CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41 WENDIGO

A gaunt creature, resembling a withered corpse, was crouched in the middle of the corridor.

Its colossal skeleton was covered in ashen, desiccated skin, eye sockets sunken, lips tattered, emitting an odor of fresh blood and decay, as if it had just crawled out of a grave.

"Wendigo? How did you, this ghastly thing, escape!"

The moment Chu Feng, his brow furrowed, saw the creature reveal itself, he found its entry in the Demon Hunter Codex.

Wendigo:

A monster that consumes everything, with a particular appetite for human flesh.

Its stomach is a bottomless pit that is never satisfied.

Thus, it is considered a symbol of greed and insatiable desire.

He then read its entry: Wendigos were not afraid of firearms, only fire.

With a flip of his palm, Chu Feng put away the shotgun.

Then, a brand-new flamethrower appeared in his hands. He looked at the Wendigo before him. It was crowned with a complete set of antlers, and its massive mouth was filled with sharp, protruding teeth. Clearly, after consuming who knows how many people, it had completed its final evolution.

Chu Feng raised an eyebrow and gripped the flamethrower tightly. He aimed at the creature and pulled the trigger. A searing jet of flame erupted instantaneously, engulfing the Wendigo’s emaciated form.

Naturally afraid of fire, the Wendigo didn’t just stand there and take it. As the flames licked towards it, the mummy-like figure flashed like lightning. In the blink of an eye, it reached the other end of the corridor, out of the flamethrower’s range.

"Damn it, why run so fast?"

Seeing the monster, which had finally revealed itself, attempting to flee, Chu Feng wasn’t about to give up.

After cursing under his breath, he too transformed into a shadowy blur and gave chase.

Following the Wendigo’s bestial form, Chu Feng quickly arrived behind the academic building, at a secluded, weed-overgrown corner.

At the same time, under Chu Feng’s control, the Four Symbols Spirit Trapping Formation that originally enveloped the entire school began to shrink. It now centered on Chu Feng, covering a radius of only a few dozen meters.

Just as Chu Feng cracked a smile, ready to deal with the creature once and for all, the Wendigo’s figure suddenly burrowed into the ground behind a mound.

Seeing this, Chu Feng frowned and hurried over to where the Wendigo had vanished.

Beyond the mound, a pitch-black burrow appeared before Chu Feng’s eyes.

He peered into it. Before he could make out the details inside, the Wendigo’s skeletal form suddenly emerged again. Startled, Chu Feng quickly dodged away from the burrow’s entrance. However, the Wendigo ignored Chu Feng, who was right beside it, and dashed into the distance.

"BANG!"

The rapidly fleeing Wendigo slammed right into the barrier of the Spirit Trapping Formation and was instantly flung back.

"ROAR!"

Realizing it had no avenue of escape, the cornered Wendigo let out a roar, finally deciding to fight to the death.

It slowly turned. Its fierce maw was actually clutching a student’s corpse.

Running away and still remembering to bring provisions? The records in the Demon Hunter Codex really weren’t wrong; it truly is a greedy monster!

Seeing the Wendigo drop the corpse and charge furiously towards him, Chu Feng didn’t hesitate. As the creature, its massive maw agape, lunged like lightning, he too pulled the flamethrower’s trigger.

The Wendigo, rushing headlong towards the flames, finally failed to evade this time and collided head-on with the scorching tongue of fire.

Upon contact with the flames, the Wendigo ignited as if it had been drenched in gasoline, instantly transforming into a massive fireball.

Amidst piercing howls, the Wendigo’s towering body gradually burned to ashes.

"DING! Congratulations, host, for killing a Dark Creature. You will receive the following rewards:

1. Strength Attribute +2 points, Physique Attribute +2 points, Mental Attribute +4 points, Spiritual Power Attributes +5 points

2. Lifespan +2 years

3. Weapon: Demon Hunting Blade

Hmm? A good item dropped!

Chu Feng’s interest was piqued when a weapon appeared in the system prompt—something that had never happened before. He quickly opened the weapon’s description.

Demon Hunting Blade: An exclusive weapon for Demon Hunters. It is made of an extremely hard material that can perfectly contain the host’s Spiritual Power, unleashing various bizarre effects. Its power increases as the host grows stronger!

With a thought, a long, slender knife, red and blue in color, instantly appeared in Chu Feng’s hand.

The long knife perfectly matched his aesthetic. Chu Feng nodded repeatedly, unable to resist caressing its blade. A magnificent light flashed, as if responding to his touch.

Since there was no one around, it was the perfect time to test the long knife’s power.

Chu Feng firmly grasped the knife’s handle with his right hand. The Spiritual Power within him flowed from his palm directly into the blade. The process was unbelievably smooth.

In Chu Feng’s perception, the long knife felt like an extension of his own arm, a sensation of being connected by blood.

Following an intuition from the Demon Hunting Blade, Chu Feng swung the knife forward. A wave of fire instantly surged from within the blade, extending roughly two to three meters before gradually dissipating.

Where the fire wave swept, the snow instantly melted from the high temperature, leaving the ground spotlessly clean. The earth itself had turned pitch black.

Hmm? It seems it can do this too?

He slashed again. This time, a bone-chilling cold stream spread from the knife’s path, covering the already blackened ground with a thick layer of frost.

So these are the bizarre effects mentioned in the system’s description! This really is a good item.

Though clearly still eager to test it further, Chu Feng eventually returned the long knife to his Storage Space. He then chose to use all the other rewards.

"System, open my panel."

Host: Chu Feng

Identity: Demon Hunter

Lifespan: 100

Strength: 48

Physique: 48

Spirit: 53

Spiritual Power: 75

Skills: Several

Items: Several

My Lifespan Value has unknowingly broken through the hundred mark! It seems as long as I keep hunting these bizarre creatures, forget immortality—living for several hundred, even a thousand years, should be no problem!

Satisfied after reviewing his Attributes panel, Chu Feng turned to leave the school. Only then did he remember the concealed cave he had passed earlier, which he had yet to inspect thoroughly.

This time, with no Wendigo to obstruct him, Chu Feng, who could now see in the dark, finally got a clear view inside the open cave mouth. He saw a pit, about three to four meters deep and shaped like an inverted funnel. It looked like it had been manually excavated.

In one corner, several corpses lay piled, gnawed beyond recognition by the Wendigo. From the remains, they appeared to be the students who had not yet been found.

Wait! What is that?

Just as Chu Feng was about to stand, he inadvertently spotted another skeleton on the other side.

The number of bodies is wrong! Why is there an extra skeleton?