Global Lord in the Apocalypse: I Begin with a Greenhouse

Chapter 20 - The Tiny Opening That Nearly Went Unnoticed

“Wait! Doesn’t that mean…”

After carefully observing the bear, Darla finally realized something.

This bear had undergone an extraordinary mutation, making it completely different from an ordinary bear.

Its fur looked incredibly tough, as though it were made of finely cut pieces of steel. Even the parts of its body without fur were just as hard. Looking at its face and palms, they resembled solid black stone rather than flesh.

Attacking its body was pointless. It was simply too hard.

Darla could barely find any weakness in the monster until she noticed a tiny opening that had almost escaped her attention.

Every time this monster releases a shock wave from its mouth, its eyes glow red as well, she thought.

At first glance, this might not mean anything to an ordinary person. But for Darla, it meant the opposite.

When the bear's eyes began to glow, it meant they weren't as hard as the rest of its body. And that was precisely where they needed to attack.

“That's it! That spot! I'm certain that's its weakness!”

“Yemima!” she called through their mental communication. “You were right to try attacking the bear's eyes! Keep doing it! That's the only part of its body that isn't impervious to weapons!”

“Yes, my lady!”

Yemima, who had just been knocked to the ground by the shock wave, immediately got back to her feet. Leaping into the air, she now had a clear idea of exactly where she needed to strike.

Hovering about seven meters above the ground, she gripped her sword with both hands and gathered all her remaining strength before swinging it toward the monster's face.

“Die, you lowly creature!”

Yemima's shout was terrifying. She poured all her frustration into that attack.

After enduring the strange shock waves for several minutes, which had nearly shattered the bones in her body, she had finally found a way to escape her torment.

At the same time, both Darla and Adrian watched without blinking, holding their breath as they waited for the decisive moment.

However, Adrian still had doubts in his mind.

When Darla had first told him where the bear's weakness lay, he had been overjoyed, hoping Yemima would soon be able to defeat the monster.

But seeing how much energy the Dark Knight had already lost, Adrian could only hope his doubts wouldn't become reality.

Tap!

“What?”

Darla's eyes widened as the monster successfully caught Yemima's sword between its two palms.

Roar!

Not only did it catch the weapon, but the monster also pulled it from the knight's hands and threw it to the ground.

Roar!

Bang!

Taken by surprise, Yemima hadn't expected the monster to pull her sword away. Before she could release her grip, her body was dragged forward until she was close enough for the monster to punch her directly in the chest.

A second later, Yemima was sent tumbling backward before crashing to the ground.

“Damn it! At this rate, we're all in trouble!”

Adrian knew that Yemima was his last line of defense. If the knight fell, the monster before them wouldn't let any of them leave this place alive.

This monster's stamina seems limitless! It looks like there's only one way left to try!

Clenching his fists, Adrian couldn't think of any other way to defeat the monster. He had to give it a try.

“Yemima! Get up!”

Showing no sign of mercy, Adrian issued the command even though he could see that Yemima was seriously injured and had only about half her strength remaining.

But he had no choice.

I'm sorry, Yemima, he thought. It's precisely when you appear weak that this plan will work.

“Pick up your sword and attack it one more time!”

“Yes, my lord.”

Struggling to rise from the ground, Yemima still carried out his command.

Tap!

Gathering all the strength she had left, the knight rushed toward her sword, picked it up with her right hand, and forcefully pushed off the ground to leap into the air once more.

This time, she soared more than ten meters high.

It seemed the knight intended to use the momentum of her fall to increase the force and speed of her attack.

Growl!

Unlike before, the monster didn't try to catch the sword. Instead, it immediately opened its mouth and attacked Yemima while she was still in the air, as though it had been waiting for precisely this moment.

Caught by the attack, Yemima was sent flying backward once again.

Thud!

She slammed into the ground with tremendous force. It was impossible to tell whether the knight could continue fighting.

At the same time, with the bear's attention entirely focused on Yemima, it failed to notice something hurtling toward it at high speed.

Whoosh!

Standing upright with a vigilant gaze, Adrian released an arrow from his bow.

This time, I can't afford to fail again!

There was a reason he had ordered Yemima to launch another direct attack.

This monster must know that Yemima has very little strength left.

And it was instinctive for both monsters and humans to take pleasure in playing with an opponent who appeared utterly helpless yet desperately continued to attack. To the victor, it seemed like an entertaining game. Without realizing it, they would focus entirely on enjoying the spectacle, intent on finishing the game they believed they had already won.

But that was precisely when their weakness became exposed.

Carelessness.

And that was what Adrian intended to exploit.

It will completely ignore me. And that will be my only chance to attack!

Slash!

“ROAAAAAR!”

Dark red, foul-smelling fluid sprayed into the air as the arrow struck the bear's left eye. The monster let out a tremendous roar, as though its life were being slowly torn away.

Adrian saw no need to draw another arrow when the bear began thrashing wildly on the ground, twisting and rolling in every direction as though it were being slowly drained of life.

And sure enough, a few moments later, its body collapsed onto the ground and stopped moving.