The Joy of Finishing Blows

The battle was fierce and direct.

As soon as the White Wolf showed its head.

The Mountain Monster roared and charged.

The Gray Wolves around also immediately attacked the Mountain Monster.

They opened their massive jaws and condensed a wind blade.

Swish, swish, swish!

The wind blades instantly struck the stone armor on the Mountain Monster's body.

Although it stopped the Mountain Monster from charging at the White Wolf, the damage dealt was very limited.

Seven wind blades only managed to create a few cracks on the Mountain Monster's stone armor.

The yellow patterns on the Mountain Monster's body flashed rapidly a few times, and the cracks on its stone armor disappeared completely.

"Roar!"

The White Wolf let out a howl.

Without any hesitation, the seven Gray Wolves pounced on the Mountain Monster.

They abandoned the wind blades, intending to use their own sharp claws and teeth to deal with the powerful enemy before them.

Bang!

The Mountain Monster punched the ground, creating a crater.

Following that, a dense earth elemental energy spread for a distance.

The stiff ground suddenly turned into a swamp.

Two Gray Wolves fell into it, caught off guard.

But the other Gray Wolves seemed prepared and leaped up, pouncing towards the Mountain Monster.

A hint of human-like cunning appeared in the Mountain Monster's eyes.

It stomped its feet again, and the shaking ground, like a budding flower, instantly burst forth with numerous rock spikes.

The Gray Wolves in the air were caught completely by surprise by the Mountain Monster.

Three Gray Wolves were directly pierced through their abdomens, hanging on the rock spikes and struggling continuously, looking like they were not far from death.

The remaining two, although they survived by luck, were also injured.

In an instant, the wolf pack lost more than half of its members!

"Awooo!"

The White Wolf let out a chilling howl.

In front of it, a large area of crescent-shaped wind blades condensed, carrying a shrill sound as they tore through the air, slashing towards the Mountain Monster.

Bang, bang, bang...

The White Wolf's wind blades were clearly much stronger than those of the other Gray Wolves.

The wind blades shattered the stone armor on the Mountain Monster's body.

And they left the Mountain Monster's body bleeding profusely.

But the Mountain Monster was worthy of being the darling of the forest.

Dense earth elements flowed from the ground into the Mountain Monster's body.

Then, the Mountain Monster's wounds began to heal again.

It could attack, endure, and control.

Such a monster was truly too difficult to deal with!

Clang!

A light hum.

A light blue slash struck the ground beneath the Mountain Monster.

Huang Yu, who had been waiting nearby, finally made his move.

A wisp of thin ice quickly spread, covering the ground and blocking the Mountain Monster from absorbing earth elemental energy.

"Roar!"

The White Wolf seized the opportunity and spat out a huge wind blade at the Mountain Monster.

The wind blade whistled, cutting through the bushes in its path, and struck the Mountain Monster before its stone armor could recover.

A stream of purple blood gushed out, and the Mountain Monster wailed as it fell onto the ice.

The White Wolf glanced back at Huang Yu and the others, only to see Huang Yu taking out that Thousand-Thread Bow.

"What are you looking at?"

"Do you think I'm helping you?"

Huang Yu drew his bow and shot an arrow.

The arrow didn't fly towards the White Wolf and Mountain Monster, but rather towards the three giant wolves struggling on the rock spikes.

Whoosh!

The arrow zipped past the giant wolves' heads and flew far into the forest.

Huang Yu was slightly stunned.

He then awkwardly handed the bow to Dilios.

Wasn't this a beginner-friendly bow?

Why can't I feel any effect from the Archer's Focus?

Huang Yu, blushing, drew Frost Wave, infused it with energy, and swung it with force.

Dense ice shards shot out.

They turned the three Gray Wolves caught on the rock spikes into sieves.

[Lord gained 378 experience points, 37 Soul Crystals!]

[Lord gained 425 experience points, 40 Soul Crystals!]

[Lord gained 289 experience points, 30 Soul Crystals!]

[Congratulations to the Lord for obtaining a Skill Book, please check your inventory!]

Although Huang Yu finished off the Gray Wolves with his final blows, the experience he gained wasn't as much as what Dilios received for killing the Demonized Giant Lizard.

But Huang Yu was satisfied, because he had obtained a Skill Book.

[Wind Blade]

[Grade: Excellent]

[Description: Gathers energy to form a wind blade, possessing powerful cutting capabilities.]

[Note: Illegal professions cannot learn this Skill Book (Lords are not subject to this restriction)]

Huang Yu didn't find the Excellent Grade of Wind Blade lacking.

He chose to learn it.

After all, Lords didn't have a limit on the number of skills they could learn.

It was better to learn more.

Knowledge is power.

Roar—

Seeing Huang Yu kill its subordinates, the White Wolf let out an enraged roar.

It spewed a series of wind blades at Huang Yu, but they were all blocked by the protective shield.

"Hey, hey, hey, watch out for the enemy in front of you!"

"I finally helped you control it!"

Huang Yu said to the White Wolf with dissatisfaction, while casually using the Wind Blade he had just learned to finish off two Gray Wolves trapped in the mud.

[Lord gained 734 experience points, 72 Soul Crystals!]

[Lord gained 667 experience points, 65 Soul Crystals!]

It seems that the experience and Soul Crystals gained from killing monsters are awarded based on the contribution to the kill?

Huang Yu had a rough understanding.

The Mountain Monster's limbs were stiffened by the frost poison released by Frost Wave.

It stomped on the ground, trying to break the ice layer and continue absorbing earth elemental energy.

With one stomp, it cracked the ice, but its foot was then invaded by the frost poison. It immediately let out painful cries and staggered towards an area not covered by ice.

Frost Wave, as an Excellent Grade weapon, had the most annoying (scratch that)... the most powerful ability: its frost poison.

Once the target's body was invaded by the frost poison, its flesh and blood would gradually necrotize, and it would suffer immense pain throughout the entire process.

Awooo—

The White Wolf howled, and the remaining two Gray Wolves returned to its side.

It glanced at Huang Yu with its scarlet eyes, then turned around, intending to abandon the Mountain Monster and leave.

Rustle, rustle!

Just then, a boar as large as a small mountain suddenly burst from the woods.

Its body was smooth like rock, with only a ring of red mane around its neck, looking incredibly imposing.

The boar let out an ugly roar, and with heavy steps, charged at the White Wolf.

The White Wolf nimbly dodged the boar's attack.

Before it could even let out a howl, it felt the very ground begin to tremble.

Glancing back, it saw the shadowy figures of monsters within the forest.

The true Beast Tide had finally reached Huanyu Territory!

"Spartan Warriors, don't hold back your javelins and arrows, finish off those incapacitated and dying monsters first!"

"See that Mountain Monster? Dilios, it's yours, it's almost done for!"

"That White Wolf is something else, actually still alive!"

"Damn, that Steel-maned Boar is a real nuisance!"

"What a shame about the materials from so many monsters."

The jungle outside Huanyu Territory had turned into a chaotic battlefield.

As the only high ground nearby, the fires on the mountain attracted the attention of many monsters.

When these monsters realized they couldn't enter Huanyu Territory, they unleashed their frenzied combat desire on other monsters that had also been drawn over.

Meanwhile, Huang Yu stood within the territory, freely reaping the lives of monsters.

[Lord gained 245 experience points, 27 Soul Crystals!]

[Lord gained 432 experience points, 42 Soul Crystals!]

[Congratulations to the Lord for obtaining a Skill Book, please check your inventory!]

The golden light of leveling up flashed continuously.

Huang Yu and the others standing within the territory finally experienced the joy of finishing off weakened enemies.