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(First update)
Star Dou Great Forest.
Amid the vast forest, a group of people sprinted madly onward. A thousand meters behind them surged a beast tide like a raging flood.
"Pant, pant, pant!"
After three hours of this desperate sprint, Oscar and Ning Rongrong, the two Support Spirit Masters, were the first to reach their limits. Although Oscar's sausages replenished their stamina, the ever-present threat of death from the beast tide behind them hung over their heads like the Sword of Damocles, rapidly wearing away at their minds and willpower.
Seeing the two of them lagging behind the group and liable to be left behind at any moment, Zhao Wuji's brows furrowed deeply.
"The Soul Beasts chasing our Soul Beast are no longer as numerous as they were at first. Hold on a little longer, and we'll escape this danger."
Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes weakly and said listlessly,
"Teacher Zhao, you've said that so many times already. I really can't keep going."
Zhao Wuji naturally would not put the rest of Shrek Academy's students in danger for Ning Rongrong alone. He had never been known for his patience, and he was about to lose his temper.
Just then, Yang Ming reached out to stop Zhao Wuji, indicating that he would try to persuade her.
Slowing his pace, Yang Ming fell back from the front of the group.
Glancing sideways, he saw sweat streaming from Ning Rongrong like syrup. Her ear-length short hair was soaked through, as though she had just climbed out of warm water, radiating waves of heat.
"Yang Ming, you don't need to persuade me."
Ning Rongrong sounded resigned and dejected.
"I know my own condition. I've reached my limit. I really can't hold on anymore."
Seeing this, Yang Ming pondered for a moment before saying,