When the Lion beast charged towards her, Yi Ling was amazed at how fast the beast was! At the last minute, she was able to dodge, but the Lion beast still managed to scratch her arm. It wasn't a big wound, but it was bleeding. The smell of blood made the Lion beast ecstatic.
The Lion beast was extremely fast. Luckily, Yi Ling had been trained by the bear. Her agility was not up to par compared to the Lion beast, but it was enough for her to dodge its attacks. She knew deep down that she wouldn't be able to last long by just dodging. It lasted for quite a while, and she was getting exhausted.
The bear saw everything; he was behind her after all, ready to take action if she couldn't handle it. What is she doing? he thought. Why isn't she attacking at all? She's going to be the Lion beast's lunch anytime soon!
Yi Ling was observing the Lion beast while it kept attacking her. She finally found a weakness—it was its belly. The beast tried to hide it from her and kept blocking its belly every time she got closer. Luckily, Yi Ling had sharp eyes. As soon as it tried to bite her, she dodged and went on the offense!
Using her makeshift long dagger made of a tooth from one of her previous prey, she stabbed the Lion beast with all her might. The Lion beast roared in pain. Though it wasn't enough to kill it, it definitely slowed it down. Yi Ling kicked the Lion beast while pulling the dagger out. It was bleeding heavily now.
An eye for an eye. Yi Ling wasn't unscathed either; she was bleeding as well. She had been clawed multiple times while dodging earlier.
"Roar!!!"
The Lion beast was extremely mad now! It didn't want to die like this. It knew it wasn't in its territory, since there wasn't any spiritual energy in this area. It had been kidnapped! And now it was bleeding. If this kept going, it would die for sure.
It couldn't sense any spiritual energy from the young man in front of it, but even then, it could feel that the human was confident. It was enough to send it to the Yellow Springs.
Yi Ling felt that the Lion beast was now hesitating, and she wasn't sure why. The Lion beast then turned around and ran. Yi Ling was bewildered.
"That was it?" she said. She then turned around, waiting for the bear's answer.
The bear was puzzled too. That weak Lion. Tsk what a coward, he thought. He then shook his head, letting her know that he had no idea.
Yi Ling sighed. Either way, she knew that she was far from a match for it. She just got lucky, she thought.