Chapter 47: The White Eagle (2)

Despite being a bear, Edron didn't crumble onto his fours and just glared at Jake with blatant hatred.

He glanced at his lackeys lying dead in their own blood pools, appearing like fools.

All his hard work fell like a domino in mere minutes!

That said, he was a boss and the strongest bear on the tutorial island. He wouldn't go against his principles and rules just because a few of his kin had fallen prey to a monkey!

He stomped his way forward, intent on crushing Jake under his paw.

Standing rigid and tall, Jake released the white eagles in his Soldier Form.

He no longer had to concern himself about the distance and accuracy in such close proximity to the boss, so he had given control over his arrows and bow to his muscle memory.

Knowing how planning ahead was important in any battle, Jake sacrificed his focus to that.

On the other hand, Edron noticed the color of the arrows and instantly connected the dots. Those were the objects that had brought down his people!

His hatred surged.

Before the arrows connected, Edron widely but accurately swung his arms, chasing Jake's strongest arrows away like flies.

Unconcerned about that, Jake released three more arrows in his most familiar stance before switching to Joker Form, letting the acrobatics take over his legs.

He dodged the first paw sweep, aiming for his head with a jump behind, where he used precious seconds of flight to release two quick arrows.

He hit them into Edron's torso because of lower accuracy and higher speed. Edron also did not have the means to defend himself yet because his paws were crossed.

He was pretty slow with his punches.

Jake noticed that weakness, his lips curving up.

Once he touched the ground, Jake turned to the side and ran. He was now much better at shooting arrows while running, so he went for it while the boss followed him with narrowed eyes, pissed.

Only one arrow lodged itself in Edron's hide, while the rest had been avoided or blown away.

Edron also could much more easily breach the distance between them because Jake didn't run away that far. On his two paws, the bear boss soon got close enough to Jake to once again threaten him with a slap.

Jake, however, knew that he didn't have to keep his cards hidden for a surprise attack.

[You have summoned Odin.]

[You have summoned Wukong.]

[You have summoned Ender.]

Baby Ender scoffed, however.

He took flight from Jake's shoulder and flew in like a bullet! He scratched off Edron's eye with his claws, then flew up and made a U-turn to descend onto the second eye!

This time, however, Edron didn't allow him to hurt him! He raised his paw at the baby eagle!

Ender spun around the paw and returned to Jake's shoulder, his little head up.

"That's my Ender," Jake whispered with bottomless praise. This one needed way more than others, though Odin nowadays demanded much more praise, too.

Baby Ender arched his head back so much he looked now at the forest's canopy above them...

Nonetheless, the eagle's part allowed Jake and his pets to reorganize themselves. Their positions were now more convenient and comfortable for them to face the bear boss in his second phase.

After some time, Edron fell.

[You have killed The Bear Boss, Edron Lv. 12]

[You hit the tutorial's level cap!]

[You can't level up!]

[Odin has leveled up!]

[Wukong has leveled up!]

[Ender has leveled up!]

"That's it?" Jake whispered.

Despite feeling happy that his pets leveled up, Jake couldn't help but express his disappointment at the boss's death. It was only because he hadn't extracted any trace from him, which Jake believed would give him the last summon.

He was confident that he'd be able to manage four summons and form a good team with them!

The fourth, however, was not here...

But Jake didn't give up on Edron.

For the next few days, he'd hunt the boss and bully him to oblivion with his summons.

No trace of the legendary existence could have been found, however...

After another unsuccessful hunt, Jake raised his eyes and looked up at The Unconquerable Mountain and its spire piercing the clouds.

"Are you here?" Jake asked before drawing a wide smile.