Boonie Bears: Another World Fantasy

Chapter 60 To Know When Rain Is Coming, Listen for the Clanging of the Sword (Part 2)

As they moved further away from the complex and varied terrain and unpredictable climate of White Bear Mountain, the surrounding landscape began to become increasingly familiar.

Looking out from the cockpit of the multi-terrain tracked vehicle, one could clearly see thick smoke and raging flames rising from the town of Bear Ridge and the surrounding farmland. This blatant destruction shocked Salta. Before enlisting in the army, he had grown up in a rural area very similar to Bear Ridge. Therefore, he viewed this unprovoked attack as a personal provocation and offense against him.

"What on earth is going on?" Upon hearing someone ask this question beside him, Salta immediately realized the perilous situation he was in, and at the same time thought of the countless innocent lives around him facing life-or-death crises.

His gaze swept quickly across the city, revealing dozens of terrified people huddled in nearby buildings. Parents clutched their crying children tightly; shop assistants and customers cowered behind shelves and counters, trembling as they frantically tried to call for help on their cell phones. Doors and windows were slammed shut and then quickly locked. Some frantically searched for weapons, completely unaware of how futile such efforts would be in the face of such a powerful and unknown threat. Sobs, curses, and desperate prayers filled his ears.

However, besides that, he also heard another sound—the roar of helicopters. Four fully armed helicopters sped in from the east, their rotors spinning rapidly in the evening sky, as if trying to tear the horizon apart.

"Didn't we already order all nearby residents to evacuate to safety?" He frowned, a hint of doubt and worry in his eyes. Then, he gestured to the driver to stop. Gripping his gun tightly, he quickly and deftly got out of the car.

Standing there, he stared at the scene before him. Several buildings in the distance had been almost completely leveled, reduced to ruins. The once smooth asphalt road was now shattered, littered with gravel and burning flames. The horrific scene made Salta unable to imagine the fierce battle that had taken place here not long ago.

Just then, he heard soft footsteps. He immediately became alert, turned around, and saw Su Luo carefully stepping over the ruins, her face as pale as paper.

“I remember this place, this is where my mother used to work…” Su Luo’s voice trembled, filled with despair and self-blame. “How could this happen? Did we lure her here?”

“No, this isn’t something that frost-breathing monster would do. It’s definitely someone else.” Salta managed to squeeze out the words from his dry throat. He tried to calm his wildly pounding heart, which felt like it was about to burst out of his chest, by taking deep breaths. At the same time, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the row of walls that had melted after being scorched by some mysterious force.

Just then, a fully armed helicopter swept across the town at an astonishing speed, heading straight for the two constantly jumping and moving targets.

Naya sensed the threat overhead and nimbly dodged to the side, attempting to avoid the helicopter's heavy fire. However, despite her quick movements, she couldn't completely evade it. A shell made of depleted uranium struck her precisely beside her, the powerful shockwave shoving her violently into a nearby coffee shop.

Looking at the devastation before her, Naya was overwhelmed with grief. More painful than the material losses caused by the shells was the fact that this once familiar place, filled with warm memories, was now unrecognizable. It was not only a part of her life, but also a sanctuary for her soul. And now, all that beauty had vanished in an instant.

Looking back on the days when she and Sharp were working hard in this coffee shop not long ago, Naya felt deeply remorseful for her actions. Those times spent with her friends had now become precious memories.

"enough!!"

She let out a roar like a wild beast, using all her strength to lift the heavy rubble that was pressing down on her. Despite being exhausted, she gritted her teeth and continued her charge towards Lefie.

“Annoying thing.” Lefie clearly didn’t care about Naya at this moment; her attention seemed completely drawn to the military. She opened her palm, and the strong silver threads that had been hidden beneath her skin suddenly shot out, like a swarm of ferocious venomous snakes, instantly coiling around the tail of the circling helicopter. Then, with a powerful swing of her arm, the massive helicopter was slammed onto a low building like a toy. In an instant, flames erupted from the burning wreckage, illuminating the entire town in the twilight.

However, Lefie didn't give up. Ignoring the scorching flames around her, she resolutely broke through the inferno and charged straight at the remaining planes. Just as she was about to succeed, a figure suddenly appeared—Naya soared into the air with astonishing speed and shoved Lefie aside with her strong shoulder. The two engaged in a fierce struggle in mid-air before tumbling down from the café's signboard and crashing heavily into the restaurant's dining area.

"I'm sure you've already talked to your mother, haven't you? Or have you already been crying to her?" Lefie's lips curled into a mocking smile.

Right now, Lefie knew very well that Naya was already deeply enraged. She knew that if she touched Naya's sore spot even slightly, she could easily push her into an even more extreme state.

"Shut up!!" Naya, unable to contain herself any longer, threw a punch with all her might, striking Lefie squarely in the face. Caught off guard, Lefie fell backward. Taking advantage of the moment, Naya quickly stepped forward, straddling Lefie, and drew a dagger from her waist, pointing it at Lefie's neck.

At this moment, Naya had completely lost her mind. Only one thought remained in her mind: to make Lefie experience the taste of pain. Her frantically waving hands seemed to want to tear her apart.

“Come on, kill me.” Staring at the falling blade, Lefie’s eyes were filled with provocation and disdain, as if mocking the person before her for not daring to lay a hand on him. “Did they teach you how to kill, little princess?”

Naya's hands trembled, refusing to fall immediately. The dagger hovered in mid-air, quivering slightly. She seemed to have been struck by Lefie's words, losing her original courage and determination.

Why? Why was she so cowardly? This woman in front of her was clearly the murderer of her mother… She should have plunged the dagger into this sinner without hesitation, avenging her family. But at this moment, she was completely unable to move, her heart filled with contradiction and pain.

Whenever she wanted to stab him hard, Na Yuan's warm smile would appear in her mind, as if telling her not to do so.

"Coward!" A furious shout rang in her ears, jolting her awake like a thunderclap. She snapped back to reality, realizing she had missed her chance. Without a second thought, Lefève shoved Naya aside, throwing her off balance and hurling her violently into the solid brick and concrete building. The impact sent a sharp pain through her, but worse, a sturdy steel door caught her as she tumbled backward. Naya screamed in agony, feeling as if her bones were about to shatter.

The cables hanging in the air spewed out dazzling sparks. Naya's legs went weak, and she slowly collapsed to the ground, her back against the dented iron door.

"Little Na! Little Na!"

"Zhao Lin, come quick and help!"

In a daze, Naya seemed to hear someone calling her name, and she felt many hands fiddling with something. The clutter on her body was quickly removed, and then a pair of warm hands reached out and gently patted her cheeks, as if to wake her up.

Naya struggled to open her eyes and found a long-haired man standing in front of her, looking at her anxiously. When he saw that Naya was awake, a hint of joy appeared on his face, but it quickly turned serious again.

"Go... Sharp... Don't worry about me." Naya used all her strength to push Sharp away, trying to struggle to her feet. However, having just suffered a violent impact, her body wouldn't obey her commands, and she fell heavily back down after only managing to get halfway up.

Just then, Lefebvre jumped into the production workshop, landing among a pile of empty cars, staring fiercely at Sharp with a cold smile on his lips.

Naya was still not fully recovered from the impact. She felt dizzy, weak, and even had difficulty breathing.

“I vaguely remember you.” Lefie’s eyes were fixed on Zhao Lin as she slowly approached her, casually pushing aside the parked car beside her. “When I first arrived here, I read your reports, and every single one of them was very convincing… especially the ones about the Deer Clan.”

"Thank you for your attention to my article, but please don't go any further." With that, Zhao Lin instinctively stepped in front of Peng Fei and Naya.

"Raise your hands, Deer Clan member! The damage you've caused is enough to kill you ten times over." Chen Guangming quickly pulled out his pistol, though he wasn't sure if it would actually work.

"This is truly amusing. Even the world's most secure prison couldn't hold me, so why would I care about you? It's just like that saying: a good death is the greatest reward for you—"

Sharp realized that Zhao Lin and the officer with the pompadour were no match for the aggressive Lefie, so he bent down next to Naya and tried to help her up.

“Little Na, you need to stand up!” But she still didn’t move. Sharp wasn’t discouraged; he continued, “Hey, we really have to go! We’ll be too late if we don’t leave now!”

A faint smile slowly appeared on Naya's lips. She gently reached out and softly touched his cheek. "Please, just this once... leave me now..." He had already mentally rehearsed every possible scenario countless times, and he knew very well what the final outcome would be: if they both wanted to escape, she would surely die; and if she were to leave alone, the ruthless Lefie would definitely not let her go easily.

However, Naya didn't care about any possible scenarios; at this moment, her only concern was the man she deeply loved. Her voice trembled slightly, but her eyes answered his earlier question with unwavering determination: "While you were lying in the hospital room, I was the one who cruelly abandoned you, Sharp... So this time... let's just consider it God's punishment for me..."

Clearly, Lefebvre wouldn't show any mercy because of this. She walked expressionlessly towards the two people huddled together, seemingly intending to bring this fight to a complete end…

Just then, the previously calm concrete ground began to tremble violently, the abnormal shaking feeling like a major earthquake, and the tremors continued to intensify. Both sides in the standoff realized that something was wrong.

Zhao Lin looked around in surprise, her gaze finally settling on a crack in the wall. There, a gigantic figure was hurtling towards them at an astonishing speed… In the blink of an eye, the wall not far from Lefie suddenly collapsed, sending dust and bricks flying everywhere. Then, a menacing-looking all-terrain tracked vehicle burst into their view, charging straight towards the unsuspecting Lefie.

"What?" Chen Guangming exclaimed in surprise. But at this moment, Le Fei had no intention of running away or hiding. She actually went forward without fear. The next moment, the tracked vehicle, like a ferocious beast, slammed into the arrogant deer tribesman and dragged him under the vehicle.

"Hey you over there, get out of the way!!" With this roar, a fully armed man in tactical gear appeared, kneeling on the second-floor platform, which was now only a third of its original size. He carried a single-soldier rocket launcher on his shoulder, its muzzle pointed directly at the tracked vehicle moving ahead. His face was grim, his eyes fixed on the target with unwavering focus, as if the entire world consisted only of the tracked vehicle about to be destroyed.

At that moment, the man pulled the trigger without hesitation. With a deafening roar, the rocket streaked across the sky like a meteor, hurtling straight towards the tracked vehicle. Instantly, the rocket struck its target accurately, sending flames soaring into the sky and the shockwave from the explosion overturning everything around it. The unfortunate tracked vehicle was reduced to a raging fireball, completely rendered immobile.

Naya had also exerted all her strength. Gritting her teeth, she used the last bit of power in her body to create a dazzling golden energy wall. This wall acted like a giant protective shield, tightly enveloping everything around them. Under the protection of this energy wall, everyone was temporarily spared the impact and damage from the explosion. However, Naya herself was panting heavily from the excessive exertion and could barely stand.

"Phew—it's not running very smoothly, but it's usable." In a relatively secluded spot outside the workshop, Su Luo slowly put down the binoculars she was holding and let out a soft breath. Because she had been holding the simple remote control tightly for a long time, her palms were red from the scalding electric current, and even showed signs of melting.

"Xiao Luo, this time it's all thanks to your help, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to complete this modification." Su Luo praised Xiao Luo's performance highly, not holding back his compliments.

"Ugh... Doctor, are you done yet? I can't take it anymore..." Xiao Luo, who had been riding on top of Su Luo, suddenly let out a painful groan. Clearly, he was already reaching his limit.

"Okay, okay, I'll get down. Besides, I'm not that heavy," she muttered.

Salta stood on the second floor, silently gazing at the damaged tracked vehicle, wondering to himself, "Is this really the end?"

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened. Lefève effortlessly lifted the charred wreckage, and Salta's face instantly contorted in agony.

Clearly, she was genuinely angry this time.

Salta didn't hesitate to throw away the empty launcher in his hand, and then quickly rushed to Sharp and the others' side. At the same time, the soldiers who had just participated in the raid also gathered around, all staring in horror at Naya, who was being supported by Sharp.

"She's not the enemy, put down your weapons!" Salta tried to suppress his surprise and took off the tactical mask that had been covering his face, revealing the two distinctive dark red patterns under his eyes.

"How could it be you?" His voice was filled with disbelief and confusion as he questioned her.

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