Chapter 50: Captured

After transforming back into her original form, Yue Li’s speed increased significantly.

However, the opponent was also fast, and the distance between them didn’t widen.

Yue Li grew anxious, channeling the wind to boost her speed.

She thought this would allow her to escape, but an unexpected development occurred.

White mist drifted from the white dog’s body, and her speed suddenly surged.

So that’s it!

The white mist in the border town was this creature’s special ability. Truly, when it rains, it pours.

Yue Li’s heart sank. If even wind manipulation couldn’t widen the gap, then it would be a battle of endurance.

And so, the two giant beasts chased and fled, like streaks of black and white lightning.

Xing Lian had no idea that Yue Li was locked in a struggle with someone else. She couldn’t spare the thought. Right now, she felt like she was dying.

Xing Lian’s body was frail. Although she had toughened up a bit through training, it was only a little.

Yue Li was going all out, and her body could withstand such extreme speed, but Xing Lian could not.

The fierce wind battered her face. She quickly buried her head to hide, but there was nowhere to go.

Yue Li’s speed grew faster and faster. Xing Lian’s silver hair fluttered wildly, even her hair tie blown away, and her cheeks ached terribly.

The biting wind was like a knife, but that wasn’t the worst of it. Not being able to breathe was the real problem.

With no shelter in sight, breathing was extremely difficult. Before long, she felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Her head spun, her body quickly lost strength, and her hands could barely hold on.

‘Oh no, I’m going to fly off!’

Xing Lian panicked.

She wanted to endure, but she simply couldn’t.

“Sl-slow down!”

Although she knew slowing down would let the enemy catch up, she had to speak up.

But…

Even her plea was useless.

Because she was running too fast, the wind roaring in her ears, and Xing Lian’s voice was too soft—Yue Li didn’t hear a thing.

Xing Lian grew even more frantic.

The next second.

“Waaaaahhhhhh!”

Another wave of dizziness hit. Her hands slipped, and her body lurched backward, swept into the sky by the gale.

Now it was Yue Li’s turn to be stunned.

“Lian’er!”

She quickly turned around and leaped toward Xing Lian, trying to catch her.

The white dog caught up at that moment. Seeing the beauty flying through the air, she also leapt, attempting to snatch her away.

Both of them lunged at Xing Lian. Xing Lian was terrified.

Yue Li cared for her and wouldn’t hurt her. The white dog also seemed unwilling to harm her.

Either one could rescue her.

But if they both acted at once, the outcome was uncertain.

With both vying for her, neither giving way, interfering with each other—she might end up falling to her death.

Even if she wasn’t killed, she could still get injured in the struggle.

The more Xing Lian thought about it, the more panicked she became.

Yue Li realized something was wrong, and so did the white dog. They locked eyes midair, and by unspoken默契, manipulated the wind currents and white mist to wrap around Xing Lian’s waist, gently lowering her to the ground.

The moment she touched the ground, Xing Lian’s legs gave way.

‘I’m… I’m okay.’

Cold sweat covered Xing Lian’s forehead, but she had no time to wipe it off. She watched the distance with worry.

Without Xing Lian weighing her down, Yue Li could unleash her fury. She lunged at the white dog, swiping a claw fiercely at her.

The white dog dodged sideways. The claw struck the ground, leaving a deep gash in the earth.

“Die!”

Yue Li wanted to end this quickly and escape with Xing Lian, so she went all out from the start.

Winds swirled around her as she swung her claw again.

White mist enveloped the white dog’s body. Their claws clashed.

*Squelch!

Blood splattered. Yue Li’s foreleg was injured, and so was the opponent’s.

The pain didn’t weaken her fighting spirit; it only made her stronger.

Yue Li’s eyes turned cold. The wind around her condensed into shape, and several wind blades shot out.

Seeing this, the white dog hastily manipulated the white mist to form a shield in front of her.

*Thud! Thud! Thud!

The mist shield blocked the wind blades, surprising Yue Li. But she had a backup plan.

“Whoosh!”

A small tornado suddenly appeared, enveloping the white dog, spinning her dizzy and disoriented.

While the white dog struggled against the tornado’s suction, Yue Li swung her claw again, summoning more wind blades.

“Swish! Swish! Swish!”

The wind blades sliced through tree trunks like tofu and continued undiminished toward the white dog.

This time, she couldn’t dodge, nor did she have a chance to form a mist shield. But as the wind blades touched her body, the areas of contact turned into white mist, and the blades passed right through.

“This is…”

Yue Li was astonished.

The white dog then broke free of the tornado, pushed off her hind legs, and leaped high, pouncing down on Yue Li from above.

Yue Li quickly dodged backward.

The pounce missed. White mist surged around the white dog’s body, transforming into a dozen chains that shot toward Yue Li.

With them so close, and the chains fast and numerous, Yue Li had no way to dodge. She had no choice but to activate her special ability.

A dozen chains converged—but grasped only empty air.

Yue Li stood right there, yet the white chains passed through her body as if she didn’t exist.

Now it was the white dog’s turn to be stunned.

Her ability was similar to Yue Li’s—she could turn to mist, and Yue Li could ignore attacks too.

But her mist form consumed a lot of energy, and the opponent’s surely did as well.

As the white dog guessed, Yue Li’s consumption was indeed heavy.

Void-Real Transformation was a spatial ability. For her current self, using it was still too much of a stretch.

…

Xing Lian hid behind a large boulder, watching the distant battle, her eyes shining with admiration.

She had never known how strong Xing Lian was before, but now she finally understood.

If not for encountering Transcendental Beast Girls, with Yue Li’s strength, taking on a hundred opponents single-handedly would be no problem.

So strong! Truly strong!

But the opponent was also formidable.

The white mist could take shape, turning into various tools, and she could also turn to mist to evade attacks. Yue Li couldn’t take her down right away.

However, compared to the white dog, Yue Li was clearly more composed. She would definitely win in the end.

Xing Lian breathed a sigh of relief. But the next second, she froze.

“Don’t move! Put your hands up.”

A clear female voice sounded behind her. Xing Lian felt something press against her back.

‘Wha—!? What is this!?’

Xing Lian turned around in a daze, her black-and-white perspective shifting back. She saw a black-clad beast girl wearing soft armor, holding a spear.

The thing pressing into her was the spear in her hand.

When had she snuck up here?

Xing Lian was dumbfounded.

She had been so engrossed watching Yue Li fight that she hadn’t noticed this person at all.

The black-clad beast girl had been ordered to capture someone. She expected an ordinary little runt, but instead found a breathtaking beauty.

Staring at Xing Lian’s stunning face, her eyes glazed over, and she seemed almost smitten.

While others might be entranced, Xing Lian was not. Seeing the girl standing motionless, she turned to run.

But perhaps it was due to nervousness, or because she had been squatting too long and her legs had gone numb.