Silver Moon Fierce Wolf

Wang Ji seemed to transform into a swimming fish, shifting lightly to hide behind a mid-level commander-rank Silver Wolf, turning the beast into his own shield. Once the Silver Wolf adjusted its position and posture, Wang Ji—slippery as an eel—seized the moment the Silver Wolf leader's momentum was spent and its new strength had yet to surge, pressing himself so close that the beast could not land a single strike.

"Refreshing! This is a realm even higher than the limit of micro-level dodging! Everything around me has become my aid. Hahaha!" Wang Ji laughed heartily. This realm was becoming increasingly familiar, slowly transforming into instinct, into intuition.

Wang Ji attempted to deactivate his spiritual force scan, and his perfect-level footwork vanished in an instant. The sensation of controlling all things immediately ceased. "Bang!" Wang Ji was swatted over ten meters away by the Silver Wolf leader!

"Damn! Good thing I have the S-Class Combat Suit!" Wang Ji reactivated his spiritual force scan, instantly becoming a "footwork master" once again.

"It seems my perfect-level footwork isn't truly perfect yet. It still relies on the coordination of the spiritual force scan to reach that level. Should I call it pseudo-perfect?" Wang Ji mocked himself.

Regardless, his footwork had indeed leveled up. As he grew more proficient and it slowly turned into instinct, Wang Ji believed he could achieve perfect footwork even without the spiritual force scan.

Over an hour later, the Silver Wolf leader howled, preparing to retreat with its pack. These two-legged beasts were truly lacking in martial virtue, doing nothing but dodging and making it impossible to land a bite. "Awoo..."

"I can't let you run off! Stay here!" Wang Ji unleashed his full firepower. His pseudo-perfect footwork combined with the sharp Heavy Mountain Sword was more than the bewildered Silver Wolves could handle; soon, the two leaders were quickly slain, followed by two more commander-rank Silver Wolves.

"Roar..." The remaining Silver Wolves scattered in a panic. Having secured the most valuable materials, Wang Ji lacked the energy to hunt down the rest one by one. If they escaped, so be it.

Wang Ji quickly harvested the materials from the Silver Wolves.

Truly excellent! Wolf-type monsters were inherently valuable. In the Wilderness Zone, dog, cat, pig, cow, and rat-type monsters were the most common, and naturally, their value was on the lower end. Others, like monkey, snake, wolf, and fox-type monsters, were relatively rare; these monsters were generally quite powerful, especially the pack leaders, who were likely the ceiling of strength for their respective levels. As for tiger, leopard, bear, eagle, and dragon-type monsters, they were the absolute pinnacle of the monster world. Each one was a peak existence at its level, standing at the top of the food chain.

The two high-level commander-rank Silver Wolves were rare, high-end monsters, worth at least 200 million each. The other two commander-rank wolves were worth a combined 100 million.

After leisurely finishing the harvest, Wang Ji found a high-rise building to rest. Although this training trip hadn't provided the breakthrough opportunity for the 36-Fold Waves, he had accidentally advanced his footwork. It was a pleasant surprise.

Furthermore, killing these few monsters would likely fetch over 500 million. The promise he made to his sister, Wang Yan, to buy a villa for their family could finally be fulfilled. Wang Ji felt a sense of joy. "Should I buy one for Xia Ning as well? She always lacks a sense of security. It might have to do with her brother becoming a martial artist only to lose his life, causing her to lose and regain a good life. If she had a home of her own, she might feel much more at ease."

Wang Ji mused idly.

"Whimper..."

"Huh?" Wang Ji looked down below the window; an injured monster!

This wolf-type monster was over 6 meters long and 2 meters tall. Its entire body was covered in silver fur, looking incredibly imposing. Compared to the Silver Wolves from earlier, it was the difference between a tiger and a cat.

However, there was a large gash on the beast's belly, and its internal organs were faintly visible. It looked severely wounded. This was... Wang Ji cross-referenced his data. "This is a Silver Moon Fierce Wolf! My luck is truly good!"

Wang Ji jumped straight down from the building.

"Bang!"

The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf let out a fierce growl at Wang Ji, but upon seeing his calm expression, it actually turned and fled.

"Hey! This beast, it's become so timid after getting hurt!" Wang Ji flashed forward in pursuit.

The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf was definitely one of the strongest monsters below the lord-rank. In terms of speed alone, it was likely not inferior to some lord-rank beasts. Even now, injured, its speed was still 300m/s.

If this thing weren't injured, wouldn't it exceed the speed of sound? That was definitely lord-rank speed!

But Wang Ji's speed was not lacking either. His base speed was 210m/s, and with a 1.9x amplitude, he could reach a full 390m/s! He was no slower than the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf at its peak.

"Roar!" Forced by Wang Ji, the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's ferocity was instantly ignited. "Awoo..." A wolf claw the size of a washbasin swiped over at a speed far exceeding that of sound.

Wang Ji unleashed his pseudo-perfect footwork to its limit, but the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's claw traced a mesmerizing curve, steadily tracking Wang Ji's movements.

"Bang!" They clashed head-on.

Wang Ji retreated over ten meters, while the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf slid back several dozen. Affected by its wound, the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's body spasmed, the gash failing to hold, and a significant amount of blood spilled out.

"Awooo..." The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf charged again.

"Damn it!" Wang Ji couldn't believe it; this beast was truly worthy of being a peak commander-rank monster. Even with perfect-level footwork, he couldn't gain much of an advantage!

It was clear that monsters didn't just rely on speed and brute force. Their combat experience was incredibly rich, perhaps even more so than a human's.

"Bang..." With neither speed nor footwork providing a significant edge, the repeated collisions left Wang Ji feeling exhilarated. "If only this were an uninjured Silver Moon Fierce Wolf! It would definitely allow my force to break through the bottleneck and reach perfection."

Wang Ji simply discarded the sharp Heavy Mountain Sword and fought the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf with his bare hands.

"Bang!"

"Hahaha! Yes, just like that!" A spark of inspiration flashed in Wang Ji's mind. His force became increasingly transparent, like an iron ingot being hammered repeatedly, with the impurities gradually being removed.

"Bang!..."

Danger! Wang Ji's intuition blared! The spiritual force condensed within a 50-meter radius instantly expanded to 200 meters! A bullet was firing from behind, just 30 meters away! The speed of this bullet exceeded 3000m/s! It was definitely a top-tier, custom-made armor-piercing round, specifically designed to deal with high-level commanders.

There wasn't even time to react! At 60 meters, it would take only 0.01 seconds to strike Wang Ji! Wang Ji's spiritual force instantly coiled around the custom armor-piercing round. His power pushed the bullet, forcing it to deviate.

But it was too rushed; even though the speed of spiritual force far exceeded his own, it still required a fraction of a second. Wang Ji hadn't been able to condense much power. But it was enough!

The bullet was deflected by a mere degree, and Wang Ji twisted his body in that hair-thin margin, the bullet grazing past his combat suit!