Chapter 653 - 652: Flee for Your Life
"Damn, wasn’t Old Chen saying that larger animals aren’t agile? This thing is faster than him, how is that lacking?" Chen Tianlong cursed Old Chen under his breath, feeling deceived by him.
"Boom!" Chen Tianlong rolled away to dodge the Fire Qilin’s attack. This Fire Qilin seemed to have endless ammo, continuously firing Fire Bombs, making it impossible for Chen Tianlong to guard against them.
Finally able to take a break, Chen Tianlong was extremely frustrated, looking at the Fire Qilin in front of him with an urge to cry. Originally, he came to torment the Fire Qilin, but now he was the one getting tormented like a dog. He couldn’t do anything except dodge.
Meanwhile, not far away by a rock, Jiang Yufan was sweating for Chen Tianlong. She seemed like she might rush out and shield him, but that might bring even bigger trouble for Chen Tianlong.
Chen Tianlong had rolled on the ground for several rounds already, suddenly discovering that the Fire Qilin was running out of ammo, as the Fire Balls it spat out were getting smaller and smaller, and mostly couldn’t even be launched.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong rejoiced, knowing the opportunity came. He leaped up and executed a long-planned Soul-Stealing Three Needles toward the Fire Qilin, then quickly backed off to prevent any accidents.
"Whizz, whizz, whizz!"
Sure enough, the Soul-Stealing Three Needles were successfully launched, forming twenty-seven silver needles that swiftly flew towards the Fire Qilin, all hitting their target.
As for Chen Tianlong, he was grazed by a small Fire Bomb from the Fire Qilin. After the explosion, a shock wave pushed him about six or seven meters away, but he wasn’t injured, only feeling a dull pain in his chest.
After a moment of adjusting his breathing, he was almost back to normal.
By this time, the dust around the Fire Qilin had settled. It was true that the Fire Qilin had overexerted itself with its attacks, exhausting its strength, thus failing to produce Fire Bombs, and getting hit by Chen Tianlong’s big move in the gap. So, despite its thick skin, several parts were pierced.
"Here’s my chance." Chen Tianlong took advantage of the Fire Qilin’s bewilderment, quickly pulled a dagger from his boot, and sprinted towards it, leaping up just enough to land on the Fire Qilin’s head.
He didn’t care about much else; after all, the Fire Qilin’s skin was so thick, a random cut probably wouldn’t do much harm. All Chen Tianlong wanted was the Qilin Blood; as for the Qilin Scale, that could wait. Survival was priority now.
Chen Tianlong knew that the Fire Qilin was just temporarily stunned and would soon regain its senses. If he really tried to pluck its scales, it might wake up immediately, so he didn’t dare take the risk.
He was seen holding the sharp military dagger, slashing at the Qilin’s body, while simultaneously preparing to collect the blood with a small bottle. At that moment, the Fire Qilin, as if going crazy, violently shook its head, causing Chen Tianlong to lose his grip and be thrown off.
"Ah!" Chen Tianlong hadn’t even started catching the blood when he was flung away hard, feeling extremely frustrated.
If he had succeeded in collecting the blood, getting tossed aside would have been worthwhile. At most, he’d suffer some injuries. Unfortunately, things didn’t go that smoothly; not only did he miss the Qilin Blood, but he also got thrown aside.
Chen Tianlong knew that this might be the only chance. Trying to find another opportunity would be extremely difficult since the Fire Qilin had suffered once and wouldn’t fall for it a second time.
As expected, the Fire Qilin was now extremely furious, with fire seemingly shooting from its eyes, making Chen Tianlong tremble a bit.
"Oh no, the Fire Qilin is going berserk, I need to retreat quickly." Thinking this, Chen Tianlong immediately used Ghost Shadow Step to dash towards Jiang Yufan and quickly shouted, "Yufan, let’s go, we won’t make it otherwise."
"But why, we still haven’t gotten what we came for!" Jiang Yufan was puzzled and somewhat unwilling. The Qilin Blood was extremely important for Chen Tianlong, to be exact, without it, Chen Tianlong would certainly die.
"Forget it, let’s get out first or we’ll both die." Seeing the outrageously furious Fire Qilin, it was no longer at Yellow Dao Seven Stars strength, but had risen to Profound Dao One Star, maybe even higher. Regardless, Chen Tianlong could feel the Fire Qilin’s power continuously escalating with no end.
"Well, okay." Jiang Yufan reluctantly agreed since Chen Tianlong insisted.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong grabbed Jiang Yufan’s hand, and they began to run desperately toward the exit. But just as they reached the outside of the cave, they heard a "whoosh" sound. Chen Tianlong’s keen hearing detected something behind them. Startled, he quickly picked up Jiang Yufan and ran to the side.
"Boom!" With a loud explosion, the previous entrance to the cave was blocked by a Fire Bomb from the Fire Qilin, now filled with intense flames, making it impossible to escape.
"Chen Tianlong, what should we do? The entrance is blocked by fire!" Jiang Yufan looked at the scene before her, feeling anxious.
Chen Tianlong didn’t respond verbally but surveyed the surroundings, frowning. It seemed like there was only one way out—the Fire Qilin intended to trap them and then silence them.
"Yufan, don’t worry, even if I die, I’ll get you out safely first," Chen Tianlong said firmly.
"No, I want to leave with you, you’re not allowed to die," Jiang Yufan heard the implication in Chen Tianlong’s words.
"Haha, okay, I won’t die." Chen Tianlong nodded and agreed, a kind lie at the final moment was the best. Honestly, Chen Tianlong had no confidence in this battle, and the poison in him might not even be cured, so he was a bit disheartened.
"Roar..."
As they were talking, suddenly a Fire Bomb shot over, and Chen Tianlong had to dodge with Jiang Yufan, taking cover behind a big rock.
However, he knew the Fire Qilin would soon catch up, and running around like this wasn’t a solution. He had enough stamina, but Jiang Yufan didn’t. What if she got tired and got attacked?
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong said to Jiang Yufan beside him, "Yufan, let’s do it this way; I see that the fire at the cave entrance has died down a lot. Later, I’ll give you my jacket, you cover your face and dash out, and I’ll hold off the Fire Qilin."
"I don’t want to; if we leave, we leave together," Jiang Yufan refused to agree to anything else.
"Yufan, don’t be stubborn, listen to me this time." Chen Tianlong now became serious, his attitude very stern.
Seeing Chen Tianlong’s serious demeanor, Jiang Yufan calmed down, pouted, and said, "Then... you must come out, I’ll wait for you!"
"Okay, okay." Chen Tianlong nodded, then handed the jacket to Jiang Yufan. "Later, cover your face with this and rush out; it should be fine."
"Alright." Jiang Yufan responded knowingly, and then, under Chen Tianlong’s lead, they ran towards the cave entrance again.
"Quick, take advantage of now, run fast!" Nearing the entrance, Chen Tianlong urgently shouted.
Jiang Yufan hesitated for a moment but gritted her teeth and started running towards the entrance. At this time, seeing the situation, the Fire Qilin quickly shot a Fire Bomb at the entrance. "Whoosh," the Fire Bomb flew over. Jiang Yufan just reached the entrance, suddenly shocked and frightened so much her legs went weak.