Can I counter-kill?

It was clear that these people had no intention of giving up. Even if they were rescued after giving up, the losses they would incur would be more than just failing the semester. Moreover, they had already missed the best time to call for help. By the time rescuers arrived, a few people in this team would likely be dead.

This bear... in the terminology of this world, it was a creature with a high degree of mutation. As long as the mutation degree was high enough, any species could become incredibly powerful, defying heaven. Therefore, the classification of exotic beasts based on their species could not be entirely trusted.

Even lions of the same species could be divided into different ranks of strength. Was it strange for a mouse to produce a genius among mice? Judging an opponent's strength based on its species... normally, it could be adopted, but if one was unlucky... hehe.

Of course, the offspring produced by powerful exotic beasts would certainly have extremely high innate talent.

With a bang, followed by a series of snapping sounds, a student from the Flesh System was slapped by the pursuing brown bear. Even though he was strong, he looked over two meters tall and imposing at first glance!

And looking at this brown bear, it also looked over two meters tall at first glance...

at the shoulder.

When it stood up, its height was like a two-story building. Was there a comparison?

That student was quite tough. He even crashed into several large trees and still managed to let out a few groans. Spitting out some blood was all it took; he wouldn't die immediately. As for faking his death, it was said that bears were not interested in corpses?

Oh, that was only regarding food. Perhaps they specifically enjoyed desecrating corpses? Dare to fake death!?

This student was also loyal, or perhaps this was a common trait of Flesh System ability users. With their abundant energy, they always had a bit of hot-bloodedness, especially since he was still a student... Well, although the opponent wasn't much younger than Jiu Ming.

So, he thrashed around on the ground for a while, then let out a roar and stood up again. He also picked up a broken tree trunk that he had knocked down nearby and threw it. The brown bear's head smashed that tree trunk, turning it into fragments. Its already red eyes became comparable to small red light bulbs.

Hot-bloodedness wasn't the same as being brainless. Those who were both hot-blooded and brainless were precisely the ones least likely to die. The moment the student threw the tree trunk, he turned and ran. The brown bear, enraged, chased after him with a earth-shattering roar.

Hmm, it seemed like he didn't need to act for now. This big clumsy bear had a not-low mutation degree... that was true, but it seemed like all the points were added to its physical aspects. Its intelligence might be slightly stronger than an ordinary bear?

It didn't seem much stronger. At least it was so easily taunted away. The student hadn't even shouted "Bastard" yet; he just threw something.

"Hurry up!" The brown bear was temporarily drawn away. The other students knew that the student couldn't hold on for long. Their abilities did too little damage to the brown bear. Its thick fur largely immunized them from their attacks.

To find a chance of survival, they had to attack from other angles. If they handled it well, they might be able to counter-kill?

Alright, the illusion that I could counter-kill was indeed something I shouldn't have.

But... try?

If they could kill this bear, their final grades would definitely increase significantly!

"Oh? Quite quick, aren't you." Seeing what these students were about to do, Jiu Ming wasn't in a hurry. He watched as an observer. The method they were using was quite primitive: digging a pit...

Once upon a time, seniors had used this tried-and-true method to kill how many enemies they couldn't defeat head-on. No matter how capable you were, once you fell in, once you fell in... Uh, this depended on the skill of the digger...

If the pit was dug well, it would kill one. If it wasn't dug well, the moment they fell in, they would immediately climb out. What kind of kill was that!

Visibly, the soil on the ground was slowly sinking like quicksand. Jiu Ming glanced at the student with his hands on the ground. Earth Element Ability? Digging a pit was indeed convenient. Jiu Ming took a brief look at the large pit taking shape. It wasn't just a hole dug mindlessly; the size of the pit was just enough to trap the brown bear.

Looking at this honest-looking Earth Element Ability student, Jiu Ming suspected that this guy might often do such things, otherwise, how could he be so experienced?

He didn't stop after digging one pit; he dug several more in different directions. Afterward, the openings of these pits were covered with a layer of soil. Under the operation of the Earth Element Ability students, several students stood on the pits without falling in.

After setting up, they quickly used their communicators to notify the student who was luring the beast. The huge commotion that had been gradually receding shifted back. That student was now even more disheveled than before, their clothes tattered.

Except for the Earth Element Ability user, the other students quickly moved to receive them. The Earth Element Ability student stood there calmly. It would have been better if their hands weren't shaking. Suddenly, an Earth Spike emerged from the ground, piercing the Brown Bear right between its legs, hitting the bullseye.

"Tsk tsk? You really don't live up to your naturally honest appearance." The damage wasn't much, but the effect was superb!

The Brown Bear's eyes turned red, and it shifted its target, charging directly at the Earth Element Ability student. In the end, Jiu Ming couldn't bear to watch the Brown Bear's fate.

Perhaps the Brown Bear also didn't expect why the ground suddenly gave way. Those little things that ran past earlier were completely fine!

The Brown Bear, having fallen into the pit, was naturally unwilling to be idle. Relying on its brute force, it struggled violently. Every struggle caused the ground to shake. Centered on the trap, deep cracks continuously expanded. It was possible this bear could break out using this brute force.

Now, these students regretted it a little. Was a pit ten meters deep a bit too shallow? They should have dug twenty meters deep.

With limited ability, the Earth Element Ability student could only create a pit this deep. Now, he was fully focused on stabilizing the trap. The soil flowed like water, smoothing out the cracks around the trap, and even the opening slowly closed.

This was blatant pit-digging and burying.

He nodded. The bear's fate was sealed, especially since the other students were constantly using their abilities to shrink the opening, kicking the bear while it was down and interfering with its actions.

"Roar roar roar..."

Another roar echoed, and the expressions of all the students present changed. "Holy crap, there's another one?"

The Earth Element Ability student was now sweating profusely. Dealing with one was already his limit. Another one? Should they just run?

"You guys hurry up, we'll go lure that one away." After a brief discussion, three people stepped out from this team. The Flesh System student had little combat power left; he could only run back on sheer willpower. "We all have speed-type abilities, so we'll be fine for now. You guys need to speed up."

"What great team spirit," Jiu Ming praised sincerely. Perhaps there was a factor of caring about their Academic Credit involved, but so what?

They deserved praise for reaching this point.

But should he continue watching this area? There were developments on both sides, and he couldn't be in two places at once.

Hmm?

A faint flash caught his eye. Jiu Ming grinned and waved in the direction of the flash, silently following the three students. Since someone else was coming here, he didn't need to pay attention to this matter.

The quality of this year's students is really not bad, the hidden support who was lurking also praised. Under normal circumstances, these students would be no match for this Brown Bear, which could easily defeat them with one hand. Bear-type Exotic Beasts are always troublesome, with thick skin and tough flesh, highly resistant to physical attacks, and also very resistant to abilities. Fortunately, most of them rely on their bodies for combat, so even if they are difficult to deal with, there are many ways to counter them.

However, the fact that they dared to think about counterattacking while escaping, and even succeeded, was remarkable. If the student who was initially responsible for attracting the Brown Bear's attention had been a bit more cowardly, or if the other students had been more timid and chosen to continue fleeing, the consequences... heh.

Their subsequent performance was also very good. Knowing there was a second Brown Bear, they made a very correct choice. Their chances of success in beating them one by one were not low, and this was not the only team in the Training Area.

If they had narrowly escaped, and then two enraged Brown Bears went on a rampage, the other students would undoubtedly be utterly unlucky.

"Which one is the male? Which one is the female?" Looking at this one, which seemed slightly stronger than the Brown Bear being trapped and killed, Jiu Ming muttered in confusion. Cough, he wouldn't be chasing after this bear's butt to find out.

Speed-related abilities. These three students ran incredibly fast, occasionally turning back to harass that brown bear. It's just that the distance between the two sides was getting a bit close. Jiu Ming shook his head. This brown bear looked clumsy and didn't have any long-range abilities. But the definition of long-range is quite ambiguous, isn't it?

Throwing a stone at someone is also a long-range attack.

Bang!!

The brown bear, greatly provoked by these three students, swiped at a large tree next to it. The tree trunk was shattered by its immense brute force, and under the impact, fragments were hurled forward at the three students at even greater speed.

"Holy crap!!"

The three students, not expecting the brown bear to suddenly pull a move like this, were stunned for a moment and quickly scattered to find cover.

They were a bit too close to the brown bear. Before they could reach cover, they were hit by quite a few of the flying fragments. Two of them were of the mental system, specifically targeting elements, and one was of the flesh system with speed enhancement. In short, none of them were built to take hits.

"That was close..." clutching his shoulder, this student endured the pain of what might be a fractured bone and glanced at his two companions. Seeing that neither of them had injured their legs, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Injuring a leg would be the worst possible outcome. In a situation like this, they might as well stop running. Lying on the ground and playing dead might offer a better chance of survival.

This time, they wouldn't dare to get cocky like they did before, once they saw the brown bear couldn't catch up to them...