Chapter 1448 - 70: A Grudge Formed

Chapter 1448: Chapter 70: A Grudge Formed

The mix of dead branches and dirt scattered around, as Su Xiao, wielding a long knife, blocked with one hand in front of him, nearly instantaneously charged at the jungle meow. The long knife in his hand slashed downward.--

With a swish, the ground was cleaved with a slash mark several meters long. The jungle meow was nowhere to be seen.

A piercing sound of something cutting through the air came from behind Bubu Wang; the jungle meow’s target had always been it.

Bubu Wang immediately dove to the ground, supporting itself with all four paws, fully exposing its back to the jungle meow. The jungle meow, with its muzzle stained with fresh blood, pounced without hesitation, preparing to tear Bubu Wang apart.

At this moment, Su Xiao suddenly appeared behind Bubu Wang, and the posture Bubu Wang had taken was clearly premeditated to allow Su Xiao to step onto its back.

The jungle meow dared to pounce on Bubu Wang from the front, but it dared not pounce on Su Xiao head-on. This was an instinctual warning.

Su Xiao, holding the long knife, suddenly appeared in front of the jungle meow. This creature hooked its long tail, wrapping it around the nearby vegetation, and used the strength of its tail to pull its entire body backward.

The long knife slashed past, and the jungle meow tilted its head back. Although the situation was perilous, its movements were graceful and agile.

Just as the jungle meow thought it had dodged Su Xiao’s slash, a sharp pain erupted in its throat. At that life-and-death moment, it twisted its head sharply.

Splurt.

Blood splattered, and the jungle meow fell to the ground with a thud, its throat nearly slashed open by a third. Blood gushed out.

The jungle meow indeed dodged Su Xiao’s initial slash, but it failed to avoid the subsequent blade aura.

Whiz～

The Boundary Line tightened, droplets of blood flying through the air. The Boundary Line snared nothing but empty space; the jungle meow was really too fast, so fast it was terrifying.

Looking at the jungle meow now, the contours of its muscles could faintly be seen across its entire body.

A dark shadow flashed across Su Xiao’s vision. With his intuition ability fully open, he perceived a trail of afterimages trailing behind the jungle meow. Its speed had increased by at least a third compared to before.

Bubu Wang disappeared from Su Xiao’s perception. At this point, it couldn’t continue being the bait, as that might really lead to its death.

Su Xiao blocked in front of him with Dragon Slash. With a crisp sound of clink, sparks flew as sharp claws scraped against Dragon Slash. Simultaneously, Su Xiao’s body leaned forward.

Splurt.

Blood splattered, revealing several intersecting claw marks on Su Xiao’s back.

The long knife slashed backward, the blade whined as it cut through the air, severing several strands of black fur.

Splurt, splurt...

Claw marks appeared on Su Xiao’s arm and shoulder holding the knife. It seemed like Su Xiao was being overwhelmed, but in reality, his injuries weren’t severe. Although the jungle meow’s speed was terrifying, its claws’ damage...

[You are being eroded by the effect of ’Killing Instinct,’ in the midst of a stamina judgment... Judgment successful.]

[You have suffered 47 points of tearing damage + 107 points of true poison damage + 20 points of bleeding damage per second.]

[You have suffered 68 points of tearing damage + 107 points of true poison damage.]

[You have suffered 52 points of tearing damage + 107 points of true poison damage.]

...

According to Su Xiao’s calculations, if his life value were to be converted into data, it would be approximately between 7000 to 7500 points. After the jungle meow landed those three claws, and after deduction by his physical defense, the damage was not even a fraction of his total life value.

Of course, this is the calculation for miss-hitting the vitals. In general, Su Xiao, who has been clawed several times, felt nothing but a stinging pain.

Don’t assume the jungle meow is easy to deal with. Once its speed is fully unleashed, even the intuition ability cannot capture its movements. In close-quarters combat, it was even faster than most space series contractors.

Su Xiao flicked the blood off his hand, scattering nearby grass debris. The jungle meow appeared.

With a "wow" sound, the jungle meow spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, and there was an incredulous look in its cat eyes. When attempting to claw its enemy, it couldn’t even tear the enemy’s body, instead scraping its sharp claws painfully.

The jungle meow shook its numb right paw, tilting its head to look at Su Xiao, clearly expressing with its gaze: "Is this guy really human?"

While the jungle meow scrutinized Su Xiao, its tail tip was gripped tightly, followed by a sting.

Bubu Wang appeared out of thin air, biting down on the jungle meow’s tail.

Su Xiao’s eyes brightened; this bite from Bubu Wang was a stroke of genius.

The next moment, Su Xiao appeared in front of the jungle meow, slashing down with his long knife.

Zing.

The blade swept across, slicing off a large chunk of flesh and skin from the jungle meow’s back. Whereas clawing Su Xiao multiple times elicited little response, Su Xiao’s single slash left the jungle meow unable to handle the consequences.

The jungle meow’s agility attribute and every capability were very strong, but this could not compensate for its only 72 points in power and 80 points in stamina attributes.

With a bang, just as the jungle meow was about to retaliate against Bubu Wang with a claw, it was kicked flying away.

After crashing through countless trees, the jungle meow vanished into the forest, leaving a trail of blood.

Su Xiao didn’t chase after it, for there was simply no point, akin to trying to chase a car while riding a bicycle. Impossible to catch.

Su Xiao moved his body, which ached faintly. Don’t think that the jungle meow was the most powerful creature in Hot Rainforest Forest. Based on Su Xiao’s observations along the way, the forest had many similar jungle meows. Five hours ago, when passing by a sewage pond, a two-headed python inside was even more terrifying. That creature had chased Su Xiao and Bubu Wang for over half an hour. Its frightening ability was singular: a highly toxic poison capable of instant death judgment.

Though the jungle meow escaped, Su Xiao wasn’t without gains. It left behind a significant amount of blood in the vicinity, plus a piece of skin and flesh had been sliced off.

Su Xiao picked up the piece of at least two-pound flesh from the ground, skinned it, and cleaned it before looking at Bubu Wang.

Bubu Wang happily trotted over and, pinching its nose, ate the raw meat.

"How do you feel?"

Su Xiao examined Bubu Wang.

"Hic～"

Bubu Wang let out a satisfied burp. It didn’t react at first, but a moment later, Bubu Wang shivered.

[Notice: Your servant ’Bubute Ni’ has devoured the flesh of a high-level organism, and its high-level (active) ability has been activated.]

[Devouring...]

[Digesting...]

...

A few minutes later, Bubu Wang suddenly rolled its eyes and fell to the ground with a thud, occasionally twitching its paws.

"Don’t play dead, get up."

Su Xiao kicked Bubu Wang, making it stand up trembling.

[Bubute Ni’s power attribute has increased by 3 points.]

[Bubute Ni’s agility attribute has increased by 17 points.]

[Bubute Ni’s stamina attribute has increased by 6 points.]

[Bubute Ni’s charm attribute has increased by 4 points.]

[Bubute Ni’s nerve reflex speed +6%, dynamic vision +5%.]

...

Bubu Wang’s attributes improved substantially, inspiring it with a desire to howl with excitement.

With its agility attribute enhanced, Bubu began to leap playfully around Su Xiao. Following another kick from Su Xiao, Bubu Wang proceeded to try a straight-line charge.

Its canine body lowered, claws dug into the ground, muscles poised, braced its waist, then thrust forward at high speed, colliding with a tree with a bang. The sequence of movements was fluid and seamless. Two minutes later, the innocent tree was gnawed down.

After bandaging his wound, Su Xiao continued venturing deeper into the Hot Rainforest Forest, with Bubu Wang quickly following suit. This goof had a sense: since entering this forest, it seemed like it might finally turn its life around.

Three kilometers from Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, there was a pool of red mud.

The jungle meow lay in the mud, rolling lazily like a cat. The sharp pain from its wounds caused its muscles to spasm. This clever extreme north creature knew that soaking here would heal its injuries sooner. Clearly, the jungle meow had some vendetta against Su Xiao.

Feline animals... hold grudges.