Blood Demon Wolf (Part 2)

Gao Zheng felt quite helpless regarding the Blood Demon Wolf's erratic, hit-and-run tactics, but to prevent it from interfering with the others' battles, he had no choice but to keep up the pursuit.

At this moment, Lin Chenxing was also slightly losing ground in his fight against the cat-type monster, still relying solely on the long spear in his hand.

Feline monsters were far superior to other species in terms of agility; to land a hit, one had to possess footwork at least equal to their own.

Every time Lin Chenxing was nearly struck by the cat, he would flick a Jade Bamboo Leaf to disrupt its attack, but continuing like this was not a good sign for him.

Consequently, Lin Chenxing secretly made a decision: he flung over a dozen bamboo leaves simultaneously, covering every direction around the cat and forcing it to take his attack head-on.

Just as Lin Chenxing had anticipated, the cat endured the brunt of the bamboo leaves, and blood began to seep from the spots where the leaves had pierced its fur; the pain caused the cat's speed and agility to drop by a level.

Now, Lin Chenxing was finally able to keep up with the cat's movements.

Finally, with a straight thrust, the spearhead slammed into the cat's waist, sending it flying and crashing heavily to the ground.

Lin Chenxing quickly pursued and thrust toward the cat's exposed neck.

The cat was dead, and Lin Chenxing began to pant uncontrollably.

He started scanning his surroundings, looking for a battlefield that required his assistance.

One glance revealed a fatal situation.

A woman had suddenly appeared behind Zhang Xiaoyang. Like the Black and White Clowns from before, she wore a mask, but with one difference: while the clowns' masks were mostly black with white accents, this woman's mask was mostly white, with black occupying only one-fifth of the surface.

The woman extended a dagger, stabbing toward Zhang Xiaoyang, who was currently locked in combat with a Primary Battle General-level monster.

Lin Chenxing shouted urgently, "Zhang Xiaoyang, watch out behind you!"

Upon hearing Lin Chenxing's warning, Zhang Xiaoyang realized the danger behind him in an instant and hurriedly dodged to the right.

However, dodging the attack from behind meant he had to take the frontal attack head-on; fortunately, the monster in front only relied on brute force and did not inflict too much damage on Zhang Xiaoyang.

Lin Chenxing seized this opportunity to rush over and confront the woman.

Zhang Xiaoyang also hurriedly exerted his full strength, quickly finishing off the monster he had been fighting for a while.

A scoff emanated from beneath the woman's mask, and she retreated rapidly.

Lin Chenxing intended to call Zhang Xiaoyang to pursue her together, but when he looked at him, he noticed a sudden change in his state, as if he had seen something terrifying, his face twisted in panic.

Lin Chenxing immediately grabbed his shoulders and shook him. Zhang Xiaoyang finally realized he was still on the battlefield, muttered an apology to Lin Chenxing, and silently headed toward the location of other monsters.

With no other choice, Lin Chenxing had to temporarily abandon the decision to pursue the woman.

As one of the strongest individuals in the base, Lin Chenxing had to take on the most powerful monsters. He immediately rushed to the combat zone where a six-man squad led by Xi Qing—who had already become an Intermediate Battle General—was fighting a Mastiff-like Advanced Beast General, and began to coordinate with them.

Even while fighting, he remained on guard for the figure of the woman who had just appeared, but she did not show herself again.

Forced by necessity, he had to once again throw himself entirely into the battle against the monsters.

Repeating his previous tactic, Lin Chenxing gained the upper hand once more. With a flick of his spear, he overturned the Mastiff, which had several deep gashes on its abdomen from the bamboo leaves, and Xi Qing proceeded to disembowel the beast.

However, while Xi Qing was busy with the disembowelment, the Blood Demon Wolf, which had been causing trouble on the field, darted toward them again.

Lin Chenxing quickly blocked the Blood Demon Wolf's path, holding his spear horizontally across its trajectory and forcing the beast to change direction once more.

This time, the Blood Demon Wolf's target became Guo Qichang, who was fighting the Adamantine Bristle Boar.

Under the pressure of the Adamantine Bristle Boar, Guo Qichang had been unable to achieve a breakthrough. Although he felt his strength had certainly increased—perhaps even reaching the standard of an Advanced Battle General—his fighting style meant he could not yet channel this power into his legs to explode with greater speed and agility.

Caught between the pincer attack of the Blood Demon Wolf and the Adamantine Bristle Boar, Guo Qichang finally felt the terror of death. To avoid his demise, he could only chant silently in his heart, Move, move already!!! His expression grew ferocious as he did so.

Finally, just as the Blood Demon Wolf was about to strike him, his legs, which had felt as heavy as lead, suddenly moved. He turned and landed a whip kick squarely on the head of the incoming Blood Demon Wolf.

The whip kick left the Blood Demon Wolf feeling dizzy and disoriented.

Guo Qichang, however, felt the onset of exhaustion, forcing him to temporarily withdraw from the fight against the two monsters.

Gao Zheng and Lin Chenxing arrived at the scene, each immediately engaging one of the two monsters.

Lin Chenxing chose the Blood Demon Wolf, as his fighting style was well-suited for monsters without particularly hardened hides.

The Blood Demon Wolf shook its head, a meaningful look in its eyes. It turned around and fled again, attempting to repeat its previous strategy.

Lin Chenxing naturally would not allow the wolf to be so brazen. He flung the few remaining bamboo leaves he had, attempting to obstruct the wolf's movements.

The Blood Demon Wolf seemed to have anticipated this, and its pace began to shift erratically, perfectly evading every bamboo leaf.

However, what the Blood Demon Wolf did not expect was that its target, He Qishun, had already successfully landed the final blow on his own opponent, severing the monster's throat.

He Qishun was now standing ahead, blade braced, waiting for the Blood Demon Wolf's arrival.

The Blood Demon Wolf's intelligence told it that the situation was hopeless, so it turned again. This time, its direction was not toward anyone else on the field, but toward the forest.

On the wall, Peng Tianwen, who had previously fainted, finally regained consciousness. He crawled slowly to the edge of the wall, watching the Blood Demon Wolf about to escape, and recalled the words his father had once told him.

"Tianwen, one must shoulder responsibilities commensurate with their strength. Now that you have this power, you are no longer the child waiting for me to protect you. What you must do now is protect yourself, and even more so, protect everyone in the base. Eliminate all the monsters that destroy the peace of our world, do you understand!"

Watching everyone fighting desperately on the battlefield, seeing his father still battling while covered in blood, and witnessing those who had already sacrificed their lives, Peng Tianwen slowly realized his own identity and gained a slight understanding of what his father had meant back then.

He raised his arm with difficulty, controlling the Jade Bamboo Leaf that had fallen beside him. Using the last of his recovered strength, he sent it flying rapidly toward the fleeing Blood Demon Wolf.