Although Mark had always said he was bad at close combat, when the moment came, he displayed remarkably sharp reflexes. He raised a hand to brace against the tiger's jaw, and his body naturally slid off one side of the horse's back, one leg conveniently planting itself against the tiger's belly as he fell.
With that kick, he hit the ground and immediately rolled with the momentum, easily evading the tiger's pounce.
The tiger landed on the horse's back but did not bite it. Instead, it turned to look at Mark rolling on the ground. But Nameless drew his blade and charged in, forcing the tiger to abandon Mark and twist around into the grass.
"Don't run!"
Nameless threw a dart, but it landed in the grass without hitting the tiger.
"Move, move! The Ghost Bride is coming after us!" Ye Wenlu warned.
Nameless looked up and saw pale figures in the distance, beating gongs and drums as they approached. They were only seventy or eighty meters away.
He immediately turned and mounted his horse. "Go!"
The horses immediately broke into a run. Mark jumped onto his own horse, only to find it still lying on the ground, too scared to move. He had no choice but to abandon it, quickly catch up to the escort cart, and sit in the driver's seat.
"My horse is gone," Mark said gloomily to Ye Wenlu beside him.
Ye Wenlu could not help laughing. "So now we can only call you 'Ke' or 'A-Ke'?"
"..."
Mark was instantly speechless. They still had the mood to joke around at a time like this. Unbelievable.
Then the sound of a horse screaming came from behind them. Everyone turned around and saw that the horse that had been lying on the ground had vanished, replaced by