Chapter 109: Chapter 106: Rainbow Light Void Extraction, Sleepy Bear!_2

"Squawk!"

The Pink Ostrich materialized from the summoning array.

Su Mei landed sturdily on the back of the ostrich, gathered her courage, pointed back to the path they had just come from, and exclaimed:

"Tuotuo, let’s go!"

"Squawk!!"

The Pink Ostrich had complete trust in its owner.

Its two-meter-long feet stomped and dashed, quickly covering a hundred meters.

But...

Once they reached the slope...

The feathers of the Pink Ostrich flocked as it suddenly halted its steps.

Lowering its head, its circular eyes stared down and upon seeing the gigantic creature sleeping in the hole, it turned towards its beloved owner in confusion.

The look in its eyes seemed to say: Are you sure?

Is this something we can handle??

"Tuotuo, yes, that’s our target!"

Su Mei clenched her fist, trying to motivate.

"Squawk???"

The Pink Ostrich turned its head, searching for the symbol of terror, the grey bipedal beast.

But it found that even the gray bipedal beast was standing far away, even leading a few other bipedal creatures, diving into the bush.

Tuotuo—the fluffed up feathers were completely uncontrollable now!

Even the grey bipedal beast fears this creature, how could I, Tuotuo...

The silly Pink Ostrich didn’t have the brain capacity to think that way.

But when faced with a Sleepy Bear beyond its rank, instincts to seek good fortune and avoid calamity were naturally triggered, making it naturally scared and cowardly.

"Relax, we just need to wake it up!"

"If you perform well, I’ll take you to the academy for a manicure when we go back. You remember the multicolored nails you liked last time? I’ll definitely make them for you this time!"

"Squawk!!!!" (≖‿≖)✧

The Pink Ostrich perked up instantly.

It understood the two words "manicure", its morale that was nearing rock bottom suddenly surged to the peak.

Taking advantage of the charged emotion, Su Mei tapped the big ostrich’s butt, signaling it to hurry.

"Squawk! Squawk squawk squawk!!"

The excited ostrich charged towards the pit below the slope.

Following the direction of its owner— the Sleepy Bear with a head as big as a grindstone, it unleashed the skill ’Spring Kick’.

Boom!

The snoring of the Sleepy Bear stopped abruptly.

Su Mei was so scared that her heart almost stopped, but just as she was about to run away, she saw the Sleepy Bear scratching its head with its eyes closed, as it started snoring again.

How can it sleep so soundly?

Wait... isn’t its head way too hard?!

Su Mei took a pause and tap tapped Tuotuo’s butt again, indicating it to get closer to the Sleepy Bear.

Under the eerie sense of impending doom, Su Mei used the sword in her hand to poke and poke, and found that the Sleepy Bear’s fur was indeed as described in the books, seemingly soft yet resilient, capable of withstanding the piercing damage of many weapons.

After weighing her options, she bit her silver teeth and called her trembling Contracted Spirit Fond:

"Tuotuo, bite it!"

"Squawk!!"ヽ(●-`Д´-)ノ

The big ostrich was all in.

It bit fiercely into the exposed rump of the Sleepy Bear on its side, then, without loosening its grip, forcefully pulled out a tuft of bear hair.

"Roar!!!"

Sleepy Bear suddenly opened its eyes, its massive body standing tall. Its dazed and confused gaze looked around before immediately locking onto the fleeing figures of a man and a bird.

"Roar!! Roar!!!" (╬◣д◢)!!!

Visible anger emerged on the bear’s face.

With large strides, Sleepy Bear pushed over a large tree. It then activated its skill ’Rolling Ball’, furiously charging towards the "beast on the brink of death" that was provoking it.

"Run, run!"

"Tuotuo, you can do it, Sleepy Bear definitely can’t be faster than you!"

Su Mei held her breath and focused, her back covered in cold sweat as she watched the massive bear behind her roaring and crashing through everything in its way.

Once she could confirm she had extended the distance and no one could detect her condition, the Respecting Teacher’s Ring on her pinky finger materialized. With the full force activation of ’Riding the Wind’, the Pink Ostrich’s speed increased drastically. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

...

"It’s our turn now."

The plan to lure the bear away from its cave was successfully implemented, and Ye Hanjun promptly led the three students to emerge from the hiding bushes.

Leading the way, the four of them charged down the slope and used the steep rocks to jump into the large pit.

"It smells so good! As a wild beast, having an unusual body fragrance is quite peculiar for Sleepy Bear!"

Zhao Li muttered, not wasting any time. She quickly collected the bear hairs shed in the cave according to Master Han’s instructions.

These were the source of the body fragrance. They could be refined further to serve as the raw material for high-grade perfumes, extremely popular among noble ladies.

"Swish swish--"

In an instant, Ye Hanjun sensed the structure of the cave and the items it contained.

First, he dug out a bag of blue coins from the soil. Rough estimates showed it contained no less than 50 coins.

Then, he carelessly plucked some well-grown herbs from a corner and stuffed them into a bag without cherishing them.

"Huang Dengshan, take this egg, we now have something for lunch."

"Yes!" Huang Dengshan obeyed. Amongst a pile of broken eggshells in another corner, he found one perfectly intact black egg.

The egg was larger than his head and nearly a meter tall.

Due to the lack of patterns, Huang Dengshan could not identify its type at first glance.

However, since Master Han mentioned "lunch," he didn’t bother to ask.

An egg that attracted both Sleepy Bear and Master Han must be either highly nutritious or delightfully tasty...

Imagining the possibilities, Huang Dengshan placed the egg on the back of Big-eyed Deer and was the first to jump out of the cave.

Zhang Wu, under Ye Hanjun’s command, used a large snake skin bag to take away a heap of crystallized Hundred Flowers Honey.

One of Sleepy Bear’s favorite foods, it had beauty-enhancing effects and could be sold for a lot of money.

"So poor, always sleeping. Even though it likes shiny things, it only collected three relatively worthless Rainbow Stones..."

Ye Hanjun, who also took the three fist-sized gemstones, followed behind and jumped out of the cave.

Looking back at the now-empty cave, he couldn’t help but voice his inner complaints.

He had hoped to gain a significant sum...

He didn’t expect that after distributing Sleepy Bear’s assets, he only profited a little.

Disappointing...very disappointing!

Shaking his head, Ye Hanjun, who had completely cleared out the bear’s cave, quickly left with the three students.

At the same time, he used a sharp whistle as a signal to alert Su Mei on the other side.

"Phew—it looks like they’re done!"

"Tuotuo, we need to throw this idiot off our trail and rendezvous with Master Han!"

"Squawk!"

After chasing for quite a while and realizing that the Sleepy Bear, which could squash him with a single paw, couldn’t catch up to him even with the Riding the Wind skill activated.

Tuotuo’s fear greatly subsided, and confidence returned. As he sprinted, his short, small wings fluttered about. He felt as though he was about to fly.