Brown Bear Shares the Fruit (Please Follow and Bookmark)

A helpless expression tinged with intelligence appeared on the brown bear's face.

It took a deep breath, then rubbed its plump face with two millstone-sized paws before walking straight to a nearby tree that had not been struck by lightning. With a light leap that carried the grace of an elephant dancing, it snapped off a branch two or three meters long.

What is it trying to do?

Xu Yang's muscles tensed all over. At the slightest sign of trouble, he could bolt more than a hundred meters away in an instant.

Crack!

Crack!

With two swift swipes of its massive paws, the brown bear broke the entire branch into three sections.

"Roar, roar~~~"

The brown bear first pointed at the three fruits on the lightning-struck tree's crown, then pointed at the three sections of wood on the ground.

Xu Yang understood now. The brown bear was using those three pieces of wood to represent the three fruits on the lightning-struck tree.

"Awoo~~"

After responding softly to the brown bear, Xu Yang watched as it hurled a section of wood toward him with great force.

Thud.

Its aim was remarkably accurate. From nearly a kilometer away, the brown bear had thrown the wood precisely to a spot one meter in front of Xu Yang. The end of the branch embedded in the soil still trembled. Xu Yang's heart tightened. This move alone was enough to show how extraordinary the brown bear's strength was; at the very least, its control over force was perfect.

"Roar~~"

Repeating the same trick, the brown bear tossed another section of wood into the sky.

"Screech!"

With a gentle flap of its wings, the golden bird swooped low and caught the wood in its beak. As a member of the Monster Race, it was no fool and could tell that the brown bear was dividing the fruit. Obtaining fruit without having to fight was the best possible outcome, so naturally it would not refuse.

"Roar, roar, roar~~~"

A smile appeared on the brown bear's face, carrying a hint of pride.

"Roar, roar~~"

It pointed at Xu Yang, signaling for him to pick the fruit first.

Well then, does it think I'm the weakest and least threatening? Xu Yang smiled bitterly inwardly, though he did not feel much resistance. In battles between beasts, unless there was an overwhelming gap in strength, the larger one was usually the stronger fighter.

The brown bear stood over six meters tall, while the golden bird's wingspan exceeded ten meters. Xu Yang was only around three and a half meters long, so naturally they would consider him weak.

Breaking into a light run, Xu Yang did not fully trust the brown bear or the golden bird. The closer he got to the lightning-struck tree, the tighter his muscles became.

Fortunately, both monsters were quite rule-abiding. One fruit per monster truly meant one fruit per monster. They watched as Xu Yang stepped on the dead branches of the lightning-struck tree and climbed up into its crown.

Fuck, it smells so good!

Looking at the three fruits within reach, Xu Yang's mouth flooded uncontrollably with saliva, and an evil thought arose in his mind.

"They're all mine. All mine. Why keep faith with two beasts..."

Damn it, I can't be less trustworthy than a bear and a bird, can I?

Forcefully extinguishing that evil thought, Xu Yang carefully bit through the stem connecting one fruit to the lightning-struck tree, held it lightly in his mouth, and nimbly made his way back down the same path.

When his paws touched the ground again, Xu Yang let out a sigh of relief inwardly.

The brown bear and golden bird also relaxed when they saw that Xu Yang had kept to the rules and taken only one fruit.

"Screech!"

"Roar, roar~~~"

Xu Yang carried the fruit beneath the cliff. From this position, he could continue watching the show, and if anything changed next, the nearly thousand-meter distance would be enough for him to escape.

The brown bear moved a little closer and stopped roughly a hundred meters from the lightning-struck tree.

"Roar, roar~~"

It waved toward the sky, signaling for the golden bird to come down and take its fruit.

This brown bear is highly intelligent. Xu Yang no longer dared to treat it as an ordinary extraordinary beast. Its intelligence alone was no worse than that of a normal human. It let me take the fruit first because I was the weakest of the three. If I dared break the rules, I would have faced a joint attack from it and the golden bird.

And by standing a hundred meters from the lightning-struck tree now, it's guarding against the golden bird breaking the rules. That hundred-meter distance must be within the range where it's confident it can keep the golden bird from escaping.

The more Xu Yang analyzed it, the more shocked he became. This brown bear's intelligence truly was no worse than a normal person's!

This also made Xu Yang resolve to keep a lower profile. He could no longer look down on these beasts with a sense of superiority, or he might suffer a huge loss by capsizing in a ditch.

"Screech!"

The golden bird plunged downward at extreme speed, folding its wings and shooting down like a shuttle, carrying a piercing whistle in its wake.

Xu Yang kept his gaze on the brown bear. Sure enough, as the golden bird swooped down, the soil beneath the brown bear's feet visibly sank several centimeters.

The brown bear was clearly preparing itself. If the golden bird made any improper move, it would unleash a thunderous strike. The golden bird also seemed keenly aware of the brown bear's vigilance. It landed steadily on the lightning-struck tree's crown, then elegantly extended its claws and took the fruit that belonged to it from the two remaining ones.

Golden light flowed across the golden bird's feathers, and even the fruit in its claws seemed to be covered in a sacred glow. The golden bird did not leave at once. Instead, it tilted its head toward the last fruit on the tree, a complicated emotion showing in its eyes. It seemed hesitant, yet also reluctant to part with it.

Xu Yang watched nervously to see whether the golden bird would go back on its word, while the brown bear maintained its vigilant stance, as though ready at any moment to deal with whatever change might arise.

The air seemed to freeze solid.

"Screech!"

After weighing it for two seconds, clarity returned to the golden bird's eyes. It suddenly let out a joyful cry toward the heavens, turned, spread its wings, and soared away, vanishing into the horizon in an instant.

The golden bird was not confident it could withstand an attack from the brown bear. Faced with greed, it restrained itself.

"Roar, roar~~~"

The brown bear roared excitedly. Both Xu Yang and the golden bird had followed the rules it set, which made it very happy! Waving a paw at Xu Yang, the brown bear twisted its body as it climbed to the tree crown, opened its bloody maw, and swallowed the fruit in one bite.

Fuck, the fruit has electricity!

Xu Yang was utterly horrified. He clearly saw sparks flickering between the brown bear's teeth, accompanied by low rumbles of thunder.

Unlike Xu Yang's horror, the brown bear lay half-reclined in the tree crown, thoroughly enjoying the lightning-struck fruit's treatment of its mouth. Comfortable grunts occasionally came from its nostrils.

The brown bear's pleasant enjoyment did not last long. Before long, its fur stood on end and its body began to tremble slightly. This was the reaction caused by the electric current in the lightning-struck fruit. Though painful, that pain carried an indescribable comfort for the brown bear.

Xu Yang stared in astonishment from the side. He had never expected the lightning-struck fruit to have such an effect.

The brown bear rolled around several times in the tree crown, seemingly using this method to release the current in its body. The already overburdened branches snapped, and the brown bear fell directly from a height of twenty meters.

Boom!

Thick-skinned and tough-fleshed, the brown bear was completely unharmed.

In less than two seconds, the current dissipated, and the brown bear's body gradually calmed down.

It climbed out of the crater it had smashed into the ground, shook its head, and let out a satisfied roar.

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