Chapter 2219 — The Great Fire Lion Appears
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And now flight was impossible. Before the great Fire Lion, whoever tried to run first would be the first to die! The great Fire Lion might not be the fastest of beasts, but it was surely faster than most human cultivators—especially these Yellow-rank and Earth-rank cultivators, whose speed was nothing compared to that of Heaven-rank.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" At the sight of the great Fire Lion, the little one leaped and capered in place, letting out a series of joyful roars. It knew it was safe now! Yet it was not merely voicing its relief—it was recounting to the great Fire Lion everything that had happened!
Including the siege by the green-robed expert, the black-robed expert, and the burly man in white—and Wei Zhao's help!
The great Fire Lion's furious gaze swept across everyone present—Wei Zhao included. Its intelligence surpassed even the cub's, so it understood well that Wei Zhao could not openly turn against these people and could only aid them in secret. Thus it would not expose him; it would help him in secret as well.
"ROAR—" With a single furious roar, the great Fire Lion sprang and vanished from where it stood; the next instant it appeared before the green-robed expert and, catching him utterly off guard, swatted him flying with one paw. He landed ten zhang away, headfirst upon a boulder, his skull bursting apart on impact—plainly, he was not long for this world.
The green-robed expert's gruesome end sent a shudder through everyone else present! Yet before this majestic great Fire Lion they were utterly powerless—they were no match for it at all!
Then, catching the black-robed expert off guard as well, it swatted him flying too. This time he was hurled straight into a great tree nearby, the trunk punching clean through his chest and leaving him dangling in midair! A torrent of crimson blood gushed from his body, staining the trunk and the earth beneath it blood-red...
"Aaaah—" Another scream, and the burly man in white went flying as well. This time, by sheer ill luck, he was sent tumbling right to the feet of a tiger that happened to be passing by! Still reeling and dazed from the fall, he had no idea what was happening when the tiger—out hunting for food and delighted that the great Fire Lion had served it a meal—seized him by the neck and bit clean through, then dragged him off to one side to feast at its leisure.
At last the great Fire Lion's gaze fell upon Wei Zhao. His turn had come!
Wei Zhao reached out and shielded Sun Jingyan, wrapping her in his true qi. But when the great Fire Lion's paw came sweeping toward them, Wei Zhao realized the blow carried no real force at all—it was a deft, measured shove that sent him and Sun Jingyan flying, to land in a patch of grass not far away! (To be continued.) RQ