Yi Han and Wang Chong stood shoulder to shoulder, one on the left and one on the right, facing the approaching demonic beasts together.
Although they were in retreat, they had not suffered serious injuries.
Suddenly, the Flame-Armored Bear's giant paw glowed with a faint white light, carrying the force of a thousand pounds, and slammed towards Yi Han.
A sharp glint flashed in Yi Han's eyes, and he rejoiced inwardly, "Good opportunity!"
He didn't dodge, but instead circulated his spiritual power to protect himself, preparing to take the blow head-on.
He wanted to use the force to pretend to be knocked back, allowing Wang Chong to fight with the two beasts while he took the opportunity to escape.
Although there was a risk of injury, it was extremely worthwhile to let Wang Chong resist the two beasts while he escaped with his life.
"Wang Chong is cunning and cannot be trusted. If I can take this opportunity to get rid of him, it wouldn't be a bad move," Yi Han calculated in his heart, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
In the next moment, he was sent flying by the bear's paw.
At the same time, spiritual power flowed under his feet, and he exerted force, wanting to fly even further.
But just as he was flying backwards, the triumphant look on his face suddenly froze.
Wang Chong, who was beside him, was also struck by the Purple-Scaled Python at the same moment, and flew out with him.
"Slippery brat!" Yi Han cursed inwardly, burning with anger, "How dare you scheme against me! You're definitely not a good person!"
He wanted to use Wang Chong to hold back the demonic beasts, but he didn't expect the other party to seize the opportunity to scheme against him as well.
Not only did he not gain any advantage, but he also wasted his magic power and suffered a slight concussion.
Yi Han only felt a dull pain in his chest, and the circulation of spiritual power was slightly stagnant. He hated in his heart, "Although this palm didn't cause serious injury, it made me suffer a hidden loss. Wang Chong must be guarded against!"
Yi Han and Wang Chong landed almost at the same time, and flipped over to stand up.
The roars of the two beasts approached, and Yi Han glanced at Wang Chong, seeing him clutching his chest with a gloomy face. He sneered inwardly, "Trying to hide his strength again."
He said urgently, "Brother Wang, if you hold back any longer, this place will be our burial ground!"
Wang Chong's eyes flashed, and his voice was low, "Brother Yi is right. In the face of a strong enemy, saving our lives is the most important thing."
Yi Han didn't say anything more, and the spiritual power in his dantian surged, causing the sword to glow with a cold light.
He thought to himself, "Since you are also scheming, let's see who will have the last laugh!"
Yi Han gripped his long sword, feeling the cold touch from the hilt, and felt slightly relieved.
He glanced at Wang Chong's knife, seeing that the other party had also infused it with spiritual power, before assessing the Flame-Armored Bear, "You and I will attack this bear's right leg. We'll defeat it first, and then deal with the Purple-Scaled Python together!"
"Let's do as Brother Yi says!" Wang Chong also sized up the two beasts.
The two understood each other's intentions and charged towards the two beasts.
Yi Han's sword pointed straight at the giant bear's right leg, while Wang Chong, avoiding the Purple-Scaled Python's attack, quickly leaped to the left and also slashed at the giant bear's right leg.
"Boom!" With a loud noise, the giant bear's scales finally cracked under the combined attack of the two, leaving a deep wound on its flesh, and blood flowed out.
The giant bear let out a painful roar, and its figure suddenly stagnated.
Yi Han rejoiced in his heart, and his figure flashed, avoiding the giant bear's counterattack.
The Purple-Scaled Python quietly circled behind them, a hint of cunning flashing in its snake eyes.
Suddenly, its mouth opened wide, and two streams of venom shot out like arrows, sealing off their retreat on the left and right.
Yi Han's pupils shrank, and the spiritual power under his feet exploded, causing his figure to retreat rapidly.
The venom brushed past the corner of his clothes and landed on the ground, instantly corroding a deep pit in the rock.
"That was close!" Yi Han was shocked, and cold sweat broke out on his back, "The Purple-Scaled Python's venom is so overbearing. A slight carelessness would mean death!"
Wang Chong also dodged in a sorry state, but the aftermath of the venom still splashed on his protective spiritual power, making a "sizzling" sound.
His face changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "This beast is not easy to deal with!"
Yi Han was awe-stricken, "This Purple-Scaled Python is not only incredibly venomous, but also knows tactics. We can't underestimate it anymore!"
"Brother Wang, you disrupt the two beasts, and I'll attack the bear's leg again. Let's severely injure it first!" Yi Han quickly scanned the two beasts and said in a deep voice.
Seeing him nod, they exchanged glances again, and Yi Han charged towards the approaching giant bear.
Chi—
With a wave of his sword, a large gash was finally opened on the giant bear's right leg, and blood spurted out like a fountain.
Its huge body swayed, and finally stopped.
The Flame-Armored Bear roared angrily. Although its right leg was severely injured, its violent aura became even stronger.
It suddenly leaped up, and its giant claws, wrapped in violent spiritual power, swept towards the two of them.
Yi Han blocked in a hurry, but was sent flying several feet by the brute force. He felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and his throat felt sweet. He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Turning his head slightly, he saw that Wang Chong was also spitting blood.
Before Yi Han could stand firm, the Purple-Scaled Python's long tail had already whipped over like a whip, so fast that it was suffocating.
He and Wang Chong were overturned by the aftermath and slammed heavily on the ground, their protective spiritual power almost collapsing.
Yi Han gritted his teeth and stood up, horrified, "These two beasts actually know how to cooperate. If this continues, we will surely die!"
He quickly assessed the situation. The two beasts attacked again. The Purple-Scaled Python moved very fast, while the giant bear moved slightly slower.
"Brother Yi, this bear is very likely the demonic beast that fits the mission requirements. It is now seriously injured. You and I will take it down while we have the chance. Whoever kills it first gets it!" Wang Chong shouted with great joy on his face.
Hearing this, Yi Han sneered in his heart. This person was likely to play tricks.
But it was indeed an opportunity not to be missed. They had to kill it first before joining forces to attack the Purple-Scaled Python. This was the best strategy.
"Let's do it that way." Yi Han and Wang Chong avoided the Purple-Scaled Python and attacked the bear.
However, since Wang Chong had made this suggestion, Yi Han planned to feign an attack, letting the other party expend his magic power to fight with the demonic beast.
After all, whether it was a human or a demonic beast, a dying counterattack was quite dangerous.
"Let's kill this fellow together!" Yi Han's voice was loud, and his attack was swift, but he only engaged in guerrilla warfare on the fringes.
He glanced at Wang Chong out of the corner of his eye, only to see that the other party was also doing the same, wielding his broadsword with great fanfare, but with only a trace of magic power on the blade, not even able to break the bear's scales.
"As expected, he's also hiding his strength!" Yi Han's heart was heavy.
"Brother Wang, let's not hide our strength anymore. Let's quickly kill this bear. There's still a big snake!" Since the other party also had this intention, he didn't want to delay any longer.
"Let's attack together!" Wang Chong didn't show any unusual expression.
Yi Han, at the cost of serious injury, cooperated with Wang Chong and finally killed the Flame-Armored Bear in a very short time.
But seeing that Wang Chong was also seriously injured, he felt slightly relieved, but at the same time, he became even more solemn.
The Purple-Scaled Python stopped attacking and slowly swam, its snake eyes coldly sweeping over the corpse of the Flame-Armored Bear, then landing on them.
It didn't rush to attack, but instead circled around the two of them, its forked tongue flicking, as if looking for the best opportunity to attack.
Yi Han's heart sank, "This beast is so cunning. Is it observing our injuries?"
He gripped his long sword and said in a low voice to Wang Chong, "Be careful, it's more difficult to deal with than that bear."
Wang Chong nodded, his eyes solemn, "We can't delay any longer, or we will surely die."
Yi Han and Wang Chong exchanged glances, seeing the same determination to fight to the death in each other's eyes. Then, they gritted their teeth and launched a pincer attack on the Purple-Scaled Python like tigers pouncing on their prey.
For a time, sword shadows and saber lights flickered, and the Purple-Scaled Python was not to be outdone, constantly twisting its body, its poisonous fangs and long tail coming out together.
After two quarters of an hour of fierce fighting, both sides were at the end of their ropes, stopped fighting, and guarded against each other.
The scales on the Purple-Scaled Python's body were broken, and its flesh was blurred.
Yi Han and Wang Chong were also about to exhaust their magic power and physical strength, and were covered in wounds.
The Purple-Scaled Python's fighting spirit had faded, and it looked back at the road behind it, seemingly preparing to escape.
Yi Han gasped for breath, and seeing this, his heart relaxed greatly.
Suddenly, the Purple-Scaled Python let out a sharp hiss and spat out two streams of venom like sharp arrows, shooting towards the two of them respectively.
Yi Han's eyes focused, and as he dodged, he flicked his long sword, wrapping a stream of venom and preparing to shoot it towards Wang Chong, first severely injuring him.
He naturally wanted to enjoy the bear's essence blood materials alone.
But at this moment, Yi Han's pupils shrank. Before the venom on his sword could be flicked away, a beam of venom shot towards his heart, already close at hand.
Yi Han quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding it.
"That was close! This person is too insidious!" Yi Han cursed inwardly, cold sweat breaking out on his back.
It seemed that Wang Chong had also noticed the Purple-Scaled Python's intention to retreat.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Chong's broadsword arrived.
Yi Han hurriedly waved his sword to block, and fought with him.
The Purple-Scaled Python seized the opportunity and swept its long tail horizontally.
Wang Chong hurriedly held his knife to block.
Yi Han also held his sword to defend, his eyes suddenly cold. Taking advantage of the situation, he flashed behind Wang Chong and stabbed his long sword straight into Wang Chong's back.
Unexpectedly, Wang Chong was still on guard at such a critical moment. He only heard the other party sneer, and his figure flashed, avoiding his attack. Taking advantage of the moment when his body moved forward, he swung his knife from behind him.
Yi Han failed in one strike and quickly held his sword to block. With a loud "clang", sparks flew everywhere.
The Purple-Scaled Python glanced at them, moved its body, and fled in a panic.
Yi Han turned around and shouted coldly, "Why did you sneak attack me earlier?"
"There is only one portion of materials. The strong can get it." Wang Chong's face was calm, as if he was not injured.
Yi Han gasped for breath, his face unchanged, but his heart was filled with panic.
His magic power had been exhausted!
Sensing that Wang Chong's spiritual power fluctuations were also extremely weak, Yi Han couldn't help but feel doubtful.
Could it be that Wang Chong still had a lot of magic power left?
Did he really have the confidence to kill me?
Or was he testing me?
After a little thought, Yi Han sneered and tightened the sword in his hand, his eyes filled with boiling killing intent, "Since you have this suggestion, then let's fight to the death here!"
Regardless of whether the other party was deliberately testing him, Yi Han also wanted to test him in return.
Otherwise, if the other party attacked again, life and death would be unpredictable.
After all, now that he was at the end of his rope, even if he encountered two wolves, he would probably be buried in their mouths.
Wang Chong's face changed, and he laughed loudly, "I have always only cooperated with the strong. I was just testing Brother Yi's cultivation results. As expected, you are extraordinary and worth cooperating with!"
Yi Han sneered again, without saying a word, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
This showed that the other party was also at the end of his rope.
After the laughter, Yi Han's eyes turned cold.
Wang Chong's face changed again, and his eyes also showed a cold intention.
Why?
Naturally, there was only one portion of essence blood materials.
Although the mission also required a portion of meat, no one would drag a huge body at this time.
Yi Han didn't want to linger here for a long time, but it was definitely not a good idea to give the spoils to Wang Chong.
