Chapter 27: Chapter 27: The Shadow Wolf King
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The rookie trial still had three days left, and Jiang Kai's team was speeding up, heading straight for Huaxia City.
Given the current strength of the team, there were no beasts in the trial area that could threaten them.
Sometimes things are strange—when you fear something, it always jumps out unexpectedly. But when you crave something, it becomes unattainable.
On this journey, they hadn't encountered any beast attacks.
As they got closer to the teleportation array, Jiang Kai frowned and tapped the little mouse on his shoulder.
"Is it because you're too lucky that we haven't seen a single beast along the way?"
The little mouse, which Jiang Kai had cleaned earlier, now had golden fur instead of blood-soaked hair. Its lively and bright eyes made it look much cuter than before.
Interestingly, the little mouse only acknowledged Jiang Kai. No matter how enthusiastic Su Nuannuan and Yuan Zhu were, it always ignored them disdainfully.
Naturally, the little mouse couldn't answer Jiang Kai's question and simply curled up on his shoulder.
Su Nuannuan, watching from the side, couldn't help but feel envious. She muttered, "Why does such a cute little thing only like you?"
"Isn't it obvious? Because I'm so charming." Jiang Kai replied smugly.
Yuan Zhu snorted disdainfully. "A lifelong single dog dares to claim he's charming?"
Su Nuannuan looked at Jiang Kai curiously. "You've never had a girlfriend?"
Exposed by Yuan Zhu, Jiang Kai punched him hard on the back and replied awkwardly, "Women only slow down my sword-drawing speed."
"Classic sour grapes!" Yuan Zhu, unfazed by the punch, teased further. "Nuannuan, from elementary school to high school, he secretly liked nine girls but never dared to talk to them. Every time, they were snatched up by someone else."
As old stories were brought up, Jiang Kai's face turned red. "Yuan Zhu, do you believe I won't turn you into a porcupine?"
Yuan Zhu quickly hid behind Su Nuannuan for protection.
Su Nuannuan looked at Jiang Kai in surprise. "Nine? You liked that many girls? Turns out you're pretty 'loving.'"
Recalling how Jiang Kai had stared at her chest the first time they met, Su Nuannuan felt Yuan Zhu's words were probably true.
Jiang Kai covered his face. "Nuannuan, you believe Yuan Zhu? I just mentioned some girls, and he assumed I liked them."
"Even if it's not love, it's still a crush." Yuan Zhu peeked out from behind Su Nuannuan and added another jab.
Unable to tolerate it, Jiang Kai charged at Yuan Zhu, holding his poisoned dagger. "You think I won't stab you?"
"EARTH-SHAKING STOMP! Knockback!"
"Hey! You're serious? You can't catch me."
Watching her teammates fool around, Su Nuannuan couldn't help but laugh.
Their playful bickering reflected their relaxed state of mind.
After overcoming so many crises on this journey and nearing the end of the trial, everyone felt relieved.
Finally, they were about to pass the rookie trial, and Su Nuannuan was getting closer to her original dream.
One day, she would stand on the ruins and face the hell-grade Beast God that had killed her father.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Su Nuannuan's face as she quickened her pace to catch up with the two ahead.
However, as she was about to reach them, she noticed they were crouching behind some low bushes.
When Su Nuannuan caught up, Jiang Kai motioned for silence. "It's a wolf pack."
"Shadow Wolves?" Su Nuannuan's eyes widened.
Jiang Kai nodded. "There are over thirty, including one large one—possibly the Wolf King."
"The Wolf King?" Su Nuannuan almost exclaimed in shock.
It was said that each rookie trial area had one Shadow Wolf King, which usually led the largest wolf pack in the zone.
Encountering a Shadow Wolf King was like meeting death itself.
Even experienced high-level smuggler teams would avoid a Shadow Wolf King if encountered.
Yet, just as they were about to complete the trial, they had run into one.
Suddenly, Jiang Kai turned to Yuan Zhu and Su Nuannuan. "Although we've killed many smugglers, most beasts we encountered were slain by me. Neither of you has any beast kill records."
"There's a point-ranking system in the rookie trial. Rewards are distributed based on rankings. The higher the score, the better the rewards. Since we'll finish the trial on the last day, our rankings will likely be low. We need to gather more points."
"And?" Su Nuannuan stared at Jiang Kai in disbelief.
"So, we're going to kill the wolf pack."
As expected, that was exactly what Jiang Kai had in mind.
"But there are too many Shadow Wolves." Su Nuannuan said worriedly.
Jiang Kai calmly analyzed. "I counted 33 Shadow Wolves, including one Wolf King. If we can kill the Wolf King first, the rest will scatter."
"Yuan Zhu, you'll charge in and ensure the Wolf King is knocked back."
"I'll attack with full force. Once the Wolf King is dead, the other Shadow Wolves will scatter. Afterward, you can repel as many as possible."
"Nuannuan, stay here. If anything goes wrong, you need to step in immediately."
Yuan Zhu hesitated. "I'm a little nervous…"
Jiang Kai smiled. "Nervous is good. No nerves, no potential activation."
Yuan Zhu sighed helplessly. Jiang Kai cared little for his well-being.
Jiang Kai glanced at the little mouse on his shoulder, gently placing it on a nearby tree branch. "Little one, things will get dangerous soon. Stay here and wait."
Once everything was set, Yuan Zhu prepared himself. When Jiang Kai nodded, he charged into the wolf pack.
His target was the largest wolf, the Wolf King. Locking onto it, he leaped and roared, "EARTH-SHAKING STOMP! KNOCKBACK!"
Yuan Zhu's sudden appearance caught the wolves off guard. When he landed, the ground within a three-to-four-meter radius sank.
The Wolf King, draped in deep blue fur and over three meters long, was knocked into the air by the impact.
Seeing this, Jiang Kai immediately shot poisoned arrows.
Three arrows flew toward the Wolf King, but to everyone's surprise, they didn't pierce its skin.
"What strong defense!" Jiang Kai's eyes widened.
Yuan Zhu watched the arrows drop to the ground and, looking up at the Wolf King's crimson eyes, shuddered.
"We can't kill it instantly. We're doomed!"
The Wolf King's skin had resisted the poison-tipped arrows.
With the knockback effect about to fade, Jiang Kai had a sudden idea. He flung the Skinning Dagger he'd obtained earlier.
With a thud, the dagger pierced the Wolf King's skin and sank in.
Although the dagger wasn't poisoned and couldn't kill instantly, Jiang Kai seized the moment to charge out of the forest, lunging at the Wolf King.
"Die!" Jiang Kai thrust a long blade—Kawaka's weapon—into the Wolf King's side.
The Wolf King roared but didn't fall. Its claws reached for Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai pulled a poisoned arrow from his quiver, stabbing it into the Wolf King's eye before springing backward.
The surrounding Shadow Wolves surged forward, prompting Jiang Kai to yell, "YUAN ZHU!"
Yuan Zhu snapped back to reality, unleashing another Earth-shaking Stomp.
As the wolves were knocked back, Jiang Kai fired his steel-tipped arrows relentlessly.
Despite Jiang Kai's fierce attacks, the wolves' momentum carried them toward the two, leaving countless claw marks on their bodies.
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