Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 23 Stir-fried Bear Paw

Looking at the figure appearing before him, Gu Yue breathed a heavy sigh of relief and muttered under his breath, "Damn it, at least he has some conscience..."

Immediately, she pressed the escape button again. Now that her soul power was exhausted, staying here would only hinder their battle. It would be easier for them to retreat first.

But just as she pressed the button, she suddenly heard Lin Ci say, "For his roasted rabbit."

"asshole!"

If Gu Yue's consciousness hadn't been immediately teleported away, Lin Ci might have heard that vicious curse.

Lin Ci blocked the bear's paw with her lightsaber, her eyes completely filled with rage.

When he returned, he saw several people fighting here. He planned to finish eating the meat before helping. But to his anger, the once-beautiful campfire was now a mess, and the fragrant rabbit meat was nowhere to be found, leaving only huge footprints in its place.

No need to guess, it must have been dried by this thousand-year-old crystal bear.

Lin Ci's sword actually blocked the attack of the Millennium Crystal Bear, which was a direct confrontation of absolute power.

Seeing that its original target had escaped, the Crystal Bear naturally turned its attention to Lin Ci, who was blocking its way.

It roared, its fury deafening, and the birds in the surrounding forest scattered, while the weaker soul beasts also hurriedly fled.

The Crystal Bear is undoubtedly the dominant force here, and the only things it fears are probably the Terrorclaw Bear and the benignly mutated Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"Brother Ci, be careful of its crystallization." Xie Xie, though in the distance, still hurriedly warned him.

The Thousand-Year Crystal Bear. This is actually an extremely rare soul beast, seldom appearing even in ancient times. The Thousand-Year Crystal Bear and the Terrorclaw Bear belong to the same species, both being mutations. However, this is a weakened mutation. After the mutation, its strength is actually much less than that of the Terrorclaw Bear.

However, it also possesses a special ability: any opponent attacked by it will have their body crystallize, and upon a subsequent attack, they will be shattered.

Only with powerful soul force can one resist crystallization and quickly cut off the attacked area to avoid self-damage.

However, crystal bears also have weaknesses, namely that they can only fight in melee and have no ranged attack capabilities.

Lin Ci's lightsaber grazed the crystal bear's paw, then he took two steps back to create distance.

Almost instantly after retreating, he drew a circle on the ground with his longsword, the entire circle being predominantly gold.

The crystal bear pounced on Lin Ci again the next moment.

Lin Ci still didn't try to take the hit head-on, and once again dodged to the side, just as the crystal bear reached the spot where he had just drawn the circle.

The moment the crystal bear stepped into the circle, the golden light suddenly intensified, and golden rune chains surged from the ground, instantly binding the crystal bear's limbs.

This is a restriction-type soul skill created by Lin Ci. It uses soul power to drive light elements to outline a chain that is almost tangible, forming a brief but powerful binding effect.

The crystal bear clearly hadn't expected Lin Ci to have this trick up its sleeve. It struggled angrily, its crystalline light flashing as it tried to break free of the light-text chains. The light-text chains were being pulled and hummed, seemingly on the verge of snapping at any moment.

The Millennium Crystal Bear possesses formidable physical strength, a power that is utterly unstoppable.

All Kelinci needed was a brief moment of control. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he gripped the lightsaber with both hands, the blade shimmering with light, and light elements instantly condensed on the tip of the sword.

An even more powerful golden sword aura condensed at the tip of the sword.

"Go!" Lin Ci suddenly swung the lightsaber forward, and the golden sword energy shot towards the crystal bear like a roaring golden dragon.

The sword energy struck the crystal bear accurately, exploding in its chest and spraying blood. The crystal bear, in pain, let out a deafening roar, its crystalline light intensifying, and its already thick limbs bulging with muscles, actually managing to break free of the light-inscribed chains.

The crystal bear, freed from its restraints, its eyes gleaming with ferocity, charged towards Lin Ci with even greater speed. Its massive paws rose high, creating a powerful gust of wind, before slamming down towards Lin Ci. Lin Ci's eyes narrowed, and he stomped his feet on the ground, flying backward. The bear's paws crashed heavily into the ground, instantly creating a huge crater, and the surrounding earth cracked open.

Lin Ci flipped in mid-air and landed steadily. Then he plunged his lightsaber into the ground and, using the recoil, shot towards the crystal bear like a cannonball.

"Xie Xie, Wu Lin, find an opportunity to attack its leg joints; those are its weakest points!"

Upon hearing Lin Ci's call, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie immediately understood.

Tang Wulin's golden dragon bloodline power surged, his hands transforming into golden dragon claws as he charged towards the crystal bear's left leg; Xie Xie, relying on his absolute speed, appeared like a ghost near the crystal bear's right leg, his weapon gleaming coldly, waiting for the right moment to strike.

Lin Ci suddenly charged forward again, catching the Crystal Bear off guard. At that moment, the lightsaber in his hand transformed into a pure beam of light elemental energy that swirled around it.

Approaching the bear, he threw a punch straight at its face, which landed squarely on the crystal bear's massive face.

Two of the crystal bear's teeth were blasted out.

Before it could even get angry or retaliate, the excruciating pain in its leg made it roar.

"Behold my Light and Shadow Dragon Dagger!" Xie Xie swung his twin blades wildly at the Crystal Bear's leg, almost creating afterimages.

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin unleashed a powerful attack with his Golden Dragon Claw on the Crystal Bear.

Tang Wulin's individual strength has reached a thousand jin. Although it is not as high as Lin Ci's, if he utilizes the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, especially its special crushing effect, then even the thick-skinned Thousand-Year Crystal Bear would simply not be able to withstand it.

After her initial attack, Lin Ci's light once again coalesced into a lightsaber, and she raised her hand to thrust the sword directly into the crystal bear's chest.

A dazzling light pierced directly from the tip of the sword into the crystal bear's body.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

As the sword thrust forward, cracks appeared on the crystal in the Crystal Bear's chest as it pierced the bear. The cracks spread rapidly, resembling a spiderweb. Taking advantage of the situation, Lin Ci forcefully stirred the sword, causing it to blaze with light. The crystal in the bear's chest shattered instantly, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

The crystal bear let out a painful howl, its massive body trembling violently. The next moment, a yellow halo began to emanate from its body. Its entire form began to rapidly crystallize.

"Oh no, he's going to self-destruct!"

Even though Xie Xie reacted, the crystal bear self-destructed too quickly, and it was too late to press the escape button.

Tang Wulin, standing to the side, was in the same boat; there was simply no time to react.

But Lin Ci seemed to have anticipated this, and instantly covered the crystal bear's mouth with one hand.

Pure light elements flowed into the crystal bear's body like water.

And this actually prevented the crystal bear from exploding!

"Let's go!" Lin Ci reminded him, and then increased the injection of light elements.

Both Tang Wulin and Lin Ci looked hesitant. Neither of them were the type to abandon their partner, but they had no choice. At this moment, all they could do was choose to trust Lin Ci.

The two pressed the escape button, and their consciousness instantly left the Ascension Platform.

You're saying Lin Ci risked her life just to cover her companions' escape?

That would be too fake. Lin Ci is not a saint; he can't do that.

As Lin Ci increased the amount of light element he poured in, he said fiercely, "Still trying to self-destruct? Today I'm going to make sure you get a taste of stir-fried bear paw."

He simply wanted to enjoy this stir-fried bear paw all to himself.

Seriously? The Liaoning TV Spring Festival Gala isn't as good as tomorrow's. Guys, I'm going to watch the Spring Festival Gala now.

Extra chapter for Chinese New Year? Why do these words look so unfamiliar? I can't quite understand them when they're put together.

Okay, okay, just kidding. I'll still update as usual on the first day of the Lunar New Year, since I want to have some fun. But I'll add an extra chapter tomorrow. I wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year's Eve in advance.

There will be a lot more updates when it's released after the New Year. Please look forward to it.

(End of this chapter)