The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 386 - 0386: Plan Changes

Chapter 386: Chapter 0386: Plan Changes

The Blind Bear opened its blood basin-sized mouth with a roar, staring intently at Long Fei.

Long Fei twisted the blade, grinding his teeth, and said, "After eating crocodile meat, I really haven’t tried bear paw. Today I’ll sample some flesh from you!"

As if understanding his words, the Blind Bear, nearly five to six hundred pounds in weight, suddenly lunged forward, swinging a paw at Long Fei.

In the dead of night, the people around him held onto their guns but did not dare to shoot, afraid of accidentally injuring their own.

A group of people widened their eyes, watching helplessly as the Blind Bear pounced at Long Fei but they couldn’t offer any assistance.

"Be careful!"

Li Zhenni cried out in fright, clutching onto Fat Wang’s fat flesh.

When nervous, she liked to grab onto things.

Before Long Fei could utter a sound, Fat Wang yelled in pain.

The bear’s gigantic paw weighed a thousand pounds, and with a fierce swing, it smashed down towards Long Fei’s head.

The wind whistled by Long Fei’s ears, and his body jerked backward fiercely, while the blade, carrying a trail of mist, slashed diagonally at the bear’s massive paw.

With a splat, blood spurted out.

The Blind Bear’s paw was severed entirely at the root, it cried mournfully, revealing ghastly white bones, and lunged forward with a thud.

With its right paw severed, unable to exert force, its entire body, like a fluffy ball, crashed onto the ground and rolled several times before coming to a stop.

At a critical moment, Long Fei dodged its immense strength, using finesse over brute force to cut at the paw from the side.

This required precise control over his speed, ordinary people, let alone striking back, would be flattened to a pulp by the Blind Bear’s blow if they were a fraction slower in their movements.

The fellow teammates responded quickly and, seeing the Blind Bear injured, approached and greeted it with handguns and shotguns.

Bang bang bang—the sound of gunshots rang out.

Bullets sliced through the darkness, each one piercing through the Blind Bear’s black skin.

The Blind Bear howled in pain, flinging its head and standing on one paw, it fiercely pounced on a team member.

That team member, scared witless, stumbled backward and plopped down on the ground.

The Blind Bear opened its jaws wide, seemingly about to pounce on him.

Vice-Captain Yang Gang shouted in urgency, "Little Jun, retreat quickly!"

Little Jun was petrified, his body limp, unable to move at all.

In the blink of an eye, someone leapt into the air, raised the long knife high, and chopped down at the neck of the Blind Bear.

The blade still carried a mist, razor-sharp and foreboding, the intense killing aura made everyone around shudder.

With a swish, the long knife fell from the back of the Blind Bear’s neck, coming out from the front.

Scalding blood sprayed Little Jun all over, as the massive head tumbled down and crashed into his arms.

Even as an ex-special forces soldier, Little Jun couldn’t help crying out in terror.

Amid the echoing noise, the Blind Bear’s half-body collapsed onto the ground.

The neck had been chopped off cleanly, and blood gurgled out flooding the area.

The night wind howled as the group of people stared dumbfounded at Long Fei, holding the Blood Knife, feeling as though they had returned from Ghost Gate Pass.

The team had been worn out by the Blind Bear, and another member had died.

Li Zhenni’s heart was in knots, having gone on several adventures within the country before, she had never felt as helpless as now.

The group dug a grave through the night and buried that team member.

Everyone’s faces were devoid of light as they sat together through the night.

Early the next morning, Li Zhenni stood up, having made some significant decision, and instructed the group, "I’ve decided to go into the Misty Forest alone. Vice-Captain Yang Gang will lead you back to the beach to wait for me. If there’s no word from me in three days, you should take the boat and leave. The ten million reward and one million base payment, I will arrange for them to be given to you as usual. This adventure has lost its meaning, you don’t need to take any more risks with me."

She had embarked on this adventure in search of the Blood Spirit Flower to nourish and prolong her grandfather’s life.

Now, with two people dead, she could not use others’ lives to save her grandfather’s.

That would be against her initial intentions.

Having come this far, she did not want to give up.

After such long preparation, even if it meant seeing the Blood Spirit Flower just before dying, she would die without regrets.

Sending her back now would be worse than death.

The group fell silent, all eyes turning to Vice-Captain Yang Gang.

Yang Gang said, "Miss Li, our journey here was filled with danger. How could we possibly let you take risks alone? If we’re going to die, we’ll die together. Since we’ve chosen this path, there’s no room for fear!"

"Exactly, Miss Li. Since we decided to come with you, we never thought about turning back at the last moment," someone added.

"Miss Li, we can’t just leave you behind. If we go, we go together. If we take risks, we do it together!"

Present were hot-blooded men; none could bear the thought of a woman facing danger alone.

Li Zhenni didn’t want to be a burden anymore and looked to Long Fei for help.

Fat Wang pinched his silly brother-in-law from behind, signaling desperately not to play the hero.

The forest was full of strange dangers, and it was better to leave early than to follow this woman into madness.

Long Fei disappointed him by saying, "We’ve come this far; to leave without a look would indeed be regrettable. Fat Wang and I will accompany Miss Li inside. If there’s danger, it’ll be easier for us to fight or flee. Everyone is either injured or dead, so it really isn’t wise to venture in any further."

Fat Wang was near tears, thinking, why drag me into this if you want to go?

Yang Gang and the others exchanged glances, staring at Long Fei in defiance, "Are you saying we’re a burden to you?"

"Yeah, we all have a head on two shoulders. You’re not afraid of death, and neither are we!"

"There’s strength in numbers. Just the two of you, what if something happens to Miss Li? How would we explain it to the boss when we get back?"

The group thought Long Fei was belittling them and glared as they shouted loudly in protest.

"That’s not what I mean. But if you insist on understanding it that way, so be it!"

Long Fei looked at them calmly, too lazy to explain any further.

Li Zhenni quite agreed with his suggestion, feeling as if she had been waiting for him to say just that.

Excitedly, she made a decisive appeal to the others, "Everyone, stop arguing; I trust Long Fei didn’t mean it that way. The Misty Forest is fraught with dangers, and no one can be sure what’s inside. With a large group, we’ll be an easy target and more likely to get separated. Let’s do as Long Fei says. He and Fat Wang will stay behind, while the rest of you go back and wait on the beach."

"Miss Li..."

Yang Gang called out, dissatisfied, wanting to persuade her further.

Li Zhenni interrupted, "That’s enough. It’s decided! If anyone disobeys the order, don’t blame me, Li Zhenni, for turning my back on them once we’re out!"

Her expression was resolute, brooking no doubt.

The others hung their heads, realizing Li Zhenni no longer trusted them, their spirits sinking.

After several dangerous encounters, they began to see that Long Fei was indeed a hundred times stronger than them.

With them around, to tell the truth, they really were a burden.

With a light shout, Yang Gang chopped a thick tree branch on the ground in half with his military knife.

He ordered the rest of the team, "Let’s go, do as Miss Li says!"

The team members looked at each other, each standing up dejectedly.

Although they all understood in their hearts that Li Zhenni was looking out for their wellbeing,

some things are more difficult to face than death itself, such as the loss of trust from others.

A man’s life in this world is, after all, about face.

Yang Gang left a pistol each for Fat Wang and Li Zhenni, along with the few remaining boxes of canned beef.

He led the team away in sullen silence. Just then, Long Fei called out, "Wait up!"

Yang Gang turned around, thinking he had changed his mind.

Long Fei handed over a bag to Yang Gang, "Inside are four Bear Paws; keep them safe for me. If they’re gone when I return, you’ll owe me!"

Yang Gang and the other team members exchanged looks, their faces breaking into a bitter smile.

"Take care!"

"Look after Miss Li!"

"Make sure you come back!"

As they each embraced Long Fei in turn, when it came to Lu Buping, he faced Long Fei resolutely, "I’ll stay with you. You said you’d take me as your disciple. If you’re not leaving, neither will I!"