Sinful Wolf

Seeing this, Shen Yu hurriedly raised the Meat Cleaver to block and used Backstep to dodge.

Clang! The wolf's claws traced a streak of blue light and slammed into the Meat Cleaver in Shen Yu's right hand. A tremendous force surged through him, and he used Backstep to bleed off the momentum.

At the same time, he used Linked Will to direct Little Knight to deliver a downward slash.

But the giant wolf abruptly pushed off with its legs and sprang backward. The Nail shaved off a few strands of fur, and the wolf growled, a grating voice emerging from between its blood-dripping teeth:

"You make me... drool..."

Shen Yu dared not let his guard down. He immediately activated the slowing manifestation, [Frost], and the Crimson Scar's [Scar].

The Ice Spear behind Shen Yu transformed into a longsword again, but it was still covered in cracks, and the cold it released was not as intense as before. Still, icy clouds successfully shrouded the sky, scattering bitterly cold frost and snow below.

The Crimson Scar's manifestation worked normally, however, instantly staining the Meat Cleaver and Flintlock blood-red.

Once Shen Yu finished charging, he unleashed Dash Slash at the wolf's head, while Quirrel and Little Knight attacked from different directions.

But the giant wolf made no attempt to dodge. Instead, it abruptly lunged forward and slashed a claw down at Shen Yu.

Deep blue light collided with pale light, producing an explosive boom as violent currents of air surged outward.

Although the villagers covered their ears in time, the blast still left their ears ringing.

The pale Sword Aura sliced through the wolf's hide, while the deep blue light tore through the armor.

Then Shen Yu saw the wolf's jaws suddenly dart toward his neck. He hurriedly twisted aside to dodge and slammed his cleaver into its cervical spine.

Little Knight's Dash Slash and Quirrel's Nail followed close behind.

But the giant wolf seemed to feel no pain at all. It suddenly spun, its tail slashing at Quirrel like a steel blade and forcing him to dodge. After taking Little Knight's Dash Slash, it lunged at Shen Yu, who stood in front of an empty house.

Thanks to Frost's slowing effect, Shen Yu dodged smoothly, then fired a shot into its skull, triggering a blood explosion.

The giant wolf's claw missed, but the spreading claw light pierced straight through the house, slicing the entire stone building into pieces as easily as tofu.

Seeing its attack miss, the giant wolf roared. Its speed abruptly increased, breaking free of Frost's slowing effect, and it slashed toward Shen Yu's right.

But Shen Yu immediately dodged with Backstep and pulled the trigger at its eye.

Bang! The giant wolf did not flinch from the blazing muzzle flash. Only after the bullet burst its eye and bored into its skull, and Quirrel pierced its waist, did it charge again, knocking Shen Yu back.

As the giant wolf fought the three of them, it let out a grating roar:

"A wolf... is never alone..."

By the time the giant wolf leaped into the air, Shen Yu had finished charging his sword technique. He stepped aside and began spinning at high speed, cutting into the descending wolf like a bladed wheel and inflicting bleeding.

But then black mist poured from the wounds on the giant wolf's body, enveloping it completely.

Shen Yu then realized he could no longer feel his weapon cutting into anything. It was as though he were spinning through empty air.

At the same time, Quirrel's and Little Knight's attacks also missed.

The mist-shrouded giant wolf let out a piercing howl. Within that sound seemed to lie the dying cries of countless humans.

Shen Yu and Quirrel immediately felt stabbing pain in their heads, and their Sanity dropped.

At that moment, a surviving villager suddenly clutched his head and fell to his knees, confessing to whatever stood before him:

"It wasn't my fault! Don't look at me with those eyes. I was just too hungry..."

After finishing its howl, the giant wolf began panting, and the black mist enveloping its body slowly dispersed.

Shen Yu tried firing at it, but the bullet passed straight through its body. Seeing that attacks were useless, he directed Little Knight to use the Dream Nail on the panting wolf while he charged an Ice Spear.

As Little Knight swung the Dream Nail down, the wolf's deepest thoughts were gradually read:

Human stories have no need for a good wolf. All they need is an embodiment of sin.

You fill my body with sin, so why do you bind me within the shell of a fairy tale?

When the black mist dispersed, blue light radiated around the giant wolf, slicing the surrounding stones apart. It then charged at Shen Yu, who fired a shot to detonate all the Scars accumulated on its body while throwing the Ice Spear he had prepared.

Once the giant wolf was frozen, Little Knight's and Quirrel's sword techniques struck home as well.

When the giant wolf summoned the black mist for the second time, Shen Yu quickly discussed a plan with Quirrel and had Little Knight use the Dream Nail on the wolf.

As the Dream Nail's light faded, the wolf's thoughts were drawn out once again:

Human desire never ends, and a wolf's belly can never be filled...

When Shen Yu noticed the black mist was about to disperse, he immediately had Little Knight retreat to safety and began charging his sword technique.

The instant the mist dispersed, the giant wolf charged at Little Knight, who was closest, but Shen Yu had already unleashed his sword technique.

"Kasa!" Quirrel shouted. His figure abruptly vanished, and a streak of white light slashed toward the wolf's head like lightning, while Shen Yu's Dash Slash struck straight at its tail.

With a tearing hiss, the wolf's body split open, and flesh tumbled from its stomach with wet plops.

But the giant wolf landed steadily. After glancing at the gash in its body, it actually tore itself into two halves, which charged at Shen Yu and Quirrel respectively.

"Karas! Shen Yu, I've never seen a monster like this before. Your world really is strange."

Quirrel marveled at the giant wolf, which could run normally despite having only the left half of its body, and blocked its slash with his Nail.

Shen Yu was just as baffled. He could clearly see the half-wolf's internal organs, yet it seemed completely unaffected as it charged at him without slowing down.

"An Abnormality's trait," Shen Yu remarked. He used silk thread and combat techniques to keep his distance while firing his Flintlock repeatedly, directing Little Knight to dart between the two of them and provide constant support.

Hank trembled violently as he watched the scene before him in terror. The giant wolf's internal organs were clearly visible in its split body, and flesh kept spilling from its ruptured stomach.

Yet it could still run. Just moments ago, he had seen only a blue blur before the people carrying weapons were instantly reduced to scraps of skin. And its howls brought some deeply unpleasant things to his mind.

Just then, Hank suddenly felt something grab the back of his collar and drag him into a house. He was about to cry out when a slap struck his face.

"Keep it down! Do you want to die?" Little Red Riding Hood snapped under her breath. Then she leaned against the windowsill and watched the two sides fight, involuntarily tightening her grip on her axe.

"Who exactly are they? And is that wolf really that strong?"

As several of Shen Yu's bullets struck the wolf, black mist rose from its wounds again. Then, under the mist's influence, the two halves of its body rejoined.

The moon slowly turned red, spilling blood-colored light. Then the giant wolf raised its head and let out a howl that shook the heavens.

Shen Yu frowned at the giant wolf. In the company, the wolf's howl would lower Abnormality counters. What would happen in the mental world?

But Little Knight swung the Dream Nail again, revealing the wolf's current thoughts once more:

Everyone has a wolf called desire in their heart. Once your sins are enough to form their bodies, I will summon them forth.