Chapter 108: Fear

A seventh-rank giant lizard still possessed such speed.

In less than three minutes, it had covered over thirty li; a ninth-rank giant lizard would be even faster and more agile!

A distance of less than a hundred kilometers might take it only five minutes. This meant Yu Yan had to resolve the battle within five minutes—no, it would be best to compress it into three minutes. She also needed time to tidy the battlefield and escape afterward.

The ninth-rank giant lizard from earlier had disdainfully refused to engage with her.

It had looked down on her physically frail body, which lacked spiritual energy. But now, having slain a member of its clan, the situation was entirely different.

She would become the mortal enemy of the giant lizard tribe; encountering her meant a relentless fight to the death.

But there was no other choice. Her wind elemental energy was nearly depleted.

Her mental strength had been drained considerably from maintaining a deep illusion with Lou Yuhui for an extended period. If she had to run any further, she wouldn't even be able to think about killing monsters.

With both spiritual and mental energy nearly exhausted, she might very well meet her end beneath this seventh-rank giant lizard.

Of course, dying was out of the question.

At worst, she could hurl a ground-rank Fire Rhinoceros Horn to obliterate the giant lizard without a trace.

This absolute confidence in survival allowed Yu Yan to face these ground-rank dungeon monsters without fear. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she cloaked herself with the last of her mental energy. Since she didn’t need to worry about Lou Yuhui’s safety and was only concealing her own presence, this small reserve of mental power was sufficient.

Yu Yan’s form and aura once again vanished from the seventh-rank giant lizard’s sensory perception.

Hmm?

Why had that small pest suddenly disappeared again?

The seventh-rank giant lizard was momentarily confused but quickly snapped back—

No problem, nothing serious!

Although she could conceal most of her aura,

If it focused carefully, it could still detect the “pest” from subtle shifts in the airflow and faint environmental changes. Hiding was absolutely impossible... Wait, what? Why did it feel like the pest was right beside it?

More precisely, on its back.

Not good!

The seventh-rank giant lizard sensed danger and wildly shook its body, trying to throw Yu Yan off.

But it was already too late.

Yu Yan clung tightly to one of the thickest bone spikes just below the nape on its back, anchoring herself firmly. With her free hand, the sharp leaf of a Featherleaf Banyan ruthlessly slashed, carving a deep wound about twenty centimeters long across the giant lizard.

Yet such a minor injury was nothing to a thick-skinned, heavily armored giant lizard.

The wound didn’t even sever the major artery beneath the flesh; only a trickle of blood oozed out, almost mocking Yu Yan’s ineffectiveness.

Yu Yan paid it no mind.

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