Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 289 - 170 Brave Fight Against Three Bears_2

Chapter 289: Chapter 170 Brave Fight Against Three Bears_2

Lin Wu stealthily entered the cave, stepping onto solid ground, and immediately, his feet were liberated. He gave Shana an OK sign and walked in with his assault rifle. The cave was about two meters and thirty centimeters high, the floor was wet and slippery, and the lighting was average. Lin Wu turned on his flashlight, rounded the corner, and smelled an even stronger scent—it seemed he might meet the bear at the next turn.

Lin Wu took a deep breath and considered whether to squat here for 10 minutes and then tell Shana that he killed 200 black bears but didn’t find the so-called dog chain? That was an option after all. He was doing it for Shana’s sake. What if he provoked the black bear and it hurt Shana?

It’s just death, right? What’s there to be afraid of? And it’s not just death—being slapped by a bear feels like a sheer contempt for power, especially when after slapping you, the bear doesn’t even deign to look at you directly. That kind of insult is extremely strong. Lin Wu convinced himself again, so what if he was humiliated? Even at the risk of being defiled, he had to go for it!

He peeked around the corner and quickly pulled back. There was another big hole at the side of the cave path, lined with dead branches, with a bear lying inside. Taking a deep breath, Lin Wu advanced again, then came back, damn, there were two. Taking another deep breath, going on and back again, there were three. Two adult and one juvenile, three black bears were lying in the nest asleep.

Continuing to inhale deeply, this time Lin Wu did not come back. He stealthily moved to the edge of the bear den and peered in, only to see a chain under the little bear’s bottom that seemed not to be a dog chain, but that didn’t rule out the possibility that this chain might be pretty thin.

Lin Wu held his breath, reached his hand out to grab the chain, and tried to pull it out. It didn’t budge, and he didn’t dare to use force, afraid to hurt the little bear. So Lin Wu shouldered his assault rifle, then, with his left hand, he lifted the little bear’s bottom. The feel wasn’t bad at all. Pfft!

Lin Wu tugged at the chain bit by bit, pulling it outwards. It was a black cloth strap. After pulling out most of it, he found it was stuck. Apparently, there was something else on the other end of the strap. Having come this far, Lin Wu could not afford too many concerns—as his left hand scooped under the little bear’s bottom to lift, his right gently pulled the chain out.

At one end of the cloth strap was something resembling a cross with many notches. Item description: Armored car key. This reminded Lin Wu of the tracks in Right County. Legend had it that there was a mysterious military train on the tracks, which was the highest command center fighting the zombie virus in Right County. But this place was tens of thousands of kilometers away from the tracks, so why would the key end up in a bear den?

The railway was built along the mountains, and black bears were common in the area. Perhaps the key was part of a bear’s dowry. One day, Shuai ran away from home after being scolded by his mother, and came to the beautiful lower farm, where he met the love of his life, Emerald Feather. Emerald Feather, who had just slain humans and acquired the key, fell in love with Shuai at first sight, convinced that she had obtained the lucky key. Eventually, Emerald Feather followed Shuai back to North Lake Park, and the two bears lived happily together.

Lin Wu interrupted the love story in his head, pocketed the key, and tiptoed away from the bear den. After hesitating for a while, Lin Wu continued to walk deeper into the cave. Soon, he had a basic understanding of the cave’s structure. There were a total of nine passages under the mountain, and although each one was different, all led to the center of the mountain.

In the central position, which was about twenty-plus square meters, there was another bear den made of dry branches. Unlike the previous dens he encountered, the den’s owner was not asleep. A huge black bear sat on the branches of the den munching on bright red berries, in front of it was a mountain-sized heap of berries. Aside from this bear, there was a dog, a dog with a collar on. The dog, while eating berries, rubbed against the black bear as if it had taken the bear to be its master or friend.

Lin Wu leaned against one side, it was just a zombie game, right? What to do? Go over and negotiate with the bear boss, "I want the dog leash." Black Bear: "Take it." No, it wouldn’t say that.

After taking a deep breath for the nth time, Lin Wu came out from behind cover. As he approached within less than 7 meters, the black bear suddenly stopped eating and became agitated, sitting there and looking around. The change in the bear’s mood also affected the little dog, which sniffed around and immediately looked in Lin Wu’s direction, prompting Lin Wu to hastily retreat back to cover. Because he was downwind, this act of hiding immediately calmed the bear down.

Dammit! Lin Wu’s guilty hands drew out the Silencer, quietly extending the gun barrel to aim at the little dog, but he could only see the dog’s body; its head was obscured by the black bear’s huge figure. After thinking it over, Lin Wu put away the Silencer and took out a piece of barbecued meat wrapped in cling film from his backpack. Even if he killed the little dog, Lin Wu wouldn’t have time to reach for the dog leash.

Why did Lin Wu have roasted meat on him? It was from last night’s leftovers. Besides, who doesn’t bring some snacks when they’re out and about?

Lin Wu extended his hand to place the barbecued meat on the road by the cover, and very soon the dog smelled it, turned halfway around to find the meat, and also saw Lin Wu, freezing instantly. Lin Wu picked up the meat and began to coax the dog, which seemed hesitant, but its nature was friendly, so it started wagging its tail after being still for a moment. Then it slowly approached Lin Wu, cautiously at first, but finally went over to the meat and began to eat.

Lin Wu reached out with his left hand, while concealing a dagger in his right, preparing for a stealthy kill. Unexpectedly, when he touched the little dog’s head, it did not resist, which made Lin Wu quite embarrassed. He had already raised the knife, yet the dog showed no reaction; how could he have the heart to kill it?

Therefore, Lin Wu put away the dagger, reached out to unhook the dog leash, and as the little dog licked his hand and continued to eat, he removed the leash and then began to slowly retreat and leave. After walking not even five meters, the dog that had eaten the barbecued meat followed Lin Wu, trotting up to his side and wagging its tail as if pleading to be taken in.

Can you keep a dog in this game? Lin Wu recalled the game’s knowledge, and it seemed that no one had mentioned keeping dogs. That was to be expected since after the outbreak of the zombie virus, poultry and dogs must have been wiped out by zombies. The only exception was a little dog kidnapped to the bear’s den, which had survived. Since we’re fated, let’s go together.

The man and dog happily made their way home, but as they passed the bear den with the three bears, the little dog suddenly stood up and barked loudly twice, as if to warn its new master of danger.

The three bears woke up and turned to see Lin Wu and the little dog, still not fully alert from their sleep. Lin Wu, reacting faster, took off running: "Go."

The human-like dog lunged at the black bear... A dog has only one life to lose; either it dies of old age, or it dies protecting its master.

The little dog held the rear, while the highly Agile Lin Wu ran like the wind, swiftly leaving the cave. At that moment, roars from the black bear and the little dog’s cries of distress echoed from the den. Lin Wu applauded the little dog’s courage as he released three successive Wind Stingers through the snow, followed by a burst of speed and a leap, crashing to the ground not far from Shana.

Shana held the rocket launcher and asked nervously, "Should I fire?"

Lin Wu, lying in the snow, looked back and said, "Shouldn’t be necessary, it stopped them."

"Who is ’it’?"

"The dog."

Shana said speechlessly, "That’s not a funny joke."

Lin Wu replied, "I’m talking about a real dog."

"Is that little dog still alive?"

Lin Wu nodded, "At that moment, when the dog and I arrived in front of the bear’s den, it suddenly mustered an incredible amount of courage and let out a roar, wanting to challenge the black bear. As its new owner, how could I not let it fulfill its wish? So I sent it in, and it went. I admit I did not have its courage; I ran away."

Without paying attention to Lin Wu’s nonsense, Shana asked, "Is it possible to keep a dog?"

Lin Wu spread his hands, "Perhaps."

Shana asked, "Did you get it killed?"

Lin Wu hurriedly said, "I didn’t. We could have left safely, but it insisted on challenging the black bear. There’s nothing I could do about that; I certainly wasn’t planning to take on three black bears." Although I am your new owner, if you’re intent on a death wish and trying to drag your owner along, then I can only say goodbye.

Shana did not blame Lin Wu but instead became interested, "Is it possible to keep animals?"

"Maybe," Lin Wu said, uncertain.

Shana said, "We could find eggs."

Lin Wu nodded.

Shana continued, "Can we use artificial means to incubate the eggs?"

Seeing Shana suddenly so keen on something, Lin Wu nodded without hesitation, "Definitely."

Shana explained, "By using the constant temperature of the campfire, maintaining between 37 to 39 degrees, as long as the fire doesn’t go out, we can hatch chicks before spring comes."

"Exactly."

Shana said, "Let’s go," her determination renewed in an instant.

Lin Wu paid silent respect to the little dog for a second before following Shana out of the cave. Lin Wu didn’t mind adopting the little dog; he was quite fond of it, but if the little dog insisted on a suicide mission, he really had no choice—he was not about to fight to the death with three black bears.