17: Chapter 17 Exaggerated Strength
It's hard to imagine the result of a force exceeding two thousand pounds hitting him.
Fang Yuan, who had arrived full of confidence, felt his resolve waver the moment he saw the Blazing Flame Tiger.
In terms of strength, he was completely inferior to the Blazing Flame Tiger. Even with a sharp black iron long saber in hand, he might not have much confidence.
A force beyond the Black Iron Realm meant that one careless mistake could turn him into a meat paste.
Roar!!!
Just as Fang Yuan was about to retreat, a tiger's roar suddenly exploded, the immense sound waves making both their eardrums tingle.
The tiger's roar startled all the beasts in the forest; any mutated animals that could hear the roar immediately moved away from the West City Zoo in other directions.
Fang Yuan had no idea that he had caused considerable trouble for other trial-takers.
Under the gaze of the two, the Blazing Flame Tiger, which had been lying flat on the ground, had already stood up. Its height of nearly 1.5 meters combined with its body length of over three meters gave it an imposing presence.
The Blazing Flame Tiger's huge eyes stared intently at the two peeping individuals hiding in the shadows. The innate territorial instinct of tigers made it view the two as challengers.
Under the oppressive gaze, Lin Zhizhi's heart raced, and she instantly froze in place.
"You step back first. This Blazing Flame Tiger is quite dangerous."
Seeing her reaction, Fang Yuan immediately spoke up to bring her back to her senses.
Hearing that she could retreat, Lin Zhizhi, knowing she was of no help here, instinctively backed away and soon found herself inside a building.
There were many safe buildings in the West City Zoo for safe animal viewing. Hiding in the safe house, Lin Zhizhi felt completely secure.
Roar!!!
Seeing that the intruders were not intimidated by its warning, the Blazing Flame Tiger opened its mouth again, emitting an even more piercing roar.
The Blazing Flame Tiger seemed to finally be enraged. It had already completed its hunting mission and did not want to strike again.
Provoked repeatedly, the Blazing Flame Tiger's robust and massive body leaped, pouncing in front of its prey in an instant, its enormous tiger claws extended, capable of easily smashing an enemy's head into a pulp.
Compared to its massive size, the Blazing Flame Tiger was agile, its speed far exceeding Black Iron Rank Six.
Facing the furious tiger's roar, Fang Yuan gripped his black iron long saber tightly, his eyes calm and unwavering, his mind entirely focused on how to kill the monster before him.
The dagger-like tiger claws, carrying immense pressure, slammed down.
"...!"
He felt pressure for the first time. Previously, no monster had given him any pressure.
However, the Blazing Flame Tiger before him, just its massive body, was imposing, truly worthy of being a Gold Rank Lord-level monster.
Fang Yuan gripped the saber even harder with both hands. His clearly defined black and white eyes should have shown some tension, but for some reason, he felt inexplicably excited.
With all his strength applied to the black iron long saber, Fang Yuan leaned back ninety degrees, dodging the attack. At that moment, the sharp blade sliced across the Blazing Flame Tiger's belly.
The sharp blade paused slightly as it met the tiger's hide, then easily sliced through, almost disemboweling the Blazing Flame Tiger.
Only after landing did the Blazing Flame Tiger feel the pain. A large amount of blood dripped from its belly, staining a large area of the ground red.
The slight wound did not cause much injury to the Blazing Flame Tiger. It was already a powerful mutated animal, and if the wound was left untouched, it would seal up and stop bleeding within half an hour.
Seemingly realizing the enemy's strength, especially the great threat posed by the black long saber, the Blazing Flame Tiger cautiously paced, circling Fang Yuan.
At the same time, a wave of heat emanated from the Blazing Flame Tiger's body. Its red fur became even more vibrant, and faint wisps of flame subtly flickered from it.
Blazing Flame Tiger Possession, this was the first ability of the Blazing Flame Tiger's Gold Rank Talent. High temperature enveloped its body, and any enemy that got close would be scorched by the intense heat.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan gripped the saber even harder with both hands. The battle had just begun.
Roar!!!
After circling for a moment, the Blazing Flame Tiger suddenly opened its mouth, and a tiger's roar, laden with heat waves, exploded. The traces of the sound waves were clearly visible in the surrounding air.
The enormous sound possessed considerable destructive power. Fang Yuan, bearing the brunt of it, instantly felt immense pressure. His eardrums ached, and his vision blurred.
A blurred, reddish, massive figure rapidly approached. When Fang Yuan's vision recovered, a tiger's maw full of sharp fangs appeared before him.
Without time to think, he immediately rotated the long saber in his hand, holding it horizontally in front of him, the sharp blade pointed forward, making contact with the tiger's fangs, which were now at arm's length.
Bang!!
A huge collision sound rang out. Fang Yuan instantly felt a tremendous impact, his body uncontrollably flying backward, landing on the ground more than ten meters away.
However, this was precisely the outcome Fang Yuan desired. He needed a force to create distance between himself and his enemy.
Aching all over, he had no time to delay and quickly got back on his feet.
After getting up, Fang Yuan did not immediately rush to fight the Blazing Flame Tiger. Instead, he found some small items to plug his ears.
That previous tiger's roar had truly caught him off guard, and he did not want to experience it again.
The Blazing Flame Tiger pressed its advantage, its massive tiger body moving again, its swift figure acting with incredibly exaggerated speed. Its enormous tiger paw, enveloped in a wave of high heat, was determined to kill its target with a single strike.
Facing this fierce attack, Fang Yuan went all out, dodging to the side at his fastest speed.
Bang!!
A loud sound rang out. When he looked back, a wall that had been behind him had collapsed with a crash.
"My goodness, what kind of strength is this?"
Looking at the fate of the wall built with red bricks, Fang Yuan shivered. What kind of power was this, to be able to easily break through a wall?
Lin Zhizhi, who could see the battle through the mist from behind, witnessed this scene and couldn't help but leave the safe house, moving into a dense bamboo forest to hide.
The Blazing Flame Tiger seemed determined to confront Fang Yuan head-on. No matter where he was, it would pounce towards that spot in the next moment.
With such terrifying immense strength, Fang Yuan naturally dared not confront it and could only dodge frantically.
Each tiger pounce caused irreversible damage to the targeted location, which was truly terrifying.
Fang Yuan had no way to deal with this; the Blazing Flame Tiger's speed was very fast, considerably faster than his own.
Fortunately, the massive tiger's body had certain limitations. Fang Yuan seized the moments when the giant tiger's changes in direction were somewhat stiff, relying on his agile footwork to dodge sideways and create distance.
The battle fell into a stalemate. The Blazing Flame Tiger continuously launched pounces, while Fang Yuan had no intention of engaging it, only dodging.
Roar!!
After several minutes of fighting, the Blazing Flame Tiger let out a somewhat weak roar. Using its Talent ability for several minutes had caused a huge drain on its stamina.
As its stamina declined, the Blazing Flame Tiger had to stop concentrating the Blaze power on its tiger paws, no longer using its powerful Blaze strike.