My monster cards can evolve infinitely.

Xiuqi's pupils contracted slightly.

Those flying sparks were not an illusion.

When the wooden stick collided with the gray wolf's head, tiny sparks really did fly out.

Is this due to a mutation in these forest wolves?

Or perhaps,

Has the little guy awakened a new skill?

Just as he was still pondering, the low growls of the wolves outside the cave surged in like a tidal wave.

The fall of one of their companions did not deter the beasts; instead, it fueled their ferocious wildness.

The howls of wolves were incessant, their crimson eyes fixed on the fierce, silver-gray figure at the cave entrance.

"Well done, Princess!"

Xiuqi took half a step forward and stood side by side with the princess.

The narrow cave entrance, ironically, gave them their greatest advantage.

The entrance to the cave is so narrow that only one wolf can slip in at a time.

All they had to do was wait for the wolf's head to emerge, and then strike it down hard, like playing whack-a-mole...

The second wolf arrived almost immediately. It was noticeably thinner than the first one and entered the cave with little effort.

As it raised its excited wolf head, a thick, bumpy wooden club suddenly appeared before its scarlet eyes...

boom--

The whistling sound of wind breaking, the teeth-grinding impact, and the muffled groan of a wild beast all rang out at the same time. The wolf's head, still showing excitement, had already rolled its eyes back.

It whimpered and collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Ding--

A second melodious and beautiful tinkling sound rang in his ears.

[Monster Card Maker Xiuqi has successfully created a one-star common (white) card...]

The Contaminated Timber Wolf

A white star, as always...

Another little punk...

This is the sixth card he made today, and unsurprisingly, it's all white cards.

Judging from the current card production situation, even a one-star green card has an extremely low probability of appearing.

It seems that creating the "Princess Alice" one-star green card on the first try is truly a blessing from the goddess of fortune.

Just as Xiuqi was eagerly awaiting the next surprise, the restless wolf pack in front of the cave seemed to have calmed down. Although they were still lingering outside the cave, they did not enter.

Just then—

"call out!"

A sharp whistling sound ripped through the silence of the night!

A gray feathered arrow shot out from the shadows of the trees to the side, its arrowhead reflecting a cold, metallic glint in the moonlight, tracing an eerie arc in the darkness.

The arrowhead was driven precisely into the head of the wolf closest to the cave entrance, with a small portion of the arrowhead even protruding from the other side.

The wolf didn't even have time to make a sound before it tumbled down the gentle slope like a discarded tattered sack.

It crashed heavily onto the meadow below, sending a flurry of dead leaves and grass clippings flying.

The wolf pack stirred, and their attack came to an abrupt halt.

Xiu Qi held his longsword horizontally in front of his chest, watching the direction of the woods warily while his lips moved rapidly.

Midas's Primary Deflection Field

A subtle arcane field rippled around him, and the surrounding air began to distort slightly.

From the grove of trees, four familiar figures slowly emerged.

The bowstring in the leader's hand was still trembling slightly, clearly indicating that he was the one who had just made the move.

A tall orc carrying a large axe followed behind the man, while a woman in a long robe beside him held an oak staff.

Another dwarf was silently crouching on a branch on the other side, gazing at the direction of the cave entrance with a complicated expression.

It is the "Gray Blade" squad of four.

Captain Rein nodded slightly to Xiu Qi. A look of surprise flashed across his face the moment he saw Xiu Qi, as if he hadn't expected to run into him again so soon.

He didn't speak, but instead fixed his hawk-like gaze on the wolf pack, smoothly nocking the arrow, drawing the bow, and releasing the string—a series of movements as fluid as breathing.

"Hey kid, what are you standing there for? Want to feed the wolves?!" With a loud roar, the orc Shatterbones brandished his massive battle axe and launched a surprise attack on the nearest wolf.

A flash of white light appeared, and the huge axe blade was deeply embedded in the wolf's shoulder blade. Instantly, a mournful howl echoed through the trees.

Bucky the dwarf appeared like a ghost, seemingly out of nowhere, beside a panicked wolf. His movements were unclear, but it appeared as if he touched the wolf's leg.

The wolf, in its haste to escape, suddenly lost its balance in its hind legs, staggered, and fell to the ground, unable to support itself with its front legs.

The wolf, unable to stand up after falling to the ground, watched the dwarf slowly approach and let out a weak whimper.

With a backhand flick of his wrist, accompanied by a thin line of blood spurting out, the wolf could no longer make a sound and collapsed limply to the ground.

Ellie, the apprentice mage, stood in the last row, rapidly chanting incantations while waving her oak staff.

The moment the last syllable of the incantation faded, she sharply pointed her staff towards the direction where the wolf pack was most concentrated—

There was no fire, no frost, and no lightning, only a faint light.

Just as Xiu Qi, who was observing, thought it was nothing special, the faint light suddenly expanded, growing from the size of a fist to the size of a miniature sun in an instant.

Then, it suddenly exploded in the darkness—

In an instant, the forest in that area became as bright as day, with a light intensity that could sting or even blind a person.

"Ah! My eyes!!!"

"Holy crap, you can use the Light spell like that!"

Caught completely off guard, Xiu Qi felt a blinding white light before his eyes, the extreme visual impact causing him to feel slightly dizzy.

The other members of the "Gray Blade" squad were clearly prepared; they had already covered their eyes the moment the flash occurred.

But the wolves suffered greatly; their pupils began to contract violently, clearly unable to adapt to the intense light that went beyond their instincts.

"Awooo!!!"

The mournful howls of wolves rang out continuously. The wolves seemed to be struck on the head by an invisible hammer, instantly rolling to the ground and kicking their limbs erratically.

The intense light robbed them of their brief vision and brought them intense pain and dizziness.

The last four wolves were also about to reach the end of their lives. Cloudy tears seeped from their tightly closed eyes, their heads thrashed wildly, and they could no longer stand up.

Seeing the wolf lying on the ground convulsing, Xiu Qi finally realized what was happening.

Monsters killed by other players cannot be made into monster cards.

It must be killed by him or a contracted creature.

The gray-robed apprentice, who had been observing, suddenly snapped to attention. Seeing the "Gray Blade" team members gradually approaching the fallen wolf pack, he instantly stood up.

There are only four wolves left; we must snatch at least one!

At that moment, this belief was all he could think of.

Just as the orc's giant axe was about to fall, the dwarf's dagger was raised again, and the captain's bowstring was drawn once more—

He moved.

The force of his entire body was transmitted to his legs. He took three short, rapid breaths and then a long exhale. In an instant, it seemed as if a pure force was transmitted from his brain to his limbs and bones.

He shot out from the cave entrance like a gray lightning bolt that tore through the remaining light and shadow!

With eight points of agility and physique, an astonishing burst of kinetic energy was generated in an instant, instantly kicking a shallow crater into the ground, and increasing the speed to inhuman levels in just two or three steps.

Captain Ryan's eyes sharpened, and he instinctively stopped drawing his bow.

On the gentle slope shrouded in gray fog, a gray figure moved with the speed of an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, it had already swept across the slope and appeared before everyone's eyes.

puff-

A cold, sharp light flashed, and a wolf's head soared into the sky.

Ding--

The pleasant system notification sounded in Yu Xiuqi's mind almost at the same moment the blade struck:

[Monster Card Maker Xiuqi has successfully created a one-star common (white) card...]

The Contaminated Timber Wolf

Got it!

The seventh one-star card.