[ Quick Draw ]
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It all happened in the blink of an eye.
The beast didn't even realize it had been wounded—until it tried to run again.
Its limbs buckled beneath it. A sharp, searing pain erupted in all four legs as it crumpled to the ground, howling in agony. Its tendons had been severed by an enemy it never saw.
It barely had time to register the pain before another presence bore down on it like a falling star.
Li Lian.
Her body was wreathed in living flame, her eyes glowing with unshakable will. Her domineering aura descended on it like a divine judgment, searing and absolute.
The beast's instinct screamed.
But there was nowhere left to run.
The 9th-tier wolf skidded across the forest floor, its legs barely cooperating. Blood poured from its heels as it snarled in panic and rage. It tried to gather strength for one final escape—but the flames descending from above left it no such chance.