Dia looked over, and his heart suddenly felt like it had fallen into an icy abyss, freezing from the inside out.
In front of them, two huge bears were lying on the snow, basking in the sun and dozing off. Their lips occasionally twitched, revealing their cold teeth.
The fur of these two bears was iron-gray, and if one didn’t look closely, they might mistake them for two boulders.
“Barbaric Bears…” Dia gasped and trembled.
Barbaric Bears were fierce beasts that only lived in the Savage Wastelands, possessing the strength of a King-grade expert. Most importantly, Barbaric Bears usually traveled in pairs, a male and a female inseparable from each other.
Xiao Li quietly turned around, using all her strength to step softly.
Dia followed suit, turning his body gently.
The two of them moved stealthily like thieves, their actions comical in the eyes of others. However, only those in the situation would understand that this was not a laughing matter, but rather very frightening.
The two had moved more than ten steps but the two bears behind them seemed to have no perception at all, still dozing off.
However, just when the two were overjoyed, one of the Barbaric Bears suddenly opened its eyes. Its mountain-like body stood up, and it licked its tongue, drooling down.
Xiao Li seemed to sense that something was wrong and turned back to take a look, her soul nearly leaving her body in fear.
“Run!” Xiao Li shouted, rushing forward without a second thought.
At this moment, Dia also turned his head to take a look, only to see one of the Barbaric Bears leaping and running on the snow, charging towards him.
Dia’s knees gave way, and he stumbled, falling to the ground.
“Junior Sister, save me!” Dia screamed in panic.
Xiao Li turned back to look at him, a moment of hesitation flashing in her eyes. But then she stomped her foot, gritted her teeth, and ran back towards Dia.
At this moment, the Barbaric Bear, with a body as large as a mountain, had leapt high into the air, aiming for Dia on the ground.
Just then, Xiao Li leaped forward and tackled Dia, and they rolled out together.
“Boom!”
The Barbaric Bear landed heavily on the snow, and the white snow within dozens of meters exploded, along with Xiao Li and Dia who were tumbling around in the area.
Xiao Li felt a little dizzy, but Dia, who had passed the moment of terror, had his survival instinct triggered, and his body became more agile than usual under the influence of some hormone secreted in times of extreme danger.
Dia quickly got up and pulled Xiao Li up, but at this moment, the bear that was just a short distance away pounced again.
A cold look suddenly flashed in Dia’s eyes. He waved his hand and threw Xiao Li’s body towards the Barbaric Bear.
“I’m sorry, Junior Sister Xiao Li, but one who does not act for oneself is doomed to destruction!” Dia had a twisted expression on his face and ran forward like a madman, only thinking that Xiao Li had attracted the attention of the Barbaric Bear and he could have time to escape.
However, Dia had thought of the beginning but not the end.
The Barbaric Bear that Xiao Li had attracted had indeed stopped chasing him, but the other one suddenly pounced on him like lightning.
“No… Ah…” Dia let out a scream of reluctance as his head was smashed by the bear’s claws, bursting like a watermelon. His red and white brain splattered on the ground, and then his body began to be gnawed by the Barbaric Bear.
Xiao Li’s lips trembled, and she retreated backwards with both hands propping up the snow.
The Barbaric Bear in front of her didn’t seem very hungry yet, and didn’t immediately eat her. Instead, it played with its prey, occasionally using its huge bear paws to toss her around on the snow.
After a while, the Barbaric Bear grew a little tired of playing and its tongue, covered in sharp hooks, licked towards Xiao Li.
If it licked her directly, a layer of skin and flesh would be licked off. This was the Barbaric Bear’s favorite way of eating. They didn’t like to eat corpses, except for freshly killed ones. Licking prey like this could ensure that they could eat and also ensure that the prey wouldn’t die right away.
Xiao Li closed her eyes in despair. She hadn’t even had a chance to hate Dia and seek revenge, but now she only thought about her short life. Ten years ago, she was excited when she was admitted to the Beast Manor as a disciple. When she learned about the current situation of the Beast Manor, she also dreamed of restoring its former glory. She had too many dreams that had yet to be realized.
What an irony! She was originally a beast tamer, but in the end, she was eaten by a savage beast.
But just as the tongue of the Barbaric Bear was about to lick Xiao Li, a gust of wind blew out of nowhere. The tongue of the Barbaric Bear was cut off, and blood spurted out.
The Barbaric Bear roared wildly, but then, an ordinary-looking blue wind blade appeared and went straight into its forehead.
With a loud “boom,” the huge body of the bear fell to the ground and didn’t move anymore.
In the sky, nine figures appeared, led by Yao Rao of the Heavenly Mountain Peak.
Not far away, the other Barbaric Bear saw its companion die and couldn’t help but roar in grief, rushing towards the direction of Yao Rao.
Although the Barbaric Bear was a ferocious beast, it was a rare animal with a monogamous nature among ferocious beasts. After one mate died, the other would not live alone.
However, Yao Rao showed no mercy in her eyes. Another gust of wind blade swept through, and the leaping bear sprayed blood from its neck and fell heavily to the ground.
The two Barbaric Bears, both possessing the strength of a King-grade expert, were easily crushed by Yao Rao as if they were ants.
Immediately, the group of nine led by Yao Rao landed in front of Xiao Li.
“You’re a disciple of the Beast Manor?” Yao Rao glanced at the Beast Ring on Xiao Li’s hand and spoke.
Xiao Li had just escaped from death and her emotions were still not calm. She wanted to speak, but couldn’t.
Yao Rao’s beautiful eyes flickered as she looked into Xiao Li’s eyes.
Confronted by her gaze, Xiao Li’s confused eyes gradually became clear, and her emotions suddenly calmed down, as if Yao Rao’s eyes had a huge magic power.
“Disciple of the Beast Manor, Xiao Li. Thank you for saving my life, Sister.” Xiao Li expressed her gratitude.
“You’re welcome. You’re a disciple who just went out of the sect for training, right? How did you come to the depths of the Savage Wastelands without an elder to accompany you?” Yao Rao asked.
Xiao Li fell silent, thinking of Qi Bei and the others. It was she and Dia who had abandoned their companions and fled. She didn’t have the face to say it, although running away was not her intention at the time. She just happened to be sitting on Dia’s Silver-Haired Wolf, and from Dia’s performance just now, he wouldn’t have cared about her life or death if she hadn’t been on the wolf. He would still have run away alone.
“Here’s the deal. Do you want to come with us? We’re from Heavenly Mountain Peak, and if I’m not mistaken, there should be a place where you can find your Beast Manor elders.” Yao Rao didn’t care about Xiao Li’s attitude and continued.
Xiao Li looked at Yao Rao and nodded.
Dia looked over, and his heart suddenly felt like it had fallen into an icy abyss, freezing from the inside out.
In front of them, two huge bears were lying on the snow, basking in the sun and dozing off. Their lips occasionally twitched, revealing their cold teeth.
The fur of these two bears was iron-gray, and if one didn’t look closely, they might mistake them for two boulders.
“Barbaric Bears…” Dia gasped and trembled.
Barbaric Bears were fierce beasts that only lived in the Savage Wastelands, possessing the strength of a King-grade expert. Most importantly, Barbaric Bears usually traveled in pairs, a male and a female inseparable from each other.
Xiao Li quietly turned around, using all her strength to step softly.
Dia followed suit, turning his body gently.
The two of them moved stealthily like thieves, their actions comical in the eyes of others. However, only those in the situation would understand that this was not a laughing matter, but rather very frightening.
The two had moved more than ten steps but the two bears behind them seemed to have no perception at all, still dozing off.
However, just when the two were overjoyed, one of the Barbaric Bears suddenly opened its eyes. Its mountain-like body stood up, and it licked its tongue, drooling down.
Xiao Li seemed to sense that something was wrong and turned back to take a look, her soul nearly leaving her body in fear.
“Run!” Xiao Li shouted, rushing forward without a second thought.
At this moment, Dia also turned his head to take a look, only to see one of the Barbaric Bears leaping and running on the snow, charging towards him.
Dia’s knees gave way, and he stumbled, falling to the ground.
“Junior Sister, save me!” Dia screamed in panic.
Xiao Li turned back to look at him, a moment of hesitation flashing in her eyes. But then she stomped her foot, gritted her teeth, and ran back towards Dia.
At this moment, the Barbaric Bear, with a body as large as a mountain, had leapt high into the air, aiming for Dia on the ground.
Just then, Xiao Li leaped forward and tackled Dia, and they rolled out together.
“Boom!”
The Barbaric Bear landed heavily on the snow, and the white snow within dozens of meters exploded, along with Xiao Li and Dia who were tumbling around in the area.
Xiao Li felt a little dizzy, but Dia, who had passed the moment of terror, had his survival instinct triggered, and his body became more agile than usual under the influence of some hormone secreted in times of extreme danger.
Dia quickly got up and pulled Xiao Li up, but at this moment, the bear that was just a short distance away pounced again.
A cold look suddenly flashed in Dia’s eyes. He waved his hand and threw Xiao Li’s body towards the Barbaric Bear.
“I’m sorry, Junior Sister Xiao Li, but one who does not act for oneself is doomed to destruction!” Dia had a twisted expression on his face and ran forward like a madman, only thinking that Xiao Li had attracted the attention of the Barbaric Bear and he could have time to escape.
However, Dia had thought of the beginning but not the end.
The Barbaric Bear that Xiao Li had attracted had indeed stopped chasing him, but the other one suddenly pounced on him like lightning.
“No… Ah…” Dia let out a scream of reluctance as his head was smashed by the bear’s claws, bursting like a watermelon. His red and white brain splattered on the ground, and then his body began to be gnawed by the Barbaric Bear.
Xiao Li’s lips trembled, and she retreated backwards with both hands propping up the snow.
The Barbaric Bear in front of her didn’t seem very hungry yet, and didn’t immediately eat her. Instead, it played with its prey, occasionally using its huge bear paws to toss her around on the snow.
After a while, the Barbaric Bear grew a little tired of playing and its tongue, covered in sharp hooks, licked towards Xiao Li.
If it licked her directly, a layer of skin and flesh would be licked off. This was the Barbaric Bear’s favorite way of eating. They didn’t like to eat corpses, except for freshly killed ones. Licking prey like this could ensure that they could eat and also ensure that the prey wouldn’t die right away.
Xiao Li closed her eyes in despair. She hadn’t even had a chance to hate Dia and seek revenge, but now she only thought about her short life. Ten years ago, she was excited when she was admitted to the Beast Manor as a disciple. When she learned about the current situation of the Beast Manor, she also dreamed of restoring its former glory. She had too many dreams that had yet to be realized.
What an irony! She was originally a beast tamer, but in the end, she was eaten by a savage beast.
But just as the tongue of the Barbaric Bear was about to lick Xiao Li, a gust of wind blew out of nowhere. The tongue of the Barbaric Bear was cut off, and blood spurted out.
The Barbaric Bear roared wildly, but then, an ordinary-looking blue wind blade appeared and went straight into its forehead.
With a loud “boom,” the huge body of the bear fell to the ground and didn’t move anymore.
In the sky, nine figures appeared, led by Yao Rao of the Heavenly Mountain Peak.
Not far away, the other Barbaric Bear saw its companion die and couldn’t help but roar in grief, rushing towards the direction of Yao Rao.
Although the Barbaric Bear was a ferocious beast, it was a rare animal with a monogamous nature among ferocious beasts. After one mate died, the other would not live alone.
However, Yao Rao showed no mercy in her eyes. Another gust of wind blade swept through, and the leaping bear sprayed blood from its neck and fell heavily to the ground.
The two Barbaric Bears, both possessing the strength of a King-grade expert, were easily crushed by Yao Rao as if they were ants.
Immediately, the group of nine led by Yao Rao landed in front of Xiao Li.
“You’re a disciple of the Beast Manor?” Yao Rao glanced at the Beast Ring on Xiao Li’s hand and spoke.
Xiao Li had just escaped from death and her emotions were still not calm. She wanted to speak, but couldn’t.
Yao Rao’s beautiful eyes flickered as she looked into Xiao Li’s eyes.
Confronted by her gaze, Xiao Li’s confused eyes gradually became clear, and her emotions suddenly calmed down, as if Yao Rao’s eyes had a huge magic power.
“Disciple of the Beast Manor, Xiao Li. Thank you for saving my life, Sister.” Xiao Li expressed her gratitude.
“You’re welcome. You’re a disciple who just went out of the sect for training, right? How did you come to the depths of the Savage Wastelands without an elder to accompany you?” Yao Rao asked.
Xiao Li fell silent, thinking of Qi Bei and the others. It was she and Dia who had abandoned their companions and fled. She didn’t have the face to say it, although running away was not her intention at the time. She just happened to be sitting on Dia’s Silver-Haired Wolf, and from Dia’s performance just now, he wouldn’t have cared about her life or death if she hadn’t been on the wolf. He would still have run away alone.
“Here’s the deal. Do you want to come with us? We’re from Heavenly Mountain Peak, and if I’m not mistaken, there should be a place where you can find your Beast Manor elders.” Yao Rao didn’t care about Xiao Li’s attitude and continued.
Xiao Li looked at Yao Rao and nodded.
