A frail-looking boy with disheveled hair and tattered clothes could be seen running at full speed between the gigantic trees.
If you take a closer look behind him and try to figure out what is going on with this kid that his body is a total mess with blood covering all his tattered clothes and some of his dirty skin.
A weird-looking beast that was triple the size of the young man was right trailing after him as its speed wasn't a bit slower than the boy that was obviously running away to save his life.
His fur was gray in color, as three snakes were attached in the place of his tail, and two black horns that weren't so long took a spot on his forehead. Quite a terrifying sight to behold for anyone who was a mortal and saw this scene.
The beast was called Fosnako; it was an animal that could grow strong enough that he would even be able to reach body tempering cultivation realm and face off against soul palace cultivators without an issue.
The one chasing the skinny, messed up young man, however, was but a Fosnako that only had a foundation establishment realm cultivation.
Moreover, he looked similarly in bad shape if compared to what an ordinary healthy Fosnako would look like if he were at his peak shape.
A lot of people might have the wild idea that the young man tried to kill the beast and have it as dinner; thus, he can fill up his stomach, but the reality is way harsher than that simple thought and way of thinking.
As a matter of fact, the young man that looked like he was on his last breath and already on the brink of death, soon to collapse without being able to move a muscle of his broken body again, never frankly done anything to this Fosnako.
He was casually looking for a tree that had some fruits on it that he could eat. But his luck wasn't that good, as he soon found out that the tree he was checking out to get some nutrition from was actually hosting a fight right behind it.
The Fosnako was on the losing side all along as he appeared he would soon give in and die at the hands of his enemy, but life was full of wonders, and the scenario that was supposed to take place unexpectedly changed.
The boy, at first and despite the big sizes of the beasts that were fighting, didn't notice them or even hear their sounds, as he was barely alive and didn't eat for a couple of days.
However, the moment his eyes locked into the two figures, his hair uncontrollably stood up while his legs instantly sped up in the opposite direction, trying to get the farthest away from this duo that would undoubtedly make a dinner meal out of him if they laid their paws on him.
The Fosnako was the first to react as he didn't even look in his opponent's direction and chased after the boy trying to get his fare for the day.
While the opponent that was supposed to chase after both of them didn't even bother to look in their direction as he casually went back to do his thing.
Taking a look behind his right shoulder, the young man's brain was running at full speed as he tried to find a way out of this life-and-death situation and keep his life.
A trail of blood flowed out of his nose and mouth, clearly displaying the damage that was caused to his internal organs and his necessity for medicine that could heal his injuries.
" Damn it, it is all cause of that masked merciless bastard that crippled my cultivation and left me without any tools. Kami clan, if I ever survive this predicament, I'll make sure to return the hatred and anger that I'm feeling right now a hundredfold."
His eyes were red and determined as he swore to take revenge whenever he is back, yet, his legs didn't stop running, and he quickly wiped the blood off his face and concentrated on his current crisis.
That is indeed how you guessed, this young man that was in a miserable state wasn't anyone except Vladimir who just got his life turned upside down without any prior notice.
In the past few days, he was struggling to get food and find good shelter. But the wildlife of this forest didn't give him any rest time, neither in the darkest time of the night nor in broad daylight.
He was barely keeping his life all this while, and that's mainly contributed to the deep hatred and desire for revenge that he held towards the Kami clan. One of the twelve noble clans that had its roots unshaken since the establishment of the Storm Empire.
The trees began to get less in number, while the warm light of the sun and its golden rays started washing over Vladimir's whole body, clearly indicating that he was soon to exit the deadly forest and enter a new environment.
Soon, a sight not far away from their current spot that shook the miserable young man's heart entered the two figures sight that were playing cat and the mouse.
The young man's brain almost collapsed as he knew that there is no escaping this one if he was ever cornered there, a flash of helplessness accompanied by a deep sigh escaped him as he moved his head right and left in an attempt to find another direction to flee into.
" What's wrong with this shitty luck of mine that I have been experiencing since the moment I loved that girl. A cliff? For real! No, I can't go in that direction or else my death will be assured."
The beast had a smirk for a split second as he knew that his meal won't have anywhere else to run after a few seconds.
A proud feeling invaded his soul as he thought of his strength getting stronger after he ate the juicy flesh of a human.