Before the shadow could pounce on him, the Black Skeleton spun and leaped into the air. Its two scimitars flashed like lightning, and sparks immediately flew overhead!
When the Black Skeleton landed, the shadow also dropped to the ground. White fur, red eyes, pitch-black sharp claws, and a massive wolf's head all proclaimed the creature's identity as a werewolf. However, Li Shaolin felt that this creature was much like a Ghoul—both crawled low and attacked with sharp claws and fangs.
The werewolf immediately stirred the fighting spirit of Li Shaolin's Claw Skeleton. Sharp Claw silently opened his bony jaw, seeming to grin, then sprang forward! His white bone claws glinted coldly as he instantly clashed with the werewolf. Four claws flashed beneath the moonlight, carving shrill tears through the air, and the two white figures became impossible to separate.
Since Li Shaolin had summoned the Claw Skeleton, he had not displayed anything particularly remarkable. His agility could not match the Black Skeleton's, and his strength could not compare to the Bronze Skeleton's, so he had naturally been rather inconspicuous among the three melee skeletons. Yet this battle made Li Shaolin see him in a new light.
The faster they fought, the more fiercely the silver pines around them snapped and split beneath the dancing claw shadows, branches and bark raining down from above.
Seeing how difficult the Claw Skeleton was to deal with, the werewolf raised his head toward the moon and let out a piercing howl. His figure abruptly accelerated as he dodged Sharp Claw's attack and turned to flee!
"Surround him! Take him alive!"
As Li Shaolin gave the command, a dark figure appeared before the werewolf. At the same time, Li Shaolin scattered black mist from his hand, and Lesser Blindness descended over the werewolf's head. The