Reborn In Altaes - Chapter 8 Over The Campfire Into Danger

Right now, we are having a dinner with a Scythe Mantis. We camp with the beast for the night. Also, it’s seems the chop off scythe has grown back. At first I thought it as a joke. But, no, that beast is serious. In it’s eyes I could see the overwhelming will of forcing me to agree. Now, looking over the campfire I could see a huge Scythe Mantis trying to cook a spotted badger and a rabbit like a kebab, cooking over the campfire. Zeke is looking at it with wide eyes, over anything it does. This is becoming more hilarious as the time goes.

The Scythe Mantis and us communicate with each other and understand each other to a certain extent. It forcing us to hunt that Greenhill Bear and in return, it helps us catch two Scythe Mantis. It’s not a fair trade for us but, considering we try to kill him before this, I would say it is a necessary payback for us. So, we agree that we will begin the hunt tomorrow morning. Also, it even tells us about his plan to make this hunt a success. It draws our stick figures with arrows pointing our position in the upcoming battle. The plan seems like a person’s. Also, it’s a really detail plan.

That night we couldn’t sleep a wink. We both kinda feel not safe. The next morning comes and it seem the Mantis Scythe also didn’t sleep. We pack up and follow the Scythe Mantis. It seems to know where our target prey is. After, half-an-hour of tracking through the forest, suddenly, the Scythe Mantis start to camouflage itself and goes up a tree.

That’s our queue that the plan is starting. I also, climb a tree, while Zeke continue to walk forward. He is going to be the bait. At first, of course, he is against it but, the mantis assures him it’s going to be fine. So, the plan is him walking forward until the Greenhill Bear emerge and me and the Scythe Mantis pounce on it.

After a few minutes, the ground starts shaking as a huge hill is moving towards Zeke. Finally, the huge Greenhill Bear comes out from behind the trees. It stands up on its hind legs at ten meters tall. Thick dark green fur covers it whole body and has long fangs just like those of the saber-toothed cats back on Earth.

It roars and Zeke is stun. That is one of the abilities of Greenhill Bear. A roar so frightening it causes any other creature weaker than it to get stun. Then, it immediately lunges at Zeke. He immediately rolls backward and nearly miss the huge paws that smashes the ground where he has been. The bear chases after him. The thing is fast. Really fast. It caught up to Zeke in a heartbeat. The Scythe Mantis finally makes a move and jumps down to intercept the Greenhill Bear. Slashing both of it’s scythe, it manage to penetrate the thick hide of the of the bear. A bit of blood starts to bleed from the bear’s shoulder. However, it didn’t even get phase by that one bit.

The huge bear changes it focus on the Scythe Mantis and once again swing it’s paws. Raising it’s scythe to defend but, the force behind the paws is too strong. The Scythe Mantis is send flying towards a tree with one of it’s leg bent at a wrong angle. However, immediately the legs heals back to normal with a snap. Then, a screech comes out from the mantis. That’s my queue. I quickly jump down with my two swords at the ready. Falling down towards the bear I target the it’s head. Plunging my swords into both it’s eyes. But, I only manage to blind one side of the eye. I jump backwards and manage to dodge away from the gaping maws of the bear.

The mantis jumps on it’s back and finishes my job by stabbing it’s scythe into the other eye. The bear thrash about trying to dislodge the mantis. But, the mantis is still holding on tightly. Then, the bear tries to smash it’s back at a tree trying to crush the mantis. A second before the tree is coming near the mantis, it jump off and gets on the tree. The tree comes down with a crash. Exploding the forest with it’s wood fragment. The bear turns around and trying to find whereabouts of the mantis.

The mantis wiggles its arm around as if trying to mock the bear. Suddenly, one of the scythe accidentally cut a branch of a tree.

THWACK

The bear immediately faces the mantis and charge forward. Once again, the mantis did it’s acrobatic ability, jumping over the bear and once again land on the bear’s back. This time landing first with a cross slash with the scythe. Slicing open a wound on the bear’s neck. Blood starts to squirts out and covers the mantis’ head a bit. The mantis swings the scythe again and more blood spurts out. The bear stands up once again tries to throw off the mantis. This time, the mantis quickly jump away on a branch and immediately lunges forward to the bear’s open wounds and does another cross slash. The bear gives out a deafening roar before it finally crashes down on it’s back. It’s breath becomes slow as it’s roar becomes a low growl.

Yes! Finally it’s over. The mantis crawls over the bear’s chest and and slashes at the bear’s neck, killing it. Then, it turn towards us and waves us away. Why?
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