Bloody Emperor - Chapter 28 Through The Mountains Final Par

“You don’t have to worry about your secret. I have no reason to tell anyone, and you will understand my intentions when you meet my sister as she will be your best ally on this side of the world.”

Xiong Zhelan had to calm Nero, who was making a perplexed face after he ended up talking more than he wanted to.

“Okay, I’ll trust you now, but if I know you have other intentions, you won’t have a quick death.”

Nero and Xiong zhelan were more than a hundred meters from Xun Lan and Zhu Tai and could already see the bear. He was really big with a little more than three meters in length and two meters in height.

The bear that, according to Sarah, was in the middle stage of the Martial Warrior Realm had dark gray fur and a vertical cut scar on its right eye. The main attribute of the bear was its great strength. He had claws full of huge nails that were four inches long with the durability of stone and as sharp as steel.

When Nero and Xiong Zhelan approached, the bear gave a loud roar to demonstrate that it was hostile to them. Nero already had the Qi Guardian gauntlet covering his hand. Xiong Zhelan remembered that gauntlet of Nero’s fight against Wei Ping and was very curious about it, but now was not the time for questions.

“Any plan?”

Xiong Zhelan had a lot of ideas on how to hold the bear for the group to pass, but about fighting together with Nero, he had no idea, so he asked him. They were still almost a hundred meters from the bear, so there was time to plan the move as the bear stopped to roar and face them.

“We go on opposite sides with me in front of a few feet. When the bear attacks me, I will dodge and hold his head with my gauntlet, so you deliver the final blow. Looks good?”
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“It looks good, but are you sure you have the strength needed? That bear is much stronger than me.”

“You can be sure. I won’t be able to hold for more than a few seconds, but it will be enough for you to make your move.”

Xiong Zhelan feared that something would happen to Nero, but he would have to rely on his strength now. He nodded to Nero in agreement with the plan and then took a sword from the magic backpack that was on his back the entire time.

Nero couldn’t help but be fascinated with the proudly shining sword. It was a beautiful silver double-edged Xiphos sword with fifty centimeters of blade and ten of hilt made of leather.

“It’s a level one magic weapon. It was a gift from my father, and I carry it with me always. It has saved my life many times, and now will be enough to send that bear into the afterlife.”

Xion Zhelan saw how Nero looked at the sword with fascination in his eyes, and he couldn’t be more proud of his beautiful sword that was like a companion in his life.

Magic weapons were rated from one to six in this world as well as magic armors. Magic weapons and armors were made by blacksmiths who were also masters of magical formations that used Qi to increase all attributes significantly on the created item.

There were also magic jewels like space rings, but they were not classified in six but three because they were all very varied with very different attributes and uses and were classified mainly by their value.

Nero continued walking towards the bear while Xiong Zhelan followed him from the other side with his sword in hand. The bear came towards them running, prepared to attack Nero, and defend what it thought was its territory.

When the bear was very close, Nero focused all his concentration on his senses, and it was almost as if the world was in slow motion. Nero saw the bear opening its mouth and trying to bite towards him and had time to dodge as he wanted. The bear was not a very fast creature and prioritized strength and endurance.

When the bear’s mouth was very close to Nero’s shoulder, he dodged aside and tried to grab the bear’s neck with the gauntlet, but as the bear was huge and wide, he had to use both hands to be more firm in the grip.

“SHIT!”

Nero tried to hold the bear standing on the side of its head, but the bear threw itself towards the inner walls of the mountain, hitting Nero against the rocks. Nero hits his back against the stone wall and could hear the sound of his bones creaking to show dissatisfaction with that treatment.

When Nero was thrown at the wall by the bear, he also hit his head against a stone and got a little dizzy. The bear that saw Nero fall to the ground turned to go after the other enemy.

“Nero!”

Xiong Zhelan was right behind, but everything was so fast that he can only see Nero being hit against the walls by the bear. He was very concerned about Nero and did not realize that the bear was already coming towards him.

Xiong Zhelan was a cultivator of balanced attributes, so he had no super senses like Nero. He knew it wouldn’t be easy to dodge the bear, so he used his sword to block the bear’s mouth horizontally. The impact was hard, and the bear started to push Xiong Zhelan with the sword still stuck in its mouth.

Xiong Zhelan didn’t need to look back to know that the bear was pushing him towards the mountain walls as the trail was narrow. He tried to use all his strength, but still, his feet were sliding across the floor while the bear was pushing him by the sword.

Nero, who recovered from the impact, stood up and saw the bear pushing Xiong Zhelan against the walls just as it was done with him. Xiong Zhelan looked out of options, but then he held his left hand on the bear’s head and using the other hand, he pulled the sword out of the bear’s mouth from the side and threw it away.

That was a very strange action, and Nero couldn’t help being confused, so Xiong Zhelan, who was now holding on the bear with his hands, started to shine with a black light. The sword on the floor also started to shine with the same light, then Xiong Zhelan disappeared from the bear’s front less than three feet from the wall.

“Heeeh?”

Nero was surprised when Xiong Zhelan disappeared into the blacklight, but as his senses were excellent, he was quick to notice that Xiong Zhelan had appeared on the sword that was on the ground. So he came to the conclusion that this was a martial technique about teleportation or something like.

“Okay, Nero?”

“Let’s keep the plan. I’ll make it that time!”

Xiong Zhelan took advantage while the bear was confused by his sudden disappearance and asked Nero if he was okay. Nero seemed to be fine because he was already running towards the bear and told him to follow the same plan as before.

Xiong Zhelan stood up with his sword shining in his hands. He had used his family’s oldest martial technique that was taught to him by his mother. That technique could teleport the user to his sword, but it consumed a lot of Qi and was very difficult to learn.

He had already spent almost half of his Qi reserves, but Xiong Zhelan was still pretty good for fighting, so he ran after Nero towards the bear prepared to attack as soon as he had the chance. Less than a second after he started running towards the bear, he saw Nero run as fast as a flash and send a punch towards the bear’s head.

Xiong Zhelan was confused by Nero’s action as the plan was for him to dodge when the bear attacks him, but then he understood when he saw the bear raise its front claw to block Nero’s attack. Nero changed the direction of the punch when he was almost hitting the bear’s claw, so he went to its side and managed to climb on the bear’s back by catching it off guard for that unexpected action.

Nero knew that holding the bear’s head would be very difficult because the bear could throw itself against something then hitting him, but if he were on top of the bear, it would be more difficult for it to hit him against the walls.

The plan, in theory, was good, but when Nero climbed on top of the bear, things got complicated as it started to swing from side to side while Nero held its neck tightly with both hands. Nero was holding on so tightly that the bear’s skin was tearing against his nails. He thought he couldn’t take more than a few seconds before the bear threw him away or collapsed to the ground above him.

“NOW!”

But then Nero heard Xiong Zhelan’s voice and took his hands off the bear’s neck a second before Xiong Zhelan’s sword passed by cutting off the bear’s head. Nero saw everything in slow motion still on top of the bear. The sword shone with sharp, and the bear’s flesh seemed to make way to the blade willingly.

Xiong Zhelan used all his strength to make that a devastating blow. The bear’s blood splashed on Nero and Xiong Zhelan, completely covering them. When the bear’s head fell to the ground, Xiong Zhelan sat back tired. Nero jumped off the bear’s back before it fell dead and couldn’t help but taste some of the blood on his hand. He could feel the Qi very high in the blood, but the flavor was still pretty bad.

“I said the plan was good.”

“It was crazy! You climbed on a Martial Warrior Realm bear’s back while still being in the Qi Refinement Realm. Nobody would believe it because it is simply impossible!”

“If it was impossible, how are we still alive?”

“…”

Xiong Zhelan did not know how Nero could speak so calmly after the miracle he did. Xiong Zhelan was sure that Nero was a type of cultivation freak. A genius who hasn’t appeared in less than ten thousand years or so he was a different kind of thing that he never heard of.

“You were also very effective with that sword. Does everyone in the Black Sword Sect have such magnificent swords? Will I have one too?”

Nero was really impressed with Xiong Zhelan. He tried nothing more than his plan, and thanks to that good teamwork Nero who already thought well of him, now thinks much better. Nero already thought of him as a friend. Going through a life or death situation brings people closer together, which leaves no doubt. Xiong Zhelan also thought very highly of Nero.

“Everyone in the sect has a chance to get exceptional swords depending only on their efforts, but this sword here is a gift from my parents, a family heirloom. You seem to like swords. You will one day thank me very much for introducing you to my sister because she has the best swords of the sect by far.”

“I hope you’re right. I really like swords.”

“Hahahahahah…”

Nero spoke without taking his eyes off the sword, which, despite being full of blood, still glowed with pride, making Xiong Zhelan laugh at Nero’s excited expression. Xiong Zhelan thought the right place for Nero was in the Black Sword Sect with his sister and was excited to see how satisfied she would be with him.

“Nero! Are you okay?!”

Xun Lan barely arrived and already ran to check Nero looking up and down his body, looking for any injuries. Nero, who was sitting next to Xiong Zhelan, cannot do anything while Xun Lan turned him over and over.

“How was the fight? We didn’t see anything through the fog.”

After Xiong Zhelan told Zhu Tai and Xun Lan about the fight, avoiding telling any secrets about Nero, the group advanced on the trail towards the other side of the mountain.