Chapter 27 – The Moment Between Life and Death (1) (1/2)

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Chapter 27 – The Moment Between Life and Death (1)

Doubtlessly, throughout the Flame Dragon Continent, the dragons were long-considered powerful battle beasts. Any beast that was similar to a dragon, or even those hybrids between a dragon and another beast, would be formidable.

The giant thorn dragon, the hybrid of a dragon and some unknown creature, was undeniably powerful. As a peak level sixth-grade demonic beast, its attack capacity was almost equivalent to that of a cultivator in the peak level of the Realm of the General. Plus, on its back, the twelve black, giant and poisonous thorns protected it from other’s attack. Thus, even a cultivator in the Realm of the Marshal would find it difficult to bring it down.

Nevertheless, Qinghan was only in the first level of the Realm of the Commander and he still had a long way to go, before he would reach the second level. On the other hand, Little Black was still in its weak period, despite the fact that it was most likely a holy-grade battle beast. How could the “puppy” Little Black be able to kill the strong and two meters tall dragon?

“Boss, hold on tightly, I’ll increase my speed!” They almost flew through the openings between the high trees, trying to get rid of this terrifying beast behind them.

Meanwhile, at the same time, the giant thorn dragon chased closely, as his hefty body swung from one side to the other, knocking down one tree after the other, trying to make a passageway for himself. With waves of booming roars, all the nearby birds were scared away, and the leaves from the tree were flying up from the ground due to the vibration of the sound.

Qinghan lay prostrate against Little Black’s back, grabbing its neck as firmly as he could. Looking into the far distance, Qinghan made a decision. The whistling of the wind, blended with the roaring of the dragon, forced Qinghan to shout as loud as possible in order to be audible.

“Little Black, turn left, let’s flee into that thick forest. Otherwise, that damn dragon will soon outstrip you!”

Hearing these words, Little Black, or the soul-eating battle beast, made a perfect turn towards the thick forest on their left.

- Whoosh! Whoosh! -

Little Black shuttled back and forth in the forest, avoiding the big, top branches from the trees. Impressively, its speed didn’t slow down the slightest when it made these sharp turns.

Meanwhile, the outraged giant thorn dragon, was running like a bulldozer – the flourishing place he treaded on soon became flattened, leaving a visible “road” behind.

Comparatively, the speed of Little Black was slower than the dragon, but it was more nimble and light than the latter. It effortlessly turned, slid, and jumped among the flowering trees. On the contrary, given its size, the giant thorn dragon was forced to slow its speed whenever it came across the trees, or vines. Therefore, on average, their speed was almost the same. In the end, the distance between them remained at roughly 500 meters.

“Damn it! Why is this bastard dragon chasing us? Do we really look so delicious to him?” Qinghan was annoyed by the ceaseless fleeing. It had been fifty minutes since they had ran off, but the dragon didn’t show any signs of giving up yet!

“My flesh is delicious to eat! I inherited a memory, that the dragons and our species are natural enemies. Once we meet each other, a fight is inevitable!” Little Black conveyed its voice.

“Though I’ve never heard of the soul-eating beasts, if it’s the enemy of the dragon, it must be equal in power to those dragons.”

“I have to find an expedient way to get rid of this dragon. Alas, Little Black can only sustain this shape for two hours. Now, we have only forty minutes left.”

Qinghan thought to himself anxiously. If they couldn’t escape within forty minutes, they were doomed to die.

Suddenly, Qinghan’s eyes lit up, as though something had struck his mind. “Little Black, turn right! Hurry up. We need to go back to that place where the flock of fire wolves live.”

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In the outside region of the Wild Mountain Range, a group of six men was hastily walking deeper into the mountain range. They exerted their Battle Qi along the way, forming a large aura of Battle Qi as a group. All the bypassing demonic beasts and huntsmen instantly made way for them.

All of a sudden, the man in the front halted and turned to the scrawny guy in their group.

“Niu Jin, tell us, how far away are we from our target? Sense it, immediately.”

“Yes, Your Majesty, Xue Yi.” He replied respectfully.