The room door opened, and a massive Red Wolf stood directly before him.
The Red Wolf had an enormous tail covered in bright crimson fur, making it look like an oversized fox.
The Red Wolf bared its sharp fangs, lolling out its long blood-red tongue as it squatted grandly on the thick carpet.
Lin Luo's arrival instantly stirred the Red Wolf's appetite.
"Dinner came so early today..."
That was probably what the Red Wolf was thinking.
Its hind legs bent slightly while its forelegs stretched forward, taking on a diving posture. A faintly vicious gleam shone in its eyes.
"Oh, what a cute big cat..."
Lin Luo removed his Glintstone Hood. He had to admit, the thing was truly irritating—it blocked his vision and made breathing difficult.
He also switched from the Glintstone Staff to the Moonveil Katana. Against a giant beast like this, sorcery was clearly impractical...
It was not some idiot like the Tree Sentinel. Deep down, it still possessed a beast's instincts, and its methods of attack were engraved in its DNA.
"Awooo!"
The Red Wolf let out a piercing roar, and the stench from its maw instantly filled Lin Luo's nostrils.
"Mmm... stinks like Pang."
Lin Luo frowned, fanning the air before his nose with his right hand while raising the Moonveil Katana with his left and slowly walking toward the Red Wolf...
This completely threw the Red Wolf off...
Weren't these ingredients usually supposed to babble nonsense in place for a while before being swallowed by it? What was this two-legged creature planning to do with that strange thing in its hand?
Wolves possessed keen senses for discovering and capturing prey;
And this prey wanted to fight back!
The Red Wolf finally reached that conclusion.
Well, after analyzing all that, Lin Luo gave it full marks. Unfortunately...
"Moonlight Slash!"
Lin Luo suddenly drew his blade, performed Iaido, and sheathed it again, all in almost a single instant.
A dazzling yet deadly blue sword beam shot fiercely toward the Red Wolf.
Its sharp senses immediately caught the scent of danger. It had to dodge this sword beam!
The sword light was incredibly fast, but the Red Wolf was no slouch either.
The instant Lin Luo raised his sword, the Red Wolf leaped away. The sword light grazed its body, and several scorched red hairs slowly drifted down.
"Roar!"
The Red Wolf howled furiously. How dare a mere ingredient do this! It had actually damaged its beautiful fur!
Its dim eyes stared fixedly at Lin Luo, its watchful gaze filled with chilling killing intent and terror.
Suddenly, the Red Wolf moved. It sprang onto a nearby candlestick, then lunged directly at Lin Luo. Its massive body was surprisingly nimble.
Unfortunately, Lin Luo was no worse. The instant the Red Wolf pounced, he activated Bloodhound Step. His figure flickered, and he passed straight through the Red Wolf, arriving behind it.
Just as Lin Luo raised the Moonveil Katana to give it a slash—
The Red Wolf actually revealed a humanlike smile.
Its enormous tail whipped viciously toward Lin Luo. The fierce wind rushing at him made it clear that he could not take this head-on!
A wolf respected every opponent. Before every attack, it would study its enemy rather than underestimate it, which was why wolves rarely made mistakes when attacking.
Lin Luo had no choice but to abandon this perfect opportunity. Trading injury for injury was not his style.
He dodged backward, only to realize that he was already close to being forced into a corner.
Fortunately, he had avoided that strike.
However, it was not over yet.
Using the momentum of its tail swing, the Red Wolf spun around in an unbelievable motion. What awaited him now was not its sharp fangs.
It was a magical sword! A real one conjured by the Red Wolf itself. It held a several-yard-long blade in its mouth and cleaved directly at Lin Luo.
"It really is quite crafty!"
Lin Luo remarked, Godrick would not have let me clear him without taking damage if he had even this much awareness...
(Godrick: "Are you done yet? I'm dead, and you're still beating a dead horse?!")
Since there was no way back, then... he would carve out a path!
Lin Luo smiled, holding the sheath in one hand and the sword in the other.
The famous blade was drawn halfway and held horizontally before his chest. The long blade struck solidly against Lin Luo's sword edge.
At that moment, the Red Wolf's blade was only inches from Lin Luo, yet it could not advance even a fraction further!
"Die!"
Lin Luo shouted angrily as the famous blade was abruptly drawn. Blue sword energy instantly scattered the Red Wolf's long blade, while the remaining sword energy continued onward toward the Red Wolf.
"Screech... sizzle..."
The sword energy instantly tore through the Red Wolf's right eye. A bone-deep wound appeared on its head as the sword energy burned within its body, producing a sound that set teeth on edge.
"Awoo!"
The Red Wolf immediately cried out, though it was impossible to tell whether it was fear or rage.
It was probably rage.
Because when wolves attacked prey, they possessed the courage to charge forward fearlessly and an unyielding spirit;
The Red Wolf hurriedly leaped away, distancing itself from the two-legged freak before it.
Glintstone Pebbles began to appear one after another behind it. The sheer number was terrifying, almost covering half the hall. It seemed Lin Luo had thoroughly enraged it.
Naturally, Lin Luo had no intention of taking this magic head-on.
Bloodhound Step? Carian Retaliation?
No, there was a better way to handle it.
Lin Luo held his sword in his left hand and gripped the staff in his right.
"Ancient Darkness!"
During the gap before the Red Wolf cast its spell, Lin Luo had already used this sorcery.
A spell that was practically the nemesis of all sorceries and incantations!
A black hole half a meter in radius condensed above Lin Luo.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
At that moment, the Red Wolf's spell was complete as well. Glintstone Pebbles shot toward Lin Luo one after another.
"Heh heh... this two-legged creature should be finished this time, right? What a pity about my dinner. Looks like I can only have soup tonight..."
That was what the Red Wolf thought.
However... what happened next would make it question its entire life as a wolf...
The instant its prized glintstone meteor shower—just a whole lot of Glintstone Pebbles—flew out, they abruptly deviated from their original paths.
The magic that had been flying toward Lin Luo now rushed one by one into that little black sphere, without even producing a ripple!
The Red Wolf froze. This was beyond the scope of what its brain could process...
Seeing the opening, Lin Luo naturally would not let this chance slip away.
His figure flickered as Bloodhound Step activated. His right hand once again moved to the sword sheath in his left hand, resting on the famous blade.
"Moonlight... Slash!"
A heaven-shaking strike descended as the Moonveil Katana slashed downward, carrying overwhelming magic power toward the Red Wolf.
Only then did the Red Wolf react, but it was already too late. Its beastly instincts let it twist its body at the last moment, preventing the blow from striking its head, but half of its shoulder was still cleaved away.
Blood sprayed forth like a fountain, instantly dyeing the entire hall red.
Half its shoulder, along with its left foreleg, was severed. The Red Wolf finally lost its balance and collapsed to the floor.
Though pain covered its face, its eyes remained fierce.
Lin Luo knew this wolf could not be tamed.
The Red Wolf's life had been a life of battle. Even as flesh and soul were about to part, it remained composed. It did not live for joy, nor did it fear death. Death might be better than being kept in the academy.
Then... farewell!
Lin Luo raised the famous blade again and pointed it at the Red Wolf's head.
The blade went in, then came out...
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