'Do I really have to fight them head-on?'
Having just fused his Soul Ring, Li Ran was not too sure of his strength at the moment. Could he deal with twelve monsters?
He did not dare to put himself in danger.
Li Ran kept his guard up against the wolf pack and kept estimating his position. He was not far from the dead river and was only a few hundred meters away, but there were monsters in front and behind him.
The only way was to kill the monsters in front of him and run to the dead river.
As long as he reached the river, his father and the elders would notice him, and he would be out of danger by then.
In just a short while, he had planned how to break out of the encirclement.
The wolf pack was slowly approaching...
Li Ran was also very quiet. He almost hid in the forest and moved forward.
There were five monsters staring at him with their green eyes. The night was cold.
The wolves were suspicious by nature. They were sizing up the human in front of them. They would not make a move unless it was the safest moment.
Buzz. The strong wind swept across the forest, making a moderate noise.
A slow figure suddenly jumped wildly in the forest. His speed was ten times faster than before. When he jumped, he quickly threw a stone and accurately hit the first monster.
The pair of dark green eyes was the best indicator. Li Ran did not need to feel its aura at all. He only needed to hit the place that was emitting green light.
Once the stone flew out, it became as big as a small mountain and hit two monsters.
"Bang!"
The ground in the forest caved in. The two monsters were smashed into bloody pastes just like that. Even many trees in the sky were smashed into pieces!
This place immediately became a mess.
Afterward, the stone flew back. Li Ran jumped into the air and caught it in his palm. At the spur of the moment, there was a monster hiding behind him. It bared its fangs, and its sharp claws flashed in the dark night. It pounced forward, wanting to tear the young human in half!
At this time, the two were too close to each other. It was too late to use the stone.
"Kill!"
Li Ran rushed toward the monster that was pouncing toward him. His Soul Qi and physical power had merged into one. He was even more ferocious than the wolf beast that was bathed in blood all year round. The appearance of the monster was many times larger than the youth but at the moment of collision, the youth was not at a disadvantage.
Only his skin was slightly scratched.
The monster was shocked. It had never met a human with such astonishing physical power. Moreover, it was a youth that looked extremely weak.
"Hiss."
Li Ran exerted his strength and carried the monster on his head. The monster began to roar with all its strength. The hoarse, deep, furious roar of the beast echoed in the mountain range.
Not far away.
Li Xun and the others who heard the noise were all startled awake.
The chief was the first to realize that Li Ran was missing from the team. He heard the roar of the beast nearby and felt uneasy.
He had a bad premonition that it was most likely Lil' Ran!
Almost at the next second, Li Xun rushed toward the source of the sound. He was very fast, and his figure flashed through the dark night, instantly disappearing in front of the group of people from the Pure Wind Clan.
The reaction of the two elders and disciples was half a beat slower. The moment they blinked, the chief was nowhere to be seen.
They did not delay any further. Their movements were also very fast. They ran toward the place where the roar was heard in the forest. Their figures were inconspicuous in the dark night.
Meanwhile, in the forest.
The battle was intense. Flesh and blood kept flying out. Li Ran held a monster in one hand to block the attack.
His stone kept flying around. Four of the five monsters in front of him had been smashed to death. There was still one monster in his hand.
Nevertheless, this group of wolves worked well together. Once one of them was killed, they would sense it and as if they had gone mad, they would madly rush toward the youth.
The monsters that were originally scattered in the back were divided into three batches. One of the batches returned to the front to replace the positions of the four monsters that had been killed.
There were five monsters in total from those two batches. They were responsible for attacking and killing the youth!
The five blue-eyed monsters pounced at Li Ran crazily. Li Ran could not dodge them, so he raised the monster above his head to block them. Their sharp fangs bit the monster's body and even tore off one of its claws with theirs.
As such, the beasts roared louder. Some came from the monster that was bitten while some came from the other monsters that realized that they were biting their companion. They hated the youth even more!
A chaotic battle broke out here. Li Ran's stone was thrown everywhere. The five monsters that were originally responsible for attacking him were reduced to two while the rest were smashed into minced meat.
Among the remaining two monsters, one of them had its claws smashed into pieces. It basically lost the ability to attack.
The twelve wolves were almost completely wiped out. Only three monsters were left staring at the youth with hatred, ready to carry out the final killing at any time!
After all, the young man had killed their companions. The eyes of the three surviving monsters were filled with hatred and killing intent!
Li Ran's body reeked of blood, and blood dripped from his face from time to time. His fair face was almost stained with blood, and his original appearance could not be seen.
He looked at the monster in his hand with disdain. The monster was covered in wounds and did not move much. Even if he was attacked at this time, it would not howl.
"Do you still want to continue fighting?"
He shouted at the three monsters. He was not injured, but he had used up more than half of his essence and energy. Just dodging the attacks of more than ten monsters was enough to choke him.
A few meters away, an even more violent beast roar responded to him.
"Tsk, you won't shed tears until you see your graves. You must kill your companion, right?"
Li Ran raised the blood-stained monster in front of him again as a defensive meat shield. He held the stone in his other hand, ready to throw it at any time.
"Roar."
Even though the three monsters were only 700 years old, they still possessed intelligence. Seeing their companion being used as a shield, the roars from their mouths became louder.
"Stone, continue to smash them!"
Li Ran threw the stone at the monster in the middle. Since his energy was consumed too much, he could not create the huge mountain from before. He only created a small mountain, which was more than enough to suppress one monster.
The other two monsters started to move. They looked like they were going to charge forward together and tear the young man into halves. Only by swallowing him could they relieve the resentment in their hearts.
Li Ran was even fiercer. He held the monster in his hand and was about to charge at the monster that was closer to him. First, he used the meat shield to protect his body. Then, he took the opportunity to grab the monster's legs. He quickly turned the monster around and threw it away!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The monster was thrown a hundred meters away and knocked down a few trees. Loud noises came from there.
Li Ran retracted his gaze, and a fierce hurricane suddenly blew behind him. His body froze, and his reaction was a little slow. A strong ominous feeling filled his body.
'It's over!'
He had guessed the monster's thought wrongly... A sneak attack from behind!
Li Ran's brain worked quickly, and his body moved at the same time. Having said that, he was a step too late. When he turned around, the monster behind him was ready to attack. It had raised its sharp claws. There was no doubt that if the sharp claws attacked, it would tear the young man's head apart and split his body into two.
It was then a verdant Divine Rattan flew over from a hundred meters away. It gently touched the monster's sharp claws. The small rattan circled around, and a red light appeared in the dark night. It was emitted from the rattan's body. With a sizzling sound, it melted the monster's sharp claws!
An earth-shattering roar exploded!
The Divine Rattan changed its direction and lightly poked, piercing through the monster's chest.
With that, the roar suddenly stopped.
The monster's life quickly dried up, and it was visibly shrinking and weakening. After the Divine Rattan finished absorbing the monster's essence, it flew back with a whoosh.