Paired Slaughter

Under Zhu Wei's lead, Chen Lin and the others deliberately made a wide detour, continuously sneaking toward the area where the arrows had come from.

With their bellies full of pent-up rage, Chen Lin and the others were determined to settle matters of life and death with this suddenly appearing, openly hostile Monster Slaying Squad tonight.

About two thousand meters away from Chen Lin's group, Duan Hengyuan watched the five arrows his big brother had fired all fail to achieve their aim, and could not help feeling secretly regretful.

"Second Brother, let's go! We'll find another chance to kill that kid next time!" The burly bowman shook his head and slung the massive bow onto his back.

"That group will probably come looking to fight us to the death tonight!" A man wielding an axe could not help reminding them.

"It's a dark night with strong winds. They won't be able to find us. Let's not waste any more time and hurry to search for the Howling Moon Sky Wolf!" The burly bowman shook his head, flashed away, and sped off in one direction.

Beneath the pitch-black sky, Chen Lin and the others continued racing across the open wilderness, trying to find the people who had ambushed them.

Yet an hour passed, and they still found nothing.

The fury filling their hearts gradually subsided as time slipped by.

"Everyone, rest for now! We'll look for those people again tomorrow. If we still can't find them by noon, we'll give up for the time being. Wasting too much time on this matter will only harm us!" Zhu Wei suppressed the anger in his belly and spoke in a deep voice.

"Those damned bastards really know how to hide!" Wu Fan cursed furiously.

No one else spoke, but they could not help letting out sighs.

Chen Lin clenched his fists, still somewhat unwilling to accept it.

He was not the sort to swallow a loss. The fact that he had nearly been killed was something he truly could not stomach.

Awooo~

The mournful wolf howl instantly jolted the spirits of everyone who had just sat down to rest.

"With that aura, it's at least a mid-stage Demon General beast!" He Yanjun abruptly rose to his feet, his face solemn.

"No, that's the howl of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf!" Zhu Wei looked toward the source of the howl, his expression grave.

The others were stunned at first, then their expressions immediately turned serious.

Chen Lin had also heard of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf. He knew it was a late-stage Demon General beast, one of the beasts closest in strength to a Demon King. It was exceptionally formidable; even two or three late-stage Martial Grandmasters might not necessarily be its match.

"Boss, what should we do?" Wu Fan looked at Zhu Wei.

"I think we can go pick up some scraps!" Chen Lin could not help saying.

"Oh! A Lin, what do you have in mind?" Zhu Wei looked at Chen Lin curiously.

"At this time, with that wolf howl, I suspect that those people have run into the Howling Moon Sky Wolf!" Chen Lin voiced his guess.

"Boss, I think A Lin's guess is very likely right. That howl just now was full of anger!" Jiang Tianyu said earnestly.

"Boss, how about we go take a look?" Wang Ming could not help suggesting, tempted by the idea.

Zhu Wei stroked his chin in thought for a moment before finally waving his hand. "Let's go take a look. Everyone, keep your movements quiet."

The others nodded, then followed Zhu Wei as they stealthily headed toward the Howling Moon Sky Wolf.

On an earthen slope thirty li away from Chen Lin's group, a towering white wolf nearly five meters tall and ten meters long stared furiously with scarlet eyes at the several figures who had suddenly appeared around it.

"Big Brother, what do we do? Kill it or not?" Duan Hengyuan stared at the Howling Moon Sky Wolf's abdominal wound, which was gradually showing signs of healing, and asked hesitantly.

"Kill it! If we let this thing escape again, finding it next time may be even harder than this time!" The burly bowman replied with a grave expression.

"But what about Chen Lin's group? They definitely heard that wolf howl just now. If they come over, won't we be making wedding clothes for someone else?" Duan Hengyuan asked worriedly.

"As long as we're fast, there's nothing to fear! Stop hesitating and end this quickly!" As soon as the burly bowman finished speaking, he flashed forward and fired an arrow at the Howling Moon Sky Wolf's abdomen.

"Kill!" Duan Hengyuan's expression turned ruthless. He waved his weapon and charged at the Howling Moon Sky Wolf!

Seeing this, the others no longer dared hesitate and all joined the hunt for the Howling Moon Sky Wolf.

The Howling Moon Sky Wolf flashed, transforming directly into a streak of silver light. After evading the charged arrow of the burly bowman, it pounced viciously at Duan Hengyuan, its chilling claws aiming straight for his face.

Clearly, the Howling Moon Sky Wolf had not forgotten Duan Hengyuan, who had inflicted severe damage on it last time.

Chen Lin and the others moved extremely quickly.

In less than two ke, they had already crept close to where the Howling Moon Sky Wolf was.

Seeing the intense battle between both sides, Wu Fan could not help quietly asking Zhu Wei, "Boss, are we going in?"

Before Zhu Wei could answer—

Whoosh~

An arrow suddenly appeared, aimed directly at Wu Fan's face. He Yanjun, who was closest to Wu Fan, slashed the arrow away with a single stroke, his face grave as he stared at the burly man who had already nocked another arrow.

"Since you're here, stop skulking around! Come out! I've already found you!" the bow-wielding burly man shouted with a savage expression.

"Let's go out and see who these people really are." Zhu Wei took the hammer from his back, his expression cautious.

Once Chen Lin's group drew closer, they finally saw exactly who had attacked them earlier.

"Duan Hengyuan!" Chen Lin's face darkened, his eyes filled with icy light.

The others who had been entangled with the Howling Moon Sky Wolf also stopped when they saw Chen Lin's group appear.

Surrounded by both groups, the Howling Moon Sky Wolf was covered in arrows and bleeding profusely. Its eyes were full of vigilance as it slowly backed away.

"Zhu Wei, this Howling Moon Sky Wolf is our prey. If you don't want to fight us to the death, you'd better leave at once, so we can avoid needless casualties!" The burly bowman, Yao An, threatened Zhu Wei with a vicious grin.

"Yao An, leaving aside your earlier ambush on us, this region is currently within our squad's clearing range. You barged in without so much as a greeting, hunted our demon beast, and now you're telling us to leave. Who gave you the nerve to speak to me like that?" Zhu Wei questioned coldly, staring at the bowman.

Yao An, who had been questioned by Zhu Wei, aimed his arrow at him and said with a savage expression, "Looks like you want to fight us to the death. Since that's the case, we'll see the real deal beneath our hands!"

As soon as he spoke, he rapidly retreated, releasing the arrow in his hand toward the vigilant Wu Fan.

"Courting death! Kill!" Zhu Wei flashed forward and blasted the arrow away with his hammer. Then he pushed off hard with the tips of his feet and shot toward Yao An like a cannonball.

Seeing this, the others also waved their weapons and charged at their opponents.

Chen Lin looked at the lean man charging toward him, a trace of ruthlessness flashing through his eyes.

As he slowly retreated, the throwing knives at his waist silently dropped to the ground.

"Kid, die!" Seeing Chen Lin slowly retreating, the man thought Chen Lin was afraid and savagely swung his blade down at him.