One-Punch Bear.
It was a rather famous monster.
This is a large bear completely covered in black fur. It has strong limbs and a sturdy physique. With just one swipe of its paw, adventurers of any level, unless they specialize in defense or have defensive items, would have their skulls crushed.
Basically, if it hits, you're guaranteed to be turned into mincemeat.
To subjugate such a monster, unless you are a high-strength adventurer above level 30, you would at least need to assemble a standard adventurer party to even consider fighting it.
Therefore, a quest to subjugate such a powerful monster, in a town like Axel that is full of novice adventurers, might not be accepted even if it was posted on the bulletin board for a year and a half.
However, such a monster was now being approached by a boy who had just become an adventurer.
The afternoon sun shone into the forest, the ground reflecting dappled shadows of trees. The boy was playing with a short sword in his hand, expressionlessly heading into the depths of the forest.
One-Punch Bear, although Roa had not accepted such a quest, that did not mean he could not subjugate it.
As long as he killed it and brought the corpse over, and no other adventurer had accepted the quest, the reward money would still be issued.
In fact, for small town guilds, it is not always necessary to accept a quest to receive a reward.
Of course, Roa was too lazy to bring such a huge corpse over.
The soft sunlight shone on the boy's handsome face. Each step he took made a rustling sound as he stepped on branches and leaves.
Apart from the sound of branches and leaves colliding, there was no other sound.
Axel is surrounded by weak monsters.
And weak monsters, when they sense the presence of a powerful monster, tend to avoid that place.
Although the One-Punch Bear is not a Demon King executive-level existence, it is not so powerful that it makes all the monsters in the forest flee, but the closer you get to its location, the fewer monsters there are.
The time spent moving forward was not long. Soon, the silent forest was awakened by a low roar.
In the center of the forest, a giant black bear with a body of five meters was lying on the ground, chewing on something in its mouth.
Roa's eyesight was good, and he saw that the other party was eating the corpse of a magical beast.
Roa could not distinguish what species it was, because only flesh and bones were left, and the bloody smell continued to float, soon spreading to Roa.
Roa pondered for a moment, looking at the back of the One-Punch Bear's neck, lost in thought.
Roa did not learn the Stealth skill. In theory, at such a close distance, the other party should have already discovered him.
Perhaps it was eating heartily, or perhaps it simply didn't take him seriously, this beast was still gorging itself.
So, should he attack?
With his MP, could he withstand one of the opponent's attacks?
After all, it is a monster known for its one-hit kill, it should be very strong, right?
Roa raised his hand, magic gathering, preparing to secretly kill the opponent directly.
However, just as Roa raised his hand and magic surged, the One-Punch Bear, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly raised its head. Its burly body stood up at an extremely fast speed, roaring angrily at Roa's location.
The roar resounded throughout the forest. The One-Punch Bear's ferocious beast eyes faced Roa's location, and its huge bear paw pressed forward, directly creating a deep pit in the ground.
If it were an ordinary adventurer, they might have to deal with a shocking debuff.
"Was I discovered? It's not that simple after all." Roa muttered to himself, but the movements in his hands did not stop at all.
No matter which world you are in, a beast's intuition is quite sharp. Perhaps it sensed danger, or perhaps it sensed the seriousness of the problem. In short, Roa's whereabouts had been exposed.
Without the slightest hesitation, out of caution, Roa pulled back a distance, while chanting: "Solemn earth armor surrounds my body! [Earth Fortress]"
The ground around Roa rose, and stone walls rose out of thin air, rising in front of the One-Punch Bear.
The One-Punch Bear roared, its huge body carrying momentum. Its huge figure did not stop at all. The One-Punch Bear raised its bear paw and pounced directly on the stone wall in front of it.
Violent power gathered together. The One-Punch Bear was worthy of its name. When the bear paw collided with the stone wall, terrifying force poured into it. The stone wall only lasted for a moment before it could no longer withstand it, collapsing with a bang, turning into a pile of rubble.
However, this period of time ultimately gave Roa enough preparation time.
"Cut through enemies with a scorching sword! [Flame Slice]"
"Punish the target with a heroic ice sword! [Icicle Edge]"
"[Earth Pillar]"
Flames erupted, followed by the gathering of ice. A stone rotated and gathered, then suddenly burst out, mixed with crushed ice, and bombarded the One-Punch Bear's body.
The flame longsword cut through the One-Punch Bear's thick fat, and the brown fur was scorched by the scorching heat, turning into a dark patch.
The One-Punch Bear roared in pain, the scarlet in its eyes even more intense. Its palms left the ground and rushed towards Roa's location.
However, the initial fire magic was just an appetizer. What followed was the Earth Pillar, which arrived later but struck first. The stone carried powerful kinetic energy and slammed into Roa's forehead.
The One-Punch Bear was stunned by this Earth Pillar, its head tilted, and it was knocked to the ground by the huge impact, its body twitching, and blood flowing down its forehead.
However, this was not the end. The Icicle Edge followed closely, the longsword wrapped in ice directly tearing through the One-Punch Bear's fat, pinning the One-Punch Bear directly to the ground.
Fresh red blood flowed out. The One-Punch Bear, with half black fur and half brown fur, fell to the ground, breathing heavily.
A trace of fear flashed in its ferocious beast eyes. Only at this moment did it understand the fate it was about to face.
Roa walked expressionlessly to the One-Punch Bear, looking at the guy in front of him who was taking in more air than he was exhaling, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a bright smile.
The broken blade cut through the One-Punch Bear's neck, and the hideous bear head rolled to the side. The One-Punch Bear died completely at this moment.
It was also at this moment that the system's prompt sounded in Roa's ears again.
[Your level has increased, gaining five free attribute points and three skill points.]
[Your level has increased, gaining five free attribute points and three skill points.]
And this pleasant sound rang a full four times.
The One-Punch Bear provided Roa with a lot of experience, enough to directly level him up four times. And on this day, Roa directly went from level one to level twelve.
His strength was increased again, the shackles were loosened a little more, and he could use even more magic.
For a moment, Roa felt that this world was actually quite simple.