Chapter 288: Vicious Woman (1/2)

Song Li scrambled towards Nie Tian.

The Golden Stone Rhino madly chased after her. The gash in its abdomen was so deep that its intestines could be seen.

The beam of golden light extending from its horn began to flicker; it was bright at one moment, but dim the next.

The fluctuations of its life aura had also become very unstable, as if it could drop to the ground and die any moment now.

However, Song Li was still its only target. Wherever she ran to, it chased after her.

Song Li’s alluring figure was the only reflection in the beast’s bloodshot eyes, as if killing her would put its heart at ease.

ZZZZZLA!

One of Shen Wei’s dagger whizzed by and created another slit in the Golden Stone Rhino’s abdomen.

It roared so loudly that heaven and earth started to tremble. Even still, it ignored Shen Wei and continued to charge towards Song Li.

At that moment, Song Li reached Nie Tian’s side and shrank behind him, where she called out with a pitiful tone, “Help me! Li Tian!

“I’ve spent too much of my strength. I’m afraid I can’t even run any more. Li Tian, the Golden Stone Rhino is just on the verge of dying. Strike it hard and finish it off!”

“Alright,” Nie Tian replied.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

The Golden Stone Rhino roared as it got closer, the beam of light on its snout becoming dazzlingly bright.

Along with its mountain-like body, an intense bloody aura rushed directly towards Nie Tian.

Hiding behind Nie Tian, the pitiful look on Song Li’s face was already gone.

The look in her eyes was cold and vicious as she secretly stepped backwards.

It was as if she was afraid that Nie Tian would be knocked flying by the Golden Stone Rhino, and that she would be implicated as it happened.

After she put ten meters between Nie Tian and herself, she turned around to make a reassuring gesture towards Shen Wei, a complacent smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

“It’s over,” she said inwardly.

A cluster of blazing flames was built up around Nie Tian’s clenched right fist. The flames flickered, as if there was more than one type of power within them.

He thought to himself, “This Rage Punch of mine consists of thirty percent of my strength. It’s probably enough to kill this dying Golden Stone Rhino.”

Via his Heaven Eyes, Nie Tian had long since seen through the Golden Stone Rhino’s poor condition. The beam of golden light on its snout couldn’t stop flickering, like an oil-lamp that was burning out.

When the beam of golden light was brightest, Nie Tian jumped backwards and skillfully dodged its first attack.

As soon as the light dimmed, Nie Tian lunged forward at lightning speed and threw his punch towards the Golden Stone Rhino’s head. Like a burning meteor, Nie Tian’s fist met the beam of golden light on the beast’s snout.

Countless sparks sputtered in every direction as the gigantic Golden Stone Rhino’s dashing momentum was instantly stopped!

It was like a charging war chariot crashing into a mountain made of steel. Not only was it stopped, but it even trudged several steps backwards.

As it did, the deep gashes in its abdomen burst open, and its internal organs poured out along with its blood.

BOOM!

Finally, the huge Golden Stone Rhino collapsed to the ground.

As it took its last few breaths, blood flowed out of its foul-smelling mouth like a river.

Just like the light its horn had dimmed, the light in its eyes gradually faded away.

Song Li, who had intentionally distanced herself from Nie Tian, frowned as she looked deeply at Nie Tian from behind, suspicion filling her eyes.

Nie Tian had struck the Golden Stone Rhino right when the light of its horn was the dimmest. The timing was perfect.

Song Li knew very well that when the light was the dimmest, the Golden Stone Rhino was the weakest.

Therefore, she couldn’t be sure whether it was because the Golden Stone Rhino was too weak to withstand any kind of strike, or the might of Nie Tian’s fist strike was so formidable that it instantly killed the Golden Stone Rhino.

Whatever the reason was, the result was that Nie Tian was breathing, and the Golden Stone Rhino was not.

At that moment, Song Li had already hid the coldness in her eyes and filled her face with smiles. She approached Nie Tian like a blossoming flower, saying, “No wonder the Blood Skull made you their guest elder. You’re indeed much better than Yin Tuo and the other two guys. Killing the Golden Stone Rhino with merely one punch! This is simply marvelous!”

“I’m flattered,” Nie Tian said with a fake smile. “Yin Tuo and those guys fought the Golden Stone Rhino with their lives. I just happened to be there when it was weak and about to die.”

Song Li sighed, regret filling her face. “It’s my fault. I got the three of them killed. If I could’ve hung on for a little longer, they’d still be alive.”

“It’s not your fault,” Shen Wei said as he walked up to the Golden Stone Rhino’s corpse. He went ahead and cut off its horn without getting consent from anyone. “We were only able to attack its vulnerable parts because you fought the Golden Stone Rhino head-on. If you didn’t attract its attention for such a long time, how could we have killed it?

“I’ve taken the horn. Song Li, you can have its eyes, skin, and teeth.”