Chapter 965 Injured White Bear (2/2)

”Chenzhang and a few others left to slay iron bugs. But they have become trapped!” Old Huang said.

”Didn't I tell you guys not to wander off too far?” Han Sen frowned.

”They made a mistake. Can you please go and save them?” Old Huang pleaded desperately.

Han Sen went to visit the survivor of the ordeal, who had returned to inform them of what had happened. The man said, ”Six of us departed in a bid to hunt and replenish our pantries. On our expedition, we encountered an injured creature unlike what we usually choose to be our prey. We decided to engage it. Unfortunately, its injuries had not slowed it down as much as we'd hoped, and it ran off really fast. We chased it for a while, and before long, we were far deeper inside the forest than we ever thought of actually going.”

The surpasser looked terrified, and after a pause to gather his composure, said, ”The forest came alive. The vines and their thorns worked to capture my friends. I was at the back of the group, and after witnessing what was happening to my compatriots ahead, I turned to flee and successfully escaped. As I ran, I was able to observe the manner of vines that had captured my friends. They were different and strange. And shortly after being captured, my friends passed out.”

After Han Sen heard the tale, he told him, ”Take me out there, so I can get a good look.”

”I'm coming with you,” Old Huang said.

”No. The greater the number, the greater the possibility of accidents. Let me head out there first and scope out this incident.” After Han Sen finished, he mounted Little Wind and immediately took off with the survivor.

At about the halfway point of their supposed journey, the man called out, ”Ah, look! That is the creature we sought to hunt.”

Han Sen looked to where he gestured, and he saw a creature lying in the bushes.

It was a bear, covered in white fur. It was small, and its underside had been badly injured.

Shortly after Han Sen looked its way, the beast became aware of Han Sen's presence. It took off at great speed, but it left a trail of blood.

”Is it going off in the direction Chenzhang and the others became trapped?” Han Sen asked.

”Yes, actually,” Li Yutian confirmed.

”Let's go.” Han Sen hurried Little Wind to chase after the injured bear.

Others might have believed the white bear was an injured creature, fleeing those it feared might take advantage of its condition. But this wasn't the truth, and Han Sen was able to discern this through an observation of its lifeforce. It was incredibly lively.

The bear was only luring them in that direction, in a cunning method of obtaining food, most likely.

Han Sen kept chasing the cub, and as he went, he said, ”Tell me when we near that portion of the forest.”

But as they ran, vines emerged from the earth like snakes. They attempted to tie them up.

Han Sen's right hand unsheathed his Taia sword immediately, and with a black flame wreathing it, he hewed the vines that were closest to him.

Roar!

They heard a scream from someplace, and as it sounded, the ground began to tremble. More and more vines broke through the earth, lashing wildly to trash the forest around them.