This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

As the porcupine pierced Jingwei's shoulder blade and then swung its massive head, Jingwei swayed like a tiny pendant.

Jingwei couldn't help but cry out in pain, "Ah~ Ah..."

Lianxue threw out a talisman to immobilize the porcupine, then leaped up, picked up Jingwei, and dodged backward.

Just as Lian Xue broke free of the porcupine by an inch, the porcupine broke free of its restraints and charged towards her with a ball of flame.

After calming Jingwei down, a frost talisman was thrown out, and the fire and ice melted away, leaving only watermarks and smoke.

In the distance, the silver spiders seemed to be stirring restlessly, ready to launch a sneak attack.

The battle between the Silver Spider and the Giant Bird has ended, with the Silver Spider ultimately defeating the Giant Bird through sheer numbers.

The giant bird slunk away, and whether it would retaliate later was anyone's guess.

Lian Xue dodged the Crimson Flame Boar's attack and used an Ice Talisman to freeze the boar.

In an instant, the porcupine broke free, giving Lianxue no chance to catch her breath.

The porcupine began to charge, but Lianxue dodged left and right.

He pondered to himself, "This Crimson Flame Porcupine is not easy to deal with. It's too big, its fur is tough, and I haven't found a way to get behind it. How can I win?"

But out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jingwei quietly walk behind the porcupine.

Lianxue's eyes lit up. This was not bad. The porcupine's hatred was all focused on her. As long as it wasn't paying attention, Jingwei still had a chance.

Lianxue fought back desperately against the attacks, while Jingwei slowly approached, afraid of attracting the porcupine's attention.

And so it went, one attack, the other slowly approaching.

Neither Lianxue nor the porcupine could do anything to each other, so they could only wait it out.

Jingwei finally got close, seized the opportunity, and fired the crossbow bolt when the porcupine swung its tail, but unfortunately it still missed.

Shot in the rump, the porcupine cried out in pain and anger, "Ouch, ouch!" Then it frantically rammed around, flames flying everywhere, the arrow grazing its bristles and slipping away.

Hearing the porcupine's screams, the silver spiders were frightened away and sparsely crawled away.

The Crimson Porcupine has stopped paying attention to Lian Xue; its hatred is now focused on Jing Wei.

Seeing that the crossbow bolt had missed its target, Jingwei knew she had missed her best opportunity and could only run away.

The flames from the Crimson Porcupine's anger were much larger than before.

Jingwei was still a bit too slow in escaping; her hair was instantly scorched and curled, and the hem of her skirt was burnt.

Seeing this, Lianxue threw out an ice talisman, temporarily immobilizing the porcupine.

Jingwei seized the opportunity to run away quickly; otherwise, she would be waiting to die.

The porcupine broke free and continued the chase, flames shooting past like a long dragon.

The trees in the distance had vanished without a trace, leaving only branches on the ground, seemingly turning to observe.

It seems these trees are alive.

No matter whether Lian Xue threw out talismans or attacked at close range, the porcupine ignored them, because it just wanted to kill the ant in front of it.

The people outside were completely baffled. They had seen a green dot get knocked away, then attack another, and then the one that was knocked away returned, while the red dot changed direction and chased after that person. They were all very curious and wanted to know what was going on, but alas…

Lian Xue was speechless at being ignored. She immobilized the porcupine again, leaped up, and stabbed it fiercely from behind with a dagger. With a snap, Lian Xue was sent flying.

Lian Xue thought to herself: Does this Crimson Flame Porcupine have eyes in the back of its head, or is it just a coincidence?

This time, the porcupine kicked Jingwei away with one hoof and turned around to deal with Lianxue.

This time Lianxue understood: whoever hits it from behind, it will attack that person. Okay!

Jingwei recovered and fired crossbow bolts at the porcupine again.

The porcupine not only didn't dodge, but actually took a few steps back.

Then the porcupine opened its mouth wide, inhaled sharply, and then—then a thick yellow gas was ejected with a "poof".

Jingwei saw the Crimson Flame Porcupine inhale and thought it was about to unleash some powerful attack. While she was observing it, she suddenly saw a yellow gas rushing towards her, along with a strong stench of decay.

After the porcupine exhaled the gas, its mouth stretched into a terrifying shape.

The gas raged around like an explosive storm, uprooting some plants and trees, and of course, the crossbow bolts were not spared either, being launched directly away.

Jingwei's eyes were white, and there were traces of vomit at the corners of her mouth as she lay stiffly on the ground.

Lian Xue was prepared to face the fierce attack of the Crimson Flame Porcupine, but what happened next completely stunned her.

Seeing Jingwei's condition, Lianxue wanted to laugh, but she held it in, her lips curving upwards involuntarily. She hurriedly ran over to help her up.

The porcupine seemed very proud of what it had done, and it ignored Lianxue and Jingwei, holding its head high with great honor.

Lianxue woke Jingwei and asked, "Are you alright?"

Seeing Lianxue's expression, Jingwei said, "I'm fine. Do you find it funny?"

Lianxue nearly suffered internal injuries from suppressing her laughter. "No, how could that be?"

Jingwei could see that she was trying hard to hold back her laughter. "If you want to laugh, then laugh." She then turned her head away angrily.

Lianxue wanted to say something, but she couldn't hold back anymore and laughed until tears streamed down her face.

Jingwei was furious and simply turned her head away, ignoring her.

Looking at the culprit, it seemed to hear Lianxue's laughter, and it became even happier.

At this moment, Lianxue stopped laughing and hurriedly apologized, "Heh, I'm sorry, heh, I didn't mean to, heh."

Jingwei was about to explode; how could this be called unintentional?

At this moment, the Crimson Porcupine also began to move.

Jingwei, disregarding her anger, turned around and stared intently at the Crimson Flame Porcupine, activating her defensive stance and preparing to attack at any moment.

Lian Xue also stopped smiling, looking at the Crimson Flame Boar, with a talisman between her left hands and a dagger in her right.

With one foot out, the other foot forcefully assumes a favorable stance for both escape and attack.

The Crimson Porcupine watched the two women's movements and expressions, grunting as it approached them, flames occasionally shooting from its nostrils.

Flames shot out, turning into smoke that drifted away; it was terrifying to look at.

In front of the stone tablet, all everyone saw was that the red dot stopped moving, and then the two green dots ran together. No one knew what happened, let alone could tell.

"Could it be that the two of them killed that huge red dot?"

"Who knows? We can't see what's going on inside."

"Exactly, don't jump to conclusions if you can't see it."

"I pray that these two people come out alive."

"Oh dear! What do we care if they live or die? Why are you praying for them? Forget it."

Qing Shu gripped Yun Zhi's sleeve tightly, extremely nervous. She had a premonition that the person inside was definitely Lian Xue, and she was terrified that something might happen to her. Although their time together was short, the trust she had placed in her was already deeply ingrained.

She was terrified of losing such a friend, because Lianxue was the kind of person who would treat you wholeheartedly if you were good to her, and who would remember kindness and repay it. She felt incredibly lucky to have met someone like that, and she didn't want her to be unable to leave.

Yunzhi patted Qingshu's hand reassuringly. She didn't know what to say, and anything she said would seem pale and powerless. She could only comfort her silently. She also hoped that if it was Lianxue inside, she would come out alive, because of what Lianxue had said to everyone that night.

She still remembers it vividly; the words about the purpose of cultivation are deeply imprinted in her soul.

The porcupine slowly moved to the side of the two, without even glancing at them out of the corner of its eye.

It swished its tail, held its head high, and walked forward without looking to the side.

Upon seeing this, the two of them did the same thing.

That means running at top speed.