Chapter 9

At this time, in the sky above the forest, the black shadow was flying leisurely.

The black shadow had a lion's body and sharp claws, an eagle's head, and a pair of eagle-like wings. It was a magical creature born from the combination of a lion and an eagle.

It was a rather famous magical creature — the Gryphon.

The Gryphon was a rather powerful magical creature, possessing the bravery and strength of a lion, as well as the speed and wings of an eagle. This kind of magical creature was not inferior to a Wyvern, and might even surpass it.

Hence, even in his previous life, the Gryphon was a rather famous magical creature. In this other world, it was also an existence that could not be underestimated.

Such a Gryphon did not seem to have appeared here because it had found its prey, but just happened to pass by. It flew rather leisurely, completely unaware that it had been targeted by someone.

Shien stared at the Gryphon flying high in the sky.

"If I can ride on that Gryphon, I should be able to fly all the way out of this forest, right?"

That was what Shien was thinking.

Moreover, the more he fought, the more Shien was eager to make a move.

If he wanted to leave this forest as soon as possible, this was the best method that Shien could think of.

If he missed this opportunity, it would be too much of a pity.

In these ten days, apart from the human-faced, snake-bodied bird, this Gryphon was the most suitable flying magical creature for Shien to ride.

It was not that Shien had not encountered flying magical creatures in this period of time, but those magical creatures were either too small and not suitable for riding at all, or had strange shapes and could not be ridden at all.

Only this griffin was able to ride on its back without any problems at all.

"Alright!"

After thinking about it, Shien, who had always been decisive and had an outstanding ability to accept things, no longer hesitated.

"Evolve!"

At that moment, Shien directly activated the skill [Ultimate Evolve], allowing the mana to quickly circulate in his body, turning it into strength, and obtaining a superhuman body.

Then, Shien did a deep squat, concentrating all of his strength on his feet.

Thanks to the effect of the max level [War God], Shien, who could perfectly control his body, easily gathered all of his strength on his feet.

In the next second …

"Bang!!!"

With a loud explosion, Sean crushed the ground under his feet and stirred up a gust of strong wind, bringing along thick sand and dust. He broke through the air like a rocket soaring into the sky.

"Screech!"

In the sky, the leisurely flying Gryphon was startled by the sudden loud noise. Then, it saw a figure shooting over like an arrow.

The direction was just right for it.

"Bang!"

Not long after, in the sky above the forest, there was a muffled sound.

The Griffin only felt that it had been smashed heavily. It let out a cry and its entire body rolled in the air. It almost fell down and lost the ability to fly.

When the griffin stabilized its body, flapped its wings, and once again flew steadily in the air, it immediately discovered that something was wrong with its body.

Unknowingly, a figure had landed on the Gryphon's back.

"Success!"

Holding the holy sword in one hand and the Gryphon's fur in the other, Shien laughed as he rode on the Gryphon's back.

[Obtained skill — [Mount] — do you wish to learn? ]

Before Shien could make a choice, the Gryphon finally reacted.

"Screech!"

Realizing what had happened, the Gryphon let out an angry cry, and mana surged out of its body, turning into waves.

Thus, a tornado appeared on the Gryphon's body.

The Gryphon's mana turned into a tornado, carrying with it an endless amount of wind blades, crazily scraping the Gryphon's body.

"…!"

Shien's expression changed, and he subconsciously grabbed the fur on the Gryphon's neck.

The tornado that blew from the Gryphon's body carried with it an astonishing force, and it blew on Shien's body.

If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely be blown off the Gryphon's body under the crazy blowing of the tornado, and then be twisted into minced meat by the internal force of the tornado.

Shien had two skills, [Physical Resistance] and [Magic Resistance], which were at max level, and he also had the protection of the holy sword. Naturally, he would not be twisted into minced meat, but it was inevitable that he would be blown off the Gryphon's body.

However, Shien learned the newly obtained [Ride] skill as fast as possible, and he did not stop at all. After leveling it to the max level, he obtained the highest level of riding skills.

Thus, not only did Shien not get blown away by the tornado, but he also used his greatest strength to clamp his legs on the Gryphon's body. He also used all his strength to grab the fur on the Gryphon's neck, and immediately lowered his body, wholeheartedly resisting the power of the tornado.

"Tss!" "Tss!" "Tss!"

Suddenly, the tattered clothes on Shien's body were torn and torn by the tornado.

However, Shien was still riding on the Gryphon's body steadily, and he was unharmed.

"Screech!"

Sensing this, the Gryphon cried out angrily, and began to fly crazily, spinning back and forth in mid-air, leaping and sweeping, in an attempt to throw Shien off.

Unfortunately, Shien was like the most skillful rider, firmly controlling himself on the Gryphon's back. Sometimes he adjusted his position, sometimes he changed his strength, sometimes he lowered his body, and sometimes he straightened his back, perfectly controlling the centrifugal force and sense of balance.

"Behave yourself!"

Towards the end, Shien still firmly controlled the Gryphon while holding the holy sword in a reverse grip, and used the hilt to hit the Gryphon's head.

"Bang!"

Amidst the muffled sound, the Gryphon let out a painful cry.

At the same time …

[Obtained skill — [Taming] — Learn?] []

Shien was slightly startled, and then immediately learned this newly obtained skill and leveled it to the maximum.

At this moment, a look of realization appeared in Shien's eyes. He placed one hand on the Gryphon's back, and began to inject his own mana into it.

This mana was slowly injected into the Gryphon's body with a specific frequency and flow path.

"Screech! Screech! "

The Gryphon that was furious because of the pain suddenly let out a comfortable cry, and the strength of its struggle also weakened.

Seeing this, Shien was delighted, and hurriedly used the same method to continuously inject mana into the Gryphon, making the Gryphon's cries more and more comfortable, and it no longer resisted Shien.

After an unknown amount of time, the Gryphon completely stopped struggling, and no longer resisted Shien's ride. Instead, it continuously cried at Shien, as if it wanted Shien to continue to inject mana into it.

"Why? Do you still want it? " Shien suddenly smiled, and said to the Gryphon under him, "If you are willing to take me out of this forest and to the nearest town, then I will satisfy you."

Hearing this, the Gryphon let out a few cries, as if to express that it had received Lin Li's request. It flapped its wings, and flew in a certain direction.

Shien, who understood something, could no longer hide his joy.

Just like that, the man and the beast flew towards the periphery of the forest.