Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

The shadow leopard was also angry; from its fierce meows, it could be heard that it was speaking Tibetan.

"Huh? What do I do now?"

"Do I need to think about it? You run first! I'll cover your retreat."

The short song "Mouse" had already been sung, but the snow leopard in front of him showed no signs of disappearing anytime soon. Edu looked at the two leopards locked in combat and didn't know what to do now.

But Bale was clear-headed; his primary task was to protect Edu and prevent him from being killed by the Shadow Leopard.

So, while the two big cats are fighting, Edu needs to make a quick getaway.

But unlike Edu, who wanted to escape as soon as possible, Bale didn't want to leave just like that.

He is now clad in iron armor, making his defense incredibly strong, and he also has offensive items like an iron sword in his inventory.

Bell wanted to stay and try to kill the Shadow Panther while the two big cats were fighting.

After killing a magical beast like the Shadow Leopard, Bell not only gains a lot of experience, but the magical beast's body material is also an excellent loot.

Bell jumped off Edu's shoulder, a pixelated iron sword already in his hand.

He was ready to wreak havoc, while Edu turned tail and ran, not wanting to stay and cause Bale any trouble.

"Go for it, Mr. Bell."

In the blink of an eye, Edu had already run far away, and Bell, holding an iron sword, stood in front of the Shadow Leopard.

After it swatted the snow leopard away again, the shadow leopard suddenly raised its head and stared at Bell, who was walking towards it, with extremely fierce eyes.

Chapter 35 Sword Technique Descending from the Sky

"Roar!"

The shadow leopard roared, clearly angered by the snow leopard beside it.

It swung a paw at Bell, who was charging at it, trying to crush the little bamboo rat into mincemeat, just like it had crushed a snow leopard.

But Bell was no pushover. The Shadow Leopard was very fast, but he kept a close eye on its movements and dodged to the side the instant it raised its hand.

With a roll, Bell perfectly dodged the attack.

Although Bell's physical abilities were never particularly high when facing monsters, his petite size gave him exceptional agility.

Even though the Shadow Leopard's speed could overwhelm it, Bell could still dodge the attack by anticipating it.

"Souls-like Game Secret Technique: Stealing the Knife!"

He rolled inside the shadow leopard's body, and Bell raised his iron sword and thrust it sharply into the shadow leopard's upper arm.

The iron sword, no bigger than a toothpick, pierced the Shadow Leopard's upper arm in an instant, the process incredibly smooth.

The shadow leopard, stung by the stab, trembled violently and abruptly retracted its outstretched claws.

It seems that getting pricked like that must have been really painful.

"Meow!!"

With a low growl, the Shadow Leopard raised its other hand, preparing to grab Bell again and kill the little thing in front of it.

But before the shadow leopard could strike, the thick cloud of smoke beside it transformed into a snow leopard, which also raised its paw and slammed it down on the shadow leopard's waist.

This slap caused the shadow leopard, which was poised to pounce, to go limp and collapse onto the ground.

It seems the snow leopard is quite strong, but its attacks were previously thwarted by the shadow leopard, preventing it from fully displaying its power.

"good chance!"

Bear Grylls, who was keeping a close eye on the Shadow Leopard, naturally knew that this was a rare opportunity.

He immediately drew his sword and slashed at the shadow leopard's face several times.

Don't be fooled by this iron sword; it looks like a toothpick in Bell's hands. But when it cuts into the Shadow Leopard, it leaves a deep gash that exposes the bone.

It seems that the power of this sword is more terrifying than its apparent size.

With a few sword strikes, half of Shadow Leopard's face split open, blood gushing out, making him look extremely ferocious.

"Ow!!!"

Enraged, the shadow leopard straightened up and flicked its tail, scattering the snow leopards that were about to attack it.

He swung his head and bit Bell in front of him, while the shadow beneath his feet trembled, indicating that his innate skill, [Shadow Double Strike], was ready to be unleashed.

It knew very well that the tiny bamboo rat in front of it had the ability to kill it, and it could not hold back in the slightest when facing Bell.

As for the powerful snow leopard, there's no need to worry about it. As long as I pat it every now and then, it won't be able to attack.

"Are you going all out on me? You really think I can't dodge?"

In close combat, everything happens in the blink of an eye.

At such close range, Bell simply couldn't break into the enemy's inner circle by maneuvering as he had done before; time was running out.

However, not having time to move around doesn't mean there's no room for maneuver.

Bell lightly leaped into the air with his feet, and the clods of dirt he had collected in his inventory instantly appeared beneath his feet, forming a square pillar of earth.

只

In an instant, Bell was lifted into the air, half a head higher than the shadow leopard that was about to bite him.

The shadow beneath the shadow leopard came to life, bursting forth from beneath it and striking Bell on the mud pillar with its claws.

But Bell simply leaped lightly, perfectly avoiding the shadow's pounce.

"There's a sword technique that comes down from the sky; I don't know if you've ever heard of it."

As he swept past the shadow, Bell raised his sword above his head with both hands and, seizing the opportunity, recited a adapted movie line.

He had already planned it out: he would deliver a downward chop to the Shadow Leopard's forehead, making the move as cool as possible.

But reality doesn't always go according to Bell's plan. In his calculations, the Shadow Leopard, unable to dodge or resist, still made a final show of defiance.

It looked up at the falling Bell and opened its blood-red maw.

Judging from Bell's trajectory, if he falls from the sky, he will land squarely in the Shadow Leopard's mouth, delivering himself right to its doorstep.

"Huh?! You're doing something a little unpredictable!"

With a startled cry, Bell quickly changed his posture in mid-air, pointing the iron sword in his hand forward, his entire body straightening up, transforming into a straight rat sword.

In an instant, the shadow leopard's mouth rapidly magnified in Bell's eyes.

As he was about to enter the Shadow Leopard's maw, Bell closed his eyes and stopped looking.

"puff--"

With a sound of flesh tearing apart, Bell felt himself enveloped in a layer of sticky flesh and blood, and then submerged in a foul-smelling liquid.

This mixture of blood and mucus from the mouth and esophagus smeared and soaked Bell's glossy white fur.

"Tear--"

A gash appeared at the shadow leopard's lower jaw, moving down along its throat to the front of its sternum.

A toothpick-sized iron sword emerged from the crack, followed by Bell's small, short hand, and then Bell's entire body.

He had already imagined this scene when the shadow leopard opened its mouth to devour Bell.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the iron sword looks like a piece of pixelated material, seemingly without any cutting capabilities.

But once he actually used it, Bell found that it was much sharper than he had imagined, and its cutting surface was also much wider.

It looks like a toothpick, but the cutting effect of the iron sword is at least as good as that of a 30-centimeter-long short knife.

Bell easily slit the Shadow Leopard's throat from the inside out.

"His-"

The shadow leopard, its neck slit, still tried to roar, but with its throat destroyed and its strength rapidly fading, it could only hiss.

It raised its paws, and the shadow beneath its feet surged once more; it wanted to launch one last attack on Bell.

Just then, the snow leopard, which had turned into smoke, condensed back into smoke.

"Snapped!"

With a swipe of its paw, the snow leopard struck the shadow leopard's head, and that swipe became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

After that attack, the Shadow Leopard stopped moving and lay on the ground, slowly losing its breath.

Bell looked up at the snow leopard in front of him.

The snow leopard shook its head and scratched its neck with its hind legs like a cat, with a smug expression that said, "I'm awesome, aren't I?"

Having been repeatedly scattered by the Shadow Leopard, it finally completed its revenge.

After scratching itself, the snow leopard's body dissipated into a large cloud of smoke, rising upwards in the bamboo forest before finally vanishing into nothingness.

The battle was over, but Bale was still somewhat dazed.

He had a feeling of 'I haven't even exerted my full strength, how come my opponent has already fallen?' It seems that the so-called predatory magical beasts are not as strong as he imagined.

Chapter 36 Doraemon's Dream of Another World