Hearing the roars drawing closer and closer while the chest's progress bar was only at the halfway mark, Shi Feng felt a surge of anxiety.
"Come on… come on…"
He glanced at the Mountain Beast Warrior — it had already reached the camp entrance, yet the progress bar was still a sliver short.
The moment the Mountain Beast Warrior spotted Shi Feng opening the chest, its copper-bell-sized eyes turned blood red. It hurled its massive axe straight at Shi Feng, wishing he would drop dead on the spot.
Right then, the bronze chest popped open.
Shi Feng didn't even spare a glance at the incoming axe. He activated Sword Control Return to Heaven, blocking the Death Claw's attack outright, then plunged both hands into the chest and frantically shoved everything inside into his backpack.
The instant Shi Feng had cleared out every last item, the Mountain Beast Warrior charged right up to him, hoisting the dropped axe overhead with both hands, ready to crush him.
Shi Feng had no intention of tangling with it. He spun around and bolted.
BOOM.
The ground cracked open with a deep axe gash, sending rocks flying in every direction, but Shi Feng had already darted more than five yards away, sprinting straight out of the camp.
The Mountain Beast Warrior saw its strike miss, whirled around, and launched a charge without hesitation, giving Shi Feng zero chance to escape.
Facing the charging Mountain Beast Warrior, Shi Feng didn't use any skill. He let the creature stun him and take a full axe swing to the body, launching him more than ten yards through the air.
That single blow would have spelled doom for even a level-five Shield Warrior, yet Shi Feng picked himself up off the ground as if nothing had happened and kept running. By now, Sword Control Return to Heaven had only one melee damage immunity left.
Though only one use remained, he had already put more than ten yards of distance between himself and the Mountain Beast Warrior. Once he made it into the stone forest ahead, he would be considerably safer.
But then something unexpected happened. The Mountain Beast Warrior used its charge — something it should have only done once — a second time, stunning Shi Feng all over again and slamming its axe into his body once more.
Shi Feng was sent flying another ten-odd yards, this time landing well outside the camp, much closer to the stone forest.
However, Shi Feng's expression had turned grave. The Mountain Beast Warrior now was completely different from before. Previously it would only charge once, but now it had charged twice in a row — which meant it could charge three times, four times, or even more. In other words, the moment he stepped beyond eight yards, the Mountain Beast Warrior would unleash its charge. That was anything but good news.
Sure enough, the instant Shi Feng moved outside the eight-yard range, the Mountain Beast Warrior charged yet again. If this hit connected, he was dead for certain.
He couldn't just sit there waiting to die.
Shi Feng pulled out a Polymorph Scroll and immediately turned the charging Mountain Beast Warrior into a sheep. It only lasted one second, but one second was enough for him to cover a tremendous amount of ground. As long as he pushed past thirty yards, the charge wouldn't reach him.
He had barely covered fifteen yards when the Mountain Beast Warrior reverted to its normal form. Shi Feng pivoted, cast Abyssal Shackles, and activated Gravity Release, sending his speed skyrocketing.
This time the binding lasted a full three seconds — more than enough for Shi Feng to sprint past the thirty-yard mark and plunge into the stone forest.
Several Mountain Beast Warriors had already respawned in the forest, and by sheer luck one of them was standing directly in his path. Shi Feng's mind lit up, and he struck first.
Wind Chasing Sword!
Before the Mountain Beast Warrior could even react, Shi Feng had already shot past it, brushing by its side. He whipped out another Polymorph Scroll and turned this one into a sheep as well.
With the speed boost from Wind Chasing Sword, Shi Feng easily shook off the relentless Mountain Beast Warrior and soon escaped the pursuit entirely.