Chapter 49 – Avalanche (2/2)

Mao felt more and more exhausted while he was running behind Shao Xuan. However, the looming crisis forced him to hang in there. Shao Xuan had fought directly with the Thorn Black Wind, which must have cost him much more energy. Since he had no intention of slowing down, Mao felt that he should not be having any useless thoughts. So he gritted his teeth and kept following.

The approaching rumbling noise made Mao feel as if the whole mountain was about to collapse. He did not know what that was, but the pressure made it difficult for him to breathe.

It was getting closer!

And closer!

Shao Xuan rushed behind that giant stone, which was connected with the mountain, for he found it the most stable place in this area.

“Grab the stone and close your mouth! Hold your breath in a bit!” Shao Xuan said to Mao.

The huge snow bulk was fast approaching, so was the Thorn Black Wind that chased after them.

Seeing that cursed Thorn Black Wind, Shao Xuan really wanted to curse it to hell. However, they could not leave this place, because there was nowhere else to hide in.

At that time, Shao Xuan prayed in his heart, hoping for the avalanche to come sooner, and flush that trouble away.

That Thorn Black Wind sped up and now it was only about ten meters away from Shao Xuan and Mao.

There were spindrifts of snow flying around, while the giant mouth with numerous sharp teeth was rushing towards them.

It was just that the giant mouth was a little bit late.

Shao Xuan took a deep breath and held the stone tight. When the rumbling noise arrived, he closed his eyes.

When the avalanche arrived, Shao Xuan heard an unwilling roar of the Thorn Black Wind and he could even smell its stinky breath.

The Thorn Black Wind could merely roar before it was drowned in that avalanche rushing by. Later, there were only terrible sounds, which made people think that it was the end of the world.

Although they were hidden behind a huge stone, Shao Xuan and Mao still got buried in the snow for quite some time. Without knowing how long it had been, Shao Xuan pushed the snow above him away when the rumbling sound faded and the snow stopped pouring down.

Icy air rushed into his lungs with a tingling cold sensation. However, Shao Xuan finally got the chance to ease his taut nerves.

There was no Thorn Black Wind in his vision. Apparently, it got flushed away somewhere. Alive or dead, at least it was not a threat anymore for Shao Xuan and Mao temporarily.

“For now…are we safe?” Mao was still recovering from the shock. He had never encountered anything like that.

“Yes, for now.”

At Shao Xuan’s words, Mao suddenly got relieved.

“What…what was that…earlier?” After a moment of rest, Mao asked, with some uneased fright in his voice.

“Avalanche.”

“Avalanche?” Mao searched his memory and he was sure he had not heard that term before. However, he remembered a similar story which his grandpa, the Chief, told him a long time ago. It was just that it did not excite him, and he preferred stories with ferocious beasts involved. Now with his own firsthand experience, he knew that when in times like this, nature’s power was far more terrifying than any ferocious beast. For some time, he even felt like the whole mountain was about to fall down on his head.

They had survived, for the second time. However, Shao Xuan and Mao dared not run around, for no one knew whether there would be a second avalanche. If there was another one, they might not find a shelter as suitable as this one.

Out of fear for having other accidents, they dared not fall asleep as well. Perhaps they would never wake up again if they fell asleep.

After resting for a while, Shao Xuan asked Mao about the Thorn Black Wind. Mao had not seen the Thorn Black Wind in person before, but he briefly explained the story that had happened during last hunting mission, which he heard from his father. Now, the trouble started by Ah-Fei had befallen them.