Radagon's Red Wolf

The room door opened, and a giant Red Wolf greeted them.

The Red Wolf had a massive tail covered in vibrant red fur, making it resemble an oversized fox.

The Red Wolf bared its sharp fangs, its long, blood-red tongue lolling out as it squatted imposantly on the thick carpet.

Lin Luo's arrival immediately stirred the Red Wolf's appetite.

"Dinner's arrived this early today..."

This was likely the Red Wolf's thought at the moment.

The Red Wolf crouched slightly on its hind legs, its front legs extended forward, preparing to pounce. A fierce, eerie gleam shone in its eyes.

"Yo, what a cute big kitty..."

Lin Luo took off his Glintstone Hood. He had to admit, the thing was annoying, obstructing his vision and making breathing difficult.

He swapped his Glintstone Staff for the famed Moonveil. Using magic against such a beast was clearly impractical...

It wasn't a mindless brute like the Tree Sentinel; it still possessed the instincts of a beast, its attack patterns etched into its very DNA.

"ROAR—!"

The Red Wolf let out a piercing roar, its foul breath instantly filling Lin Luo's nostrils.

"Ugh, so stinky!"

Lin Luo frowned, fanning his nose with his right hand while raising the famed Moonveil with his left, slowly approaching the Red Wolf...

This, however, threw the Red Wolf off guard…

Normally, wouldn't these meals just stay put and blabber before being gobbled up? What was this two-legged creature doing with that strange object?

Wolves possessed keen senses for spotting and capturing prey;

And this prey... wanted to fight back!

The Red Wolf finally reached this conclusion.

Well, Lin Luo agreed with all that analysis, but unfortunately...

"Moonlight Slash!"

Lin Luo suddenly drew his sword, a swift draw, a swift return to the sheath, all completed in an instant.

A dazzling and deadly blue sword energy shot towards the Red Wolf.

Its keen senses immediately alerted the Red Wolf to the danger. It had to dodge this sword energy!

The sword light was incredibly fast, but the Red Wolf's speed was no slouch either.

The moment Lin Luo raised his sword, the Red Wolf leaped straight up. The sword light grazed the Red Wolf's body as it passed, and several charred red hairs slowly drifted down.

"ROAR!"

The Red Wolf let out an enraged howl. How dare this mere morsel try something like this! It actually damaged my beautiful fur!

Its glowing pupils fixed on Lin Luo, its gaze filled with deep killing intent and terror.

Suddenly, the Red Wolf moved, leaping directly towards a nearby candelabra, then lunging at Lin Luo. Its massive body moved with surprising agility.

Unfortunately, Lin Luo was just as quick. The moment the Red Wolf lunged, he activated Bloodhound Step. His form flickered, and he phased directly through the Red Wolf, appearing behind it.

Just as Lin Luo raised the famed Moonveil to deliver a blow.

The Red Wolf actually showed a hint of a human-like smile.

Its massive tail whipped fiercely towards Lin Luo. The rushing wind indicated that a direct confrontation was impossible!

A wolf respects every opponent. Before each attack, a wolf studies its adversary and never underestimates it, which is why a wolf rarely makes mistakes in its attacks.

Lin Luo had no choice but to abandon this perfect opportunity; trading blows wasn't his style.

He dodged backward, but Lin Luo realized he was being cornered against the wall.

Fortunately, he managed to evade that attack.

However, the matter was far from over.

Using the momentum from its tail whip, the Red Wolf spun around with an unbelievable maneuver. This time, it wasn't its sharp teeth that greeted Lin Luo.

It was a magic sword! The Red Wolf had genuinely conjured it, its mouth clamped around a giant sword several yards long, which it swung directly at Lin Luo.

"How cunning!"

Lin Luo exclaimed, "If Godrick had half this awareness, he wouldn't have been defeated by me without taking a scratch..."

(Godrick: "Are you never going to stop? Am I still going to be dragged out and criticized even after death?!")

With nowhere left to retreat, he could only... carve a path forward!

Lin Luo smiled, holding the sheath in one hand and the sword in the other.

He drew the famed sword halfway, holding it horizontally across his chest. The massive blade met Lin Luo's sword edge squarely.

At this moment, the Red Wolf's blade was mere centimeters from Lin Luo, yet it could not advance any further!

"Die!"

Lin Luo roared, drawing his blade in an instant. A blue sword energy immediately shattered the Red Wolf's long saber. The residual energy continued its momentum, flying towards the Red Wolf.

"Screech... Sizzle..."

The sword energy sliced through the Red Wolf's right eye, leaving a wound deep enough to reveal bone. The energy burned within the Red Wolf's body, emitting an ear-piercing sound.

"Aoo!"

The Red Wolf cried out, whether in fear or rage was unclear.

It was likely rage.

When a wolf attacks prey, it possesses a courageous spirit and an unyielding will.

The Red Wolf quickly leaped away, putting distance between itself and the two-legged creature before it.

Roots of Glintstone Pebbles began to manifest behind it, and the sheer number was terrifying, filling nearly half the hall. It seemed Lin Luo had thoroughly provoked it.

Lin Luo, of course, had no intention of confronting the magic head-on.

Bloodhound Step, a Carian Retaliation?

No, there was a better way to handle this.

Lin Luo gripped his sword in his left hand and his staff in his right.

"Ancient Darkness!"

In the brief moment the Red Wolf paused its casting, Lin Luo unleashed this spell.

It was a spell that could counter almost all magic and incantations!

A black hole with a radius of half a meter condensed above Lin Luo.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

At this moment, the Red Wolf's magic was complete, and a swarm of Glintstone Pebbles shot towards Lin Luo.

Hmph, hmph... This two-legged beast should be done for this time! What a pity, my dinner will be bland today...

This was what the Red Wolf thought.

However, the scene that followed would make it question its entire wolf existence...

The moment its proud torrent of Glintstone Pebbles flew out, their trajectories instantly deviated.

The magic that was aimed at Lin Luo now plunged into the small black sphere, without even causing a ripple!

The Red Wolf froze, this was beyond its comprehension...

Seizing the opening, Lin Luo naturally wouldn't let the opportunity pass.

Lin Luo flickered, activating Bloodhound Step, and placed his right hand back on his sword's sheath, pointing at the blade.

"Moonlight Slash!"

A world-shattering sword strike. The blade, Moonveil, was swung down from above, carrying immense magical power towards the Red Wolf.

The Red Wolf finally reacted, but it was too late. Although its bestial instincts caused it to turn its body, preventing the strike from hitting its head, it still severed half of its shoulder.

Blood gushed out like a spring, instantly dyeing the entire hall red.

With half its shoulder and left foreleg severed, the Red Wolf could no longer maintain its balance and collapsed to the ground.

Though its face was contorted in pain, its eyes remained fierce.

Lin Luo knew this wolf could not be tamed.

The Red Wolf's life was a life of battle. Even as its body and soul were about to separate, it remained composed. It found no joy in living, and no fear in dying. Death, perhaps, was better than being kept in the Academy.

So... farewell!

Lin Luo raised his blade again, pointing it at the Red Wolf's head.

The blade sank in, then was pulled out