Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 981: Thrilling

Chapter 981: Chapter 981: Thrilling

"The Stone Forest is just ahead. Let’s push harder and rush!"

Huang Miao, while dashing forward, glanced in the direction of the approaching Spirit Beasts and saw that they were not far away; she could even clearly see their nostrils and eyes, and also felt the overwhelming pressure bearing down on them. A cold sweat broke out on her back as she yelled loudly.

The five of them were now racing against time with those dozens of Spirit Beasts.

If they entered the Stone Forest first, with its many layers of towering rocks, the Spirit Beasts would be unable to break through quickly, at least temporarily keeping them safe.

However, if the dozens of Spirit Beasts got ahead of them, then a deadly bloody battle would inevitably ensue, and all five of them could become a fine feast for the Spirit Beasts.

Hou Ziping, Liu Qingqing, and Liu Liehu also understood the importance of getting into the Stone Forest before the Spirit Beasts. The three of them frantically circulated their True Yuan, squeezing out their body’s potential energy, pushing their speed to the limit to catch up with Huang Miao.

The Antlered Silver Lions were highly intelligent. Seeing Huang Miao and the others speeding up towards the Stone Forest, they also increased their pace.

Fang Bai brought up the rear behind Huang Miao and the other three, keeping an eye on the charging Spirit Beasts, to guard against any surprises.

Seeing the Stone Forest mere tens of meters away, Huang Miao and the others let out a sigh of relief. They needed only a few moments to enter the Stone Forest.

At this moment, although they knew the Spirit Beasts had reached a spot near them, there was no time to turn back and look.

For them, the very brief moment they had left could determine their life or death.

Huang Miao, the fastest, led the way ahead. With a flicker of her figure, she dashed through the massive stone pillars that formed the Stone Forest and disappeared into it.

Hou Ziping was the second to enter the Stone Forest. The moment he soared into the Stone Forest, he turned back in a hurry and saw that Liu Qingqing and Fang Bai were still over ten meters away from the forest, with Fang Bai following behind them.

When he looked at the Spirit Beasts, Hou Ziping’s pupils constricted, his gaze revealing a flicker of sorrow and sympathy.

Dozens of Antlered Silver Lions charging at high speed burst out from an angle, with the three leading ones about to collide with Fang Bai, Liu Qingqing, and Liu Liehu.

The three Spirit Beasts had huge bodies, tough hides, and brought an unstoppable force of impact. If they hit Fang Bai and the others, they would surely inflict severe damage upon them.

And if they were badly injured, with dozens of Spirit Beasts piling on them from behind, the outcome was predictable.

"Sigh..."

Hou Ziping let out a sigh, knowing that even if he were to go back to help Fang Bai and the others, it would be futile, and he would only be sacrificing himself in vain. With a sense of guilt, he slipped into the Stone Forest.

Liu Qingqing and Liu Liehu, still a distance away from the Stone Forest, had pale faces filled with panic.

Although they didn’t turn back to look, they were aware that dozens of Antlered Silver Lions were already close at hand and would collide with them in an instant.

Dozens of massive bodies of Spirit Beasts charging in a line could topple a small mountain, let alone their flesh and blood bodies.

Following behind Liu Liehu, Liu Qingqing suddenly spotted one of the Antlered Silver Lions hanging its large head low, madly using its antlers, as thick as arms and nearly three feet long, to charge toward Liu Liehu.

In the blink of an eye, the sharp tip of the antler was only about three yards away from Liu Liehu.

And with the Antlered Silver Lions’ charging speed, that distance of three zhang was merely the work of a breath.

"Liehu, be careful!"

Liu Qingqing let out a heart-wrenching scream, rushing forward selflessly, ready to place herself in front of the Antlered Silver Lion, prepared to sacrifice her own life to save Liu Liehu.

She had just moved when Fang Bai grabbed her from behind.

"Brother Fang, you..."

Liu Qingqing turned around abruptly, looking at Fang Bai, her face stained with tears, showing confusion and incomprehension.

"Let’s go!"

Fang Bai gave a soft shout, leading Liu Qingqing towards the Stone Forest up ahead.

Fang Bai’s movement technique was much faster than the Antlered Silver Lion, reaching Liu Liehu before the creature, his other hand shot out quickly, seizing Liu Liehu’s arm and forcefully pulling him along.

Liu Liehu, who had been scared stiff by the Antlered Silver Lion, had no choice but to fly forward with Fang Bai. He only felt darkness before his eyes, and they were already within the Stone Forest.

The Antlered Silver Lion pounced on emptiness, its anticipated prey gone, which made it furiously roar outside the Stone Forest, angrily ramming the giant stone pillars that formed the Stone Forest with the horns on its head.

The strength of the Antlered Silver Lions’ impacts was astonishing; each collision caused the stone pillars of the Stone Forest to tremble.

At the same time, dozens of other Antlered Silver Lions had also arrived in front of the Stone Forest. Like that lone lion, they roared and howled, pacing around the perimeter of the Stone Forest without leaving.

The Stone Forest was composed of hundreds of stone pillars, with crevices between each just wide enough for a person. The massive bodies of the Antlered Silver Lions, however, could not fit through. They could only continuously collide with the stone pillars, attempting to knock them down.

However, those pillars were deeply rooted in the ground and seemingly bestowed with a supernatural power. No matter how the dozens of Antlered Silver Lions rammed them, they could only shake the stone pillars, none of which fell.

"Phew..."

Liu Qingqing and Liu Liehu both let out a long breath upon entering the Stone Forest, realizing only then that their clothes were soaked with cold sweat. Looking at each other, they saw the relief of having escaped a catastrophe in each other’s eyes.

"Junior Brother Fang, Junior Sister Liu, Junior Brother Liu, are you all okay? That’s great!"

Seeing the three of them enter the Stone Forest unharmed, Huang Miao, who had been worried about them, was both shocked and elated.

"Junior Brother Fang, right before I entered the Stone Forest, I saw those Spirit Beasts had already reached you, but I didn’t turn back to help you. I... I really deserve to die!"

Hou Ziping, though temporarily safe after entering the Stone Forest, couldn’t feel happy at all. Instead, he was filled with regret and self-reproach. He thought about how Fang Bai had helped him several times in the past, but when Fang Bai was in danger, he had chosen his own life over helping, thus repaying kindness with ingratitude. Had Fang Bai perished, he would have been consumed with guilt for the rest of his life.

Now, seeing Fang Bai appear before him, amidst his astonishment and joy, he felt even more remorseful and said to Fang Bai with teary eyes.

"That’s enough, Senior Brother Hou. Seeking benefits and avoiding harm is human nature; don’t feel guilty about it. Under those circumstances, the danger was indeed great. Had I been in your shoes, I might have made the same decision!"

Fang Bai patted Hou Ziping’s shoulder, smiling indifferently, without any blame.

Hou Ziping straightened his back sharply, slapping his chest hard, and vowed loudly to the sky, "If such a thing ever happens again, I will never abandon Senior Brother Fang. Otherwise, may I be torn apart by Spirit Beasts, meeting a terrible end!"