He Died to Save You

"What a troublesome guy!"

Wu De had lost count of how many times he had knocked Wei Ke down.

Every time I knocked him down, this guy would charge at me like a irrational watchdog that only knew how to bite.

Yes... a watchdog!

Wu De really didn't want to think of this guy as a wolf, because there are no wolves that stupid in the world; only guard dogs kept by humans are so troublesome.

Both weak and difficult to deal with.

Just like Wei Ke now, dragging his bloodied and mangled body forward again and again, what's the difference between him and those stupid dogs that bark wildly at a stronger creature to protect it?!

Wu De was really angry.

"Do you know who you are?!"

Wu De slapped Wei Ke down with another paw, then pressed his head down while roaring into his ear, "Saint, you are our Saint!"

But Wei Ke seemed not to hear, his bloodstained silver fur still trying to regenerate electricity, as if he wanted to fight back.

"What an idiot!"

In fact, the battle had already ended long ago.

If Wu De wanted to, he could smash Wei Ke's head right now.

But he couldn't do that.

Because Wei Ke can die, Saint cannot.

But the human part stuck to this great body like glue, impossible to get rid of, which annoyed Wu De immensely.

Fortunately, there is a way.

Wu De raised his claws one last time and slammed them down hard.

The hard-won reconstructed lightning was once again shattered, and the remaining Wildfire Cultist seized the opportunity to swarm forward and bite Wei Ke's limbs.

Now Wei Ke was truly powerless to resist. All he could do was raise his head high and stare intently at Wu De, as if he still wanted to bite off the last piece of flesh from Wu De.

Wu De scoffed, "It's time to end this, you stupid dog."

Then he applied slight pressure to the claws pressing down on Wei Ke's head, and those sharp claws pierced into Wei Ke's head.

Wei Ke immediately let out a painful howl, something he hadn't done even when he was covered in bruises earlier.

"Looks like you've sensed it too," Wu De said with a sneer. "It's time to say goodbye to your stupid memories and perceptions, you idiot."

Since we can't kill Wei Ke's part directly, let's lure out the Saint's part instead.

As he finished speaking, blood seeped from his fingertips, flowing down his claws and into Wei Ke's brain.

"Roar!"

Wei Ke struggled even more, and for the first time, fear showed in his dark green eyes.

Because he sensed that something precious was about to leave him.

In those flashing memories, the Butcher's raised knife was finally about to fall.

"You've been distracted by that foolish human for far too long," Wu De said slowly. "Now, it's time to get back on track."

It's over!

Wu De suddenly exerted his strength.

Then, with a "whoosh" sound.

His blood suddenly turned into flames, burning half of his body and rapidly spreading towards Wei Ke.

Wu De was horrified.

Just before the flames reached Wei Ke's brain, he jerked his hand away to prevent them from engulfing Wei Ke.

After all, this is when Wei Ke is most vulnerable. If the flames were to reach his brain, Wei Ke could very well die on the spot.

A close call!

After a brief moment of fear, anger welled up in Wu De's heart.

Damn it, who did this?!

Wait, let blood ignite the fire.

Could it be...?

Wu De immediately turned his head and looked at the dark alleyway he had just left.

Sure enough, the deep voice, along with the sound of footsteps, came from the depths of the alley.

"That child has nothing left but his last bit of memory and emotion. How can you bear to take that away from him?"

Wu De watched as "Ryan" emerged from the alley and stood before him with a broad smile.

It really was this guy!

But why is this guy still able to stand up?

The wounds he suffered should be beyond repair even by Hunter's Blood.

And...

Wu De narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Ryan, who had a big smile on his face.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but Ryan seemed like a completely different person to him at that moment.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have such feelings, since any disguise is impossible to hide from his sense of smell.

Wu De was certain that the Ryan before him was the same Ryan as before, without any change.

No, that's not right.

He looked at Ryan's left eye.

The instant his eyes met that left eye, Wu De's body involuntarily trembled, as if someone had suddenly grabbed his heart and made him feel... fear.

Yes, fear.

Wu De was filled with horror.

How is this possible?!

Wu De's throat moved involuntarily.

"Who... are you?"

His voice trembled so much that the surrounding believers couldn't help but show expressions of astonishment... though their wolf faces didn't reveal much of their emotions.

"Oh..." Ryan gave a meaningful smile. "You can actually sense it?"

Of course I could feel it!

The moment he met that eye, Wu De felt every organ and every cell in his body was screaming an alarm.

He had never seen anyone so powerful except for his boss.

The problem is, the boss's power lies in the fact that he is about to become the master.

So how come this guy is so powerful...?

Where does his power come from?!

Moreover, what exactly is going on with his body?

Wu De stared intently at the Old Hunter had been beaten into immobility by him just ten minutes earlier.

For some reason, at this moment, Ryan gave Wu De the feeling of a scarecrow being set ablaze, with even his soul burning.

"Chief, what are you doing..." Wu De's reaction made his followers uneasy.

Realizing this, Wu De took a deep breath and regained his composure.

"This guy is a bit strange," he said in a deep voice. "Perhaps his Hunter's Blood is special. Just in case, let's attack together and finish him and the Saint off before he Complete Wolf Transformation and goes out of control... We don't have much time left."

Upon hearing Wu De's words, the believers nodded in agreement and then resumed their stances.

"Roar!"

Wu De gave a wolf howl as a signal, and the cultists temporarily abandoned Wei Ke and rushed toward Bai Wei from all directions.

But halfway through the race, they realized something was wrong.

Chief Wu De... did not follow.

They instinctively turned their heads and saw Chief Wu De running frantically with all four limbs spread out, using his massive black wolf body.

But the direction they were running in... was completely opposite to theirs.

All the believers were stunned.

Chief Wu De... ran away?! That powerful Chief Wu De just abandoned them and ran away alone?!

The believers simply couldn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of them: the enormous body that resembled a creature fleeing with its tail between its legs was indeed their Chief.

"Tsk, he's definitely a smart guy."

Then the Old Hunter's voice rang in their ears, and they instinctively turned their heads to watch as he slowly raised the bloodstained scythe.

"It's a pity I don't have much time, otherwise I really would like to follow up."

As he spoke, the blood-stained sickle burst into flames.

"In that case, let's deal with you abandoned guys first."

It's impossible to win.

There's absolutely no way we can win!

If he stays, he will only die.

Wu De ran wildly through the city.

Although he had run a long way, the fear still lingered; he even felt that the other person was still chasing him.

So he could only hope that his subordinates could hold that damn guy back.

As for him...

He had completed his mission for the night. All the Hunter except that guy had been killed, Corpse Ghoul had even entered the city, so he had done everything he was required to do.

As for the Saint, that was not something he needed to do; that was Lauren's job.

Lauren failed, what does that have to do with him?

Moreover, he discovered such a terrifying enemy, which was absolutely equally important to the boss.

Yes, that's it!

The boss won't blame him.

Absolutely not!

Three minutes later, the last Wildfire Cultist tried to escape fell to the ground and was quickly burned to ashes by the flames on his body.

Bai Wei looked at his own (or rather, Ryan's ) wrist, which was almost burned to ashes, and shook his head with a light laugh, "I didn't expect to be Second Order Descent a small fry."

There was no other way; with all the rules sealed and the body he had taken from the Holy Sound still severely injured, it would be difficult for him to intervene in tonight's battle on his own.

Fortunately, the owner of this body was willing to act as the medium for his Second Order Descent.

This was probably the shortest time among all of Bai Wei's hosts, from getting to know each other to burning out, taking less than a minute.

He didn't even know who Bai Wei was; he was simply willing to become tinder to start a fire because Bai Wei promised to save Wei Ke.

The last Hunter, Ryan?

I've remembered that name.

Bai Wei thought to himself.

However, the matter is not over yet.

Bai Wei turned to look at Wei Ke beside him.

In the short few minutes he fought the Wildfire Cultist, Wei Ke's injuries had mostly healed.

The electric arcs began to dance again in his white hair.

Clearly, he's about to wake up.

But...

Bai Wei walked up to Wei Ke, still holding Ryan's scythe in his hand.

Wei Ke's body was trembling.

But Bai Wei did nothing; he simply waited quietly.

His need for Second Order Descent was not solely to deal with these Wildfire Cultists.

More importantly, it's Wei Ke.

Just as the Wildfire Cultist lost their sanity after being Complete Wolf Transformation for too long, Wei Ke's maintenance of this posture for so long was not without its price.

So Bai Wei had to wait; he was waiting for Wei Ke's return.

But what if it's not Wei Ke returns?

Unfortunately, his and Wei Ke's journey in this land is coming to an end.

Under his gaze, Wei Ke frowned deeply, his expression becoming increasingly ferocious, his body trembling more and more, and his white hair grew longer and longer, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, rushing wildly in an unstoppable and uncontrollable manner.

Seeing this, Bai Wei had no choice but to slowly raise his sickle.

"Damn stinking dog!"

He bit down on the Butcher's thigh, finally causing the knife aimed at the boy to miss its mark.

Enraged, the Butcher grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.

The butcher's knife in his hand was exceptionally dazzling.

"I'm going to kill you all!"

The Butcher roared and swung his knife, while he closed his eyes.

With a "whoosh" sound.

Blood gushed out.

He thought he was going to die.

But... nothing happened.

He opened his eyes.

The boy stood in front of him again.

The blood also belonged to that boy.

He stared blankly at the boy, who forced a smile.

"I won't let you die..."

"A De."

"A De!"

Wei Ke suddenly woke up.

He then found himself lying in bed, with a monotonous wooden roof in front of him. The sunlight streaming in from outside allowed him to clearly see the spider webs between the beams.

Wei Ke was a little confused.

He didn't know what had happened; he just felt extremely uncomfortable all over his body, which felt sticky and he couldn't tell if it was sweat or blood.

What happened?

He was somewhat bewildered.

"Oh, you're finally awake." A familiar voice rang in my ears.

Wei Ke turned his head and saw Bai Wei sitting leisurely by the window, holding a half-eaten apple in his hand.

"... Father Ulu." Wei Ke sat up with considerable difficulty. "What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean, 'How did I get here?'" Bai Wei said with a smile. "This is my room, haven't you forgotten?"

"...ah?"

Before Wei Ke could react, Bai Wei tossed him the half-eaten apple, which he caught and instinctively took a bite of.

It wasn't until the acid spread in his mouth that he realized what he was doing and immediately tried to throw the apple away.

But just then, memories of yesterday suddenly flooded back.

Wildfire Cultist, Young Boss Lady, Old Hunter Ryan...

"Father Ulu!" He immediately looked at Bai Wei, "Last night..."

"It's not a dream," Bai Wei said calmly. "It's all real."

"I know it's all true, but..." Wei Ke felt like his memories were fragmented again, and he couldn't seem to remember the most crucial things. "I got into a fight with those Wildfire Cultists, and then... oh, what about Rui La?"

"You mean that small business owner?" Bai Wei said. "She's fine and came back safe and sound."

Wei Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

In his memory, Rui La was taken away by Ryan.

Since she's alright, then Ryan...

"But the Old Hunter is dead."

Wei Ke's expression froze. He stared blankly at Bai Wei, Bai Wei then spoke softly.

"He died trying to save you."