The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

"Well done, Chen Guan," An Changqing praised, his longsword still flashing as he forced the alpha wolf, which was trying to take command, to retreat repeatedly. "The wolf pack's tactics are in disarray. Let's press on, find the wolf king, and capture the king first."

"Understood," Chen Guan replied, no longer passively defending, but taking the initiative to step forward, wielding his scythe, and together with the heavy coffin, he became like a mobile fortress, beginning to exert pressure on the wolf pack from the opposite direction.

Although his skills were still not exactly exquisite, with An Changqing's sharp and precise swordsmanship and Su Yuehe's well-timed sonic assistance, the three of them gradually reversed the disadvantage of being surrounded and began to push back.

The howls of the wolf pack began to be mixed with more and more cries of pain and wails. Shadow wolves were constantly being wounded by An Changqing's sword light or struck by Chen Guan's scythe. The coffin was knocked away, and more and more wolf corpses and bloodstains began to appear on the ground of the Shadow Stone Forest.

However, the wolf king still did not appear.

"It's waiting, waiting for us to show signs of fatigue," An Changqing said in a deep voice. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and this time it wasn't an act. The continuous high-intensity battle had taken a toll on him, even for him.

Chen Guan also felt his physical strength rapidly declining. His resilience allowed him to withstand more than ordinary people, but the cold, corrosive wounds and the constant flare-ups still brought a considerable burden.

Looking at the panel, he saw that the series of actions he had just performed had greatly increased his popularity. He gritted his teeth and directly increased his strength to 10 and his stamina to 7.

Although I was back to square one overnight, the surging power within me was genuine.

Just then, Su Yuehe suddenly stopped playing, her expression changed, and she pointed deep into the stone forest: "There, a very strong spiritual energy is gathering; it's calling out."

Before the words were finished, a chilling aura, far more powerful than that of an ordinary shadow wolf, suddenly erupted from that direction.

With a long, drawn-out wolf howl, a massive black shadow slowly emerged from the darkness.

It was nearly twice the size of a regular shadow wolf, with jet-black fur all over its body, except for a tuft of silver fur in the center of its forehead.

Its eyes weren't scarlet, but a unique dark gold, making it look unlike an ordinary monster.

That was a third-tier Shadow Wolf King, and it didn't seem to be an ordinary third-tier one; its aura had already faintly touched the threshold of the fourth tier.

Behind it, from the boiling shadows, four more elite shadow wolves, slightly smaller in size but with an aura far surpassing that of ordinary shadow wolves, slowly emerged, flanking the wolf king.

The wolf king's dark golden eyes swept coldly over Chen Guan and the other two.

Their eyes met briefly before looking away.

"Humanity...dies."

The wolf king could speak human language and had the ability to communicate.

"Watch out! It's very strong!"

An Changqing's expression was extremely solemn. He held his longsword horizontally in front of his chest, and the golden light shone brightly again, more intensely than ever before. This was no longer a C-level mission; it should have been a B-level mission for second-year students.

The short flute in Su Yuehe's hand had disappeared, replaced by a staff that Chen Guan had never seen before. The staff was pure white with a touch of gold at the top, exuding an air of nobility.

With just one glance, Chen Guan could tell that these two had stopped pretending and were ready to unleash their true strength.

An Changqing held back, something he had always known, because An Changqing's scores in each category were only slightly higher than Long Ao's, making it easy to see why he controlled the scores.

However, he hadn't expected Su Yuehe to even change her weapon. He had thought she was a support, but it turned out she was actually a noble mage... or a mage healer?

Chen Guan took a deep breath, stopped thinking, gripped the sickle tightly, and steadily placed the coffin in front of him.

The wolf king let out a low growl, said no more, and suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Like a bolt of black lightning, it struck An Changqing directly, clearly recognizing him as the strongest threat among the three.

The four elite guards moved simultaneously. Two rushed towards the coffin, while the other two bypassed the battlefield, aiming directly at Su Yuehe behind them. Their division of labor was clear, and their tactics were ruthless.

"Yuehe!"

An Changqing shouted sharply, wanting to return to help, but the wolf king had already pounced in front of him, its claws and bites carrying a bloody wind, forcing him to deal with it with all his might. The golden sword light and the black light collided violently, bursting out an astonishing energy fluctuation.

Chen Guan was also entangled by two elite shadow wolves. These two guards were much faster, stronger, and better coordinated than ordinary shadow wolves. They attacked from the left and right, and the corrosive effect on their claws was even more intense.

Chen Guan was struggling to stay afloat. Although the coordination between the sickle and the coffin had improved, he was still in grave danger in the face of such a well-coordinated attack, and soon he suffered several more wounds.

Su Yuehe's situation was much better. She raised her staff slightly and uttered the words, "Crack open, ground."

As if by magic, the ground suddenly cracked open without warning, and the two shadow wolves fell into it without warning. Then, the ground returned to normal, as if the split had never happened.

This is her special ability: the power of words.

After unleashing this attack, Su Yuehe's aura rapidly weakened, and the golden light on her staff dimmed.

She barely managed to support herself, but she was clearly no longer able to fight. As a second-tier cultivator, wielding a top-tier ability like Word Spirit was too draining for her. Her already limited spiritual power was almost completely depleted after this attack.

But this attack also brought a turning point to the battlefield.

The two elite shadow wolves besieging Chen Guan were stunned by the sight of their companion being wiped out in an instant, and their attack slowed down.

Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Chen Guan's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He stopped defending and launched a counterattack.

With a sudden burst of speed, his left hand swiftly reached out and precisely caught the claws of the right shadow wolf, leaving it unable to break free. At the same time, his right scythe, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, no longer pursued finesse but instead used the simplest, most violent, and all-powerful method to slash upwards at the relatively vulnerable chest and abdomen of the left shadow wolf.

The shadow wolf on the left was shocked and hurriedly turned to dodge, but Chen Guan's slash was too fast and too powerful. The sharp scythe blade still sliced ​​across its ribs, leaving a trail of blood and broken bones.

"Awooo!" The shadow wolf on the left howled and retreated.

Meanwhile, the shadow wolf whose claws were grabbed on the right was pulled sharply towards Chen Guan by the force of its forward charge. At the same time, the black iron coffin that he had been carrying on his back was pushed to the right by him with the muscles of his shoulders and back, and then suddenly spun around.

The incredibly heavy corners of the coffin, like a hundred-ton king, slammed solidly into the waist and abdomen of the shadow wolf.

boom!

A deafening roar, more muffled than any previous impact, erupted.

The body of the elite shadow wolf, struck by the black iron coffin, was like a rag doll hit head-on by a heavy battering ram. The sound of its internal organs shattering and its bones breaking was like popping beans.