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The sunset came rather quicker than Astalos expected. The night came before Astalos even had a chance to leave the forest. He managed to find a cave before the sun went down but it was already occupied by a hostile being - a wild bear.
The bear was bigger than the ones he has seen in the south. It was at least 4 meters tall when it stood up and three meters wide. When it charged toward him, he quickly casted
Blinding Light.
The spell confused the bear by blinding it. While the bear was suffering from the spells, Astalos casted the next set of spells,
Flea pact and
Ice Spear.
The bear recovered from the blindness a bit quicker than Astalos anticipated as it was some what resistant to magic. But the ice spear was not affected by such thing as it pierced the side of the bear. While the bear was roaring in pain. Astalos quickly apporached bear with
Air Shield. It tried to hit Astalos but the shield managed to deflect the first attack. Astalos saw the opportunity he sought and touched the bear's arm with
Blood Bomb.
The bear screamed as it started to bleed from the every hole in its body.
Astalos casted
Ignite to incinerate the dead bear and entered the cave.
