C14 Leopard

The four of them advanced along the mountain road for about five hundred meters. The topography on both sides of the mountain road started to look primitive. There were towering trees everywhere with lush foliage. The originally warm sunlight could only seep through the gaps between the branches. The temperature inside the mountain was obviously lower than outside, and the mountain paths were no longer so clearly discernible. There were slippery mosses everywhere, causing them to be extremely cautious as they walked.

After about a kilometer, the mountain path could no longer be seen. Only a few man-made traces indicated that someone had been there. Above that was the so-called inner circle forbidden zone. Normally, hunters rarely entered this area, and would only be able to earn money by selling low-level animals within a thousand meters of the outer perimeter.

Although the four people of Martial Cultivator were young, they were still stronger than ordinary people. Of course, the other three people didn't know that Liu Qi was already a Martial Cultivator, a level 2 Apprentice with a top-tier cultivation technique. However, the three of them came here to hunt on their own before, so Liu Qi didn't scare them at all.

Relying on his strong skills and courage, he was able to penetrate four to five miles into the forest, where ferocious beasts were already roaming about. As for advancing further, no matter how conceited they were, they would not dare to do so. The inner circle had ferocious beasts and Vicious Beast roaming about that even high level Martial Cultivator were afraid of.

Since they could no longer move forward, the four of them started to move horizontally in search of suitable prey. This way, they naturally left the nominal mountain path and entered the dense forest.

There was a two-meter-long leopard lying lazily on the branch of a tree that was about three meters above the ground. However, its eyes were still staring at the tree, as if it was waiting for the arrival of its prey.

Liu Qi and the other three didn't have any goal or direction, so they just randomly walked around without paying attention to the threat above their heads.

The Wu Family brothers who were walking in front opened up a path through the long grass and low shrubs with their short blades, while guarding against any ferocious beasts that might appear at any moment in front of them.

Behind them, Xia Qi and Liu Qi were paying close attention to the movements on both sides and behind them.

Suddenly, he felt a disgusting gust of wind. Liu Qi, who was walking at the back, finally realized something was wrong. He saw the ferocious leopard opening its huge mouth and baring its sharp fangs towards him.

Liu Qi, who was facing his first life, showed his courage after a moment of shock. His calm body bent down and rolled towards the right side. He pressed on a patch of grass and broken branches, making "ka ka" sounds. Although he looked to be in a sorry state, he was able to escape from the leopard's bite.

The three of them did not know that Liu Qi was no longer the same as before, and at the moment the leopard pounced, they all shouted, "Liu Qi is in danger!" However, they were caught off guard and did not have the chance to help Liu Qi. After all, time was of the essence, and seeing that Liu Qi was about to die, Xia Qi could not help but cry.

Fortunately, Liu Qi was able to avoid a tragedy when he was in danger. However, the danger wasn't over yet. The leopard that failed in its pounce immediately jumped up and continued pouncing towards Liu Qi who still hadn't gotten up. Its speed was shockingly fast.

At this moment, Xia Qi, who had reached Apprentice Level 3 and was the closest to Liu Qi, finally displayed a strength that did not match her beautiful appearance. Without bothering to wipe the tears off his face, he pulled out the dagger from his back and shot towards the leopard without hesitation. Accompanied by a hissing sound, the short sword approached the leopard's waist in the blink of an eye.

As a village that was famous for hunting, adults and children all knew the weak points of ferocious beasts. Leopards were similar to wolves in that they had a copper head and an iron tail and a tofu waist, so Xia Qi's sword left her hand and went straight for the leopard's waist.

As if sensing danger, the leopard did not want to perish together with the others. With a loud roar, he twisted his body to avoid the flying dagger and stood steadily in front of the four of them. With a fierce look in his eyes, he stared at the children.

Liu Qi also managed to get up after escaping danger. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat, but he didn't hesitate. He quickly gathered with his three buddies and stood 15 meters away from the leopard.

At this moment, they also had time to pay attention to this leopard that was sneaking an attack on them, "Hurricane Leopard!" Second Brother of the Wu Family, Wu De, who had always been with his father and knew a lot about hunting, shouted.

"It is very fast and agile, a very rare and powerful beast to be encountered on the outskirts. Normally, a level 2 Apprentice Martial Cultivator would find it hard to deal with it alone, so everyone be careful!" The usually taciturn and calm Wu Family boss, Wu Li, also cautiously warned everyone.

Liu Qi rarely came out to hunt, so he didn't know much about the ferocious beasts. The so called ignorant man was fearless. Looking at the Swift Wind Leopard before him, he didn't seem to be afraid in the least. Adding to the absolute art which his teacher had imparted to him, even though he had just gone through a dangerous situation, he was still confident.

"Let me do it!" "How dare you sneak attack me, hehe!" Liu Qi said to his buddies.

"Don't be hot-headed. Calm down. You do not have martial arts, so this leopard is not easy to deal with. Moreover, there are very few of them. Wu immediately refuted Liu Qi, now was not the time to be competitive.

"The three of us will work together. Second Brother, you and Xiao Qi will be responsible for disturbing him from the left and right. I will attack it from the front and quickly kill it to prevent it from using its speed advantage. As for Liu Qi, forget it. At this moment, the oldest Wu Li acted as the temporary commander. However, Liu Qi, who was always weak, directly ruled him out so as to not get in his way.

Liu Qi, who was ignored, did not answer and instead walked straight towards the Swift Wind Leopard.

"Liu Qi, what are you doing?" "Come back!" The three of them never expected that the usually timid people would act in such a way and all quickly shouted at Liu Qi.

Xia Qi was so anxious that her legs were jumping up and down and her face paled. It was not easy escaping from death, but he still wanted to send himself to his death.

The Swift Wind Leopard stared at the four of them and was initially hesitant. After all, there were four humans in front of it and the girl who attacked it with the Everlasting Sword was clearly a powerful Martial Cultivator. It was enough to threaten its life.

But now, he saw the little rascal that he had just ambushed walk towards him alone. After destroying him one by one, the leopard finally saw hope.

His pair of ferocious eyes stared at Liu Qi. At the same time, he was also calculating the distance between them. After accumulating strength, he would try his best to kill them in one swoop.

Liu Qi did not seem to hear his comrades' shouts and continued to walk towards the Swift Wind Leopard at a leisurely pace. His footsteps were steady, and both of his palms were secretly gathered with Frozen Heaven Essence Energy Qi.