Turning the Tide

Shen Luo ignored everyone else and merely stared fixedly at the Black Wolf. A moment later, his eyes lit up.

With a cold snort, he held a blade in one hand and the bundle in the other as he strode toward Yu Meng.

At that moment, seeing the middle-aged man die so miserably, Yu Meng's Rage surged. He roared and charged forward, leaning back to evade the Black Wolf's claw before slashing with the black blade in his hand.

Screech!

A black shadow flashed through the air, and a massive wound several feet long was carved across the Black Wolf's body. Blood sprayed everywhere.

Seeing this, Shen Luo leaped out as if he had long been prepared. Holding that black blade, he viciously drove it down into the empty space before Yu Meng.

He put all his strength into the thrust. The blade pierced the air with a humming sound.

The people nearby were all stunned by Shen Luo's actions.

Enraged by the wound to its abdomen, the Black Wolf suddenly flew into a Rage, turned its head, and prepared to pounce on Yu Meng. A black longsword abruptly appeared before its eyes, its tip aimed straight at its forehead.

Unable to stop its momentum, it rammed its own head onto the blade.

Crunch! The black blade pierced the Black Wolf's skull all the way to the hilt.

The giant beast let out a roar of Rage, its entire body shaking wildly. It staggered two steps forward before its huge body crashed to the ground.

Though Shen Luo had already let go and retreated, he was still struck by a tremendous force. He staggered back several steps before steadying himself.

Yet the instant he regained his footing, he lunged in another direction again, fiercely hurling the bundle in his hand.

Bang!

The bundle seemed to strike something in midair and instantly burst apart. Gray dust billowed outward, revealing a vague wolf beast where it had been.

It was the invisible Azure Wolf that had killed Shen Luo earlier.

Caught off guard, the Azure Wolf had its invisibility broken. It seemed startled as well, its body pausing slightly.

That was exactly the moment Shen Luo had been waiting for. With a flip of both hands, he pinched a Minor Thunder Talisman and a Yuan Stone between his palms, channeling the Yuan Stone's power into the talisman.

Puff!

A bolt of white lightning shot forth, crossing several yards in an instant before reaching the Azure Wolf and striking down.

Alarm and Rage flashed in the Azure Wolf's eyes. With a low growl, its body instantly became solid. At the same time, every hair on its body stood upright, each one radiating a bright azure glow. In the blink of an eye, an azure shield formed around it.

A tremendous boom rang out!

The air nearby instantly became scorching hot!

The azure shield warped continuously, countless tiny arcs of electricity flickering across its surface, but it did not actually shatter.

Shen Luo's heart sank. This was beyond his expectations.

At that moment, a piercing shriek suddenly came from within the azure shield.

Shen Luo saw an azure flash before his eyes, and an azure wind blade over a foot long tore through the air toward him.

This is bad!

He was horrified and hurriedly twisted his body aside, but the wind blade was too fast. A mortal body simply could not evade it easily.

Splurt!

His left arm was severed at the elbow, and blood gushed out.

"Aaah!"

The pain of the severed limb twisted Shen Luo's features. With a miserable scream, he rolled over and fell to the ground.

At this time, the azure shield and the lightning almost vanished at the same moment, revealing the Azure Wolf once more.

Seeing Shen Luo fall, the demon beast's eyes gleamed even more fiercely. It opened its maw, intent on finishing off this human who had ruined its plans.

Whoosh!

A long, slender black object shot over from the side and wrapped tightly around the Azure Wolf's neck. It was a black whip.

The person holding its other end was none other than Yu Meng. He gave it a fierce tug.

The Azure Wolf was yanked upright, and the huge azure wind blade it had just spat out flew toward the sky.

"Leave this to me! Don't worry about us—get to the city gate!" Yu Meng shouted.

Hearing this, the people nearby understood the urgency of the situation. They turned and surged toward the city gate, joining the battle against the pack of Black Wolves.

Though there were not many of them, they had arrived in time, and the precarious battle situation eased somewhat.

"Brother Shen, you have to hold on! Let me deal with this beast first!" Yu Meng shouted at Shen Luo, his eyes red. With one hand, he forcefully pulled on the black whip; with the other, he took two items from his robe—a blood-red talisman and a Yuan Stone.

He rapidly chanted an incantation. The Yuan Stone shattered, and dazzling bloody light radiated from the blood-red talisman, growing ever brighter until it enveloped half of Yu Meng's arm in the blink of an eye.

Sensing the astonishing fluctuations from the bloody light in Yu Meng's hand, fear appeared in the Azure Wolf's eyes. Its body abruptly shrank, and with a whoosh, it slipped free of the black whip. With another flicker, it transformed into an azure shadow and shot into the distance.

"Beast, don't run!"

An unnatural flush spread across Yu Meng's face. He crushed the talisman and punched through the air toward the Azure Wolf.

A piercing shriek rang out!

A blood-red arrow of light, as thick as a bowl and over ten feet long, burst from his fist. It flashed through the air and abruptly vanished without a trace.

Almost at the same time, the Azure Wolf, already dozens of yards away, let out a dying cry and fell from the sky like an arrow-struck bird.

Bang!

Its massive body slammed heavily into the ground. A huge bloody hole had appeared in its neck, and blood quickly dyed half its body red.

Fear of death filled the Azure Wolf's eyes. It struggled to raise its head toward the half-man, half-wolf monster in the air, but before it could lift its head, all light faded from its eyes. It twitched twice and went still.

Seeing the Azure Wolf slain, the crowd erupted in excited cheers.

However, Yu Meng's cheeks were bright red, his breathing extremely labored. He looked utterly exhausted. His legs swayed, and he dropped to the ground with a thud.

"Young Master, are you all right?" Yu Meng's three retainers ran over from who knew where.

"I'm fine. Don't mind me. Go check on Brother Shen. He's badly injured—give this to him!" Yu Meng said with difficulty, taking a small blood-red bottle from his robe and tossing it to one of the dark-faced men.

Blood was still pouring from Shen Luo's severed arm. Half his body was stained red, and he was on the verge of losing consciousness.

"Young Master, this is a Minor Restoration Pill. You're giving it to him..." The dark-faced man's expression changed as he looked at the small bottle in his hand.

"If Brother Shen hadn't exposed the Demon Wolves' scheme in time, the city gate would already have fallen. Hurry up!" Yu Meng said heavily.

The man froze for a moment. Seeing Yu Meng's stern expression, he hurriedly nodded and went to Shen Luo's side.

He tore a strip of cloth from the hem of his robe and tightly bound Shen Luo's severed arm. Then he poured a blood-red pill from the bottle and fed it to him.

Shen Luo felt colder and colder all over, as though he were slowly sinking into the depths of an icy pond. His consciousness gradually blurred.

I can't hold on anymore! Am I going to die again... he thought unwillingly.

At that moment, a warm current suddenly flowed into his body. His blurred consciousness began to clear, and some force supported his body as it carried him upward.

Sensation returned to Shen Luo's body, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Brother Shen, are you all right?" Yu Meng sat beside him, his face full of concern.