Chapter 45 (1/2)

Chapter 45 – Tiger Hunting (1)

There was a large, crouched shadow behind Yin. Its back was slightly raised, and it was about to ambush the completely unaware girl. It did not let out any noise. The girl wrapped in white bed sheets was completely unaware.

Yue Qiang was facing the girl, so he could see everything clearly. It really was a tiger!

The tiger was still more than five meters away from Yin, and he was only less than two meters away from her. It would appear that he was not too late.

Yue Qiang’s idea was to activate his Run skill, carry her with his fastest speed and dodge the tiger’s attack. His reaction and control were very quick, and he was much closer compared to the tiger as well.

Ever since his Run skill had leveled up, it was faster and more useful as well. He had touched the girl’s body, and he only needed one more action to free her from the attack.

It was at this moment he felt the computer screen abruptly turning dark.

It was the tiger’s pounce!

Its gigantic body covered up the sunlight s.h.i.+ning in from the cave entrance. A smelly wind swept by.

He failed to capture the tiger’s actions at all. It was undoubtedly five to six meters away from Yin just now, and yet, in just the blink of an eye, the tiger had leaped into the air and enveloped both Yue Qiang and Yin beneath it within its area of attack.

Yue Qiang was still extremely calm. Years of gaming had given him a fine mentality, and he knew that he would definitely fail to dodge the attack if he backed away now. Therefore, he inputted a series of fast and accurate micros to grab Yin’s hand quickly before pulling her to the side.

It was incredibly swift control already, but it still wasn’t enough.

Yue Qiang himself had gotten out of the tiger’s area of attack, but the girl’s thigh was swiped by the edge of the tiger’s claw.

The white sheet wrapped around Yin’s body was torn to shreds. A fountain of blood sprayed out from her thigh and her HP was swiftly decreasing. The claw had probably struck an artery.

It was just a single swipe by the edge of a tiger’s claw!

After the tiger came away empty-handed, it quickly readjusted its direction and faced the duo. There was a momentary standoff between the two parties. It was only now that Yue Qiang finally got a clear view of the tiger’s appearance.

It was extremely fearsome!

Even though he was staring at it through the monitor, even though he knew that it was just a tiger that existed inside a game, Yue Qiang still felt his hair stand on end and his palm slightly clammy from cold sweat. Suddenly, he understood a little why Yin had told him that if he ever faced a real tiger, he would know exactly how impossible it is to beat a tiger to death with one’s bare hands. Those data and textures of a tiger in the old games were absolutely s.h.i.+t compared to the real thing. It was only thanks to this game – so realistic that it was nearly a reality – that a tiger’s true prowess was displayed in full.

It had incredibly high strength, and he must not allow it to touch him, for any contact meant death. Its speed was twice his own even after he activated Run. It was good at ambus.h.i.+ng its prey, and had accrued many years of rich fighting experience… Yue Qiang thought that it wasn’t unjustified at all that these twenty plus Zhao Soldiers had perished under this tiger’s claws.

It was only thanks to the slight range advantage just now that he barely managed to save Yin. But now, they were too close to each other. If that tiger had leaped towards them again with the same speed from before, then Yue Qiang had zero confidence that he could save the badly injured girl at his side.