The instant Ruri reached the wolf's feet, he slashed at its leg with the lightning-covered long blade in his hand.
"Awooo!!!"
Ruri moved so quickly that he had already landed a slash before the wolf could even react, and it immediately howled in pain.
Blood instantly spurted from the wound on the wolf's leg. It had to be said that the wolf was enormous and had a great deal of blood in its body, so the amount pouring from the wound was considerable as well.
But the wolf had no time to worry about its wound. Instead, it swung its other paw straight at Ruri.
At that moment, Ruri had thought that fellow would lower its head to look at the wound on its leg. He had not expected it to attack him immediately instead, so he failed to react right away.
By the time Ruri realized that the wolf was attacking him, it was already too late. Its paw was almost upon him, so he instantly raised his arm to shield the side of his face.
Even so, the wolf still sent Ruri flying with a heavy blow.
After the wolf's paw knocked him away, Ruri crashed straight into a large tree. The tree instantly snapped in the middle, sending up a cloud of dust, and Ruri fell to the ground.
"Cough, cough. Damn, this wolf really is strong! It knocked me into this state with just one swipe. I really do look a little pathetic!" After falling to the ground, Ruri struggled to sit up, coughed a few times, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth before looking at the wolf and speaking.
"This is bad. It looks like Ruri has met a tough opponent this time. That wolf is every bit as strong as