Fierce Battle with the War Wolf

After spotting Ye Chen, the War Wolf's eyes immediately lit up. It let out low, powerful growls that carried an oppressive menace.

The War Wolf stared at Ye Chen, drool even dripping from its mouth. It had clearly taken him for a delicious meal. Suddenly, it let out a furious roar and charged forward like lightning, moving incredibly fast and whipping up a fierce gust of wind. In the blink of an eye, it was before Ye Chen.

"Run!"

The surrounding prisoners shouted one after another. Unwilling to give in, Ye Chen gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and rushed forward to meet it.

With a muffled crunch, before his fist could strike the War Wolf, it bit down on his leg. The pain made Ye Chen cry out at once.

Ye Chen hurriedly swung his fist at the War Wolf. His still-childish fist smashed hard into its forehead. The moment the War Wolf released him, Ye Chen turned and ran.

The War Wolf gave a disdainful howl and chased after him again. Ye Chen scrambled along in a panic, nearly having his throat bitten several times. He ran with every ounce of strength he had. Luckily, the prison cell was not far away. By the time Ye Chen crawled back inside, his body was covered in blood.

The War Wolf seemed to want to rush into the cell, but its body was too large to squeeze through. Enraged, it bared its fangs and claws and howled incessantly. Its eyes, fixed on Ye Chen, gleamed blood-red, as though it wanted nothing more than to rush in and tear him to pieces. Still shaken, Ye Chen broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the War Wolf could not enter. After a while, seeing that Ye Chen refused to come out, it angrily swished its tail and left.

"Damn it!"

Unwilling to accept this, Ye Chen punched the ground. Though it had been extremely dangerous, this place was freezing. If things continued like this, with nothing to eat or wear, they would either freeze to death or starve to death.

If he could kill the War Wolf, he could skin it for warmth and eat its meat. It was dangerous, but at least it would let him and Olvia survive.

Though the War Wolf was terrifying, Ye Chen still refused to give up. Seeing him covered in blood from the bite, Olvia struggled to rise from the ground.

Still, hiding beneath Saul's body helped shield them from some of the wind and cold. It was at least a little warmer there.

"Ye Chen, what happened to you?"

Olvia looked at Ye Chen with a pale face. Worried, she reached out and touched his wound. Ye Chen shook his head. "I'm fine. We've been locked in a cell, but there aren't any guards here. Don't worry. We'll be all right."

Though he was only six years old, Ye Chen was comforting Olvia. She froze, feeling as if she were dreaming. She had not expected him to remain so calm even after being locked in prison. He had been bitten and injured, yet he was still comforting her.

Any other child would have been crying and screaming by now.

Olvia's condition was getting worse, and Ye Chen's injuries were not light either. Frowning, Ye Chen thought for a while and decided that he could not keep waiting for death. Though the War Wolf was dangerous, he had to take a gamble. He forced himself to calm down and thought of the Martial Arts Codex on his person.

Using martial arts against the War Wolf could work. However, Ye Chen had trained for too short a time and his foundation was weak. His current skills were far inferior to the War Wolf's.

As the image of the human body's meridians flashed through his mind, Ye Chen's eyes suddenly brightened. He slapped both hands against his body. "The most effective method is to strike its acupoints. I've practiced the Eagle Claw Technique for three months already. I might still have a chance to win."

To immobilize the War Wolf's acupoints, he had to catch it off guard and seize its vital point in an instant. Ye Chen calmed himself. At times, he pondered deeply; at others, he practiced inside the cell.

By nightfall, his stomach was growling with hunger. The War Wolf's howls sounded outside again. Ye Chen made up his mind. This time, he did not go far from the cell before deliberately raising his voice and shouting.

When the War Wolf appeared, Ye Chen crooked a finger at it and smiled provocatively. Seeing it charge over, Ye Chen darted back into the cell.

He deliberately stood by the iron door. It was the same War Wolf he had seen during the day. It seemed unwilling to give up as well. Perhaps it had not eaten for a long time. After Ye Chen provoked it repeatedly, the War Wolf quickly chased him to the iron door.

Even with the iron door blocking its way, the War Wolf saw Ye Chen standing nearby and lunged at him without a second thought. With a bang, its head thrust through the doorway. If its body had not been so enormous, it would have charged straight into the cell.

"Ye Chen, what are you doing? Be careful!"

Hearing the wolf's howls, Olvia forced herself out from beneath Saul's body. Seeing the savage, terrifying War Wolf with its green-glinting eyes, she turned deathly pale and began trembling uncontrollably.

Ye Chen shifted aside, dodging to one side. His right hand formed a claw and struck fiercely at the War Wolf's temple, while his left hand followed through with a throat lock around its neck.

Bang!

Ye Chen's fingers, carrying a howling gust of force, dug brutally into the War Wolf's temple. The War Wolf howled in pain, stars bursting before its eyes as its head rang.

Caught completely off guard, it was badly hurt. However, the War Wolf had thick hide, tough flesh, and powerful bones. Even after its vital point was struck, it did not fall.

Instead, it became even fiercer. Ye Chen's left hand locked tightly around its neck while his right hand struck at its eyes again. The War Wolf did not yield either, its lower claws constantly raking at Ye Chen. Blood streamed from him, and flesh was torn from his legs.

Ye Chen knew that he could not let go even if he died. If this attack failed, the War Wolf would never fall for the same trick again.

The War Wolf had dared to charge over because Ye Chen was a child. In its eyes, he posed no threat at all.

Once it broke free and realized he meant it harm, the War Wolf would never come near the cell again.

Blood poured from his leg. Ye Chen's right hand never stopped, striking desperately at the War Wolf's eyes and temples, while the fingers of his left hand nearly dug into its neck.

Though Ye Chen was not very strong, the Eagle Claw Technique specialized in training finger strength. The force in his fingers was not weak at all.

The War Wolf had been careless and fallen for Ye Chen's trap. At first, it had not cared, but once its temples and eyes were injured by Ye Chen's fingers, its body began convulsing madly. Its cries also became increasingly shrill and miserable.

The War Wolf desperately backed away, trying to break free. Ye Chen gritted his teeth and used all his strength, clinging to it without letting go. The two remained locked in a struggle for a long time before the War Wolf finally breathed its last and collapsed to the ground.

After the War Wolf died, Ye Chen also collapsed weakly to the ground, as though every bit of strength had been drained from his body.

Looking at the dead War Wolf, Ye Chen felt secretly fortunate. He had killed it largely through luck. If he had encountered it outside in the snowy fields, he would have had no chance of winning.

After resting for a long time, another problem appeared before Ye Chen. The War Wolf was too large to drag inside, and he had no tools. After thinking it over, he could only break an ice pick from Saul's body.

He forcibly gutted the War Wolf and skinned it, nearly chopping it into pieces. Ye Chen had never done anything so bloody and cruel before, but he could no longer worry about that now.

If he wanted to live, he had to become strong. This was no longer the Great Qing Dynasty where he could live in comfort.

To Ye Chen, the Great Qing Dynasty had already fallen. Reality was cruel, but he had to learn to face it!