His body swelled several sizes, and a thick, earthy-yellow halo appeared on his body, making him look like a real humanoid bear, standing at the very front of the group.
"[Words of Sweet Rain]!" Li Min's voice trembled as she hurriedly activated her Martial Soul. Pale green light spots flew from her fingertips, sporadically falling on Zhang Dali and Wang Hu.
Unfortunately, these scattered green lights had little effect on the current crisis.
"Awoo--!"
Several Red-Armored Wolves at the Third Level of the Martial Master Realm roared and transformed into several crimson afterimages, pouncing on Zhang Dali from different directions.
They have a clear division of labor: some charge straight at the front, while others specialize in attacking the flanks. Their sharp claws tear through the air with a piercing shriek.
"[Savage Bear Shock]!" Zhang Dali roared, his eyes bloodshot, and slammed his fist into the ground!
"Boom!"
A shockwave, tinged with the yellowish-brown color, exploded outwards from the center of his fist, forcefully repelling the several Red-Armored Wolves directly in front of him.
However, the wolf pack was too numerous, and many more Red-Armored Wolves cunningly bypassed the edge of the shockwave, slipping through the gaps in his defenses, their target Wang Hu and Li Min behind them!
Wang Hu activated his [Phantom Shadow Civet Cat] Martial Soul, leaving a series of blurry shadows as he dodged and weaved among the wolves' claws.
His speed was fast enough, but his attacks were like scraping a scathing wound. His claws scratched at the Red-Armored Wolf's tough fur, often only managing to generate a few sparks, unable to cause any effective damage.
Within moments, he was surrounded by the wolves and forced to defend himself, his body instantly covered in several bloody welts.
Li Min was already so frightened that her pretty face turned deathly pale. Apart from mechanically releasing faint healing light, she couldn't do anything else.
The faint green light fell on Zhang Dali and Wang Hu, but it was almost negligible compared to their ever-growing wounds.
Even with Zhang Dali's [Thick Earth Savage Bear] having strong defense, it couldn't withstand this kind of relentless attack.
Dozens of Red-Armored Wolves charged forward relentlessly, their frenzied attacks causing the yellowish-brown aura around his body to flicker and dim rapidly. His arms and thighs were instantly marred by deep, bone-revealing claw marks, from which blood gushed, staining the ground crimson.
"Pfft!"
A more ferocious Martial Master Realm Fourth Level Red-Armored Wolf found an opening, its sharp claws tearing through the earthy yellow aura on Zhang Dali's shoulder and fiercely clawing into his flesh, tearing off a large chunk of flesh!
"Brother Dali!" Li Min's voice trembled with tears.
"Damn it! These beasts!" Zhang Dali grimaced in pain, veins bulging on his forehead, as he cursed angrily.
The so-called teamwork had vanished completely. The three men's lack of combat experience was starkly magnified, and they were quickly overwhelmed, fighting individually and completely trapped in a passive and defensive situation. Formation? It had long since fallen! Someone could fall at any moment.
Wang Hu was in a particularly sorry state. He desperately tried to shake off the pursuit of a Red-Armored Wolf at the Martial Master Realm Fourth Level, but the beast was exceptionally cunning. With a flick of its tail, the steel whip-like wolf tail lashed hard against the back of his leg.
"Thump!"
Wang Hu staggered and half-knelt on the ground, watching helplessly as several Red-Armored Wolves pounced on him with their blood-red mouths wide open, their foul-smelling saliva almost dripping onto his face!
"It's over!" He felt a chill run through him.
A close call!
Xiao Han, who had been standing silently at the back of the line and almost forgotten, moved.
There were no warning signs whatsoever.
Xiao Han's figure vanished into the dappled shadows of the surrounding trees and rocks, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
Zhang Dali, Wang Hu, Li Min were so engrossed in the battle that they didn't even notice his disappearance, let alone catch a glimpse of his afterimage!
The next instant, a detached black shadow appeared without warning behind the Martial Master Realm Fourth Level Red-Armored Wolf that was about to bite Wang Hu's throat.
"Bang!"
A muffled thud, suppressed to the extreme, was so heavy it sent a chill down one's spine.
There were no fancy moves, no dazzling spiritual light.
Only one fist, an ordinary-looking fist, yet it carried an aura of annihilation capable of destroying everything, and it accurately imprinted itself on the back of the head of the Red-Armored Wolf at the Martial Master Realm Fourth Level.
"Snap!"
The crimson skull, harder than refined iron, cracked under that fist with a sickeningly loud cracking sound.
Before the ferocious Martial Master Realm Fourth Level Red-Armored Wolf could even utter a whimper, its massive head exploded into a cloud of blood mist and bone fragments with a "poof," splattering red and white all over Wang Hu!
One punch!
With just one punch, he instantly killed a Red-Armored Wolf at the Martial Master Realm Fourth Level!
This sudden turn of events left Zhang Dali and his two companions, who were locked in a fierce battle, and the surrounding pack of Red-Armored Wolves momentarily stunned.
Xiao Han's figure, however, did not pause for the slightest.
He moved like a ghost among the dozens of Red-Armored Wolves, each appearance accompanied by a muffled crack of bones breaking and a Red-Armored Wolf falling to the ground.
His fists seemed to possess a terrifying power that Obliteration everything. Whether it was Red-Armored Wolf at the Third Level of the Martial Master Realm or a Crimson -Red-Armored Wolf at the Martial Master Realm Fourth Level with thick hide, they were all fragile and vulnerable under his fists.
Often, one or two punches are enough to cleanly and decisively take down a head.
The entire process was smooth and efficient, without the slightest delay.
In less than a minute.
The dozens of Red-Armored Wolves had been so arrogant and had driven Zhang Dali and his companions into a corner were now all turned into cold corpses, lying haphazardly on the ground, the air thick with a nauseating stench of blood.
Xiao Han amidst the wolf carcasses, his clothes unstained by a single drop of blood, his breath steady and deep.
Crushing a group of ants is no more than that.
Silence.
A deathly silence.
Zhang Dali was still in the punching stance, his mouth agape wide enough to fit a duck egg, his facial muscles completely frozen, his expression one of utter disbelief.
My jaw feels like it's about to dislocate.
Wang Hu slumped to the ground, the short blade in his hand clattering against the stone surface, sending sparks flying. He stared at the wolf carcasses scattered on the ground, then turned to look at Xiao Han, his throat feeling as if it were stuffed with sand, so dry that he couldn't utter a single syllable.
Li Min covered her mouth tightly with her small hand to prevent a scream from bursting from her throat. She froze completely, her mind blank, with only that blood-soaked, demon-like figure remaining.
First in the Core Sequence? Martial Master Realm Fourth Level Peak?
That was all they knew about Xiao Han before.
They even secretly wondered if this guy had some kind of problem, or suffered some unspeakable injury, which was why he had condescended to team up with them, a bunch of newbies.
Ridiculous!
The scene before them made their faces burn with embarrassment. Their previous ridiculous guesses now seemed utterly foolish!
Is this something Martial Master Realm Fourth Level Peak would do?
This is clearly a monstrous beast in human skin!
That unpredictable movement, that devastating punch, that indifferent slaughter of a wolf pack with a flick of the finger...
With this kind of combat power, let alone Martial Master Realm Fourth Level, even an ordinary Seventh Level of the Martial Master Realm would have to kneel down!
"Gulp."
Zhang Dali swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
The trepidation and unease he felt earlier had been completely crushed, leaving only a deep-seated awe and... a chilling fear that sent shivers down his spine.
What kind of monster is this guy?!
After the Red-Armored Wolf incident, the way Zhang Dali, Li Min, and Wang Hu looked at Xiao Han completely changed. If before it was awe and unease caused by the prestige of being the number one in the Core Sequence, now it was heartfelt submission to an absolute powerhouse.
Without a doubt, Xiao Han took control of the team.
All three of them carried out Xiao Han's decisions without question, whether it was to stay put or to deal with the beast corpses. Wang Hu even volunteered to scout ahead. Although his scouting skills were insignificant compared to Xiao Han's, his enthusiasm was unprecedented.