CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: CORRUPTION

The Shadow Wolf King looked at its dying subordinate and then at the relentless swarm of ants, causing its steps to involuntarily retreat a few paces.

With this retreat, its resolve wavered, and thoughts of escape surged endlessly in its mind.

Seeing this, Chu Chen didn’t hesitate and rushed out of the stone hall, directing to Wang Lu and the others, "Uncle Li, have the Earth Spider use silk to bind it, don’t let it escape. Uncle Zhang, have your Green Poison Scorpion cover, while the rest of you first eliminate these Gray Rock Ants." With that, he commanded Lei Yao to charge towards the Gray Rock Ants.

The others, seeing this, didn’t hesitate at all and quickly commanded their Guardian Beasts to charge forward.

Upon seeing this, the Wolf King’s retreating footsteps suddenly halted, as the long-awaited culprit finally appeared before it.

At this time, the Earth Spider had already rushed to the front of the Wolf King, its abdomen quivered, instantly shooting out three strands of spider silk.

These three strands of spider silk shot out in a triangular formation, aiming at the Wolf King’s head and its front and hind limbs.

The Wolf King was startled by this and leaped forward to escape.

But due to its severe injuries, both its speed and reactions had diminished.

It managed to dodge only two strands with great effort, while its hind limbs were entangled by one strand of silk.

The Earth Spider, seeing this, quickly placed its legs on the spider silk, and with a pull, the once slack silk instantly became taut, causing the Wolf King at the other end to stagger and nearly fall.

The Wolf King let out an angry roar, its eyes filled with murderous intent as it charged directly at the Earth Spider.

At this point, a dark green shadow swiftly attacked from its side.

The Wolf King quickly adjusted its form to dodge the shadow’s attack.

Turning its head towards the direction of the shadow, it discovered it was the tail of the Green Poison Scorpion.

The Earth Spider took this chance to distance itself from the Wolf King, then pulled the spider silk again, tightly restraining the Wolf King.

Lei Yao and the other four Guardian Beasts had already engaged in battle with the ant swarm.

The ant swarm still numbered about thirty or so, and they were all Soldier Ants, at the Servant Level of Sixth to Eighth Rank, making them formidable opponents.

However, most of these Gray Rock Ants were already injured, with their strength reduced to only about forty or fifty percent.

After three days of cooperation, Chu Chen and the others had reached an extremely high level of coordination.

Often, as long as Chu Chen commanded one Guardian Beast to fight, the others could immediately grasp his intentions.

The battle proceeded with unusually ease, and within just a few breaths, several Gray Rock Ants were slain.

As the number of the ant swarm diminished, their combat power weakened, allowing Chu Chen and the others to massacre them even faster.

Within just a few minutes, all the Gray Rock Ants were completely eliminated.

Without pausing to rest, the group went straight to support Zhang Yingjie and the others.

By this time, the Wolf King’s limbs were already tangled with spider silk, with the Green Poison Scorpion persistently harassing it, causing it to be tightly held by the two Guardian Beasts for a moment.

Seeing Chu Chen and his group’s approach, a rare flicker of fear appeared in the Wolf King’s eyes.

Chu Chen, seeing this, wasted no words and directly commanded Lei Yao to unleash Thunder Blade to finish off the Wolf King.

Thunder Blade flashed with terrifying lightning, slicing towards the waist of the Shadow Wolf at an incredible speed.

Wolf-type Star Beasts’ characteristic was a Copper Head, Iron Bones, and Tofu Waist, with their weakness being the waist.

Li Zitao, seeing this, hurriedly instructed the Earth Spider to tighten the spider silk, trying to control the Wolf King.

Of course, the Wolf King wouldn’t sit and wait for death; it struggled desperately, even breaking two strands of spider silk.

Just as it was about to escape, several roots suddenly emerged from the ground, holding it firmly in place.

Gazing at the approaching Thunder Blade, the fear in the Wolf King’s eyes suddenly vanished, replaced by a look of determination.

"Roar"

The Wolf King let out an angry roar, its body erupting with a shocking momentum, as the surrounding dark elements suddenly boiled, pouring into its body like rivers into the sea.

The Wolf King was swiftly covered by a layer of pitch-black leather armor, its ghostly green eyes gradually consumed by darkness.

Chu Chen’s pupils suddenly contracted upon seeing this, as if he realized something, his eyes filled with shock.

"Not good, quickly stop it, this creature is about to undergo dark transformation." Chu Chen anxiously warned.

Everyone was startled upon hearing this, their faces turning grim.

Dark transformation is an E-level talent, but it is a well-known existence.

Dark transformation is an extremely rare talent, appearing only in Dark Element Star Beasts, granting them immense power. However, in gaining that power, the creature’s sanity is completely devoured by darkness, ultimately turning into a terrifying monster driven solely by slaughter.

"Boom"

At this moment, Thunder Blade struck fiercely at the Wolf King’s waist, sending it flying and breaking two strands of spider silk instantaneously.

The intense pain from its waist forced the Wolf King to howl in agony, its skin and flesh torn open to reveal a massive wound, even the spinal bones developed tiny cracks.

However, its dark transformation was not interrupted, as the black leather armor rapidly spread to the Wolf King’s waist, with its once crimson blood gradually turning black, and darkness filling the cracks on its spine as the huge wound healed at an alarming rate.

"Keep attacking, don’t let it complete the transformation." Chu Chen urgently said.

The group hurriedly commanded their Guardian Beasts to launch another attack.

By this time, the Wolf King stood up again, with pitch-black eyes staring intensely at everyone, its intelligence overshadowed by sheer madness.

It slowly crouched, gathering its strength and charged straight at the Earth Spider with astonishing speed, leaving a shadow behind.

"Bang"

The Earth Spider hadn’t time to react before a shadow flashed past, and it was blasted away by immense force.

When the group managed to see clearly, they found four deep gashes on the Earth Spider’s abdomen.

The Earth Spider, being a control-type Guardian Beast, relied heavily on its spider silk for strength.

Now, with its abdomen injured, its power was reduced by over seventy percent.

After succeeding in its first attack, the Wolf King didn’t pause and swiftly moved towards the Green Poison Scorpion.

"Cold Face, entrap it." Chu Chen shouted loudly.

At this point, the Wolf King appeared before the Green Poison Scorpion, swiping its sharp claws directly at the Scorpion’s head.

With preparation, the Green Poison Scorpion naturally wouldn’t fall easily. Lifting its Ao Clamps above its head, it barely blocked the claws’ attack, but the Wolf King’s power was too strong, sending the Green Poison Scorpion flying.

The Green Poison Scorpion collided heavily with the rock wall, producing a muffled "bang" sound.

The sound was loud but the Scorpion’s insect armor was quite solid, resulting only in some internal injuries.

The Wolf King, witnessing this, prepared to attack once more, when several roots suddenly wrapped around its hind legs.

The Wolf King’s hind legs exerted tremendous force to break free of the roots, letting out a low growl as it aimed for an attack on the Spring Tree Demon.

At this moment, the Iron Armor Giant Lizard stood in front of the Spring Tree Demon, its dark iron armor wrapping it securely.

Seeing this, the Wolf King’s steps didn’t falter, as it still rushed towards the Spring Tree Demon.

Witnessing this, Chu Chen’s grave expression slightly eased.

Based on the Wolf King’s actions, it seemed that this creature had lost its sanity, acting purely on instinct.

It chose to first attack the Earth Spider and Green Poison Scorpion because those two Guardian Beasts posed the greatest threat to it.

This was also why it didn’t continue to attack the Earth Spider.

After all, in its view, the heavily injured Earth Spider no longer posed a threat to it.