Blood Demon Wolf (Part 1)

Time reached September, and Lin Chenxing once again broke through to reach the Advanced Battle General level. Besides him, Gao Zheng and He Qishun had also achieved the same breakthrough.

Following the failure of firearms, another piece of news arrived to shatter the base's tranquility.

According to observations by the Exploration Team, the movements of the monsters in the mountains and forests were abnormal, with some beginning to gather.

"It seems another Beast Tide is coming," He Qishun said at the Base High-Level Meeting after hearing the report.

Gao Zheng worriedly added, "I suspect this Beast Tide might far exceed the previous ones. After all, they used to occur almost every month, but this time, it has been over four months without an outbreak. One can only imagine how many monsters will have gathered by now."

As one of the base's primary combat forces, Peng Tianwen, who had recently joined the high-level meetings, spoke up despite his lack of voting rights due to his young age and inexperience: "Then why don't we go and kill these monsters in advance?"

He Qishun shook his head with a smile and replied, "Killing them would indeed reduce their numbers, but it would also cause this wave to be delayed further. By the time it does erupt, the accumulated power would surely be much stronger than it is now. Our growth in strength certainly cannot keep pace with the speed at which these monsters gather. We have tried this strategy before."

Peng Tianwen tilted his head slightly, appearing to have understood.

At this moment, Guo Qichang said impatiently, "We have survived so many Beast Tides already; why worry about this one? In my opinion, even if firearms are useless, with Tianwen's abilities, as long as these monsters don't exceed the Advanced Battle General level, it will be just like harvesting leeks."

There was some logic to this; indeed, as long as Peng Tianwen could flexibly utilize his abilities, no monster would be able to escape. Furthermore, even if an Advanced Beast General appeared, Gao Zheng, He Qishun, and Lin Chenxing were all capable of dealing with it. By that calculation, it felt foolproof.

Although Ma Tianxing agreed with Guo Qichang's statement, he held to the philosophy of being as cautious as possible: "You must remember that the Hehe County stronghold, which was much stronger than ours, has already vanished. If a Lord-level Monster from the surrounding area appears, what will we do?"

Guo Qichang didn't respond to this, but he thought to himself that if a Lord-level Monster had taken an interest in a small place like Xingyan Base, it would have come long ago; why wait until now?

However, as the meeting continued, although everyone felt a Lord-level Monster was unlikely, they still had to consider how to defend against a large number of Beast General-level monsters.

The base currently had only four Advanced Battle Generals. While the number of Intermediate Battle Generals had increased this month, there were still only nine, along with twenty-four Junior Battle Generals. Their strength compared to the monsters of the Taihang Mountains could only be described as barely passable.

Finally, three days later, the Beast Tide arrived.

Just as predicted, no Lord-level Monster appeared, but six Advanced Beast General-level monsters emerged. One of them radiated an aura far surpassing the others, appearing as if it were only a thin membrane away from reaching the Lord-level.

This monster was the very wolf they had been guarding against for so long. Compared to when they first encountered it, this wolf had undergone massive changes. When they first met, it was only slightly larger than other wolves, with dark red markings on its body, crimson eyes, and a blood-red tip on its tail.

Now, this wolf had a body length of nearly four meters and stood about 1.8 meters tall. The dark red markings wound around its body like clouds, and its tail had been completely dyed red.

The giant wolf let out a howl, and the nearly one thousand monsters behind it began to move, charging toward the base's perimeter walls.

On the walls, all the Warriors were fully armed, waiting for the order to be given.

A small Martial Artist standing at the very front, Peng Tianwen, stepped forward. A dozen jade-like bamboo leaves floated around him, swiftly reaping the lives of the monsters charging at the forefront.

The giant wolf watched this, a glint flashing in its eyes. It let out another soft howl, and a pig-like monster standing seven or eight meters tall began to walk forward.

The monsters blocking this pig's path were trampled to death without a second thought.

As Gao Zheng watched this pig, the relevant data surfaced in his mind. This was an Adamantine Bristle Boar. Its fur was impervious to blades and spears; its only two weaknesses were the inside of its ears and its abdomen. The bone inside its snout had been reinforced, making it impossible to reach the brain through the nose.

However, the Adamantine Bristle Boar's abdomen usually dragged along the ground, making it impossible to disembowel unless it was flipped over. Thus, the only remaining weakness was its ears.

To attack the inside of the ears and reach the brain through the ear canal, one would have to wait for the pig's ears to perk up; otherwise, they remained covered.

To prevent this Adamantine Bristle Boar from interfering with Peng Tianwen's performance, Gao Zheng signaled for Guo Qichang to go and intercept it. Using fists and a shield, and not seeking to kill, he was the best fit to confront such a thick-skinned monster. Although he was only an Intermediate Battle General, he only needed to block it for now, and he could even use this opportunity to create pressure for his own breakthrough.

Immediately after, an Advanced Beast General-level cat-type monster emerged. Lin Chenxing went to meet it directly, as among the subsequent monsters, this one was the most fragile, making it convenient for him to utilize the strength of his other body—his clone.

The number of Advanced Battle Generals in the base was far inferior to the monsters. If one Advanced Battle General had to be dispatched for every Advanced Beast General that appeared, the base would surely fall. To prevent a surprise attack from the giant wolf, Gao Zheng remained on the wall, keeping a close eye on its movements.

He Qishun and the remaining eight Intermediate Battle Generals moved to intercept the other three Advanced Beast General-level monsters.

Unexpectedly, the giant wolf made no move, simply watching quietly. This continued until Peng Tianwen had slaughtered all the Beast Soldier-level monsters within a hundred meters of the base, including quite a few Junior Beast Generals.

At this point, Peng Tianwen could no longer sustain his efforts and collapsed on the wall.

Perhaps feeling that the conditions were finally ripe, the giant wolf let out a howl. The eyes of all the monsters began to glow with an eerie red light, and they ceased to fear death.

The giant wolf moved at this moment, pouncing directly toward Guo Qichang, who was still confronting the Adamantine Bristle Boar.

Gao Zheng had been watching the giant wolf's movements the entire time and jumped off the wall to rush toward Guo Qichang the instant it moved.

A long spear appeared directly behind Guo Qichang, blocking the giant wolf's sweeping claws.

The giant wolf retreated rapidly, then turned and ran toward He Qishun's position.

Watching the giant wolf's behavior, a flicker of annoyance rose in Gao Zheng's heart, and he took the opportunity to give this giant wolf, which had remained nameless until now, a name: Blood Demon Wolf.