44: Chapter 44 Trapped in a Dire Situation

"Form up! Everyone, form up for me, damn it! Don't panic!"

Nie Kong, shielded in the center by his men, roared hoarsely, trying to stabilize morale that was on the brink of collapse.

However, in front of two genuine Tier 3 exotic beasts, the 'formation' of his so-called 'elite' troops was as fragile as a sheet of paper.

"Awoo—!"

Tiger King Ada did not give them any chance to breathe at all.

It roared, its massive body like an out-of-control heavy truck, smashing into the crowd with an unstoppable momentum!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of dull impact sounds rang out!

The seven or eight bandits rushing at the very front didn't even have time to react before they were sent flying by this overwhelming force.

Their bodies twisted grotesquely in mid-air, bones shattered, and blood sprayed from their mouths like it was free.

In a single encounter, the so-called 'elite squad' was scattered to the winds!

"Ah! My leg!"

"Help! Save me!"

Panic spread instantly, like a plague.

The tigress, meanwhile, displayed an elegance and lethality typical of an assassin, which was completely different from Ada.

It did not choose to charge head-on, but instead moved with silent, cat-like steps, weaving rapidly through the chaotic crowd like a ghost merged into the jungle.

Each of its pounces was precise and lethal.

A bandit had just raised his steel blade and hadn't even had time to swing it down when the tigress appeared behind him, its sharp tiger claws slicing through his throat as easily as a scalpel.

Blood gushed out; the bandit clutched his throat, unable to make a sound, his eyes wide with disbelief as he crashed to the ground.

Another bandit attempting to flee had only managed to run two steps before the tigress bit into his neck from behind.

With a crisp 'crack,' his cervical spine was snapped cleanly.

The tigress gave its head a light flick, tossing his corpse away like a discarded rag doll.

The slaughter was proceeding efficiently.

These fierce bandits, who usually lorded it over ordinary people, had now become lambs waiting for the slaughter, unable to offer any effective resistance other than issuing desperate screams.

"Beasts! I'll fight you to the death!"

Finally, a bandit was driven to a desperate situation, triggering his final ferocity.

His eyes were bloodshot as he brandished his longsword, roaring as he charged toward Tiger King Ada.

However, his pathetic bit of courage seemed so laughable in the face of the absolute gap in strength.

Ada couldn't even be bothered to look at him, simply raising a paw casually.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the refined steel longsword was instantly swatted away.

Immediately after, the tiger claw, its momentum undiminished, landed heavily on the bandit's chest.

"Puchi!"

The bandit's chest, as if struck by a battering ram, instantly caved in significantly; his entire body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into a large tree and slowly sliding down, never to make a sound again.

Nie Kong, shielded in the center by the group, watched this scene, which resembled purgatory, and felt his hands and feet turn icy cold as a chill rose from the depths of his heart.

He knew he was wrong.

Wrong, disastrously so!

All his plans, all his ambitions, had become a huge joke in the face of these two unreasonable fierce tigers.

The only thing he could think about now was how to survive and get out of here!

"Go!"

He no longer hesitated in the slightest; while his men were still using their lives to buy him precious time, he gritted his teeth and turned to flee for his life toward the cliff where he had come from!

As for those subordinates still resisting to the death, he had long since treated them as discarded pawns to delay time.

"Second-in-Command! Don't abandon us!"

"Second-in-Command! Save me!"

The remaining bandits, seeing Nie Kong fleeing, let out desperate cries.

Their faith collapsed completely at this moment.

They could not understand how the Second-in-Command, who usually treated his subordinates quite well, would abandon them like worn-out shoes at such a critical moment.

However, Nie Kong did not look back at all.

He didn't even feel the slightest bit of guilt.

In his view, the lives of these subordinates, combined, were not as valuable as his own.

As long as he could escape, with his strength, where could he not raise another team?

But, he wanted to run; how could Tiger King Ada let him get his wish?

In Ada's eyes, Nie Kong, the human with the greatest strength and the biggest threat, was its true target!

"Roar!"

Ada let out an earth-shaking roar, ignoring the remaining defeated soldiers, and its massive body turned into a golden bolt of lightning once more, lunging straight for Nie Kong's back!

This time, it was faster! The Aura was fiercer!

Nie Kong, who was fleeing for his life, heard the familiar sound of wind behind him, like a death warrant, and felt his scalp tingle and his soul flee in terror!

He knew he absolutely could not dodge it!

"Aaaaah!"

At this life-and-death moment, Nie Kong also completely exploded with power!

He let out a shriek that did not sound human, suddenly pulled a handful of black powder from his bosom, and without thinking, scattered it behind him!

"Poison Sand Palm!"

This was an extremely vicious martial art; the black powder was a mixture of several highly poisonous substances, fatal upon contact with blood!

However, Ada's combat instinct was incredibly sharp!

The moment it smelled that pungent odor, it braked sharply, simultaneously opening its massive mouth to spew out a powerful blast of air!

"Whoosh—!"

That air current formed an invisible wall of wind, blowing away all of the vicious black powder.

Although he had successfully blocked Ada's pursuit, Nie Kong's last life-saving method was also used up.

And, because of this momentary turn, he had delayed the most precious time for escape.

The tigress, that lethal yellow ghost, had already silently circled to his front, sealing off his last path to the cliff.

With the tigress blocking the front and the Tiger King pursuing from the rear.

Nie Kong had no path to heaven and no door to the earth!

He was thoroughly trapped in a desperate situation!

On his gloomy face, finally, for the first time, a look called 'despair' appeared.

...

Meanwhile, on the main battlefield at the mountain pass.

Third-in-Command Du Wei watched that impassable chasm made of fire, his face so gloomy it could almost drip water.

He had already ordered a retreat.

But in his heart, he still held onto a last shred of hope.

He was waiting.

Waiting for the rear mountain, for that surprise force led by Nie Kong, to send news of victory.

As long as a fire started in the rear mountain and there was chaos inside Panshi Stockade, he would have a chance to regroup and launch a counterattack.

However, what he waited for was not soaring flames, nor chaotic shouts.

But one scream after another from his companions, filled with despair and fear!

Those screams, although far away, were still clearly audible in this silent valley.