Chapter 194: Stalling (1/2)

”It seems you got a lot stronger since we last met. Come, let's see how long you can last against my sword.”

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The cannibal abnormal beast didn't move, but neither did Xiao Fang. After a few seconds, Xiao Fang began to notice something strange.

'Its wound isn't it healing,' he thought.

It wasn't that the cannibal beast wasn't naturally healing itself, it was just that it was healing way too slowly. At its current strength, it should've been able to at least stop the bleeding, but it couldn't even do that.

Xiao Fang looked down at his new sword then began to suspect that it had something to do with it.

'This sword...'

Suddenly, a loud roar was heard coming from the direction of the massacre. It wasn't the first time Xiao Fang heard a roar like that, so he immediately assumed it was another abnormal beast.

'Not good.'

Even if it was several kilometers away, it wouldn't be long till it found him.

Just as the thought of leaving crossed his mind, the wounded cannibal beast began to flee.

'Why is it running away from the other abnormal beast?' Xiao Fang wondered.

He tried to think about it, but it didn't make any sense. Eventually, Xiao Hei walked up to him and asked,

”Aren't you going to chase it?”

Xiao Fang shook his head.

”No. I can't fight two abnormal beasts at the same time.”

”Fight against two?” Xiao Hei replied with a confused look on her face.

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Cannibal beasts typically live in hiding because they are always being attacked by other tiered beasts. Since the roar came from its last feeding site, it was likely that the 2nd abnormal beast found evidence of what the cannibal beast did and was now trying to hunt it down.

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”The roar wasn't for you, it's for the cannibal beast,” Xiao Hei explained.

Xiao Fang finally understood why the abnormal beast was fleeing towards the mountains. It couldn't go back into the forest because it was too wounded to fight. The best chance it had was to hide in the caves till it fully recovered.

”Thanks, Xiao Hei. It seems I'll finally be able to finish what I started after all.”

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Xiao Fang followed the trail of blood left behind by the cannibal abnormal beast till it reached the cave. He stopped because he was getting a dangerous feeling from it, but that only convinced him that he was on the right path.

”Xiao Hei, if you would rather stay here, I won't force you,” Xiao Fang said.

Although the cave scared her, she would much rather be close to Xiao Fang than be out here alone with an unconscious Supreme Elder. Her [ Stealth ] was only good for a few minutes, after that she'd have to wait a while before she could use it again.

Xiao Hei shook her head and held onto his sleeve.

”Alright, stay close.”