Chapter 296: Wind Speed Dog

"Hehe, think so." A Song glared viciously at Huo La, pressed the dagger a few more inches into A Da's neck, "Besides letting us go, this Kati Dog also has to come with us. Otherwise, I'll make it bleed on the spot right now!"

"Huo La, this…" Ming Yao's face looked uneasy as he looked at Huo La, at a loss for what to decide.

Huo La stared at the blood spreading around A Da's neck, his heart sank, just as he was about to speak a compromise, an extremely fast afterimage suddenly darted out from behind the Three Bandit Sisters, lunging at A Song's arm holding the knife.

"Ah—!" A Song was caught off guard, howling in pain, and the hand gripping the dagger instantly loosened.

Everyone fixed their gaze and saw that the one who rushed out was A Er!

At this moment A Er's eyes were Red, his body roiled with raging Interdimensional Energy, and he bit A Song's arm hard, refusing to let go no matter how the other struggled.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!" A Song twisted his body wildly, and A Zhu and A Mei immediately rushed forward, punching and kicking at A Er, trying to pull it away.

A Er let out continuous roars, the Red light in his eyes grew even more ferocious, as if he had completely lost his mind.

"Not good! How did A Er get here!" Ming Yao was both startled and urgent.

"Now is not the time to ask that!" Huo La thundered, "We must stop A Er immediately; if this continues, the ones who die won't be A Da, but the Three Bandit Sisters!"

As soon as the words fell, the battle suddenly shifted—besides the raging Interdimensional Energy around A Er, a blinding white light suddenly burst forth, instantly enveloping both him and A Song.

"Damn, it evolves right now!" Huo La muttered low, then immediately spoke to Ming Yao, "Ming Yao, have the Magic Wall Puppet ready; once the evolution is complete, use Psychic to control A Er! I'll have the Fireburst Beast cooperate with you, I'll go rescue A Da!"

In just a moment, A Er had already evolved into a majestic Wind Speed Dog.

It released its grip on A Song's arm, raised its head and let out a long roar that shook the forest, its surrounding raging energy surged outward, and the shockwave hurled the Three Bandit Sisters violently into the air.

Its scarlet eyes locked onto A Song, bearing overwhelming fury, and it advanced step by step, slowly closing in.

"No, don't come…" A Song fell to the ground, his arm drenched in blood, his face full of terror, screaming miserably while desperately moving backward.

At this hair‑trigger moment, a powerful mental force suddenly pressed down from the side, locking onto A Er fiercely.

A Er's figure twitched slightly, his scarlet gaze snapped toward the Magic Wall Puppet, and he opened his mouth, unleashing a scorching, raging Flamethrower that lunged straight forward.

"Dodge, Magic Wall Puppet!" Ming Yao's expression remained steady, his words rapid and orderly, without hesitation.

The Magic Wall Puppet flickered agilely, barely evading the burning Flamethrower, and almost simultaneously, a fire‑red figure wrapped in scorching airflow surged out from the other side—it was the Fireburst Beast executing a Flare Blitz, charging straight at A Er.

At the same time, Huo La had already slipped around to the side, with the claw‑tail scorpion inching toward the abandoned A Da, moving swiftly and cautiously.

"Boom"—a muffled thud, the Fireburst Beast's Flare Blitz slammed solidly into A Er, the force so great that the raging A Er staggered back two steps, and the swirling energy around him briefly faltered.

After the brief loss of balance, the Red in A Er's eyes intensified; he quickly steadied himself, rushed forward, opened his massive jaws, and electric sparks crackled over the interlaced sharp fangs, lunging at the Fireburst Beast—indeed, Lightning Fangs!

"Lightning Fangs!" Huo La's heart jolted, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes; he never expected that the newly evolved A Er already possessed such a technique.

The Fireburst Beast hurriedly sidestepped, but was a step too slow; the Lightning Fangs bit hard into its tail, and instantly the raging electric current coursed through its fur to its whole body, the beast shuddered, emitting a painful screech, and its surrounding flames dimmed slightly.

"Illusion Beam!" Ming Yao, seeing this, immediately ordered the Magic Wall Puppet to assist, his tone tinged with urgency.

"Bari~" the Magic Wall Puppet responded, its hands rapidly crossing and rubbing in front of its chest, a strange colored beam coalesced from its palms, precisely firing at A Er.

A Er keenly sensed the attack from behind, instantly released his massive jaws from the Fireburst Beast's tail, vaulted backward, deftly evading the Illusion Beam, and upon landing still stared fixedly at the opponent ahead, his momentum unchanged.

"Good opportunity, Fireburst Beast, use Flame Vortex!" Huo La seized the moment, commanding in a low voice.

At this moment, Huo La had already, using the gap between the two sides' clash, slipped to A Da's side; he placed a single palm gently on A Da's head, evidently absorbing the Interdimensional Energy from its body, his expression focused and solemn.

The claw‑tail scorpion stood guard before him, its tail raised high, the poison stinger glinting coldly, on alert all around, strictly preventing A Er's surprise attack.

A Er happened to turn his head, catching sight of Huo La's action in an instant; the fury in his eyes surged to the extreme, he let out a low growl, immediately abandoning the Fireburst Beast, snapped his head around, and surged forward like an arrow off a bow toward Huo La, intent on stopping him.

At this hair‑trigger moment, the Fireburst Beast had already gathered energy, and the Flame Vortex erupted instantly, the scorching flames forming a circular shield that tightly enveloped A Er from behind, abruptly halting his charging momentum.

"Now! Claw‑tail scorpion, use Poison Liquid Impact!" Huo La seized the moment, commanding in a low, crisp voice, without any hesitation.

The claw‑tail scorpion immediately responded, its two pincers snapping tight, the pale‑purple Toxic energy rapidly coalescing at the tips; the next second, two thick streams of poison liquid shot straight out, precisely piercing the Flame Vortex the Fireburst Beast had erected.

The scorching flames instantly engulfed the Toxic, the two forces intertwining and raging within the circular fire wall, emitting a pungent, searing and putrid odor.

Trapped inside, A Er let out wave after wave of mournful, painful screeches, his roars full of torment, but the screeching lasted only a moment before abruptly stopping.

The next second, the circular barrier of the Flame Vortex was suddenly torn open by a massive force, A Er's figure burst through the fire wall and poison liquid's restraints, his body still surrounded by raging Interdimensional Energy, his momentum unchanged.

It leapt into the air, limbs taut, bearing world‑shattering fury, and lunged straight at Huo La.

"Claw‑tail scorpion, Iron Tail! Block it!" Huo La's gaze hardened, and he immediately ordered support, his tone tinged with urgency.

The claw‑tail scorpion's form flickered, its tail tipped with a Poison Needle suddenly tensed, the shell flashing a cold, hard metallic sheen, and it swung hard at A Er's head soaring in the air.

"Boom"—a muffled thud, the Iron Tail struck A Er's head solidly, the massive force exploding instantly, sending him plummeting from mid‑air to the ground with a heavy thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

At the instant A Er hit the ground, the Magic Wall Puppet flickered, using Instant Teleportation speed, appearing instantly before him; its palms gathered a biting cold, and it raised a hand delivering an Ice Fist that smashed hard onto A Er's face.

The icy force and the punch intertwined, again hurling A Er violently outward, he collided with a nearby tree trunk before slowly sliding down.

In the brief interval between those two moves, Huo La finally completed the energy absorption, slowly withdrawing his arm from A Da's head.

He immediately pulled a bottle of Advanced Healing Medicine from his backpack, unscrewed the cap, and carefully applied the ointment to the wound on A Da's neck, his movements gentle.

After all, A Da's neck was still bleeding, and the injury could not be delayed.