Chapter Ten: Searching for a Path in the Forest

  As a merchant who traveled all over the place, Mei certainly couldn't have not seen wolves before, but he could swear to heaven that from birth till now, he had never seen a wolf as big as this one.

  From its physical appearance, this giant wolf was at least as tall as a person. Its thick fur shone with oil, and it lazily narrowed its eyes, enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun. Its sturdy tail swished back and forth behind it, looking very relaxed. Lisha had also closed her mouth by now, quietly following Rod's footsteps from behind. As a mercenary, Lisha knew just how terrifying and dangerous these beasts were. Although she wasn't as tense as the fat merchant, who didn't even dare to breathe loudly, the girl still cast her gaze at Rod, waiting for his command.

  But Luo De himself was also thinking.

  Silver Wolf "Moon Soul", 10th level elite, although not BOSS attribute, but also very troublesome. After all, in the Dragon Soul Continent, except for humanoid creatures, the danger of monsters is divided into three levels: wild beasts - giant beasts - magic beasts. Wild beasts are ordinary creatures, while giant beasts are those that have survived for a long time or have been stimulated to become physically huge, with fierce and dangerous personalities. And when they awaken their own soul power, they will be upgraded to magic beasts. At that time, they will not only rely on their physical bodies to fight, but also become more difficult to deal with.

  Although the silver wolf in front of him was not as highly threatening as the Wind Snake Lord before, it was not difficult for Rode to get rid of it, but...

  Thinking of this, Rude involuntarily glanced around. If it were in the game, Rude would not mind killing the opponent to gain experience and loot materials. However, this was not a game, and there were only three of them. Lisha was just a spirit master and did not have the ability to protect herself. As for Meis, she was even more useless in combat, and in this situation, it was better to do less rather than more.

  As he thought of this, Rod made a gesture and turned to walk in another direction. After all, the Moonlight Lake was not small, there was no need to take a shortcut and do something that was not worth it. Seeing his action, Lige and Meis looked at each other and followed behind Rod's back, planning to leave. However, unfortunately, good luck seemed to have abandoned them.

  Kashgar.

  Just as the fat merchant turned around, his feet suddenly slipped, and he fell heavily to the ground, crushing a branch under him.

  Just then, Rod, who was originally walking in the front, immediately turned his head and raised his right hand. Soon, accompanied by a clear bird call, a green figure shot out from his hand and rushed towards the back of the two people.

  BOOM!!

  Accompanied by the sound of impact, a low howl came from behind the two people. Lijie and Meisi turned their heads around, only to find that the white giant wolf, which was originally supposed to be some distance away from them, had somehow appeared behind them without warning. At this moment, its massive body lay on the ground, as if it had been struck by an external force.

  Then, a shadow flashed by from beside the two people.

  As soon as the fat merchant fell, Rod had a bad feeling in his heart. After all, among the silver moon forest, these giant wolves' keen senses and perception were among the top three. Fortunately, in the game, Rod had encountered troubles beyond the norm caused by pig-like NPCs more than once, and those experiences took effect at this moment - although Rod's perception was not high enough to lock onto these beasts, he still made a judgment based on his familiarity with giant wolves. Although "Moon Soul" which was resting would not attack him immediately, it must have sensed their presence. With the characteristics of these giant wolves, they would likely follow quietly and wait for nightfall before attacking. They could wait, but Rod couldn't. Rather than being forced to deal with those guys later, it's better to take the initiative and control the situation.

  Roth's judgment was quite correct.

  The Moon Soul did not expect the opponent to launch a surprise attack so quickly. Confronting the swooping Soul Bird, it subconsciously reacted, but was still a beat too slow. The cyan-green bird struck its body with precision, and the resulting shockwave sent it flying heavily.

  Just as the white giant wolf was still lying on the ground, before it could even recover from the shock, Lode who had activated Shadow Flash arrived at its side. He gazed intently at the giant wolf in front of him and then stretched out his right hand.

  "Transform!" (Spirits' language: Conversion)

  The emerald bird flew back into his hand, transforming into a card, and its color changed from green to white in an instant. Rod didn't look at it again, instead flipping his hand over and grasping the card tightly, then stabbing straight at the right hind leg of the Moon Soul.

  A white beam of light pierced through the right leg of Moon Soul in an instant, nailing it heavily to the ground. At this moment, a snow-white long sword had already appeared in Rode's hand.

  “———！！！”

  The silver wolf let out a pained howl, its eyes wide open and fixed intently on the detestable human in front of it as it tried to get up, but just as it steadied itself, its body swayed involuntarily, forcing it to regain its balance.

  And just then Rod's second blow arrived.

  Rod took a deep breath as he watched the Silver Wolf's movements, his heart slightly at ease. After all, the biggest characteristic of these elites was their incredible speed; if they couldn't take that away in the first exchange, it would be a tough battle ahead. Now, with one hind leg crippled, the Silver Wolf could no longer rely on its speed to fight like before, making things much simpler from here on out.

  Although it had lost one of its hind legs, the Silver Wolf did not panic. It stared intently at its target in front of it, and just as Rode's sword was about to strike, it raised its own forepaw and swung it heavily towards Rode.

  Although the Silver Wolf had counterattacked, Rode, who had anticipated its movement, did not panic in the face of the sharp claws. Instead, he flipped his right hand, and the white sword blade slid along the wolf's paw, bringing up a splash of blood. And just as the Silver Wolf retracted its paw in pain, all it saw was the razor-sharp light blade before its eyes, even more dazzling than sunlight.

  Fatal strike!

  The flying shattered blade pierced its massive body, easily tearing apart the originally hard fur, accompanied by a painful howl, the white giant wolf flew into the air, crashing into a small tree before falling back to the ground. Half of its body had been torn open, revealing a bloody wound with visible white bones and slowly flowing internal organs.

  This scene is indeed nauseating, and even Rode, who had intended to go up and deliver the final blow, couldn't help but furrow his brow. After all, in-game damage was only represented as data, not in such a vivid scene. Although he had seen it before during the battle with the Wind Snake, this kind of thing would never make anyone feel good no matter how many times they saw it.

  Having suffered a blow from the Soul Bird's impact, coupled with Rod's extremely targeted attack, the Black Giant Wolf had already reached its critical point. The originally menacing roar had now turned into a low, mournful whine as it struggled to prop up its body, attempting to get back on its feet. However, Rod didn't give it that chance, his hand rose and fell, plunging Star Mark into its brain, abruptly taking away its life.

  Although it seemed like a long time, in fact only one or two minutes had passed. For Lijie and Meis, what they saw was the silver wolf being knocked to the ground, followed by Rode appearing beside it, ending its life with just a few swift sword strikes. This left both of them utterly astonished - after all, this was a giant wolf, not something easily dealt with. Lijie wondered if even her own mercenary group, even when fully staffed, could have killed the giant wolf so effortlessly. But looking at Rode's performance, it didn't seem like he was killing a wolf at all - it was as easy as slaughtering a chicken!

  As for the fat merchant's mood, it was even more complicated. To know that when he fell down earlier, his heart had already been chilled to the bone. He of course knew what this represented and was also afraid that the wolf would detect their presence. However, he had guessed the process but not the outcome. Although the silver wolf did indeed detect them, it hadn't had time to act on its hunger before tragically becoming a corpse...

  Although the danger has been lifted, the fat merchant is still uneasy in his heart, looking nervously at the young man not far away. He knows it's his own fault, and if the other person turns against him and leaves him here, what will he do? If it were usual times, he wouldn't worry about these problems, after all, the people around him were all bodyguards he hired with money, even if he made a small mistake, he wasn't worried that others would say anything. But now it's different, this young man is not some bodyguard or mercenary, his relationship with himself is completely equal, if he gets unhappy, he can just leave himself here and ignore him. At that time, he'll be finished!

  "This... I... ...I am not..."

  At this point, the fat merchant only felt a cold sweat on his back, he licked his dry and cracked lips, intending to say something, but couldn't utter a word. Just then, he saw Rode stand up again, turn around, and gaze at him calmly.

  "Be careful when walking."

  The fat businessman found himself with nothing to do but nod...