Even though this mount's spine had been infused with large amounts of metal and crystal elements, making it as hard as the alloy axle of a Dragon City heavy armored vehicle—
—it still could not withstand the violent jolting and the chaotic surge of spiritual energy. After galloping a hundred miles and pushing beyond its limits of fatigue, it snapped in two with a crack.
Its entire skeleton shattered along with it. Like a collapsing hill, it crashed to the ground and plowed a deep furrow through the mountain hollow's thick layer of humus.
The burly giant wrapped in a golden cloak had Neural Reaction Speed faster than that of a tiny hummingbird.
The instant his mount let out a wail, he had already soared into the air like a great bird with invisible wings.
His massive body, comparable to that of a Mammoth Warrior, spun lightly through three hundred and sixty degrees in midair, dissipating most of the impact from his falling mount.
He then swiftly summoned a Spirit Magnetic Field to counter Earth's Core gravity, drifting softly to the ground like a dead leaf.
This burly giant was the core of the entire fleeing party.
His fall left the surrounding Raging Lion Warriors aghast. They all yanked on their reins and lunged toward him, trying to help him absorb the impact.
The entire party immediately sank into the mud between the hills.
The mounts that had abruptly halted let out wails as their joints shattered. There was no way they could burst forth at their former breakneck speed again.
The burly giant let out a low roar.
He seemed to be rebuking these men for underestimating him.
He was also reminding his subordinates that all their mounts had been crippled. If they kept fleeing, death was the only