Chapter 17: Lightning Leopard

  About a quarter of an hour later, Akari carried Yang Jue to a forest deep in the mountains, a hundred miles away.

  "Rumble... rumble......" At least two kilometers away, but Yang Jue had already heard the deafening battle sounds.

  Behind a clump of bushes, under Akari's protection, Yang Jue carefully parted the branches and took a peek, only to see two enormous creatures engaged in a fierce battle on a flat area in front of a cave.

  A whole body of fiery red demon wolf, more than ten meters in length and weighing at least five tons, with sharp fangs that are long enough to pierce a person's brain instantly. What's even more bizarre is that this demon beast has four pairs of red wings on its body, although the wings are relatively short and small, making it unable to fly for a long time. However, due to the effect of these four pairs of wings, its aerial pounce becomes quite lethal. Moreover, this demon wolf is also skilled in fire magic, with a huge wolf mouth that can instantly spew out a flame, if the target doesn't dodge quickly, the consequences are unthinkable.

  Fighting against the ferocious demon wolf was not an ordinary person, but a golden giant cheetah, a feline animal known for its agility, which was simply a super-large cat - not counting the tail, its body length alone exceeded 15 meters. Its majestic and elegant physique symbolized infinite power, and its developed limbs showcased its agile nature and extreme running speed. Moreover, this large cat's entire body was shrouded in lightning elemental magic, with visible "crackling" electric sparks flowing all over its body.

  "What luck! It's actually two such rare magical beasts dueling!" Yang Jue muttered.

  "Heavens! It's actually the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf and the Thunderbolt Cheetah!" Akari couldn't help but be moved.

  "Eight-Winged Demon Wolf? Thunderbolt Cheetah?" Yang Jue looked at Akari.

  "That's right! Eight-winged Demon Wolf, top-tier demon beast! Thunderbolt Cheetah, also a top-tier demon beast! Both are absolute kings of the forest! One is known for its ferocity, while the other excels in speed." Akari introduced.

  One was notorious for its brutality, the other for its speed. Without a doubt, both were extremely powerful beings. With Yang Jue's current strength, he clearly couldn't provoke either of them, so he could only hide to the side and watch the excitement.

  Judging from the time, the two giant beasts seemed to have been fighting for a long time, and the scene was in disarray.

  From the surface, it seems that the two magical beasts in battle are at a disadvantage. Although the Thunder Leopard can counterattack with lightning magic against the Eight-Winged Wolf, its attack is still somewhat overshadowed by the terrifying attacking power of the Eight-Winged Wolf.

  However, it's strange that although the Thunder Leopard can't beat the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf, with its speed, if it wanted to escape, the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf wouldn't be able to catch up to it. But the Thunder Leopard refused to run away and instead stubbornly defended the cave behind it, fighting with all its might.

  It seems that Raijin no Kuroba has some concerns. There is something in that cave that it cannot abandon.

  "Could there be a cub of the Thunderbolt Cheetah in that cave? That's why it persisted in fighting?" Yang Jue suddenly thought, only with deep affection could the Thunderbolt Cheetah be so devoted. Looking again carefully, indeed, Yang Jue noticed that this Thunderbolt Cheetah was a female hunting cheetah.

  "It's possible." Akari also agreed with Yang Jue's idea.

  Helplessly, both of them could only sneak a peek from afar and didn't dare to get close.

  The battle between two giant demons has been going on.

  However, the battle situation seems to be showing a one-sided trend. The ferocious eight-winged demon wolf keeps attacking, while the Thunder Leopard uses its extremely agile movements to dodge the eight-winged demon wolf's attacks every time. However, the Thunder Leopard remains in a defensive state and only counterattacks with lightning magic when the eight-winged demon wolf approaches the cave. Lightning magic is one of the most lethal forms of elemental magic, characterized by ignoring all physical defenses, which makes the eight-winged demon wolf extremely wary, allowing the Thunder Leopard to repeatedly repel the frequently attacking eight-winged demon wolf.

  However, the Thunder Leopard seemed to be still recovering from a serious illness and was relatively weak. Under the continuous attack of the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf, the Thunder Leopard's dodges became more and more laborious, its movements gradually slowing down, making its subsequent dodges increasingly perilous, with many close calls that almost ended in death under the wolf's sharp fangs, causing Yang Jue and Akari to sweat for it.

  "Come on! Thunderbolt Cheetah!" For some reason, Yang Jue's inner heart actually sympathized with Thunderbolt Cheetah.

  Unfortunately, after a long battle, the Thunder Leopard began to show signs of exhaustion. As its dodges were no longer timely, its body was scorched by the flames spewed from the Eight-Winged Wolf's mouth, and once its abdomen was even bitten by the Eight-Winged Wolf, instantly tearing open a long gash, with blood flowing nonstop.

  In an instant, Lei Dian's entire body was a mess of blood and flesh, a ghastly sight.

  It was from this time on that the defensive capabilities of the Thunder Leopard were gradually breached by the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf, until it completely lost its resistance.

  In the end, Yang Jue and Akari watched as the exhausted Thunder Leopard was pinned down by the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf, still struggling in its final moments.

  "Akari, shall we go and help that Thunderclaw Panther?" Yang Jue saw the Thunderclaw Panther was quite pitiful, and actually planned to lend a hand.

  However...

  "Help the Thunderclaw Panther? Take on the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf? Don't even think about it! If there weren't strong warriors with powerful defenses in front, I wouldn't be stupid enough to provoke such a mature top-tier demon beast!" Akari said coldly.

  "What should we do? Just watch as Lei Dian Ji Bao is killed by the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf?" Yang Jue asked urgently.

  "I'm sorry, but that's because your sympathy is overflowing. Don't ever forget, this is just a struggle for survival between two different forces in the natural world! This may also be a form of balance, so we don't need to sympathize with either side at all." Akari said calmly.

  "Balance? Is this also balance?" Yang Jue said discontentedly.

  "Perhaps. After all, balance exists among all things, and in various forms."

  "So we really don't do anything?" Yang Jue asked.

  "Let's see."

  "Alright."

  As expected, Akari's decision was correct.

  In the end, the battle between the two giant demons suddenly took a dramatic turn.

  When the Thunder Leopard lost its combat effectiveness and was trampled by the Eight-Winged Magic Wolf, it secretly gathered all its strength, quietly brewing, and then suddenly launched a desperate counterattack against the Eight-Winged Magic Wolf!

  "Thunderbolt Laser!" The Thunder Leopard opened its mouth and a dazzling flash of light suddenly shot out.

  The Eight-Winged Demon Wolf was struck by lightning and suffered a severe blow. In an instant, it flew backward and fell into a grass thicket a hundred meters away, not getting up for a long time.

  "Wow! This counterattack is perfect!" Yang Jue couldn't help but applaud and exclaimed.

  However, it was also the last blow of its life. The Thunder Leopard used up all its strength to make this counterattack. After making this move, the Thunder Leopard completely lost its strength, and its huge body lay motionless on the ground with extremely weak breathing.

  At this time, Yang Jue noticed that the eight-winged magic wolf, which was struck by lightning and flew 100 meters away, could still get up! Moreover, it seemed that after being hit by the lightning bolt, the eight-winged magic wolf had only weakened a lot, but still retained some combat power, and could continue to attack the Thunder Leopard.

  At this time, Yang Jue could no longer sit idly by. He suddenly jumped out, stretched out his hands to block the face of the Thunderbolt Cheetah, and did not allow the Eight-winged Magic Wolf to get close.

  "Get out! Bastard!" Yang Jue cursed.

  However, Yang Jue's weak and small body formed a stark contrast with the Eight-Winged Magic Wolf's enormous physique, which was like a small mountain. Obviously, even ten of him wouldn't be enough to fill one of the Eight-Winged Magic Wolf's teeth gaps.

  However, at this time, Akari, who had always been responsible for protecting Yang Jue, couldn't ignore it either.

  Once she decided to take action, Akari's movements were very decisive.

  With a swing of his right hand, the scythe-like weapon instantly shot out a purple beam of light, targeting the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf, aiming to leave a cross-shaped "Assassin's Mark" on its body.

  Akari immediately threw a smoke bomb near the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf, creating "Twilight Protection", allowing her to remain in stealth under such protection without being detected by the enemy.

  Akari immediately used her signature move, "Shadow Dance", and with a swift dash, she appeared near the Eight-Winged Magic Wolf. She raised two scythe-like weapons and rapidly spun her body, severely slashing the Eight-Winged Magic Wolf!

  "Half Moon Slash!" This move spins the body and slashes the enemy, another of Akari's signature techniques.

  "Aaaaah......" The Eight-Winged Demon Wolf let out a pained howl at once.

  However, when the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf tried to counterattack, Akari re-entered stealth mode, leaving the wolf without a target. When Akari reappeared, she was behind the wolf's back and dealt a swift and ruthless "Half-Moon Slash", causing the wolf to suffer heavy damage once again.

  Again and again, the eight-winged demon wolf was furious but couldn't find a target to counterattack, yet it had already been stabbed several times and lost a lot of blood!

  With the added damage from the previous Thunderclaw Leopard's final blow, the Eight-Winged Demon Wolf quickly decided to retreat!

  Seeing the eight-winged demon wolf escape, Akari didn't pursue it either. For her, her goal was just to protect Yang Jue. Having achieved that, she no longer took action, but instead quietly stood guard beside Yang Jue, allowing him to safely hear the dying words of the Thunderbolt Cheetah.

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