Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 467 Wolf Demon
Staring at the four big words "Gods Are Immortal" on the prompt, Xu Yue's eyes flickered, but he quickly suppressed the surging thoughts in his heart.

No matter how many guesses he made, they were just guesses after all. He did not forget that there was an unknown man-eating monster outside the cave who might come back at any time.

Dispelling the reminder of the paradise in front of him, Xu Yue looked around. The fairly spacious cave was suddenly visible to him, except for the deep and narrow corridor outside the cave which seemed a little unclear.

In addition to the pool of black ash at the feet, a few pale bones exposed in the corners of the cave can be seen from time to time, and there are a large number of tooth marks of varying depths on them.

It can be clearly seen that this place should have been the natural "restaurant" of the man-eating monster a long time ago, and if nothing unexpected happens, the identity prepared for him by Paradise is most likely some prepared food that the other party had stored in advance.

With a light chuckle, Xu Yue retracted his gaze, closed his eyes slightly, and raised his hand to press against the rock wall not far away and shook it with force.

"Om~"

When vision cannot penetrate the rock wall, vibrations can cross the medium and ignore obstacles.

As a subtle buzzing sound spread, his perception rapidly expanded outward along the invisible vibration waves.

Ten meters, one hundred meters, three hundred meters......

In an instant, his perception spread to hundreds of meters before gradually decreasing, but even so, all he could sense were the layers of dense corridors and the countless cave chambers.

The palm of his hand that was pressed against the rock wall stiffened slightly. Xu Yue was somewhat puzzled and tried to push it again, but the feedback he got was always the same as before.

"So... I have come to a gigantic anthill again?"

This was not the first time he had encountered such terrain. The last time was in the giant anthill on the planet Atlan.

It is also located underground without sunlight, and is also surrounded by densely packed tunnels and chambers. Moreover, the scale of this "ant nest" may be even larger than before.

He opened his drooping eyelids and stroked the uneven, round rock wall on his palm, and the doubt between his brows grew.

"It's not man-made, it's a natural maze cave. What on earth is this place?"

Not long after he finished speaking, there was a sound of dull footsteps approaching quietly from the cave entrance. Xu Yue, who had already sensed it, was not surprised, but turned his head and looked in the direction of the deep cave entrance.

Soon, a pair of floating blood-red animal eyes lit up from the darkness at the entrance of the cave, and then a beast-like head that looked like a coyote poked out of the shadows.

Under the beast head, the sturdy body in the shape of a human is wrapped in a slightly rough brown leather armor. The furry arms do not hold any weapons, but only extend their sharp claws forward, as if they are carrying ten sharp white daggers. At a glance, its overall image is not much different from the legendary werewolf.

On the other side, when Xu Yue looked up and down at the 'werewolf', the other party obviously also noticed the tall figure standing inside the cave.

The forward steps paused slightly, and it glanced calmly at the fragments of iron chains embedded around the rock wall. The bloodstains were still faintly visible, and the wolf's kiss gradually raised a hideous smile.

"You actually managed to break free. It seems that I underestimated you as a human. However... since you have broken free, why don't you run away quickly? Human, you are very brave."

The voice of the 'werewolf' was very hoarse, and it sounded particularly eerie in the dim cave. However, this threatening gesture had no deterrent effect on Xu Yue. Glancing at the 'werewolf' who had stopped at the entrance of the cave, he just shouted coldly, "Quiet!", and then continued to look at the virtual screen that was slowly unfolding in front of him.

[Comparing the intelligence attributes of both sides..., the comparison is completed, our intelligence is 2.77 times the enemy's intelligence, and we have obtained 100% of the enemy's information]

The information is as follows:

Name: Cang Chi (half-demon form)
Race: Wolf demon

Health: 96%

Mana: 738/800
Power: 40
Agility: 47
Stamina: 38
Intelligence: 22
Charisma: 10
Skill 1: Spirit Body (Passive LV.20): By gathering spiritual essence, the flesh and blood body of this creature has been greatly strengthened, with health +300, physical strength +8, agility +10, and gold perception increased by 15%.

Skill 2: Spirit Control·Gold·Claws (Passive LV.25): By absorbing the metallic elements in natural ores, Cang Chi can transform its own claws and fangs into metal texture, and continuously improve their sharpness and toughness.

Tip: The current increase is sharpness +9, toughness +7.

Tip: The enhanced claws contain a large amount of metal toxins. The injured part will be affected by the negative state of "bleeding" and the healing effect will be reduced by 20%.

Skill 3: Life System·Differentiation (Active LV.22): For every 10 to 50 mana points consumed, Cang Chi can temporarily transform his own hair into a wolf clone under his control, and command the wolf pack to launch a group hunt on the enemy.

Tip: The Gray Wolf clone can inherit 10% to 15% of the original body's attributes. The specific value is determined by the mana consumed. The clone will disintegrate on its own after suffering a serious blow or exhausting the mana.

Skill 4: Pounce (Active LV.24): Consumes mana to increase the power of the skill, which can greatly enhance the speed of the next pounce and the power of the bite of Cang Chi. The specific bonus is determined by the mana consumption and physical strength.

Skill 5: Demonization (Active): You can return your form to that of a wolf, with corresponding changes to various attributes and skills.

...............

"Canglang became a demon, so you were not born a demon?"

After reading the detailed information displayed on the screen, Xu Yue couldn't help but reveal a bit of disappointment in his words. Compared with the ordinary wolf-transformed monster, he was undoubtedly more interested in the kind of monster that was said to be born and raised by nature and born from the gathering of spirits.

His intuition told him that if he could truly understand the birth process of this strange creature, the fairies, it might be of unexpected help to his awakening mission.

At the entrance of the cave, unlike Xu Yue's disappointment, Cang Chi at this moment only felt burning with anger. This wolf demon could not see the virtual panel that displayed its detailed information. It only knew that the ignorant human opposite it looked it up and down, and then put on a look of disappointment and disdain.

Having been around for nearly a hundred years, it naturally knows that strong people occasionally appear among humans, but they are only a very small minority after all. Most humans are just food that it can do whatever it wants.

And now, the ingredient on the opposite side actually dared to look down on it like this!

"You are just a human, you are looking for death!"

Before he finished his words, the scolding was covered by an even louder roar. A surging force erupted from the soles of Cang Chi's feet, instantly crushing the hard rock under his feet. At the same time, the wolf demon, with the help of its killing skills, turned into a blurry black shadow and rushed towards the direction where Xu Yue was.

Even though anger was rising in its heart, the wolf's cunning and cautious habits remained unchanged, so it tried its best when it attacked.

Before the shadow arrived, the whistling wind had already torn Xu Yue's clothes, making them rustle. His eyes focused slightly, and a faint light flashed in his pupils. Then, the swift shadow in front of him slowed down under Xu Yue's gaze until it became completely clear. Cang Chi's attack speed was extremely fast, but in front of the time-delay effect of the overclocked vision, it turned into a clearly visible slow-motion advance.

Xu Yue glanced at the narrow wolf's mouth with a fierce smile in front of him, and his face was calm. The wolf demon in his sight was now stretching its arms forward, and its two cold and sharp claws were aimed at his neck and heart on his chest, one on the left and one on the right.

One claw cuts the throat, the other claw digs out the heart. Although they are located in different positions, they are all aimed at the two most fatal weaknesses of the human body. For wild beasts, these are also the best positions to kill the prey as quickly as possible.

The sharp cold light was approaching inch by inch within his sight. Xu Yue ignored the sharp claws facing his chest. He slowly raised his left hand and accurately grasped the furry arm that was about to touch his neck.

The next second, there was a loud clanging sound, and a few sparks burst out on Xu Yue's chest. Under the heavy blow, he only took a half step back and completely offset the surging force brought by the wolf demon's attack.

A mere 40 points of strength, even with the support of skills, is far from enough to match his strength attribute of over 50.

The attack was forcibly interrupted, and the whistling wind pressure that came with it also dissipated. Looking around, one saw Cang Chi, who was still leaning forward, with a dull look in his eyes. The severe pain from his right wrist did not even cause him to react. He just stared blankly at the silver chest in front of him with only a few faint white marks on it.

"How can it be……"

The steel claw attack is its most powerful means of attack. Although it cannot be said to be invincible, it can be said to be able to cut iron and steel like mowing grass. At least so far, there has never been an exaggerated situation where someone used the flesh to resist this move and still remained unscathed.

There was no dodging or blocking, only pure disdain. This scene shattered not only Cang Chi's attack, but also its past cognition.

The whispering sound reached his ears, and Xu Yue lowered his eyes to look at the dazed wolf demon in front of him. He quickly tightened his grip on the wolf's right wrist, and while preventing it from escaping, he launched a fierce and explosive kick from below.

Before the wolf demon could dodge, the black combat boot wrapped in surging kinetic energy fell on the opponent's chest. Unlike Xu Yue who was unharmed, the opponent's defense was obviously not at the same level. Under the kick, the seemingly tough leather armor was instantly shattered into pieces.

Immediately afterwards, the fur was sunken, the sternum was shattered, Cangchi's already blood-red eyes immediately turned red, and the straight body was bent into a thrilling and exaggerated arc.

"boom!!"

Blood splattered everywhere, and a black shadow shot out at an even faster speed than before. Then a violent roar mixed with layers of vibrations spread throughout the entire cave.

Standing there, Xu Yue glanced at the wolf demon's broken arm in his hand, then lowered his eyes to look at the pair of seemingly ordinary black combat boots under him, and couldn't help but slightly raised his eyebrows.

It has to be said that the amplifying effect of the kinetic boots on kicking skills is really unexpected. Compared with his usual front kick power, the previous attack has increased it by at least 30%.

And this is not the limit of the kinetic boots. If all the kinetic energy stored in the boots is used, it is estimated that with just one blow, the wolf demon can be smashed into countless flying bubbles.

However, even if it did not die on the spot, the wolf demon's fate would definitely not be good.

"Uh, he wouldn't kick me to death, would he?"

Throwing away the severed arm in his hand casually, Xu Yue looked hesitantly at the large cloud of smoke that was still rising and spreading across the cave. Only after he sensed the faint breath of life still existing in the smoke did he feel relieved. Before killing this wolf demon, he still had many questions that needed to be answered.

"A demon spirit body? It's more resistant than expected."

As soon as Xu Yue was about to step forward, low wolf howls suddenly sounded in the silent cave, and a large cloud of dust began to roll in the distance. Soon, wolves the size of calves jumped out from the smoke one after another.

After a few breaths, more than a dozen wolves, ready for battle, occupied half of the entire cave. Under the gaze of dozens of dark green wolf eyes, Xu Yue's steps paused slightly, and his originally cold eyes gradually showed a hint of interest.

"Differentiation of the living things system, this move is quite interesting."

...............

In the long and dark corridor outside the cave, while Xu Yue was fighting with the group of wolves that suddenly appeared, there was a giant gray wolf nearly the size of a horse fleeing desperately in the direction away from the cave, and on the back of the giant wolf was the wolf demon Cang Chi, whose breath seemed particularly weak.

"How could a mere human be so strong? No, that guy is definitely not a human. How could a human be..."

The gnashing of teeth and muttering were all blown away by the howling hurricane caused by the rapid escape. Although there was bone-chicking hatred in his words, when he looked closer, he could see that Cang Chi's bloodshot eyes, which twitched from time to time due to the intense pain, were actually filled with an intense and lingering fear of him.

The brief confrontation just now almost destroyed all its fighting will. The sharp steel claws that it was proud of could not even break the insignificant surface of its skin, while the opponent only used a solid kick to seriously injure and kill it. This obvious gap was no longer something that could be contended with by desperate efforts.

Regardless of whether that guy is human or not, he is not someone he can fight against, so the top priority now is to escape. He should take advantage of the extremely complex terrain in the cave and escape with all his might. This is the only chance of survival.

"Hurry! It's not enough! Keep running faster!"

A large amount of spiritual power was invested into the giant wolf under him at all costs, causing its running speed to increase continuously. The rock walls on both sides retreated rapidly, which meant that it was moving away from the cave behind it at a very fast speed.

But even so, the fear in Cang Chi's heart did not diminish in the slightest, but became even more intense. More than ten seconds ago, it sensed that all the wolf clones it used to cover the rear and hold back had been completely wiped out.

In this situation, every second of delay would reduce its hope of survival. From the time it gathered spirits and transformed into a demon to now, it once again felt the extreme fear of being hunted by humans as prey.

If the previous blow had not broken its spine, the panicked Cang Chi would have wanted to turn into his original form and escape on his own instead of riding on this relatively slow giant wolf clone.

"call out!"

Suddenly, a subtle sound of breaking through the air approached quietly from behind. Cang Chi on the giant wolf's back trembled his ears slightly, and then he turned back suddenly. But before he could react, he saw a beam of red light penetrate into the body of the giant wolf under him.

"boom!!"

The next second, the giant wolf turned into a golden-red fireball and exploded on the spot. The air wave, carrying a scorching flame, exploded in the air, illuminating the dim corridor around it. At the same time, the blue-toothed wolf demon on the giant wolf's back was blown away, until it hit the rough rock wall on the right and fell heavily.

The old wounds had not yet healed and new ones had appeared. After a long time, Cang Chi, who was at the edge of the rock wall, finally struggled to get up from the ground, holding his chest, which was in severe pain even when he breathed.

In the darkness of the corridor not far away, a tall figure was slowly approaching with unhurried footsteps.

"He's quite capable of running."

(End of this chapter)