A Fatal Blow

"I came to hunt beasts, but now I've been attacked by one."

To be honest, Lu Chen was surprised by the sudden beast attack, but he quickly reacted.

"In the wilderness, the positions of hunter and prey can be exchanged at any time. Humans hunt beasts, but brown bears and tigers also hunt humans."

"Every year, many Barbarians die at the hands of beasts."

He was thinking a lot, but in reality, Lu Chen reacted quickly. The moment the brown bear pounced, Lu Chen raised the Iron Sword in his hand high in an awkward but powerful posture.

[Fatal Blow]

Lu Chen, with both hands raising his long sword, was preparing to use Fatal Blow.

Fatal Blow is very strong. Once successfully executed, it can unleash twice one's own strength. However, this skill has a charging pause, so it is not very effective in combat.

But if prepared in advance, it is easy to deal with the enemy.

Of course, the enemy would not just watch Lu Chen charge up, but what Lu Chen was facing now was not a human, but a beast, and a brown bear known for its strength.

"Brown bears hunt by charging straight ahead, they won't dodge."

As Lu Chen expected, the brown bear had no idea what Lu Chen's posture meant, so it didn't dodge. Moreover, compared to dodging, the brown bear was more afraid of its prey escaping.

Anxious, the brown bear dug its limbs into the ground and pounced towards Lu Chen at top speed. At this moment, Lu Chen's Fatal Blow was just fully charged.

When the Fatal Blow was fully charged, Lu Chen felt that he could completely control his body's strength.

Immersed in this perfect feeling, Lu Chen suddenly swung the long sword in his hand and smashed it hard at the brown bear.

As Lu Chen swung his sword, he felt power rising from his feet standing on the ground, originating from his waist, acting on his elbow, and finally condensing on his wrist. All of this made this strike feel "fatal."

As Lu Chen swung his sword, the beast's intuition made the brown bear stand up halfway at the last moment, while its hands slapped out towards Lu Chen.

This kind of slap is a common attack method for wild bears. Those palms contain terrifying power. If hit by those palms, ordinary Barbarians or ordinary beasts would suffer broken bones and die miserably.

Unfortunately, this time, the wild bear was facing Lu Chen.

The brown bear was strong, but Lu Chen was even stronger.

The heavy sword was without edge, falling at top speed. Lu Chen's Iron Sword collided directly with the brown bear's fleshy but powerful palm.

With a "Bang!"

The Iron Sword was without edge, and did not cut off the brown bear's palm, but the heavy force contained within the sword instantly shattered the brown bear's hands.

Then, the heavy Iron Sword swung away the brown bear's palm and smashed directly into its head.

"Bang!" Another loud bang. In the violent sound, Lu Chen's strike directly smashed the brown bear's head.

As the bear's head shattered, Lu Chen sheathed his sword, using the blade to support himself, and slowly exhaled.

"Sure enough, my current strength is not afraid of ordinary beasts."

"And the power of Fatal Blow is indeed powerful. Unfortunately, because my level is too low, I need a second of preparation time to successfully launch it. Dealing with a brown bear is fine, but against speed-type opponents like tigers and leopards, I can't use it at all."

It can only be said that the brown bear and Lu Chen's compatibility was not good. Compared to other beasts, the brown bear was thick-skinned, powerful, but these were also Lu Chen's strengths.

More importantly, Lu Chen was stronger than the brown bear. All of this meant that the brown bear had no chance to perform at all when facing Lu Chen, and died with regret.

If it were creatures like tigers and leopards, it would definitely not be easy for Lu Chen to deal with them.

"If only I had extremely fast speed too."

Lu Chen, being greedy, thought so, but soon, he thought of something, and his eyes lit up.

"Wait, although I don't have the speed of a tiger or leopard, I can make them as slow as me, and then everything will be solved."

Looking at the description of a skill in his skill bar, Lu Chen's fear of speed-type monsters like tigers disappeared.

Of course, now is not the time to think about these things.

Looking back at the brown bear, Lu Chen smiled.

Especially when he looked at the system log and found a prompt inside, the smile on Lu Chen's face became even stronger.

[System Notification: Host has killed a brown bear, gaining 100 Experience Points.]

Whether it was the hundred Experience Points for killing the brown bear, or the brown bear's flesh and blood remaining in place, all made Lu Chen happy, but what made Lu Chen even happier was that he had found a way to hunt, and would not go hungry in the future.

"I'm slow and don't have any hunting skills, so I can't chase prey at all."

"But instead of chasing prey, I can let the prey chase me. There are too many carnivores in the wilderness. Seeing me alone, they will definitely not be able to resist."

Yes, Lu Chen was preparing to use himself as bait for trapping and hunting, or to hunt large animals. Such creatures, when facing the weak Lu Chen, would not run away, but would fight Lu Chen.

This gave Lu Chen a chance to use his advantages.

Of course, such behavior was somewhat dangerous. The relationship between prey and hunter was very prone to change. If he encountered a dangerous beast, it would be Lu Chen who had to run.

Lu Chen was certainly aware of this danger, but even so, he was still prepared to do it.

"Hunting Barbarian Beasts is not only for food, but also to obtain Experience Points. This is the same principle as going out at night. I dare to deal with the strange, how could I be afraid of beasts."

Looking at the flesh and blood of the Brown Bear, feeling the power of his body, Lu Chen made a decision.

Of course, now was not the time to think about these things. Lu Chen did not stay here long. Carrying the flesh and blood of the Brown Bear, Lu Chen strode away, heading towards the village.

The vicinity of West Mountain was the village's hunting ground, and it was daytime, so Lu Chen proceeded without any obstacles. Soon, he carried the Brown Bear into the village.

Barbarian Bull Village, at Lu Chen's home, Xiao Wei was finally able to relax, looking at the simple but much cleaner room.

However, she soon looked at the kitchen counter, seeing the half-side of pork that had lost dozens of pounds of meat in just two days.

This situation made Xiao Wei's face show worry again.

"A'Chen's appetite is too big. At this rate, we'll run out of food soon."

"If there's no food, I'll definitely be driven away."

Having lived in this tribe for many years, Yi Nianwei knew very well that without food, the village would help A'Chen, but would definitely not help the weak her.

And thinking that without food, and without clothes, she would have a hard time getting through this winter, fear appeared in Yi Nianwei's heart.

"No, I can't be idle."

After cleaning the house, Xiao Wei, not wanting to die like this, did not dare to be idle. She wanted to go outside to find some work, preferably to get some food.

However, after arriving at the door, she found that she could not do anything.

With the increasing number of strange occurrences, more and more Barbarian men were dying, but many of the women in the village survived.

Fortunately, the Barbarian women were all tall and strong, and most of the work could be done, which meant that the village's operation did not have any problems.

However, other Barbarian women were tall and strong, and had work to do.

And Xiao Wei, with a body of only about 1.4 meters, was completely inferior to those Barbarian women in heavy work.

It was also because of this that she felt that once she lost the village's support, she would definitely die this winter.

Of course, Xiao Wei, who came from the Central Plains, was not useless. She knew embroidery and some writing.

Unfortunately, such skills were basically useless in the Barbarian Wasteland.

The Barbarians only wore animal skins for clothing, so how could embroidery be useful? As for writing, most Barbarians only needed to be able to count a few numbers.

Therefore, Yi Nianwei's abilities had no effect here.

Thinking that the family would lose more than twenty pounds of meat a day, and that she could not do anything and had no way to change the family's situation, Yi Nianwei felt a burst of despair.

The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. In the end, she leaned against the door and cried in despair.

"With A'Chen's appetite, the food at home can last for four or five days at most. Without food, I will be driven away and die this winter. Dad, Mom, I'm coming to be with you."

She could not find any way to survive.