Mighty Lord

Chapter 1364: Chapter 513 Volcano

Metal is for defense, Sound System is for long-range attacks, and even by itself, that lion was already giving Zhou Tian a tough time. Little did he expect that the lion would still have such tactics at its disposal. Although it looked like a Metal Rule ability, just based on the lion’s displayed prowess, Zhou Tian truly couldn’t muster a shred of confidence to claim he could defeat this opponent.

However, Zhou Tian knew he had to fight regardless, and although the lion repeatedly performed beyond his expectations, displaying strength that surprised him, with Diligence’s efforts, Zhou Tian managed to gain some understanding of the lion’s abilities after countless probing attempts. Although not entirely confident, Zhou Tian had already devised a method to capture the lion. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Once he had such a plan in mind, Zhou Tian quickly took action.

Zhou Tian wasn’t without means to deal with the lion; in fact, he had already formulated tactics earlier in their combat, once he understood the lion’s abilities. However, strong as the lion was, even though Zhou Tian had a strategic plan, he still wasn’t entirely sure he could claim victory in the end.

Especially if he were to employ his planned method, even if Zhou Tian could win, he feared that his goal of hunting the lion may be thwarted. If there had been any other choice, he really wouldn’t have wanted to take such action.

But...

At this point, the struggle between Zhou Tian and the lion had long escalated beyond mere hunting. Given the circumstances, Zhou Tian would naturally prefer to preserve the lion’s Physical Body; but since the usual methods were ineffective against his opponent, he was willing to pay whatever cost was necessary to overcome the lion before him.

So, despite his reservations, once Zhou Tian perceived the lion’s condition, he acted without hesitation.

"If you’re brave enough, follow me!"

After dropping that challenge, Zhou Tian, who had been in a standoff with the lion, suddenly bolted away.

The lion certainly wouldn’t let Zhou Tian get away so easily. What a joke! It had previously wanted to Flee, but Zhou Tian wouldn’t allow it, and now, seeing he couldn’t subdue it, Zhou Tian wanted to escape. Regardless of whether the lion could grasp Zhou Tian’s thoughts, it certainly wouldn’t let Zhou Tian go without a fight.

So, given the circumstances, the lion might have forgiven prior blocks to its Retreat, but after that experience, it was determined not to let Zhou Tian escape easily this time. Hence, when it noticed Zhou Tian preparing to flee, the lion didn’t hesitate to immediately give chase.

However, much as the lion didn’t want to let Zhou Tian go, Zhou Tian had the clear Advantage in speed. So when Zhou Tian aimed to Escape, although the lion wanted to stop him, it simply couldn’t keep up due to the disparity in speed. Reluctantly, all it could do was watch Zhou Tian increase the distance between them.

Accordingly, if nothing unexpected occurred, Zhou Tian was likely to quickly widen their gap. Thanks to the Time Ability’s effect, shaking off the lion wasn’t a difficult feat for him.

Nevertheless, first, it was Zhou Tian’s reluctance to just retreat, and second, as there was now a Vengeance between them, Zhou Tian worried about possible future retribution if he couldn’t kill the lion. Thus, unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t let the lion off easily.

So, while Zhou Tian could easily shake off the lion using his speed advantage, he wasn’t in a rush to do so for his ultimate objective. Contrarily, Zhou Tian didn’t run at Full Strength; he ensured that the lion couldn’t catch him, but he also didn’t use all his strength to widen their gap dramatically.

As a result, what seemed like a chase was, in fact, Zhou Tian luring the lion toward A Certain Location.

He continued to race until he reached a predetermined spot, where he finally halted.

But as Zhou Tian stopped, so did the lion. It had shown relentless Killing Intent toward Zhou Tian, doggedly pursuing him upon his retreat. Yet, when it saw the destination Zhou Tian had reached, the lion too dared not approach any closer.

It wasn’t that the lion had suddenly lost its nerve, but rather the location Zhou Tian had reached was indeed a dangerous situation for the lion.