Whoosh!
A Stone Needle tore through the air, shooting toward Xu Fan's chest!
Straight for his heart!
"Awooo!"
In an instant, the Female Snow Wolf sensed the danger. She pushed off hard with her front paws, leaped into the air, and caught the Stone Needle in her jaws.
Then she landed swiftly.
She glared furiously toward the shadows!
"Just as I thought. It's a trap."
Xu Fan frowned slightly at the sight.
He also noticed that the tip of the Stone Needle in the Female Snow Wolf's mouth had been coated with purple liquid.
It dripped slowly from the tip onto the ground.
Fortunately, wolves didn't have cheeks like humans.
Otherwise, the venom on those needles would have entered the Female Snow Wolf's body through her mouth.
The enemy clearly had more than a deranged appetite for slaughter.
He was clever, too.
He'd not only chosen to attack from the shadows, but had also taken the trouble to coat the Stone Needles with venom.
But...
Even without the Female Snow Wolf's intervention,
Xu Fan's Observation Haki had already sensed the enemy's change in emotions.
Dodging the incoming Stone Needle would have been no trouble at all.
"Holo, put that down."
Xu Fan spoke in a low voice, then swung one hand and tossed the torch to the ground.
Its base sank into the dirt of the Earth Cave, leaving it upright.
It lit up the surrounding area.
"Were you the one who killed these people?"
Xu Fan's voice was calm as he fixed his gaze on the shadows of the Earth Cave.
The killer lurking in the darkness felt a flicker of surprise.
It wasn't that Xu Fan seemed too calm. Rather...
He'd suddenly realized that he could understand Xu Fan!
Despite the obvious differences in their appearance and clothing,