"Roar—!"
The roar of a savage beast became a gale-like shockwave that echoed through the corners of the forest, sweeping away countless leaves and clouds of dust.
The enormous tiger with golden fur roared as it raised a forepaw high toward Fang Li, spread its claws, and swept its thick, tree-trunk-like arm across him.
"Whoosh—!"
In an instant, fierce winds spiraled and vortices sprang up.
The golden tiger's blow thoroughly disrupted the surrounding air. Carrying irresistible momentum and power, it sliced toward the life before it like Death's scythe amid a shrieking gale.
Even if such a powerful strike merely grazed someone, a frail human's limbs would be blown into chunks of flesh in an instant.
Unfortunately, the giant tiger's opponent was no frail human.
"How naive."
The words, spoken in a pitying tone, shook the giant beast's heart.
At that moment, the enemy the tiger had targeted abruptly vanished from the spot like an afterimage.
The ferocious strike swept through that afterimage, shredding it while flinging up dirt and sand from the ground, raising a thick cloud of dust.
At the same time, the owner of that voice spoke from beneath the giant beast.
"Haven't you realized your own weakness yet?"
As he spoke, a figure like an afterimage appeared beneath Garfiel, who had transformed into a giant tiger, and unleashed a swift kick at Garfiel's abdomen.
"Thud—!"
A dull impact rang out.
Surging force exploded against Garfiel's front, and amid the gusts it kicked the beast, weighing several hundred kilograms, straight into the sky.
"Roar!"
The tremendous force bent the beast's body directly into an "∧" shape, drawing a pained howl from him.
The shockwave split the forest air apart, sending the explosive sound soaring into the heavens.
By then, Fang Li had already shot into the air