Chapter 58: The Great Bear Hunt(1)
Potari village was one of the many villages spread around the mountain range, and it was his target.
The Potari village inhabited by local mountain dwellers, and the name of the village was based on their tribe names.
The mountain range had several peaks, the tallest of which was seventy thousand miles tall, surpassing any mountain on the planet. The farther the place was from the ground, the more difficult and powerful the beast became.
Potari was a weak tribe with a Level 10 leader, so the Great Bear caused much danger to the village and tribe.
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The village wasn't very far from the ground, so it took around half an hour's climb for Aakesh to reach there.
Aakesh could sense the tension in the area. When he reached the village gate, the guards aimed their bows at him.
Aakesh didn't make any useless movements and yelled out his reason for coming here. Only then did the guards shift their aim away from him.
Not long after, a man came to the gate to welcome him. The man was even taller than Aakesh and wore nothing other than a beast's skin to hide his privates. His skin was dark brown, and his hands and legs had clearly defined muscles.
The man looked at Aakesh and frowned when he saw Aakesh was the only one.
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"Are you playing with us?" The leader of the tribe asked in anger in the meeting room.
Aakesh was only level 10, and the Great Bear was level 15, so how could the leader accept that Aakesh would be able to slay the bear?
Aakesh didn't try to explain much to the leader and focused on the quest. He then asked the leader about the Great Bear.
The mission contained details about the quest, but many things could happen during the time between the tribe announcing the mission and Aakesh's coming here.
The leader could only control his anger and explain the situation to the man in front of him.
Aakesh's asking the question turned out to be a good choice, as the Great Bear came hunting yesterday, and the tribe lost another good man.
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After learning enough about the bear, Aakesh left the leader's house and proceeded in that direction.
"Fortify the walls!" The leader issued an order after Aakesh left.
The leader didn't trust Aakesh even a little bit with succeeding in the mission, so he decided to prepare for the Great Bear's assault after Aakesh angered it. The leader would have expelled Aakesh from the village had it not been against the rules to refrain from harming mission participants.
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The Great Bear was one of the species of Bear, it looked like the Grizzly Bear on Earth, but its body size was thrice the size of an adult Grizzly Bear.
The cave of the Great Bear was around a mile away from the village, so it took a climb of ten minutes for Aakesh to reach the place.
Aakesh frowned when he reached there, as he found the human and beast's skeletons outside the cave. A bloody smell emanated from the scene, making Aakesh squint his nose.
Aakesh didn't immediately enter the cave but took out his coin from the inventory.
The next moment, the pseudo Coin of Fate appeared in his hands.
"Will the fight be dangerous?"
Aakesh flipped the coin. The next moment, he caught it, and the masked man throwing the coin welcomed his sight. At the same time, a slight crack had emerged on it.
Aakesh heaved a sigh of relief as the danger wasn't severe. Aakesh then raised his right foot and stepped inside the cave.
The smell turned even more disgusting, forcing Aakesh to stop inhaling.
Crunch!
Aakesh suddenly jumped in shock as his foot crushed a bone.
Roar!
The next moment, an angry bestial roar rang in the cave and soon the bear came rushing through.
Aakesh could only smile wryly, as he didn't want to alert the bear, but the sheer number of bones was so much that he missed a small bone and made the sound.
Aakesh didn't want to fight the bear inside the cave, so he turned around and rushed out.
The Great Bear roared and followed him out.
Whoosh!
The bear suddenly sensed danger and dodged. The next moment, a projectile passed through where its head was one moment ago.
Aakesh didn't show any expression on missing the attack as the coin dissappeared and then appeared in his hands.
The Great Bear swiped its sharp claws at him. Aakesh skillfully dodged it and punched the bear.
The bear groaned in pain as it was knocked back several feet. Aakesh, using the short distance between them, activated the skill, Coin Strike, and flicked the coin.
Roar!
The coin struck the bear, but it succeeded in dodging its head.
The coin disappeared from the spot and appeared in Aakesh's hands.
The coin failed to create any injury on the bear, but it succeeded in angering it. The beast roared and pounced on Aakesh. Its speed clearly faster than before.
Aakesh didn't dare to take a direct hit from the bear and moved away, but the bear changed its directions mid-air, surprising Aakesh.
The moment of surprise was enough as the bear's claw scratched Aakesh's right shoulder, making him cry in pain.
The next moment, Aakesh activated multiple skills at once. First, he activated the skill, Foresight, then Lucky Strike, and then Coin Strike in the end, losing 65 MP immediately.
The next moment, the scene in front of his eyes changed as a line detailing the Great Bear's next movement appeared.
Aakesh didn't waste any time and flicked the coin, aiming at the beast's head.
Puchi! Roar!
The next moment, the coin struck the area between the brows, causing a bloody injury.
It still wasn't a killing strike, but before the Lucky Strike's effects arrived, Aakesh decided to end the battle. He pounced and punched the injury, increasing the damage.
The bear grew insane as it crazily struggled to stop Aakesh, but Aakesh's agility was no joke. He punched again, succeeding in widening the injury.