CHAPTER 154 - WOLF SLAYER TITLE

Bored out of his mind, Han Wu was reading a magazine, when he suddenly felt the violent impact of the asteroid crashing into the ground. He instantly knew he had successfully landed within the mysterious unknown civilization. Fortunately, the collision had fractured the asteroid enough for fresh air to filter into the cramped space.

He immediately tossed the magazine aside and strained to pull the crack open wider. However, after being sealed, his overall physical strength had been drastically diminished, making the task incredibly challenging.

Even with his physical strength drastically reduced, Han Wu was still, thankfully, a Rank 3 Super Genesoldier. This meant his raw physical strength was on par with that of a Heroic life form. Moreover, he still possessed the three abilities characteristic of a Rank 3 Supergene Soldier: Controlled Mutation, Gene Lock, and Gene Recombination.

Han Wu had also retained Famine, the ability he had obtained during his time in the Rune Civilization. The combined might of these four abilities elevated his power to a level on par with that of a Lord life form. This was precisely the reason behind his confidence in accepting such a challenging test.

With immense effort, he finally managed to pry open the asteroid and pull himself out. Looking around, he observed that darkness had fallen, and a brilliant purple moon cast its luminous glow, bathing the entire surroundings in light. His gaze also fell upon numerous unfamiliar, glittering purple crystals, which dotted the ground.

Han Wu suddenly heard rapid footsteps approaching and instantly put his guard up. It seemed the asteroid’s crash had already alerted nearby life forms to his presence. He turned to face the approaching sound, his eyes locking onto a pack of grey wolves hurtling in his direction. A quick check of their Life Energy confirmed they were just Common life forms.

Han Wu didn’t hesitate and swiftly attacked. With his superior physical strength, he effortlessly eliminated all 32 wolves within a minute. However, something strange occurred soon after—a peculiar dim light floated out of their corpses and entered his body.

Fearing he had been afflicted by some curse, Han Wu immediately began to examine his body. To his surprise, upon entering his body, the dim light granted him access to a completely new interface. The information displayed on this interface was quite simple, displaying only his level and an unoccupied slot marked “title.”

Is this the core power of this civilization? Han Wu thought.

He carefully scrutinized the data interface. It indicated that he had successfully eliminated 32 wolves, and as a result, his current status was Level 6. Furthermore, he had obtained his first title in this civilization, Wolf Slayer, after his tenth wolf kill.

[Iron Title: Wolf Slayer. Obtained after killing ten wolves. Increases damage to wolves by 10%. Default affinity with wolves toward user set to Hostile.]

Directly beneath the title, a query appeared, asking if he wished to equip it. He deliberated for a moment before selecting and activating the Iron Wolf Slayer title.

Han Wu felt a small wisp of power enter his body. It was a very profound energy, yet it didn’t increase his strength; rather, it caused his body to give off a strange scent. Although the scent was mild and didn’t personally bother him, he knew instinctively that any wolf catching this particular scent would attack him on sight.

Is this the effect of having the wolves being hostile to me by equipping the title?

Han Wu didn’t mind; he wasn’t afraid of the wolves anyway. He grabbed the biggest wolf corpse, flayed it, and started a fire to roast its meat.

Despite its pleasant smell, the roasted wolf meat tasted terrible. Han Wu detested it, but with no other options, he compelled himself to eat the sour meat to preserve his dwindling stamina.

With the awful meal behind him, he set out to explore his surroundings and quickly discovered that the area was nothing short of a haven for wolves. The area was so densely populated with them that they consistently roamed in large packs.

Han Wu continued to eliminate every wolf pack he encountered, relying on his superior strength, until he received a notification from his Iron Wolf Slayer title. Upon reading the notification, he learned that successfully killing a Bronze wolf at that point would enable him to upgrade his title.

Since his objective was to uncover more about the civilization, Han Wu was more than willing to accept the challenge. For three hours, he scoured the area for any sign of Bronze wolves but found none, having instead killed at least 400 other wolves in the process.

Han Wu then had a brilliant idea—he’d merge the wolves together to create a Bronze wolf! He swiftly captured ten wolves and activated his Gene Recombination ability. Since their genes were compatible, he extracted the Life Energy from nine of the wolves and infused it into the remaining wolf.

With all the Life Energy fully absorbed, the wolf let out a piercing howl, its body momentarily enveloped in a brilliant golden light. As soon as Han Wu confirmed that the creature had indeed ascended to the rank of a Bronze wolf, he swiftly and unhesitatingly killed it.

The wolf, brimming with confidence after ranking up, was still no match for Han Wu; a single punch was all it took to bring it down. With the wolf’s defeat, his title was upgraded to Bronze.

[Bronze Title: Wolf Slayer. Increases damage to wolves by 20%. Affinity of wolves towards user set to Enemy.]

Having now grasped the civilization's fundamentals, Han Wu nodded in satisfaction. After much effort, he managed to raise his level to 16. At last, after patiently awaiting the break of dawn, he finally got to observe the land beyond.

He climbed up an ancient tree and surveyed his surroundings, noticing a wall to the southwestern side. He approached the wall and followed it in one direction, and it wasn’t long before he realized that the land he was on was entirely enclosed within it. Clearly, this section of land had been intentionally isolated, likely serving some unique objective.

Han Wu continued his exploration along the wall until he eventually stumbled upon a gate, from which humanoid figures emerged every few minutes. Some appeared individually, while others came out in small groups. However, they all had one commonality—they were weak.

Is this a hunting ground where these humanoids can come to hunt wolves? Maybe they are here to increase their levels and their title grades. I know that increasing my title grade improves my strength, but what does increasing my level do?

Han Wu had spent the entire night tirelessly eliminating wolves, boosting his level to 16, yet he hadn’t felt his strength improve in the slightest. It seemed as though the level was nothing more than a numerical display. However, since it appeared on the data interface, Han Wu figured there had to be some use for it.

I should probably interrogate one of these life forms to see what’s going on.

Without delay, he swiftly descended the ancient tree and began discreetly stalking one of the isolated figures.