Chapter 7: Fighting the Beast

Beast miracle.

Judging from the flashing totem, the rescue miracle that the old man just performed on the bear was a miracle of the beast category.

According to Safin's teachings, beast miracles are divided into two types, wisdom and strength.

Beast wisdom is a special kind of reverse miracle, a kind of bestowal miracle in which humans bestow their own high intelligence on beasts, allowing beasts to gain wisdom no less than that of humans.

If it is as expected, this bear might have performed this miracle of beastly wisdom.

As for the miracle of healing injuries, Safin had never taught him, and Anti did not know about it.

Anti was still struggling with the bear. He had to keep calm and keep in shape, otherwise his strength would only be enough to tickle the bear.

The musket that had just fired a few shots lost its effectiveness after a few shots. The bear slapped it to the ground and the barrel was bent.

During the struggle, Anti was actually already close to the mine cave and could turn around and escape into the cave at any time, which was very safe.

But Anti didn't really want to run away.

呲——

I could already feel a burning sensation on the fingertips of my left hand.

"The fire can suppress the beast."

Recalling Safin's teachings in his mind, he protected his left hand and continued to try, relying on the increased sensitivity brought about by his injuries.

The temperature outside the body is gathering in the hands and turning into flames.

ignite.

[“Ignite”: Anciently known as “Yanfu”, one of the basic flame miracles, ignites a fire from the hand to attack, mainly used to attach flames to external objects to give them the power to spread heat.]

[——Beasts, fear the flames. ]

The flame in his left hand brushed against the hammer in his right hand.

Stab it!

Blazing! The flames spread and burned on the hammer head, and the bright flames made the stone hammer seem to have turned into a torch.

However, this miracle created by his own inspiration did not burn Anti himself, he could only feel the warmth in his hands.

"Thanks, Lebaons." Anti whispered. The sudden increase in inspiration caused by his injury made his miracle proficiency soar as long as he was willing to brush it up. He really had to say thank you.

Just as he finished speaking, the huge bear paw caught up and slapped him on the head. Half of Anti's scalp was lifted off, but he opened his eyes wide, and his lifeless black pupils quickly turned to look at the big bear.

His body shook violently but he did not fall down.

The power of body shaping is no longer limited to the hands, but extends to other parts, and physical capabilities are taken to a higher level.

The bear slapped him again, and this time Anti also smashed it with the burning hammer.

Bang!
Two muffled sounds merged into one, and Anti fell to the ground with a mouthful of mud. The bear's side was hit by the hammer, and as he staggered, flames ignited directly at the wound!

The bear howled in pain. Its injuries had not fully healed to begin with. Most importantly, the flames attached to its body made it feel fearful, even to the point of overshadowing the budding wisdom within it.

Anti struggled to get up.

Calm.

Ding~.

Then he swung the stone hammer quickly and hit the bear's hind legs.

The standing bear lost its balance and fell down with a bang. Anti reached out to smooth out his scalp that had been lifted up, and glued it together manually to facilitate regeneration. His hand slid down his cheek, leaving a layer of horrible blood on his face.

The severe pain once again caused an ugly smile to appear at the corners of his twitching mouth.

"Roar!"

"Quarrel."

The bear roared in pain, and Anti responded calmly, followed by a hammer.

boom!
The bear's jaw was crooked and the only sound he made was a whimper.

No one can save it this time.

The mechanical hammering with a regular rhythm formed a dull melody in the woods, but the only one who could enjoy this melody for the time being was Anti himself.

When the bear's body was completely motionless, Anti stopped the hammer in his hand, panting. The duration of the fire in his first practice was also very limited and it had already gone out.

The bear died halfway, but Anti was just afraid that it would come back to life. Beasts have wisdom and beast healing has also happened before, so it would be normal if another beast came back to life.

I'm glad it didn't stand up again.

Anti took a breath and gave himself another shot to calm himself down.

He was too lazy to calculate how long his calmness lasted, he would make up for it whenever he had time, which was good, the feeling of calmness was indeed pleasant.

Black spots appeared on the bear's body, and Anti looked at it carefully.

[The Bear in Gros Mountain: A wild beast living in Gros Mountain. It was captured after eating an old hunter's beloved dog. It was given the wisdom of a wild beast and became a servant patrolling the mountain. The crazy and lost old hunter regarded it as his deceased beloved dog.]

[——Good boy, good boy, go back to town at night and be careful of the bears in the mountains.]

Anti withdrew his gaze and was just thinking about how to deal with such a big bear when black and white text suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Event: "Fighting the Beast"]

【You can choose one of the following. 】

[1. Gift from Bist: By absorbing the blood of wild beasts, you can reproduce their power.]

[Price: Those who pursue the blood of beasts will eventually become closer to the image of what they are pursuing.] [2. Gift from Farcelos: Methods for making and using god-killing weapons, and experience in using various types of weapons.]

[Price: Professional weapon masters often use their bodies as a weapons arsenal, integrating themselves with the weapons and forming an intimate fusion.]

[Faceros's signature: Pursue wisdom and skills, your hands are the proof of your humanity. ]

Finally it was triggered again.

However, this time there were two gifts, and one had to choose one from the two.

Anti looked at it for a while, frowning slightly.

I gained two new names, but the prices given by these two are so mysterious.

The first price means, will absorbing the blood of beasts gradually turn you into a beast?
What is the meaning of the second price? What does it mean to use your body as a weapon arsenal and become one with the weapons?
From the perspective of needing immediate combat power, it seems that Bister's gift makes more sense.

But the eye-catching word "god-killing" in Phaselos' gift really piqued my curiosity.

Even this Faseros actually left a message?

After reciting Phaselos' signature in his mind, Anti was stunned for a moment and finally chose the latter.

There is no particular reason, I just think this person speaks so coolly.

After making the choice, the words in front of him mixed into black and white, and finally all rushed into his head.

A large amount of information popped up in his mind all at once, leaving Anti dumbfounded.

I don't know how long it took before he slowly came to his senses. He rubbed his eyes and felt extremely mentally exhausted.

While sorting out the knowledge and experience, he also understood the meaning of the price.

Anti took a look at the stone-breaking hammer in his hand, took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then stabbed the stone hammer into his stomach with force.

puff-

For this stone hammer, Anti's flesh and blood had no obstacles until it slowly sank into his stomach. According to the length of the hammer handle, it should have directly penetrated Anti's stomach, but this did not happen.

It was as if his body had swallowed the hammer.

This is the physical arsenal.

His body can accommodate weapons and use them at any time. Moreover, the weapons that enter his body are like signing an invisible contract with him. Is this the so-called integration?

This process must be led by him subjectively, and he cannot develop any strange uses.

It sounds like the price is no price at all.

Indeed, after all, when it comes to Lebanon's regenerative ability, the price has now vaguely become Anti's auxiliary mechanism.

However, even though the hammer entered his body, he could still clearly feel that there was something extra in his body. His weight should not have changed, but he subjectively felt that he had become heavier.

He patted his stomach, and the severe pain from inside told him that this was not fake.

The cold external objects and warm flesh and blood squeezed together would actually continuously trigger Lebanon's gift of regeneration.

Without powerful regenerative or healing abilities, a normal person simply cannot support the use of the physical body as an arsenal.

"hiss……"

However, during regeneration, the sensitivity of the whole body will increase.

In other words, if Anti had to store weapons in his body in the future, he would have to endure the pain from the weapons and flesh squeezing his body all the time. Moreover, it would probably take some time to adapt to the increased sensitivity in daily life.

And if you don't bathe in the enemy's blood during battle, regeneration will require additional consumption of food or sensory power to support it.

But it’s still not entirely a bad thing.

This way, he no longer has to keep manually creating wounds when he needs to heighten his body's senses, and can enjoy the convenience brought by his increased senses at any time.

There are pros and cons.

"These masters behind me have all made an agreement, and they can actually form a linkage." Anti couldn't help but say, and at the same time gave himself another shot of calmness.

Just put the hammer inside your body and start adapting in advance, and then start moving the bear carcass.

During this period, he also used body shaping to repeatedly strengthen himself and improve his proficiency.

After finally taking a lot of effort to move the bear to the corpse pile in the mine, he went to call Safin to help. This made the process much faster, and then the two of them began to process the bear carcass and cut the meat into pieces for storage.

"Why is it that every time you go out alone you always run into 'good things'?" Safin said as he wiped the sweat off his forehead as he looked at the bear carcass in front of him, which had been processed for a long time but still had a large part of its body left.

"How should I know? I'd rather not have such a good thing. Oh, and this bear had a helper, an old hunter, who almost shot me."

"Two enemies, one is an old hunter with a gun, and the other is a bear endowed with wisdom. How did you survive and even kill them?"

Anti thought for a moment and said, "Lucky? Maybe I am the type who is good at practice, you see."

As he spoke, he rubbed another flame in his hand, and his proficiency in "igniting" miracles also improved.

“As expected, he is a warrior with eyes the color of night,” Safin said with emotion.

"Are these eyes famous?" Anti asked.

“In the battle to overthrow the Forty-Four Gods, many human heroes emerged. At that time, the first warrior with Night Eyes appeared and created a brilliant record. Since then, Night Eyes have appeared from time to time with the changes of the times, and each time they appear, they often create a legendary figure.” Safin said.

The Eyes of Night first appeared in the battle against the Forty-Four Pillar Gods?
According to Anti's previous speculation, the ghosts of the forty-four pillar gods might be lingering behind him.

It seems that there is still some deviation.

“However, the legend of this pair of eyes has also attracted countless covetousness. Some remnants of the Forty-Four Pillar Gods also harbor ill will towards the Night Eyes. You must pay attention to safety when you travel in the Dream World in the future.” Safin reminded in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)