Laybit and the princess of the Curly-Horns had been on the run for almost half an hour since Rangka volunteered to cover their retreat.
Even so, they were not able to escape, and were instead caught in danger once again.
"No, that thing is catching up!"
The rabbit ears on Laybit's head perked up. It turned around slightly and sensed a strange sound.
Although the Unicorn Charging Antelope was good at running and was not slow, it was just an ordinary wild animal. It did not have magic power, and it was not a species blessed by the gods. It could not run at top speed for a long time, and it needed to rest for a while before continuing to run.
Not to mention the fact that it was carrying two people. Even though Laybit and Princess Mian Ya weighed less than fifty kilograms each, their combined weight was close to two hundred kilograms. Being able to run for such a long distance was already a testament to the innate talent of the One-horned Rushing Antelope. After all, it was a mount for the Princess, so it definitely had an outstanding bloodline.
But compared to the Demonic Beasts, they were clearly not just a little bit inferior.
Gurozlan was an elephant-snake that lived in the swamps beneath Mount Vierlin. While it was a magical beast that didn't have great speed, it was more mobile than most animals thanks to the mana in its body. Otherwise, the tall and burly Sultan of the Rhinoceros Horn tribe wouldn't have chosen it as his mount.
Rangka was already doing better than he should (actually, it was because he had become a believer of the God of Games) to be able to hold out for half an hour without being caught.
"There's no other way." Laybit sighed, and told the panicking girl in front of him. "Keep running toward the Dark Tide Coast. It'll be fine as long as you can reach the Long Ears' lands."
"Wait a minute, don't tell me you also want to …" The little princess of the Curly Curls Clan immediately guessed what Laybi was planning to do, and couldn't help but become even more panicked. She tried to persuade him, "Tell me, maybe there is another way, now is not the time to give up!"
"It's too late to do anything now. This is the only choice I have." Laybit could see the current situation clearly.
The people of the Rhinoceros Horn Clan did not come to persuade them to surrender. They just wanted to kill the messengers of the oppressed non-human clans. Therefore, even if they surrendered, it would be meaningless. Instead of being killed without any resistance, it would be better to make their deaths count.
"But as long as you can escape to our clan's land, you'll at least be able to expose Swordtail Grayclaw's scheme faster, so don't stop!"
After saying that, Laybit ignored the princess of the Curly Horns Clan and directly jumped down from the Single-Horned Rushing Antelope. After rolling on the ground, he steadily stood in front of the terrifying Elephant-Snake Gurozlan.
As mentioned before, the reason why the Sultan could catch up with Layu and the others was because of Gurozlan. In other words, except for the Sultan, the other Rhino Horn Tribe did not have the ability to catch up with them. Layu only had to face the Sultan and his mount.
"Another long-eared trash. I smashed the head of the last long-eared trash. How long can you last under my blade?" The Sultan looked at Bi, who was showing his hostility, like a rhinoceros looking at a rabbit that was baring its fangs at it. He did not feel the slightest threat.
Is that so? Rangka is already dead.
Although he had already guessed it, Layu still felt sad when the truth came out of the Sultan's mouth.
Still, he had no time to be sad, because the enemy was already approaching.
The Rhinoceros Horn Warrior's expression became even more disdainful as he watched Layu draw a long, thin staff that resembled a pointer.
"You're so thin and frail. You wouldn't break my defenses even if I stood still!"
As if to prove that he wasn't lying, the Rhinoceros Horn Warrior really did assume a standard stance and taunted Layu, who would not dare to make the first move. "Do it if you dare!"
Be that as it may, there was a flash of red light, and a blood-red mark was swiftly drawn across the Sultan's chest. Blood that was more viscous than human blood poured out of the wound, causing the Rhinoceros Horn Warrior to growl in pain and rage.
The Rhinoceros Horn Warrior — who had been looking for a chance to prey on the unicorn antelope, Princess Mianya who was running away, and Layu who had been prepared to die were all stunned by the sudden turn of events.
A moment later, Layby was the first to come back to his senses. He waved the bamboo whip in his hand and slashed at the wound on Sultan's chest. However, the latter kicked him away and sent him flying more than ten meters away. He fell to the ground and vomited blood. The blood was mixed with fragments of organs. It seemed that his injury was very serious.
"Who ambushed me!" The Sultan kept roaring in rage.
"Didn't you tell me to do it?"
A slightly indifferent but rather rough voice of a man rang out.
The Sultan turned towards the direction of the voice, and found that an Inhuman had appeared to his left without him noticing.
There was a thick mane over his neck, and his entire face resembled a lion's. Still, his appearance leaned more towards the human side compared to most Lion Men.
At the moment, red flames were rising over his body, and the longsword he held was flickering with a bone-chilling glint.
"The Grayclaw? Why would you appear here? Are you here to inspect our work or to obstruct us?! " The Sultan pressed down on his bleeding wound and hissed. "Don't you know that we're here on Swordtail's orders …"
It should be mentioned that Vulcan Cherda, his permanent teammate, was standing behind Zonyan, who was using a potion to heal Layu who was on the brink of death.
The effect of the potion was as outstanding as ever, and the dying Layu who had been coughing blood soon recovered. Though he wasn't alive and kicking, his life was at least saved.
As for the little princess of the Curly Curls Clan, she didn't run far after realizing that the situation had changed. She just stayed a little distance away from the battlefield and watched as the situation continued to change. She didn't know whether she should continue to run or not and could only continue to wait and see.
"Hmph. So, you're that Grayclaw traitor? Alright, let me see what you're capable of. I'll make you realize that with your three-horned cat's kung fu, there's no way you can be compared to Lord Swordtail! "The warrior of the Rhinoceros Horn Clan roared," Fear my bravery! "
"Bring it on." Zonyan Grayclaw said to Sultan the Rhinoceros Horn Warrior, brandishing his sword a little as he shifted his points from Berserker to Kengyoku due to Mufasa's impression. "But you'll be cut into pieces in the next split second!"
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