Chapter 9: Escape

Zhou Qi first set foot in the wilderness five years ago, after his parents' supply convoy disappeared. At that time, he was naïve and arrogant, relying on his shallow knowledge, and took a few friends to find his parents together. He had no tools or food to prepare, only a set of short knives, which his father had given him as a gift.

But the wilderness is cruel, and the mutant beasts will not show mercy because they are children, but will be more unscrupulous because of their weakness. They were soon targeted by wilderness vultures and hyenas. The unforeseen attack caught them off guard, and Zhou Qi, who thought he was brave enough, realized his weakness that day.

He was dazed, terrified, and even though he knew the weakness of every mutant beast he faced, he couldn't wave his arms. He watched his friends being torn apart and felt the feeling of suffocating like drowning, until the old cat rescued him from the wilderness.

Zhou Qi still remembered that day, the grumpy old cat was not angry, he touched his head sadly, there was no vitality in his empty eyes, and his voice was hoarse and dry, "Don't go out, leave it to me." ”

Zhou Qi was sent home by the old cat, and he cried and repented in the bed. Three days later, the old cat returned as promised, taking with him the bones of his parents.

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay, you've done your job." Zhou Qi took the box in the old cat's hand and solemnly put it back into the room where his parents had been, and some dust fell a little from the small room. The two men looked at each other quietly, and neither of them spoke. As twilight fell, in the afterglow of the setting sun, the young Zhou Qi looked at the not-so-tall, sturdy old cat, "Can you teach me how to survive in the wilderness?" ”

"Okay." The old cat took Zhou Qi's hand and took him back to his home.

Zhou Qi was thirteen years old that year, and he vowed to live well until he was bored.

The crimson cyclone filled his eyes, Zhou Qi stopped thinking meaninglessly, the blood flower from the lightning leopard only had one last two chances to use, and the red-maned tiger stared at him as soon as he woke up. Even if Zhou Qi tried his best, the burly giant beast always followed behind him unhurriedly, and its attitude of playing with its prey made Zhou Qi very unhappy, but he was helpless.

Surrounded by mountains, as far as the eye can see, Zhou Qi followed the winding path in the forest, until he ran to the top of the mountain, and he saw the huge waterfall here from a distance. It was already completely light, the sun was shining in the trees, the dew shone brightly, and the sound of running water and insects was singing, and the insects were gradually fainting, as if they were choked by something.

Zhou Qi stood at the end of the cliff with his back to the waterfall, he was never a person who was willing to sit still, the terrain here was complicated, and it was the place he chose to maneuver. Of course, such a beautiful view is also very suitable for burial.

The red-maned tiger walked up through the forest, slow and even, it was not hungry, the wolf king's body was tight and dense, it was quickly full after waking up, and at this time it was just chasing a bug to move its body.

Zhou Qi could already see it, the red-maned tiger was as tall as a bull, with a big white spot in the shape of "Wang" on his forehead, a long dark red mane around his head, black and red patterns all over his body, and a few white hair spots on his chest, abdomen and the inside of his limbs, and the thick black and red hair was neatly draped over his shoulders. The limbs were stout, the tips of the claws were sticking out of the toes, and the tail was thick and long, with black rings, and it bent and swayed like a steel whip, wiping up a large cloud of dust with each blow. The majesty of the Beastmaster was reflected in it, and even the air around it froze.

Zhou Qi took a deep breath and clenched the short knife in his right hand, he saw the giant beast stepping on the ground and speeding up, like a fully loaded truck. He activated the Blood Flower and rushed forward at no less speed, then jumped up and kicked hard into the tree, and he soared into the air, drawing an arc of white light with his short knife.

There was a heavy crash, and the red-maned tiger shook its head, extinguishing the shimmer of holy flame on its mane. Zhou Qi flew backwards at a faster speed, and the short knife in his hand flew out to the side. Even if it is blessed with the speed of the lightning leopard, even if this short knife has an enchantment from Aponia, even if this knife is from top to bottom, use all your strength. It still didn't cut through the red-maned tiger's fur at all, even the slightest. Even he could faintly feel that his forearm was almost broken under this wave of collision.

But he achieved his goal, and with the help of the impact of the collision and the blocking of the red-maned tiger, he fell down the cliff along the waterfall. Zhou Qi calmed his breathing, feeling the faster and faster falling speed, and every pore of his produced involuntary contractions.

As soon as the battle began, he activated the second Blood Flower, not brute force, but a talent from the Wolf King, Treading the Wind. He secretly collected the flesh and blood of the wolf king during the time when he left in Qiuxiang and Xu Yao was asleep, and on the way to escape, he exhausted the little brute force of the wilderness bull that was left, and completed the replacement of his ability.

This ability to manipulate air currents and make moments of pause and turn in the air is his hole card for escape. The height of more than 100 meters was split into several segments by him, and several stagnation in the air allowed him to barely land safely, and the last acceleration in the follow-up could open the distance and escape.

While he was still struggling in mid-air, a large unknown object with a red luster accelerated down from his side, and suddenly stopped when it was about to land, it was the red-maned tiger.

No one recorded the abilities of A-class mutant beasts, because everyone they saw was dead, and maybe some people could survive, but their records couldn't be what Zhou Qi could see.

At this time, he had fully seen the abilities of A-class mutant beasts for the first time, and even experienced them himself. The giant beast was already waiting on the ground, and Zhou Qi even completely disarmed himself, but an unknown force wrapped around him, making him fall gently towards the ground like a falling feather.

Gravity, Zhou Qi clarified the principle of this ability in an instant, this may be the ability from the previous adventure, but this is no longer important, the ability of the lightning leopard can be activated once, three minutes, this may be the last three minutes of his life. Zhou Qi took a deep breath and tried to calm his body, but his trembling body and clenched hands already explained the unpeace in his heart.

Pulled out the only two remaining short knives and observed carefully, this is a weapon that has accompanied him for five years, no matter how well it is maintained, it has left some traces of time. There is only a few tens of meters left, but at this time, it seems so long.

Zhou Qi could already see the red-maned tiger's high head and feel the fishy stench and hot air in its mouth. The red-maned tiger's gaze seemed to be filled with disdain and playfulness, and it was this gaze that made Zhou Qi determined to fight to the death. He could accept dying silently, but he couldn't accept being toyed with by brutes.

Anger filled his mind, and for a moment his eyes seemed to be shrouded in blood, Zhou Qi activated all his abilities, unreservedly, wantonly swaying all his anger and strength, as if a long time had passed, and it seemed to be just a moment, Zhou Qi looked at the red-maned tiger in confusion, the fierce beast stood still in place, and a bright red blood mark fell from the center of his eyebrows, cutting it into two pieces.

The old Taoist priest he had seen last night stood in front of him, holding a sword in one hand, with his back behind him, he gently stroked his beard, and said to Zhou Qi with a smile: "Little brother, meet again, I see that your face is purple and has a sky-high appearance, which is indescribably expensive, are you interested in receiving a big opportunity from me?"