C10 – Nice Armor
“No! I refuse to be the ant at the very bottom of the food chain. I’m going to rise to the very top!” Lee Tian gritted his teeth as he gazed at the evening sky ablaze with sunset hues.
What he truly longed for was to transform back into his human form—to return to the promising, strikingly handsome young man he once was!
At least in his human form, he could pursue romance!
In this brutally harsh animal kingdom, he found it impossible to take an interest in his own species.nove(l)bi(n.)com
Lee Tian was situated on the periphery of the forest.
Deeper within, he had heard tales of even more bizarre and ferocious creatures!
These creatures were known as Spirit Beasts!
The Fire Leopard he’d seen that day, along with the bird as massive as an airplane, had merely been wandering out from the forest’s inner sanctum.
Yet, in that forest, the Fire Leopard and the giant bird weren’t considered particularly formidable.
One could only imagine the sheer brutality of that realm.
Lee Tian grumbled, “You see me and don’t even flinch? Looks like you’re in dire need of a thrashing!”
No sooner had he finished his grumble than the pangolin charged at him, mouth agape!
Lee Tian’s reflexes were lightning-fast; his scythes began to whirl in a deadly dance.
With two swift strikes, his scythes carved deep slashes across the pangolin’s snout, causing immediate and severe gashes!
The pangolin, reeling from the pain, hastily clamped its mouth shut and stared at Lee Tian, bewildered.
How could this ant be so different from the others?
Clashing his scythes together to produce a sound akin to sharpening a blade, Lee Tian locked eyes with the pangolin and warned, “I’d think twice before underestimating an ant, if I were you!”
With that, he lunged at the pangolin again, delivering two more ferocious cuts!
It was then that the pangolin realized it had not encountered mere prey but a cunning and adept hunter!
In a flash, it coiled into a tight ball, seeking refuge within its ironclad shell, resembling a sphere encased in armor.
But its attempt to shield itself with its armor had come too late.
Lee Tian had already filled it with a potent dose of venom during his assault. It was only a matter of time before the pangolin would succumb.