The sword absorbed most of the force from the attack, but the power gap was too much to avoid injuries.
Harry slid and attacked the sa leg and sa spot again.
Without looking back, he ran deeper into the forest.
The lion grumbled in pain and turned to see the culprit who had attacked it from behind, but it only saw a person far away, running deeper into the forest.
As Harry had guessed, the beast in rage ignored the others and perused.
His heartbeat doing ping pong as beast was closing in.
At the sa ti he was relieved that this beast was strength based not agility.
It's speed plumted especially after the injury he had inflicted.
He couldn't keep running; his stamina will run out at so point. After running for another minute, he saw the beast just behind him. At a hand's reach, it's breath touching Harry's clothes.
He saw a tree in front of him. he took a sharp turn and started running in another direction.
The beast crashed into the tree, so bruises on its head, but it wasn't enough to stop it.
When Harry saw the result of his little trick, he was more than happy, but he knew he couldn't kill the beast just by crashing it into trees.
What options did he have? So he continued his marathon.
Whenever the beast was about to reach him, he used the sa trick again and again. But now he was about to pass out.
His stamina long gone, only thing left was will to live, will to survive.
He had been running continuously for two hours, had no idea where he was going, and his injuries were getting worse.
But the beast was in worse condition. Its head was covered in black blood with so of the wood's sharp piece stuck in its head.
Harry had no idea how far he was from the starting point or how many turns he had taken to evade the beast.
He thanked his fate that he hadn't encountered any other beasts along the way.
Perhaps it was because they sensed he was already the prey of a powerful predator, or maybe it was due to the heavy red mist. He didn't know, and he really don't even care.
Now, on the verge of passing out, he had no hope of survival, and the sa could be said for the beast. The creature had crashed into many trees due to its large size, resulting in nurous cuts and wounds all over its body.
Harry thought that at so point the beast will just give up, but it was always on his tail as if his only aning to life was to kill Harry.
Harry's mind wasn't ready to give up, but his body started to. Just as he was about to break, he saw a big tree with a hole just large enough for an average human to pass through.
An idea ca to his mind. He mustered all his strength, moved close to the tree, and jumped through the hole.
The beast, disoriented from its wounds, didn't had a clear vision, it also tried to grab Harry through the hole but got stuck midway.
The beast used all its force to free itself but couldn't.
"Hahaha... Finally got you."
"You want to kill ? Co, co kill , I am here,"
Harry said in a breaking voice his hands taking strength from his knees.
"Crack"
The beast tried once more to free itself, with a breaking sound of wood it succeeded partially.
Now, only a quarter of its body was stuck, and its two paws were free to attack, though it couldn't reach Harry, who stood a little further away.
Seeing this, Harry's heart started pounding. He drew his sword, knowing this was his only chance.
He jumped as high as he could and used all his strength to pierce the beast's head.
His body wasn't fully under his control, so he unintentionally got too close to the beast. Simultaneously, the beast's claws pierced his stomach but now even it's power behind claws was reduced considerably. As result it wasn't severe injury but if he won't get treatnt he would die from blood loss.
Harry could hear several notifications in his system, but only one thought ran through his mind:
'Is this the end? I am unable to keep my promise to my mother. No... I don't want to die.'
With this thought, Harry beca unconscious, and his body fell to the ground.
anwhile, when Harry was leading the beast into the forest, Tyler made the first move and started running after them.
"Hey, stop! You are no match for the beast. If you follow them, you will put Harry in more danger," Liam said while wiping blood from his mouth.
"But we can't just wait for Harry to die," ru said, tears streaming down her face. Seeing the current scene, reality hit her. Seeking Power cos with danger. She clenched her fists, thinking,
'If only I had enough power to save those close to . I failed.'
"He ran into the forest to save us. If we follow him, it will make his efforts in vain," Liam convinced others.
Tyler and ru halted their steps. "Let's wait for the elders to co. They will surely save Harry. Nothing will happen to him. You know he is more powerful than ," Liam reassured them.
Soon, they saw several figures in white robes approaching.
"Elder, please save Harry! He has gone into the forest, and it's following him," ru said, panicking.
"I can sense him going deeper into the forest," another elder said, using a technique to track them.
"What? He's still alive? How is that possible? He was only at level 4, and that beast... I'm certain it was a 'deviant three-tailed lion.'".
"Stop it. First save him, then discuss how he managed to survive ," Tyler threatened, pointing his dagger at the elders.
the elder ignored tyler, but still made his way deeper into the forest.
The other elders followed closely but stopped after five minutes.
"Oh it's bad... he is too deep into the forest, and this red mist blocks my technique. I can't locate him. we have no choice until he returns to an area with less mist so I can relocate him," the elder explained.
The other elders understood because if they had a way to locate people deep in the forest, they would have found the reason for the missing people.
They ca out of the forest. Liam was taken back for treatnt, but Tyler and ru waited. One of the elders brought Blake and his friends back.
"What happened? Where is Harry?" ru asked, looking behind the elders.
The elders explained that they couldn't locate Harry.
ru now more calm while Tyler stared at Blake and his friends. Blake didn't say anything, understanding how Tyler felt, and kept his head down.
"Don't worry, he is still alive. I can detect that much. If he cos out to an area with less mist, we will be able to save him," the leader assured them.
After so ti, they received good news about Liam's condition. He was safe, with only minor internal injuries, and would recover in a week.
On the other side, Liam was in a daze, worried about Harry.
'How will I face his mom if he doesn't co back? Tomorrow is the day when Harry's mom will co.
I could delay it, but what if he never cos back? Why did I agree to compete in the Mist Forest, knowing how dangerous it is? It's all my fault,' Liam thought, throwing his hand in the air.
Two hours passed, and suddenly, the elder who was detecting Harry, stood up and started looking into the forest, shaking his head.
"What happened? Did Harry co back?" ru asked, jolting out of her trance.
The elder shook his head and said, "He is no more. I can't sense him."
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