Boonie Bears: Another World Fantasy

Naling carefully wiped away the congealed blood from Sharp's face, finally allowing Sharp to barely see his surroundings.

"Where's that wolf girl?!" He instinctively grabbed a piece of wood shavings from the side and waved it around frantically.

“Calm down, Sharp, calm down—” Na Ling frowned slightly, quickly grabbed his trembling wrist, cupped his cheeks, and drew his gaze to herself.

Naling Lake's blue eyes always brought him peace of mind.

Sharp closed his eyes tightly, trying to calm the turmoil within him. When he opened them again, he realized he was lying on Naling's lap. Naling had been kneeling, allowing him to lean on her comfortably.

"Any news about Zhao Lin?" Sharp struggled to sit up and, upon closer inspection, realized that Na Ling's condition wasn't much better. The little remaining Radiant Energy in her body was no longer enough to support even the most basic bodily repairs, and the wound on her left shoulder was bleeding profusely.

Sharp's heart tightened, and he quickly reached out to manipulate the dazzling golden light emanating from within his body, but she stopped him.

“Don’t waste it,” Na Ling firmly refused. “You haven’t fully mastered this power yet. If you use it blindly, it will have negative effects.”

Hearing her say that, Sharp had no choice but to give up. He recalled all the feelings of helplessness he had felt in the past. Was he really destined to just watch others get hurt and sacrifice themselves, without being able to do anything about it?

"I'm still too weak..." Sharp stared at his hands and muttered to himself.

No…you are very strong, much stronger than any other outsider I have ever met. Na Ling thought to herself, but she would never admit it to his face.

“I will teach you how to control it later, but now is not the time for you to show off, understand?” Na Ling gently lifted Sharap up and comforted him.

Although it was only a fleeting moment, it was the first time Sharp had felt this sense of trust in her eyes since they met.

"Sister Naling! Something terrible has happened!" A shout came from beside the damaged wooden house, and a young man wearing animal skins rushed towards Naling.

"What's wrong?" Na Ling went forward, but before she could get any closer, the previously silent sky was suddenly pierced by the deafening roar of an engine.

Four jet planes roared past the top of the forest at an astonishing speed, leaving trails of white contrails behind them. The planes vanished in an instant, leaving only the echoing roar in the air.

Sharp stared thoughtfully in the direction they had left, pondering something in secret.

"The village was completely surrounded by a group of people who called themselves the royal guards, and everyone was being held captive there..." The young man clutched his head tightly, squatting on the half-remaining wooden steps, seemingly having lost all basic reason.

"Was there a conflict?" Na Ling was extremely anxious. She didn't wait for the young man to continue and hurriedly walked outside.

“They said that without General Mus’s orders, they would never let anyone leave here—” Na Ling only realized this when the young man’s voice came from behind.

As expected, Mus... you still hold a grudge against me...

After a brief moment of thought, Naling decided to temporarily hide Sharp away to avoid the brunt of Mus's actions.

“Sharp, you and he go and gather the remaining villagers, I'll handle the rest.”

Sharp was extremely dissatisfied after being dismissed with another string of casual instructions. He looked around and followed after them.

"Really going? I'm afraid Mus is just forcing you to go and offer yourself up!" This time he didn't try to stop her, because he knew in his heart that no matter how he tried to stop her, he couldn't change her mind. The two of them were like threads entangled by fate, unable to escape no matter how much they struggled.

This is just a delaying tactic to postpone the final decision.

“I’m secondary… The person he really wants is you, Sharp.” Naling turned around with some pain, placed her hands on his shoulders, and looked at him sincerely.

“I don’t know why he’s so obsessed with you; it’s beyond my understanding of his usual behavior… but Mus’s actions are definitely not without reason. The reason I went to such lengths to find you and Zhao Lin and brought you here was all following my mother’s instructions.” As she spoke, Na Ling raised her head and gazed into the distance.

“What…” Sharp was shocked, his eyes filled with astonishment and confusion.

“She was a witch in our tribe when she was alive, and she was proficient in many unconventional witchcrafts. Naya and I have always believed in her since we were little,” Naling said slowly. When she mentioned her mother, her eyes sparkled with a bright light, an undisguised pride and longing.

Indeed, during those wonderful days, Na Yuan was the sisters' pillar of support and their strongest reliance. Whether facing external storms or endless internal struggles, Na Yuan always provided them with the most powerful support and encouragement.

But her mother still left, and was judged as a traitor...

Therefore, Naling took on the role of the only adult in the family and was determined to bring Naya home safely.

Forgive me for talking so much, Sharp, but if there's another chance, you must let me finish...

More and more dust clouds gathered, completely staining the sky black, obscuring the stars and moon. In the darkness, only the village fire burned fiercely, flickering eerily.

Behind the thick smoke, the howls of wolves echoed.

Naling gave a forced smile and waved at him. Sharp understood and ran towards the center of the village with the young man.

……

At the foot of White Bear Mountain.

More rocks rolled down from the mountaintop, and the underground level was now riddled with holes, with coolant and water mixing together and seeping into every space.

With the waterline only about a meter from the ceiling, Salta and Beth were making their last stand in this enclosed storage room.

“Salta! The glass is broken… the door can’t be blocked—” Beth tried to use her coat to block the broken door and window, but the strong water rushed up and knocked her down instantly.

"Beth! Stop blocking the way, hurry up!"

Watching the first floor gradually turn into a vast ocean, Salta used all his strength to move Naya to a cabinet on a higher floor. At this rate of leakage, let alone being burned to death by the lava, they would be submerged in water within minutes, and the entire underground building would become a water coffin.

After finally pulling Beth up, the two were exhausted and leaned against each other, slumping on top of the metal cabinet. They silently waited for that moment to arrive.

“I’m sorry, Salta, I led you astray…” Beth exhaled a puff of white mist, her lips turned purple, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably from the cold.

Salta gave a wry smile, thinking to himself, why is this woman still dwelling on such trivial matters? Besides, it was he who suggested taking the freight elevator up. After all, with so many floors, choosing the emergency exit would only lead to certain death.

White Bear Mountain will not give them enough time to escape.

His gaze involuntarily returned to Naya beside him. She was as quiet as a rag doll, and although she was soaked to the bone, her expression was unusually calm.

I am sorry.

Salta felt deeply guilty; he needed to express those three words to so many people, including himself.

"Do you still have family?" he asked Beth, tucking his wet hair to one side.

“Shenzhen… my father works in Shenzhen, at a big company called Sunset.” The water gradually rose above Beth’s chest. She forced back her fear, her voice trembling as she said, “I’m really useless. I can only do odd jobs, be a secretary, I have no opinions of my own, and I’m always being bossed around…”

After all, facing something as cruel as death is simply unbearable for a young life.

Salta could no longer distinguish whether the water droplets on her face were tears or residual water stains. At this moment, he felt so powerless, unable to offer her any comfort.

Reflecting on his mundane and unremarkable life, a nameless sense of melancholy welled up within him. In contrast, Beth seemed to face more troubles and struggles, yet she still chose to bravely confront reality. Salta, on the other hand, had long since grown weary of military life and yearned to return to nature, to rediscover the peace and freedom within himself.

After all, he's a member of the Deer Clan.

“Yes, we are all broken,” Salta murmured, his voice hoarse. He tightened his grip on them.

The icy water had already crept up their necks and quickly spread throughout their bodies. The water was becoming increasingly turbulent, gradually flooding the entire storage room.

“Listen, Beth, take a deep breath... and hold it…” Salta raised her head, trying to get her nostrils above the water, struggling to breathe in the last bit of oxygen.

Following Salta's instructions, Beth took a deep breath and then sank completely to the bottom of the water.

Time ticked by, and the water gradually rose above their heads, completely engulfing the three of them in darkness. They could only perceive each other's presence through their faint sense of touch and hearing.

The noise from the outside world vanished the moment I entered the water, leaving only the gurgling of bubbles and the despair of my body slowly consuming oxygen.

Beth gripped Salta's hand tightly, while he held onto Naya, who was drifting with the current, as they plummeted into the dark "abyss"—

My consciousness gradually faded, and I slowly lost all awareness of my surroundings...

Ah... so this is what death feels like?

The icy water seeped into the body, freezing the internal organs and even stiffening the brain. Just as the rumors said, drowning slowly erodes a person's will, making them unable to extricate themselves, and ultimately swallowed by the merciless current.

"Gudu..."

The water on his left side suddenly became unusually warm, as if it were a hallucination caused by the approach of death. Salta's body convulsed violently, but quickly calmed down. Just then, he felt himself being tightly enveloped by a powerful force, placed in a blazing "sun".

Salta looked at the scene before him and laughed.

"thump."

"thump."

"thump."

The once lifeless, straight lifeline began to fluctuate, rising and falling, and all these changes were happening in places they could not see.

Naya, floating in the water, exhaled bubbles, wiggled her arms, and suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes...