The Asura Immortal Asuras

CHAPTER 11: 11

Chapter 11: 11

About a hundred yards back and perched high on a tree branch, John could see a beast staring straight at him.

John began to pant as he thought, “A Dark Spotted Tiger? What has the Fog Creation level savage beast done so far past the red marked tree line?” John stared at the beast, quickly trying to think of what he could do in this situation.

“Whatever the reason, I can't fight the creature, even if it's only at the initial level of Mist Creation.”

Dark Spotted Panthers are one of the many animals that inhabit the forest of the Skycleave. Their strength usually peaked at the level of early Mist Creation, and was known for their high speed and deadly sharp attacks. The panther was seven feet long and four feet tall, with black spots all over its white fur.

John immediately turned around and started running as fast as he could, trying to get back on the road before the beast could catch him. Although the road was not a safe haven, there were often carriages shuttling back and forth, and it was usually escorted by powerful cultivators. As long as he could return to the highway, John thought he would have a chance to survive.

The panther realized that it had been spotted and quickly chased its prey, darting from the tree branch to the tree branch as it closed the distance between itself and John.

After running through the dense forest for a few minutes, John looked over his shoulder and realized that the panther was about to hit him, about to attack.

“Sial, how can it be so fast?” john shouted as he took out his greatsword and twisted his body, his sword barely raising in time.

“Peng!”

The claws of the panther collided with John's sword that was raised in haste.

“Gah” cried John in pain as he was sent flying backwards like a broken kite. John fell to the ground and fell several times before stopping. He felt like his body was on the verge of collapse after receiving the attack head-on.

After struggling to stand for a moment, John realized that this was not the time to complain and quickly turned around again to escape. Panther thought the attack would kill John, and so was in no hurry to follow up with another attack. Seeing his prey stand up and run away,

After a few minutes of chasing, the panther once again chased after John and attacked, this time using more power.

John looked over his shoulder and saw the panther approaching quickly, its claws swinging forward about to attack him. With his previous defeat still fresh in his mind, John knew that he was no match for this Dark Spotted Panther, and could not withstand his attacks head-on.

Just as the claws of the panther were about to hit his shoulders, John twisted his upper body and watched the panther strike barely hit his chest an inch. Taking the only chance he had just created, John had already swung his sword as hard as he could into the ribs of the beast.

“About!”

A loud sound rang out as the panther was sent flying into a nearby tree. The tree broke at the impact point and slowly toppled over as the panther was thrown into the tree. John knew that this victory was only temporary because he turned around once again and kept running.

John gasped for breath as he gathered all his energy onto his feet, running as fast as his body allowed. Even though he had attacked the beast's head, he knew that a Fog Creation level beast would not be too troubled by the attack he had just made. Looking back to ascertain his suspicions, John saw a panther darting back and forth from the tree branch to the tree branch still chasing.

“I need to think of something. I can't run from this and I can't keep running forever” John thought as he desperately tried to think of something to get out of this deadly situation.

As John tries desperately to find something, the panther once again catches up with him. Deep in his mind trying to think of a plan, John was a step too late to notice that the panther had fully caught up and his attack was about to approach him. Without any time to dodge this time, John hurriedly raised his sword and exerted all his strength to block the attack.

“Peng!”

The sound of claws on steel rang out as John was sent flying backwards, rolling around until finally stopping in the open.

“Uhuk uhuk”

John continuously coughed up blood due to the force of the attack almost took his life. He felt as if his arm was about to break, and there was almost no strength left in his body. John raised his head with great difficulty to see the panther running towards him from a distance.

“So this is how I died” thought John while struggling to stand up. He thought if he was going to die, he might die while fighting, even if the fight was futile. Despite his heroic intentions, John barely managed to get up, his body leaning on his sword. John stared at the approaching beast and did his best to raise his sword once more.

Just as the Dark Spotted Panther was about to contact him, John felt his blood start to flow profusely and his body begin to heat up. Although John did not know what was going on, waves of energy beyond anything he had felt before flowed through his body. He gripped his sword tightly and prepared to swing it with all his strength as soon as the panther was within range.

“Che!”

A sharp sword light emerged from behind John and flew towards the Dark Spotted Panther. The panther noticed the light and moved to block it with its claws, but it immediately split into two halves as the sword light pierced through the panther. Both parts of the panther fell lifelessly to the ground, falling several times from the rest of the momentum it had.

“What ... What just happened” thought John while looking at the dead panther right in front of him. Earlier, he had been preparing to make his final defense against the panther, when suddenly the tiger was split in two.

John turned around and found himself in the middle of the road he had been on earlier in the day. When he was hit by a panther, John remembers being thrown out of the woods and into the open, but during high-pressure situations, he couldn't see his surroundings well.

He looked towards where the sword light was coming from and was surprised to find a group of people he was quite familiar with. In front of John was the Varis Clan who was on their way to the Fenix Clan for a party. Miko was in front of the group with her sword raised, looking around again for anyone who would be the attacker. There were several carriages behind Miko, all of them being pulled by the powerful Qi Condensation beast, and dozens of guards surrounding the perimeter of the carriage.

“John?” miko asked in confusion as she put down her sword and ran towards John. John felt a wave of numbness and fatigue sweep over him as he fainted, falling onto the floor unconscious.

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