Qian Zhenghao ran at absolutely the fastest speed he could manage. After all, he had seen the Strange Beast's earlier attacks. If it so much as struck or rubbed against him, he would either lose a chunk of flesh or be left half dead.
So, after pressing the button, he ran as fast as he could. As long as he crossed the boundary before the Strange Beast emerged, that was enough.
Of course, Qian Zhenghao was not stupid enough to stop after crossing the three-hundred-meter boundary. After passing it, he kept his head down and continued running. Even when Ouyang Nana told him to stop, he pretended not to hear her and kept going.
Only after running past where Ouyang Nan and the other three stood, then another several dozen meters farther back, did he finally stop.
"Grand Aunt, what is wrong with this fellow? When I told him to stop just now, was he pretending not to hear me, or did he simply not want to stop?" Ouyang Nana asked Ouyang Nan irritably after seeing Qian Zhenghao stop in the distance.
Ouyang Nan chuckled, then turned to look at the lake. "Think about it yourself. Why should he listen to you? Besides, he is a Martial Artist at Houtian Layer Eight. If he stood near us and the Strange Beast attacked, ignoring our supposed three-hundred-meter boundary and coming straight over, wouldn't he be attacked too?"
"Of course, but..." Ouyang Nana was not stupid. Just as she was about to say something, she completely understood why Qian Zhenghao had run farther back.
She immediately muttered, "A cowardly bastard!" Then she said nothing more and turned to watch the lake as well.
Just as the roaring inside the building gradually faded, though it had not completely vanished, a huge shadow appeared