Overhead, an enormous black skeletal claw blotted out the sky and sun, slowly closing with an aura of decay accumulated over countless ages.
On its back rode a dark-skinned demon king who threatened to stew it at the drop of a hat.
At that moment, White Tiger truly understood what it meant to have "wolves ahead and tigers behind." No, that wasn't right-it was the tiger. What waited both ahead and behind were kings of hell.
"What are you staring at?" Shi Hou lay on the tiger's back, gripping its mane with one hand and holding his knife in the other. "Run!"
"Why should I take you with me?" White Tiger roared, its eyes bloodshot. "I'll die even if I get out. We might as well all die here together!"
Shi Hou frowned.
"Either carry me out, and I'll feed you something good afterward."
"Or I'll cut off your four legs right now and take them with me, leaving the rest as a snack for that big claw."
"Your choice."
About half a breath passed.
"Roar!"
An utterly wretched tiger's roar tore through the black fog.
White Tiger hesitated no longer. It ignited the pureblood essence within its body, and Geng Metal Flame instantly blazed around its four broad paws. Turning into a fierce white gale, it raced across the bone-strewn ground for its life.
Rumble!
Behind them, the enormous claw finally closed, shattering everything in its way before slamming down on the bone-covered ground.
Terrifying waves of air rolled out like a tsunami. The shock wave sent the man and tiger hurtling faster, like a cannonball fired from its barrel.
"Turn left! Go through that rib cage ahead!"
Shi Hou lay on the tiger's back, his left hand clutching its mane for dear life. Holding a white radish in