Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 487 Prey
At night, the bright moonlight shines through the entrance of the cave, and even the flickering fire in the center of the cave is coated with a faint silver glow by the moonlight.

Beside the fire, Ah Fu, holding an iron cage in his right hand and with a moon-white kitten squatting on his shoulder, bowed slightly towards Xu Yue. Then his whole body fell straight into the ground like a phantom, until he completely disappeared.

At this point, the cave that seemed particularly lively not long ago was left with only the subtle crackling sounds of flames roasting dead wood and a tall figure standing alone.

After extinguishing the flames that were still burning on the fire, Xu Yue glanced towards the direction of the cave entrance.

It was dark outside the cave at this moment, but it seemed noisier than during the day. The howling of wolves could be heard faintly, as if they were circling around the cave searching for something.

And he, including the young Qiongqi beast, might be one of the main search targets of this group of beasts.

According to Fei Lian, at the moment when a divine beast or other divine being is revived and reborn, the spiritual essence of the entire world will echo the initial roar of this divine creature.

That is to say, when Qiongqi broke the 'eggshell', countless pairs of eyes were already looking towards the direction of the Huju Mountains. Add to that the inferno that spread over a thousand meters and the thunderstorm that covered the sky. Needless to say, Xu Yue, as the instigator, would definitely not escape the attention of many interested parties.

In fact, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of Zhulong that scared away all the prying eyes from afar, he might have been faced with a large number of goblins coming from all directions to surround and kill him hours ago.

The benefits that a divine beast cub can bring are definitely enough to make those greedy people ignore more than 90% of the deadly dangers. Even though the lesson of the tiger tribe's demise is still before their eyes, how can the unreal death compare to the huge benefits that are within reach?
As for risks? In the wild land of Mansen, where the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive, risks are just a normal part of life.

They have enough patience to slowly hunt down the lucky human who has a great chance of capturing the Qiongqi cub, and they are not afraid of death!
"Ouch~"

Outside the cave, a long and high-pitched wolf howl became clearer and clearer, followed by continuous roars of wild beasts. It was obvious that the hunters who were regarded as spies were quickly approaching the secret hiding place of the cave.

For those natural hunters, no matter how sparse the traces left by Ah Fu along the way are, they are still clearly visible in their eyes.

This was also the main reason why Xu Yue ordered Afuli to use his virtualization ability to leave first. They had been targeted. If they wanted to safely evacuate from Mansen, a vast hunting ground full of hunters, the best way was to split into two groups.

Among them, Xu Yue, who had already been exposed, will be the best bait, and Ah Fu will escape from Mansen as quickly as possible under the guidance of Fei Lian. The greater the noise he causes, the smoother it will be for Ah Fu and others on the other side.

So…it’s time to make a scene again.

And fortunately, he was in excellent condition after just escaping from the boiling blood state.

Without words, after sensing the Lord of Arms' boiling murderous intent, a Fang Tian Huaji surrounded by a coiled dragon appeared in his hand. At the same time, a touch of cold metallic silver quickly spread around Xu Yue's body, instantly transforming him into a cold and hard statue that seemed to be made entirely of steel.

Although he only put his five fingers together, a creepy rubbing sound similar to that of a hydraulic press slowly squeezing echoed in the empty cave. When the metalization was upgraded to the bone and flesh realm (91%), except for the skull, all the flesh and bones around Xu Yue could be transformed into tough metal comparable to dark purple quality at will.

In this state, even though his strength attributes did not actually change, his bones and muscles, having lost their restraints, could easily burst out with terrifying power that far exceeded the normal human physiological limits.

"good…"

The faint murmur was drowned out by the heavier footsteps. The combat boots crushed the gravel along the way and left a row of straight footprints nearly an inch deep in the cave.

When he reached the cave entrance, Xu Yue paused slightly and used his halberd to pry open the high-tech curtain covering the cave. Looking around, a lush and vast dark green forest immediately came into view.

Tall and majestic trees formed dense shades. Even though the moon was shining brightly above, the lush forest covered by dense branches and leaves was still filled with a sticky and gloomy darkness. Apart from that, the most eye-catching thing in the darkness was the pairs of narrow and long animal eyes reflecting a dark green glow.

At the same time, as the curtain that blocked the cave was lifted, when Xu Yue walked out of the cave leisurely, the exceptionally fresh human breath immediately attracted the attention of hunters within a hundred meters.

They are wild beasts, hunters, and the most numerous natural eyes in this huge forest. In the blink of an eye, the originally noisy forest suddenly became dead silent. In this disturbing silence, a group of blue wolves with bared fangs slowly walked out of the darkness from all directions. The pairs of wolf eyes, shining faintly in the moonlight, stared at the silver figure standing in the distance with a halberd. There was no roar or howl, but the air around them became more and more stagnant in this eerie silence.

After a few breaths, the wolves separated from each other, and a giant black wolf with a shoulder height of nearly two meters slowly walked to the front of the wolf pack under the moonlight. Its equally ferocious wolf eyes swept over Xu Yue's body from top to bottom, and then it spoke in a deep voice:

"Human, hand over the Qiongqi, and I can guarantee that you will leave Mansen safely, otherwise... you will die!"

The giant wolf's voice was very flat, but coupled with the surrounding wolves' gazes, it seemed particularly intimidating at this moment.

However, when the words fell, the response was not the expected fearful surrender, but a mocking whisper with a hint of contempt.

"Oh, a pack of wild dogs' assurances?"

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere seemed to be silent for a moment, but soon, the dead silence was broken by the hoarse voice of the giant wolf.

"Tear him apart alive!"

"Roar!!"

The ferocious roars of wolves rang out instantly, followed by the sound of footsteps. Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see black shadows jumping out one after another under the cold moonlight. Their sharp claws easily tore through the soil, rocks and grass stems under their feet, while their bared fangs pounced straight at the silver figure in the encirclement.

For the Gray Wolf clan, fighting alone has never been in their dictionary. Encirclement and interception are their most common hunting methods. Once they have locked on to the target, no matter how strong the opponent is, in front of the almost endless wolf pack, the final outcome can only be to be torn to pieces by countless fangs.

Behind the wolf pack, looking at the silver figure in the distance that was about to be completely submerged, the giant black wolf twitched its long wolf snout, and while slowly retreating, it just shook its body, and the wolf hair that fell from its neck instantly transformed into more than ten new dark green wolves.

It is impossible to fight it in a one-on-one duel. As long as it has enough spiritual power, the number of wolves under its command will be endless.

The newly transformed wolves continued to gallop and leap out, but the giant wolf's retreating steps suddenly froze. In its dark green wolf eyes with suddenly shrunken pupils, blood mist was seen splashing in the center of the wolf pack in the distance. The roars that had been continuous not long ago had now been suppressed by the howling hurricane.

Under the blood mist, a two-meter-long spear fiercely tore through the air waves, and at the same time, the fur and flesh of the wolves were torn into pieces by the spear.

Unlike the expected fierce fight, the figure in the wolf pack's encirclement did not dodge, did not retreat, and even his footsteps did not change at all. He simply swung the halberd in his hand, and all the wolves in front of him turned into pools of unrecognizable limbs and rotten flesh.

Wherever the halberd passed, only blood mist was splashed and flesh flew everywhere. Although it was far away, the strong smell of blood in the air still rushed into the giant wolf's nostrils. The blood that made it excited and manic in the past now only made it feel slightly cold. In addition to the sweet death, it seemed to smell a long-lost... fear!
This level of power disparity cannot be made up by simply outnumbering the other wolves. Once the other wolves get close, it can be sure that its fate will be no better than those of the wolves that were easily torn apart.

So, it's time to retreat. To surround and kill such prey, it needs more companions and a larger wolf pack.

The pace of retreat quietly quickened, and at the same time, a large amount of wolf hair fell from the giant wolf's body. The moment they landed on the ground, they quickly turned into a new batch of blue wolves, and continued to rush madly towards the increasingly terrifying bloody meat grinder in the distance.

Just when it was about to re-enter the darkness of the dense forest behind it, the giant wolf's retreating steps suddenly stopped. As far as the eye could see, several speeding black halberd shadows had torn the wolf pack apart and were smashing towards it!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

The next second, dense roars rang out, and the ground was easily torn apart by the falling halberd shadows. The flying rubble and fallen trees were intertwined. When the roars subsided, in this mess, the ugly-looking black giant wolf raised his eyes and looked into the distance.

Directly in front of him, a figure holding a halberd was walking out from among the broken limbs and flesh on the ground. The halberd blade was hanging down at the side, and blood was flowing down the sharp edge, leaving only a clear and straight bloody mark, which was particularly glaring.

"Go on. I'll give you some time to split the wolf pack again. Come on, tear me apart alive..."

(End of this chapter)