Qi Wu's eyes shone with intense interest.
When he had encountered the phantom of the Goddess of Night on Lake Heart Island,
he had immediately realized that the Demon Wolf crisis on the outskirts of Nanjiang had been caused by that phantom.
Demon Wolves were servants of the Goddess of Night.
The Demon Wolves he meant were not the ordinary ones, or even the elite ones.
Those creatures did not even qualify as cannon fodder.
Only this Hellhound deserved to be called a servant of the goddess.
Even then, it was merely a servant of the lowest order.
But even so!
The strength of even a god's lowest servant was beyond what humans living through the spiritual energy ebb could imagine.
According to what Qi Wu sensed with his Six Eyes, this Hellhound's power was at the eighth rank.
And that was before it had fully matured.
Once the Spiritual Energy Revival truly began,
even a god's low-ranking servants could easily grow strong enough to surpass the ninth rank!
This creature is a threat.
I absolutely cannot let it survive until the Spiritual Energy Revival.
Qi Wu had already made up his mind.
He would annihilate this mysterious servant right here!
Just as Qi Wu gathered a massive amount of cursed energy in his palm, preparing to greet the Hellhound with a high-powered blast of Red-
the enormous beast, radiating an aura of destruction, swept its six blazing eyes across the battlefield.
Its gaze lingered on Qi Wu for an instant, but it did not charge straight at the provocateur who had just dealt the beast horde a devastating blow.
Its three heads let out low, cunning growls, and its massive body abruptly wheeled around.
Like a meteor careening out of control, it charged savagely toward another section of the defensive line!
The section Qi Wu occupied was the southern end of the entire defensive line.
The Hellhound, however, was charging toward the northern end!
Clearly, the power Qi Wu had displayed had made the Hellhound feel threatened.
It had realized that Qi Wu was not to be trifled with.
So it turned to attack the other end of the line!
It actually knew to avoid his strength and tear open the entire defensive line first!
"This is bad! It's going for the northern end!"
Qing Xiaoran, who had already readied herself for battle, had a fierce gleam in her alluring eyes, but her voice was deeply uneasy.
"Cunning beast!"
Feng Yuyao gritted her teeth in frustration, helpless at such a distance.
And it was not just the two of them.
Every human along the defensive line who saw the Hellhound charge toward the northern section wore an anxious expression.
An atmosphere of restless anxiety settled over the entire line.
Only Qi Wu remained relatively calm.
"Do you have any powerful fighters stationed at the northern end?"
Qi Wu asked Qing Xiaoran.
Qing Xiaoran's vivid red lips parted slightly.
"The A-class team Pagoda accepted the emergency mission too."
"Unless something unexpected happened, they should be at the northern end."
"But this monster doesn't feel like an ordinary Eighth Rank creature to me. I'm not sure whether Iron Buddha's team can handle it."
Qi Wu nodded lightly at her words.
"Understood. Our Salvation Team can reinforce the northern end."
Qing Xiaoran's delicate brows furrowed.
"The northern end is almost ten kilometers from here. I'm afraid you won't make it in time."
As she spoke, she glanced at the off-road vehicle behind them.
She meant that, at least with that kind of transportation, they would never get there in time.
Qi Wu smiled and waved a hand.
"We only drove here to experience life~"
Qing Xiaoran's eyes filled with confusion.
"Do you have some other way to travel?"
Something occurred to Jiang Qingyue just then, and her fair, innocent face flushed slightly.
"Mr. Wu, are you going to use that 'Teleportation' move again?"
"Teleportation?"
Qing Xiaoran's alluring, foxlike eyes brightened slightly at the word.
"Teleportation? I've heard you have spatial abilities. If you really can teleport, that wouldn't be surprising."
"In that case, I'll leave reinforcing the northern end to you. Sorry for the trouble."
Jiang Qingyue, however, said:
"Mr. Wu, there are two of us, Gale and me. How are you going to take us both?"
Surely he wouldn't make two trips, carrying each of us in his arms like a princess?
Recalling what had happened that day, Jiang Qingyue felt a little shy again.
"Of course not."
Qi Wu beamed.
"Come over here and stand on either side of me."
Jiang Qingyue and Gale were utterly confused, with no idea what Qi Wu intended to do.
But since their captain had given the order, they simply followed it.
So Jiang Qingyue and Gale stood beside Qi Wu, one on his left and one on his right.
Qi Wu wore an easy smile.
Suddenly, he stepped backward, moving behind them, and reached out with both hands to hook them under their arms.
"Hold tight."
The instant those words left his mouth, he gave no one any time to react.
"Ah!"
Amid two startled cries, Qi Wu teleported away with both of them.
In a single instant, they vanished.
"He just teleported away like that..."
Qing Xiaoran's beautiful eyes widened, unable to hide her astonishment.
Feng Yuyao was even more shocked, her eyelids twitching wildly.
Qi Wu's teleportation ability seemed to have virtually no requirements.
There was no windup. He could use it instantly.
Wasn't this guy's ability a little too absurd?
While Qing Xiaoran and Feng Yuyao were still reeling from the sight of Qi Wu vanishing with the other two,
Whoosh!
At the northern end of the defensive line,
almost at that same instant,
Qi Wu appeared like a phantom above the battle line.
Tucked beneath his arms were Jiang Qingyue and Gale, both somewhat dazed by the instantaneous shift.
The three of them appeared without any warning.
It was as though they had materialized out of thin air.
"We're here."
Qi Wu floated down to the ground and released them, his tone as casual as if he had just returned from a stroll.
Jiang Qingyue stumbled, a blush spreading across her fair cheeks.
This time, Qi Wu had not carried her like a princess.
He had simply hauled the two of them over like a pair of chicks.
It was still rather embarrassing, but better than being carried like a princess.
Gale, on the other side, was in a more awkward predicament.
This was his first time teleporting with Qi Wu, and he was not used to it yet.
As a result, he developed symptoms much like severe motion sickness.
The moment Qi Wu let go, he swayed and plopped onto the ground, the momentum nearly pulling the hood covering his face down.
Gale jolted, immediately snapping back to his senses.
He instinctively tugged his hood back into place. Though he said nothing, his slightly quickened breathing betrayed his unease.
Now Qi Wu and Jiang Qingyue were a little curious.
Who exactly was Gale, and why did he wear a hood all day?
Even now, they did not know what his face looked like.
But there was no time to worry about that now.
Boom!!!
A shell flew over their heads.
They looked in the direction it was flying.
At that moment, the Hellhound's enormous body had already appeared at the edge of the battlefield.
In an incredibly short time, it had charged ten kilometers to reach the northern end of the defensive line!
The shell struck the Hellhound, sending flames surging skyward.
Yet it failed to inflict even the slightest damage on this Eighth Rank Demon.
"Awoooo!!!"
It unleashed an earth-shaking howl and charged toward the fortifications at the northern end.
Qi Wu's gaze turned cold, and he turned to face the defensive line.
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
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