Chapter 46: The War Wolf King

Snapping back to reality, Nia realized she was tucked under the arm of the Shadow Wolf King, who was holding her by the knee. The fierce beast, known for its predator’s nature, seemed cautiously alert, as if on guard against something.

Although she found it strange that he had donned the Sword Demon outfit, when he said, “Leave the rest to me,” and set her down to march forward with his sword raised, her heart—nearly frozen with tension—started to race with familiarity and reliability. Nia couldn’t help but feel a wave of relief wash over her.

It wasn’t because of the legendary adventurer’s arrival, but rather because her young boy was right there in front of her.

Whether high-tier or the Wolf King, as long as he was present, nothing was to be feared.

“Run! You’re no match for that thing!” Joe, barely managing to stand, shouted urgently.

“Wait, wait! If it’s him, there might actually be a way!”

“Hex, have you lost your mind? That’s a high-tier Shadow Wolf…”

“But he is the Sword Demon! The Sword Demon who drove off the Demon Race’s four kings!”

Joe paused, momentarily stunned. Soon he realized Hex and the other adventurers who allegedly fought alongside the Sword Demon were now looking at him with rekindled hope.

Given how exaggerated adventurer’s rumors could be, Joe had always been skeptical of the Sword Demon tales, but watching that black-clad swordsman face the Wolf King without flinching tipped the scale in favor of Hex and the others.

Roy scoffed at the Shadow Wolf King: “What’s wrong? Didn’t you think I’d find you back this quickly?”

“High-tier… even in the Dusk Forest, it’s a ruler. To grow to high-tier from beast blood, you’d need at least a hundred years.”

“But unfortunately for you, your luck just ran out. You met me, and… you harmed her.”

As soon as the words left his lips, Roy’s aura shifted.

The thunderous boom didn’t come from the sky, but from the ground.

With just a simple push off the earth, the ground itself trembled and shattered from the impact.

No one saw Roy’s move clearly. All they saw was a line of black lightning blazing through the night sky, and the pack of wolves disintegrated like they had been torn apart by some savage beast. The Shadow Wolf King vanished as well, and only after a few seconds was there a sound even more jarring than thunder.

Injured Nia and the others needed a moment to catch their breath, while Roy sent the Wolf King flying over a kilometer away with a single punch, preventing the battle between high-tier beings from dragging them into chaos.

“Awoo!”

As soon as the Shadow Wolf King regained its footing, it howled to the heavens, summoning countless kin from the shadows beneath.

The instincts of beasts sensed the terrifying power hidden within Roy.

To it, this creature before it was not even in the same league as those humans. Putting away its mockery, the Wolf King didn’t dare to be careless in the slightest.

The beast’s hunt was for survival.

If possible, it didn’t even want to engage, which was why it sent Roy far away at the first opportunity.

However, realizing the profound killing intent emanating from Roy and understanding that there was no possibility of compromise left, the Wolf King was utterly stirred up, igniting its murderous instincts and ferocity.

A pack of wolves rushed in.

The number of wolves was comparable to the total that had attacked Nia and the others—over a hundred, like a dark meteor shower descending.

Yet Roy merely took one step forward, too disdainful to even raise a hand against such a feeble assault.

【True Qi Blood Forged Sword】.

The dark gold torrent, the Dragon Tooth sword rain, enough to pierce through walls, what could mere flesh and blood possibly withstand?

The sword rain collided head-on with the wolf pack and unhesitatingly shredded through what could have engulfed an average extraordinary being, turning it into a sea of blood.

But this strike was merely a feint.

Amidst the blood sea, there was no sign of the Wolf King. The next moment, however, Roy sensed a killing intent closing in from behind.

Claws lunging from underfoot, shadows that had taken down countless adventurers—this was the deadly expertise of a Shadow Wolf, and even Roy had been dragged into it at first.

Yet, having long grown accustomed to the bizarre assassination techniques of Cultists, how could Roy fall for the same trick twice?

“Don’t even think about it.”

【Dragon King’s Might】!

With a flash of golden light in his eyes, a thick stream of dark gold lightning surged forth.

Even shadow elementalization couldn’t provide immunity to the dragon clan’s brutal power. Just like a storm ripping across a tranquil water’s surface, the Shadow Wolf King was not only unable to strike but also shaken out of its 【Shadow Stealth】 state.

Having failed twice to strike and sustaining injuries instead, the Wolf King was now furious.

No longer concerned with tactics, it unleashed its black claws and sharp fangs. With the primal and most powerful fog of the wolf clan, driven by the instinct of beasts, it charged with the rawest brutality!

At the same time, Roy revealed the blade forged from Dragon Tooth in his hand.

Metal clanged, blades burst with light—each clash between sword and claw generated violent winds strong enough to make the tall ancient trees tremble violently.

In this heated clash, the Wolf King didn’t hesitate to allow the sword to graze its shoulder, taking flesh with it just to land a single claw strike.

One blow, and the ground around Roy was ripped apart.

But what it didn’t expect was that this strike would feel like scratching against a thick turtle shell—only a few scales were stripped away, unable to reach flesh and blood, and conversely, its claws were left aching!

Seeing the sword swing back once more, the Shadow Wolf King vanished into the shadows again.

It couldn’t breach such absurdly solid defense, but neither could Roy harm it in its hidden state!

However, the next moment, with the shining blade came a pain that pierced the very marrow, ruthlessly shattering the Wolf King’s illusions.

The Wolf King shrieked as it was forced out of the shadows, finally realizing that a viscous green acid was dripping from Roy’s blade.

The venom from the Acid King was potent enough to corrode high-intensity magical barriers—what’s more, what could the shadow element possibly do against that?

Not giving the Wolf King a moment to breathe, Roy relentlessly pursued it, charging forth with his sword.

The similarly black figure flickered and flashed under the night sky.

The dark gold blade light clashed with the wind-slicing claws, the wolf’s howls echoing in anger and pain, wreaking havoc upon all around, causing nearby wolves to tuck their tails and scatter, scared of being swept up in the aftermath of the battle.

Roy’s weapon morphed constantly—sometimes a long sword, sometimes a giant axe, sometimes a spear, sometimes dual blades—an overwhelming onslaught that left the Wolf King, despite its advantage in size, without a haven to escape to, often sustaining strips of blood as it struggled for a chance to counter.

More painful than the blade passing through flesh was the corrosive acid that shadow elements could not defend against. The deep-seated agony consumed the Wolf King’s stamina.

In contrast, Roy grew stronger with each clash. No matter how the dragon scales were gradually breached by claws, he remained unfazed.

As the first true opponent he faced since ascending to high-tier, the ferocity of the Shadow Wolf King finally reignited the dragon blood that had long since simmered down.

   

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