Chapter 21 — Spirit Elixirs Stir the Body, Strength to Move Mountains
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
ark Ape's soft, flattened nose. Tears streamed from the Dark Ape's eyes in pain, and it fell backward. Its enormous palm swung up and smacked Shen Mu viciously, sending him flying. The Dark Ape rolled over and climbed to its feet, blood pouring from its nose. Its gaze swept across the forest, and it saw Shen Mu stuck against a cliff in a spread-eagle shape, as though he had been embedded in the rock. The sight left it deeply satisfied. "Little runt, die." The little runt embedded in the cliff suddenly moved. Then, bracing himself with both arms, he tore himself free of the imprint and charged toward the Dark Ape like a madman. The Dark Ape recoiled in shock, beat its chest with both fists, and bounded forward to meet Shen Mu, roaring, "Little runt! Die!"