allonlinenovel Chapter 107: Facing the Beast
Chapter 107: Facing the Beast
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There is no time in life when you are closer to death than at this moment.
The forest was filled with white mist in the early morning. Even though Li Huaiqing covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, he couldn't avoid feeling drowsy.
As he walked towards the trap, he was unable to concentrate and observe in the fog. Only when he got closer did he notice a shadow biting an indistinct blood clot with its head down.
His appearance made it prick up its ears and raise its head. Li Huaiqing's dizzy head met its gaze, and it was immediately as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, and the blood in his body stagnated.
It's not that I haven't thought about dying under the claws of tigers and leopards, but when a scholar who has been surrounded and protected for half his life faces the king of beasts,
The bloodthirsty savagery in the beast's eyes still made Li Huaiqing, whose body had already been overdrawn, tremble slightly.
He was really scared.
It stared at him silently, motionless, with coagulated blood hanging around its lips and beard.
A deer finally stepped into the trap that Li Huaiqing improved, and most of its body had been eaten by the deer. Now, it seemed to have set its sights on him again.
Even with a sharp blade in his hand, he couldn't fight a fully grown tiger weighing several hundred kilograms alone.
What’s more, I am now unarmed and so weak that I can hardly stand?
Li Huaiqing couldn't help but take a half step back, stepping on the wet and rotten branches and leaves with a "crunch", which startled the wild beast opposite.
The adult tiger bared its teeth, growled, lowered its front legs, and its beard spread out. The low growl from deep in its throat threatened the humans who dared to approach it to eat.
Ready to bite his throat to demonstrate his majesty as the king of the forest.
Li Huaiqing stepped back slowly, not daring to turn his back to it.
He was seen groping back step by step. The sturdy tiger took a step forward and still roared, but in the end it did not continue to chase him.
How can a skinny human being be as attractive as the fat and tender venison at his mouth?
Li Huaiqing was lucky to have eliminated it from its current diet. He retreated far away and made sure that it lowered its head and continued to bite its prey, and would not pose a threat to him.
The poor man hurriedly quickened his pace to leave this dangerous place.
If it doesn't eat him now, who knows if it will come and eat him after it finishes eating the venison?
Li Huaiqing walked quickly with sweat all over his forehead, forcing himself to clear his head from the dizziness caused by the miasma, and looked back from time to time to check around.
He was afraid that it would follow him silently and take him as its prey.
The string in his mind was so tight that it was about to break. He knew that his body had reached its limit. His limbs were sore and he was breathing heavily.
Mosquitoes are flying around his body, and the itchy and painful skin is what is sucking his blood?
He didn't even have time to look down.
Suddenly, he stumbled and fell over a rock hidden among the rotten, fluffy leaves.
Li Huaiqing fell forward uncontrollably, his palms and arms cut by branches. He used the last bit of his strength to protect his head and curled up his body.
It continued to roll down a not-so-steep slope, hitting thorny bushes, fallen branches, and sharp stones everywhere.
It didn't stop until it reached the lowest point, beside a small mountain stream.
At this moment, it is simply a luxury to want to stay awake.
Not knowing how much intact skin and flesh was left on his body, Li Huaiqing tried several times but failed to stand up. He felt dizzy and his vision went black.
Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and passed out.
His arm seeped into the stream, and a trace of blood flowed down his thin arm into the winding water.
The grass by the stream trembled, and just one step away from his figure, there were animal footprints left by the stream.