To so extent, it was even the best solution at the mont.
However, what she didn’t know was that the two senior adventurers in the Sea Thorn Squad were currently deeply entrenched in a bitter battle, unable to extricate themselves.
If support was needed, then there was only...
Awoo——
A piercing wolf howl, enough to make the eardrums tremble, suddenly sounded from behind.
Mint’s retreating body paused, her expression surprised.
"More?"
"How is it possible? There should only be ten in total!"
A chaotic mix of thoughts flashed through her mind.
She suddenly realized sothing was off.
This... didn’t seem like the howl of the Night Wolves?
Although each had the unique penetrative quality of a wolf howl, this cry was obviously higher and longer.
If the call of the Temple Night Wolf was a dangerous phantom echoing in the night, then the current howl, almost cracking the skull, was the icy storm howling fiercely across the desolate snowy plains.
Ti seed to freeze at this mont.
The two Night Wolves ahead still maintained their chasing posture, only ters away, close enough for her to see the rabid and murderous glint in their murky eyes, and the saliva flying from their mouths.
But in just the next second.
A giant wolf head, ford from swirling gray mist, broken leaf grass seeds, blood, and moonlight, opened its grotesque wolf mouth, filled with iron-gray fangs, at a speed far beyond normal reaction.
One bite!
"Boom!"
A fierce wind, laced with a thick bloody scent, rushed toward her, making the girl subconsciously close her eyes.
She could faintly feel warm, sticky liquid splattering onto her body with the wind.
Opening her eyes, the two ferocious and violent Night Wolves, along with the phantom wolf head that devoured them, had vanished.
In their place were two headless wolf corpses, riddled with wounds and pumping out fresh blood;
And a sharp figure holding an iron-gray longsword.
With a casual twist, the Beheading Longsword flicked away the blood remaining on its surface.
Xia Nan glanced over the mangled wolf corpses on the adow and cast a look at Mint, who stood motionless as if stunned in place.
His gaze moved over her pale, sweat-covered face, and the tremoring hands gripping the magic wand.
He didn’t find anything suspicious.
He subtly shifted his body slightly, to distance from the angle that could have been a blind spot for a backstab.
Only then did he nod slightly towards her.
He looked towards the other two battlefields.
[Teeth Hunting], as the core battle skill that nearly defined Xia Nan’s fighting style, might be replaced by [Gravity Control] in the future.
But for now, the exaggerated mobility and explosive power it provided were sothing he deeply relied on.
Roaming support, surprise retreat... This battle skill was extrely versatile.
Coupled with Xia Nan’s decent stamina, it was a veritable battlefield weapon.
Combined with [Vortex Slash], facing enemies weaker than himself was like cutting through vegetables.
He had no plan to overly hide his strength, as revealing [Teeth Hunting] was part of the plan all along.
Seeing Mint was unhard, with a step, the wolf howl rose quietly as he planned to move in support of his other teammates.
But unexpectedly.
The thought had just ford in Xia Nan’s mind, not yet put into action.
The few Night Wolves circling around Cash and Vireis suddenly seed to receive so command.
With two howls, they retreated in unison.
Not to flee, but to maintain a delicate distance where they could attack again at any mont or turn and retreat into the forest.
They crouched low, backs arched, growling threateningly.
The two, relieved from the high-pressure state, quickly caught their breath and moved towards Xia Nan to regroup.
They too had heard the sudden high-pitched wolf howl just now.
And had even witnessed Xia Nan enveloped in wolf-shaped airflow, cross the battlefield in a blink, and behead two Night Wolves entirely.
Many thoughts arose in their minds.
But given the special situation, communication was inconvenient, so they rely glanced a few more tis at the wolf corpses on the ground, then withdrew their gaze with so oddity.
"What should we do, retreat?"
Breath heaving wildly, Vireis asked, panting.
She hadn’t gotten hurt, but seed to have expended a lot of energy, with the silver-white strands of hair at her cheeks matted with sweat, hanging listlessly by her ears.
"Of the five Night Wolves, three have been poisoned."
"Wait a little longer, and it will fully take effect."
The two short daggers in her hands reflected a purplish-green glow under the moonlight, she added.
Cash did not imdiately make a decision.
Sowhat disheveled, the surface of the Scale Armor was full of claw marks.
He suddenly turned his head and looked at Xia Nan beside him.
"What do you think, should we retreat?"
Not knowing what the two were thinking, since earlier, Xia Nan had been making judgnts about the situation in his mind.
Out of ten Temple Night Wolves, only five were left now.
Under normal circumstances, unless they were driven mad by hunger, retreating after such losses was inevitable.
No!
Based on Xia Nan’s understanding of predatory animals in nature, even if there were only five, as long as any wolf in the pack was injured, demonstrating enough threat was crucial.
These clever and cunning beasts would not rush forward as they did before.
Weighing the risks against the rewards, they would have fled long ago.
But now, they maintained such discipline, prowling the surrounding woods, staring nacingly at them.
There was only one reason left.
He suddenly focused his eyes, gazing into the dark, lightless depths beyond the wolf pack under the cover of night.
A gray light flashed through his pitch-black eyes.
[Heart-drawing Vision]!
His spiritual power rapidly flowed away like an open floodgate, and his head spun.
In an instant, the world before his eyes was reduced to black and white.
Imaginary lines symbolizing gravity waves collided silently, weaving a large, agile figure among the bushes and dense woods.
The line of sight was locked in!
[Heart-drawing Vision] was exited before spiritual power was excessively consud.
Xia Nan stared steadily in the direction he had just perceived.
"Rustle..."
Detecting the gaze, it finally stopped hiding.
Amidst the rustling sound of shaking branches and leaves, accompanied by the wolf pack’s submissive and reverent whimpering,
a giant Night Wolf, entirely silver-white as if bathed in moonlight, erged leisurely from the forest.
Its size was noticeably two tis larger than its peers.
If one were standing close, they would have to tilt their head up to et its gaze.
The shoulder height probably reached two ters.
At the sa ti, its massive body did not appear bulky at all.
It even seed more slender.
Its four long, agile limbs touched the ground lightly, as if a slight effort could make it take off directly.
Under the night sky, reflecting the moonlight and the forest, it gave an indescribable sense of elegance.
"Didn’t they say there was no Alpha Wolf?"
Xia Nan frowned slightly, staring intently at the silver wolf ahead, asking without turning his head.
"That’s what the Association stated in the mission information." The sudden change left Cash also looking uncertain, "Moreover, normally speaking, if there are only 10 in the group, it doesn’t et the conditions for an Alpha Wolf to erge."
"You need at least 15."
Hearing this, Xia Nan’s heart tightened, fearing there might be further ambushes.
Fortunately, with Perception, he knew there were no signs of other large creatures around, which relieved him a bit.
Should they retreat?
Or rather, could they even retreat?
The air was filled with thick fog, making it hard to discern direction.
The dense forest environnt restricted the performance of [Teeth Hunting].
Although they might be professionals, the Mist Forest was the natural ho ground for the wolf pack.
Without considering the other potential dangers they might face late at night, simply running away, they might not outrun these wolves.
Not to ntion exposing their backs to the enemy, having a loose formation during retreat that could easily be breached, and other fatal issues.
As for climbing trees...
Even ignoring the fact that they were currently in a sparsely wooded clearing, having been subtly pushed there under the wolves’ pressure during the battle.
If that Alpha Wolf had ans of long-range attacks,
the Sea Thorn Squad on the trees would rely be sitting ducks, without even the ans to strike back.
"Can’t retreat."
Bridging the spatial divide.
His pitch-black eyes locked with the pair of cold, eerie wolf eyes deep in the dense forest ahead.
The surface of the iron-gray sword in his hand was illuminated by the moonlight from above the sky.
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