Chapter1202:RoaringFury

Thechargeofthesaber-toothedtigerwasentirelydifferentfromthegrandeurofthewarelephant.

Withtheirfurrypawsthathavespecialcushioning,aswellastheirabilitytosneaklikemeat-eatinganimals,saber-toothedtigerscansprintsilently.ThisisoneofthereasonswhytheWildernessRangersbecamethemostoutstandingassassinationunitonthecontinent.

Often,it’sonlyafterthesaber-toothedtigerschargeintothecampandstartkillingthattheattackedarmyrealizestheirpresence.

Unlikewarhorsesthatcanonlychargeinastraightline,differentfromwarelephants,saber-toothedtigerscanchangedirectionwhilerunningathighspeeds.Theycanevenleapoverthree-meter-tallfencesandwallsandrunontheupperfloorsofbuildings,almostignoringanyobstaclesontheterrain.

Withextremelyhighmobility,agileandexplosivebodies,andapartfromhavingabigappetiteandafiercetemperament,saber-toothedtigersareperfectashumanmounts.

Theonlyproblemisthehighdifficultyoftamingsaber-toothedtigers.Theseproudcreaturesautomaticallygotothewildernesstofindamateduringtheirannualmatingseasonbeforereturningaftermating.

Itisimpossibletoraiseasaber-toothedtigercubandwaitforittogrowup.Ittakesoverthirtyyearstoraiseone,andtheamountoffoodrequiredisastonishing.

Thesemassivefelinecreatureshavealifespanofoverahundredyears,livinglongerthanmostWildernessRangers.

Humans,eventhemostoutstandingWildernessRangers,havealimitedperiodofstrengthandpower,knownasthegoldenperiod,whichrangesfromeighteentoforty-fiveyearsold.Afterthat,theymustretire.Thisisalimitationofthehumanraceitself.

Asaber-toothedtigercanliveforuptoahundredandfiftyyears,showingsignsofweaknessonlyinthelasttenyears.TheyoftenaccompanymorethanfivegenerationsofWildernessRangers.Manyofthesaber-toothedtigerscurrentlyinservicearefromthegreat-grandfathergenerationoftheirowners.

Thisisnotdifficulttounderstand.TheWildernessBridejoinedthetrialsoftheWildernessRangersbytamingasaber-toothedtiger.Tamingasaber-toothedtigeristhehighestproofofherownstrength.

Thesaber-toothedtigertamedbyKaka’ssisterKalianismuchstrongerandmorepowerfulthanothers.Itisayoungsaber-toothedtigerthathasonlybeeninitsyouthforafewyears,whichisthemostfierceandaggressiveperiod.

Thismightysaber-toothedtigermadeKalianloseaneye,butitalsoearnedhertherespectoftheentireWildernessRangers.Shebecameateamcaptainalmostassoonasshejoinedtheteam,andwassoonpromotedtoasquadcaptain.Shehasalreadybeennominatedtobethenextvicecaptain.

AmongtheWildernessRangerswhocametotheUndergroundCemeterythistime,sheisoneofthetopthreeexperts.Thetoptwoarethehero-rankedrangersfromthenortherntribes,whoarealmostahundredyearsoldandarelivinglegends.

Itcanbesaidthatbelowthehero-rankedrangers,KalianisrecognizedasthetopexpertoftheWildernessRangers,allbecauseofhersaber-toothedtigermount.

However,Kalianhasaverypuzzledfeelingthistime.

Itseemsthatwhenhercompanionstartstosprint,itisfarfromthesmoothnessandfiercenessasusual.

Asacomrade-in-armsfightingsidebyside,sheknowsthespeedandrhythmofhersaber-toothedtiger’ssprintverywell,butthistimethechargehasnotbeensmoothfromthebeginning.

Whatappearstoothersasafastandagilecharge,therhythmwasactuallychaoticrightfromthestart.

HoldingtheMoonBlade,Kaliangentlypokedthetiger’sbelly,afriendlygesturetoaskwhatwaswrongwiththeircompanion.

Inresponse,thetigertrembledandtensedupindistress.

Itfeltlikeencounteringamonstrouscreature,anarchenemy.

Impossible,Kalianfrowned.Thetigerwastheruleratthetopofthefoodchaininthewilderness.

Eventheoccasionalpolarbearthatemergedfromtheicylandscouldn’toutrunthetiger,despitethetigerbeingphysicallyweakerthanthisextraordinarymonster.

Withitsabilitytorunathighspeedsinanyterrain,thetigerwasinherentlyunbeatableandtrulytherulerofthewild.

Todefeatthetiger,eventhewildernessbridewithherwarriorbloodlinewouldneedtopayagreatpriceandabitofluck.

Shehadtamedhercompanionatthecostofaneye,trappingitinaninescapabletrapandspendingsevendaysandnightstoearnitsrespectandestablishabloodlinebond.

Atthismoment,thetiger’sunnaturaltremblingseemedtoconveytoitscomradethattherewasanunbeatablemonsteroverthere.

Themonster,whoishersister,recentlyleftthewildlandandwassoldtoKakaintheSiaKingdom.

Justastheyspoke,thesaber-toothedtigerreacheditshighestspeedandKalianinstinctivelyswungherMoonBladesidewaystowardsKaka.

Kakatookadeepbreathandletoutaroarthatnohumancouldmake.

Itwasaroarthatshooktheearth.

Itwasachillingpresencethatshatteredtheopponent’ssoul.

Itwasasoundthatmadethewildernesstravelersandtheirsaber-toothedtigercompanions,whowerehundredsofmetersaway,explodeandalmoststoptheirheartbeat.

Kalian’smount,beingattheforefront,immediatelysloweddown,rollinguncontrollably,completelylosingcontrolofitsbody.

Twitching,panic.ItwastheinstinctualmemoryofallbeastslivinginSia’sworldtowardsthebloodlineoftheruleratthetopoftheworldpyramid,aninheritancethatcannotdisappearnomatterhowmanygenerationspass.

Inthedivineera,anypowerfulbeastwasfoodinfrontofthatrace.

Sabertoothtiger,polarbear,python,warelephant,antelope,inaworldwherethestrongpreyontheweak,apartfromthegiantrace,anyotherracecaneasilybehuntedbythatrace.

Thewildernessoverlordsabertoothtiger,comparedtothatrace,isnotmuchstrongerthanakitten.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袗)

Theproudspeedandexplosivepower,totheracethatdominatesthesky,isjustajoke.

Inordertosurvive,onecanonlyhopethatwhenencounteringthatrace,itisnothungry,soitcanplayandpretendtobeacutelittlekitten.

Meetingthatraceandlyingdownlikeasmallkitten,andexposingitsbelly,isanunforgettablememoryinthebloodlineofthesabertoothtigerclan.

Atfirst,theauraonKakawasn’tveryobvious,butwhenshemadehermoveandtrulyunleashedherwarcry,thatmemoryengravedinherbloodlinesuddenlyawakenedinallthesabertoothtigers,includingtheyoungandspiritedoneunderKalian.

Amongthem,ofcourse,includedtheyoungandspiritedsabertoothtigerunderKalian.

WithKaka’sroar,thesabertoothtigerthathadbeensprintingathighspeedjustmomentsagowasdirectlyshakenaway,rollingseveralroundsconsecutively.

Kalian,whojumpedawayatthecriticalmoment,lookedinastonishmentatherunrulycomrade-in-armsrollingonitsbackwithallfourpawsupintheair,unabletounderstandwhathadhappened.