Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 28: Tiger with sharp fangs

Chapter 28: Tiger with sharp fangs

“Obviously I was the first to see it! Why are you so shameless?!" Yun Ruoyu shouted coldly at Lin Qingxue, her saliva spurting into her face.

In disdain, Lin Qingxue turned her head to the side, but she smiled. “But I'm a little faster, you know. I was the one who first picked up this sprig of purple cherry grass!”

"You ..." Yun Ruoyu's eyes almost exploded with anger, but she couldn't say anything to refute Lin Qingxue.

Suddenly, a white light flashed and cut the grass into two halves. Lin Qingxue and Yun Ruoyu both stumbled a few steps back.

“How long will it take you two to settle the quarrel?” Yun Ruoyao unhappily punished the two girls.

“But, I'm clear.”.

“Cherry grass is not something extraordinary! If we really need it, don't you think we're rich enough to afford it?” Yun Ruoyu was about to continue the quarrel when Yun Ruoyao cut her off. “Finding a way out is the most important thing.”

After saying his part, Yun Ruoyao headed to the front of the party.

After half a day of walking, the party ended right where they started. Only after changing direction a few times did they finally leave the fire pit.

"Are we out of line now?" Yun Ruoyan asked Pei Ziao, who remained by her side. According to his experience from his past life, Pei Ziao was quite experienced with such an arrangement.

“Not yet, but there is still hope.” Pei Ziao handed a canteen to Yun Ruoyan. "Ruoyan, why don't you drink?"

Yun Ruoyan naturally felt disgusted by her behavior which was “friendly”. Ignoring him, he quickly stepped forward.

She was just about to follow him when Yi Qianying's pitiful voice came from behind. "Sister Ziao, may I have your water?"

The night came quickly, and the group, who had been walking all day, stopped and prepared for a break.

Zhuo Yifeng lit the fire again. As soon as the charcoal burned, he took out the rest of the roasted meat, wrapped it tightly with green leaves, and buried the wrapper in the middle of the charcoal to steam.

Not long after, the smell of meat came out from the charcoal.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Lin Qingxue quickly opened the pack that Zhuo Yifeng had given her. Small pieces of meat have been steamed completely and made tender.

Lin Qingxue bit and closed her eyes happily. “Although I ate so much last night, my appetite has not diminished at all.”

Yun Ruoyu stared enviously at the group of Yun Ruoyan, who was glaring at Lin Qingxue as she chewed on some of the fruits and nuts she had obtained from the forest.

Since everyone was so busy to get out of line, none of them thought of hunting for food. When it was finally night and they could rest, they were so hungry that they did not have the strength to hunt anymore.

Thus, even the usually arrogant Yun Ruoyao could not help but look at Yun Ruoyan's group as she gulped her saliva.

Yun Ruoyan and the others were obviously not going to share it with them unless they spoke up, they were more than happy enough to keep it to themselves!

But as they happily enjoyed their meal, Zhuo Lin'er, who rarely spoke, turned to her brother with an anxious expression on her face. "Brother, there's a scent of magical beasts near here."

Almost at the same time, Yun Ruoyan received a warning from Qiuqiu. “It was a seventh rank magical beast. None of you can handle it!

"Then we have to run!" Yun Ruoyan quickly stood up and was about to call a warning when Qiuqiu continued, “It is too late! This ferocious beast not only has a high level of cultivation, it is also skilled in stealth, and I only discovered it when it was close!

As soon as Qiuqiu finished speaking, Yi Qianying shouted. “Oh, a very large animal! It's so scary!”

What appeared towards Yi Qianying was a creature that looked like a tiger but with much longer canine teeth coming out from the forest.

As he moved, several smaller trees were cut down by his sharp canines with just a passing punch.

"Tiger fanged sharply," muttered Pei Ziao's trembling voice. "I heard my father say that, when he conducted this expedition himself in the past, it was a sharp-finged tiger that almost took his life!”

Yun Ruoyan looked at the tiger who was slowly walking towards them, puzzled.

Given its large size, how could they not hear the commotion from afar? Even if it could hide its own cultivation, it definitely could not hide the noise and destruction it caused in the surroundings. How did Qiuqiu only realize it so late?

The sharp-fanged tiger did not look anxious as it continued forward. After all, in his eyes, Yun Ruoyan and the others were nothing more than food, too weak to be called prey.

“What should we do, Brother Ziao? I am so scared!”

Yi Qianying quickly hid behind Pei Ziao and Yun Ruoyan, and she even reached out to grab Yun Ruoyan's arm. [1] Yun Ruoyan clicked her tongue in disdain and chased him away.

Everyone present was so intimidated by the aura the tiger exuded that their faces turned pale, and they lost the desire to fight with such a terrifying creature.

Everyone present had only ever fought in a controlled state with a master or in a training hall. Never had they experienced such danger, or such a savage or large beast. Only Zhuo Yifeng and Yun Ruoyan could barely maintain their composure.

Although the sharp-fingered tiger walked slowly, its size meant that each step took a considerable distance, and approached the party very quickly.

Yun Ruoyan saw everyone take a few steps back, so scared that they lost the will to fight. Knowing that he could not delay any longer, he immediately shouted, "Either we fight, or we die!"

He drew his sword. "Everyone, let's go around and try to find the weakness!"

Lin Qingxue, Lin Qingchen, and Zhuo Yifeng all followed Yun Ruoyan's orders and spread out, each flanking one side of the tiger.

Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu hesitated slightly before gritting their teeth and following. Yi Qianying continued to be behind Pei Ziao's back, and even though she unsheathed her sword, her hands trembled, and the terrified expression on her face did not disappear in the slightest.

The saber-toothed tiger looked at the petty humans surrounding it. As his gaze was fixed on Yun Ruoyan, he suddenly sniffed.

And then, for an unknown reason, his eyes reddened as he looked at Yun Ruoyan and Yun Ruoyan alone.

“This is not good! It treats you as its main target, ”Qiuqiu quickly called from inside the bracelet. "It will attack you without fail now, so, Madam, attack him first before he can attack you!"

"Zhuo Yifeng, protect me!" Yun Ruoyan turned around and ordered Zhuo Yifeng, and without hesitation, she raised her sword and attacked the tiger directly.

Zhuo Yifeng quickly fired an arrow shot, which shot towards the tiger at lightning speed.

The sharp-fanged tiger clearly did not expect that the human in front of it would be able to move, let alone attack, or that the five arrows would reach it before the human girl in front of it did.

But this was nothing compared to his majesty as a seventh rank monster, who could fight on equal footing with a fifth rank beastmaster. The man in front of him was too weak to do anything.

It flung its head, and its two enlarged fangs easily cut through the five arrows that were heading there.

As Yun Ruoyan rushed forward, another three arrows accompanied her. At the same time, Yun Ruoyan twisted her bracelet and felt her strength penetrate her.

When the sharp-fanged tiger once again threw its mane towards the arrow, it felt a piercing pain from its chest.

It lowered its head and saw that a human girl had actually managed to stick her entire sword into his body. It roared furiously and shook its head, its huge canine teeth seething towards Yun Ruoyan. The canine teeth of the saber-toothed tiger were so sharp that it could easily cut down a large tree, let alone a human body.

"Ruoyan, careful!" The Lin brothers quickly shouted.

Even his brothers opened their eyes wide. Yi Qianying hid behind Pei Ziao's body, sticking out her head as if she wanted to and did not want to see the scene in front of her.

As for Yun Ruoyan, she was actually able to find a sudden sense of calm despite being faced with a sudden and enormous pressure. He decisively gave up on the sword in his hand and jumped back, narrowly avoiding the sharp-fanged tiger's attack.

After being injured, the sharp-fanged tiger started to rampage. It began to shake its head as it chased after Yun Ruoyan, trying to cut off his paltry human body and treat everyone as if they were air.

"Ruoyan, we're coming to help you." Lin Qingxue and Lin Qingchen entered the fray, while Zhuo Yifeng stood to the side, relentlessly shooting sharp arrows at the sharp-faced tiger.

Unfortunately, they did too little damage to concern the tiger. Unless they were able to attack his vital parts like Yun Ruoyan did with his sword, they did damage as great as an ant bite.

"Ruoyao, let's fight too!" Yun Ruoyu brandished her sword as she looked at Yun Ruoyao by her side, while Yun Ruoyao looked at the fight with a complicated expression on her face.

Yun Ruoyan's footwork was quick and efficient, and she was able to dodge every single tiger attack. The sword he held in his hand was exactly the same as theirs, an ordinary sword with no spells or inscriptions, but he was actually able to thrust it into such a powerful magical beast!

This could not be a skill from a third rank sword master! How did his useless sister suddenly become so powerful?

"Sister Ziao, do you think we can kill these beasts if we all cooperate?" Yi Qianying asked.

Pei Ziao frowned. “How can we kill a seventh rank magical beast ?! Even now, they were fighting with all their strength just to keep themselves from being overwhelmed, and they would lose stamina quickly.

Pei Ziao's analysis was cold but logical. The unarmed Yun Ruoyan could only rely on his footwork and the attacks of his two cousins to dodge the savage beast's attacks.

And the beast did not even bother to attack Lin Qingchen or Lin Qingxue, but instead focused all of its attention on Yun Ruoyan! If he didn't find a way to turn things around, he would really die!

While running, Yun Ruoyan's gaze turned to Yun Ruoyao and the others. Upon seeing that they were just standing still and watching the scene happen, anger enveloped his mind.

“Do you really want to see me die so badly? Then don't blame me if I drag you with me!”

In an instant, Yun Ruoyan twisted her body and headed straight towards them!

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1. Shadow—remember this scene!