Chapter 123: Desperate Life of the ck Bear


    The heavy bear paw of the ck bear mmed down towards the figure in the ck robe.


    In the darkness, a muffled sound echoed.


    However, the heavy blow passed through the figure, creating arge pit in the ground.


    The sudden attack caught the ck bear off guard, its crimson eyes shrinking as it glimpsed a sh of light. Before it could react, pale mes surged towards it, covering the ground.


    "Phantom Sphere, quite handy."


    Just then, Hua Mi had infused mental power into the Phantom Sphere, activating a distorted magical field that enveloped him and Xiao Bai.


    So, what the ck bear saw was an illusion, deviating from their actual position. Missing its target, it exposed its vulnerability.


    Hua Mi controlled the raging fire bees, dispersing them in an array, burning as they pressed forward.


    Simultaneously, Xiao Bai used the Staff of the Guardian to unleash azure mes.


    At such proximity and with a sudden assault, the ck bear couldn''t react in time.


    Instantly surrounded by azure mes.


    Due to its massive size, it wasn''t entirely engulfed.


    Yet, some parts of its fur were already aze.


    The ck bear stood tall, raising its arms but not lunging forward.


    Instead, it roared deafeningly.


    "Roar!"


    Apanying the roar, high-pressure water vapor gushed from its body, extinguishing the mes.


    The raging fire bees were also scattered.


    Hua Mi promptly adjusted his mental power, manipting the swarm to regroup from all directions.


    "Magic?"


    This ck bear could actually use magic and understand the restraining rtionships between them.


    It wasn''t an ordinary beast; it possessed considerable intelligence.


    Next, the ck bear directly ignored the illusion formed by the distorted magical field, urately fixing its crimson eyes on their actual location.


    This further confirmed the fact that the opponent was an intelligent being.


    "Dodge!"


    Seeing the ck bear charging straight at them, Hua Mi instructed Xiao Bai to evade but held his ground, his gaze fixed on its movements.


    The ck bear''s thunderous palm swirled towards him.


    Hua Mi''s gaze narrowed, raising his armsnot to directly block the attack but to converge around the massive bear paw.


    Without making contact, the bear paw seemed to lose its momentum in an instant, effortlessly intercepted.


    But that wasn''t all.


    Hua Mi swiftly spun his body. Using his right foot as support, his left foot drew an arc on the ground while pushing both hands in another direction.


    The ck bear brushed past him, sliding several meters before halting.


    Enraged, the bear turned around, stubbornly charging at him again.


    Hua Mi replicated the same move, neutralizing its assault with the Yin-Yang Field, maneuvering it like dribbling a ball.


    After a series of exchanges, the ck bear grew weary.


    No longer recklessly charging forward, it pounded its front paws on the ground.


    Hua Mi felt the ground tremble beneath him, cracks converging towards him from all directions.


    He leaped atop the swarm of bees, ascending into the air.


    Almost in that instant, a rocky spike shot up from the ground where he stood.


    "Close call..."


    Hua Mi broke into a cold sweat, dodging another gust of wind.


    "Take this!"


    Twirling his arms, the wind gust spun and struck the bear solidly.


    The bear, tough as it was, barely flinched from the direct hit, losing only some fur.


    "This is going to be a tough fight..."


    Hua Mi braced himself, skillfully managing his mental power, manipting the swarm while Xiao Bai asionally caused disturbances with her limited abilities.


    Her capacity only allowed for disruptive azure fire attacks, which wasmendable in itself.


    The Staff of the Guardian significantly boosted her endurance.


    As for Hua Mi, he consumed several Enigmatic Nectar Pills, constantly replenishing his mental power.


    Moreover, he continuously diverted a portion of his mental power to control the bloodsucking bees.


    Distracted by Hua Mi and Xiao Bai, the ck bear found it challenging to notice a swarm of small insects quietly siphoning energy from its body.


    Even if it did, it wouldn''t matter.


    Hua Mi could have the bloodsuckers temporarily retreat and return to siphon whenever necessary.


    This was the nauseating aspect of swarm warfare.


    The bear, having lost its rationality, struggled most against this unpredictable, elusive, and highly adaptable strategy.


    Under the relentless assault of the swarm, the robust bear gradually found itself at a disadvantage.


    Moreover, it seemed that, with its dwindling stamina, it hesitated asionally.


    As if there were two wills within itone ruthless and bloodthirsty, the other desperately suppressed.


    Regardless, this favored Hua Mi.


    Ultimately, sumbing to Hua Mi''s onught, the bear howled weakly, copsing heavily to the ground, panting heavily, unable to continue the fight.


    "Phew... quite tenacious."


    Hua Mi breathed a sigh of relief, contemting how to deal with it.


    Suddenly, he noticed a transformation in the bear''s body.


    Just as Hua Mi began to rx, his tension spiked again, uncertain of the bear''s next move.


    Could this thing have a second form?


    Subsequently, Hua Mi watched as it slowly shrank amidst agonized moans, shedding its ck fur.


    In about a minute, it transformed into a humanoid


    To be precise, a fruit man.


    Fortunately, he was lying on the ground...


    It was evident that this person had a very robust physique, standing at a towering two meters with explosive muscrity. Although the fur had vanished, leaving a hairy body, his voluminous dark-gray long hair nearly covered half his back.


    "Kids shouldn''t look at this."


    Hua Mi stopped curious Xiao Bai from approaching and stuffed her into his pocket.


    Was this a beastification patient?


    Just like Col.


    Tonight was the night of the full moon, and he seemed to have lost control.


    Almost incapacitated by the fight, he reverted to his original form.


    Hua Mi, holding the Staff of the Guardian, cautiously approached and tapped his head.


    The bear-man first moved his fingers, then exerted all his strength to roll onto his back, lying sprawled.


    "!!"


    Jarring!


    Hua Mi averted his gaze from a certain part of the man''s body, thinking,pared to his physique, he was just average.


    "Let''s talk nicely, no need for sudden moves."


    Hua Mi assessed his faceelongated with high brow bones, giving him sunken eye sockets, not particrly ferocious.


    After the recent battle, he appeared drained, depleted by the bloodsucking bees, looking fatigued, eyes wide open as they met Hua Mi''s.


    "Have you regained your senses?"


    "..."


    He seemed to say something, but Hua Mi didn''t catch it.


    "What did you say?"


    "Kill... me."


    "Kill you?"


    "Kill... me..."


    This time, Hua Mi clearly heard what he said.


    "He says I should kill him."


    He didn''t want to live.


    His expression of misery wasn''t just due to exhaustion.


    He felt life was meaningless.