martial arts techniques.
Thor's Dragon Legacy includes a fighting style called "Destruction Torrent," which he has never studied in depth, but he has occasionally looked into in his spare time.
As his claws, tail, wings, and head swung incessantly, almost every part of his body became a deadly weapon.
The flames swirling around it would cause continuous burns when they collided with the old bear-man's body, and combined with his thick scales, Thor was able to act recklessly without any defense.
As the two colossal beasts battled, the ground roared and trembled continuously. Houses that had miraculously remained intact during the previous attacks were now completely destroyed, causing the beastmen hiding inside to flee in terror.
At this point, the old bear-man began to regret his previous decision.
If this freak doesn't like this camp, let him destroy it. Why does he have to jump out and stop him?
The beast spirits he had defeated in those previous attacks were equivalent to the efforts he had made over the past ten years, and the losses were still increasing.
Each time he is struck hard, a beast spirit within the old bear will dissipate and take the damage in his place.
With each beast spirit lost, the size and strength of the giant bear he transformed into decreased, making him even less of a match for Thor, thus causing the damage he suffered to deepen further.
This created a vicious cycle, like a snowball rolling downhill, leaving the old bear feeling miserable but unable to find a way out.
Ultimately, it was the limitation imposed by his bear-human origins. If he were a pure human and could inherit the holy spirits of the Wild Society, he would never be so frustrated as he is now.
Even if all else fails, if one had a few powerful magical weapons capable of piercing the red dragon's scales, the situation would be different.
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The tiger-man, who had been injured by Thor earlier, now saw the old bear-man's predicament.
The brief rest made him feel that his physical condition had recovered somewhat. A flash of scarlet appeared in his orange-yellow pupils, and he rushed forward without thinking.
He swung the giant sword, which was taller than a man, with one hand, and when he found an opportunity, he slashed at Thor. However, Thor did not dodge or avoid it and raised his claws to block it. Thor clenched his five fingers and held it tightly in his palm.
A trickle of scorching dragon blood slid down the blade, and under the burning flames enveloping his body, the blade that touched his palm quickly turned crimson.
The burning pain in his palm caused cold sweat to instantly break out on the tiger-man's forehead.
He resisted the urge to let go and pulled hard, only to find that the greatsword in his hand seemed to be welded to the red dragon's claws, and wouldn't budge.
"You lowly bastard, I haven't even come looking for you yet, and you've delivered yourself to my doorstep."
"Since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish!"
A thunderous roar echoed in his ears, startling the tiger-man. He looked up and met the red dragon's golden eyes.