Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1207: Raptors

Chapter 1207: Raptors

That day, after Li Changgong lost to Zhang Yi, he suffered the greatest humiliation of his life.

Although he tried his best to maintain his pride in front of his subordinates, to keep his crown from falling.

But this sense of desolation could not escape the eyes of Cheng Lanlan, who had followed him for many years.

So the seed of hatred had long been planted, and in this world, there aren't that many stories of meeting with a smile to erase old grudges.

Humans are very petty creatures.

The so-called forgetting of hatred is only because one is too weak and has no choice but to endure.

And precisely because of this, people who were once at the bottom, after gaining a little power, will often go to any lengths to use that power to make things as difficult as possible for others.

It's not that Cheng Lanlan's desire to kill Liang Yue was long premeditated, but when she saw Zhang Yi leave, and the massive counterattack of the Ground Centipedes had everyone scrambling to respond, the hatred in her heart indeed gave rise to this thought.

As a Peregrine Falcon, she possessed excellent vision and powerful flight capabilities, allowing her to observe Liang Yue carefully during this battle.

Liang Yue was not guarding her own back.

She was not yet as experienced as Zhang Yi, so much so that during combat, she held almost nothing back.

Thus, her strength, speed, and even her attack patterns were observed clearly by Cheng Lanlan.

After weighing the gap in strength between the two, Cheng Lanlan concluded that she could kill Liang Yue!

The Peregrine Falcon flapped its wings in mid-air. After watching Liang Yue struggle to stabilize her posture, a mocking smile appeared on its bird-like face.

"Just this much." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

As soon as the words fell, its figure vanished from its original spot, appearing in front of Liang Yue in an instant!

Liang Yue had no choice but to grip her sword with both hands, focusing all her strength on blocking Cheng Lanlan's attacks.

Cheng Lanlan was too fast. Liang Yue couldn't fight back at all, only able to block through her meticulously honed martial arts and instinct.

When she struck out, she herself didn't even know if she could block Cheng Lanlan's attack; her sword moved to block almost subconsciously.

In the underground cavern, the clanging sounds rang out like hammering on iron. Liang Yue's legs were firmly planted on the ground, but her upper body was like a lone boat in a storm, enduring the fierce impacts.

"Bang!"

A violent impact made it impossible for Liang Yue's legs to support her body standing on the ground. Her legs plowed two long, deep furrows in the earth like iron plows.

"No, I must find a way to counterattack! If this continues, I'll be killed sooner or later!"

"I need to find a flaw in her attacks, then seize the initiative."

Liang Yue gritted her teeth. She felt a major crisis in her life once again. The scythe of death was hanging right over the back of her head, ready to fall at any moment.

This time, there was no Zhang Yi to help her; she could only rely on herself.

However, after years of martial arts training, her heart had long been steadfast and unyielding. When had she ever been weak?

No matter how difficult the situation, she would strive to find a way to break through it.

"Speed, strength, she surpasses me in both. Even the direction of her attacks is irregular; I can't predict her movements."

Liang Yue tightened her grip on the sword hilt. The attacks never stopped for a moment, coming like a violent storm.

And while attacking, Cheng Lanlan used her voice to try and crush Liang Yue's willpower. This seemed to be another trick to torment prey.

"Your attacks are weak!"

"Bang!"

The beak struck the blade, then slammed hard into Liang Yue's chest, making her blood churn and her body nearly topple backward.

"Your defense is sloppy!"

Another attack came from behind. Liang Yue had no time to turn around, her left arm directly sweeping backward.

A bracer popped out from her combat suit, blocking the Peregrine Falcon's sharp claws.

"Crack!"

The bracer made of Yi Metal actually dented, and the connecting joints directly shattered!

"Your footwork is loose!"

Again, from the side.

Liang Yue felt as if she had been struck hard by a heavy hammer. Unable to hide behind her sword's back, her arm was finally grazed by the Peregrine Falcon's beak.

Just that one touch was searingly painful. Two layers of her combat suit were directly torn open, and a large chunk of flesh was ripped away.

"Your reactions are slow!"

Liang Yue's body could no longer withstand this relentless barrage of high-speed attacks and was thrown violently away!

In Cheng Lanlan's pupils, a disdainful and bloodthirsty light flickered.

"Not a single decent thing about you! With your level of skill, you dare call yourself a martial arts master? You're a disgrace to the entire martial arts world!"

"With trash like you around that Zhang guy, he's bound to fall sooner or later!"

The moment Liang Yue's body was thrown, Cheng Lanlan flew into the distance. After flying at extreme speed, she wanted to turn around and deliver the final blow to Liang Yue.

But at that very moment, Liang Yue, who had been flung away like a kite, suddenly shot a grappling hook from her wrist, hooking onto a rock wall not far away.

Using the rock wall to dissipate Cheng Lanlan's force, Liang Yue quickly stabilized her posture, landing with her left hand supporting the ground like a leopard.

Now, she was truly facing a desperate situation.

And at this life-and-death juncture, that question that had always troubled her finally found a solution worth trying.

"Why does martial arts exist?"

This is a question every martial artist inevitably ponders.

If a person only needs enough strength and speed to be invincible, then what is the point of technique?

Liang Yue is a woman.

Since childhood, her father and several masters had told her that if she wanted to achieve something in the martial path, she must put in more effort than men.

Because of physiological disadvantages, they could hardly fight men of equal condition.

So, how to eliminate this gap?

One of her hidden weapon masters once gave her an answer.

"Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses. Since your strength is inferior to the opponent's, don't engage in close-quarters combat. That's why martial artists from the south often carry weapons with them. They don't strike lightly, but when they do, they injure."

"If your speed is inferior to the opponent's, use stillness to counter movement. Seize the moment for a single, fatal strike. But if this strike misses, your life might be over, so you cannot strike lightly."

Liang Yue had always been very bold. She knew that continuing to delay would not benefit her in any way.

She must end this quickly.

But why would Cheng Lanlan act according to her command?

"I must make her reveal a flaw."

"So, I have to reveal a flaw first."

Looking at Cheng Lanlan, who had flown away and was now returning from the distance, Liang Yue quickly sheathed her long sword, adopting a drawing stance.

Cheng Lanlan's movement slowed to a stop in mid-air. She narrowed her eyes, a cold glint flashing within.

"Planning to counterattack now?"

A faint, almost imperceptible sneer tugged at the corner of her mouth.

If both of them abandoned defense and went all-out attacking, it would come down to who was faster!

Liang Yue's speed was not as fast as hers. If she defended, there might still be a sliver of chance to survive.

But if she counterattacked, it was practically a guaranteed death!

"Looking for death!"

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