Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 47 Scattering the Wolf Pack

Lin Yi let out a soft breath and silently sensed the source energy within his body.

"Only 30% remains. But that's enough to handle."

That earth-shattering attack just now almost drained more than half of his source energy. Thirty percent is a dangerous level where he still retains combat power, but should be dealt with with caution.

However, Lin Yi showed no signs of caution; instead, his killing intent surged, and his eyes became even sharper.

For a cunning beast like the Abyss Wolf, the balance of fear is extremely fragile.

If they show any fear at this moment, even the slightest hesitation or retreat, these cowardly beasts will immediately snap out of their panic and, driven by their remaining wildness, swarm forward.

We must take advantage of their fear and anxiety, and inflict fear into their very instincts with even greater ferocity and cruelty.

Lin Yi's mind raced. Without the slightest hesitation, he suddenly pounced before the wolves could turn their brief fear and commotion into tentative low howls!
He completely ignored the two small groups on his flanks that were still cowering in fear.

Instead, they set their sights directly on the largest, most densely packed, and most likely to regroup pack of over thirty Abyssal Wolves.

"die!"

With a short, sharp shout filled with killing intent, Lin Yi's figure transformed into a silver lightning bolt once again, initiating the charge.

The Rift Spear trailed behind him, its tip scraping against the ground with a teeth-grinding "sizzle" sound, sending up a trail of sparks!
His choice may seem reckless, but it actually precisely captured the moment when the wolf pack was most psychologically vulnerable!
The pack of abyssal wolves clearly hadn't expected that this terrifying creature, which had just finished its hunt, would not only not rest but would launch another attack. Their formation showed clear signs of panic and retreat.

However, being a pack of over thirty wolves gathered together, their ferocity and resentment ultimately prevailed slightly.

Especially when Lin Yi charged into the wolf pack and entered their attack range, the close-range bloody stimulation and the numerical advantage made them howl threateningly again. Seven or eight abyssal wolves pounced on him from the front and sides at the same time, their claws and fangs gleaming coldly, and dark green acid spraying from behind!

However, this time, despite the same intense attack, Lin Yi chose a different strategy.

He didn't use his footwork to dodge at all, but instead used the energy to activate the deflection field of the Flowing Cloud Armor and directly took the hit!

"Bang! Sizzle! Pfft!"

A wolf's claws on his left side gripped his shoulder armor, but were deflected by the flowing light.

The two bites from his right side landed on his arm and leg armor, but they were equally difficult to penetrate his defenses.

Several splatters of acid hit his carapace and sides, most of which were deflected and bounced off, a small portion of which was corroded, but it was quickly healed.

The Rift Spear in Lin Yi's hand transformed into the Grim Reaper's scythe.

He didn't use any fancy moves; it was just the simplest, most direct, and most effortless straight thrust!
The spear tip pierced precisely through the eye socket of a wolf charging head-on, and with a flick of the wrist, the wolf's carcass was flung away.

Immediately afterwards, he thrust his gun back, piercing the throat of another wolf that was trying to bite his calf.

Then, the gun barrel swept horizontally, slicing open the neck of the third wolf that had attacked from the side with the blade.

In the blink of an eye, three lives were taken.

Precise, efficient, and ruthless!
Hot wolf blood splattered on the silver-gray armor, adding to its menacing aura.

Lin Yi, however, did not even pause in his steps, maintaining his forward momentum as if the attacks on him were nothing more than painless mosquito bites.

This arrogant, domineering attitude, which treated their attacks as nothing, finally shattered the remaining fighting spirit of the pack of abyssal wolves.

"Ouch!!"

One of the wolves in the pack let out a short, terrified howl.

This seemed to have become a signal!
The crash has begun.

The remaining Abyss Wolves' formation instantly crumbled. Their survival instinct completely overwhelmed everything else. They no longer cared about the encirclement, but instead let out chaotic howls in terror. Then, without hesitation, they turned, tucked their tails between their legs, and fled for their lives in all directions. "Trying to run?"

However, would Lin Yi let them go so easily?
Pursuing the fleeing enemy is the lowest-risk, highest-return strategy.

Moreover, if we don't inflict pain and fear on them this time, they will still pose a potential threat to Hung Fook Loan once they recover.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Yi activated the Wandering Star Step, his figure as swift as the wind, and charged towards the few Abyss Wolves that were the slowest to escape.

"Pfft! Pfft! Sizzle!"

Three more muffled thuds followed, and three lagging Abyss wolves were pierced through the heart from behind, howling as they fell to the ground.

He didn't stop, his eyes fixed on the other two fleeing wolves, and he gave chase.

However, just as he had killed those two unlucky guys again and set his sights on a more distant target, a slight feeling of weakness came from inside his body.

With less than 10% of the energy source remaining, it had already reached the warning line he had set in his mind.

"Forget it, forget it. Don't pursue a cornered enemy."

Lin Yi decisively stopped and ceased his pursuit.

With little source energy remaining in his body, the active deflection effect of the Flowing Cloud Armor is difficult to maintain. Relying solely on basic defense, the risk is too great if he is attacked by concentrated acid from afar or caught in a desperate counterattack by a pack of wolves.

He has been able to engage in the high-risk profession of interstellar mercenary for thousands of years not only because he dares to fight and take risks, but also because he knows when to quit while he is ahead.

Lin Yi leaned on his gun, watching the wolves that had already fled far away. After confirming that they would not dare to turn back anytime soon, he slowly stopped.

The battlefield fell silent instantly, leaving only the slowly dissipating stench of blood and the gradually turning ash corpses of the Abyss Wolves.

After resting for a while and catching his breath, Lin Yi turned back and began cleaning up the battlefield.

He first picked up all the crystals left behind by the Abyss Wolf that he hadn't had time to collect during the pursuit.

Ten dead Abyss Wolves left behind ten ordinary gray crystals that shimmered with a hazy gray glow.

Lin Yi sensed the information within the crystal as he picked it up, and then placed it into the slot on his waist that was specifically for storing crystals.

Three guiding spells and seven level 1 source energy crystals—standard and unremarkable.

Then, he walked to the large pit where the giant rock bear had been buried.

At this moment, the corpse of the abyss bear in the pit had disappeared, leaving only a high-grade gray crystal with some white cloud-like inclusions.

Lin Yi bent down and picked it up. He silently sensed the information within it, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"So that's what's inside. The 'Vigilant' miniature mechanical dog is a really good thing."

This was a pleasant surprise.

In the early days of the previous life, the "Vigilant" mechanical dog was a very practical low-level construct. It could operate continuously for a long time with just one Tier 1 source energy crystal, and its energy utilization efficiency was extremely high.

Although its combat strength is not high, only equivalent to a Corrosive Abyss Wolf, its advantage lies in its harder metal body, lack of fear, absolute obedience to commands, and built-in simple sensing modules, which have a certain range of dynamic perception, distance warning and scent tracking functions.

For Hongfulou, which currently needs to keep watch, patrol, and provide early warning, this item is even more valuable than some offensive techniques or weapons found within white crystals.

Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction and placed the high-grade gray crystal into the slot at his waist as well.

After doing all this, he headed toward Hongfulou.

(End of this chapter)