Chapter 31: Fatal Crisis

Under Li Zhangsheng's guidance, Aixi quickly picked up its pace, fleeing in the opposite direction of Lin Zheng.

"Do you think you can escape? Wind Wolf, entangle him, and remember to keep him alive!" Seeing Li Zhangsheng's actions, Lin Zheng curled his lips into a smile and began signaling the Middle Rank Wind Wolf at his side.

Awoo~

The Middle Rank Wind Wolf let out a roar, and the four Lower Rank Wind Wolves received the order, pouncing toward Li Zhangsheng from all directions.

At the same time, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf also launched a charge; if they were entangled by them, Li Zhangsheng would undoubtedly lose all hope of escaping.

"Burrowing Mouse, Giant Sound!" Li Zhangsheng forced himself to calm down and immediately issued an order to the Burrowing Mouse in his arms.

Before the Burrowing Mouse unleashed the Giant Sound, Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power stirred, instantly transforming into a Mental Barrier that wrapped around him and Aixi to prevent them from being affected by the indiscriminate attack of the Giant Sound.

To save its life, the Burrowing Mouse suppressed its inner fear and took a deep breath; its belly and cheeks swelled up rapidly, as if composed of two meat balls, one large and one small.

In an instant, an extremely sharp and piercing sound rang out, and the rampant sound waves spread rapidly, encompassing a hundred-meter radius.

Under the ravages of the astonishing sound waves, even the Middle Rank Wind Wolf paused significantly, forced to stop in its tracks for a moment.

The four Lower Rank Wind Wolves were even worse off; they felt dizzy and disoriented, their eardrums were ruptured, blood trickled out, and their limbs went soft as they fell to the ground in a sorry state.

Not far away, Lin Zheng reacted extremely quickly, covering his ears with Mental Power in advance to easily neutralize the assault of the sound waves.

Aixi seized the opportunity, quickly rushed out of the encirclement, and under Li Zhangsheng's guidance, ran toward the outskirts of Qingyun Mountain.

"Damn it, chase after them!" Lin Zheng felt he had lost face and immediately commanded his Demon Pets to pursue.

Besides being extremely greedy for the nature spirit, Lin Zheng also did not want news to leak out, so naturally, he could not let Li Zhangsheng go.

Under Lin Zheng's command, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf's agile and powerful limbs stepped out, turning into a cyan figure as it chased in the direction Li Zhangsheng had fled.

Both sides were moving at high speed, and in the blink of an eye, they had vanished from sight.

The next moment, Lin Zheng jumped onto the back of the Dadi Manxiong; under his control, the Dadi Manxiong took long strides, and although its movements were slow, its large stride meant its speed was no worse than the Lower Rank Wind Wolves.

Soon, the four Lower Rank Wind Wolves caught up as well after recovering.

On the back of the Dadi Manxiong, Lin Zheng squinted his eyes; his gaze was unfocused as he followed the mental connection with the Middle Rank Wind Wolf to sense its specific location.

A hundred meters ahead, even though Aixi was giving its all, it could not pull away and was instead being chased closer and closer by the Middle Rank Wind Wolf; its speed might not have been inferior to the Middle Rank Wind Wolf, but because it was carrying Li Zhangsheng and the Burrowing Mouse, its speed was affected.

Just then, Aixi unleashed the Rise Wind skill, and its speed suddenly surged, showing a trend of pulling away.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last; during the pursuit, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf also unleashed the Rise Wind skill, which made its speed even faster, continuing to shorten the distance between it and Aixi.

From beginning to end, Aixi never looked back, nimbly dodging obstacles along the way while charging forward with its head down.

Closer! Even closer!

While fleeing, Li Zhangsheng kept his eyes on the rear; his eyesight was good, and he could vaguely see the figure of the Middle Rank Wind Wolf.

After a few breaths, the figure of the Middle Rank Wind Wolf became clear, with less than twenty meters left between it and Aixi, and it could launch a long-range attack at any time.

However, due to Lin Zheng's instructions, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf never launched a long-range attack.

"Kailan, Hypnosis Powder!" Unlike the Middle Rank Wind Wolf, Li Zhangsheng had no restrictions and began commanding his Demon Pet to launch an attack.

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, Kailan quickly mobilized the energy within its body, and a large amount of bright yellow powder quickly formed, beginning to drift toward the rear.

The Middle Rank Wind Wolf reacted extremely quickly, and coupled with the slow speed of the Hypnosis Powder, it bypassed the range of the powder with a slight detour.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Aixi pulled away a bit of distance, but it was soon caught up by the opponent again.

"Burrowing Mouse, Mud Shot!" This time, it was the Burrowing Mouse's turn.

Without hesitation, the Burrowing Mouse climbed onto Li Zhangsheng's shoulder, raised its upper limbs, and Earth Element energy condensed rapidly, forming two mud balls the size of human heads, which it threw rapidly toward the Middle Rank Wind Wolf.

Boom—Plop—

Because the distance was too short and they were still moving at high speed, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf did not dodge completely; after avoiding one mud ball, its face was hit by the other, covering the wolf's face in yellow mud. Although it did not cause much damage, its vision was clearly affected.

Awoo~

Being hit in the face by mud felt like being slapped, which made the Middle Rank Wind Wolf quite annoyed, and it couldn't help but let out an angry roar, wanting to launch an attack.

Boom—

Unfortunately, because its vision was severely obstructed, the high-speed moving Middle Rank Wind Wolf crashed head-on into a small tree as thick as a waist; its head was very hard, and it actually snapped the small tree.

After knocking down the small tree, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf clearly staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground; after forcefully shaking the yellow mud off its face, it continued to chase.

During the approach, this time, the enraged Middle Rank Wind Wolf held nothing back; its open mouth began to gather Wind Attribute energy, and pale cyan Wind Blades began to form, looking as if they were about to be shot at Aixi.

Its master only said to keep Li Zhangsheng alive, but that did not include Aixi.

"Kailan, Burrowing Vine!" Li Zhangsheng was constantly observing the Middle Rank Wind Wolf, and the moment it opened its mouth, he guessed its intentions.

At the critical moment, Kailan once again mobilized the Wood Energy within its body; under its control, several finger-thick vines suddenly burst out from the ground, instantly binding the Middle Rank Wind Wolf's forelimbs.

If it were the Dadi Manxiong, these vines would likely have been torn apart directly, but compared to the Dadi Manxiong, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf was a far cry in terms of size, weight, and strength.

Thus, under the tug of the vines, the wolf tripped, tumbled, and fell to the ground, and the Wind Blade condensed in its mouth was shot completely off-target, slicing a small tree in half at the waist.

By the time the Middle Rank Wind Wolf stood up again, Aixi was nowhere to be seen, but this did not stump it; the Middle Rank Wind Wolf twitched its nose, sniffing the lingering scent of Li Zhangsheng and Aixi, not giving them a chance to escape.

In a flash, it wasn't long before the Middle Rank Wind Wolf saw Li Zhangsheng's back again; its eyes were slightly red, revealing a predatory gaze.

The recent embarrassment made the Middle Rank Wind Wolf hate Li Zhangsheng to the core.

Li Zhangsheng was also feeling depressed; to shake it off, he even had Aixi change direction, but in the end, he still hadn't shaken the opponent.

There was no help for it; the sense of smell of beasts was truly too sensitive, and they were born to be excellent pursuers.

"Since I can't shake it off, then I'll finish it!" After making up his mind, Li Zhangsheng once again directed Aixi to change routes.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng arrived at his destination; under his command, Aixi jumped hard, leaping several meters away.

Unlike Aixi, the Middle Rank Wind Wolf ignored everything else and charged forward head-on.

(End of chapter)