The Seven Deadly Child
Frozen Bear
Issabela immediately took Theo a considerable distance from where they were standing earlier.
"Okay, let's get started!" Gregoric muttered, talking to himself.
He immediately executed the ice muscle technique before advancing towards the frozen bear with a loud shout. Hearing the words of her brother who said this frozen bear had a slightly higher cultivation than her, she was unwilling to take any risks.
A Knight or Beast who has a higher cultivation level will indeed not be able to read the level of his strength by a lower level than him. Therefore, Gregoric was unable to read the level of the frozen bear before him. She only had complete trust in her brother's evaluation.
Boommmmm......!!!
Gregoric landed a crushing blow on the back of a frozen bear drinking by the river. However, contrary to the loud noise generated from Gregoric's punch, the frozen bear did not budge from its place. Like nothing's happening.
While on Gregoric's side, he was struck back a few steps by the wave of his own punch, he felt numbness in the hand he used to hit the frozen bear's back.
"The terrifying physical body strength!" Gregoric Mumbles.
After he finished drinking, the frozen bear turned around and stared at Gregoric who was standing not far behind him.
When the bear turned around, Gregoric could now see the frozen bear's stature more clearly. The bear had snow-white fur, with some scars on its face area.
The frozen bear, which had originally stood on all four legs, now began to stand on two legs like a human, entering battle mode. This made his stature even clearer, but it also made him look bigger, dashing and fierce, the last frozen bear shouted loudly, began to charge forward towards Gregoric.
Gregoric who still maintained his ice muscle technique, put on a cheerful smile. Feeling challenged, he prepared to accept the frozen bear, not intending to dodge, wanting to use his physical strength for a close combat. He was trying to physically test who was stronger than each other.
Booommm.....!!!
The clash happened once again, this time resulting in positions catching each other. The two began to push the other party with his physical strength, resulting in a dead-end position.
In the distance Issabela who was watching the fight with Theo patted her eel. "Rather than the focus of evading exhausts the other party, taking advantage of the fact that the frozen bear had a very slow movement with regard to his strong physique. It instead chose physical clashes directly, what is this child trying to prove? Want to look more bear than frozen bear itself?" Issabela looks frustrated to see the behavior of his sister who fights without a brain.
On Theo's side, she watched her brother's fight with an enlightened look, feeling her brother was so cool. 'More bears than the bear itself' Theo murmured.
If Issabela knew Gregoric's behavior was making Theo feel cool, she might vomit blood.
Gregoric's fight with the frozen bear continues. From the ones that initially pushed each other, it developed into slamming into each other. This fight is protracted because both have balanced physical body strength.
After a few hours had passed, Gregoric who had better stamina, gained a reproach. He then managed to corner the frozen bear and landed a crushing blow from his fist lined with chunks of ice towards the bear's eyes.
The frozen bear immediately fell in pain. Seeing that, Gregoric rushed to utilize the momentum he had gained. He jumped high then used the 'Ice Impact' to hit the bear hard on the head which made the frozen bear's head embedded into the ground deep enough.
The first blemish made by frozen bears because it runs out of stamina, eventually becomes the determinant of the fight.
Just as Gregoric was about to carry out a cover attack to catch the dying frozen bear before him, suddenly the earth shook violently, accompanied by a loud bang. The explosion came from a distance in the outer forest area not too far from their current location.
Issabela, who also felt the tremors, immediately brought Theo closer to Gregoric.
"Quick finish off this bear and grab its Beast crystal, it seems like there is a huge battle being waged by the other group in the territory we have passed before. It is better to get out of the way so as not to be dragged into unnecessary fighting" Issabela said after standing beside Gregoric.
Gregoric struck the last blow to the head from the frozen bear, killing the bear. Issabela then formed an ice sword and retrieved the Crystal Beast from the bear's head and immediately gave it to Gregoric who caught it enthusiastically and smiled cheerfully.
Their group then went on a journey to enter the central forest area even deeper.
***
Shortly after they left the site, a person was seen thrown and fell in the area that Gregoric had previously used to do battle with frozen bears. The man was thrown and fell into the river, before jumping out and groaning in pain while holding his chest.
Some people were later seen approaching the person.
"Knight of the Alknight Family is indeed not to be underestimated. After receiving multiple attacks from the five of us, you can still survive" said one of the men who had just come to the man who groaned in pain.
"What is the purpose of House Ironhead doing all this?" The man answered while staring intently at the five people before him.
The man was none other than Beric Alknight, the fifth elder of the Alknight House. A C-class Knight of stage 6 who was previously assigned by Lord Arduric to protect his group of children who were hunting.
"This Spirit Beast's corpse looks brand-new, so it's likely that the group of children is not far from this region" the man said.
Master Beric who heard this immediately gritted his teeth.
"So your target is the young masters!" Master Beric said, unable to contain the anger. His aura spread out without control.
Master Beric was furious, how could there be an outside group that dared and intended to target their group of young masters in the area of the Alknight House territory itself, and at a big event like this family hunt.
Especially when he is under personal supervision. If anything happens to the young masters, especially to Issabela and Gregoric who are the most expected young talents in this generation, he will feel very guilty and will not be able to face his ancestors in heaven. Because those two were great hopes for the rise of the Alknight House.
The beric master then transformed into a half hedgehog human, entering his Spirit beast assimilation form. He was a Meridian Knight with a green hedgehog as his Beast spirit assimilation.
"Prepare to spend it all on a life-and-death fight and hope to hold the five of us, huh? It won't be that easy!" replied one of the old men who looked like the leader of this group of five people.
"Don't be afraid, even though he's a sky stage Immortal Knight, we can still deal with him when working together like before." the man continued.
The five then entered their respective spirit beast assimilation modes and prepared for battle.
A heavy battle soon ensued. But due to the difference in numbers, the Beric master began to look cornered, unable to compensate the five people. Despite having a higher cultivation than the five, the difference was not too far away, these five people from the Ironhead group were also Immortal Knights.
When this is a one-on-one fight, despite having to alternate against all five, perhaps the Beric master is still able to deal with it. However this is not a one-on-one fight, the Beric master must face all five at once. This made Master Berci start to get frustrated and depressed over time.
The beric master then took some distance to adjust his breathing. "What is your goal? you know, you're not gonna get away with this!" Master Beric is trying to buy time.
"Ohh you're trying to buy time, don't waste your breath, no reinforcements will come."
"You think how we can enter at will into your territory is like this if we don't have the preparation and support of some insiders. Hahahhaha.." the old man laughed in satisfaction.
Master Beric's facial sharpness went bad. He had guessed before, but still did not want to believe, it was true that there were some people from inside the house who worked together with outsiders to make a mess in this family hunting event.
"A....!!!" Master Beric gritted his teeth unable to contain his anger anymore.
The person in charge of security in the frozen pine forest was Aruric, the eleventh elder of the Alknight House. If there has to be an insider in charge of all this, it should be him.
"Just think about the no-no, today you won't get away. Die quietly in our hands, and stop blabbering."
The old man from the Ironhead house signaled his members to carry out an attack once again simultaneously.
Fierce fighting soon returned. The five men from the Ironhead house looked extremely compact and carried out a wide variety of combination attacks, leaving the Beric master with no choice but to hold in a defensive position.
Despite having momentum and continuing to mount attacks, the fight still continued for several hours. Master Beric as a Celestial Meridian Knight Immortal possessed incredible physical strength and stamina. Making the five intruders who were initially on the wind look frustrated.
***
Theo's group, unaware that their safety is being threatened, continue their journey in peace.
They had currently reached the inner part of the frozen pine forest of the central region, resting under one of the large pine trees.
"Sister, it seems like this place is a bit quiet, you better take advantage of this opportunity to assimilate with the frozen bear beast crystal you have obtained" Issabela told Gregoric.
"Good! immediately assimilate the crystal sis, I can't wait to see how you change after assimilating." Theo added.
He could not wait to learn the legendary 'hibernation' technique of frozen bears.
"I'll keep watch and look around. There might be useful resources around here." Issabel continued.
Without waiting any longer, Gregoric who was already impatient to absorb immediately and find out how the shape changed from earlier, took a sitting position, and then took a seat, he took out a crystal beast and started meditating to absorb the crystal beast.
While Theo follows Issabela to get around looking for resources. He did not want to miss the opportunity to see and adventure around rather than having to wait here with Gregoric who was meditating. It would be boring, he thought.