CHAPTER 387: CHAPTER 202: NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH!

The area, once filled with the howls of wolves and the furious shouts of humans, suddenly plunged into deathly silence.

In the air, only the sound of rapid breathing and the soft rustle of leaves remained.

The massive alpha wolf lay motionless on the ground, its fierce, vicious animal eyes that should have emerged in front of prey had already closed.

Bathed in dim light, the pure white, flawless silver mane swayed gently with the airflow.

A sword blade of iron-gray penetrated from above, pierced through its back, stabbed out from its jaw, and was nailed to the ground.

Hot, crimson blood gushed from the wound, flowing smoothly down the straight sword, soaking and staining the soil below.

Following the sword upwards, one could see the hand gripping the sword’s hilt in reverse, with long, well-defined fingers, a Snake Scale Arm Shield darker and deeper than the night, sturdy gray-black iron plates with metal rings, and those cold, sharp black eyes.

The iron-clad figure stood high on the wolf’s corpse.

Behind him, the sky bore a cold Silver Moon peering through the dense canopy, enveloping the entire person.

"Screech."

The friction of metal against flesh and bone made a grating sound.

Xia Nan drew the Beheading Longsword from the alpha wolf’s body.

With a flick of his wrist, he executed a crisp sword flourish, flinging off the blood clinging to the blade.

He sheathed the sword.

His meticulously honed Perception Ability, and the instinct developed after countless slaughters, confirmed that the leader of this Night Wolf pack was dead.

One had to admit, he was somewhat surprised.

Although he hadn’t engaged directly with the opponent, during the breaks between tackling the minions, he clearly observed the details of the alpha wolf’s fight with Cash and Vireis.

The strength was quite formidable.

Under normal circumstances, without resorting to trump cards or relying on extreme luck, it shouldn’t have been an opponent he could dispatch in just a couple of rounds.

Thus, before launching an attack, Xia Nan had already prepared thoroughly planned contingencies in his mind.

First, use "Teeth Hunting" for a surprise attack. If the alpha wolf reacted quickly, he would execute "Vortex Slash" to expand the range and enhance the attack’s effect, aiming to inflict effective damage on the enemy, and during the recovery phase after the sword swing, retreat with "Teeth Hunting" again to evade any possible counterattack.

But unexpectedly.

The battle ended just after the first step — the "Teeth Hunting" surprise attack was deployed.

What happened in between?

Why did the alpha wolf’s body suddenly freeze in place?

It’s unlikely it simply failed to react or exhausted its energy.

Even though he had secretly applied Gravity Control on it to slow down its movement.

But with his current development of "Gravity Control," the effect couldn’t possibly be this strong.

There was obviously another reason.

"Plop... plop..."

From the sparse woodland ahead, urgent and faint footsteps resounded.

Mint, who had been providing support from the rear of the battlefield, now seeing the battle ended, was jogging over to regroup with the team.

He remembered the direction the alpha wolf’s eyes last looked before it died, now a corpse, seemed... to be where Mint was positioned.

Might there be some connection?

While Xia Nan felt puzzled, he also became more vigilant.

"Is, huff... is anyone injured?"

"I’ll come and... heal."

The light green teardrop-shaped earring on her left ear swayed with her movements.

Sweat covered her pale, bloodless face due to excessive spellcasting, and even before she arrived close, Mint’s panting voice came through the air.

Xia Nan didn’t respond.

He just focused his attention covertly, using his Perception Ability to carefully observe the details in her behavior.

In the moonlight, her body trembled slightly, lips moved and occasionally pressed together, as if enduring something, likely the aftereffects of excessive spiritual power depletion from multiple spells in a short time.

He had experienced this feeling himself and could understand.

Her other physical actions were also instinctive responses from exhaustion after the battle.

Well... at least it didn’t look fake.

Meanwhile, behind Xia Nan.

Vireis stood quietly in the bushes, her tall and slender figure nearly merging into the shadows.

Her eyes, faintly luminous in the night, fixated on the massive, motionless wolf corpse.

Her gaze moved past the broken branches in the forest, sweeping over the mutilated Night Wolf corpses, finally resting on Xia Nan.

A complex expression tinged with subtle peculiarity appeared on her face.

Instinctively, she turned to look at Cash beside her.

Unexpectedly, he was also looking at her at that moment.

Their eyes met, and even without words, they discerned the meaning in each other’s gaze.

"Ugh..."

As if hearing Mint’s voice ahead, Vireis’ face suddenly changed, deliberately showing a weak demeanor.

She gently pressed the wound left on her right forearm from the battle, calling out:

"Here, little Mint, come quickly and let sis have a look at the injury."

Cash took a couple of steps forward, actively meeting Xia Nan as he jumped down from the wolf’s corpse.

He nodded to him.

"We need to clean up the battlefield as quickly as possible."

"The Mist Forest is very dangerous in the latter half of the night. I fear the scent of blood here might attract some unnecessary trouble."

"Fortunately, the mission is complete. By tomorrow at dawn, we can set off directly back to town."

To this, Xia Nan had no objections.

Honestly speaking, although this battle seemed perilous, once he truly entered combat mode, it turned out to be rather effortless.

Not only did he sustain no injuries, even his Plate Chain Composite Armor, which he had worried might break down again before he could maintain it, bore hardly any noticeable scratches.