His only hope was in the giant black bear, who had stood up on his hind legs, rising to an impressive ten meters tall.
"Hawk, why are there two Large Beasts? I thought the lure would only bring one over!" I shouted at the damned AI.
[Second large beast was not attracted by the [Large Beast Lure]. It was attracted by the Black Bear Lord.]
"So Ellie's grandpa is a Black Bear Lord! Great!" Elliot thought excitedly.
"But the new beast actually came because of him! Not great. Not great at all!" Elliot's face fell as he thought of this.
GRAAAHHHHHHHH!!! The giant black bear roared out its challenge to the incoming Large Beast and smashed open a large tree, fully exhibiting his fearsome power.
Elliot looked at "his only hope" and wondered what on earth was mad and strong enough to see a two thousand kilogram giant black bear as prey.
When his question was finally answered, however, the hope in his heart wavered and almost died.
HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
It was a giant- no SUPERGIANT, dark green anaconda.
It was two meters wide and many, many meters long. It was so long that Elliot could not see the rest of its body.
Elliot gulped. He stared at the anaconda's creepy yellow eyes, its extremely sharp fangs and horrifyingly hypnotic scale pattern in great fear.
No, not fear.
Terror.
It was a terror unlike anything he had ever felt before.
It started from deep within his bones, rising higher and higher until his heart and his mind was completely overwhelmed.
HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
The anaconda's horrible hiss amplified his already overwhelming terror by several times.
Elliot collapsed to his knees. His mind was blank, and the only thing he could do was to await his doom.
Thankfully the giant black bear wasn't daunted in the slightest.
GRAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
It gave an equally terrible roar and charged at the supergiant anaconda.
SCREEEEE!!
To their credit, the hawks remembered Elliot's previous order to attack the anaconda's eyes, and did so at the perfect moment, timing their attacks perfectly with the giant black bear's.
The supergiant anaconda reared upwards and backward, causing the hawk's attack to miss and placing them in perfect position for the anaconda's own attack.
Which it did with startling speed and depressing efficiency.
CHOMP! One hawk disappeared into its mouth.
The remaining two veered away and retreated to reposition for another attack.
SMASHH!!
The giant black bear's attack arrived just after the anaconda swallowed the hawk. Its sharp claws bashed into the anaconda's head and smashed it aside, gouging out a huge chunk of its flesh in the process.
HREAAAAAKHHHHHHH!!!
The supergiant anaconda shrieked and hurtled towards the giant black bear's side. It was trying to encircle the bear and "bear hug" the bear to death!
The giant black bear would have none of it. It whirled and chomped down on the anaconda's neck with its powerful jaws!
However, it bit down slightly too far down the anaconda's neck, and allowed the anaconda to turn its head to bite the giant black bear's flank!
GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
The giant black bear growled in pain, but refused to let go of the snake. Instead, it began to deliver insanely powerful attacks with its claws.
SLASHHH!
SLASHHH!!!!
SLASHH!!!!
JAB!!! JAB!!! TWIST!!
Attack after attack landed on the anaconda's body.
SCREEEEE!!!
Both remaining hawks dived and landed accurate attacks on the anaconda's eyes.
Sharp talons pierced through the flimsy eyeballs.
After getting a firm grip on the anaconda's eyes, the hawks flapped their wings hard and tried to gouge out both its eyes!
HREAAAAAKHHHHHHH!!!
The anaconda shrieked in pain and finally let go of the giant black bear's flank.
The hawks wisely released their grip and escaped. Their mission was complete. The anaconda was blinded.
Freed from the anaconda's bite, the giant black bear then proceeded to shake his head wildly from left to right, causing his teeth to dig even deeper into the anaconda's neck. After a few second of absolutely savage head-shaking, his teeth finally pierced through the anaconda's tough flesh and found its bone. And with a final ferocious clamp of its jaw…
CRACKKK!!!
The anaconda's neck broke.
GRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
The giant black bear released the still-twitching anaconda carcass and let out a victorious roar!
KING OF THE LAND!!
His roar seemed to say.
However, after releasing that roar, he collapsed onto the ground heavily.
Grrrrr… The giant black bear growled weakly.
Caught by surprise at the sudden ending of the savage battle, and the giant black bear's consequent collapse, Elliot sat there dumbfounded for a few seconds before getting up and making his way to the giant black bear cautiously.
"Hawk, what's happening?"
[Please allow your blood to mix with the subject for a detailed analysis of the subject's status.]
Elliot hesitated for a moment before deciding to go for it.
"Ellie's grandfather. I am going to check on your wound now. Please do not move." Elliot said politely. In his mind, he was screaming "Do not more AND do not attack me!"
Seeing no response from the giant black bear, Elliot quickly cut his palm slightly and pressed it on a small corner of the giant black bear's wound.
Beast Type: Black Bear Lord
Beast Name: Brock
Gender: Male
Beast Level: 74
Beast Power Level: 89
Beast Grade: Epic
Beast Bloodline: Black Bear Emperor
Beast Physical Status: Poisoned
Beast Emotional Status: Worried
Hobby: Sleeping
Evolution Pathways: 1
Skills:
Level 8 Bite - Deal 400% more damage when biting
Level 7 Slash - Deal 350% more slash damage.
Level 5 Charge - 250% faster charge speed.
AI Comments: An ancient lord of the black bears who had spent most of its time secreted away deep within the heavy forests of California. It is extremely powerful and is able to fight above its grade due to its overwhelming strength and intelligence.
"Puny human child." A deep and regal voice sounded in Elliot's mind. "So you are a beast tamer. I have heard stories of your kind. To think that you really exist… Ughhh."
"Hawk! He is poisoned! How do I save him?" Elliot asked the AI urgently.
[He is poisoned by the Anaconda. You can fully heal him by crafting an antidote using the Anaconda's venom. Alternatively, you can suppress the poison temporarily by using a Generic Anti Venom Potion.]
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"How do I craft the antidote using the Anaconda's venom? And where do I get the Generic Anti Venom Potion? Do you sell it in the shop?" Elliot pressed the AI with his questions.
[You can craft the antidote by mastering the [Potion Crafting] skill to the fifth level. The [Potion Crafting] skill will be available at level 25. The Generic Anti Venom Potion is available for purchase in the shop starting level 12.]
"WHAT?! I am only level 10!!" Elliot shouted. "You must be kidding me! How on earth can I gain the two levels I need before he dies?! He won't last much longer!"
[Tame the Black Bear Lord, and you will gain 5000 XP. You will grow to level 14.]
"Ah. I didn't expect you to answer that rhetorical question. But good job answering it!" Elliot said.
"Ellie's gramps, I-"
"I am YOUR MAJESTY for you, puny human- UGH…." Brock the Black Bear Lord groaned and vomited a steaming blob of black blood.
"Fine, fine. YOUR MAJESTY. I have a method to save you from the poison. But I need time to grow strong enough to use that method. In the meantime, I can suppress the poison in your body if you sign a contract with me. Would you like that? You don't have much time until the poison takes you." Elliot said quickly.
"Hahhhh. Hahhhhhhhhh." Brock rasped heavily. "It seems- Hahhhh. I do not have a choice. Fine. I will sign a contract - UGHH!"
Immediately, the mind space solidified and shrank into a corner of Elliot's mind, right next to Ellie and Rex.
[Black Bear Lord successfully tamed.]
[5000 XP gained.]
[Congratulations, You have levelled up to level 11!]
[You have received 10 points for levelling up.]
[Congratulations, You have levelled up to level 12!]
[You have received 10 points for levelling up.]
[Congratulations, You have levelled up to level 13!]
[You have received 10 points for levelling up.]
[Congratulations, You have levelled up to level 14!]
[You have received 10 points for levelling up.]
"Yes!!!" Elliot shouted excitedly. "YESSS!!! I got a BEAR KING!! WOOHOOO!!!!"
However, the Bear Lord wasn't looking too good. It was barely even breathing.
Black blood was already flowing out of its would. The anaconda's poison was extremely deadly and extremely fast acting. And judging by just how fast such a massive beast was dying, the anaconda probably pumped out several liters of poison into his body.
If nothing was done, it would definitely succumb to the anaconda's poison and die within one minute.
"Hawk! Open up the shop for me!"
[Minor Healing Potion - Heals you for 100 HP] [Cost: 5 points.]
[Cooldown Reduction Potion - Reduces Skill Cooldown by 5 minutes] [Cost: 5 points]
[Minor Attribute Boost Potion - Boosts selected attribute by 1 for 5 minutes] [Cost: 5 points]
[Beast Affinity Boost Potion - Boosts Beast Affinity attribute by 2 for 5 minutes.][Cost: 7 points]
[Small Mystery Box - Contains a random item.] [Cost: 10 points]
[Light Healing Potion - Heals you for 200 HP] [Cost: 10 points.]
[Light Attribute Boost Potion - Boosts selected attribute by 2 for 10 minutes] [Cost: 10 points]
[Generic Anti Venom Potion - Suppresses all kinds of poison for 3 days][Cost: 10 points]
[Medium Mystery Box - Contains two random items.] [Cost: 15 points]
"Get me the Generic Anti Venom Potion! Quick!" Elliot cried out.
[Generic Anti Venom Potion purchased for 10 points.]
A grey mist swirled on top of Elliot's outstretched hand and a small glass vial appeared in his hand.
[Please pour the contents of the vial onto the wound.]
Elliot immediately did as instructed. A crystal clear drop of liquid trickled down the vial and entered Brock's body.
For a minute, nothing happened. Brock even stopped breathing.
But just as Elliot was about to freak out, Brock suddenly took a deep, shuddering breath.
"Pheeeeewwwwwwwww." Elliot sighed with great relief.
The anti venom worked.
"Uhhh. For a minute I thought I had died…" Brock groaned in pain.
"I think you really died there for a minute." Elliot laughed weakly as he sat back on the ground.
After the low of luring such a powerful beast, and the high of realizing that Ellie knew said beast, and the deep, deep terror at seeing the anaconda, and the thrill of watching the two giant beasts fight, and the panic of thinking Brock might die, and the joy of gaining him as a tamed beast, Elliot was an emotional mess.
If we add the fact that he had a really low emotional health score to begin with, it was a miracle that Elliot was still sane.
(Emotional health: 0.4 AI Comment: Love tank almost empty. Sicker than the average human being. Let's not even mention the monkey to avoid host's emotional health from dropping further.)
For a few minutes, Elliot sat there silently, sorting out his thoughts and feelings. Brock laid there also and allowed the anti-venom to fully work its magic on his body.
"Thank you, puny human child. It might have taken an utterly shameful and unthinkable happening such as being your tamed beast for my life to be saved, but saved it truly is. And for that, you have my gratitude." Brock said solemnly.
Elliot looked up at him and smiled. "You are welcome, Your Majesty. Being able to save you is a privilege. You are, afterall, Ellie's grandfather, and you saved us all from the anaconda. And having you as my tamed beast is a true honor. I will be depending heavily on you for the rest of my life, however long or short it is."
Brock smiled a ferocious smile and said, "For you, my little master, you may call me Brock. And with me around, unless another such beast appears, your life is completely safe."
Elliot smiled sadly at him.
"Sadly, starting tomorrow morning, there would be many "such beasts" to deal with. Enemies from far beyond our world are arriving, and they will be bringing with them countless powerful beasts. I am afraid that even you would have trouble dealing with them."
"If what you say is true, then we must prepare ourselves and increase our strength. How many giant beasts are you able to tame, puny human child?" Brock asked with a gleam of excitement in his eyes.
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