Eat My Final Strike

But right now, he had no time to spare a thought for checking the injury on his left hand, because that Boar Beast was charging at him again.

The Boar Beast, mid-charge, was ferocious and mighty, channeling its Spiritual Energy into its two sharp tusks.

It knew full well that this tender-skinned human's body was extremely fragile—as long as its tusks, infused with Spiritual Energy, could land a single stab on him, this human would surely die.

"Hmph...?"

The charging Boar Beast noticed that the tender-skinned human was standing still, which puzzled it. Could it be that he was stunned stupid by its fierce charge?

"Thump."

Lin Li raised his injured left hand, a flash of Pale Gold Spiritual Light flickering in his palm, and then a Small Fireball the size of a pigeon egg appeared in his hand.

Pouring in Spiritual Energy, the pigeon-egg-sized Small Fireball in his palm rapidly expanded, swelling to the size of an apple in the blink of an eye.

"Here you go..."

Lin Li, loosely gripping the apple-sized Small Fireball in his hand, suddenly swung his left arm and hurled the fireball at the Boar Beast charging toward him at full speed.

"Hmph..."

Now the Boar Beast understood why this tender-skinned human had stood still—he had a trump card up his sleeve.

The Small Fireball, radiating scorching flames, came flying straight at it. Though the Boar Beast wanted to dodge, its charge had already built up too much momentum; there was no time to evade now.

"Bang."

The Small Fireball slammed solidly into the Boar Beast's forehead. The explosion sent the beast reeling, dizzy and disoriented, while the splashing flames singed the hair on its back.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Rapid footsteps closed in on it. Though the Boar Beast clearly heard the urgent approach, the fireball had left its head throbbing and heavy, its eyes unable to open.

Lin Li closed in, stepping right up to the Boar Beast. He raised his right hand, and the Spirit Artifact Longsword, glowing with Pale Gold Spiritual Light, stabbed fiercely toward the beast's head.

"Pfft."

The Spirit Artifact Longsword pierced one of the Boar Beast's eyes. Stricken with excruciating pain, the beast let out a loud howl and frantically shook its head.

At this moment, the inexperience of a rookie showed itself. The Boar Beast's sudden violent head-shake unleashed tremendous force, and Lin Li couldn't hold onto his Spirit Artifact Longsword.

Losing one's weapon in the middle of a fight with a beast—this was the most unforgivable mistake.

Lin Li knew this slip-up was inexcusable. He quickly retreated, putting some distance between them.

The Spirit Artifact Longsword, still lodged in the Boar Beast's eye socket, lost contact with its owner, and the Pale Gold Spiritual Light on its blade immediately went out.

"Hmph..." The grievously wounded Boar Beast howled in agony.

It lifted its head, then lowered it, twisting left and right, trying to shake the longsword stuck deep in its eye socket.

But Lin Li had put considerable force into that thrust, and the sword was wedged tight.

Blood dripped steadily from the eye socket, falling to the ground and staining the green grass red.

"Take this, my final blow!"

The tormented Boar Beast suddenly heard the human who had gravely wounded it shout loudly. It quickly used its remaining eye to look toward the source of the sound.

"Whoosh..."

A fireball the size of a soccer ball filled the Boar Beast's vision. There was no need to gauge its power.

That apple-sized Small Fireball earlier had already left it dazed and battered; this fireball, several times larger, was obviously far more devastating.

The Boar Beast tried to dodge the incoming fireball, but as it lifted its right front leg, its body suddenly went limp, strength draining away.

The Spirit Artifact Longsword lodged in its eye socket had damaged its nerves, throwing its body off balance.

At this critical moment of life and death, such a mishap sealed its fate.

The scorching fireball struck the paralyzed Boar Beast's head head-on.

"Boom..."

The explosion of the fireball produced a deafening roar. The heat wave spread several meters outward, scorching all the fresh grass on the ground.

"Thump."

The Boar Beast, having taken Lin Li's fireball head-on, collapsed sideways, hitting the ground with a dull, heavy sound.

Dead. This Boar Beast, a First-Order Peak creature, had been killed by Lin Li's fireball.

Its head was blown open with a large hole, the wound charred black, giving off an unpleasant burnt smell.

"Phew..."

Lin Li gasped heavily. This fierce battle with the Boar Beast had drained both his Spiritual Energy and physical strength immensely.

The constant tension during the fight had also placed a heavy psychological burden on him.

"If I didn't have that fireball attack as my ace in the hole, I would've had no choice but to scurry back to the Mysterious Small Island in disgrace when that Boar Beast charged at me so ferociously."

Staring at the now-dead Boar Beast, Lin Li muttered to himself.

This heart-pounding battle gave Lin Li a much deeper understanding of just how ferocious these beasts could be.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

A flock of birds watching from a distance stared in astonishment at the human who had emerged victorious.

That ferocious Boar Beast was the most powerful exotic beast in this area—none of them expected it to be killed today by this somewhat thin-looking human. It was truly surprising.

Pfft.

After catching his breath, Lin Li walked over to the dead Boar Beast, reached out, grabbed the Spirit Artifact Longsword still lodged in its eye socket, and pulled hard.

Once he yanked the Spirit Artifact Longsword free, he immediately went to the muddy pond and used the water there to wash the blood off the blade.

After cleaning it thoroughly, he inspected the Spirit Artifact Longsword carefully and found it undamaged. Lin Li let out a long sigh of relief.

After all, this Spirit Artifact Longsword had cost him half his savings. If it had been ruined in this fight, he might have been too heartbroken to sleep tonight.

After confirming the Spirit Artifact Longsword was fine, Lin Li turned to look at the two exotic beast carcasses, and a grin spread across his face.

"Haha, that Rabbit Exotic Beast is probably forty or fifty pounds, and that Boar Beast—conservatively—has to be at least three hundred pounds!

Last time I bought three pounds of Boar Beast meat at the market, it cost me three hundred bucks. After trimming off the inedible parts, these two carcasses should sell for at least twenty to thirty thousand bucks!"

He needed to hurry and get these two exotic beast carcasses back to the city... With only thirty bucks left to his name, Lin Li was desperate for cash to fill his empty wallet... The feeling of being broke was unbearable.