Ambush and Assassination

At this moment, a layer of armor resembling the color of rock flowed over Lin Feng's body. A faint, earthy-yellow glow rippled across the surface of this armor, and a rich aura of earth-elemental energy radiated outward.

Earth-style magic: Earth Guardian Sacred Armor!

With the Earth Guardian Sacred Armor activated, Lin Feng no longer dodged, letting the wolf claws, fangs, and wind blades land on him like a rain of blows.

Without the need to worry about his physical safety, the speed at which Lin Feng harvested the Wind Wolves began to increase. However, compared to Beibei, there was still a slight gap.

Lin Feng suddenly leaped into the air, pointed a finger at a gathered group of Wind Wolves, and shouted in a low voice, "Gravity Spell!"

Earth-style magic: Gravity Spell!

This was a terrifying earth-style spell. It utilized the control of earth-elemental flows to adjust the gravity within a specific area, causing the pressure on the targets to increase drastically. One had to be at least a level five mage to cast the Gravity Spell.

The stronger the earth-style magic book, the greater the power of the Gravity Spell cast.

"Hum~"

The air trembled. Centered on Lin Feng, the ground within a hundred-meter radius glowed with a faint, earthy-yellow light. Every Wind Wolf within this range felt an astonishing pressure.

Under this immense pressure, the speed of the Wind Wolves slowed down involuntarily. Their once agile movements became sluggish.

"Your speed has plummeted, but I am unaffected." A yellow glow flowed over Lin Feng's body, seemingly echoing the earthy-yellow light on the ground.

The earth-elemental energy of the Gravity Spell possessed a special fluctuation. Different earth-style mages cast it with slight variations; as long as one fully mastered the fluctuations of the earth elements, one could use them to neutralize the effects of the Gravity Spell.

With the enemy's speed drastically reduced and his own speed far superior, Lin Feng continued to harvest the Wind Wolves while silently chanting magic incantations.

"Puchi!" "Puchi!" "Puchi!" "Puchi!"

Dozens of *Earth Spike*s erupted abruptly from beneath the feet of the Wind Wolf pack. The sharp spikes pierced directly through the bellies of seven Wind Wolves, blood spilling onto the ground. Several other Wind Wolves were also severely wounded by the sharp spikes.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, two larger Wind Wolves lunged at Lin Feng, biting at him in a rage.

"Wolf Kings? Merely level five magical beasts, die!"

Lin Feng tapped his foot, his body suddenly leaping ten feet into the air. At the same time, he swung his right leg out like a heavy broadsword, striking directly at the waist and abdomen of one of the Wolf Kings.

Within the gravity zone, their speed was not even half of what it used to be, so they naturally could not dodge this powerful strike from Lin Feng.

Bang!

The struck Wolf King was sent flying, crashing into a large tree five meters behind it before coming to a stop. Although its body wasn't snapped in two by Lin Feng's kick, its internal organs had likely been reduced to pulp.

The intelligence of a level five Wind Wolf King, while not quite equal to a human's, was not far off. Seeing Lin Feng take out a Wolf King in one move, the remaining Wolf King already harbored thoughts of retreat.

But Lin Feng did not give it the chance to retreat. He held his Flat Blade horizontally and slashed directly at the Wolf King's throat.

Puchi!

Although the defense of a level five Wind Wolf King was strong, it could not withstand a strike from Lin Feng, who was already a level six warrior. The Wolf King fell, filled with unwillingness.

The wolf pack remained united only because of the intimidation of the Wolf Kings. Now that both were dead, the remaining ordinary Wind Wolves lost their backbone and scattered like monkeys when a tree falls. Within a few breaths, they had completely retreated, disappearing from the sight of Lin Feng and his companions.

Seeing the wolves retreat and the danger gone, Dilia slowly descended to the ground. Although the scene was bloody, Dilia was no longer the rookie who had first entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range. After four years of life-and-death struggles, she had long since grown accustomed to such sights.

Beibei looked at the results of his and Lin Feng's battle and let out a series of "Zhi Zhi" chirps.

"Boss is worthy of being Boss, even two Wolf Kings were slaughtered by you." Beibei's slightly jealous voice echoed in Lin Feng's mind.

"Haha, now you know how powerful your Boss is, aren't you going to admit defeat?"

Lin Feng laughed in his heart, then ignored the baring-teeth Beibei and began to collect the spoils of war: the magic cores.

"The magic cores of level four Wind Wolves aren't worth much, but even a small ant is still meat; I can't waste them."

At this moment, in the grass about thirty meters away from Lin Feng, a black shadow lay in wait, silent and motionless.

"In that battle just now, this young man cast a level five spell twice and a level six spell once from start to finish; he should be a level six mage. His warrior strength should be around level six. Based on the wind-style magic assisting his movements, he should also know wind-style magic. In summary: a level six dual-element mage, and also a level six warrior."

"Besides that, that black mouse is a bit strange. Although its speed is fast, its attack power is at most that of a level five magical beast; it's not a concern."

"As for that female mage, she can use Levitation, but the wind blades she fires only have the attack power of a level three or four spell; she should be a level five wind-style mage, also not a concern."

"As long as I can kill that youth in one strike, the remaining one person and one magical beast will be of no concern."

The black shadow in the distance calculated.

"I have a ninety percent chance of killing him; I can strike." The black shadow made its decision.

Lin Feng had just finished a great battle and had naturally relaxed. The black shadow remained motionless, a figure in the dark night without the slightest sound. Let alone Lin Feng, even Beibei had not noticed a thing.

The earthy-yellow light on the ground finally dissipated.

The duration of the Gravity Spell had ended!

"Now!" The black shadow that had been lurking motionless suddenly drifted out, his entire body flying toward Lin Feng like a ghostly shadow.

Lin Feng suddenly felt a chill and dodged rapidly to the side, turning his head to look behind him. He saw only a figure in black holding a sharp blade, stabbing directly at him. The cold light reflected by the blade made Lin Feng's heart skip a beat, and those cold, murderous eyes made his heart tighten even further.

"Such fast speed." Lin Feng retreated repeatedly, but the black shadow was clearly faster, and the blade flickering with black light was already before his eyes.

"Clang!"

Lin Feng held the Flat Blade in a backhand grip to parry, and the sharp blade in the dark figure's hand slammed fiercely against his own. With a series of crisp clashing sounds, the Flat Blade shattered completely with a "bang," and the fragmented shards grazed Lin Feng's face, leaving behind a thin trail of blood.

"Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!"

Seven or eight Wind Blades appeared abruptly in front of Lin Feng, slashing directly toward the dark figure. With his current strength, Lin Feng was fully capable of casting Wind Blades silently. Those seven or eight blades struck the dark figure, but as dark light flowed across the figure's body, the Wind Blades simply dissipated.

"Dark Attribute Battle Qi!" Lin Feng judged instantly.

Although those seven or eight Wind Blades failed to stop the dark figure, they did cause the figure's focus to waver slightly. Lin Feng immediately pivoted on his heel, his entire body leaping sideways at Extreme Speed like an arrow released from a bow. The dark figure reacted just as quickly, leaping toward Lin Feng with even greater speed.

In mid-air, the blade flowing with black light thrust rapidly toward Lin Feng, its target clearly being his heart. At that moment, the gruesome scene of the five corpses Lin Feng had seen upon first entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range flashed through his mind; those five people had also died from having their hearts pierced.

"Die."

The dark figure was full of confidence, thrusting the black-light-shrouded blade violently toward Lin Feng's chest.

Lin Feng let out a cold snort as the Earth Element Magic Power within his body surged, instantly activating the Earth Guardian Sacred Armor to the seventh Jade Level.

"Clang!"

The dark figure's dagger collided with the Earth Guardian Sacred Armor, and a harsh, metallic screech rang out.

"Jade Level Earth Guardian Sacred Armor? He's a seventh-level mage? Oh no, retreat!"

The dark figure suddenly realized that their assessment had been a grave error, but it was clearly too late to react now.