Blood Wolf Commander of the Third Tier!

The wind sweeping across the battlefield carried the smell of rust, gunpowder, and blood so thick it could not be dispelled, rolling over ground paved with severed limbs and broken arms.

Lin Ming wielded that shoddy standard-issue spear, stirring up a bloody storm amid the beast horde.

His advancement to the third level of the Second Realm, coupled with mastery of the Heaven-Splitting Three Forms, gave him an almost crushing advantage against Mutated Beasts below Tier Two.

Wherever his spear shadows reached, First Realm Mutated Beasts were harvested like weeds. Even Early Tier Two and mid-tier Mutated Beasts often met their end beneath the chained assault of Mountain Splitter and Wave Severing.

[Killed a Tier Two Level One Swiftshadow Leopard. Kill Points gained: 300.]

[Killed a Tier Two Level Two Ironback Dire Wolf. Kill Points gained: 400.]

His Kill Points kept ticking upward. Though the gains from each kill had sharply decreased after his breakthrough, his efficiency was extremely high, and little by little, they added up.

Lin Ming's gaze was icy, his movements precise and efficient. Every thrust sought to inflict the greatest damage in the shortest time, as though he were a tireless killing machine.

Inspired by him, the surrounding Blade Camp soldiers had their morale greatly boosted. They barely stabilized the defensive line and even began pushing back in small areas.

The way they looked at Lin Ming no longer held mere awe, but a near-fanatical fervor.

"Follow Madman Lin, and you'll live!"

However, at the heart of the main battlefield, the decisive clash was hanging by a thread.

Boom!!!

Another utterly straightforward head-on collision!

Su Yunwan's silver-white spear, Thundering Shock, collided once more with the Blood Wolf Commander's massive claw wreathed in bloody energy, erupting with blinding light and shockwaves!

Su Yunwan gave a muffled grunt and flew backward like a kite with its string cut. A small mouthful of blood sprayed from her lips midair, and her face turned pale as paper.

Though she possessed extraordinary talent, exquisite spear techniques, and the A-rank weapon Thundering Shock, she was ultimately only at the sixth level of the Second Realm. Between her and the Third Tier Blood Wolf Commander, equivalent to the Golden Viscera Realm, lay the gulf of an entire major realm.

Their total reserves of vital energy, its quality, recovery speed, and control over power were fundamentally different.

She had held on until now only through the ultimate technique of Spearheart Clarity and a fearless, life-risking fighting style. Yet her internal organs had already been injured, her vital energy was nearly exhausted, and defeat was beginning to show.

"Cough, cough..."

Su Yunwan landed and braced herself with her spear, barely managing to steady her body. Her chest heaved violently, the web of her hand had split open around the spear shaft, and blood dripped down the silver-white weapon.

The Blood Wolf Commander clearly had no intention of holding back.

It suddenly accelerated, its body turning into a bloody afterimage. Its massive claw tore through the air with a piercing sonic boom, lunging straight for Su Yunwan's head! This time, it would show no mercy—it intended to kill her in one blow!

Su Yunwan's pupils constricted. Clenching her pearly teeth, she poured the last of her vital energy into Thundering Shock. Lightning flared from the spear again as she prepared to gamble her life on one final strike!

Just then.

"Beast! Look over here!"

A cold, deep shout cracked like thunder from the Blood Wolf Commander's rear flank!

The Blood Wolf Commander shuddered. Its killing pounce instinctively slowed by half a beat, and it glanced over with the edge of its scarlet vision.

The human brat it had previously ignored—the one who had just broken through to the Second Realm—had somehow cleared out a vast area around himself. Now, dragging a bloodstained spear, he charged straight toward it!

Behind that brat lay the corpses of no fewer than twenty Mutated Beasts, including several Tier Two creatures!

Though the brat had gained fresh wounds as well, his aura had only grown sharper and fiercer. The killing intent blazing in his eyes actually gave it a faint, inexplicable sense of unease.

Damn human!

The Blood Wolf Commander flew into a rage, whipping its enormous steel-whip-like tail through the air with a shrieking gale toward the charging Lin Ming!

In its eyes, that single tail strike would be enough to smash this Second Realm brat who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth into pulp!

"Watch out!" Su Yunwan cried urgently, but she could barely protect herself. She could only thrust out with all her strength, trying to relieve even a fraction of the pressure on Lin Ming.

Facing that terrifying wolf tail capable of splitting steles and shattering boulders, Lin Ming's expression did not waver in the slightest. He showed it no courtesy.

"Heaven-Splitting Three Forms—Mountain Splitter!!"

With a low roar, his spear shot forth like a dragon! Carrying the heavy intent of cleaving apart mountains, the dark spear shaft ripped through the air and slammed viciously into the Blood Wolf Commander's rear leg joint, slightly exposed as it swung its claw at Su Yunwan!

"Roar!"

The Blood Wolf Commander clearly had not expected this "ant" to be so slippery and so audacious that it would dare counterattack!

The muscles in its rear leg instantly tensed, a layer of bloody energy covering it. At the same time, its tail curled back, attempting to coil around and strangle him.

The spear shaft crashed heavily into the joint covered in bloody energy, producing a tremendous clang like metal striking iron!

The Blood Wolf Commander's body swayed slightly. The bloody energy around its rear leg fluctuated violently and was actually smashed several shades dimmer, while a burst of numb soreness spread through the joint!

Though it had suffered no substantial injury, its attack rhythm was disrupted. The massive claw swinging toward Su Yunwan involuntarily veered half an inch off course.

The pressure on Su Yunwan lessened somewhat. Seizing that fleeting opening, lightning burst brilliantly from the tip of Thundering Shock. She turned her thrust into an upward sweep, tapped the side edge of the wolf claw, and borrowed the force to drift backward, temporarily escaping the range of the fatal blow. She landed not far from Lin Ming's side.

The two stood back to back, several meters apart, facing the Blood Wolf Commander as it slowly turned around, fury in its eyes nearly bursting forth.

Su Yunwan panted sharply and quickly wiped the blood from the corner of her lips. Her beautiful eyes swept over Lin Ming, and when she saw the savage wounds on his body and his still-steady gaze, the shock in her heart deepened.

This guy had not only broken through in the midst of battle, but had also slain several Tier Two beasts. Just now, he had even dared strike at a Third Tier Blood Wolf Commander to rescue her... Such courage and combat strength were simply horrifying!

"Are... are you all right?" Su Yunwan could not help asking in a low, hoarse voice.

"Won't die."

Lin Ming's answer was concise. His gaze remained locked on the Blood Wolf Commander, and his fingers around the spear shaft had turned faintly white from exertion.

That Mountain Splitter strike just now had sent his vital energy churning from the recoil, leaving his arm numb and sore. The defenses of a Third Tier Mutated Beast truly were formidable.

Forced back by two Second Realm humans and even beaten into such a sorry state, the Blood Wolf Commander's pride had been severely provoked. It fell completely into a berserk rage!

Its fur, like blazing blood-colored flames, stood on end strand by strand. Its terrifying aura rose steadily, making the surrounding air thick and heavy!

Cruelty and cunning intertwined in its scarlet eyes. It no longer underestimated either of them. It would tear these two troublesome humans apart together!

"Careful! It's getting serious now!" Su Yunwan said urgently, forcibly raising her vital energy as she held her silver spear horizontally before her.

"I'll attack. You restrain it."

Lin Ming's cold voice rang out with an unquestionable decisiveness. He did not look at Su Yunwan, but his meaning was perfectly clear—he intended to confront the Blood Wolf Commander head-on!

"Are you insane?! It's Third Tier!" Su Yunwan could not believe it.

"There's only one chance." Lin Ming cut her off, his gaze sweeping over the Blood Wolf Commander's chest as it rose and fell slightly in fury. Beneath its left chest, three inches down, was a small patch of lighter-colored fur. It seemed to be the site of an old wound that had not healed.

"Its old wound is three inches below its left chest. We have a chance."

Su Yunwan froze, then focused her eyes. Sure enough, she discovered that subtle abnormality.

Once again, stormy waves rose in her heart. In such an intense battle, this guy could still observe so meticulously?!

Lin Ming continued his attack.

"Heaven-Splitting Three Forms—Wave Severing!!"

His spear momentum surged like a tide, ceaseless and unbroken, transforming into a wave of dark spear shadows that enveloped the Blood Wolf Commander's enormous head! It was not a forceful assault, but harassment, restraint, and pressure!