"Roar..."
The leopard beast let out a snarl at the three Beast Hunters. Pale golden Spiritual Light blossomed beneath its feet, and then it began to move, launching an attack on the prey before it.
The Crew-cut Man immediately realized what it intended when he saw the pale golden Spiritual Light bloom beneath the leopard beast's feet.
Thus, just as the leopard beast took its first step with its right foot, he charged forward and thrust his sword at its head.
The leopard beast ran incredibly fast. If it were allowed to get moving and build up speed, the three Beast Hunters would be in grave danger.
That was why the badly wounded Crew-cut Man had taken the initiative to charge forward and meet the attacking leopard beast head-on. He intended to disrupt the beast's attack rhythm.
"Bang."
Seeing its prey charge at it of its own accord, the leopard beast was greatly surprised. Faced with the Spirit Artifact Longsword thrusting at it and glowing with pale golden Spiritual Light, the leopard beast actually reared up and swung its right claw, knocking the Spirit Artifact Longsword aside.
Beasts possessed considerably greater strength than humans. If the Crew-cut Man had not been prepared and gripped his Spirit Artifact Longsword tightly, the tremendous force would likely have sent his Spirit Artifact flying when the leopard beast's claw struck it.
"Captain."
"Careful."
"Smack."
After knocking aside the Spirit Artifact Longsword the Crew-cut Man had thrust at it, the leopard beast twisted its body. Its tail, as hard as a steel whip, lashed out with lightning speed and struck the already gravely injured Crew-cut Man.
"Ah..."
A long, savage bloody mark immediately appeared across the Crew-cut Man's chest after the leopard beast's tail struck him. The pain forced him to let out a scream,