26 Golden Claw Bear (1/2)

While Luan City was defending itself, another fight was underway in the forest. Ten figures darted around, surrounding an enraged beast. It was a bear, three times the size of a man and covered in black fur. Its claws were several inches long and shined with a golden hue. Every time, it swung its arms, golden arcs flashed out, slicing through the air. However, that was all it cut, the figures weaved around the trees attacking from every direction.

”Hmph, how come we have to go fight this beast? Its so annoying!” a woman's voice was heard, loud and defiant, it would seem that she was quite unhappy.

Her hair was dark blue and her face had delicate features, she was comparable to a lily, bright and vibrant. She wielded 2 short swords, occasionally cutting at the creature and making shallow cuts. It didn't cause much damage but it was extremely painful.

”Ai, it can't be helped. It's a rank 5, Golden Claw Bear. Other than us, who else can deal with it? Besides they promised us some pretty good awards so we better kill it and take its body back. Don't forget that the claws are the most valuable parts,” said another member, his voice was deep and gravely.

He was quite big and carried a red halberd, striking with enough force to destroy the ground. His face was adorned in scars and he had a firm expression on his face. He was a tough man, no doubt. Very few would be able to stand their ground against him.

”Shade, Tower, focus at the task at hand, the faster we kill it, the faster we can go aid Luan City.”

A man looked at them coldly. He was quite handsome and had fine features. But his eyes gave off an extremely uncomfortable feeling. It was as if it could pierce through your body. Oddly enough, he was unarmed, there was no weapon in his hands, not even a scabbard or a fan.

”Yes, captain,” they replied.

The entire team continued to circle the bear, throwing attacks left and right. Slowly, more and more wounds appeared on the creature's body but that did not hinder it at all. It even began to attack more ferociously, golden arcs flashed around it. It had to end the battle quickly or else it would die.

”Ugh, this is getting even more irritating. How long is Earth going to take with the array?” said Shade.

She was beginning to find it hard to dodge its attacks.

”I'm almost done, keep it occupied for several more minutes”, someone replied in a meek voice.

The source of that voice was a man holding several flags, placing them at specific points. He was quite thin and weak-looking, however he was covered in sweat and full of concentration. There was no sign of weakness in his eyes, only confidence. After placing the last one, he yelled out.

”Now!”

The other nine figures suddenly stopped and landed by each flag. They started inserting power into each flag forming an array. It started to light up from under the Golden Claw Bear who was confused by the glowing symbols.

”Ten Thousand Chains Array! Activate!” Earth yelled.

The array flashed as invisible chains wrapped around the beast's body, restraining it to the center. It tried to get out but the more it struggled, the weaker it became. The chains continued to siphon its life force and it thrashed out, attempting to free itself. The team tried their utmost to keep the array on. The bear was extremely powerful, if it weren't for the fact that it was already injured, they would not have been able to trap it into the array.

Time slowly moved and the Golden Claw Bear only attacked with even more ferocity.

”Hold on! we're almost there,” said Earth, ”Three more minutes and it is dead.”