—Wrong Move

The Atlas brown bear lying on the ground could only think of these three words.

This young man is extraordinary.

First, he misled the Atlas brown bear, making it think it had to fight for its life, creating an opportunity to escape.

Then, just when the Atlas brown bear really thought he had escaped, he turned the tables again, ambushing at the door and catching the Atlas brown bear off guard.

If he hadn't just dodged the fatal blow by flipping over at the last moment, he would have been dead by now.

Attempt to use the left hand, the Atlas brown bear thought to himself.

His left shoulder, instead of the back of his head, bore the brunt of the blow, shattered, causing his entire left arm to go numb.

The momentary intense pain even made the Atlas brown bear, who had been trained to endure pain, unable to help but howl in agony.

Fortunately, along with that howl, the shovel also made a loud noise, covering up the Atlas brown bear's loss of composure.

—I haven't lost yet, I can still move my feet, and my right hand can still fight…

—Yes, I still have a chance to turn the tide.

Using only his right hand, the Atlas brown bear managed to pull himself up.

At the same time, his eyes never left Chongzong.

In just five minutes, he had been outmaneuvered twice by this young man, and there couldn't be a third time.

But the young man didn't continue to attack while the Atlas brown bear was down.

What is this young man thinking?

The Atlas brown bear observed.

The young man's hands were visibly trembling.

The shovel fell to the ground at the young man's feet, ready to be picked up at any moment.

The distance between himself and the young man was only two meters, a distance that could be easily ignored.

Why did the young man not act at all in these few seconds?

Had his hands lost the strength to pick up the shovel?

Or had he calculated up to this point and didn't know what to do next? Was his earlier move his ace in the hole?

Regardless, the continuity of the attack was broken, and the Atlas brown bear gained a precious breathing space. Seeing the situation as advantageous to himself, the Atlas brown bear didn't rush to do anything and instead continued to maintain a standoff with Chongzong.

The Atlas brown bear couldn't sense any anger or killing intent from this young man, and he couldn't decipher what this young man was up to by standing here.

But if he waited for the young man to pick up the shovel and strike him again, it might render his other hand useless.

That would truly leave him with no chance of winning.

Just five minutes ago, the Atlas brown bear felt he had the upper hand.

But now, he was forced to confront the dilemma of how to turn the tables.

"Do you know the whereabouts of my family?" (Chongzong)

Chongzong suddenly spoke again to the Atlas brown bear in a casual tone, as if chatting with a friend.

While asking, Chongzong bent down, picked up the shovel, and held it with both hands in front of him.

The sudden and natural succession of these actions caught the Atlas brown bear completely off guard.

And this mistake turned out to be fatal, putting the Atlas brown bear in an even more disadvantaged position.

But no matter how disadvantaged, there is one absolute principle.

The Atlas Brown Bear will not betray his professional ethics and bottom line.

He owes gratitude to the Manranyama Foundation and cannot break his promise.

Therefore, the Atlas Brown Bear did not answer Chongzong's question.

"…Not going to answer, then forget it." (Chongzong)

After saying this, Chongzong turned and left.

Leaving the completely puzzled Atlas Brown Bear standing there, unable to make sense of it.

—Just like that, he left???

The Atlas Brown Bear was caught in a whirlpool of confusion.

Shouldn’t he be pressing on for victory, securing the win?

Why did he turn around and leave now?

Or is it just like before, pretending to leave, but actually laying in wait, using the same old tricks?

The Atlas Brown Bear gazed at the corner where Chongzong disappeared, hesitating to follow.

If, at that corner, he were to unexpectedly be struck by a spade again, he would truly lose.

But as he pondered this, as he feared it, in that moment, he had already lost in a psychological sense.

Despite having an absolute physical advantage, the Atlas Brown Bear, in less than ten minutes, was completely defeated by this young man.