Chapter 30

In an open area, fighting a group of wild boars was undoubtedly a losing battle. So, from the start, Wenlong didn't hesitate to pull Catherine away from the main road and run towards a place with dense trees.

Man and cat ran quickly, with the herd of wild boars in hot pursuit behind them.

The wild boars were incredibly fast, charging forward like speeding trains. Naturally, Wenlong didn't dare to slack off. He abandoned his usual upright walking posture and instead ran on all fours, using the unique running stance of felines to dart through the forest at high speed.

It had to be said that in such a situation, Wenlong was confident that his speed wouldn't be inferior to that of other creatures. However, Catherine might not have been able to keep up.

"Mr. Cat, Mr. Cat, slow down, I can't keep up!" After running for a while, Wenlong heard Catherine's voice from behind.

"Can't keep up?" Hearing Catherine's cry for help, Wenlong suddenly realized the situation was not good. Looking back, he indeed saw that Catherine had fallen far behind.

"How can you run so slowly? Meow." Wenlong was puzzled.

According to Wenlong's usual understanding, with her exceptional physical strength, Catherine's speed shouldn't have been so much slower than his. But upon closer inspection, Wenlong quickly found the problem.

While running, Catherine was holding a heavy greatsword. Normally, this greatsword wasn't a problem for the superhumanly strong Catherine, but the key issue was that she still held the greatsword in her hand while running.

This was a serious problem, a basic common sense known to anyone who has played games. Because this common sense was so basic, almost everyone knew it, so Wenlong hadn't thought to teach Catherine this.

If using a greatsword, one must sheathe it on their back to move at high speed; otherwise, movement speed would be greatly restricted.

This was true in games and in reality. Although the weight of holding the sword in hand or on the back was the same, for a person running, it was undoubtedly easier to control their center of gravity with the sword on their back.

So, although Catherine had exceptional strength and could wield the greatsword with one hand, while running, the greatsword on one side of her body caused her center of gravity to shift, making it difficult for her to run fast.

"Idiot, quickly sheathe the greatsword, meow!"

Seeing Catherine about to be caught by the wild boars, Wenlong had no choice but to abandon his solo escape and turn back, shouting loudly to remind Catherine to use the correct posture.

Hearing Wenlong's instructions, Catherine finally realized her mistake and quickly sheathed the greatsword.

However, it was a bit too late.

A wild boar had already caught up and was charging straight at Catherine from behind. Catherine had just sheathed the greatsword and hadn't had time to accelerate.

Seeing the wild boar about to collide with Catherine, the situation became extremely dangerous.

Perhaps the wild boar hide armor made by Wise Old Lady would protect Catherine from serious injury, but if she were knocked down, it would not just be one wild boar. The herd following closely behind would trample any creature that fell in their path like autumn leaves.

"Be careful! Meow!"

Just as the leading wild boar was less than half a meter from Catherine's back, Wenlong, who had just turned back, grabbed Catherine's hand and pulled her sharply to the side.

Caught off guard by this sudden force, Catherine's body lurched to the side, looking somewhat awkward, but she managed to dodge the wild boar's fierce charge.

The wild boar, thinking it was about to succeed, couldn't stop in time and crashed straight into a large tree.

With a "thud," the wild boar's tusks pierced into the thick trunk of the towering tree. The wild boar struggled to pull its tusks out but found they were stuck too deep to be removed.

"Alright, one down... meow!"

Knowing the wild boar wouldn't be able to get out for a while, Wenlong felt a bit relieved. However, seeing more wild boars still in hot pursuit led by the wild boar king, Wenlong felt a headache coming on.

"Run faster, woman, we can't let those wild boars catch up this time!"

Wenlong shouted at Catherine as if giving an order.

"Y-Yes..."

Catherine responded and sped up. Indeed, her speed was much faster than before, but compared to the wild boars running on all fours, she was still a bit slower.

"This won't do, we'll still be caught, meow."

Observing the situation behind them, Wenlong was almost certain that Catherine's speed was still not as fast as the herd led by the wild boar king, known for its rapid charges.

"What should we do? Should I have the woman discard her greatsword to reduce her weight?" Wenlong thought.

"No, that won't work. Without the greatsword, she won't be able to fight later..." Wenlong quickly dismissed the idea.

"But the area is full of towering trees that two people can't even hug. What if we hide in the trees? After all, no matter how strong wild boars are, they can't climb trees, right?"

"That probably won't work either. If I were alone, it might be fine, but I can't expect a woman who has been pampered by her brother with a sister complex to have the same tree-climbing skills as me..."

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After considering several strategies to deal with the wild boars, Wenlong found none of them feasible. The wild boars continued to pursue them, and the distance between them and Catherine was getting closer.

"Fine, let's use the old trick. Although we've used it once, these stupid pigs might fall for it again, meow."

Wenlong slowed down, letting Catherine run ahead while he covered the rear.

"Mr. Cat, what are you doing?" Catherine was puzzled when she saw Wenlong slow down.

"Don't worry, you run ahead, I'll handle the rear, meow!"

Although she didn't understand why, since Wenlong said so, Catherine had no choice but to follow and continue running at full speed. Wenlong, deliberately slowing down, naturally became the primary target of the wild boars.

"Looks like these guys attack whichever target is closest. But that works to our advantage..." Wenlong thought and changed direction to lead the wild boars away.