Lin Lei's Ordeal (Part 1)

The Coiling Dragon Ring was a damaged Sovereign Artifact. Although it could not display its true might in Lin Lei's hands, its ability to reduce the cost of casting all types of magic to one-sixth had benefited Lin Lei immensely!

With ample magical power supporting him, the Gravity Spell he used to slow the wolf pack never ceased.

As a result, the wolf pack was never able to complete its encirclement of Lin Lei, their prey.

Unable to achieve their objective of surrounding him, while the Wind Wolves pursuing him continued to suffer casualties, they eventually lost their nerve. Lin Lei, covered in wounds and greatly drained of magical power, escaped disaster.

Fengyun, following in secret, wondered whether these Wind Wolves were the same pack that had pursued Lin Lei in the original story. He wondered whether a certain innocent young girl would once again teach Lin Lei a lesson about not trusting others so casually. He also wondered whether he should try walking the path of the Laws of Fate in the future!

At the same time, his thoughts jumped to Alice, who had "helped" Lin Lei break through the Level 7 Spiritual Power limit.

"Alice Duff, the genius girl of Weilin Magic Academy. I haven't gone to see her specifically, so I wonder what she looks like?"

"Hmm, Weilin... Huihui seems to be from Weilin Magic Aca—"

Suddenly, Fengyun sensed that something was wrong. The intuition he had developed through countless trials warned him that danger lurked nearby.

Then, he saw a dark figure rush toward Lin Lei. Having only just escaped the wolf pack, Lin Lei had no time to react before a Black Dagger pierced his chest.

"Ah!!!"

A cry of pain rang out!

However, it had not come from Lin Lei, but from the black-clad assassin who had attacked him.

Lin Lei himself could not react to that fatal strike, but Beibei, who had always remained by his side, did!

With one bite, Beibei severed the assassin's hand. Then, with another swipe of his claw, he tore open the man's chest and abdomen, spilling his intestines and organs across the ground.

After dealing with the assassin, Beibei anxiously glanced at Lin Lei's wound. But once he confirmed that the strike had not injured Lin Lei's heart, he finally did not lose his composure.

As he retreated, Beibei cast a Dizziness Spell that left Lin Lei muddled. Then, clenching his little paw, he struck Lin Lei on the back of the neck, knocking him completely unconscious.

By the time Lin Lei collapsed, Fengyun had already arrived before him like a streak of white light. After examining his injuries, he said to the uneasy Beibei, "Don't worry, Beibei. His heart is fine. It's nothing serious!"

Squeak squeak~ (I know his heart wasn't hurt, but Brother Yun, hurry up and heal my boss!)

Seeing Beibei point at Lin Lei's wound with his little paw, Fengyun understood. "All right, all right~, I'll heal him now!"

With that, he chanted an incantation and cast Healing Spell three times in succession, restoring seventy to eighty percent of Lin Lei's injuries.

Just as he was about to apply medicinal powder to the wound and bandage it, Fengyun stopped again.

Seeing Fengyun pinch his chin as he studied Lin Lei's wound, Beibei immediately squeaked at him, gesturing with all four limbs for him to continue healing.

The meaning was obvious, but Fengyun shook his head. "Beibei, this wound can't be completely healed. Otherwise, even if we conceal it with medicinal powder, it won't make sense."

"Even this degree of healing won't do. For Lin Lei, a wound like this would barely affect his movements after being bandaged. If that's the case, how will he learn his lesson and grow stronger?"

As he spoke, he picked up the Black Dagger held in the severed hand of the black-clad assassin and flicked it lightly.

Clang~~

Listening to the crisp, pleasant sound, Fengyun admired it. "Quite a fine weapon!"

Then, under Beibei's astonished gaze, he used the dagger to wound Lin Lei's injury again, even though it had already healed seventy to eighty percent under his Healing Spell.

However, compared to the initial wound, Fengyun's stab this time was much shallower.

"Mm, this degree of injury should be about right. Apply some medicinal powder and bandage it, and it should take roughly two or three days to heal. It won't affect Lin Lei's movements too much, but it'll still let the kid feel some pain."

With that, he tossed the Black Dagger to Beibei. "When Lin Lei wakes up, have him use this as his new weapon!"

Following Fengyun's advice, Lin Lei had gone to a weapons shop and selected a battle saber commonly used by mercenaries as his personal weapon. However, he had no Battle Qi to strengthen the weapon. Over the past dozen days, the saber had already developed quite a few chips from Lin Lei's battles against various magical beasts.

Without a suitable weapon, the danger of his future training would increase considerably.

Then, Fengyun quickly applied medicine and bandaged Lin Lei's wound. Once he was done, he had Beibei leave a few claw marks and bite marks on the bandages, and that finished the job.

After moving Lin Lei to a safe place, he found another spot to hide.

Throughout the entire process, Fengyun looked calm and unruffled on the surface, but inwardly, he was delighted beyond measure.

Over the past few years, he and Lin Lei had developed a very good relationship. But due to the language barrier, aside from feeding him food, he normally had few opportunities to deepen his bond with Beibei.

Protecting Lin Lei from the shadows this time was not only for Lin Lei's growth, but also an opportunity to strengthen his relationship with Beibei.

But when he had used the dagger to enlarge Lin Lei's wound just now, he realized that he might have underestimated Beibei's trust in him. Beibei had simply watched him act without stopping him in the slightest.

He had not worried at all that Fengyun might harbor ill intentions and give Lin Lei a fatal stab.

Looks like all I need to do is maintain a good relationship with Lin Lei. As Lin Lei's contracted magical beast, if I get along well with Lin Lei, I'll be getting along well with Beibei too!

After Lin Lei woke up, he looked at his mostly healed injuries and the claw marks and bite marks on the bandages. Stroking Beibei's little head, he said, "You worked hard, Beibei!"

Feeling rather guilty, Beibei did not accept much of Lin Lei's praise over the matter. He directly gave Lin Lei the black-clad assassin's pack and Black Dagger, allowing Lin Lei to truly experience the appeal of murder and robbery in the Monster Mountain Range, while also making him more wary of the people around him!

Twenty days later

Fengyun transformed into a streak of white light. Before he even arrived, a Battle Qi Slash decapitated Nina, who had just driven a dagger into Lin Lei's chest. At the same time, Beibei, who had already arrived and enlarged himself, tore off her chest and abdomen along with the arm holding the dagger in one savage bite.

The scene was exceptionally bloody!

Lin Lei's heart had been injured, and blood flowed without stop. His face instantly turned pale, while a hint of joy appeared on his disbelieving and pained face at Nina's sudden attack. "Brother Yun, you're here!"

"Don't talk!" Fengyun shouted softly, immediately helping Lin Lei lie flat before examining his injuries.

Only after quite a while did he finally let out a breath of relief. "Luckily, you kid have a tough life. You lost a lot of blood, but the dagger ultimately didn't completely pierce the wall of flesh around your heart."