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After the giant beast swallowed the experienced driver, it licked the blood off its lips. With a smirk on its face, the beast seemed to savor the taste, as if it had just enjoyed a delicious meal. The horse continued to gallop, passing right in front of the beast, although there was still some distance between them, the gaze of Mr. Cyclone and the beast overlapped. The beast squinted its eyes when it saw Mr. Cyclone, and its head followed the movement of Mr. Cyclone's horse. Just as Mr. Cyclone sensed something was wrong, the beast did not chase after them. It used its arm to wipe its nose and then raised its head. Even though the horse was getting farther and farther away, the beast could still see it. It could vaguely see in the distance that the beast was sniffing something with its nose. Then, it turned around and took two slow steps forward. Just like Mr. Cyclone, both the beast and Mr. Cyclone widened their eyes. But one was smiling, while the other was filled with fear. In an instant, Mr. Cyclone forcefully yanked the horse back around. He saw what the beast was staring at. It was the doctor he had been searching for. The doctor couldn't stand up, but the beast's mouth was already wide open. In the moment before it devoured the doctor, Mr. Cyclone pulled the doctor away. Luckily, Mr. Cyclone acted quickly and turned around at full speed, saving the doctor before he became the beast's meal. The beast, unaware of what had transpired, continued to flip everything in its mouth. "Saved... I'm saved..." The doctor was about to let out a sigh of relief when he looked back. "Ahhh!!" The beast had already noticed its escaped prey and was charging towards Mr. Cyclone. As they returned to the trail, Mr. Cyclone immediately turned to the right. "What?! Isn't that the direction to Plantain Village?!" "Shut up!!" Mr. Cyclone roared, scaring the doctor into clinging tightly to him. His mind raced, and Mr. Cyclone had already calculated his plan when the beast was closing in. At their current speed, they would eventually be caught. More importantly, if they ran towards Plantain Village, they would be leading this giant monster directly to the village. His own home was closer to the forest, so if he led the monster there, wouldn't it also find its way to his mother? Recalling the map in his mind, it was a forest that Mr. Cyclone had grown up playing in. If they continued in their current direction, they would soon reach a medium-sized wooden bridge. The bridge was well-designed, originally built for transporting goods on horse-drawn carriages. He believed the weight of the monster would not be enough to destroy it. But the area around the bridge was different. If there was no bridge, there would only be a cliff leading to a deep abyss underground. "It's catching up!!" Mr. Cyclone tightened the horse reins slightly, causing the horse to turn towards the forest. He could already feel the ground shaking behind him. "Ahhh!!!" The doctor screamed frantically, and Mr. Cyclone looked back. The giant monster that was once far away was now right in front of them. The massive creature jumped slightly, and its left hand came down from above. The snow was marked with a huge handprint. The horse passed through unharmed. Although this attack slowed down the monster's speed, it quickly caught up again in less than three seconds. However, Mr. Cyclone took advantage of the moment when the beast jumped slightly. He made a quick left turn at full speed. The beast, in its attempt to catch its prey for sure, was also running at full speed. But it fell into Mr. Cyclone's trap. In front of it was the deep abyss. Despite its strength and instincts, the monster could not turn around in time to grab onto anything. Mr. Cyclone slowed down the horse and watched as the gigantic creature fell into the abyss.

When the horse returned to the bridge, Mr. Cyclone once again galloped on his horse.

"Is everything... okay?"

"Not yet!!"

The old doctor turned his head immediately upon hearing this, but couldn't see any trace of the giant beast.

"Hey! Doctor, do you remember Mrs. Gudas, the pregnant woman?"

"Hmm?! The lady who was in good condition?"

"She's not doing well now. Her amniotic fluid broke, and the baby is suffering from oxygen deprivation. I need to bring you back!"

Mr. Cyclone tried to convey the situation to the old doctor in the simplest way possible.

But as they returned along the path and just crossed the dilapidated carriage, the old doctor calmly said,

"Um... the ruptured amniotic fluid shouldn't cause oxygen deprivation for the baby."

"Huh?"

"May I ask if the umbilical cord came out?"

"Umb... umbilical cord?"

"Did you see a lot of blood flowing? Did you see anything elongated flowing out?"

"... No."

Mr. Cyclone recalled the scene at that time.

"In that case, there's no problem. The misconception that amniotic fluid causes oxygen deprivation for the baby is just something that old woman made up, right?"

"..."

Faced with the old doctor's consecutive questions, Mr. Cyclone began to fall behind.

"But what about the woman fainting?"

"She fainted? But it's not a problem, as long as she gives birth within twenty-four hours, it's considered safe."

Mr. Cyclone turned around to look at the old doctor, and his previously tense expression finally relaxed.

But it only lasted for a second because the situation was not yet resolved.

"But you still need to hurry back. They don't know any of this, and right now, they're still debating whether or not to perform a cesarean section..."

While Mr. Cyclone was still looking at the old doctor behind him, suddenly, a loud noise came from the direction of the wooden bridge.

A monstrous roar followed, and then flock after flock of birds flew out from the forest.

Something was running towards them from a distance, heading right towards Mr. Cyclone.