Disturbed by the battle up front, the Monsters nearby all but escaped to a farther place. Yang Tian and the Warriors pushed forward with greater ease and soon left the other team way behind them.
After moving for a night, they were only four or five kilometers away from the valley ahead and could reach their destination within half a day.
Monsters had their territories, and the higher the grade, the wider the territory.
When they reached the valley, mammals were nowhere to be found other than the usual mutant reptiles.
Even without entering the valley, Yang Tian and the team could feel the presence of the Silver-backed Bear.
It could have been psychological!
Xiao Fei asked his team to take a break and went into the valley alone to survey the area.
When they looked at the valley from higher ground, they could see that it was less than a 100 kilometers long, caught in between peaks that were a few hundred meters tall with trees densely grown in it. The search for the Silver-backed Bear in a condition like that would require some time.
Xiao Fei was the strongest among them so there was not a more suitable person to probe the valley alone.
The team took the opportunity to rest on a huge rock, and munched on the dried food from their backpack to ease their hunger.
Walking for a full day and night was very tiring, even for Warriors.
"I'm so beat! Let's get some rest and take turns keeping watch! There could be some action later," Zhou Feng looked at her teammates and said with a yawn.
Everybody nodded.
Yang Tian was the last one to keep watch on the surroundings. He closed his eyes when everyone agreed to the decision and settled down to rest.
Roarrrr!
As he shut his eyes, he suddenly heard an incredibly loud beast cry in his semi-conscious state. Trees toppled one by one as if there was a heavy bulldozer charging at high speed.
'Silver-backed Bear!'
The name flashed by in Yang Tian's mind.
"Attention, everybody! The bear is coming. Prepare for battle!"
Right at that moment, Xiao Fei's voice came through everyone's Warriormate.
A little more than ten minutes later, a muscular person with bright red hair dashed out of the valley entrance.
It was none other than Xiao Fei!
Nobody expected him to find the Silver-backed Bear so quickly.
Xiao Fei jumped off a big boulder at the valley entrance and landed in front of Yang Tian and the team.
Seeing that his teammates were all set, he gritted his teeth and caressed his left shoulder. Only then did they realize his shoulder was hurt.
Thump thump thump… Roarrrr!
At that moment, the bear that had just ran out of the valley was closing in on the team, and it let out a battle cry.
"Finish it as soon as possible! The team behind us had discovered us," said Xiao Fei, panting hard.
As the Silver-backed Bear came closer and closer, Yang Tian felt the ground vibrating. Needless to say, it must be a huge animal. It probably weighed a few tons to be able to make that much noise.
Boom!
A big tree at the valley entrance was broken by impact, a gigantic shadow appeared in the Warriors' eyes.
It was a giant black bear of at least five meters in height and looked like a little hill. Running from the back of its neck all the way through its tail was a streak of silver-white fur—that was how it got its name.
Brrtttt!
As soon as the Silver-backed Bear appeared, Wang Guang started shooting. His Gatling machine gun started spitting fire, unleashing countless bullets at the beast.
Thud thud thud!
Bullets were hitting the Bear, and blood was spurting out like blooming flowers.
Normal Monsters would have been shot into pieces by guns like that, but the Silver-backed Bear had very thick skin and fur. Thus, the Gatling gun could only hurt its surface even though it was specially modified. The bullets could not piece through its body to cause any real damage.
Roarr!
The Silver-backed Bear was agitated. It stood up on its hind legs and let out a roar.
Woosh!
Right at that instance, Li Xuan aimed at its eye and shot an arrow.
However, the Silver-backed Bear had an incredible reflex. Before the arrow reached its eyeball, it raised its arm and swatted the arrow away.
After diverting the arrow, the Bear crouched down and jumped, charging right at Wang Guang.
Realizing that his gun could not hurt this huge creature, Wang Guang stopped shooting and retreated backward.
"Everybody be careful! Try your best to use guerrilla tactics to attack, and try hitting its weak spots!" shouted Xiao Fei while he rushed over to the Silver-backed Bear.
Thump!
Xiao Fei stomped on a rock and jumped into the air, aiming his double-saber right at the Silver-backed Bear's head.
The Bear, on the other hand, raised its paw and swatted them in Xiao Fei's direction.
Xiao Fei was taking action, and Yang Tian and the rest did not slow down either. Yang Tian pumped his legs, and dashed forward with his saber. Liu Jian tossed his curved saber forward and the saber started spinning, flying toward the neck of the beast. Li Xuan was the sneakiest—he aimed his arrow at the Bear's balls, reckoning it to be its weakest spot. Zhou Feng and Liu Xiao charged toward the animal from two sides.
Wham!
Xiao Fei got hit by the bear paw mid-air and flew sideways.
Right after that was a thud. Li Xuan's arrow tore into the Bear's balls, and at the same time, Yang Tian's saber stabbed into its belly right up to the handle. Just as he was going to turn the blade, he felt a gust of wind on the top of his head. He drew the saber out right away, pumped his legs against the Bear's belly and bounced far away.
Bam!
The Silver-backed Bear hit its paw on a rock and shattered a black boulder into small pieces.
Right then, Zhou Feng and Liu Xiao both hit their marks and their weapons went deep into the Bear's waist. They jumped away before it could react.
Liu Jian's curved saber was also firmly fixated in the Bear's neck, blood gushing out from the wound.
Roarr!
The Silver-backed Bear raised its head and cried in pain as its eyes turned red in anger.
It did not seem that their attacks had caused any lethal harm to the beast.
Yang Tian knew then that even though the Bear had rough skin, thick flesh, and was very powerful, its movements were comparatively slower than them. As long as they kept attacking it, they could soon kill it.
Xiao Fei jumped back to his feet after getting hit by the Bear. He wiped away the blood on the corner of his mouth and said loudly, "Don't stop! Take the opportunity while it's hurting and continue attacking it!"
Xiao Fei's voice sounded hoarse, and it seemed like he had an internal injury. The Bear's hit was definitely not a light one.
Woosh!
Li Xuan put another arrow on his bow and shot at the Silver-backed Bear's eye.
Brrtttt!
Wang Guang held up his Gatling and shot at the Bear once again.
Surrounded by attackers, the Silver-backed Bear looked around and charged at Wang Guang. It must have hated Wang Guang the most out of them all, having caused it pain all over its body.
Wang Guang was not a swift person, so he tossed his gun away and ran when the Bear came charging.
Zhao Wu, who had not made any moves, climbed up a tall tree. He jumped down on the Bear's back when it moved under the tree, and stuck his pair of short sabers into its neck.
The furious Silver-backed Bear stood up on its high legs, but Zhao Wu did not let go of the blades, and instead dangled behind the beast's back.
The Bear could not reach its paws behind so it slammed its back against a big boulder.
Zhao Wu would have turned into a meat patty if he did not back away when the Bear slammed its back.
He reacted swiftly when he realized what the Bear intended to do. He let go, fell to the ground, and escaped from between its legs. Then, he got on his feet and sprang away from the Bear.
Boom!
The Silver-backed Bear knocked hard on the cliff, letting out a loud boom. The ground vibrated because of its impact.
Once again, Xiao Fei dashed at the Bear, jumped up to its head, and stabbed its eyes with his double-saber.
The Silver-backed Bear shook its head and Xiao Fei got thrown away again.
Right then, Yang Tian rushed under the belly of the beast, sending out his Tang dao. He took a stab at it before drawing back the weapon and running away.