"I….. I really can't take another step." Li Zi Mu cried, his face mournful. He felt as if his legs were about to break off.
All the other youths were also depleted. The jackals had pursued them relentlessly half the night and they had bashed their way through the dense forest in the darkness, looking for a way out and avoiding the jackals flanking attacks. They were all at the ends of the rope both physically and mentally.
"Growl!" A jackal leapt at Li Zi Mu who was still panting heavily and the blood drained from Li Zi Mu's face and he fell back onto the ground in fright. His hand grabbed up the stone he had felt when he fell and threw it at the leaping jackal.
The jackal was extremely agile and avoided everything Li Zi Mu threw at him, its eyes fixated on the youth he was about to pounce on.
