Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Chapter 819

Bear-san Fought a Giant Snake

We saw two figures being chased by a snake.

The lantern they were holding was shaking violently.

If we had noticed them, then they must have noticed the light of my Bear Light as well.

“I see light coming towards us,” (Person 1)

“Is there really someone else here?” (Person 2)

“You there, run!” (Person 1)

The person being chased by the snake shouted at us.

Behind him, a giant snake was slithering, chasing after the adventurers.

They told us to run away, so it should be okay for us to run away. With Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, we could easily escape.

But I thought those two people would run out of stamina soon and be attacked by the snake.

And since we’d already decided to help them, we weren’t going to run.

They should really worry about themselves before worrying about others.

It must be hard to run and scream at the same time.

I’d never experienced doing so, so I didn’t really know.

It was not something you do normally, running and screaming.

While I was thinking about this, the two people who looked like adventurers came into our view and also saw us.

“A bear?! There’s a bear up ahead!” (Adventurer 1)

“What are we going to do?” (Adventurer 2)

The people who looked like adventurers who had been running away noticed us and slowed down.

They looked at Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and seemed to be wondering if they should keep running.

But now was not the time to worry.

If they stopped, the giant snake would catch up to them.

“Just keep running! The snake is coming!” (Yuna)

I shouted loudly.

It would give me bad dreams if they ended up right in front of us, only to get eaten by the snake.

The two people who looked like adventurers looked at each other.

“Let’s run,” (Adventurer 1)

“But there’s a bear” (Adventure 2)

“Better than a snake,” (Adventurer 1)

They increased their speed, which had been slowing down.

“Yuna, what’s that? Is it a snake?” (Mane)

Mane-san asked, looking at the approaching snake behind the two adventurers.

“It’s big, but I think it’s a snake” (Yuna)

My only basis for my answer was my detection skill.

The detection skill showed me that it was a snake.

“I’ve never seen a snake that big before. Should we run away? Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear can run away, right, right?” (Mane)

Where did her feelings of helping them from earlier go?

Well, if a big snake was coming at you from the front, I could understand the feeling of wanting to run away.

She probably only said we’d help them because Mane-san thought that it was just a small snake.

I thought so too.

But personally, if we were chased by 100 small snakes instead of one giant snake, I’d choose to face the giant snake.

Being chased by a hundred small snakes would simply be too creepy, but one giant snake might be scary but easy to fight.

While we were talking, the snake was closing in.

“Mane-san, throw the bottle at the snake!” (Yuna)

“There’s no way the medicine will work on a snake that big. And even if I throw it, it won’t reach it from this distance.” (Mane)

Mane-san was clutching the snake-repellent bottle in her hand.

“If you mean I should get closer and then throw it? I can’t. I’ll get eaten before I can throw it” (Mane)

She was a little panicked.

Well, maybe this was how people usually reacted when they saw a big snake.

“It’s okay, just throw it!” (Yuna)

“I don’t know what will happen after this!” (Mane)

When I asked, Mane-san threw the bottle at the giant snake.

The bottle flew in a parabolic arc as she tried to throw it as far as possible.

It was a better throw than I expected.

If she failed, the bottle instead hit the ground.

The bottle ended up heading to the ground in an arc.

“I told you it wouldn’t reach it” (Mane)

Well, I also expected that it wouldn’t reach it.

I fired an air bullet at the falling bottle.

The air bullet hit the bottle, sending it flying toward the giant snake.

And one more!

I then followed up with another air bullet to adjusts the direction of the bottle.

This time, the bottle flew towards the giant snake’s head.

When the bottle hit the snake’s head, it broke, and the liquid inside splashed everywhere.

The giant snake stopped moving, opened its mouth wide, and let out a loud shriek.

The medicine seemed to have worked.

I jump off the Hugging Bear, run past two people who appear to be adventurers being chased by a snake, and run towards the giant snake.

As I passed two people who seemed to be adventurers, I heard them saying “bear” “bear”, but I ignored it.

I got closer to the giant snake.

There were many ways to defeat it. But that was only if I didn’t care about my surroundings.

I was in a cave.

Normally, I could easily defeat it by shooting the bear’s flames into its body, just like I did when I defeated the Black Viper, but I was in a cave.

Even if there were places where air came in from the outside , it was dangerous to use fire magic in a cave.

In that case, I could use the method I used to defeat the giant snake in the Land of Wa.

The snake stopped moving forward, but it swayed its head from side to side.

“Don’t move around in a cave!” (Yuna)

I shot an air bullet at the bottom of the snake’s head.

The recoil caused it to stop for a moment, and its mouth opened.

I jumped towards the giant snake’s mouth.

“Yuna!” (Mane)

I heard Mane-san shout behind me.

Magic Power gathered in my hand, and a Rock Bear was created in the snake’s mouth.

I poured magic power into the Rock Bear.

The Rock Bear increased in size and the giant snake’s mouth opened wide.

The snake’s head and mouth were soon destroyed, and it fell to the ground.

I was used to defeating giant snake monsters.

“Yuna, are you okay?” (Mane)

Mane-san and Hugging Bear come closer along with Swaying Bear.

“I’m okay dealing with this enemy.” (Yuna)

“I was surprised when you ran towards such a big snake. And you even managed to knock it down” (Mane)

Mane-san looked at the giant snake with its mouth split open.

It was a size smaller than the black vipers I’ve fought before.

Having fought a black viper and a giant eight-headed snake, this one didn’t give much trouble in comparison.

“Even so, the way you took it down was pretty cruel” (Mane)

Mane-san touches her chin and mouth.

Perhaps she was imagining the rock getting bigger in her mouth.

Even I, as expected, would never do such a thing to a person.

“Mane-san, would you like to take this snake home?” (Yuna)

“Yes. Once it grows to this size, it will be useful in many ways. Also, snakes this big are rare, so I’m sure other places will want it too” (Mane)

Maybe they also have a monster research lab or something.

And even if Mane-san didn’t need it, I could just sell it and make some money.

Thinking this, I approached.

“It’s still alive!” (Adventurer 1)

A man shouted from behind.

At the same time, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear grabbed me with their mouth while Mane-san riding on their back, and then escaped the area.

The moment we left, something heavy fell where we were, and the ground rumbled.

“What!?” (Yuna)

Was that the snake’s tail that had been slammed to the ground?

No, that’s not it.

It was not a tail.

It was a head.

A head that was slowly lifted.

Its tongue darts out, and its red eyes look down at us.

“Two heads…” (Mane)

Mane-san muttered.

I told Hugging Bear to let go and observe the snake.

“Run away! That head is vicious!” (Adventurer 1)

“It’s poisonous; get away!” (Adventurer 2)

The adventurers shouted.

Illuminated by my Bear Light, purple liquid was dripping from the snake’s mouth.

Its red eyes focus on me and Mane-san.

The moment I think its eyes move, its mouth moves.

The giant snake spits liquid like a water gun.

The Swaying Bear carrying Mane-san, me, and Hugging Bear avoided it.

“Yuna, it’s poison. Be careful!” (Mane)

The liquid spat on the ground was purple.

“Swaying Bear, Hugging Bear. Take Mane-san and get away.” (Yuna)

It would be troublesome if the target was Mane-san or the adventurers.

I fired a wind spell at the giant snake so that I would be its target.

I wanted to use a big spell, but if I were not careful, the cave might collapse around us.

And it was not just attacks that I needed to be concerned about. It would be dangerous if the poison the snake spits spread in the air.

“Mane-san, is this poison just liquid, or does it spread in the air?” (Yuna)

If it were just liquid, there would be no problem.

But if it turned into gas and the poison spread in the cave, it would be terrible.

“There’s no way I would know that. It’s best to run away” (Mane)

Running away was one option.

But we could not go any further unless we defeated it.

What Mane-san wanted was the head of the snake.

For now, as a precaution, I use wind magic to create an air current to prevent the poison from reaching the adventurers and Mane-san.

“The wind…” (Mane)

“This will reduce the risk of poison, but be careful” (Yuna)

“Yuna!” (Mane)

“It’s okay; I’ll go and defeat him in a bit.” (Yuna)

I ran.

The snake sharpened its aim and shot poisonous liquid.

What should I do?

I said I would defeat it, but what should I do?

The longer the battle goes on, the more poison around will be spread.

The snake spat poison, and just when I thought I’d avoided it, it used a sweep attack.

It swung the head that I just destroyed sideways.

The large, destroyed head was swept along the ground and was aimed at me.

It was disgusting.

I jump to avoid the head and fire an air bullet.

The snake’s body was dented as if it were hit by a shotgun, causing it to move back.

I didn’t stop my attack.

But the snake didn’t open its mouth.

Maybe it understood why its other head was destroyed?

Was it intelligent?

As I was thinking about what to do, Mane-san, who was behind me, shouts.

“Yuna!” (Mane)

I turn around, and there is Swaying Bear to the side of Mane-san, standing with its legs apart.

Swaying Bear then got into a pitching position.

What?

“Swaying Bear, now!” (Mane)

“Kuuu~n”

Mane-san shouted, and Swaying Bear threw something.

It was a bottle!

The small bottle spun and flew towards Snake.

It was not the same weak throw Mane-san did but more like a fastball.

The bottle thrown by Swaying Bear hits the giant snake’s head, breaks, and the liquid falls on the snake’s head.

The snake opened its mouth, showing that it didn’t like the liquid.

I won’t let you!

I ran towards the raging snake.

The snake lets out a “sha────────”.

It was very irritated by the medicine Mane-san made.

I close the distance and jump toward the snake’s head in one go.

This was the end.

A Rock Bear appeared in the snake’s mouth.

I kept growing the Rock Bear.

Stretching the snake’s mouth like before.

It tried to spit poison, but the Rock Bear was blocking the way.

The poison dripped from the gaps in the Rock Bear.

But its mouth was stretched wider and wider.

Finally, its mouth reached its limit, and it broke.

It should finally be defeated this time.