Chapter 554 (2/2)

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Li Yue could imagine that Ye Lang must’ve been running too fast, plus he did care too much about the lion. Probably thought it was a regular animal… Although it was as red as fire, with his clueless personality, he would still not think much of it.

“You must’ve thought it was a rock or something, right?”

“How did you know, I haven’t told you! Yeah, it was curled up into a ball, I thought it was just a red boulder…” said Ye Lang.

“...”

“What the hell, is this a super lion or something? It’s running even faster, fuck!!” Ye Lang suddenly noticed the lion was closing in, he could feel it running faster and sensed magical energy within the lion.

“It’s so obvious it’s a magical beast, what super…” huffed Li Yue, magical beasts had many different abilities. Perhaps running fast was one of the lion-type beast’s abilities.

“This is a magical beast, yes, but it is a very weird one. I’ve never seen any records of this lion, it must have evolved from a regular animal very recently,” said Ye Lang.

Other than magical beasts who were born with magical blood, there were also beasts that evolve from regular wild animals. These were very rare, for the conditions required for evolution were stringent.

However, how many millions and billions of animals were there in this world? While the probability was low, they still existed- but chances of meeting one were very low. Usually, these beasts weren’t noticed until their pack was formed.

“How are you sure it’s an evolved lion? Perhaps it’s the second or third generation,” she said indignantly. She wanted to find a mistake in his explanation.

“No, when I stepped on its tail, there was a pride of lions around it. They were all regular lions, that’s why I thought this one was a rock,” he said, shaking his head.

“You saw a pride of lions, then ran straight through them? Did you want to die?” said Li Yue immediately.

“Do you think regular lions can catch up to me? It doesn’t matter if I run through a group of them, they’ll chase me for a bit but give up very quickly. Just this one behind us is a little troublesome…”

“Looks like it sped up again. If this goes one, it will catch up to us.” Li Yue looked at the lion and sensed it picking up speed.

“I can run faster too. Hold tight!” as he spoke, he used more force in his legs and pulled a distance between himself and the lion in a moment. The lion at the back was shocked for a moment but with a roar, it increased its speed too.

Li Yue did not notice, only obeying his instructions. She did not want to trouble Ye Lang, if holding tight would make it a little easier, she would do it.

“Ye Lang, what if you put me on your back? I’ll hold on tight, and you’ll be able to run faster!” she said gently after a while.

“You don’t have to. I think the lion won’t be able to run much longer, but I can! And if I carry you on my back, what if the lion pulls some trick? You’d be bearing the brunt of the attack, I can’t have that!” he shook his head.

“...”

Li Yue was stunned for a moment, she didn’t expect Ye Lang to think of her safety in a moment like that, giving up the better choice because of her.

To be honest, if Ye Lang wasn’t carrying her, he would’ve shaken off the lion a long time ago. Yet, he did not do such a thing, he did not toss Li Yue aside.