After more than a dozen exchanges, the fierce tiger was forced back again and again.
The team members watching from the side did not relax in the slightest. Everyone could see it plainly.
Though the fierce tiger was retreating, its breathing remained steady, and it had expended almost no Spiritual Energy. It had been at ease throughout, never truly getting serious.
Sure enough, the instant another wave of blade light closed in—
The fierce tiger raised its right forepaw and struck the blade head-on.
Tremendous force traveled down the blade, numbing Liu Feng's entire arm and knocking his longsword sharply aside.
The battle turned in an instant, and the exotic beast began its counterattack.
In just a few seconds, it forced Liu Feng back step by step.
"Don't just stand there! Crossbowmen, fire! Help the captain ease the pressure!" one team member shouted, his face flushed red with anxiety.
The three crossbowmen immediately dropped to one knee and raised their Spiritual Energy crossbows to aim.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Three sharp sounds of air being torn apart rang out in rapid succession.
Three gilded armor-piercing bolts targeted three major weak points respectively: the eyes, the soft skin of the abdomen, and the joints of the hind legs.
These specially made bolts came with armor-piercing effects.
So long as they struck vital points, they could directly cripple seventy percent of an exotic beast's combat strength.
The fierce tiger's ears twitched lightly, precisely catching the sound of the arrows cutting through the wind.
Without even turning its head, it swept its long tail sideways with all its strength.
Its tailbone was as hard as refined iron, its surface covered in hard, short spikes.
"Crack, crack, crack."
Three crisp snapping sounds rang out at the same time.
All three bolts flying toward the exotic