Kingdom of Corrosion

Lin Wu slowly descended the slope, approaching the Frenzy with a road separating them. As Lin Wu moved to the edge of the road, the Frenzy seemed not to notice him, leaping on the pickup truck and howling now and then. Just as Lin Wu stepped two paces onto the road, the Frenzy immediately turned its head, leapt down from the truck roof, and charged towards Lin Wu without hesitation, while Lin Wu turned and ran.

The speed of the Frenzy caught Lin Wu by surprise; it accelerated to 40 yards in two seconds. Lin Wu immediately increased his speed to 40 kilometers per hour. The stamina bar plummeted at a rate of 5% per second, since this speed had already surpassed the human limit for sprinting, and the punishment system penalized him. Seeing the bad turn of events, Lin Wu adjusted his speed to 35 yards, just below that of a hundred-meter sprinter. Consequently, the stamina bar's depletion rate slowed to 1.5% per second.

In the natural world, there's a rule that the vast majority of bipedal mammals can't outrun quadrupedal mammals.

The Frenzy, with all limbs on the ground, ran swiftly. With a 5-yard speed difference between them, it soon caught up to Lin Wu. The Frenzy lunged like an arrow, aiming a direct claw strike at Lin Wu's back. Lin Wu activated Wind Stinger (Whirlwind Backstabbing) and forcibly repositioned to the side. Due to the change in direction, the ensuing inertia sent Lin Wu tumbling forward. The Frenzy fared no better; missing its pounce, it slid forward seven or eight meters, painfully dug its claws into the ground to stabilize itself, and turned to charge at Lin Wu again.

Lin Wu popped a chewing gum into his mouth to recover stamina, jumped over a fence, hoping to replicate the fence tactic. However, he saw the Frenzy leap onto the fence and dive toward Lin Wu beneath it. Lin Wu activated Wind Stinger to dodge the deadly strike. In less than 20 seconds, Lin Wu's stamina had dropped to 50%, and that was with the chewing gum slowly replenishing it.

Lin Wu flipped over another fence, pulled out a water hose, and without any hesitation, turned and struck with all his might as if chopping down Mount Hua. The Frenzy was about to leap onto the fence when Lin Wu's water hose hit it square on the forehead. With a loud clang, it felt like hitting steel, and Lin Wu nearly lost his grip on the hose.

The blow with the water hose dazed the Frenzy somewhat, and it tumbled backwards, rolling on the ground before leaping back onto the fence. Seeing the dirty human running wildly, it didn't hesitate to resume the chase.

Lin Wu slid across the tops of abandoned vehicles, and the Frenzy's attack followed, its claws piercing the car's roof, missing Lin Wu's body by less than 10 centimeters. Taking advantage of its momentarily stalled figure, Lin Wu darted into the base's safe area in one breath, with the relentless Frenzy following close behind.

Inside the safe zone, the three defenders immediately opened fire with guns and arrows, but none hit the Frenzy's head due to its high speed. Perhaps its ego bruised by the water hose, the Frenzy paid no attention to the shooters, fiercely biting down on Lin Wu. Seeing the Frenzy's viciousness, Lin Wu was alarmed and burst through the wooden door into the base's main building, with the Frenzy hot on his heels. Lin Wu ran upstairs and, without hesitation, leapt out of a window on the second floor. The Frenzy copied the move and pursued relentlessly.