Chapter 253: Desert Survival
Just as Li Lang began concentrating on his Tracing Origin technique, he suddenly found everything darkening around him. When he glanced up toward the sky, an ear-piercing screech assaulted him as he made eye contact with a golden brown falcon of some sort, with a wingspan that could easily wrap around him and his companions if they were together.
It was plain to see that the falcon was a powerful Qi beast, and it swooped down toward Li Lang.
The lone man hastily dodged out of the way, but there was no chance he would be faster than an aerial-type Qi beast. Its talons easily pierced through the sleeve of his robe, leaving a long gash starting from the top of his shoulder and down to his midsection.
The beast didn’t have any plans on relenting as it quickly turned around to face its target, ready to dive in again. It only hesitated when it noticed the glint from the spearhead pointed its way.
During this short standoff, Li Lang’s mind raced for a solution.
I doubt my needles could penetrate its defenses when all I have are Mortal-grade techniques. My only shot at doing any damage is unleashing everything I have with this spear artifact in a counterattack.
This sucks. I can’t test the new poisons I’ve been preparing at all until I have better power over Qi of the metal element.
As if sensing Li Lang’s hesitation, the falcon didn’t give him too much time to brainstorm. It recognized the threat from its foe and began dashing around in a zig-zag pattern. It made it especially hard to track its movements.
With blood drenching his clothes, Li Lang focused on his enemy as hard as he could. The bird charged toward him every so often, managing to leave a small cut every time. New wounds appeared all over his body every few seconds and the only thing Li Lang could do was slowly lower his elevation. The goal was to reach the ground, limiting the falcon’s attack angles by deterring it from diving straight down, lest it wanted to take a plunge into the sand.
I guess there’s no way for me to test my poisons for now.