Shao Xuan and the other four followed closely behind. When Duo Kang and the other three saw the green-faced fanged beast, they hesitated for a moment, but in that moment, they were already far behind.
The prey in front of them was getting faster and faster, ignoring the trees and bushes. Whether it was the thick bushes or the surrounding trees, it didn't affect its speed at all. On the one hand, it could walk on the grass. On the other hand, it seemed to be very familiar with this area. It knew how to run and where to run, like a fish swimming in water.
Behind it, Shao Xuan couldn't see its hooves clearly because it was moving too fast. He could only see the waves of grass under its hooves swaying as it ran. Every time it swayed, it was like a wave that pushed the beast to escape at a faster speed.
In the sky, Gu La and the others from the Hui tribe heard Shao Xuan's shout and chased after the figure below.
Although there were many branches in the forest, blocking most of the view from the sky, there were still many gaps for Gu La to see the figure running below. Even if Gu La and the others couldn't see clearly, with the giant mountain eagle's eyesight, they could still lock onto the fleeing figure.
But …
The prey seemed to know that there was a predator in the sky, so it ran towards a denser forest instead of an open area.
Shao Xuan and the other four couldn't stop it for the time being. The people in the sky could only keep up, but they couldn't catch it. They could only watch as it ran into the denser forest.
"Screech —"
The giant mountain eagle in the sky screeched unwillingly. After the prey ran into the denser forest, it couldn't chase anymore.
Losing sight of the prey, the eagle circled in the sky, not knowing where to go.
Gu La cursed and signaled the giant mountain eagle to fly lower. He jumped down from the eagle's back and entered the forest with Duo Kang and the other three who had just caught up. There were still three people from the Hui tribe watching from the sky. If they saw anything, they would alert the people below.
The only one missing was Shao Xuan. Because only Shao Xuan could catch up.
Shao Xuan was still able to keep up by stepping on tree trunks, but Duo Kang and the rest were left behind. Now that they had lost their target, no one would be in a good mood.
"Was that the green-faced fanged beast?" Gu La asked.
"If Shao Xuan said so, then it must be. I didn't expect the green-faced fanged beast to be able to run on grass!" Duo Kang panted. This was as difficult as catching a thief. If he wasn't careful, he would lose his chance. He was so close! I shouldn't have hesitated!
"Grass running?!" Previously, Gu La was above and could not see the situation below clearly. When he landed, he could no longer see the figure. Now that he heard Duo Kang's words, Gu La was truly shocked. He had only seen those with wings flying on the grass. How could the green-faced fanged beast have such an ability?
Duo Kang and the others didn't know much. In fact, they only saw a blurry silhouette and didn't see the green-faced fanged beast's full appearance. Duo Kang and the others only knew this much more than Gulado.
However, now was not the time to talk about it.
"Split up and search!"
In such a large forest, they couldn't find any traces of Zhang Xuan, so they had no choice but to split up to search.
Hopefully, Shao Xuan could catch up to the green-faced fanged beast. The four of them thought to themselves.
Previously, Shao Xuan was able to catch a thief. Now, he should be able to catch up to the green-faced fanged beast, right?
Shao Xuan did indeed catch up. However, this was not Yanjiao's territory that he was familiar with. The geographical advantage was more advantageous for the green-faced fanged beast. All he could do was not to be left behind and find an opportunity to tell the others.
During the chase, Shao Xuan couldn't be distracted to leave tracking marks for Shao Xuan and the others. The path of the figure in front of them was too tricky. If he wasn't careful, he might even hit a tree.
In the dense forest, the two figures ran one after the other. Sometimes, when they changed directions too quickly, Shao Xuan would leave footprints on the tree trunks and even break branches. However, this kind of situation was rare and couldn't leave a continuous trace for the people behind.
A bug beast that was sleeping in the grass was stomped on by Shao Xuan who jumped down from the tree trunk. When it stood up and angrily looked around, Shao Xuan's figure was already gone.
Running out of a mountain, through a valley, to another mountain, and then over another mountain …
The figure in front of them was still running tirelessly and didn't show any signs of slowing down.
Just when Shao Xuan thought that this would be a long chase, the running figure in front of them suddenly stopped as if it had stepped on the brakes.
Shao Xuan didn't dare to approach immediately. He had limited knowledge of the green-faced fanged beast. When he didn't know their attacking habits, Shao Xuan would keep a relatively safe distance from it, especially when he knew that it could easily kill a beast that was much bigger than it.
Previously, he was only focused on chasing and didn't care about anything else. Now that it had stopped, Shao Xuan realized that the one in front of him seemed to be a little fat. No, it wasn't fat. It was more like it had eaten too much.
It had four short and wide hooves, a round belly, and green patterns on its body. The colors were of different shades, and there was no pattern to it. Its entire face was completely green. There were no other colors. It looked like an animal like a cow or a sheep, but there were obvious differences. On both sides of its wide jaw, there was a tusk that grew diagonally upwards. On the other side, there was only a small section. It must have been broken for some reason.
There was only one tusk. The carcass that Shao Xuan found must have been killed by this beast.
It looked at Shao Xuan fiercely without any fear. It didn't roar, only a very gloomy silence.
Whoosh —
There was the sound of blowing air. Hot air came out of the green-faced fanged beast's two large nostrils. In its slightly open mouth, there were no sharp teeth. Those weren't teeth for eating meat, they were for grinding grass.
Shao Xuan recalled what Gongjia Heng had described to him. "Its face is green and it has very thick skin. It often moves in the mountains. It's fierce and likes to attack other beasts. It eats grass."
Although he had hunted many animals in the forest in the past, and many of them looked very similar to this beast, Shao Xuan had denied it at first glance. However, when he saw this beast, Shao Xuan had a feeling that this was it!
This green-faced fanged beast must have known that it had shaken off the others. There was no eagle in the sky, only Shao Xuan was there. It must have thought that the danger was over. Now, it chose to face him head-on. Its eyes glinted fiercely. It lowered its head and pointed its tusk at Shao Xuan, signalling it to attack.
It did not make any other unnecessary movements. Instead, it stomped on the ground with its four stubby hooves and leapt into the air, charging towards Shao Xuan. It was just like the attack Shao Xuan saw in his dream.
Shao Xuan had to be careful when facing a beast that could easily break through the bones of the beasts in the forest. He had already blown the wooden whistle and the sound of birds chirping could be heard. However, he didn't know when Duo Kang and the rest would arrive. Before that, he had to deal with it himself.
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