We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Li Che's breath hitched in his throat.

The giant bear that slowly stood up in front of him was so huge that it completely distorted his understanding of bears.

Where is this bear?

It was clearly a moving black mountain of flesh!

When standing upright, its height must have exceeded four meters, so majestic that it almost blocked out the light from behind.

Compared with the brown and black giant, Xiaotuan was obviously smaller, like a strong young bear facing an adult bear.

At its feet, Xiaosong looked more like a large, brightly colored cat, and the oppressive feeling brought about by the size difference was suffocating.

The giant bear's heavy breathing emitted white mist, and there were dark red sticky bloodstains at the corners of its mouth, which were obviously left by the previous victim.

Without any instructions, Xiaotuan's huge body had already crouched down, and its ice-blue eyes were fixed on the terrifying fellow in front of it without blinking.

Xiaosong retreated silently behind a bush of low thorns, his colorful fur blending perfectly with the shadows of the woods.

Perhaps it had just eaten, causing it to be less alert to its surroundings, and the giant bear did not seem to immediately notice the man, bear, and tiger so close to it.

The huge head turned slightly, and the blood-stained nose twitched, as if savoring the delicious food from before.

opportunity!

Li Che suppressed the fear in his heart, his muscles tensed like a bowstring, but his movements were extremely gentle.

He held his breath, and with his right thumb he silently pushed open the buckle of the holster at his waist, slowly pulling out the pepper bottle pistol.

The touch of cold metal brought a sense of comfort, which calmed Li Che down a lot.

Before coming here, he firmly believed that no carbon-based creature in the world could directly withstand the power of firearms.

But at this moment, seeing this prehistoric giant brown bear with his own eyes made him waver in this idea for the first time.

It is unlikely that a lead bullet would be fatal to it, unless it hits the head, heart or other vital parts. Otherwise, it will probably only cause minor injuries and may even completely enrage the monster.

At this moment, a mountain breeze blew from behind Li Che without warning, picking up the dead leaves on the ground and swirling towards the front.

Oops!

Seeing the leaves flying past his feet, Li Che felt a chill down his spine.

This is the upwind side!

This wind will carry its scent clearly into the nose of the giant beast!

Sure enough, the next second!

The giant bear suddenly turned towards Li Che, and its bloody nose twitched.

Then, the pair of small eyes flashing with a ferocious luster accurately locked onto Li Che who was hiding behind the tree.

One man and one beast, looking into each other's eyes!

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Li Che did not hesitate at all. The moment the fierce light in the giant beast's eyes suddenly increased, he suddenly raised his arm, and the black muzzle of the gun was instantly pointed at the ferocious bear face!

boom--

The explosion tore through the silence of the forest.

The gun barrel instantly spewed out flames and smoke, and the huge recoil hit Li Che's wrist hard.

The startled flock of birds rushed into the dark sky like exploding black clouds.

At such a close distance, even though the pepper bottle pistol had limited accuracy, the bullet still hit the giant bear's face hard.

"Ow—"

A painful and violent roar sounded, and the huge impact force caused the giant bear's head to suddenly tilt back.

The left half of the giant bear's cheek was instantly covered in blood, half of its fang flew off, and a bloody hole appeared.

The skin and flesh rolled up and blood gushed out like a fountain!

However, this blow, enough to collapse any beast, did not make it retreat.

The severe pain instead ignited the brutality in its bones; the power of the lead bullet was still too small.

Li Che saw the two pairs of eyes turn blood red in an instant, and immediately had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second the giant bear landed on all fours, and with its huge body, it charged violently towards the tree where Li Che was hiding with the momentum to crush everything.

The ground vibrated dully, and small trees as thick as bowls blocking the road were easily broken by it.

Li Che's pupils suddenly shrank. The beast's ferocity was far beyond his imagination.

He suppressed his heartbeat and pulled the trigger again the moment the giant bear rushed over ten meters.

boom!

This shot hit the giant bear's blood-red right eye accurately!

puff-

The giant bear's head tilted back again, and a paste mixed with vitreous and blood splashed out from its burst eye sockets.

Half of the broken eyeball was hanging on the edge of the eye socket, swinging as its head shook, and the right eye completely became a horrible bloody hole!

Li Che's marksmanship was not bad, and this shot turned the giant bear into a one-eyed bear.

However, blindness and severe pain still could not stop the enraged beast.

It charged even faster. The severe pain of losing an eye made it completely crazy. It had only one goal - to tear apart the two-legged beast that dared to provoke it!

The mountain-like body rushed in front of Li Che in an instant, accompanied by a fishy wind.

A huge shadow completely enveloped him, and a terrifying bear paw covered with thick keratin, bringing with it an evil wind that tore through the air, slammed down hard on Li Che's head.

Li Che had no doubt that the force was enough to smash his head into a rotten watermelon!

The breath of death was overwhelming, and Li Che's mind went blank almost instantly.

My life is over!

At this critical moment!

Roar--

A roar filled with anger exploded beside Li Che.

A white shadow, like a rapidly swinging battering ram, with unparalleled momentum, slammed into the giant bear's waist and ribs from the side.

It’s a small group!

The huge impact force made the giant bear, caught off guard, roar in pain. Its body instantly lost balance and fell to the ground with a bang.

The little group of people stood up, and with all their strength, they used their white bear paws to smash the side of the giant bear's head, which had just been raised, like a hammer.

bang——

A dull crashing sound was heard, and the giant bear's head was smashed hard against the ground, splashing mud.

However, the fighting instinct of this man-eating giant bear was extremely terrifying.

The moment it fell to the ground, it used its beastly ferocity to twist its thick neck to the side, and its bloody mouth full of sharp teeth bit back at the hind legs that were supporting the ground.

Xiaotuan reacted extremely quickly, jumping back quickly and narrowly avoiding the fatal counterattack.

The two giant beasts instantly separated by a brief gap.

Li Che naturally would not miss this fleeting opportunity. He raised the pepper shaker pistol in his hand without hesitation and rolled to the side.

Half-kneeling on the ground, he aimed his gun at the broad back of the giant bear that was struggling to get up, and emptied all the lead bullets in the magazine.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!

The pepper shaker pistol continuously spewed out tongues of fire, and six lead bullets penetrated deeply into the giant bear's thick back and buttocks, and blood splattered on the brown and black hair!

Lead bullets penetrate thick layers of fat and muscle, causing far less damage than hitting the face and eyes.

The giant bear roared even more furiously and turned its bloody and terrifying head.

He actually completely ignored the small group beside him, and stared at Li Che with his only remaining left eye. His huge body rushed towards Li Che again like a chariot out of control!

The distance is too close!

The huge bear paw that was getting closer and closer was reflected in Li Che's pupils.

It's over! There's no hiding!

A tiger roar that shook the mountains and forests exploded like thunder. Xiao Song, who had been lurking on the side, finally waited for the perfect opportunity.

It turned into a golden and black lightning, pounced out from the giant bear's blind spot, and bit the giant bear's raised paw!

The canine teeth, as sharp as daggers, pierced fiercely into the inside of the elbow joint of the giant bear's thick forelimbs!

click-

A bone-shattering sound that made one's scalp numb rang in Li Che's ears.

Komatsu's terrifying bite force, coupled with the impact of the pounce, instantly shattered the giant bear's elbow joint.

"Ow—"

The giant bear let out an earth-shattering howl, and its raised paw instantly lost its power.

Because the structure of the right forelimb was damaged, the huge body completely lost control of its center of gravity and fell to the left with a loud bang.

The giant bear and the little pine tree rolled into a ball in an instant, the roars of tigers and bears intertwined, and their sharp claws and fangs tore wildly in the dim forest.

Komatsu bit the giant bear's injured forelimb joint tightly, and using the cat's natural flexibility and agility, he twisted and tore wildly under the giant bear, trying to expand the wound.

The giant bear, relying on its terrifying strength and weight, rolled and thrashed wildly, trying to crush the 'big cat' that was wrapped around it.

Li Che saw this primitive fight happening so close to him, and cold sweat instantly soaked his shirt.

In the current situation, if I stay here, I will not only be of no help, but will be a burden to Xiaotuan and Xiaosong.

They had to fight the giant bear while also being distracted by protecting themselves, and were unable to exert their full strength.

Escape? But where to escape to? I can't just leave these two little guys alone, right?

Li Che's sharp eyes swept around and instantly locked onto a big tree behind him.

It was a huge ancient tree that required several people to hug it. Its trunk was gnarled and its branches hung low, making it easy to climb.

Climb the tree!

Although the giant bear was terrifyingly large, he could still recognize that it was a brown bear.

Most bears have the ability to climb trees, but there are significant differences in climbing ability among different species of bears.

Brown bears are large in size and can often climb trees when they are young, but they lose the ability to climb trees when they become adults.

Especially for individuals of such a large size, their tree-climbing ability has probably already degenerated.

Without any hesitation, Li Che grabbed the flintlock rifle beside him, put it on his back, turned around and rushed towards the ancient tree.

He used his hands and feet to grab the protruding tree knots and tough vines, and climbed up quickly like a monkey.

Fortunately, this body has become much stronger after years of exercise.

If I had just come here, my body would have been exhausted and it would have been impossible for me to climb up.

The giant bear was fighting with Xiaosong and Xiaotuan. He saw Li Che trying to escape from the corner of his eye, and immediately let out an unwilling roar, trying to break free from the entanglement and rush towards the big tree.

But how could Xiaotuan let it do as it wished?

Just when the giant bear was distracted, Xiaotuan roared and pounced again.

It hit the injured right side of the giant bear hard, and the huge bear paw slapped the bloody right eye area of ​​the giant bear.

The severe pain made the giant bear roar again, and its attention was forced to turn back to the two fierce opponents in front of it.

Li Che climbed up to a thick horizontal branch seven or eight meters above the ground in one breath, steadied his body, and gasped for breath.

This is not the time to rest.

He quickly untied the flintlock rifle from his back, placed it on a branch, and pointed the muzzle downward.