THUD.
Lin Li shifted his feet, sidestepping, and deftly dodged the Leopard Beast’s ferocious pounce.
Just as the Leopard Beast shot past him, he threw a high kick, striking it squarely in its soft underbelly and sending it flying.
The Leopard Beast, whose soft abdomen had never been struck by an enemy before, crashed to the ground after being kicked. The intense pain made it howl pitifully.
Lin Li watched the Leopard Beast, which looked like it was crying from the pain of his single blow, and couldn’t help but mutter, ’This Mutant Beast can’t take a punch, can it?’
ROAR...
After a few miserable cries, the Leopard Beast recovered. It roared at Lin Li, then, without a second thought, turned and fled.
Lin Li had been expecting the Mutant Beast to launch a fierce counterattack after getting back on its feet.
He never would have thought it would just turn and run. This infuriated him, and he instinctively yelled at the fleeing Leopard Beast.
"Dammit... you coward, don’t run!"
ROAR... The Leopard Beast heard the human’s shout from behind and let out a howl of its own, as if in response.
This Leopard Beast that had attacked Lin Li had only recently broken through to the Second Rank Initial Stage. It had assumed that with its newfound power, it would become a big shot in its small territory and be able to catch prey more easily.
Unfortunately, reality was a far cry from its imagination. Just a few days after breaking through to Tier Two, it had suffered such a heavy blow. In this hunt, the Hunter had become the hunted, facing a life-or-death crisis.
"You coward, you can’t escape! Just stop and fight me. You might actually have a chance to live."
Lin Li had finally found his prey. As long as he killed it, the Magical Little Fruit on the Mysterious Small Island would ripen. He couldn’t let this target get away, no matter what.
SWISH.
Lin Li raised his left hand, and a faint golden Spiritual Light bloomed. With a wave, he flung a razor-sharp Cyan Wind Blade straight at the desperately fleeing Leopard Beast.
The moment the sound of slicing air came from behind, an intense sense of crisis made the fleeing Leopard Beast instinctively take evasive action.
It leaned its body to the right, pushed off with all four paws, and instantly changed its direction.
BANG.
The razor-sharp Cyan Wind Blade zipped past the tip of the Leopard Beast’s tail, slicing off a few strands of its colorful, sleek fur.
Having missed its mark, the Cyan Wind Blade continued forward and slammed into the trunk of a large, leafy tree in the distance. It carved a deep gash into the thick trunk and shook loose a shower of leaves.
Seeing that his Cyan Wind Blade had missed, Lin Li immediately activated his Superpower again, waving his hand to launch several more.
SWISH.
SWISH.
SWISH...
Several razor-sharp Cyan Wind Blades tore through the air with piercing whistles. Hearing the approaching sounds, the fleeing Leopard Beast was scared out of its wits, its heart pounding.
It ran for its life, constantly accelerating while changing its direction.
In this life-or-death moment, it was as if the Leopard Beast had been possessed by the goddess of luck, miraculously dodging one terrifying attack after another.
"..." Dodging one Wind Blade was one thing, but it had consecutively dodged four or five. Lin Li found it hard to believe; he had never encountered such a lucky Mutant Beast before.
’Looks like I’ll have to expend a bit more Spiritual Energy to take down this lucky Mutant Beast,’ Lin Li grumbled. He then raised his left hand again and launched another razor-sharp Cyan Wind Blade.
SWISH...
The Cyan Wind Blade shot out, whistling as it cut through the air. The Leopard Beast, once again perceiving the danger approaching from behind, immediately took evasive action.
Just like the previous times, the Mutant Beast once again luckily dodged Lin Li’s attack.
"Your luck ends here." Seeing the Leopard Beast dodge his Wind Blade yet again, Lin Li immediately raised his left hand, which was glowing with a faint golden Spiritual Light. He pressed his index and middle fingers together and made a gesture to change the blade’s direction.
SWISH...
The Cyan Wind Blade, which had missed and was supposed to continue flying straight, suddenly seemed to be affected by an unseen force. It abruptly turned, changing its flight path to once again home in on the Leopard Beast that had just dodged it.
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