It was a white dire bear covered in snow-white fur, its body as large as a small truck!
Nearly six meters long, with limbs as thick as buckets, it radiated sheer destructive power at a glance!
The white bear's attributes appeared before Cao Xing.
Snowfield Dire Bear: Level 15 Race: Beast Rank: Tier 2 Elite Creature Health: 4080/4080 Attack: 347–356 Attributes: Strength 189, Agility 154, Spirit 173, Constitution 204 Skill: Bear Paw Slam (The dire bear attacks enemies with its powerful forelimbs. Enemies with lower Strength than itself are inflicted with a 100% knockback effect!) Savage Roar (The dire bear unleashes terrifying sound waves, stunning enemies within thirty meters for 3 seconds!) Lightning Slam (It gathers the lightning power within its body and slams the ground, dealing 130% lightning damage to enemies within twenty meters and paralyzing all enemies for 1 second!) Talent ①: Cold Resistance Talent ②: Thunder Body (Can manipulate faint lightning power.) (Note: This is a dire bear that has awakened special power. It is extremely powerful. Proceed with caution!)
"Damn, a level 15 elite creature!" Cao Xing was stunned.
Its attributes alone rivaled those of an ordinary level 20 monster. Combined with those three skills, its actual combat power was even more terrifying!
The moment the dire bear sensed Assam's presence, it roared and charged toward him.
Boom! Boom!
As it ran, it was like cannonballs striking the snow, detonations ringing out without pause!
Even Assam, who had been waiting in place, could not help growing nervous at such overwhelming momentum.
Meanwhile, Cao Xing rapidly assessed both sides' attributes and their distance apart.
"This thing has way too much health. Without a headshot, Barrett will need at least five shots to take it down."
"I'm still five hundred meters away from it. At this dire bear's sprinting speed, it'll need at least ten seconds to reach me."
"Barrett has a two-second firing interval. Including the time needed to aim, ten seconds is enough for me to fire five shots!"
After reaching that conclusion, Cao Xing finally relaxed.
That meant he could use Barrett to kill the dire bear before it reached him.
Provided that all five shots hit.
Still, with the dire bear's enormous body, if Cao Xing could somehow miss, he would truly be terrible at shooting.
At the same time, the Frost Wolf beneath Assam tensed all four limbs.
It had already prepared itself for a desperate fight to the death against the snowfield dire bear.
"Roar!!!"
The dire bear rushed over in the blink of an eye.
Just as it raised its paw and was about to bring it down—
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out.
A spray of blood instantly burst from the snowfield dire bear's back.
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A terrifying damage number floated up!
"Roar!!!"
The dire bear cried out in pain, lost its balance midair, and crashed onto the ground, rolling more than ten meters away.
"So powerful!"
Cao Xing looked at the big weapon in his hands with delight.
When Barrett fired just now, the powerful recoil struck his shoulder.
At that moment, a layer of ice armor and a layer of scale armor appeared simultaneously.
Not only did Cao Xing take no damage at all, even the recoil force was negated.
"Good, good, good! Now I don't have to worry about recoil hurting me!"
Cao Xing was overjoyed.
"Wooooar!!"
The dire bear quickly scrambled to its feet, glaring around with bloodshot eyes as it searched for the culprit who had attacked it.
Then it immediately spotted Cao Xing in the distance.
The next moment, the snowfield dire bear charged fiercely toward Cao Xing.
At the same time, Barrett's attack interval had ended.
He lay prone on the ground, aimed at the dire bear's massive body, and fired without hesitation!
"Bang!"
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A four-digit damage number floated up!
Cao Xing's heart leaped with joy. This attack had actually triggered Barrett's armor-piercing effect.
Two shots had directly brought the dire bear's health below half.
Assam, who had narrowly escaped disaster just moments ago, stared in shock at the two bloody holes in the dire bear's body.
"What terrifying power..."
"Even if Winter and I joined forces, we still couldn't withstand a single strike from Lord Cao Xing..."
Meanwhile, the dire bear was already less than three hundred meters away from Cao Xing.
Having been hit twice, its killing intent had been completely aroused.
A savage aura rushed toward them.
It even made Liu Muxue and Ilena instinctively take two steps back.
At this moment, Cao Xing's third bullet had finished loading.
"Bang!"
Cao Xing fired without hesitation.
That shot dealt no damage at all, because Cao Xing had missed!
"Damn! How the hell did I miss that?"
"What kind of trash aim is this?!"
Cao Xing's heart sank.
Because that meant he only had two shots left!
He glanced at the brown bear's health.
Health: 1974/4080
In other words, both of Cao Xing's remaining shots had to hit, and at least one of them needed to trigger armor-piercing damage!
Otherwise, if the dire bear had even a sliver of health left and charged up to Cao Xing—
With his frail body, one slap from the dire bear would kill him.
The pressure suddenly mounted, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Liu Muxue gripped her shield tightly at the side, her expression solemn. She seemed to have realized the situation before them as well.
At that moment, Liu Muxue came to Cao Xing's side, already prepared to block an attack for him.
But Cao Xing continued reloading with an icy expression.
He knew that at times like this, he had to stay calm.
When the dire bear was two hundred meters away from him, the fourth round had finished loading.
After aiming at the dire bear's huge body, Cao Xing thought, Master Han, bless me. Don't let me miss again!
Some Han: Why are you, a mage, praying to me, a mechanic???
Then he fired.
"Bang!"
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It did not trigger armor-piercing damage, but Cao Xing was not discouraged.
The snowfield dire bear seemed to sense that this final stretch would decide victory or defeat!
"Roar! Roar!"
Its running speed increased once again.
One hundred meters!
Fifty meters!
At that moment, electricity faintly flickered around the dire bear's limbs. It actually intended to unleash that area-of-effect skill and blast Cao Xing to death directly!
Just then, Cao Xing's fifth bullet finished loading!
He took a deep breath. As he aimed at the dire bear's body, he raised his sights slightly.
Then he decisively pulled the trigger!
"Bang!"
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Headshot!
A terrifying damage number appeared.
A bloody hole pierced straight through the snowfield dire bear's forehead.
Its massive body abruptly halted mid-charge, then crashed headfirst into the snow before them like an out-of-control truck.
"Crash!"
The dire bear dragged across the snow for more than ten meters before its body finally came to a complete stop.
Then it collapsed onto the ground, utterly lifeless.
A system prompt appeared.
Successfully killed Snowfield Dire Bear, level 15 elite creature. Killed a monster above your level. Obtained 350 × 400% experience, gaining 1400 experience points! Your level has increased. Current level: 3. This level-up granted: Strength +3, Agility +4, Spirit +6, Constitution +4
At the same time, a beam of white light rose from Cao Xing's body.
Ecstasy flashed through Cao Xing's eyes.
"I leveled up! And I gained two levels at once!"
Before his surprise could fade, the system prompts continued.
Killed Snowfield Dire Bear. Obtained loot: Beginner Power Heart ×1 (Advancement item. Allows survivors or territory units that have reached level 10 to advance into Tier 2 powerhouses.) Obtained: Beginner Elemental Crystal (Green) ×8 (A crystal containing elemental power. It can be used to construct Lesser Magical Buildings or used as alchemy material.) [Congratulations! As the first survivor on the entire server to kill an elite creature, you have received the first-kill reward: Beginner Elemental Arrow Tower Blueprint ×1, Frostland Druid Recruitment Scroll ×1.]
Seeing that huge pile of notifications, Cao Xing could barely contain the wild joy in his eyes.
"Holy shit... I hit the jackpot this time!"
"A Power Heart, a Frostland Druid Recruitment Scroll, an Elemental Arrow Tower Blueprint... this is insane!"
At this moment, Ilena and Assam both came to Cao Xing's side.
They stared in shock at the snowfield dire bear's corpse on the ground and murmured,
"What a terrifying weapon..."
"Lord Cao Xing, your power shines as brilliantly and mightily as the stars!"
'Ilena' has been won over by the formidable combat power you displayed. Loyalty increased. Current Loyalty: 80 'Assam' has been won over by the formidable combat power you displayed. Loyalty increased. Current Loyalty: 85
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