After returning to the group, Zhao Fu led them onward.
After crossing this boundary, the group entered another world—a Deerfolk World. The people there had deer antlers growing from their heads, though they were not large, only half a foot long rather than the size of normal deer antlers.
Aside from the antlers, they also had deer tails. In all other respects, they were no different from humans.
Of course, some deerfolk had deer-like heads and a large pair of antlers, with human-like bodies and deer-like skin.
As Zhao Fu's group traveled through it, the deerfolk of this world proved rather friendly, and nothing unpleasant happened.
At this point, the group was moving through a wilderness forest. They were already quite close to the Otherworld Ten Academies. In a few more days, Zhao Fu would likely arrive there, and it would also happen to be enrollment season.
Roar!
A beast's roar suddenly rang through the mountain forest, extremely close by. After giving it some thought, Zhao Fu flew over to see what was happening.
He saw a massive black bear viciously pursuing a group. The group consisted mainly of guards clad in armor and carrying sharp swords and longbows. They appeared to have come hunting, only to unexpectedly encounter this black bear.
Bang!
The black bear raised its enormous paw and slammed it fiercely into the ground. An invisible ripple of force carrying incomparably terrifying power spread outward, cracking and collapsing the ground. Struck by the force ripple, everyone in the group was sent flying and fell to the ground.
The black bear thus caught up with the group. With a sinister grin, it looked at a beautiful, sunlit-looking woman with a seductive figure and reached out with a huge bear paw to seize her.
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