Ji Zhixing swam silently forward, hugging the riverbed.
His breaststroke made almost no sound underwater, stirring only faint currents whenever he kicked his legs.
His gaze remained fixed on the battlefield above, tracking everyone's positions and movements.
Ferocious as the Red-Scaled Blood Beast was, it was gradually faltering under the combined assault of more than a dozen Genius Class students.
Wounds covered its body, its blood staining the surrounding crimson water an even darker shade.
Its movements were slowing too. Every swipe of its claws, every lash of its tail, had less force than before.
Almost there...
Ji Zhixing calculated the distance.
He was less than twenty meters from the cave.
Meanwhile, the battle above had reached a fever pitch.
I wonder if I can snatch food from these tigers' jaws.
Ji Zhixing silently considered his chances as he swam closer.
He knew his own limits. As he was now, he was certainly no match for these Genius Class students.
His only advantage was that he could swim underwater, and none of the others knew he was there.
He kept swimming forward, drawing closer and closer to the cave.
Ten meters.
Eight meters.
Five meters.
Just then, the Red-Scaled Blood Beast roared and swiped a claw, sending an approaching Genius Class student flying.
Held in check by the white-robed teacher and knowing it had reached a dead end, the Red-Scaled Blood Beast stopped guarding the cave. After knocking that student away, it lunged forward and attacked another Genius Class student.
It moved with astonishing speed, its enormous body churning up great waves and sending crimson water spraying everywhere.
The student hurriedly retreated, but the Red-Scaled Blood Beast was too fast. In the blink of an eye, it reached him and opened its gaping, blood-red maw to bite down.
Now!
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