Beast Soldier

Meanwhile, Class Seven's Lin Shuyao and over a hundred students from her class were locked in battle with them.

The battle was exceptionally brutal. Quite a few Class Seven students had already been declared severely injured, and more than twenty had even been eliminated.

Although the three Wasteland Wolves were badly wounded as well, their combat strength had not diminished much. If anything, their ferocity had only grown more savage after being injured.

"With their strength, even if they forcefully take down these Wasteland Wolves, more than half the participating students will ultimately be eliminated."

Chu Kuang estimated the outcome of the battle after just one glance.

The reason the fight was so difficult was not only because the Wasteland Wolves were formidable, but also because there was no expert who had mastered the External Martial Arts Compendium to keep them in check.

Jiang Feng was absent, and Chu Kuang had not moved with the group either. Lin Shuyao alone was truly hard-pressed to hold the situation together.

After all, although Lin Shuyao was talented and had the strength of a Key Class elite, holding back the wolf king was already her limit.

The remaining two Wasteland Wolves were simply beyond the ability of these students, whose average Life Level was 4.7, to confront head-on.

Even with over a hundred people working together, they could only form a battle formation and barely hold them off. If they faced them alone, they would likely be instantly killed in a single exchange.

"No wonder first-year students aren't allowed to enter the Dark Domain."

"They can't even fight these weakened Bio-Beasts. If they encountered real Source Energy Fierce Beasts, they probably wouldn't even qualify to be cannon fodder."

A thought surfaced in Chu Kuang's mind. Apprentice Level Source Energy Fierce Beasts were known as Beast Soldiers, divided into four tiers: low, intermediate, high, and top.

Once these Source Energy Fierce Beasts reached adulthood, their Life Levels would respectively be level seven, level eight, level nine, and level ten.

Even the weakest low-tier Beast Soldier had combat strength comparable to a martial artist who had completed the foundations of both internal and external martial arts. For these first-year students, whose average Life Level was only four to five, facing one head-on was practically no different from seeking death.

"Damn it."

At that moment, Lin Shuyao was engaged in an intense clash with the Wasteland Wolf King at the center of the battlefield.

The longer she fought, the more alarmed she became. The Wasteland Wolf King was incredibly powerful; even with her current strength, she had no chance of winning.

The others had to fight the two wolves with their lives on the line, yet there was no possibility of victory in a direct battle.

"Where the hell did Jiang Feng go?"

At that moment, Lin Shuyao's expression was unsightly.

After entering the Dark Domain, Jiang Feng's sudden disappearance had forced them to waste time searching for him. As a result, their half-hour delay had allowed others to claim all the easier Source Energy Spring Eyes on the outskirts.

Left with no choice, they could only venture deeper in, where they encountered this Source Energy Spring Eye guarded by the Wasteland Wolves.

A Source Energy Spring Eye guarded by three Bio-Beasts was far more difficult to take than those on the outskirts, but they had no choice but to take the risk. After all, they had come all the way to the Dark Domain for Special Training; they could not return empty-handed.

Unfortunately, Jiang Feng was not here. If he had been, this battle would never have been so difficult.

Watching more and more students get eliminated, Lin Shuyao felt a tangle of emotions. The sword in her hand slowed for an instant.

And in that instant, the wolf king suddenly let out a roar, its sharp claws already tearing toward Lin Shuyao.

Faced with such an attack, Lin Shuyao could only focus and resist.

She had mastered the Spirit Stream Technique long ago, and the Spirit Stream Sword Art she cultivated flowed on without end like a rushing stream. It was renowned for its enduring inner force, and even against the wolf king, she was not at a disadvantage.

But at the very moment she was fully focused on fighting the wolf king, the two Wasteland Wolves trapped within the encirclement moved.

They actually ignored the students' attacks and forcibly leaped out of the crowd, pouncing toward Lin Shuyao with lethal intent.

"Not good!"

In that critical moment, Lin Shuyao forced herself to raise her sword and block. She used her movement technique to evade the fatal blow, but a claw still left a faint mark across her battle armor.

You have been injured. Your combat strength will continuously decline.

Lin Shuyao retreated ten yards with her sword in hand. Listening to the intelligent computer's announcement in her ear, a grave look appeared in her eyes.

Although she had avoided the vital areas, without the protection of her battle armor, that swipe would already have left a half-inch-deep wound on her body.

At the same time, the three Wasteland Wolves slowly closed in in a horn-shaped formation, surrounding Lin Shuyao.

These Bio-Beasts were highly intelligent. They knew that Lin Shuyao was the greatest threat present and intended to seize the opportunity to eliminate her first.

"Quick, save the class president!"

"Don't be afraid of dying! We have battle armor protecting us—get up there and fight these three beasts!"

At the same time, many students in the class saw the situation and shouted as they rushed forward to help Lin Shuyao.

At that moment, the wolf king suddenly threw back its head and howled. It was the Wasteland Wolf's innate treasure art—Heavenly Wolf Howling Moon!

As the wolf king roared, invisible shockwaves swept in every direction. The students whose Life Levels were below level five immediately turned pale, and quite a few were shaken until blood streamed from their noses and ears.

"This is bad."

Lin Shuyao instantly sensed trouble. She could only forcefully raise her inner force to resist, but her body still stalled slightly. The gray wolf on her right seized the chance and lunged for her throat!

Clang!

At the critical moment, Lin Shuyao hurriedly raised her sword to block. Wolf fangs bit into the blade, sending sparks flying.

The giant wolf on her left launched a surprise attack at her lower body, its claws striking straight for the backs of her knees. The chilling glint made one's heart shudder.

Lin Shuyao had no choice but to forcefully gather her inner force and twist her graceful body through the air to evade. She wanted to turn and slash its throat, only to see the wolf king sweep in from the side. Its long tail lashed like a steel whip, sending her flying with a muffled grunt.

Lin Shuyao was flung through the air. She barely steadied herself by planting her sword into the ground, only to see the wolf king, more than ten feet long, pouncing down from above while the two Wasteland Wolves sealed off both sides.

Though there were many students in the class, every one of them had been knocked sprawling by Heavenly Wolf Howling Moon. At this critical moment, not one of them could be relied upon.

"It's over."

Lin Shuyao sighed inwardly and could only raise her sword for one final struggle.

But at that very instant, a piercing whistle suddenly cut through the air over the wasteland.

"Whoosh—"

A figure clad in Mysterious Armor crashed down like a falling meteor. A war lance over ten feet long plunged down with the force of wind and thunder, carrying unstoppable power as it stabbed toward the wolf king.

The power and momentum of the strike were terrifying. The wolf king did not dare take it head-on and could only forcefully pull back and evade, abandoning its fatal attack on Lin Shuyao.

The other two Wasteland Wolves still wanted to continue hunting Lin Shuyao down, but that was no different from seeking death.

Chu Kuang raised his spear and thrust. The broad halberd blade pierced the giant wolf on the left in the abdomen as easily as cutting tofu, killing it in a single blow.

Chu Kuang's Life Level had now reached 6.7. His base strength exceeded 5,100 kilograms, while the instantaneous explosive force of the Gold-Splitting Spear even surpassed thirteen tons.

Life Level brought comprehensive improvements in strength, speed, physique, defense, and more. Before such an absolute gap in Life Level, these Wasteland Wolves, whose very foundation of life was only level 6.0, were no different from children.