In the Hunting Ground, claws tearing through flesh, the screams of Wild Beasts, and the footsteps of fleeing prey and pursuing hunters wove together into a symphony of the night.
Most of the prey were utterly helpless before the Shadow Moon Wolves acting as "hunters," left at their mercy to be toyed with and slaughtered.
The Wolf King stood on a height overlooking the Hunting Ground, satisfaction written across his face.
Hunting prisoners of war as prey not only honed the young wolves' bloodlust and abilities, but also gave the Wolf King the pleasure of treating these former powerhouses of the Wild Realm as quarry!
But at that moment, a faint sound of tiger roars and Dragon's Roar suddenly rose from the Hunting Ground.
"We've already lost someone?!"
From their vantage point, the Wolf King's Guard could sense the positions of the young wolves and their prey, as well as whether they were alive or dead, allowing them to tally which young wolf had killed the most enemies.
Young members of the Wolf Clan had died in previous years, too, but never had the prey killed one so soon after the hunt began!
The Wolf King's expression soured, and he snarled coldly, "Useless!"
Beside the Wolf King, at the rear of his guards, Ye Xiu had disguised himself as a member of the Wolf King's Guard. Under the pretext of patrolling, he had long since begun feeding Jiang Che enemy locations from places where no one was watching.
Side quest—kill all the Wolf Clan hunters in the Hunting Ground, with enough experience to gain two levels outright as the reward.
That alone was enough to make Ye Xiu devote his full attention to assisting Jiang Che.
Inside the Hunting Ground, Jiang Che suddenly turned his head and unleashed a