Xiao Ming turned his head toward the source of the sound.
'Winged Tiger?'
He had seen the Winged Tiger once.
'That magical beast looks strong. Can Evelyn kill that Winged Tiger?'
He was suddenly worried about Evelyn's safety.
'System, analyze that magical beast.'
The system instantly analyzed the Winged Tiger's power.
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Name: Winged Tiger
Race: Tiger
Age: 80
Rank: 3-Star
Talent: Grade C
Strength: Lvl 56
Agility: Lvl 50
Stamina: Lvl 52
Mana Capacity: Lvl 48
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Xiao Ming clenched his fist.
'That magical beast is strong!'
He shifted his gaze from the Winged Tiger to Evelyn.
"Human, I will kill you today!" the Winged Tiger corrected his words, "No, I will torture you first before killing you slowly."
Evelyn ignored the Winged Tiger's words and raised her right arm forward. "Thunderbolt."
A giant magic circle suddenly appeared above the Winged Tiger before finally, a bolt of blue lightning shot down, trying to hit the Winged Tiger.
The Winged Tiger lifted its head before avoiding Evelyn's attack. "Human! You manage to anger this king again!"
Like before, Evelyn ignored the Winged Tiger's words and attacked him again. From her point of view, there was no point in talking with her enemy.
Of course, the Winged Tiger did counterattack. "Die, human!"
The Winged Tiger shot black flames from its mouth, intending to burn Evelyn to ashes.
Xiao Ming, who saw the fight from the cave entrance, was amazed. No, he was unhappy because he could not help Evelyn.
As he was focused on the fierce battle in front of him, a notification suddenly popped up.
[Ding! The road to becoming the Ruler is extremely difficult. It also involves bloodlust and mortality on the battlefield. Help Evelyn to kill the Winged Tiger, and you will be rewarded with a Transformation Mask card.]
'Transformation Mask card?'
Unexpected happiness danced in his mind.
Even though the system still did not explain the reward, he could guess based on the name of the reward.
'The target mission is only to help Evelyn, not to kill the Winged Tiger.'
He immediately checked all his cards in the inventory.
'Hmm? I have five cards left now; Power Loan card (1), Duji poison and antidote card (1), Wind Shield card (1), Invisibility card (1), and Deadly Sword Slash card (1).'
Xiao Ming finally knew what to do after seeing all of his cards.
'I can use the Invisibility card to get close to that magical beast and attack him using the Deadly Sword Slash card. I will use the Wind Shield card to protect me later.'
There were two reasons why he was willing to use three of his cards.
First, it was to help Evelyn. She was his first binding partner, so he did not want her to get killed by the Winged Tiger.
And last, it was because of the mission given by the system. Even though his enemy was a 3-Star magical beast, he did not show the slightest fear in his eyes.
What the system said was right. The road to becoming the Ruler was not easy. He needed determination and fear of nothing if he wanted to be like his grandfather.
[God of Harem agrees with the target mission.]
[God of Wind says boy, save your woman and kill that kitty-cat.]
[Goddess of War is paying attention to you.]
The corner of Xiao Ming's lips twitched. "Kitty-cat? God of Wind, why don't you kill that kitty-cat now? You are God, so it should be easy for you to kill that kitty-cat."
[God of Wind responds I don't want to.]
The God of Wind refused without thinking twice.
[God of Wind crosses his arms over his chest and turns his head to the other side.]
[God of Wind says it would ruin my reputation if I needed to step in just to deal with a kitty.]
Xiao Ming could not help but chuckle. He loved it whenever God of Wind commented on his adventure because he was an interesting God.
"Alright. I will go save her now." Xiao Ming suddenly felt calm after talking with God of Wind.
Even though his opponent was a 3-Star magical beast, he did not feel the slightest fear in his heart.
"System, activate the Invisibility card now." Even though the distance between them was quite far, Xiao Ming still decided to activate the Invisibility card.
There were three reasons why he did something like that. First, it was to hide his aura.
Magical beasts had a keen sense of smell. The Winged Tiger would notice him immediately if he did not activate the Invisibility card.
Second, it was because the effect of the Invisibility card would not disappear as long as he did not use energy within him or the energy around him.
And last, he could launch a surprise attack if he activated the Invisibility card before approaching the Winged Tiger.
[Ding! Invisibility card activated.]
Even though Xiao Ming didn't feel any difference in his body, but no one could see him or feel his aura right now.
At this moment, both the Winged Tiger and Evelyn were injured and only had a little stamina left.
[God of Sea says that kitty-cat is injured and only has a little stamina left, so this is an excellent opportunity to kill it.]
Xiao Ming nodded his head as he rushed toward the Winged Tiger.
'Yes. This is indeed a good opportunity to attack that magical beast.'
He agreed with God of Sea's words.
Evelyn and the Winged Tiger were no longer fighting in the sky.
The reason was simple.
They had lost one of their wings!
The Winged Tiger had lost its left wing, while Evelyn had lost her right wing!
Sure, Evelyn could reshape her right wing, but she did not do that because she only had a little stamina left now.
"Human, die for this king!" The Winged Tiger shot out huge black flames from its mouth again.
"Thunderbolt!" Evelyn instantly cast a spell after avoiding the Winged Tiger's attack.
"Aaggghhh." The Winged Tiger cried out in pain when lightning hit its body. "Human, I will kill you."
At this moment, Xiao Ming was already on the Winged Tiger's right side.
'This is already close enough!'
The distance between them was about fifteen meters.
'System, activate the Deadly Sword Slash card now.'
His eyes were locked on the Winged Tiger.
[Ding! Deadly Sword Slash card activated.]
Xiao Ming's swords suddenly gleamed in dark red.
'My sword suddenly becomes heavy!'
He felt as if he was holding a mountain, not a sword.
There was a reason why his sword suddenly became heavy.
It was because his body was too weak to use the power of the Deadly Sword Slash card!
'I can do this!'
He gritted his teeth.
At this moment, the effect of the Invisibility Card had disappeared.
Evelyn and Winged Tiger instantly turned their heads toward Xiao Ming.
"Ren?!" the expression of deep shock blossomed on Evelyn's face.
Previously, she told him to stay in the cave because she did not want something bad to happen to him.
Like Evelyn, the Winged Tiger was also startled.
'Another human?!'
He was furious.
He was enraged because he did not notice Xiao Ming earlier.
'And what is that dark red gleam?'
The Winged Tiger could feel terrifying energy from Xiao Ming's sword.
"Die, kitty!" Xiao Ming swung his sword, sending a deadly slash at the Winged Tiger.
The world suddenly turned crimson, and the battle area was filled with terrifying energy.
The power of Deadly Sword Slash was so terrifying, to the point that all the magical beasts around the battle area trembled in fear.
The Winged Tiger's pupil dilated before finally crying out in pain. "Aggghhh."
The Winged Tiger could not avoid or block Xiao Ming's attack.
Xiao Ming launched a surprise attack, and the distance between them was not far, so it was normal if The Winged Tiger was unable to react in time.
Xiao Ming suddenly had no more strength. He could barely even stand up. It drained all of his strength to use that technique.
The Winged Tiger knew that he would die soon, so he decided to take Xiao Ming with him. "Human, die with me!"
The Winged Tiger used its last strength to shoot black flames from its mouth. The Winged Tiger could not accept it, so he wanted Xiao Ming to die with him.
Xiao Ming could not avoid the Winged Tiger's attack because he had no more strength and could not move his body.
'System, activate the Wind Shield card.'
A giant shield formed from the wind suddenly emerged before him.
*Crack…Crack…Crack…
However, the wind shield was unable to withstand the Winged Tiger's attack, causing the shield to be broken immediately.
'Ah, shit!'
These were the words that appeared in his mind.
"Ren!" Evelyn rushed toward Xiao Ming, trying to save him.