"Ummmm...." Lysa mumbled while pondering.
"The taste was not so bad, but not tasty enough. My body also didn't get excitement and power boost from it."
"Looks like only magical creature blood that affects my body," Lysa concluded, then sighed in pity. If the blood of a normal creature could boost her power like earlier, that would be amazing.
Though Lysa was regretful that the average blood creatures couldn't affect her, she didn't get too much disappointment because she already expected it.
"Now, where should I go?" Lysa tapped her chin and seems in deep thought.
Lysa ears perked up when she vaguely heard a scream.
"Human?" She licked her lips and dashed toward the scream direction.
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A little boy was running breathlessly while holding a little girl hand.
"What should we do, big brother?" The little girl asked between her panting.
The boy gritted his teeth, and decisively said, "You go first, I'll block the tiger away."
The little girl face paled when she heard the boy words, "WHAT? You can't possibly fight the tiger with your current strength, big brother!"
"That's why I need you to notify clansman to help me."
"But-" The little girl still in a dilemma, but his brother cut off her words.
"No but! Just go!" The little boy pulled the little girl behind his and start running toward the opposite direction.
"Big brother." The little girl exclaimed in horror. She wants to chase after her brother but realized that she could not do anything except hinder him. She bit her lips and swiftly turned toward another direction with her tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Don't die, big brother." The little girl muttered in a faint voice.
The silhouette of a little girl gradually disappears. Seeing this, the boy smiled. He then cupped his fist.
"Let's see how long I would last. Hopefully, the clansmen will arrive before I died." He laughed bitterly.
"ROARRR" A beast scream reverberated across the forest. The boy is immediately shivering because of the roar. It's only a roar, but it can affect his body significantly. What would happen if he were face to face with the beast?
The boy body still trembling, and his face getting paler each second passed. Slowly, a silhouette of a tiger appears from one of the bushes.
Gradually, the tiger features revealed. On its head, there is three demons horn. The tiger actually had more horn than the devil rabbit. The body colour of the tiger was not black but red as magma. Every time it took steps, the ground below its feet would turn into black ash.
"Three-Horns Devil Magma Tiger." The boy muttered in shock. All these times he was wrong. He never thought that the one who appears would be Three-Horns Devil Magma Tiger. The Three-Horns Devil Magma Tiger stood on the peak of the food chain in Nakhlum Forest.
It had the same level as Bear Golden Claw, Three-Headed Cobra, etc.
The boy gulped hard, and his hand couldn't help but tremble tremendously. He clenched his fist hardly till the nails pierced his palm. Thankfully the pain slightly subdued his fear, so he's calmer now.
"Even if I'm not your level, I wouldn't lose easily by you!" The boy shouted, but the tiger was apathetic toward its shout and kept calmly walked forward.
The boy gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. Slowly rocks formed on the surface of his skins, and eventually the stone integrated with his skin, covering his whole body. His appearance looks like a stone-man now.
"Come." The boy taunted.
The tiger didn't hesitate and swiftly pounced. The boy quickly crossed his arm over his chest as a defensive stance. The tiger didn't flinch slightest the moment his claw contacted the stone skin. It as if the stone-skin was in no different than normal skin.
*Bang
The boy immediately got thrown off by the impact. His stone-skin was rendered useless in front of this monster tiger. He coughed up a lot of blood while flying. Before he managed to take a break, the tiger with a swift movement hopped on his behind and slapped his back.
The boy was getting thrashed and look like a played ball. It continued for a few minutes until all his stone-skin were peeled-off.
His eyes were closed in pain, and he couldn't help but think, "Am I gonna die here?"
Before the tiger landed his final move, he could feel a chill running down his spine. He could sense there is something dangerous behind and if he didn't avoid it, he would suffer immense injuries. So, with a quick reaction, he turned and raised his paw against the unknown object.
*Dang*
"Not bad! Your paws are better than that rabbit." A woman lazy voice resounded.
The tiger raised its head and could see plainly the appearance of his attacker. A beautiful woman was wearing a black dress staring calmly at him with its pair of purple-eyes.
Though the tiger was shocked for a moment, it was still a demonic beast. So, within seconds his instinct automatically worked and he roared while brandished his claws.
The current tiger attack was in nowhere in the same level as his previous attack. His previous attack was merely like a child play compared to the present. The current claw attack contains a pure magma, its high temperature even affect the surrounding air, it as if something boiling happening here.
"ROARRR!!" His outburst startled Lysa for a moment. Though the might of tiger attack was powerful, Lysa was in nowhere pushover either. She snorted and punched the incoming attack with her thin hand.
*Bam
Lysa used the impact of the clash and bounced back to make some distance.The pain of burn swiftly transmitted to Lysa skin, a mark of burn immediately visible clearly on her pale white hand. The tiger was in no good shape either. He could sense that the blood inside his body react weirdly, it as if his blood wanted to escape from his body. The tiger now didn't dare belittle his current enemy, he looks cautiously at Lysa and couldn't help but wonder where this weird fella come from.
"Bastard!" Lysa cursed. Though the pain was in her tolerable boundary, its still after all painful.
Previously the tiger didn't use his full strength since his opponent was only a child of human, now fighting against a mysterious person, he didn't dare to underestimate it and immediately using his full power.
Lysa, who watched its opponent moving in zigzag, frowned deeply.
"What a troublesome opponent."
The tiger is also wary of this person that appeared mysteriously, so he could only move carefully just for in case.
Lysa was aware that her strength was not much stronger than the tiger. So, watching her opponent didn't make any move, she decisively make a decision.
She looked at the beaten boy who was lying miserably beside her and with a swift movement, she grabbed the boy. With the half-beaten boy hanging on her shoulders, Lysa jumped agilely on the trees and started retreating.
If she could have another blood of a magical creature, she could probably engage a fight with this tiger. But currently, her strength was on par with the tiger and it would be hard for her to attain the victory. Not wanting to waste her time, she resolutely retreats.
The tiger was surprised for a moment before realization dawned over him. His opponent is actually retreating in front of his eyes!!! Without hesitation, he quickly chased after the Lysa duo.