Chapter 277 That's Big Brother!
Pain..., intense pain.
When power surged from deep within my heart, I felt my body was like a balloon inflated to its limit, potentially exploding at any moment. The frantic energy flow ravaged and tangled every inch of my bone marrow and blood vessels, as if countless files were constantly scraping against the nerves throughout my body. My body suddenly began to swell at a speed discernible to the naked eye, and my skin seemed unable to bear the torment and seeped blood, and soon I had become a bloody person.
What made me even more powerless was, these abilities not only tormented my body, even my soul was corroded by it, as if covered by darkness, my vision became increasingly blurred, my body became numb, I floated lightly, and the feeling of pain was also gradually leaving...
"Roar~~~~"
Accompanying the terrifying roar, a blood-red giant claw stretched out from the dust. Endless tyrannical aura surged out. After a pause, the dust rolled again, and a blood-red bear head slowly emerged from within, as if dripping blood, with scarlet fur without a trace of other colors. Its blood-red jade-like pupils were covered with a layer of destructive black energy, and its ferocious giant mouth opened wide and roared, and faintly, black lightning flickered within.
"Boom——"
When the blood-red bear head was fully revealed, with it as the center, a strong airflow burst out as if from a high-pressure gas explosion. In an instant, within a radius of more than ten miles, it was as if a hurricane had swept through. The sky-high dust was blown away without a trace, and even entire towering trees were uprooted. The broken branches and fallen wood blown away became weapons, and any unfortunate monsters hit by them were left with broken heads and bleeding, dying on the spot.
This storm came and went quickly, only lasting for a few short seconds. The storm passed. The sky-high dust and mist were blown away without a trace, and even the dark clouds in the sky were dispersed quite a bit. The light suddenly brightened. The surrounding forest was first trampled by the Angeles Beast, and then baptized by the storm, and now it had completely turned into flat ground.
In the center of this flat ground, two massive creatures stood quietly. A terrifying praying mantis head and limbs over ten meters tall. A black, hard steel scorpion body, and two cold tails behind it. One of them was undoubtedly the Angeles Beast.
The other giant beast that appeared out of nowhere, a blood-red body about ten meters tall emitting a tyrannical aura, with the appearance of a giant bear, but standing on two legs. Its streamlined body looked hundreds of times more agile than a clumsy bear. A pair of giant palms thicker than buckets. Tyrannosaurus-like fangs. Tearing steel seemed like a piece of cake for it. The lightning flickering in its mouth, and the two blood-red jade-like pupils covered with a faint black mist, conveyed the purest madness, destruction, and annihilation to everyone who saw it.
One red and one black giant beast. Just stood in the center of the clearing, quietly confronting each other. Although the giant bear's body was several sizes smaller than the Angeles Beast, the aura emanating from it was stronger and more dangerous than the Angeles Beast, a trembling aura from the depths of one's soul, making people not doubt that it had the ability to match or even surpass the Angeles Beast.
"..."
Lal, who had fallen awkwardly in the storm, at this moment, opened his mouth wide but couldn't say a word. Looking at the two monsters before him, his eyes were about to pop out. It wasn't just him. Almost everyone else was the same.
"This... what kind of monster is this?"
His gaze fixed on the blood-red giant bear, Lal muttered in a lost voice, not realizing his lips were trembling and pale. The aura emanating from the other party was something he had never seen before, the strongest and most terrifying tyranny and slaughter, so strong that even if he closed his five senses, his soul couldn't stop trembling. He would rather face ten Angeles Beasts at once than be looked at by this monster.
"What on earth happened, Wu. Where is Wu?"
Doug wasn't much better than Lal, but this guy was after all a simpleton plus a foolhardy person, so he reacted a step faster than Lal. He couldn't help but anxiously shout at the top of his lungs, looking at the two confronting giant beasts. His tone revealed strong worry and unease. He didn't know, and couldn't even imagine, that the Wu he was talking about was that blood-red giant beast.
The others were also dumbfounded. The scene of the confrontation between the two massive beasts before them was probably something even a job-changer would rarely see in a lifetime. Besides fear and surprise, their hearts were also churning with intense worry for Wu. Only Sarah, with a pale pretty face, tightly watched the blood-red giant bear. Her expression was blank. A familiar scent etched in her heart made her want to confirm something, but also not dare to.
"Hiss oh——"
Angeles let out a low roar. As the king of the Misty Forest, it was at the top of the food chain from birth. It had never encountered an opponent that could threaten it. It didn't know what fear was at all. But at this moment, this "little dwarf bear" in front of it, for the first time, made it feel unwilling to fight it. Retreat, give way, stay far away. It didn't know this was fear. At this moment, it was probably the one with the most complex feelings inside.
It roared again, seeming to want to bolster its courage. Seeing the enemy look at it with a pair of eyes devoid of any emotion, as if looking at a piece of garbage waiting to be dealt with, it became angry. When had the king of the Misty Forest ever suffered such contempt? Anger covered up its inner unease and fear. Wielding its two invincible scythes, it took the initiative to act.
A distance of hundreds of meters was just an instant for the Angeles Beast. Its six giant legs moved in a crisscross pattern. In less than the blink of an eye, it had already closed in on the giant bear. Raising its twin scythes from above, and then letting them fall straight down.
Blood splattered. The two black scythes smoothly cut into the giant bear's shoulders. Even Angeles hadn't expected it to be so smooth. It had made n possible predictions and countermeasures before, but none of them were needed. However, this didn't affect its good mood at the moment. Seeing its scythe-legs cut through the fur and sink deeply into the flesh and blood, the blades even faintly touched the opponent's shoulder bone, it was incredibly happy in its heart. So the opponent was just a pushover, only the aura was somewhat scary. At this moment, its original inner unease and fear were swept away.
Just like this, put in more effort, and cut off its two arms. The Angeles Beast, whose confidence had exploded. It actually thought of cutting off its limbs. Its two scythe-legs pressed down with added force, wanting to cut off the bone within reach in one go.
Just at this moment, the giant bear moved, as if the two bone-deep wounds on its shoulders felt nothing at all. Its two giant claws grabbed the scythe blades on its shoulders, and slowly pushed them up.
"Rumble——"
The two forces were in a stalemate. The Angeles Beast pressed down with all its might. But was horrified to find that although the opponent was several sizes smaller than itself, its strength was not inferior to its own. No, it even surpassed it. After all, it had the advantage of being above.
Of course, this didn't mean Angeles was easily thrown off. After all, it wasn't a vegetarian. Although the giant bear withstood its downward force, it couldn't break free for a while. The two giant beasts thus, like sumo wrestlers locked in a embrace, kept circling in place. Constantly competing against each other. The rumbling footsteps disturbed the entire Misty Forest, leaving it no peace for a moment.
"Everyone quickly hide in the cave!!"
Lal, who had sobered up from this thrilling confrontation between giant beasts, suddenly exclaimed to the others who were still engrossed in the battle. The others also quickly sobered up, and immediately realized Lal's worry. Although their current location was still some distance from the battlefield, for those two massive creatures, this distance was just a blink of an eye, and it was very likely to affect this place at some point.
"Sarah, stop being in a daze, hurry up."
Shari pulled Sarah, who was still staring blankly at the blood-red giant bear on the battlefield, thinking she was still worried about her beloved. She couldn't help but softly comfort her: "Don't worry, your Big Brother will definitely be fine. He is the kind of person destined to become a hero and be watched by the world. God will definitely not let him fall so easily."
Following Shari's steps blankly, Sarah still turned her head back from time to time, staring blankly at the blood-red giant bear. Her cherry lips trembled slightly. Seeming to want to say something.
"Roar——"
At this moment. Changes occurred on the stalemated battlefield. After competing for a while. Angeles was horrified to find that its proud scythe-legs that could cut steel swords and iron shields like tofu, the part being held by the opponent actually began to transmit a faint sharp pain. The cracking sound of hard objects breaking rang out. A fine crack appeared on the blade, then two, three..., and finally cracked into a spiderweb shape.
What kind of claw strength is this!!!! Angeles was instantly scared out of its wits. But it was a wise creature after all, and quickly reacted. If this continued, its scythe-legs would surely be scrapped. The immediate solution was either to pull back, or to increase its strength and cut the opponent into a cripple first.
As a warmonger, it chose the latter almost without thinking. Its legs immediately added another point of strength, and even pressed down the weight of its entire front body. The effect was obvious. Angeles could feel its scythe-blades had touched the opponent's bone, and were sinking down little by little.
Just when it thought victory was within reach, a sudden change occurred. The giant bear began to counterattack. Its giant mouth, flickering with lightning, suddenly bit fiercely towards its neck that was pressing down. The ferocious serrated teeth magnified in Angeles' terrified eyes. It had no doubt that these two rows of teeth could crush its steel shell.
Damn it, in its haste, it actually gave the opponent an opportunity. Fortunately, Angeles reacted quickly, and its body was flexible enough. In this critical moment, it suddenly leaned its neck back, and finally dodged the scarlet giant mouth. The feeling of hot air sprayed on its neck sent a chill down its spine.
Just at this moment, the giant bear pursued the victory. Using the momentum of its backward lean, it pushed hard, and actually lifted its entire upper body. Even its front pair of giant legs left the ground. The two giant scythes were pulled out along with the splattering blood. The giant bear finally broke free from Angeles' suppression.
"Roar roar roar~~~~"
Roaring repeatedly, the giant bear, gripping the scythe-legs with its claws, suddenly twisted hard, actually wanting to flip Angeles over onto the ground. Having many legs was indeed useful. At the critical moment, Angeles' four legs on the ground sank. Its body was awkwardly pulled back and forth by the immense force. A burst of sky-high dust was stirred up. After the earth trembled, it finally avoided the fate of falling face first. It quickly regained its balance, struggling to pull its twin scythes out of the giant bear's claws.
Looking at the opponent's blood-red jade-like eyes that were close at hand, scarlet as if dripping blood, filled with madness and tyrannical aura, and this momentum seemed endless, with a trend of becoming more intense. The Angeles Beast fighting it felt the change in the opponent's aura most deeply. A sudden realization flashed through its mind. When this giant bear first appeared, it was like a sleeping demon. And now, the demon was gradually opening its scarlet eyes, showing its truly terrifying side.
Could this be a killing machine created by the gods to destroy this Act?
At this moment, the Angeles Beast's heart churned violently——When its eyes were fully open. Did it still have a chance to win? Would it die?
Just as the Angeles Beast had guessed, the opponent's movements became frantic. The tyrannical aura emanating from its body, even Angeles, being a monster itself, felt that the opponent was more like a monster than itself, a gradually losing-its-mind mad monster.
Relying on its physical advantage, Angeles, having stabilized its body, raised its scythe-legs high, and swung them violently from side to side a few times. Finally, it threw the opponent off. Its "fragile" scythe-legs were finally saved. It felt that as it thought this, it had a tearful sense of grievance.
Before it could breathe a sigh of relief, the opponent rushed forward frantically again. Angeles' eyes turned red, and it was also extremely angry. Since you don't know when to advance or retreat, then let's fight to the death. Boundless battle intent was aroused. The king of the Misty Forest finally showed its might as a strong one.
"Boom——"
Bending its two scythe-legs, Angeles faced the opponent head-on. The two giant beasts crashed into each other. Angeles, with its huge physical advantage, immediately sent the giant bear flying. Its neck was also scratched by the opponent's sharp claws, leaving three deep claw marks on the black steel carapace. Threads of green liquid oozed out. This was probably the first time it had bled since birth.
"Hiss hiss——"
Angeles' angry roar echoed wave after wave throughout the Misty Forest. The monsters in the forest were now suffering in a double hell of ice and fire. On one hand, they were terrified by the blood-red giant bear's tyrannical aura. On the other hand, Angeles' long-standing accumulated power also made them tremble incessantly. They didn't know if after this battle, it would leave any psychological trauma in their hearts.
"Roar~~~" Accompanying the endless roars, the two figures crossed paths and separated again. The ground began to gradually crack. Giant pits were dented in the flat ground. The battlefield formed by the two giant beasts was no less intense than an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. The air filled with tyrannical battle intent made people's blood boil even more.
Mud splattered. Angeles was hit squarely by a slap from the giant bear. Even with its steel body, it couldn't help but roar in pain. Its massive body actually shifted sideways several steps before stabilizing.
With a roar, Angeles, with bloodshot eyes, not to be outdone, swept with its scythe-back, and immediately sent the giant bear, which hadn't had time to recover, flying.
"Huff... huff..."
Angeles panted heavily. Its triangular sharp mouth opened and closed. Supporting its massive body made its physical exertion enormous. If it were in the past, it might not matter, but precisely now, when it was weak...
Realizing the opponent's strength, Angeles was even more worried and irritable. It couldn't lose, absolutely couldn't lose. Even if it couldn't kill it, it had to at least drive it out of the Misty Forest. It absolutely couldn't let it get one step closer to its newborn child!!!
Maternal love is a feeling shared by all living beings. Its greatness lies in selfless dedication. And this feeling can even unleash powerful strength. Just like Angeles at this moment. Although it was in a weak period, as long as it thought of its child, its whole body felt like it had endless energy. It itself was about to transform into a great mountain, to keep this brutal giant beast, and all dangers outside the door, creating a safe and comfortable environment for its child's growth.
However...
Angeles took a deep breath. The opponent was really too strange. Not just the devil-like tyrannical and destructive aura emanating from it. Its eyes turned to the opponent's shoulders——caused by its own scythe-legs just now, two bone-deep huge wounds. Now only two scars remained. What a terrifying recovery speed this was! Angeles' recovery speed was not slow. Although it hadn't experienced it, but according to its parents' teachings, it knew that even if its scythe-legs and tail, which it relied on for attack, were broken, they could regenerate within a year. This was already a very terrifying regenerative ability. But compared to the enemy in front of it, it seemed insignificant.
The giant body over ten meters tall crossed paths again. The earth groaned under the strain. The giant bear flew up again, and Angeles' body tilted, and several more claw marks appeared on it. Now its body was crisscrossed with many such claw marks. Green liquid oozed from the wounds, dyeing Angeles' lower half green, looking quite pathetic. Although each wound wasn't severe, but many ants can kill an elephant.
Before it could catch its breath, the giant bear roared and pounced again. Angeles found that the layer of black energy covering the opponent's eyes became more intense, the tyrannical aura emanating from it had risen another level, and its muscles were also gradually swelling. It was clearly only as tall as its back at the beginning. Now it had grown up to its neck. The maternal love unleashed made Angeles stronger, but the giant bear's strength was also constantly increasing. If this continued...
Its two tails were still unused. Angeles had never forgotten the two sharp weapons behind it. But it also knew that facing such an enemy, its tail was its trump card, and also its weakness. If it was carelessly caught by the enemy, it would be a serious problem. It had to seize the opportunity, and kill with one blow. Angeles planned this way. It had been gathering the toxins in its body to its scorpion tail since a few moments ago. Now that scorpion tail was green and black, looking like it was about to drip ink.
Just as it was momentarily stunned. The opponent took the opportunity to flip onto its back. Damn it, this trick again. Angeles hissed repeatedly, no longer caring about its dignity as a king. It immediately rolled on the ground before the giant bear could cause damage. Instantly, the bodies of the two beasts intertwined. Rolling back and forth on the ground. Constantly hissing and roaring, trying to pin the other down.
Just at this moment, the opportunity Angeles had been waiting for finally appeared. It risked having its eye slapped, and its triangular sharp mouth bit the opponent's arm. Blood splattered. Both sides roared at the same time. The giant bear's right palm was bitten bloody. Angeles was even more miserable. Its eyeball was actually smashed by this claw. Green plasma immediately spurted several meters out of its eye like a bursting dam. The broken eyeball fell to the ground with the blood and kept wriggling. It was as terrifying as it sounds.
Enduring the intense pain, Angeles swung its mouth hard, and actually threw the entire giant bear into the air. The opportunity it had been waiting for finally arrived. In this instant, Angeles no longer cared about its damaged eye. Its other eye locked tightly onto the giant bear in the air. Time also seemed to slow down. In the horrified eyes of the crowd, two black giant tails, slowly, slowly stabbed towards the giant bear in the air...
Two sprays of blood shot out. It couldn't dodge, and couldn't dodge at all. The two tails were inserted into the giant bear's chest, one on the left and one on the right. That triangular cone-shaped one, the left tail with a needle-like tip, directly pierced through the giant bear's right chest cavity. The tail tip emerged from the back. And the other scorpion tail was deeply inserted into the left chest cavity. Starting from the wound site, a layer of eerie green slowly spread out, gradually dyeing the blood-red fur green...
Time froze at this instant. Under the overcast sky, a monster resembling a combination of a praying mantis and a scorpion, stood stained with blood, facing the wind, hissing towards the sky. Its two tails behind it were held high. At the end of the tails, a giant bear gradually turning green was impaled and held in mid-air. Its four legs hung down, motionless. Bright red blood continuously gushed from its chest, flowing down the tails, dyeing the entire ground red, outlining a magnificent, yet tragic and beautiful picture.
Is it over?
Lal and the others stared blankly. For some reason, a sudden feeling of emptiness and loss surged up, as if they had lost something important.
"Wrong...!!!"
Among everyone, Sarah, who was most concerned about that giant bear, or more precisely, regarding this battle, suddenly opened her eyes wide and shouted.
In the bewildered eyes of the crowd, Sarah pointed firmly at the giant bear——Yes, Big Brother will definitely not lose. He is Sarah's destined husband. It's impossible for him to just leave her behind and ignore her.
Following the direction Sarah was pointing, under everyone's gaze, that one held high, the giant bear that at first glance seemed to have been dead for a long time, whether it was an illusion or not, suddenly moved a little.
This kind of injury, it couldn't possibly still be alive, right? Was it an illusion? They were about to rub their eyes and look carefully. Suddenly...
"Thump thump thump——"
Just like when the giant bear first appeared, the devil's sound manipulating heartbeats rang out again, and it started beating at a terrifying frequency, with no pause at all. Under its manipulation, the hearts of the five people felt like they were about to burst out of their bodies. They immediately felt dizzy and nauseous, and their ears were ringing incessantly. The weakest, Shari, had already started bleeding from her nose.
——Sorrow, Anger, Despair, Madness, Tyranny, Slaughter. Destruction...
Without any warning, an aura as if gathering the negative emotions of the entire Act, emanated from the giant bear that should have been completely dead. The ground trembled slightly, and even the entire sky darkened. Lightning constantly fell from the rolling dark clouds, striking within the forest. Trees struck by lightning burst into fierce flames. The fire quickly spread, burning the entire Misty Forest red. The panicked and desperate sounds of beasts running and wailing echoed throughout the forest, as if the end of the world had arrived.
Angeles, who was closest, had not yet sobered up from the joy of victory. Was almost scared prostrate on the spot by this sudden outburst of negative emotions.
Heavens, is it the End of the World or has a demon god descended? Compared to the aura of that giant bear just now and this negative force, it was simply pale in comparison.
Before it could react, it felt. Its tail seemed to have become heavier. To be precise, it was the dead bear hanging on its tail that had become heavier. What now? It was truly one problem after another. It raised its head in a panic, but saw a sight that made it terrified.
That giant bear, which should have been dead beyond dead, was now wrapped in a circle of black energy. Its body began to swell at a speed discernible to the naked eye, and it had reached a weight that its tail could no longer bear. And the negative aura from the beginning was also emanating from it. The source of all disaster was this giant bear.
The demon in slumber, finally fully opened its eyes!
In Angeles' blank eyes, the giant bear's body swelled by nearly half. The moment the surge stopped. It finally opened its eyes——No longer could the two blood-red jade-like eyes be seen, but instead, eyes completely covered by black negative energy. Its blood-red body became even more vivid, as if it had just walked out of a pool of blood, clearly emitting a bloody smell. Its pair of giant claws were nearly twice as thick, with threads of black energy swirling around them. Just being looked at by such an enemy, Angeles felt its heels were a little unsteady.
"Boom——"
Its twin tails could no longer bear the weight, and the giant bear, which had gone berserk again, fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Angeles jolted, sobered up, and quickly pulled back its tails.
Such an enemy, perhaps only God could defeat. With a look of fear, Angeles had completely lost its will to fight. Let the Misty Forest be yours, monster. There are other places in the world, why cling to this home? Taking the child out to see the world is also good.
Thinking this way, Angeles thought it couldn't win, but it could still escape. But it still underestimated the strength of the fully berserk giant bear. Its tails were just halfway pulled back, when they were grabbed by two large hands from the dust and mist.
"Roar~~~"
Amidst Angeles' powerless struggles, the blood-red giant bear, which had grown as tall as it, gripped its tails and roared towards the sky. Endless momentum erupted from its body. Right now, for Angeles, it was probably just a kitten.
After venting, the giant bear's gripping claws suddenly exerted force, pulling the tails, and actually threw Angeles' body, weighing dozens of tons, high into the air. And then pulled it down again. Angeles' body immediately fell to the ground, smashing out a large pit over a hundred meters in diameter.
Amidst the opponent's wailing pleas for mercy, the giant bear, still not satisfied, threw it up again——and smashed it down. Repeating this several times, the two tails finally couldn't bear it. When it was thrown up for the fifth time, they broke with a "snap".
Angeles wailed again. The pain of its twin tails breaking was no less severe than its eyeball being smashed. It shakily climbed up from the ground. The scene before its eyes made it both shocked and terrified again.
After its arm was cut off by the enemy, and eaten in front of you. At this moment, Angeles was facing this kind of feeling.
That blood-red giant bear actually frantically stuffed its broken tails into its mouth, tearing, chewing, and swallowing in large gulps. Green blood constantly splattered from its teeth. But its gaze was still tightly locked onto itself. That kind of look, Angeles knew, it had often shown before——It was the look when seeing food...
It wants to eat me!
Angeles' heart turned cold. It, which considered the entire Misty Forest its kitchen, had not expected that it would also have such a day. Just at this moment, a claw grabbed its hind leg again, and began tearing desperately. Angeles' terrified wailing immediately echoed for hundreds of miles.
"Gag——"
Seeing this live, bloody, cruel process of consumption, Shari finally couldn't help but turn her head and retch. Lal and the others were okay. After all, they had experienced countless life-and-death trials. Such a sight no longer had much impact on them. Their hearts were just cold. After all, the consumption between giant beasts was still a bit too shocking for them who were just starting out.
Feeling a wetness on his face, Lal unconsciously touched it, and couldn't help but let out a surprised 'eh'. Looking left and right, Doug and Geoff's eyes also unconsciously became moist. Looking at that mad and tyrannical giant bear, a feeling of sadness surged from the bottom of their hearts, making them quietly shed tears. Only they, who had gone through trials, could feel that what emanated from the giant bear was not just negative emotions, but even more, a kind of loss of consciousness, the sorrow of being unable to control itself. Having powerful strength but being lost, unable to control, manipulated by fate, God's puppet. How similar this was to themselves, these adventurers!
Wiping away tears, Lal turned his head back, but found that Sarah was still staring at that bloody scene. He couldn't help but reach out worriedly: "Sarah, don't force yourself. This is too cruel for you."
Thinking that his precious daughter would also walk this path in the future, Lal couldn't help but feel sorrow welling up. Fortunately, there was Wu, who regarded her as a treasure. Following by his side, his daughter should be happier than other adventurers, right? Right, where is Wu? Did he escape from the battlefield? Little Snow's speed is so fast, that kid is also a quick-witted one. There shouldn't be any problem.
"Dad, it's nothing. Sarah isn't afraid at all."
Sarah turned her head back, looked at her father, with a strange look in her eyes, and then put her gaze back on the battlefield.
"Probably..., Big Brother is hungry, right?"
"Uh...?"
Lal didn't understand what this meant for a moment. Wu was indeed hungry. He had been complaining about it on the way. But what does this have to do with this?
A connection flashed in his mind. Lal's pale lips trembled in disbelief.
"You mean, that blood-red giant bear...", but didn't dare to continue speaking. It wasn't that he didn't believe his daughter, but that it was too incredible.
Now it was Sarah's turn to show a bewildered look: "Don't you know?"
She pointed at the blood-red giant bear that was cruelly tearing off Angeles' hind leg and began to tear and chew it in large gulps, and said.