Crisis: A Battle with Every Trump Card on the Table

"Damn it."

Cao Fengqi's expression changed as he watched the Mystic Devouring Beast charge toward him at a terrifying speed. "The Arcane Musket couldn't even seriously wound it, and this Mystic Devouring Beast is far too fast!!"

The Mystic Devouring Beast covered twenty to thirty meters of the seventy or eighty meters between them in a single dash.

It was far faster than he was.

Cao Fengqi took a deep breath and aimed the Arcane Musket at its nose and head.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

He fired three more shots at its head without hesitation.

The result made his heart sink again!

The bullets missed its nose, and only two even hit its body. Blood seeped out, but the hits only slowed it for a moment and still failed to do much damage.

"Hum!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Cao Fengqi activated the blue-patterned robe's defenses.

A ring of blue light, as deep as seawater, enveloped him.

He put the empty Arcane Musket in his pocket and quickly took the Evil-Breaking Bow from his back.

Cao Fengqi nocked a dark-blue level-three Evil-Piercing Arrow and pulled with all his might.

With his current Constitution, he still couldn't draw the bow fully, but he could bring out eighty percent of its power.

"Hum!"

A dark light flashed over the bow, and the Evil-Breaking Arrow thrummed.

The arrowhead shone brilliantly.

"Roar!"

But the repeated attacks had put the Mystic Devouring Beast on guard. It quickly dodged the arrow aimed at its head.

Still, it was too close, and with the script assisting Cao Fengqi, the arrow struck its body.

The arrowhead sank all the way in, drawing a furious roar from the beast.

"The Evil-Breaking Bow and Evil-Piercing Arrow do more damage than the Arcane Musket!"

Cao Fengqi was both startled and pleased by what he saw.

He was pleased that the Evil-Breaking Bow and Evil-Piercing Arrow did more damage than the Arcane Musket.

What startled him was that the arrow was slower than the Arcane Musket's bullets, allowing the beast to dodge its vital head completely.

More alarming still, he had no time to draw the bow a second time.

"Bang!"

The Mystic Devouring Beast's claw, like that of a black gorilla, slammed into the blue-patterned robe's defenses.

Ripples trembled across the blue ring of light.

"Roar!" "Crack, crack, crack!"

It opened its hideous mouth, full of sharp teeth, and bit down on the barrier with a crisp cracking sound.

Cao Fengqi's heart pounded as he stared at the Mystic Devouring Beast right in front of him.

After two attacks from the beast, the blue shield had grown considerably dimmer.

"It can withstand three or four more attacks from this Mystic Devouring Beast at most."

Cao Fengqi was shocked. Without hesitation, he turned and fled.

"Roar!" "Bang!"

But before he had been running for even a second, another attack came from behind.

"No, the difference in speed is too great. I can't shake it off!"

His face grim, he gritted his teeth and pulled out a Swift Speed Potion.

[Swift Speed Potion: Level 4 quality]

[Effect: Greatly increases the user's speed for 1 minute after consumption. The body will be weakened once the effect wears off.]

Cao Fengqi had obtained it along with the Evil-Breaking Bow, and it was the only level-four elixir he had.

He swallowed it in one gulp, and the potion's power spread from his internal organs to his legs.

"Bang."

While he was taking the Swift Speed Potion, the Mystic Devouring Beast's sharp claws struck the shield again.

The blue-patterned robe's shield grew dimmer still.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

As though it could sense that it was about to kill its prey, the Mystic Devouring Beast let out an excited roar.

It leaped with all four legs and opened its hideous maw, its terrifying bite powerful enough to tear anything apart.

"Bang!"

The next second, its jaws closed on empty air. Its richly scented prey had suddenly become much, much faster.

"Roar!" It bellowed furiously and gave chase at full speed.

But the distance between them only grew!

"So fast, such explosive speed! Is this the power of a level-four consumable potion?"

Cao Fengqi's speed had suddenly increased by fifty or sixty percent.

It was enough to put him on par with someone whose Constitution was around fifty, making him a little faster than the Mystic Devouring Beast.

In just ten seconds, he had opened a gap of at least twenty meters!

"The Swift Speed Potion only lasts one minute. Within that minute, I have to either lose this Mystic Devouring Beast completely or kill it!"

As Cao Fengqi thought this, a sharp glint and killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Whether he could shake the Mystic Devouring Beast off completely in a minute was uncertain, but he had no intention of doing so.

I've already used a lifesaving resource like the Swift Speed Potion. If I get nothing out of this, I'll have suffered a huge loss!

Cao Fengqi quickly pulled an Evil-Piercing Arrow from behind his back.

[Evil-Piercing Arrow: Level 3 quality]

[Effect: Possesses incomparably sharp penetrating power. Can be reused as long as it is not destroyed.]

He looked back and turned around!

He drew the bow and fired!

"Whoosh!"

Trailing dark-blue penetrating power, the arrow flew straight at the Mystic Devouring Beast.

The Mystic Devouring Beast pursuing him at full speed had no eyes. It only reacted when it heard the arrow coming.

But focused on the chase and charging forward, it had no time to dodge. The sharp arrow sank into its head.

"Awooo!" This time, it screamed and raised a claw to tear the arrow out, writhing in pain.

The next moment, it resumed its pursuit with even greater fury.

"Shit, it's tough!"

"Hum!"

Cold sweat beaded on Cao Fengqi's forehead at the sight. He loosed the second arrow he had already nocked.

"Roar!"

The Mystic Devouring Beast sensed the danger again and opened its mouth, sending a black bone spear to meet the arrow.

"Bang!"

The bone spear blocked the arrow, and the Mystic Devouring Beast charged at him desperately.

Cao Fengqi was startled.

"Special supernatural power? Shit!"

He turned and ran again.

"Whoosh!"

A sudden rush of air came from behind. The script sent a warning into his vision and plotted a direction for him to dodge.

Cao Fengqi hastily twisted aside, narrowly avoiding an incoming bone spike.

A chill ran down his spine. If that had hit him, the blue-patterned robe's defenses would probably have collapsed completely.

One more hit after that and he would have been done for!

"Roar! Roar!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Sure enough, the enraged Mystic Devouring Beast attacked again, firing bone spikes from its mouth one after another.

With the script's help, Cao Fengqi didn't need to look back at all. It gave him the perfect position to dodge.

With his current speed and the distance between them, he dodged every one!

I can't keep running. The Swift Speed Potion won't last much longer. I'll risk it!

"Damn it, you want a shooting match? I'm not afraid of you!"

After opening a gap of thirty meters, Cao Fengqi turned around again, a fierce look in his eyes.

He nocked an arrow.

"Whoosh!"

He fired, then drew the bow again without waiting to see the result.

"Whoosh!"

He fired repeatedly with all his strength, and with the script's assistance, the arrows were guaranteed to hit its body.

"Roar!"

Though the Mystic Devouring Beast's body was tough, the repeated arrow hits slowed it down.

Rainwater mixed with blood flowed from its body.

It suddenly stopped chasing him and crouched there, thinking of retreating!

"Hm? You want to retreat now?"

Cao Fengqi's gaze sharpened at the sight. He nocked another arrow, and with their roles reversed, he fired!

"Awooo!"

Struck by another arrow, the Mystic Devouring Beast was utterly terrified. It turned and fled frantically!

"Heh heh!"

Cao Fengqi couldn't help laughing at the sight.

The tables have turned. Die.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Arrow after arrow shot out and lodged in the Mystic Devouring Beast's body.

After the third arrow, it fell to the ground like a hedgehog.

The Swift Speed Elixir's one-minute effect also came to an end!