Small white spots dotted the black bear's skin, with patterns of human faces appearing on them.

These tiny human faces looked incredibly ferocious and terrifying, as if frozen in the desperate struggle of being devoured alive.

"Don't look at those human faces on its body, or you'll lose Spiritual Power!"

As everyone gazed at the colossal black bear, feeling a surge of fear, the Number One team member, who had been flung into the wall and whose body seemed a bit disjointed, shouted at everyone.

He had been careless earlier, hence he suffered such a significant setback.

Seeing the others hasten over, he quickly shared his discovery.

The 14th Bureau members paused upon hearing this, then checked their panels, confirming their Spiritual Power had indeed decreased.

In this place can even lose Spiritual Power?

Faces turned grim as they pulled out their weapons, preparing to besiege the black bear before them.

Meanwhile, someone pulled the Number One team member back.

"Where's the sniper, have you tried using a heavy sniper rifle on it? Can it be taken out?"

Zhang Yi arrived at the scene, glanced at the massive black bear, and swiftly shifted his eyes away from those human faces on its body.

The faces seemed to indicate the bear had devoured many people, including several familiar faces of previously victimized community residents.

While unfamiliar faces possibly belonged to others who ventured into the scenario earlier?

"We've tried, shooting it has minimal effect, this thing is too sturdy."

Qiao Peimu immediately replied.

The sniper rifle didn't work? Zhang Yi frowned, focusing on the black bear.

"Go, take it down quickly, prolonging this will only cause unnecessary panic."

The fog concealed the situation, or else surrounding passersby would have already noticed.

Delaying any longer is sure to invite unwanted trouble.

The members of the 14th Bureau responded in unison, then charged at the black bear.

...

"Did they spot the black bear?"

In the community, Zhou Yingting relaxed slightly upon receiving Qiao Peimu's message.

The 14th Bureau hadn't invited him to assist; Zhou Yingting glanced at his Han Sword, then decided not to go.

Just a black bear, the 14th Bureau should be able to handle it.

However, the bear's power level, Qiao Peimu hadn't disclosed to him.

"Bro, why are you still awake this late at night?"

It was already late at night when Yu Lingxin emerged rubbing her eyes, seeing Zhou Yingting on the couch with his phone, puzzled.

Shouldn't he be in bed playing with his phone by now?

"Oh, nothing, about to sleep."

Zhou Yingting stood up, ready to go to bed.

He could sleep in a room at his aunt's place; otherwise, he'd sleep on the couch.

"Ding-dong!"

As Zhou Yingting got up to head to the room, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Zhou Yingting frowned, "Even during the Dragon Boat Festival, who's ringing the doorbell this late?"

Perplexed, he glanced at Yu Lingxin.

"Are we expecting any relatives?"

"No one, right?"

Yu Lingxin shook her head, equally puzzled.

Suddenly, the sound outside turned urgent.

"Incorrect password, please re-enter."

"Incorrect password, please re-enter!"

The series of harsh sounds caused both Yu Lingxin and Zhou Yingting to frown.

What's going on, randomly entering someone else's password? It's terribly rude.

Yu Lingxin's anger surged.

"What the hell! Messing with someone else's password at their door?"

She stormed to the peephole to see who it was.

As her words fell, the sounds suddenly halted, followed by intense pounding on the door.

The forceful noise was unlike anything a human could produce, startling Yu Lingxin and whitening her face.

Instinctively, she moved closer to Zhou Yingting.

"Bro, what's out there?"

Yu Lingxin realized something was wrong, seeing the dents on the security door.

Could a normal person produce such force?

Zhou Yingting's face became stern, "Go, stay with your parents in a room; if I don't call for you, don't come out."

With that, Zhou Yingting grabbed the Han Sword and headed for the door.

Qiao Peimu didn't say the bear was on the bridge, so why is it here?

"Bro?"

Yu Lingxin grew anxious; the unknown entity outside made opening the door dangerous for Zhou Yingting.

"Should we call the police, not open the door!"

She believed opening the door posed dangers and preferred calling for help.

However, Zhou Yingting understood only the 14th Bureau could deal with it.

But the 14th Bureau isn't here, and the door wouldn't last long.

"Don't worry, go to the room."

Zhou Yingting reassured Yu Lingxin, advancing to the security door.

Pulling the door open, Zhou Yingting faced the tall, dark creature outside.

Within moments, Zhou Yingting unsheathed the sword, striking at the bear's eye.

The bear roared, swiping a paw at the Han Sword.

The force of the black bear was immensely strong, easily swatting away the Han Sword.

Zhou Yingting frowned, kicking the black bear in the stomach.

It was at this moment that Zhou Yingting noticed the black bear's surface was covered with white spots of various sizes, and in those white spots, he could faintly see human faces.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yingting felt a chill in his heart.

This black bear gave him the impression that it... might possess some intelligence?

The black bear, kicked by Zhou Yingting, staggered back a few steps, and Zhou Yingting took the opportunity to close the security door.

Then he stood alone in front of the black bear, taking a moment to call Zhang Yi.

"Hello?"

The call had just connected, and Zhang Yi's side was filled with shouting, accompanied by angry cries and the sound of combat.

"Do you have a black bear over there? With white face-like spots on its body?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi was slightly taken aback, "How did you know?"

"A black bear appeared here too. How many of these things are there, do you know?"

Holding the Han Sword, Zhou Yingting watched the black bear in front of him with a vigilant gaze.

And the black bear in front of him was staring greedily at him.

For the first time, Zhou Yingting saw greed and a cunning human-like expression in a black bear's eyes.

Especially those patches of white spots that looked like human faces, the eyes on them were all staring fixedly at Zhou Yingting.

This thing was coming for him!

In that instant, Zhou Yingting could already feel the intention behind it.

"You have one too?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yi was stunned, and then his voice turned cautious, "We thought it was just one black bear, but another one appeared on your side. It caught us a bit off guard."

"As of now, we don't know exactly how many there are either."

Listening to Zhang Yi, Zhou Yingting fell silent momentarily, waving the Han Sword to make a sword flower, "Get someone to collect the corpse here. I'll deal with this black bear first."

"Be careful, don't look at the human faces on the black bear. Looking at those things will drain your Spiritual Power! And this thing is very powerful!"

Seeing Zhou Yingting about to hang up, Zhang Yi quickly reminded him.

Hearing this, Zhou Yingting agreed while hanging up and checking his Spiritual Power, realizing it had indeed decreased slightly.

Looking again at the black bear in front of him, Zhou Yingting pondered.

This black bear seemed to have some intelligence, and it came specifically targeting him, but why?

"Could it be?"

Thinking of the ghost face on the black bear, Zhou Yingting felt a slight stir in his heart.

Could it be because of the "Innate Immortal Bone" trait?

If that's the case, it seems to make sense.

This could be the reason the black bear locked onto this position and came after him, quite possibly.

Thankfully, it's nothing too bizarre.

"Roar!"

The black bear, also watching Zhou Yingting, couldn't hold back after a moment of stalemate and lunged at Zhou Yingting.

Zhou Yingting swung the Han Sword, yet it was easily deflected by the black bear.

Facing no other choice, Zhou Yingting had to compete with the black bear in terms of strength.

Upon the first clash, Zhou Yingting realized that this black bear was significantly stronger than him, and its claws were extremely sharp.

After just a few exchanges, Zhou Yingting found himself with several scratches, small streaks of blood flowing from them.

"This power must be over forty points!"

Feeling the strength emanating from the black bear, Zhou Yingting's heart sank.

Retreating slightly, Zhou Yingting immediately began to gather strength.

In an instant, a white light surged up the sword, illuminating the entire corridor.

The white light shone on the black bear, seemingly revealing a bit of black mist from its body.

Fortunately, this was an old neighborhood, and although some light shone outside, it didn't attract too much attention.

But the enormous commotion here did draw some attention from the residents of the building.

The noise was too loud, as if someone was being killed.

Therefore, even in the dead of night, no residents dared to come out and see what was happening; they just called the police using their phones.

The black bear opposite Zhou Yingting, seeing Zhou Yingting beginning to gather strength, became anxious.

With a furious roar, it charged at Zhou Yingting, continuously swiping its claws at him.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The deafening sound was overwhelming.

Zhou Yingting was unharmed, but the floor under his feet cracked at that moment.

The black bear's Defense Power was truly formidable, and after gathering strength for seven seconds, the sword moved like a Startled Swan, directly striking the black bear.

A flash of white light swept across, embedding the sword halfway into the black bear's body, but it halted as if stuck in the black bear's bones.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yingting's heart skipped a beat.

Looking up, he saw the black bear grinning sinisterly at him.

Then with a heavy slap, it struck Zhou Yingting on the shoulder, ripping off a piece of flesh.

In that instant, Zhou Yingting felt as if his entire skeleton was about to collapse, blood pouring out.

The black bear licked its lips, staring at Zhou Yingting with a voracious look, seemingly ready at any moment to devour him whole.

"Damn thing!"

Feeling the power of that strike, Zhou Yingting was filled with rage.

He braced a foot against the black bear, pulled out the Han Sword with force, then downed a Spiritual Recovery Potion, re-entering a state of gathering strength.

After exchanging blows briefly, Zhou Yingting realized it was impossible to take down the black bear with his usual strength.

And the injuries he had just sustained were causing his strength to gradually wane.

If this continues, he's afraid he might actually die at the hands of this monstrosity.

Looking at the black bear in front of him, the sword wound he had left on it was now swallowed by those eerie human faces.

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