But things were different now. The ordinary warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf had blocked the attack for the lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf.
Unless they were mates, this could not have happened.
Hearing Liang Baiye's reminder, the others nodded. Yu Keyan had already prepared his attack.
The dark clouds in the sky had moved above the lesser warrior-level beast's head. Not only that, Mu Shengqi and the others had also prepared their magic.
"Thunderbolt: Wild Dance!!!"
"Fierce Fist: Ground Break!"
"Wind Disk: Heavenly Net!!"
"Ice Lock: Encirclement!!"
There was purple lightning carrying savage, tyrannical force, red flames, relentlessly surging winds, and chains of ice.
Star Maps of various colors appeared and vanished around them, followed by one Intermediate Magic spell after another.
Although all those spells were aimed at the lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, the ordinary warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf never left its side.
They gritted through the attacks.
"Strange." Lu Wu stood above them. The others were all somewhat safer now, but none of them attacked.
Beginner Magic was all they had around here right now. Once those Intermediate Mages broke through the two beasts' defenses, concentrated fire from the Beginner Mages would be more useful.
Wu Xiaoxiao looked grave. Hearing Lu Wu say it was strange, she asked, "What's strange?"
"If these two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves came to hunt, they shouldn't have brought only these few beasts, those few One-Eyed Demon Wolves," Lu Wu analyzed.
"Maybe they were just passing through?"
Lu Wu shook his head. "They came straight toward the canyon. If they were passing through and happened upon us, that would mean they used this route often. If this many Bone Spike Fierce Wolves and One-Eyed Demon Wolves appeared here regularly, the grass and woods wouldn't be so intact."
When those Demon Beasts entered the canyon earlier, they had destroyed the small patch of woods and the grass at its entrance.
The damage being done now, though, came from all kinds of magic.
Roaring flames burned in the canyon. Although setting the grass alight earlier now seemed somewhat unnecessary, Lu Wu would still have done the same thing if he had to do it again.
After all, if those One-Eyed Demon Wolves had come straight for them rather than the Intermediate Mages, those flames could still have held them off for a while.
"You mean they were lured here?" Wu Xiaoxiao frowned.
"I don't know. Get ready first. The fighting down below is fierce. Our Beginner Magic might not do much damage, but as long as wounds big enough are opened in the Bone Spike Fierce Wolves' steel-like bodies, our Beginner Magic can worsen those injuries."
Although he had some suspicions, Lu Wu was not certain.
Down in the canyon, all the One-Eyed Demon Wolves had already been caught in the crossfire and killed. Some of their corpses had even been charred.
Under the attacks of a group of well-prepared Intermediate Mages, wounds had already appeared on the two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves.
Not only that, many of the bone spikes on their heads and backs had broken.
"Awooo!!!"
Realizing that her husband was also drenched in blood, the lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf threw back her head and howled.
They had already launched attacks earlier, but they had either been blocked or swept away by Fierce Wave.
After being battered like this, their bodies were covered in wounds, several of them quite serious.
If this continued, they would both die.
Hearing the howl, the ordinary warrior-level beast was furious. He had actually had enough too. Whenever he attacked earlier, he had either been stopped outright or blocked by wind or waves.
Although he knew that splitting up to attack now would give them a chance to kill those stupid humans, his wife would be in danger!!
Finding a wife these days was not easy. Back then, he had run all over the world hunting Demon Beasts and humans as bride gifts before he finally managed to marry one.
Did these damned humans not know how hard it was to have a wife these days?!!
The lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's eyes also gleamed viciously. She and her damned wolf of a husband had been driven here together, only to be battered back and forth by these people. What wolf could put up with that?
"This is bad! Everyone, watch out!!"
Yu Keyan's expression shifted slightly when he noticed the two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves splitting up to attack.
"Handle the stronger one," Liang Baiye instructed. "Let the Beginner Mages deal with the lesser warrior-level one and hold it back."
The Green Wood Fox and Pincer Armor Beast had not been used at all, and Liang Baiye had already recalled them.
She had originally intended to use them against the One-Eyed Demon Wolves, but those One-Eyed Demon Wolves had already been dealt with.
Against the Bone Spike Fierce Wolves, they were utterly useless. She was better off recalling them.
Yet there was no need to say anything. Lu Wu and the others' attacks had already arrived.
The lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf was closer to Lu Wu and the others, making her everyone's first choice of target.
Although the purple lightning was not as terrifying as Yu Keyan's, its power was still extraordinary.
Three or four streams of fiery-red flame varied in power, but they all raised the temperature in the air somewhat.
As frost condensed beneath the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's feet, the flames appearing on her body exploded.
Purple lightning bombarded her, while Bone Burning flames burned relentlessly from the inside out.
All three of the lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's savage eyes, which had gleamed viciously before, were now blind. Relying on her keen sense of smell, she charged madly toward Lu Wu and the others.
"Well done!!" Yu Keyan was delighted.
This immediately eased the pressure on them.
Dealing with that ordinary warrior-level beast would still take some effort. The fight would probably continue for a while.
But with their earlier attacks, and now Lu Wu and the others taking the pressure of a lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf off their hands, killing this big fellow together was entirely possible.
"Can they handle it?" Liang Baiye asked with some concern. "Even though the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf has lost her sight, her powerful sense of smell can still pinpoint her enemies."
"Trust them. These people are outstanding students from Boss Hei Guan's alma mater," Yu Keyan said, untroubled.
After all, however keen that Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's sense of smell was, she could only detect living things. The complicated terrain would put him at a serious disadvantage.
Besides, Lu Wu and the others were no pushovers.
"Attack her lower limbs!" Lu Wu stood on high ground. Although the distance between the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf and him was not particularly great, the ground was rough and uneven.
The Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's greatest advantage had been her 270-degree field of vision, but she had now lost it.
This was not flat ground. They only needed to cast spells and let their magical auras draw the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf into attacking them.
At this point, attacking the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's lower limbs would make her suffer on the rugged path.
"Thunder Seal: Python Mark!!"
"Fire Burst: Burning!!"
Wu Xiaoxiao and Dongfang Qing attacked first, their spells blasting toward the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's thighs.
Lu Wu watched the purple lightning and flames strike the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's legs. The foot she had raised missed its footing, throwing her entire body off balance and pitching her forward.
Fire Seed: Bone Burning!! Lu Wu silently chanted, immediately unleashing his strongest spell.
It was another ball of red flame, but unlike before, it struck the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's back just as she slammed hard into the jagged rocks.
The flames seemed to penetrate her flesh and began burning relentlessly, making fat sizzle out.
Roar!!
In pain, the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf quickly scrambled up and charged toward Lu Wu and the others. But she had never expected this to be an uphill path, and her body kept tilting.
Seeing this, Lu Wu immediately began gathering his second spell. To inflict enough damage, every spell Lu Wu cast now was Bone Burning.
Compared with Basic Level First Tier Fire Element magic, the repeated attacks of second-tier magic left the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf increasingly wounded.
Seeing this, the others grew even more confident. Not one fled; all of them kept casting their spells.