Ordinary, untrained people, facing life and death, running five kilometers in twenty minutes would either collapse halfway or die immediately after finishing,
because their cardiopulmonary systems would explode.
However, an untrained "Level Five Spiritual Warrior" in a life-or-death situation would transform into the father of a leopard, smashing through any obstacle.
At this moment,
He Li cursed inwardly a million times because he was the slowest runner. The fastest wasn't Xiao Lan, but… the Tian Shan Snow Lotus brother.
With a height of two meters fifty-six, robust and strong, he shot out like a small cannonball, the Pamir Plateau eagle, disappearing from sight instantly.
A catapult start, my friend!
At this moment,
Not only was He Li stunned, but even Xiao Lan paused for a moment.
When beasts chase you, you don't need to outrun the beast; you only need to outrun your teammate.
He Li had no doubt that if Kur could sprout wings, he would take off immediately.
Xiao Lan sprinted ahead, with He Li following close behind.
"Xiao Lan, find a ravine to hide in!"
"Woof!"
Then, Xiao Lan turned...
Damn it!
He Li couldn't help but curse. I was accelerating in a straight line, and you're turning?
Feeling the hurricane and pressure behind him, He Li didn't look back, because looking back would reduce his running speed. He dared not be curious at this moment.
The giant eagle behind him blotted out the sky, its powerful gusts surging.
"Uncle Li! Li..."
He Li was shouting for his "summoned beast" here.
Through the earphones, Kur's urgent voice sounded: "We can't outrun it, let's fight it!"
"What the hell?"
He Li blinked, then turned to look.
Diagonally ahead, Kur, after a few leaps, stood on a small rock mountain formed by a pile of rubble. A long saber, gifted by He Li, was tucked into his waist. He held a back-slashing saber in each hand, facing He Li and the giant eagle. The two sabers glowed with blue light, followed by his body emitting blue spiritual energy. From a distance, Kur at this moment resembled a burning blue flame on the rock mountain.
He Li was first astonished, then speechless. How could he not understand that Kur was preparing to confront this giant eagle head-on?
Kur was merely a Level Five Spiritual Warrior, while this giant eagle, not to mention anything else, could shatter a strategic signal booster with a single flap of its wings, indicating it was no ordinary foe. Moreover, it was a flying demonic beast. How could a Level Five Spiritual Warrior confront it head-on?
Besides, hadn't he intended to drive away earlier? Why was he drawing his saber now?
"Damn it! Crazy!"
He Li cursed Kur inwardly, then his body abruptly stopped. He turned and sprinted towards Kur's direction.
As He Li ran towards Kur, Li Qin appeared behind him, casually leaning his shoulders back, his back against He Li's, facing the giant eagle. He asked with a light smile,
"Yo, He Li, this beast isn't weak. Can you handle it?"
"Hit it... and run." He Li looked up. The giant eagle had already passed him by more than half its body length and was charging directly towards the tiny human standing on the rock mountain, provoking him.
The giant eagle's shriek was so sharp it hurt his eardrums. Each flap of its wings stirred up a gale. At this moment, He Li was directly below the giant eagle. He had already made up his mind and was sprinting towards Kur's location.
Kur plunged both sabers into the giant rock beneath his feet, tore open his clothes with both hands, revealing his scarred, muscular body. He laughed. Yes, he gripped the dual sabers tightly, his eyes flashing with excitement and fervor, standing there, his spiritual energy burning wildly.
He raised both sabers high, crossed them, then slowly parted them to the left and right, as if performing some ancient sacrificial ritual.
"Eagle that slumbers in the towering snow mountains, soul of the Pamir Plateau, warriors who have guarded here for generations, I challenge you."
The naked man looked at the approaching giant eagle, fearless, murmuring each word, incredibly clearly.
"Screech!!!"
The giant eagle's shriek shook the clouds and the sky. It intended to tear apart the human who dared to provoke it.
"Ah!!!"
Kur let out a beast-like roar, lowered his body, and his spiritual energy surged. Then, he leaped forward high into the air.
This was not a provocation, but the Pamir Plateau eagle's challenge to the divine eagle.
A fair challenge, a magnificent battle.
He Li, who had been running frantically beneath the giant eagle, gripped the Gravity Halberd, channeled all his spiritual energy, and desperately squeezed out the last bit of spiritual energy from his body cells.
His idea was simple: before Kur and the giant eagle collided, he would throw the Gravity Halberd. His target was below the eagle's beak. He wanted the giant eagle to look up, allowing Kur's saber to fiercely slash its neck.
The battle between warriors is fair and square.
But,
He Li was not the Pamir Plateau eagle; he was the "Tiger of Guiyu Jiangnan" who could haggle with market aunties until they doubted themselves!
Warrior?
That title was too life-threatening; you guys go ahead.
Boom!!
He Li stomped his left foot hard on the ground, his left foot sinking into the earth. He held the Gravity Halberd in his right hand, the black shaft imbued with blue spiritual energy. He Li's body was like a bow drawn to its fullest, pouring all his spiritual energy into the Gravity Halberd with all his might.
"Ha!!!"
He Li roared. The Gravity Halberd, like a blue lightning bolt, cut through the darkness, heading straight for the giant eagle's beak.
In an instant.
Boom!!
The Gravity Halberd accurately struck the giant eagle's beak. The immense force directly knocked the giant eagle's head away from Kur and forced it to look up.
Ching! Ching!
Two blue slashes crossed the neck beneath the giant eagle's head. Black feathers rained down, mixed with bright red blood.
Screech!!!
The giant eagle let out a painful, piercing cry. Its wings flapped wildly. Its massive talons, capable of splitting mountains, shattered the rock mountain.
He Li leaped high, catching Kur, who was falling from the air. Kur's body was limp and weak, clearly having exhausted himself in the previous two slashes.
As He Li descended, he looked towards the direction Xiao Lan had run. He saw Xiao Lan running back towards them.
"Go back! Find the glacier crevice!"
He Li shouted at Xiao Lan. The giant eagle wasn't dead, only injured, and they had given their all. They could only find a place to hide now, otherwise, they would fall into the eagle's maw or be torn to shreds by its sharp talons.
Xiao Lan turned and ran. He Li, carrying Kur, landed steadily. The moment he touched the ground, He Li's legs sprang like springs, and he shot off towards Xiao Lan's direction.
He was racing against time to escape.
The giant eagle behind them also landed. The small rock mountain had been completely flattened. The giant eagle stared at the two ants running on the ground, let out a furious cry, flapped its wings, and soared into the sky, giving chase.
"Woof! Woof!" Xiao Lan stopped at the edge of a large crevice in the ground and barked at He Li.
"Go in! Hurry, go in!"
He Li could feel the giant eagle's furious killing intent behind him. Its eagle eyes had already locked onto them. He dared not hesitate, planting his feet, bending his knees to gather strength, and lunging forward like a shot arrow.
Boom!!!
The moment He Li leaped, the spot where he had been was crushed by an eagle's talon.
He Li, carrying Kur, had already jumped into the crevice, and He Li's exasperated curse could be heard:
"What the hell! Why isn't there a river!"
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