Chapter 173: The Timely Strike

“With my half-baked skills, I can still easily take on monsters a whole level higher than me. No wonder Li Guang could charge in and out of the Beast Territory all by himself.”

“It’s a pity that I only learned his footwork combos, and not even very well. When the countdown ends and I return to the Plane, I must ask Li Guang for more lessons.”

Mo Xiaobai felt his mindset shift completely compared to before as he stacked up those tiny advantages while facing the Fanged Evil Beast.

His expression became even more relaxed, and his presence now overshadowed the Fanged Evil Beast before him, who was covered in beast blood.

“Roar~”

The Evil Beast roared again, and Mo Xiaobai could hear that it was not as fierce as before.

Now, the one feeling anxious and restless was no longer Mo Xiaobai.

Still, Mo Xiaobai did not rashly attack. He found that his footwork was most effective during defense, especially when shifting from defense to attack. Mo Xiaobai was becoming increasingly skilled at this now.

If he had to attack actively, Mo Xiaobai was not sure he could perform so steadily. So he was not in a rush. He just waited there, stalling with the Fanged Evil Beast. As long as the iron gate area did not get so bad that a second similar monster appeared, Mo Xiaobai had no reason to worry about the battle at the residential complex entrance.

When the Evil Beast could not hold back and charged again, Mo Xiaobai smirked and stepped back half a pace.

Just that half a pace meant the full-strength Evil Beast could easily have pounced on Mo Xiaobai. But now, with its left two legs heavily injured, it tripped clumsily and landed right in front of him.

“Bring your head closer to me, and I won’t be polite!”

Taking advantage of the moment when the Evil Beast’s front paws had just touched the grass and were not steady yet, Mo Xiaobai held the short dagger in one hand and stabbed it straight into its left ear.

This time, Mo Xiaobai did not hold back any strength. He only let go after the entire dagger was buried inside the Evil Beast’s ear. Then he stepped back to the side.

The 20-centimeter dagger was fully embedded. Even though the Evil Beast was huge with a big head, the combat dagger could pierce through half of its forehead.

“Not dead yet?”

Mo Xiaobai calmly stepped back a few paces and pouted as he watched the Evil Beast swaying.

If this had been an Evil Beast that had only undergone one baptism, it would have already knelt on the ground long ago.

It was really too tenacious!

“You can keep trying to hold on. Let’s see how much longer you can stand.”

Mo Xiaobai leaned on his staff and waited nearby. The dagger was already stuck in the Evil Beast’s head. He had no other sharp weapon s, so he could only wait until it collapsed on its own.

The man and the beast held their ground for another half-burn of incense time. Suddenly, footsteps echoed from the dim gray fog in the distance: “Little Mo, Mo kid, are you over here?”

The voice belonged to Guo Huai.

Hearing Guo Huai’s voice, Mo Xiaobai felt even more relieved.

It seemed the battle over there was going smoothly too!

“I’m over here. It’s mostly under control now.”

“Good, I’ll come find you.” Hearing this, Guo Huai also sighed with relief. After responding, he walked toward the pond following the direction of Mo Xiaobai’s voice.

“Hehe, now the help has arrived for me. You are definitely done for!” Mo Xiaobai looked at the Fanged Evil Beast and let out two low laughs. Holding his long staff, he took a small step forward.

As Mo Xiaobai pressed forward, the Evil Beast began to retreat instead of attacking.

It hunched its body and took step by step, widening the distance from Mo Xiaobai.

“Scared now? Old Guo, come quickly! This beast is terrified of me.” Mo Xiaobai smiled proudly, wanting Guo Huai to see his strength.

“Good, I can already see you both.”

Not far away, Guo Huai held a high-power flashlight. However, due to the thick fog, even the flashlight could only emit a faint light.

As he gradually approached the location of Mo Xiaobai and the Evil Beast, the beast hunched its body even more, as if trying to curl into a ball.

“Still shrinking? It won’t help. You’re this big, where can you hide? You can’t jump around anymore.” Watching the beast’s tiny movements, Mo Xiaobai smirked with a mocking remark.

Just as he finished speaking, Guo Huai finally walked within five meters.

At that moment, the two people and the beast formed a triangular standoff.

“Old Guo, you finally—”

Seeing the position where Old Guo had appeared, Mo Xiaobai, who was about to greet him, suddenly felt something was wrong in his mind. A warning slipped out, and he swung his staff toward Guo Huai.

However, Mo Xiaobai’s sudden alertness could not compare to the Evil Beast, which had already crouched and gathered strength for a long time.

It contracted its body to the extreme and then suddenly pounced forward like a spring. The Fanged Evil Beast’s move was even faster than before it was injured.

This was its final all-out strike. Its target was not Mo Xiaobai, but the newly arrived Guo Huai.

“Roar~”

The beast opened its mouth wide in rage and reached Guo Huai in the blink of an eye.

Even though Guo Huai was not careless, he was somewhat unprepared for this sudden change.

He swung his right-hand baton at the Evil Beast while trying to dodge backward.

“Rip~”

A tearing sound rang out. A bloody cut appeared above Guo Huai’s right eye.

A second later, Mo Xiaobai’s staff strike landed on the other side of the Evil Beast’s head.

“Bang!”

The long staff came down with force, diverting the Evil Beast’s huge fanged jaws. The cold, sharp fangs nearly grazed Guo Huai’s cheek. They were less than one centimeter away from biting into Guo Huai’s forehead.

In the next instant, the Fanged Evil Beast fell heavily to the ground.

Mo Xiaobai did not hesitate at all. He swung his staff wildly at its head again and again.

Only when the brain matter splattered everywhere and Mo Xiaobai himself was exhausted and lost all strength did he sigh and drop the plastic staff.

“What a close call! I almost got you killed.”

“I should be the one thanking you. Without your timely strike, my head might have already been removed.”

Just now, Guo Huai’s mind had been completely blank. He even thought he was about to die. He never expected that Mo Xiaobai would save his life in the end.

Seeing blood welling up from Guo Huai’s forehead, Mo Xiaobai shook his head and said, “I was too careless. I should have known this beast was cunning and treacherous.”

“It’s fine. I’m not hurt at all. Just a small scratch. At my age, having a scar makes one look cooler, don’t you think?” Guo Huai patted Mo Xiaobai’s shoulder to show the boy not to feel guilty. He knew clearly that this was not Mo Xiaobai’s fault, after all, he was the one who walked over.

Then he looked at the corpse of the Evil Beast in front of him and said, “You killed it. If it Respawn next time, it will probably be even stronger.”

“If I meet it again, I will kill it once more!” Mo Xiaobai gritted his teeth and spoke. Just now, he had narrowly avoided disaster on the slippery slope, so how could he not take it to heart?

“Let’s go. You have been away for so long, everyone is worried.” Guo Huai held his forehead wound and signaled Mo Xiaobai to go back.

Watching the Fanged Evil Beast dissolve into glowing points, Mo Xiaobai picked up his long staff and short dagger. Together with Guo Huai, he retreated.

When the two of them returned to the entrance of the residential complex, the iron gate had already closed again.

Seeing the two return, smiles appeared on the faces of the surrounding residents. Since Mo Xiaobai and the others had returned, it naturally meant the Fanged Evil Beast had been dealt with.

The crisis of life and death for the residential complex was finally temporarily lifted.