Chapter 339 - Bluff (1/2)

Chapter 339 - Bluff

TL: xDh20, LifeisaJourney

“Elder Liu, are you awake? Did the fall hurt? I’m very sorry, I couldn’t keep the stretcher steady…” Han GuangMing quickly went to help Liu Gan.

“No it doesn’t hurt, I don’t feel any pain” Liu Gan shook his head. At this point, his fever caused him to be drowsy and dizzy, the same effect as if he was intoxicated by alcohol. Even his words come out as a whisper and slurred.

“Elder Liu, I won’t let anything happen to you,” Han GuangMing started tearing up. Ever since Liu Gan had fainted, he picked up the role as the temporary leader with the decision-making. He was not ready for this position at all.

So he wanted Liu Gan to recover quickly, that way he could put down the burden in his shoulders. It didn’t seem like that would happen any time soon, Liu Gan looked a lot worse now than before. It seemed his condition had worsened.

“Squad leader Han, there’s a small cave ahead. It seems like it will rain again. Should we head over to the cave to avoid the rain?” said Jiang JinYuan and Young Gao, as they returned from scouting ahead.

“Ah…Let’s enter the cave” Han GuangMing put Liu Gan back on the stretcher. He and Zhao Meng continued carrying the stretcher.

“Cave? There might be a beast… let’s hope that it’s not the bear?” Liu Gan mumbled, but his voice was too low to be heard.

As they approached the cave, they were still a dozen meters away, when they smelled a fishy scent coming out from the cave. Then the Advanced Malevolent Bear rose up at the entrance of the cave.

Facing off against the Malevolent Bear, with its overwhelming size, reminded them of how Wei Liang and the female scientist had died. They were terrified.

“Battle formation! Protect Elder Liu!” Han GuangMing yelled. With their current condition, they won’t even be able to put up a fight against the bear. If they split up to run now, Elder Liu would definitely be the first to die. Surviving alone in the dark wilderness would be even harder.

The only question would be how would they die.

As the other three group members grouped up closer next to Han GuangMing, they had tree lances and torches aimed toward the bear. At the same time, they raised their voices. According to Elder Liu, bears were afraid of loud noises, so they had to try it to know if it worked.

As the Advanced Malevolent Bear took two steps forward, it roared at the group, both claws getting ready to strike what was in front of it.

It seemed like being loud was ineffective against it, and in fact made it angrier.

The four members were quaking with fear, they were just one intimidating move away from complete panic mode. As they watched the bear lift up its paw, they heard an angry growl from behind. When the Malevolent bear heard the growl, it displayed signs of fear as it took a few steps backward. Then it got on all fours, as it started frantically clawed at the floor.

As Liu Gan got off the stretcher, he was the one who growled. It used most of his energy to even produce a sound loud enough to be heard.