Comic strip: Survival on a deserted island, surrounded by heroines

Qingshan did not linger in the fight. Using the trees as cover, he quickly created distance, and at the same time, he had already nocked a second arrow.

The giant bear charged toward him on all fours.

Its speed was completely disproportionate to its size; every step it took shook the ground, and the thick tree trunks were violently shaken as it passed by, with the bark cracking open to reveal the bare wood.

"Roar!!!"

Aoyama dodged to the side and hid behind a huge tree that was as thick as two people could hug. The giant bear couldn't stop its momentum and its massive body crashed directly into the tree trunk.

The tree let out a groan of unbearable strain, the entire giant tree shook violently, and the soil near its roots was turned upside down.

"Is this bear normal for having such strength?"

Aoyama was filled with doubt and uncertainty. Taking advantage of the moment when the giant bear crashed into the tree, he darted out from the other side of the tree trunk and shot a second arrow close to his cheek.

This time, the arrow struck the bear squarely in the shoulder bone crevice, with most of the arrow embedded in the muscle, leaving only the tail feathers trembling slightly outside.

"Hoohoho!!!"

The giant bear let out an even more furious roar. It suddenly turned around, stood on its hind legs, and its more than two-meter-tall body cast a large shadow in the moonlight. It slammed its paws down toward the green mountain.

"boom!"

Qingshan dodged to the side, but was still a little too slow.

The bear's paws scraped against his back and slammed into the ground where he had just stood, creating a half-meter-deep crater in the soil, with gravel and mud flying everywhere.

"hiss--!"

A burning pain shot through my back; the flesh was torn and blood seeped out where the bear's claws had grazed, soaking my clothes.

But after landing, Qingshan immediately got up.

He could feel the wound on his back contracting and stopping the bleeding at a speed far beyond that of an ordinary person.

The slight stinging sensation was clearly accompanied by a tingling, healing feeling.

"Luckily, my stats aren't low either!"

Qingshan quickly nocked an arrow, and as the giant bear turned around, the arrow left the bowstring and pierced the muscle layer near the bear's spine.

The giant bear's body visibly stiffened, and the movements of its limbs slowed momentarily.

"He's stunned! Great opportunity!"

Seizing the opportunity, Qingshan pulled out a fire axe from his waist, stepped on a protruding tree root for leverage, and leaped up.

The axe blade, carrying his entire weight and the terrifying explosive power granted by his strength, cleaved into the top of the giant bear's skull in an instant!

"Snap—!"

The resistance felt as the axe blade cleaved through fur, muscle, and skull was clear and heavy.

"Hoohoho!!!"

The giant bear roared, its massive body convulsing violently as it flailed its paws wildly into the air, creating a gust of wind.

With his left hand gripping the axe handle, Qingshan hung on the side of the giant bear's head, and with his right hand, he drew the cleaver from his waist and stabbed it into the giant bear's eye socket.

"Hey—!"

In an instant, the blade disappeared into the pupil until it was completely hidden from the hilt.

The giant bear lunged forward like a kite with its string cut, its 800-pound body crashing onto the ground with a dull thud, sending up a flurry of fallen leaves.

Its limbs were still twitching slightly, and it was making muffled gurgling sounds in its throat; its life was slipping away.

"It's done."

Qingshan jumped off the giant bear and landed on the ground beside him.

The axe was still embedded in the crack on the bear's skull, and the machete was stuck in its eye socket, its blade stained with red blood.

He touched his back with his other hand.

The clothes were torn in three places, revealing scabbed wounds underneath, which were healing at an astonishing speed.

He wiped the sweat and splattered bear blood from his face, then turned to stare at the massive, black bear carcass on the ground.

"Fortunately, we were prepared in advance, and the composite bow is also very powerful."

The bear's fighting ability clearly exceeded his expectations.

Qingshan squatted down and pulled out the axe and machete, collecting all the arrows without missing a single one.

He looked up and glanced around, then listened to the sounds around him for a while.

After confirming that no other creatures were attracted by the commotion, he reached out and grabbed the giant bear's hind legs.

Even an 800-pound bear would feel a slight weight under the strength of a strongman, but it would still be within a tolerable range.

"Bear skin is a good thing."

"This is big enough to be used as a bed sheet."

Aoyama sighed, then bent down, grabbed the giant bear's two hind legs, and dragged the mountain-sized bear carcass toward the shelter.

Two deep furrows were left in the soil, startling the night birds in the forest, which flapped their wings and disappeared into the darkness.

Chapter 35: And then become a hexagonal numerical monster!

By the time Aoyama dragged the giant bear to the entrance of the sanctuary cave, the moon had already climbed directly above the treetops.

The mountain-sized black body lay across the open ground at the cave entrance. The heavy breathing had long since ceased, leaving only a shell exuding the stench of blood.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is still awake.

She sat by the fire, and stood up when she heard the sound of heavy objects being dragged, a machete in her hand, her body slightly tense.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Qingshan's figure emerge from the darkness.

But when her gaze swept over the enormous bear carcass behind him, large enough to block most of the cave entrance, her breath visibly paused for a moment.

"Aoyama-kun... is this what you meant by going out to see the world?"

What's the difference between this and what he said about just rubbing against someone?

In the end, it still doesn't all happen in one step.

Kasumigaoka Utaha took a deep breath and took two steps forward. The firelight reflected on her face, and the huge bear corpse was reflected in her red pupils.

Aoyama released his grip on the bear's hind leg and said, "There's nothing we can do. We originally intended to lure the velociraptors, but we ended up attracting this thing instead."

Kasumigaoka Utaha crouched down and reached out to touch the thick black mane; the fur felt even more ethereal than she had imagined.

She looked again at the nearly ten-centimeter-long, blade-like claws on the bear's paw, then stood up and turned to look Qingshan up and down.

"Aoyama-kun... are you injured?"

Aoyama turned to the side, showing her the three gashes that had been torn open on his back.

The fabric of the clothes was torn, and the skin underneath had scabbed over, but you could still see how deep the wound originally was.

“…”

Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze lingered for a moment, then she reached out a finger and very carefully touched the edge of the scab.

Her expression held a mix of heartache, lingering fear, and barely concealed astonishment and admiration.

"...This healing speed is something that normal humans probably don't possess, right?"

Aoyama took off his clothes and wiped the blood from his face, casually draping them over a nearby tree branch: "So, you're saying I'm not a normal person?"

"Does it hurt?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't answer him, but just stroked the edge of the wound, her heart aching.

A rustling sound came from inside the cave.

Izumi Sagiri woke up.

She sat up from the straw mat, wrapped in her clothes, rubbing her eyes and looking over groggily.

Then, she suddenly sprang up as if she had been electrocuted.

"....Bear?!"

She screamed, her eyes wide open.

"A bear! A huge bear!"

"Brother Qingshan, you..."

She jumped off the grass in a panic, stopped abruptly two steps away from the bear carcass, then carefully walked around the carcass for most of the way before finally stopping in front of Qingshan and looking up at him.

"Brother Qingshan...you hunted a giant bear?"

Aoyama nodded: "I guess so."

Izumi Sagiri opened her mouth slightly, then closed it again.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between the green hills and the bear corpse several times.

Finally, his gaze settled on the three scars on Qingshan's back that hadn't completely disappeared, and a layer of worry suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"Brother Qingshan, you're injured..."

"Don't worry, it'll be better soon." Aoyama soothed her by patting her head.

"Go and make the fire bigger for me, so I can have a midnight snack!"

Izumi Sagiri grunted in agreement, then turned and ran back into the cave to add firewood to the fire.

Her movements were much more agile than usual, as if she was trying to prove that she could also help.

Qingshan squatted beside the bear carcass, drew his machete, and made a precise cut at the joint of the bear's forelimbs.

The blade sliced ​​through the fur and fascia, cutting along the bone, and quickly removed a whole bear paw.

The bear's paw was larger than his face, with thick pads and five sharp claws curled in their sheaths, gleaming with a bone-white light.

"I've heard that bear paws are a delicacy, and today I finally have the chance to try them."

Qingshan used a knife to scrape off the coarse hair on the surface of the bear paw, washed it clean in the stream, and then used a tree branch to thread it through the gap between the metacarpal bones and placed it on the rekindled fire.

Flames licked the surface of the bear paw, causing the oil to seep out and gleam with a golden sheen in the firelight.

The aroma was completely different from that of roasted pork; it was much richer.

Izumi Sagiri squatted on the other side of the fire, her hands supporting her chin, her eyes fixed on the rotating bear paw.

Her throat moved involuntarily, and there was a glistening trace at the corner of her mouth.

"Sagiri, wipe your mouth," Kasumigaoka Utaha said without changing her expression.

"..." Izumi Sagiri hurriedly raised her sleeve to wipe her mouth. "I didn't drool!"

The bear paws were roasted for almost half an hour.

The outer skin turns crispy and golden brown, while the meat inside gradually softens under high temperature, with oil constantly oozing out and dripping from the surface.

Aoyama poked the thickest part with the tip of his knife, and the blade sank in easily; the meat inside had become tender and mushy.

"It's almost cooked."

He wrapped the roasted bear paw in banana leaves, placed it on a stone slab, and used a knife to cut the thick paw pad into several pieces.

The outer layer is a crispy, caramelized crust, the middle layer is a translucent gelatinous substance, and inside is tender, almost melting meat, exuding a rich aroma that makes your throat tighten.

He cut off a small piece, put it in his mouth, and slowly chewed and swallowed it.

Then the virtual prompt panel reappeared before his eyes.

[Feeding Log: Giant Bear (Bear) x1]

Current progress: 1/5

[Random Ability Preview:]

[Great Bear Power (Strength Enhancement): Muscle explosiveness is further increased.]

[Giant Bear's Body (Defense Enhancement): Increases constitution and bone density; skin gains additional physical resistance.]

Hibernation (energy storage): Energy consumption is reduced by 85% during hibernation, and a single deep sleep can sustain energy needs for several days.

[Hint: After hunting and consuming 5 of the same species of giant bears, you will be randomly selected from three special abilities.]