CHAPTER 449: CHAPTER 437: FLASHING HORSE!

Han Qiwu instinctively reached out to wipe the sweat off the horse’s shoulder.

He looked down.

It was blood-red, pure blood-red.

Checking the details in the game manual, Han Qiwu exclaimed in surprise, "So this is the sweat-blood horse? No wonder it looks so cool!"

Ever since he had read thick volumes of martial arts novels as a child, he had always dreamed of riding a magnificent horse and wandering the Jianghu.

For someone adventuring in the Jianghu, a good horse was far more important than a good car nowadays.

As for the other information in the manual, Han Qiwu carefully read through it all.

"So it’s called Frenzy Mode, huh?"

Han Qiwu understood now.

Backtracking, that bouncing frenzied Mongolian horse earlier must’ve also entered Frenzy Mode.

As for what triggered Frenzy Mode, Han Qiwu guessed it was related to the riding duration.

Which makes sense.

It’s fine to ride for a while, but riding too long—the little mare wouldn’t be happy either!

Just as he thought about it, Han Qiwu felt the sweat-blood horse beneath him starting to speed up, its running becoming a bit bumpy.

"Is Frenzy Mode coming soon?" Han Qiwu tightened his grip on the reins, pressed his legs tightly to the horse’s sides, leaned forward, and lowered his center of gravity.

He was ready.

Sure enough, red sweat started to ooze from the sweat-blood horse’s shoulder, and its body began to sway left and right violently, the force of its collisions growing, and its speed increasing rapidly.

Han Qiwu tried to open his eyes wide, attempting to use the reins to control the sweat-blood horse.

10m

20m

50m

After struggling to control the frenzied sweat-blood horse for 50 meters, the horse suddenly stopped in place and forcefully flung Han Qiwu into the air.

"Woohoo!"

While airborne, Han Qiwu aimed at a Quarter Horse nearby and swung the reins hard, clicking to tighten them.

Success!

[Current Mounted Horse: Quarter Horse]

[Game Speed: 20m/s]

[Frenzy Mode: Extreme Acceleration (Automatically Skipping Mongolian Horses)]

The Quarter Horse was known for its robust physique, heavy muscles, and compact design. At first glance, it looked a bit odd, almost as if it had been squished between doors, its body unusually compact.

Unlike the sweat-blood horse which excelled at long-distance galloping, the Quarter Horse’s advantage lay in its rapid acceleration over short distances.

Sitting on top of it, Han Qiwu tensed up, gripped the reins tightly, and controlled the Quarter Horse to dodge through obstacle after obstacle, covering 200 meters in just over ten seconds.

By now, the Quarter Horse was also about to enter Frenzy Mode, and its speed continued to climb.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Han Qiwu felt the intense wind sweeping against his face and thought to himself that he should bring goggles next time.

Protecting your eyesight starts with the little things.

Just as he completed that thought, he felt the Quarter Horse beneath him fully enter Frenzy Mode. It sped up tremendously, even jumping over Mongolian horses on its own when encountered.

But the downside to this speed was that Han Qiwu could no longer control it. After barely dodging a rock, another big one appeared right in front.

No time to avoid it!

"Game over," Han Qiwu instinctively clenched his teeth.

This time, was he about to get kicked off again?

At the moment of impact with the rock, the Quarter Horse instantly came to a halt and flung Han Qiwu directly toward the canyon wall.

Right at that moment, Han Qiwu suddenly realized he could throw the reins again.

"So hitting an obstacle just results in low-altitude flight?"

He noticed that this time his flight altitude was very low, leaving him little time to capture another horse.

To play it safe, Han Qiwu immediately aimed at a Mongolian horse and tossed the reins.

Success!

Just as he landed on the Mongolian horse, another notice appeared.

[Congratulations on surpassing the 1000m taming distance. You’ve earned horse taming qualification!]

[Horses with flashes will now randomly appear in the canyon. Successfully ride them over a certain distance and you can tame them and bring them out of the canyon!]

Here it comes!

Bring them out of the canyon!!

If he could ride a horse, he wouldn’t have to worry about running out of charge on that annoying electric scooter again!

What a crappy scooter!

He’d been wanting to replace it for ages!

Riding a horse felt way cooler!

Han Qiwu ignited his fighting spirit and widened his eyes to scan the area.

After crossing 1000m, the difficulty in Horse Taming Canyon had ramped up. Not only had obstacles increased, but narrow winding paths requiring sharp turns had appeared ahead.

Han Qiwu heightened his alertness and continued observing his surroundings.

After running another 80 meters, he finally spotted a Mongolian horse shimmering with yellow light sprinting from behind the herd.

With a quick comparison, it was clear that this glowing Mongolian horse looked similar to the others but moved significantly faster.

It’s you!

Han Qiwu stomped on the stirrup to stand up, took off his reins, and swung them with force.

"Woohoo!"

The spinning reins made a cutting sound through the air.

He seized the moment as the glowing Mongolian horse ran past, tightly focused on the reins lighting up at the perfect instant.

But when the glowing Mongolian horse passed by, he saw no flash from the reins.

Missed!

"My glowing pony!" Han Qiwu muttered in frustration as he quickly reeled back the reins, thinking hard about what went wrong.

"Glowing horses are faster. I should control the horse beneath me to get closer before throwing the reins. I can’t blindly rely on the reins’ effect—I need to approach actively. I refuse to believe I can’t lasso one directly!"

Noticing the Mongolian horse he was on was about to start kicking again, Han Qiwu quickly switched to riding a sweat-blood horse to bide his time.

"If I could tame a sweat-blood horse, it’d be amazing. These horses just look so majestic."

Still thinking about it, Han Qiwu suddenly spotted a sweat-blood horse with red flashes streaking through the herd at breakneck speed.

Unlike the one he was on, this red-flashing sweat-blood horse had an exceptional golden coat that looked pure and gleaming from afar.

So striking!

"It’s gonna be you!"

Han Qiwu stared at the red-flashing sweat-blood horse’s position while using the reins to guide his own sweat-blood horse closer.

"Dodging obstacles!"

"Jumping hurdles!"

After painstakingly maneuvering for a few seconds, Han Qiwu managed to position himself along the path of the red-flashing sweat-blood horse.

As the glowing horse approached, he timed his reins throw perfectly.

But who would’ve thought? The reins flew toward the head of the red-flashing sweat-blood horse, yet it flicked its head skillfully, dodging the lasso.

"It can flick its head? Is this a nightclub horse or something?" Han Qiwu fretted.

The difficulty up ahead was mounting rapidly. If he didn’t catch this horse soon, he feared he might end up falling at any moment.

He had to succeed!

In desperation, Han Qiwu stepped firmly into the stirrup, retrieved his reins, and jumped up.

Luckily, he was wearing thousand-layer soles, boosting his jumping ability considerably.

"Don’t run!"

Using the stirrup’s rebound force, Han Qiwu stepped onto the back of a Mongolian horse and lunged forward after the red-flashing sweat-blood horse.

Before long, he instinctively employed techniques he’d just learned today from the "Eight Steps to Catch Cicadas," bouncing and springing forward like a coiled spring toward the red-flashing sweat-blood horse.