Chapter 583: Breathe (2/2)
”What do we do?” Aried asked, terrified. ”Do we throw away the teardrop mineralite?” Sang Kan was asking the same question himself. If they threw away the teardrop mineralite, would the snowshade leopard and the Gold Dragons fight over it whilst they escape? That would be the best scenario for them. The teardrop mineralite was not worth their lives.
Sang Kan have given up all hopes to keeping the teardrop mineralite. If the snowshade leopards were not involved, he might have considered it still. However, he knew that their situation now did not allow it. They were barely strong enough to fight against these four snowshade leopards. He remembered clearly how strong they were.
Another loud cry broke the silence!
The four humans felt like their ears were being hammered in. Aried screamed painfully and tumbled onto the ground with his hand over his ears. Mei Wu looked terrible as she covered her ears. Sang Kan looked shocked.
A red-tailed beast! It was a red-tailed beast, with six fingers! The creature hovered in the air with its angular head, and its back shielded with thick armor. Narrow, crimson eyes stared back without warmth. Its dark red arrowhead tail flicked attentively behind it.
Instead of being even more panicked, the sight of the red-tailed beast calmed Sang Kan. He knew now that they must not surrender the teardrop mineralite, no matter what. The snowshade leopards were still largely unknown to them, but this was a devil they knew.
Six-fingered red-tailed beasts were strong. Even their good sir and Han Jia could only manage a very close win. Sang Kan did not know their odds of winning, but even so, he would not throw away the teardrop mineralite. Red-tailed beasts were interested in only two things - rare metals and pure energy. Sang Kan and Rui Bing understood now why there were so many animals attacking Mei Wu.
Energy was the key to evolution for all the wild animals in this place.
If the six-fingered red-tailed beast reached the end stage of its evolution, they would never stand a chance to survive. Perhaps the other animals could evolve as well. Why else would they be so interested in the teardrop mineralite?
Sang Kan and Rui Bing were still puzzled. The red-tailed beasts they encountered before this all had only two or three fingers, much weaker than this one. Where did this six-fingered red-tailed beast come from? They had only ever encountered a six-fingered red-tailed beast during the war at Yi Ju. Their good sir was the one who faced the beast.
Now was not the time to solve mysteries. Sang Kan made his decision. He said, ”Let's retreat further inside.” Rui Bing and Sang Kan brought the other two people further inside the crack.
The further in they went, the narrower the space. Now, all they could do was hold the fort. Their position could only fit a single file. Mei Wu and Aried were almost squeezed by the sides of the crack.
Rui Bing had a moment to catch her breath and she saw the blinking request signal in her vision. She was taken aback - why would there be pulsed signals in this place? She accepted the request without thinking.
”Careful!” Sang Kan warned Rui Bing from behind her.
Things were happening quickly now. The four snowshade leopards were closest to the humans. One of the snowshade leopards suddenly charged into the crack. The other three waited outside, staring greedily at the red-tailed beast and the Gold Dragons.
The red-tailed beast and the dragons did not move from their positions. They were too big to enter the crack, and could only watch while the snowshade leopard went inside.
The other three snowshade leopards waited outside in a half crouch, vigilant and prepared. The red-tailed beast and the Gold Dragons were obviously cautious of the snowshade leopards, for they did not initiate an attack.
”Who are you?” The comm was connected, and a voice that Rui Bing dreamed of day and night for a very long time spoke to her.
Rui Bing froze like she was struck by lightning.
”Careful!” Sang Kan was watching Rui Bing closely, and was surprised to see her stop moving so abruptly. The situation was precarious. He quickly leapt into the way and struck out with his wooden spear.
In the narrow crack, the snowshade leopard charged towards them, as fast as a mech. Sang Kan was terrified by it. Nevertheless, he struck out with all his strength, determined to do what he must. The wooden spear shrieked as its cut through the air.
Crack! The snowshade leopard's front claws caught the spearhead. Sang Kan's spear broke into two.
Pow! Sang Kan flung backwards like a sandbag. His body scraped against the cliffs on both sides, smearing the rocks with blood.
At the tip of the spearhead was a tinge of red.
The snowshade leopard was surprised to find itself injured, and growled in anger. The black fur on its body went upright.
The creature leaped into the air without hesitation, aiming behind Rui Bing for the heavily wounded Sang Kan.
The sound of Sang Kan's wooden spear breaking brought Rui Bing back to the fight. Tears fell silently from the corner of her eyes. She could not afford to answer the comm right now, she had to save Sang Kan! Rui Bing pushed her feet back and lunged at the snowshade leopard!
”Who are you?” Ye Chong repeated his question, but there was no reply. Nevertheless, he heard clearly of the warning ”Be careful!” and the intense fight that was going on. He also heard the other party's heavy breathing.
Ye Chong gestured for silence. The comms room was silent except for the clashing sounds and heavy breathing.
Ye Chong closed his eyes and listened.
The breathing sounded familiar …
Where had he heard it before?
Ye Chong tried to capture the rhythm of the breathing, and the strangely familiar sound behind the breathing. Human breathing was like footsteps. They sounded the same for different people, but he could always identify minute differences for each person.
Why would it sound so familiar to him …
Ye Chong searched in his memory desperately. The sense of familiarity was growing stronger and stronger. He was this close to knowing the truth. He felt a very rare sensation of panic growing in him.
Ye Chong forced his heart to calm down.
Wait a minute! Besides the sound of breathing, there was also another sound - the sound of weapons clashing! Ye Chong closed his eyes to listen for patterns in this fierce battle.
The weapon must be something like a dagger … That must be a slash … A stab … A parry …
The movements slowly came to him, becoming clearer and clearer. A figure appeared more and more vividly in his mind.
Ye Chong opened his eyes wide.
”Rui Bing, hang on!” Ye Chong shouted through the comms, reaching straight to Rui Bing's heart.
Rui Bing's face was covered with tears!
Ye Chong turned to his students. They had never seen an expression like that on him before.
”Gather everyone immediately!” Their commander left the comms room with his order, delivered not with his usual indifference, but a strong desire for murder.
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