Silver Wolf

"Everyone stop!"

"Be on guard!"

In the afternoon, everyone continued their search for the Buddhist Treasure. As they entered the dense forest on the mountainside, the compass held by the Divine Constable Bureau member began to shake violently.

Seeing the Divine Constable Bureau member's face change drastically, he then shouted, drawing his weapon and staring vigilantly at the dense forest ahead.

Zhao Cheng and the others didn't understand what was happening, but they all followed orders, drawing their weapons and staying alert.

Shi Yi's gaze shifted to the dense forest ahead. It was then that he noticed an extremely powerful surge of Blood Essence emanating from the forest. He hadn't noticed it before because it was obscured by the tall trees.

The height of the Blood Essence he saw was stronger than anyone present.

"Awooo!"

The entity in the dense forest had been hidden. Now that it sensed Zhao Cheng and the others were on alert, it no longer concealed itself.

As a wolf howl echoed, a powerful aura suddenly erupted.

The potent Blood Essence broke through the dense forest.

"This seems to be an Oddity that has gained sentience!"

Someone reacted at this moment, their face showing panic.

The aura that erupted was far stronger than anyone present, otherwise, they wouldn't feel such immense pressure.

"This is a wolf that has gained sentience, and it's incredibly fast."

"We can't outrun it. We need to wait for reinforcements."

The Divine Constable Bureau member spoke, taking a small brown paper tube from his pocket.

He pulled it, and a sharp sound rang out. Red light shot up from the brown paper tube into the sky, instantly exploding and forming an arrow in the sky, pointing towards their location.

This was a unique distress signal of the Divine Constable Bureau, a method created by a master.

"We only need to hold it off for half an hour, and support will definitely arrive."

The Divine Constable Bureau member said in a deep voice.

He hadn't expected to encounter an Oddity on their journey today. Although Oddities had appeared on Mount Jiuhua before, they had been killed, and no traces of Oddities had been found since.

Logically, there shouldn't be any Oddities in this area.

If not for the compass in his hand sensing the Oddity's aura and issuing a warning, they would have been ambushed by the Oddity and likely all devoured by it by now!

"Awooo!"

From the dense forest, a silver figure charged out.

Everyone looked closely and saw a Silver Giant Wolf, over two meters tall, clearly not ordinary.

The powerful aura that accompanied the Silver Giant Wolf's appearance instilled fear in everyone's hearts.

This was the natural suppression of the strong over the weak.

"This Silver Wolf Oddity has at least the combat power of a Martial Warrior. We must work together to deal with it, otherwise, if it picks us off one by one, we will all die here."

The Divine Constable Bureau member's face was grave.

If it were someone at the Martial Warrior level, they would have a slight chance of winning if they teamed up. However, this was an Oddity, and its speed when it emerged already surpassed the Martial Warrior level. This was not good news for them.

The group formed a surrounding formation.

"Junior Brother, be careful. Stay safe later."

Zhao Cheng gripped his long sword, his eyes fixed vigilantly on the Silver Giant Wolf, and spoke to Shi Yi behind him.

He wasn't confident facing this Silver Giant Wolf.

The gap in strength was evident, and numbers alone couldn't compensate, especially since their team didn't have many Martial Students in the Flesh and Blood Realm.

If they had a Martial Warrior expert at the Muscle Refinement level with them, this Silver Giant Wolf would be nothing. They could even join forces to kill it, drink its blood, and eat its flesh, using it as a resource for Martial Path cultivation and a fortuitous encounter.

Unfortunately, among the groups searching for the Buddhist Treasure outside Anyuan Town, only two had Martial Warriors at the Muscle Refinement level.

One was the leader of the Divine Constable Bureau team, and the other was Xu Tianlei from the yamen.

Apart from them, everyone else who came out was a Martial Disciple in the Blood Essence Realm and Martial Students in the Flesh and Blood Realm.

Within Shi Yi's team, the strongest was the person from the Divine Constable Bureau, who, like Zhao Cheng, was a Martial Student in the Flesh and Blood Realm. Although his Blood Essence was stronger, it wasn't significantly so.

"Yes, Senior Brother, you be careful too."

Shi Yi nodded solemnly.

The appearance of the Silver Giant Wolf had disrupted his plans.

He wasn't worried about his safety, because if his life were in danger, he could travel back to Earth or to other Anchor Points in the Central Great World. He had a fallback.

Of course, that would be the worst-case scenario. Suddenly disappearing in front of everyone would undoubtedly expose his secret.

His current reasonable identity would have to be abandoned!

"Awooo!"

The Silver Giant Wolf howled again, and then only a silver figure could be seen charging forward.

The encirclement was instantly broken!

The person on the edge was sent flying, and the one next to him had his head directly bitten off by the Silver Giant Wolf.

In the blink of an eye, two combatants were lost.

"We're no match for it, run!"

Seeing this, someone shouted in fear and immediately fled down the mountain.

At the words, others instinctively followed, running down the mountain because the Silver Giant Wolf exerted too much pressure.

From its appearance in the dense forest to its attack, it had seemed invincible, as if staying meant certain death.

"Don't run, damn it, you bunch of disorganized rabble."

The Divine Constable Bureau member was so angry he almost spat blood.

The original encirclement, even with some casualties, could have still managed to hold it off until reinforcements arrived.

Now that they had scattered, with only six people remaining, the Silver Giant Wolf would surely pick them off one by one, their fates uncertain.

The Silver Giant Wolf's intelligent eyes flashed with amusement. After a howl, it excitedly chased after those fleeing down the mountain.

It liked prey that ran, and it didn't want its prey to escape down the mountain; it could hunt those remaining on the mountain at any time.

Soon, shrill screams rang out.

It was clear that some had already been caught and killed by the Silver Giant Wolf!

"Alas! This Silver Wolf Oddity has gained sentience. Now, everyone can only rely on their own luck!"

"It didn't attack us first, so it must be planning to deal with us after killing those running down the mountain."

"We can only scatter and hide on the mountain, and see whose luck is better!"

"This Silver Wolf Oddity's sense of smell isn't weak, everyone be careful!"

After speaking, the Divine Constable Bureau member glanced at Shi Yi, Zhao Cheng, and the other five, then ran off towards a certain spot on Mount Jiuhua.

He specifically reminded them not out of kindness, but because as long as Shi Yi and the others remained alive, they could attract more of the Silver Giant Wolf's attention, buying him more time.

Once reinforcements arrived, it wouldn't be the Silver Giant Wolf hunting them, but them hunting the Silver Giant Wolf!

Jiao Darong of the Five Tigers Gang's gaze shifted, and after a moment's thought, he moved to leave!

They had walked on Mount Jiuhua in the morning and passed many places, so they naturally knew some good spots to conceal themselves.

"Junior Brother, have you decided where you're going?"

Zhao Cheng looked at Shi Yi and asked.

He naturally understood the Divine Constable Bureau member's intentions. They were now prey, and whether they could survive depended entirely on luck!

"I've thought of it."

Shi Yi nodded upon hearing this.

"That's good. We'll split up too. I hope we brothers can safely return to the Martial Arts School!"

Zhao Cheng nodded, didn't ask further questions, and also left.

If the Silver Giant Wolf was tracking them by their scent, then the two of them being together was even more dangerous.

By splitting up, they had a chance to survive.