Shui Bing'er clutched Wu Changkong and flew forward desperately, while Xue Wu hung below, holding onto her legs. The combined weight of the two, nearly two hundred pounds, rested entirely on Shui Bing'er's pair of wings.
The cold wind cut across her face like knives. Her limbs were sore and numb, but she still gritted her teeth and held on.
"Bing'er, it's so fast!" Xue Wu glanced back. "It's about to catch up! What do we do? What do we do?!"
Shui Bing'er looked down and saw the sixty-thousand-year Snow Demon Vajra charging across the snow in huge strides. Each step covered more than thirty feet, its feet pounding the ground with booming thuds as it drew ever closer.
An idea flashed through her mind. She abruptly climbed higher, beating her wings hard as she shot toward the sky.
"Fly higher! If we get high enough, it can't reach us!" Shui Bing'er shouted.
The Snow Demon Vajra chased them until it was directly below them, then indeed came to a stop.
It raised its head and stared at the three humans in midair, a low rumble emerging from its throat.
Xue Wu let out a long breath, swaying as she dangled from Shui Bing'er's legs. "That scared me to death. It can't fly. We're safe now."
Before she had even finished speaking, the Snow Demon Vajra opened its massive jaws. A dazzling white beam erupted from deep in its throat and blasted straight toward the three of them in the air.
"Not good!" Xue Wu screamed.
Shui Bing'er's mind went blank.
She had not expected the creature to possess a long-range attack, and the beam came so fast that there was no time to dodge.
Instinctively, she tightened her hold around Wu Changkong and closed her eyes.
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