Chapter 98: The Battle of the Bear Crocodile
mfortable to stay here during the hot season.In the numerous caves, big and small, there were piles of things. There were animal hides, bones, and fresh meat, clearly hunted recently. The environment...Half an hour later, the metallic smell was stronger. He sniffed alone, then said:
Both sides were injured, it all comes down to who can last until the end.
Ripple nodded, adding that they shouldn't interfere during the dispute between the two parties.
After the metallic scent faded, Ripples estimated the fight was over. Alone, she took the lead, following the scent of blood. Ripples kept close behind, not lagging at all. After a moment, they arrived at the scene.
Looking at the saw-toothed crocodile, whose tail had already been torn off, the two men exchanged glances. The saw-toothed crocodile was obviously the boss of this river, measuring over ten meters long. Its body was as hard as stone, with sharp teeth that glinted coldly, capable of biting through even the hardest rock. However, at this moment, it was being pinned down and beaten by a massive, reddish-brown bear.
If you look closely, you'll see that the bear also has bloodstains on its body. They are not very obvious because of its brown-red fur.
The reddish-brown bear was waving its massive paw, extending its sharp claws onto the fleshy pads and striking fiercely at the crocodile whose tail had already been severed. Its attacks were both brutal and precise.
The ripples showed that one of the opponent's legs was twisted, probably injured. The two massive creatures' movements had churned up the entire river; anything with a brain in it had already fled.
As the reddish-brown bear neared victory, Lian'er noticed another crocodile, with a sharp snout, stealthily approaching the fighting pair. This one was slightly smaller, only about seven meters long, but as the ruler of the waters, its silent approach went unnoticed by the reddish-brown bear.
“Tu, you go help hold down that little sharp-toothed crocodile.”
Ripples didn't hesitate, directly commanding.
He staggered on one leg, feeling that the ripples were about to change their follower.
"I will assist you, what are you afraid of I want you dead, I don't need to make this complicated."
The ripples seemed to see through the other person's thoughts and directly waved their hand, saying.
“We're going to the bear clan territory. This is a perfect time to get them in our debt. Don't waste it.”
Gritting his teeth, he transformed into his beast form and silently slipped into the river, heading straight for the crocodile that was preparing to ambush him.
The unique addition finally caught the enraged red bear's attention. His attack faltered for a moment, but he didn't pay attention to the crocodile approaching him. Instead, he became even more ruthless, risking his own injuries to tear apart the tailless crocodile pinned beneath him.
The ripples could see the hatred in each other's eyes. This was clearly not a conflict born out of ordinary competition for food; there had to be another reason why this bear tribe of orcs were almost willing to die together, determined to kill this king of the crocodiles.
At this moment, Di had already slipped past and engaged in a fight with another crocodile in the water. Di's new venomous fangs hadn't grown in yet, so he directly twisted his body, wrapping himself around the other crocodile's mouth to prevent it from biting him.
Here, ripples had also activated their own beast mark, beginning to communicate with the river. The river water, as if understanding ripples' intentions, began to swirl around the smaller saw-mouthed crocodile, controlling its limbs that were trying to grasp onto the sole of its feet.
The other party, using all their might, was unable to break free from the shackles formed by the whirlpool. Noticing their predicament, I immediately tightened my body, intending to strangle them. As my serpentine body constricted circle after circle, the struggling of the snapping crocodile weakened.
The ripples agitated the elements in the water, forming a blade of water that directly severed the tail of the smaller-sized caiman. For a moment, blood stained the nearby river red, and the caiman lost its balance before having its neck broken by Du Shun.
Having rolled up its spoils, it wandered out of the river, away from the battleground between the bear-folk and the sharp-toothed crocodiles, lest it be caught in the crossfire.
The fight beside them was also nearing its end. The giant crocodile had been nearly torn to shreds by the enraged brown bear, just watching it made one feel a twinge of pain all over.
The red bear roared, its paw plunging into the spiny crocodile's back. With a powerful yank, it ripped the crocodile's spine out. The bear itself fell into the river, exhausted and unconscious.
Almost half the river was dyed red with blood, and the blood was still spreading outward.
"Ripples, that roar just now was him summoning his kin."
Du immediately explained.
"Of course, we can't just help for nothing!"
Liàn Yī smiled and once again mobilized the power within her beast seal, causing the river to push both the brown-red bear and the dead crocodile onto the shore.
"Come on, let's go help that bear-folk stop the bleeding first. Otherwise, by the time his kin arrive, he'll be bled dry."
Ripples are not alarmist, after all, this is considered the edge of the bear tribe's territory, it can be said to be a public area. Even if rescuers come here, even if the bear tribe orcs arrive, they cannot say that they trespass.
Alone, he watched the river push the bear and the crocodile to this side. Immediately, he understood Ripples' intention and nodded his head cautiously approaching. He first dragged the crocodile that had stopped breathing aside, and when he turned back, he saw Ripples already standing beside the red-brown bear.
The ripple first stirred the reddish-brown bear's eyes, discovering that its pupils were dilated, clearly indicating a serious injury. Then she directed Du to go find tree stumps and vines, and then sliced the stumps into thin plates for later use.
The other party was unconscious and hadn't transformed into a humanoid form. This made it inconvenient for Ripples to check their wounds. After thinking for a moment, she raised her hand and covered the other person's brow, then, according to the method of transforming into a male beastman she had spoken about alone before, mobilized the power within her Beast Mark and touched the brown-red bear's Beast Mark.
The bearfolk's beastmark felt that sliver of power and after a moment's hesitation, absorbed it. It flickered once and the brown bear transformed into a human.
He confirmed once again that Ripple was indeed the messenger of the Beast God, able to transform beastmen even when their minds were unclear. Even a shaman could only do so when the beastmen's minds were awake.
After transforming into human form, the injuries were immediately apparent to both Ripple and Okuyasu.
First, Liàn Yī cleansed the wound with clean water heated in a beast hide waterskin. She made sure no small creatures from the river remained inside, then plucked out a strand of her own hair, using the needle she had found and tying it into thread to stitch up the larger wounds.
獨則將找來的止血草搗碎，塗在縫合好的傷口上，一些小傷口兩人都暫時忽略了。
Then, with the help of a unique being, he cleaned the orc's nearly severed leg, stitched together the flesh, tendons, and fascia, then aligned the broken bone ends. He placed four suitable boards around the broken leg, bound them with vines in several circles to temporarily secure the wounded limb.
After finishing all of that, Lian Ri raised her head and wiped the sweat from her brow. Alone, however, spoke nervously:
"The stench of blood has already attracted beasts. We best leave now."
Liàn yī wrinkled her brow and said:
"His broken leg was just set, if he moved now it would all be for nothing!"organ back to his original position and withdrew her own hand.Meanwhile, the rest of them watched Morgan's neck nervously, thinking the ripple might bite.Liàn Yī smiled faintly, her fingernail painted...