Almost Careless

City 023.

The blazing sun hung high, its harsh rays piercing the gloomy sky and shining down upon this ruined land.

On a dilapidated street, Yang Wu had already found his first target.

It was a massive mastiff, its house-sized body covered in black fur. Its eyes brimmed with savagery, and cold light glinted from its claws.

Intermediate Beast General, Black-haired Mastiff!

"Roar!"

A fierce, icy gleam flashed in the Black-haired Mastiff's terrifying eyes. After letting out a roar, it charged viciously toward Yang Wu.

Its four thick legs stomped against the ground, making the earth tremble. The Black-haired Mastiff's huge body barreled straight at Yang Wu like a derailed train.

Yang Wu's expression did not change as he coldly watched the Black-haired Mastiff pounce, waiting until its two enormous forepaws were about to strike him.

Only then did he shift slightly, slipping out of the attack range of its claws. At the same time, he twisted his body and flicked the Po Jun Spear in his hand, slashing with all his might at its neck.

Boom!

A huge wound instantly appeared on the Black-haired Mastiff's neck, blood spraying from it like a fountain.

It immediately lost consciousness, and its enormous body crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Killed in one strike!

The gap in strength was too great. Even without using the second level of World Destruction's triple-force technique, his Perfect Level movement technique and perfected spear technique were more than enough to utterly crush an Intermediate Beast General-level monster.

After battle came harvest.

The valuable materials on an Intermediate Beast General-level monster could sell for at least ten million Hua Xia currency. More exotic monsters could even fetch a hundred million Hua Xia currency.

"Hmm?"

Yang Wu had just set down his weapon and begun collecting monster materials when his expression abruptly changed. Every hair on his body stood on end, and his heart suddenly clenched.

"Bang!"

Yang Wu felt an immense force strike from behind. Before he could turn around, he lunged forward and twisted at an unbelievable angle to evade.

At the same time, he hurled the dissecting knife in his hand fiercely toward the shadow behind him.

The attacking figure paused for a moment, giving Yang Wu the chance to evade. He hurriedly retreated dozens of meters. Only after steadying himself did Yang Wu finally see his attacker clearly.

It was a towering giant wolf, nearly three meters tall and five or six meters long. Its fur was entirely gray, save for a faint patch of white fur on its forehead.

A silver-white body, a blood-red crown.

Hunter—Silver Moon Wolf!

Yang Wu stared fixedly at the Silver Moon Wolf, his gaze sweeping over the Po Jun Spear not far from it.

"Grrr~~"

The Silver Moon Wolf let out a low sound and slowly moved toward Yang Wu. Its claw-retracted paws had soft pads, and its steps were exceptionally light.

It watched Yang Wu's every movement closely, giving him no chance to retrieve his weapon.

Yet at this critical moment, Yang Wu was exceptionally calm. He had only been ambushed because of a momentary lapse in attention. Now, he had regained his fighting state.

Man and beast stared hard into each other's eyes, searching for an opening.

However, Yang Wu was clearly at a disadvantage without a weapon in hand.

The Advanced Beast General-level Silver Moon Wolf was far stronger than an ordinary high-level Warrior Level martial artist, and its speed was comparable to an Elementary War God.

"Whoosh!"

The Silver Moon Wolf suddenly moved, seemingly transforming into a streak of silver light that reached him in the blink of an eye.

Yet just as its claws were about to touch Yang Wu and tear his body apart—

Yang Wu twisted sharply as though he had calculated it all beforehand, nearly brushing past the Silver Moon Wolf's claws.

At that moment, Yang Wu doubled back and suddenly rushed toward the Po Jun Spear. The Silver Moon Wolf immediately seized the opportunity, extending its claws as it pounced straight at Yang Wu's back.

A trace of excitement actually appeared in its cold, faintly blood-colored eyes. This was exactly the moment it had been waiting for.

Suddenly, Yang Wu twisted again. With a lightning-fast tap of his toes against the ground, he changed direction once more and evaded the overwhelming attack.

With a roll, Yang Wu came beneath it. At the same time, a short blade suddenly appeared in his hand and flashed toward its neck.

"Awoo!"

Unable to dodge in time, the Silver Moon Wolf instantly gained a wound nearly half a meter long across its neck.

However, its recovery ability was astonishing. The wound forcibly closed, with only a small amount of blood dripping out.

But then, a long spear swept over with earth-shattering force. Terror immediately appeared on the Silver Moon Wolf's face as it desperately tried to evade this fatal blow.

"Pfft!"

Immense force traveled through the spear shaft and slammed into the Silver Moon Wolf's head. Its huge body flew away as its head twisted grotesquely.

The Silver Moon Wolf's massive body crashed heavily from the air. Its eyes gradually lost their light, and at the moment of death, it recalled its life.

It remembered running beneath the setting sun. That had been its lost youth.

It had thought Yang Wu was merely an ordinary high-level Warrior Level martial artist. With his weapon separated from him and the attack coming by surprise, the wolf had possessed an enormous advantage and believed it could finish him in one blow.

Yet it had not expected that after only two exchanges, it would die on the spot.

"Heh, did you think I only knew how to use a spear?"

Yang Wu scanned his surroundings. Only after confirming there was no danger did he lean on the Po Jun Spear and gasp for breath.

I was careless!

The Silver Moon Wolf's ambush had not harmed him, but it had truly frightened him.

Though he was dissatisfied with his current situation, he did not possess a particularly strong sense of crisis. Riding a motorcycle into the Wilderness Area was proof enough of his reckless behavior.

It was a common human failing.

Be cautious!

I need to be even more cautious!

If he had been more careful just now, he would have discovered the Silver Moon Wolf the instant it ambushed him. And if his weapon had been in hand, he would not have been caught off guard by this Silver Moon Wolf.

But this Silver Moon Wolf...

Could this be the unlucky one from the original story, the one first ambushed by a martial artist squad with a War God Level member, then pursued by the Tiger Fang Squad while fleeing, and finally killed by Luo Feng?

An Advanced Beast General-level monster, not far from County 0201. Yang Wu had also entered the Wilderness Area more than twenty days early. Considering all that, it was indeed very possible.

But what did that have to do with him?

After catching his breath a little.

Yang Wu picked up his spare dissecting knife, shook off the blood on it, and walked toward the Silver Moon Wolf's enormous corpse.

Like the Po Jun Spear, this dissecting knife was Series 6. Otherwise, it could not have cut through the Silver Moon Wolf's neck, much less dismembered its body.

As for using the Po Jun Spear, well... Yang Wu had never even considered it. He truly could not understand it.

Could any normal person really be that stingy?

Besides, was a spear suitable for delicate work such as skinning a monster corpse, pulling out tendons, cutting meat, and removing internal organs? How could it be more convenient than a knife?

"Slash!"

Yang Wu quickly dissected it. Fur, claws, fangs, eyeballs—anything valuable was dissected, collected, and placed into his backpack.

He even dissected the Silver Moon Wolf's skull. It was incomparably hard, and even after taking Yang Wu's strike, there was no visible sign of cracking.

Before long, Yang Wu had completely dissected the Silver Moon Wolf's corpse. After gathering the materials, he slung on his backpack and quickly departed.

All that remained at the scene was a pile of flesh and blood.