Chapter 14: The Battle!
Thick smoke rose into the sky, and the smell of burning gunpowder mixed with the smell of burnt hair.
Su Xiao frowned.
Now, everything in front of him was covered in thick smoke, making it impossible for him to determine the giant tiger's specific location.
*Ar-r-r-r!!!*
An angry tiger roar came from the thick smoke. Hearing this, Su Xiao fixed his gaze in a certain direction, but the muscles of his entire body were in a relaxed state.
His long sword had long since left its scabbard, and the tip of his sword rested on the ground.
The giant tiger had not appeared and was hiding in the thick smoke, but Su Xiao knew that the giant tiger had already found him.
In the next moment, a huge figure leaped out of the thick smoke.
This giant tiger was no longer as majestic as before. Most of its fine fur had been burned away, and there were nails sticking out all over its body.
The most serious injury was seen in the area of its snout — one of its eyes was closed and black and red liquid was leaking out.
Seeing this wound, Su Xiao smiled. Even if this wound wasn't fatal, it would definitely cause him a lot of trouble.
The giant tiger rushed towards Su Xiao and covered dozens of meters in just a few moments.
Su Xiao's heartbeat began to accelerate. This huge opponent excited him.
Before the giant tiger could pounce, Su Xiao kicked off the ground and charged towards the giant tiger, his long sword slashing at the giant tiger's front legs.
*Pouf!*
Blood sprayed out from the wound, and a gash appeared on the giant tiger's front paw. Dragon Flash was indeed worthy of its rating. This sword was actually able to pierce through the giant tiger's hide and reach its muscles.
The giant tiger roared in pain. The explosions and flames had stunned him greatly and he was still unable to fully recover.
Just as the giant tiger was about to counterattack, Su Xiao jumped to the side and was just slightly to the left of the giant tiger, right in the tiger's blind spot.
A huge paw attacked the air a moment later and sank into the ground. If Su Xiao was hit by one such attack, he would definitely be severely injured, if not killed.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Xiao stepped forward, gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, and slashed it across his paw.
The reason why Su Xiao decided to attack the tiger's paws was because of his own weakness. This tiger was at least four meters tall if it stood on its hind legs, and about eight meters long, so attacking its key body parts like its throat or head was too difficult.
As long as its front paws were functioning, Su Xiao wouldn't dare attack its head or throat.
But it didn't matter. There were still a few hours left before the side mission deadline, and Su Xiao still had plenty of time.
After just a couple of short exchanges of attacks, the entire nearby ground was drenched in a large amount of blood. It won't be long before the giant tiger falls due to excessive blood loss.
The tiger must have realized this as well, for it was looking at Su Xiao with great fury as it slowly retreated.
In extremely unfavorable situations, most animals will prefer to run away, unless of course their young were hiding behind them.
It wasn't just people who could look for ways out of various situations, let alone a tiger, which was clearly not a stupid beast.
The giant tiger was panting heavily as its claws dug deep into the ground.
He was ready to run away at any moment.
But the battle had already reached a critical point, so Su Xiao simply couldn't let the tiger escape.
Just as the giant tiger was about to retreat, Su Xiao's sword began to strike continuously.
Several new wounds appeared on the giant tiger's body...
Because of these attacks, the giant tiger's health dropped to eight percent.
Fortunately, they were in the real world, and not in some video game where a monster on its last legs could suddenly fly into a rage.
Not to mention its rage, the giant tiger now wouldn't even be able to escape, and its attacks were starting to become increasingly erratic.
When the giant tiger turned around and tried to run away, Su Xiao stabbed the blade of the long sword into the giant tiger's hind leg. After that, he gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and used all his remaining strength to push the sword into the tiger's flesh.
The sound of the blade colliding with the tendon was very special. Su Xiao clearly felt a slight fluctuation with his hands.
The giant tiger howled. Before blood could flow out of the wound, Su Xiao saw the severed tendon.
Now the giant tiger will definitely die.
Perhaps realizing this, the giant tiger turned around and looked at Su Xiao.
But Su Xiao was already several meters away from the tiger, and his entire body was smeared with blood.
The adrenaline and the realization that he could die at any moment due to the slightest mistake stimulated Su Xiao and pushed him to the extreme.
Standing in front of this house-sized beast, Su Xiao was smiling brightly.
Mount Kolubo's master had dominated Mount Kolubo for many years and was never afraid of any creature.
But at this moment, he began to fear this man, because he could take his life.
*Ar-r-r-r-r-r!*
There was a roar mixed with anger and fear...
The tiger lowered its body and prepared to spring, clearly wanting to attack its opponent one last time.
Su Xiao responded by rushing towards the giant tiger.
The tiger's paws moved straight towards Su Xiao's head with incredible speed. This giant tiger decided to use its remaining strength and kill Su Xiao in one blow.
If he was hit by this attack, even if Su Xiao didn't die immediately, he definitely wouldn't be able to continue this battle.
Su Xiao seemed to have the upper hand, but he wasn't. The gap in strength between him and the giant tiger was too great. Even if there were many wounds on its body and it had lost one eye, this tiger was still willing to fight.
Just a single strike from this tiger even in its current state could send Su Xiao to the grave.
When the paws were already a couple dozen centimeters away from Su Xiao's head, he clung to the ground and slid right under the tiger, causing the huge paws along with the claws to pass just a few centimeters away from his head.
Right after that, he jumped up.
Naturally, Su Xiao wasn't going to give this tiger a chance.
A large amount of blood gushed out from the tiger's body in the next moment, and Su Xiao's body became more and more soaked in blood.
While Su Xiao was finishing off the barely alive tiger, a small figure appeared in the distance in the thicket. Judging from the body shape of this figure, it was a child.
— Wow, he's so strong, " the bushes shook, and then a child in a straw hat poked his head out of them.
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