She Was the Treasure All Along novel Chapter 370

As Loyce slid past, she used her momentum to pivot nimbly to the bear’s side and rear. A cold light flashed in her eyes. The arrow in her left hand, held in a reverse grip, struck like a viper, driven by the full force of her body and her precise judgment, plunging deep into the bear’s more vulnerable rear leg joint, a spot not fully protected by thick fur.

*Thump!*

The arrow sank in deep.

“ROOAARRGH—!!” The bear let out a mangled, agonizing howl. The searing pain in its leg joint caused its massive body to stagger, completely disrupting its attack rhythm.

The crippled bear’s scream of pain echoed through the mountains. But it wasn’t just a cry of agony; it was a primal, savage call, the sound waves rolling through the dense forest.

“Hurry, Cyrilla! Run!” Marnie’s voice was a choked sob of pure terror as she half-dragged, half-carried Cyrilla across the uneven, root-strewn forest floor.

Cyrilla was a dead weight, her legs limp and clumsy. She nearly fell several times, saved only by Marnie’s iron grip on her arm.

“No, wait!” Cyrilla babbled, tears and snot streaming down her face. She pointed a trembling finger at a distant, upright figure, her tear-filled eyes wide with horror. “We’ve circled back! It’s Loyce! I see Loyce again!”

On the verge of a complete breakdown herself, Marnie screamed, “Go, go the other way!”

Just as they scrambled desperately up a steep slope covered in giant ferns, disaster struck again.

“Grraaaawl—!”

A low, brutal snarl, like a death knell from hell, erupted from the dense, almost lightless wall of ferns to their side.

Then, a brown figure, slightly smaller than the male bear but just as powerfully built, tore through the thick leaves like a phantom and lunged at them with terrifying speed.

“Aaaaaahhh!!!”

Cyrilla’s despairing shriek mingled with the she-bear’s roar, the sound reaching Loyce. Loyce’s head snapped toward the noise, and she couldn’t help but curse under her breath. *There’s another one?*

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