'Mid Area Underground lake'
The roar earlier make the state of Ah Cy, Heng and the mercenaries shiver on fear. Ah Cy and Heng feels like it was the same roar about when they heard the roar at their past trial. It is there first time experiencing fear that even their knees can't move. The Leader of the mercenaries saw the two and ask if they still want to continue.
If their priority is to rescue Li then Ah Cy and Heng want to continue. Of course that was only their choice because they don't want to abandon Li. The leader smirk he is amazed by the courage of those two and so all of them move and search Li.
They were at deep area, continuing to search Li but there was still nothing and no response about him. Suddenly the leader sense like a large of spirit beast is coming to them and keep his comrades to put up their guard along with Ah Cy and Heng.
They showed out and saw a bunch of forest wolves, the mercenaries started to use their elements skills and charge to them. Each attack and others defend, the mercenaries easily kill the forest wolves but suddenly one of the mercenaries was blown away.
On the dark shade someone came out a four forest white bear. All of the mercenaries nerves started to get nervous except the leader, Ah Cy and Heng. Then the leader said.
"Those who think that they can't defeat normal tier A forest white bear then you should move back first."
The mercenaries hesitate and move back some are still at the front line and leader smirk. He command to follow him and attack those spirit beast, Ah Cy and Heng also help.
The mercenaries leader elements have a earth and fire. He created a block of earth and use it as a cage, each forest white bear was trap and the mercenaries charge to attack. The forest white bear defend there self and one of them break the trap and escape rushing toward Ah Cy and Heng.
"Chao Heng! trap that bear!"
"Ah!, o-okay!"
Heng use his fire to trap it and Ah Cy dash, using her ice sword she slash first its back and the back leg to keep the movements of the forest white bear slow. Then it attack, swaying its arm around to reach Ah Cy, it was close and it scratched a bit of Ah Cy's leg.
"Sister Ah Cy!!"
"Don't worry it's just a scratch"
Ah Cy and Heng have a hard time to deal with that one forest white bear. She saw that the mercenaries are also having a hard time to deal the three forest white bear. They are now at the deep area and they don't want to waste there time so they are doing there best to defeat those spirit beast.
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On the deep end area Li is still fighting the mystic frost bear he is exhausted right now and think that he can't keep on dodging the attacks. Then he have no choice but to put on offense too even if it risk his life, he use shadow bind and entangled the foot and arms.
Then he created two of ice swords at full force he dash forward and slash, the mystic frost bear defend but the real intention of Li was to slash the knees. The mystic frost bear nailed it and Li slash the knees, it roared at pain while Li continue to move, attacking the back and slash it. Li wasn't being aware at his side and he was hit by the attack of the mystic frost bear and blown away.
"That hurts... you know... ha... ha..."
Li suddenly cough a mouthful of blood and a blood was also slipping at his head, he wipe it and stand up. He charge forward, holding a ice sword both hands and jump to attack. The mystic frost bear block and Li use his left arm, trying to slash the eyes. The mystic frost bear notice quickly and protected its eyes, then Li use this chance to attack the body.
"I... got you... persistent bear..."
Li continue slash and the mystic frost bear suddenly use its skill, freezing the entire surroundings then Li was startled he use his shadow step to avoid being reach by the freeze. It was cold and luckily Li had a ice ring that can at least resist the cold, the freezing stop then the mystic frost bear rush toward Li and attack.
Li step to move but he slip and the mystic frost bear was now at the front and extend its claws. Pushing his self on the ice surface he slide and evade the strike but the mystic frost bear continuously to attack Li and he also swiftly dodge the attacks. While sliding his self and looking up he saw a particles of thorn ice that was freeze earlier.
In Li's state he make use his shadow element as a rope sliding on the side and make as a jumping thing at the back of mystic frost bear. After jumping he grab the icicles and break the stem, going down then he use his shadow bind to restrict the movements. Because of the surface and the strength of the mystic frost bear it free its self and push away the icicles.
The mystic frost bear smash away the falling icicles and saw that the opponent was missing. Those icicles was just a bait and at the back of the mystic frost bear Li is holding two ice swords, leaping directly and slash finally he break the hardened ice then he once again slash the body. Li defeated it and saw the system. [Gained New Skill: Ice shards- Beginner Tier] it also exact that he absorb the soul essence then he once slip again and landed on the wall along with the mystic frost bear.
By the pounds of the mystic frost bear the wall collapsed and went to the other side. In an unexpected situation Ah Cy, Heng and the mercenaries was surprised, spotted Li laying on the ground along with the mystic frost bear and he said.
"Ohh..... Hello...."