227: Fighting the Demon Bear King head-on

Strike him while he’s down!

How could Huang Chen let such an opportunity slip? With a Soul Severing Stab, he once again pierced the Demon Bear King’s weak point.

“Awoo!!”

This time, as the Demon Bear King let out a cry of agony, its two legs kicked rapidly. Huang Chen dodged, and the Demon Bear King took the opportunity to get back on its feet.

It glared fiercely at Old Six, who was a hundred meters away, its eyes revealing a human-like malevolence.

“Roar!”

This time, it was truly enraged. It stomped its right foot heavily, and a blue ripple spread out from beneath it.

“Eh?”

When the ripple touched Huang Chen, he felt a chilling sensation spread directly from his feet to his entire body, and his movements began to slow down.

“Slowed by about 40%...”

In an instant, Huang Chen had a rough judgment of the effect of the Demon Bear King’s domain.

Fortunately, the puppets were currently withstanding the impact of the Ice Soul Demon Bears. If the Dragon Rider Army were to take the brunt, with a 40% reduction in attack speed and movement speed, the 30 layers of defense would probably be breached in less than two minutes.

However, this domain didn't have much impact on Huang Chen.

His attributes were too high, and his equipment was good. With various slow-reducing attributes stacked, the Demon Bear King’s slow domain affected his speed by less than 10%.

“Kill!”

“Soul Severing Stab!”

After the previous battle, Huang Chen had basically figured out the Demon Bear King’s skill attack habits, so he certainly wouldn’t let it recover health.

So, after only a moment of stunned, he charged at the Demon Bear King again.

The enraged Demon Bear King clashed with Huang Chen again, completely disregarding Huang Chen’s attacks. It fought with a damage-for-damage style, willing to take ten hits from Huang Chen just to land one on him.

This forced Huang Chen to frequently dodge, and his attack efficiency sharply declined.

Although his attack efficiency decreased, with Old Six ambushing from the side, the Demon Bear King’s health still steadily dropped little by little.

“Roar-awooo-awooo-awooo!!!”

Finally... when the Bear King’s health dropped to 70%, it suddenly stood upright, its claws fiercely pounding its ice-armored chest, letting out a massive, furious roar!

This roar seemed to carry some kind of magic, instantly sweeping across the entire battlefield!

For a moment, all the Ice Soul Demon Bears on the battlefield instantly turned blood-red, entering a state of complete frenzy!

Their attack power, attack speed, and movement speed all visibly increased significantly.

This time, the demon bear pack completely abandoned defense, frantically charging the puppet's defensive line like a suicide attack!

At the same time, further away, countless demon bears opened their eyes beneath the thick snow, then roared and charged towards the battlefield.

The battlefield situation instantly reversed!

The demon bear pack, originally blocked outside by the puppets and the Dragon Rider Army, now seemed to be on steroids, their strength surging, and their impact force increasing by more than one level!

The demon bears were growing stronger and increasing in number.

In contrast, the puppet demon bears were rapidly decreasing in number under the impact of the frenzied demon bears.

“Hold the line!!”

Tie Shengnan’s voice was somewhat hoarse. “Squad focus fire!! We need to quickly convert some of the berserk demon bears... the original puppets can’t hold on any longer!!”

The defensive line fluctuated violently, and Dragon Knights, both rider and dragon, were constantly knocked down by the frenzied demon bears. Their protective shields frequently lit up, forcing them to teleport back to the inner circle.

“Old Six! Go help!” Huang Chen, seeing the defensive line in danger during the fierce battle, immediately ordered.

Old Six didn't hesitate, instantly disengaging from Huang Chen’s battle and transforming into a blurry afterimage, charging towards the crumbling defensive line.

As soon as it arrived, it used an area-of-effect Thunder Domain attack, powerfully clearing out a section.

Then, it continuously moved along the outer perimeter of the puppet circle, temporarily stabilizing the defensive line.

With Old Six’s departure, Huang Chen’s pressure suddenly increased. The Bear King’s attacks became even fiercer in its berserk state.

The giant ice crystal claw once again smashed heavily onto the heavenly halberd and the protective golden light, repelling Huang Chen!

The Demon Bear King looked thoughtfully at Old Six outside the defensive circle. Suddenly, that human-like smile on its lips reappeared.

After a faint glance at Huang Chen, the Demon Bear King directly turned and charged towards the fire-attribute personnel in the inner layer of the eastern defensive circle.

Its battle with Huang Chen was already within the circle, so with its speed, it arrived in an instant.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Dragon Knights, both rider and dragon, were constantly sent flying by the Demon Bear King. Almost everyone's protective shield activated the moment they were hit.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~”

White light flashed in a continuous stream, and all the hit humans and dragons instantly teleported to the other side.

However, this time, after knocking people away, the Demon Bear King no longer tried to tear open the defensive circle. Instead, it stood upright, its two small eyes fiercely staring at the Dragon Rider Army who had teleported to the west.

“Not good!!” Tie Shengnan immediately sensed the Demon Bear King’s intention. “Guild Leader! The Demon Bear King might attack those who were knocked away!”

These people who were knocked away had just had their protective shields triggered, and the cooldown was still three minutes. Their teleportation was also on cooldown. If they were attacked by the Demon Bear King again at this moment, they would surely die.

“Is the SS-rank intelligence already this high?”

Huang Chen murmured, not having time to think further, and instantly teleported in front of the Demon Bear King.

“Blood Battle in Eight Directions!!”

Huang Chen was now level 60, and Blood Battle in Eight Directions could be activated directly from his panel. One move dealt 8 attacks, each deeper in damage than the last. A full set could directly deplete over ten million of the Demon Bear King's health.

Seeing this, the Demon Bear King didn’t get angry from the attack. Instead, a cunning smile appeared on its lips, indicating its scheme had succeeded.

The person in front of it seemed to value those riding the large lizards greatly. By using this point well, it could completely tie down the person in front of it.

It wasn't afraid to clash head-on with the opponent; it was just that the opponent was too slippery, making it impossible to land a hit.

By threatening the Dragon Knights and forcing the opponent to confront it head-on, its goal would be achieved.

“Boom!”

The Demon Bear King swung its paw forcefully, once again sending Huang Chen flying, then excitedly charged straight at Huang Chen.

Huang Chen felt an unimaginable immense force and extreme cold instantly invade his body. His blood churned, and he was sent flying like a cannonball, plowing a deep gully in the ground.

His health plummeted!

“Golden Bell Shield!”

“Black and Yellow Body!”

Seeing the Demon Bear King charging, Huang Chen had no choice but to immediately activate two defensive skills, preparing to take the hit head-on.

Behind him were dozens of Dragon Knights whose protective shields had just been triggered. If he dared to dodge now, the Demon Bear King would definitely go directly for those who had just lost their shields... “Boom!” The two disproportionate beings, one human and one bear, collided again.

However, at the moment of this direct confrontation, under the dual pressure of that immense force and biting cold, the dormant gold element within Huang Chen’s body seemed to be completely activated and ignited!

He clearly felt a tough, condensed, supremely rigid and pure golden energy surging through his meridians, bones, and muscles with unprecedented smoothness and intensity, perfectly merging with the dark gold patterns of the Black and Yellow Body and the protective golden light of the Golden Bell Shield!

【Ding! Congratulations, your Black and Yellow Body skill has reached the Great Accomplishment realm, cleansing your marrow and bones. bone structure +25!】

【Ding! Congratulations, your Golden Bell Shield skill has reached the Great Accomplishment realm, cleansing your marrow and bones. bone structure +30!】

“It’s... reached Great Accomplishment?”

“Boom!”

Huang Chen didn’t have time to exclaim before the Demon Bear King’s massive body crashed into him again, letting out an earth-shattering sound.

However, this collision did not send Huang Chen flying as before, and the damage caused was also about four times lower than before.

Huang Chen clenched his fists, feeling the gold element flowing within his body.

“So that’s how it is!!”

Then, he looked up at the Demon Bear King, grinning, “You enjoyed hitting me just now, didn’t you? Now it’s my turn!!!”