With reliable transportation, they traveled much faster than expected.
The off-road vehicle performed superbly. Under Gale's steady control, it soon left the city and entered the southern outskirts.
Jiang Qingyue leaned against the window, studying the scenery outside with childlike curiosity.
Qi Wu lounged in his seat with his eyes closed, resting.
The farther they traveled from the city,
the sparser the buildings became, giving way to broad stretches of wilderness and scattered woods.
As they approached the C-12 Area in the southern outskirts, the energy fluctuations in the air seemed increasingly chaotic and restless.
Even the sky seemed to darken a little.
"The energy concentration is rising, and it's very unstable."
Gale suddenly spoke from behind the wheel, a hint of wariness in his voice.
Qi Wu dropped his languid expression and straightened slightly, his azure eyes gazing into the distance through the windshield.
"Indeed. The energy is very dense."
Qi Wu possessed the Six Eyes.
Compared to ordinary superhumans, he was far more sensitive to energy.
The Demon presence Gale sensed,
he sensed as well.
And he could perceive it on a deeper level.
The Demonic Energy within the forest was extremely dense.
The nearly tangible Demon presence spread outward like a black tide.
Demonic Energy this concentrated could not simply have emanated from Demonic Energy alone.
Something even more terrifying had to be lurking deep within the forest.
It was precisely "that thing" that had spawned the Demon Wolf Pack!
Qi Wu concentrated, hoping to use the Six Eyes to discover what lay deep in the forest.
Just then-
Gale suddenly slammed on the brakes!
The off-road vehicle came to a steady stop by the roadside.
"Something's wrong."
He pushed open the door and stepped out, speaking tersely as his sharp gaze swept beyond the car windows.
Qi Wu opened his door and stepped out at leisure, his silver hair still striking beneath the gloomy sky.
He surveyed his surroundings. Behind his blindfold, the Six Eyes had already taken in every flow of energy around them.
"Well, well. These beasts set up an ambush in advance?"
Qi Wu's tone was casual.
Demonic aura surrounded them.
They were already encircled by the wolf pack.
Yet Qi Wu showed no trace of tension.
He had absolute confidence in his strength.
Jiang Qingyue and Gale, however, were nowhere near as composed.
Jiang Qingyue nervously followed him out of the vehicle, only for the terrifying demonic aura around them to steal her breath.
Gale also drew the Demon Blade at his waist and assumed a solemn fighting stance.
Rustle, rustle...
"Here they come."
Qi Wu warned the other two.
In an instant-
The weeds around them began shaking violently and unnaturally!
Then pairs of scarlet eyes lit up in the grass! Countless eyes appeared from every direction, surging like a red tide!
Low growls came from all sides.
They were indeed surrounded.
And their encircling enemy was an entire army of crazed wolves!
"Roar! Awooo-!"
Deafening howls erupted from every direction at once!
Dozens of powerfully built Demon Wolves, their eyes blazing with frenzied red light, lunged from every angle like black lightning!
"Watch out!"
Gale barked a warning. His figure instantly blurred into a green whirlwind as he intercepted the wolves on the left!
Steel flashed and wind blades shrieked, instantly shredding a Demon Wolf!
Jiang Qingyue let out a sharp cry as well. The Curse Mark on her wrist blazed red, and a dark red energy shock wave blasted toward the right, sending an attacking Demon Wolf flying. But more wolves charged on, heedless of death!
"Tsk. What an enthusiastic welcome."
Qi Wu stood where he was, as relaxed as if he were out shopping.
He even had the leisure to comment:
"Not a bad ambush. Unfortunately..."
Facing the largest group of wolves charging from the front, Qi Wu merely raised his right hand slowly.
"Cursed Technique Lapse-Blue."
Hum!
Terrifying gravitational force suddenly erupted from his palm!
Under Qi Wu's precise control, the dark gravitational sphere between his fingers seemed to become a vortex!
The wolves at the front instantly lost their balance under the powerful pull. Their bodies slammed uncontrollably into one another, bones cracking with a teeth-grating crunch!
In a single move, the frontal assault collapsed!
Using gravity to suppress his enemies.
That was an advanced application of Blue!
Qi Wu crushed several Demon Wolves with one move.
His two teammates' morale soared.
"That's Mr. Wu for you!"
"Let's press the attack!!"
Jiang Qingyue exclaimed excitedly.
"Of course. Kill them all."
"Don't let a single one escape!"
Qi Wu waved a hand casually.
In his eyes, these Demon Wolves were nothing more than walking contribution points.
"Awooo-!!!"
As though enraged by Qi Wu's casual attitude, an especially loud and savage howl rang out from behind the pack!
Instantly, every Demon Wolf attacked at once, as if receiving an order!
They no longer lunged at random. Instead, they formed distinct waves and launched coordinated charges from every direction! The ground trembled faintly beneath their pounding paws!
"Leave the left to me!"
Blade of Gale barked, his figure becoming a green afterimage as he met the left flank!
His blade flashed like a lashing storm, wind blades tearing through the air and instantly slicing the first few wolves to pieces!
But more Demon Wolves fearlessly overwhelmed his offensive, forcing him into a running battle at high speed.
"They're coming from the right!"
Jiang Qingyue cried out. Though nervous, she bravely raised her hand, and the Curse Mark on her wrist shone brilliantly red!
An ocher summoning circle suddenly appeared.
Amid the light, accompanied by a faint, aggrieved whimper, the blonde, animal-eared War Soul was forcibly dragged out!
She still seemed groggy, her eyes blank.
"Huh? Wait... this immortal isn't ready yet..."
The animal-eared War Soul protested in a soft, sweet voice, but there was no time to worry about that.
"Great Immortal, there's no time to get ready! Please use your ability to hold off the right!"
Jiang Qingyue shouted.
The sudden order left the animal-eared War Soul flustered, but instinct made her wave her little hand toward the wolves charging from the right.
Hum!
A wave of Earth-Type Spiritual Power spread over a sizable area!
The Demon Wolves at the front abruptly faltered, their speed plummeting as though they had stumbled into a bog.
Yellow Weasel pressed her palm downward.
The ground beneath their feet also softened and grew sticky, further hindering their charge.
The blonde, animal-eared girl wiped away a cold sweat.
"Phew..."
Her ability was not as overpowering or direct as Gale's attacks.
But the sudden restraint and disruption successfully broke the rhythm of the wolves' charge on the right, buying Jiang Qingyue precious time to breathe and counterattack!
"Great work!"
Jiang Qingyue exclaimed in delighted surprise, taking the opportunity to gather energy from her Curse Mark.
Several stronger dark red shock waves blasted out, finishing off a number of slowed Demon Wolves.
On the left, Gale unleashed several stronger wind blades in succession, dispatching every attacking wolf there as well.
The greatest pressure now
was on the front, where Qi Wu stood.
More than ten Demon Wolves were converging on him.
And behind them stood an enormous black wolf taller than a two-story building.
This giant wolf was the pack's Wolf King!
Qi Wu watched the seemingly endless tide of wolves surge toward him again without so much as furrowing his brow.
"They really never stop."
He seemed to find his cleanup efficiency a little lacking.
This time, he raised the fingers of his right hand.
He brought his right index and middle fingers together and slowly lifted them.
Above his fingertips, a speck of extremely unstable crimson energy began emitting terrifying fluctuations that made hearts tremble!
A force of repulsion and destruction, filled with the utmost violence, emerged once more!
Nearby, Gale saw the repulsive force gathering at Qi Wu's fingertips, and his pupils abruptly contracted.
"He's going to use that move...!"
Gale exclaimed.
His voice was a little shrill.
It was nothing like his usual icy demeanor.
Seeing Qi Wu about to use Red again, Gale's gaze grew intensely focused.
He wanted to see just how devastating that move, which had contained such terrifying energy before,
would be when fully unleashed!
"Let's get... a little serious."
A faint, indifferent smile curved Qi Wu's lips.
At the surging tide of wolves before him,
and the black Wolf King lurking behind them, radiating an ominous presence, he gently pointed a finger.
"Cursed Technique Reversal-Red."
Whoosh-!!!
A torrent of crimson energy, compressed to the utmost limit, instantly erupted from his fingertips like a spear of judgment tearing through the heavens!
Wherever the crimson torrent passed,
every Demon Wolf in its path, whether leaping through the air or charging along the ground,
was blasted to pieces the moment it touched that scarlet torrent!!
And it was not just the Demon Wolves!
Even the ground beneath their feet was plowed into a terrifying trench whose bottom could not be seen!
The earth and rocks along both sides of the trench had melted under the intense heat.
One strike!
Just one strike!
Everything in a straight line between Qi Wu's fingertips and the black Wolf King was utterly erased!
An absolute dead zone formed!
The enormous black Wolf King did not even have time to react.
Its powerful forequarters, along with nearly half its head, were completely shattered the instant the crimson torrent swept past.
A moment later, the black Wolf King crashed to the ground with its mangled body.
It had been killed instantly!
The entire battlefield fell into deathly silence.
Gale froze in place, still holding his blade in the follow-through of his swing.
Beneath his hood, his face was filled with disbelief and shock.
He stared fixedly at the devastating trench and the Wolf King's remains, his sword hand trembling slightly.
The power of that strike, its sheer destructive force, far exceeded anything he could have imagined!
"Is this really power a seventh-tier fighter can possess?!"
Even Jiang Qingyue, who had witnessed "Red," was so stunned by this even more powerful attack that her pink lips parted slightly.
The Yellow Weasel beast-eared girl was even more frightened, the fur on her ears and tail bristling as she trembled and muttered:
"This guy... he's a monster."
"With this guy keeping watch, how am I, a great immortal, ever supposed to escape this cage..."
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Qi Wu slowly lowered his finger, the crimson arcs dancing around its tip quietly fading away.
He looked as though he had done something utterly trivial, even letting out a bored yawn.
"One wave of wolves down."
"That was just the appetizer."
Qi Wu looked at his two teammates with a faint smile.
"Let's keep going and clear out the next wave."
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