Zhang Daring instinctively turned and blocked, but there was nothing in front of him.
"Damn it!"
He realized what had happened and tried to turn again, but it was too late.
A claw slashed viciously at his back. At the last moment, he could only tense his muscles to lessen the damage.
Bang!
Dust billowed as vivid red blood trickled from Zhang Daring, who had been slammed to the ground.
But before much blood could escape his wounds, the bulging black veins wrapped around his body pressed them shut.
Those black veins pulsed with every breath, like living blood vessels.
At that moment, Zhang Daring sprang back to his feet with a kip-up and warily scanned his surroundings, ready in case the beast attacked again.
But Bai Chuan didn't press his attack against the already-wounded Zhang Daring. As the saying went, never pursue a cornered enemy—especially when you didn't know how strong it was.
He continued using the Invisibility granted by Environmental Mimicry LV2 to launch surprise attacks and harass Zhang Daring, making the wind go "whoosh" from all around him in an attempt to throw off his judgment.
He had once seen Zhang Daring fight those people. The man had been outrageously powerful. Every swing and punch sent the air howling, and the trees he hit were either left with enormous holes or snapped in half. Bai Chuan couldn't afford to let his guard down.
But Zhang Daring was feeling utterly grim. He had misjudged the Exotic Beast's strength.
These Exotic Beasts—especially those without any weaknesses—were unbelievably troublesome! He had been careless.
It was his first time facing a wild Exotic Beast, after all. As a disciple of a great sect, the first one he had encountered had been the Ice Silkworm, which had already been subdued and tamed.