64: Chapter 64 The Rich Woman's Trump Card!

The Wolf King paced slowly.

With each step it took, the hideous old scar on its forehead split open a little further.

Dark red Source Energy surged from deep within the scar, condensing under its fur into a tiny beast-shadow mark.

The mark was like a living thing, breathing slowly beneath the fur, pulsing with light and shadow.

Shen Qingci's expression darkened.

"That's not an ordinary scar. It's a mental brand left behind by a Source Beast!"

Su Ming had already looked down at Da Huang.

The old wound on Da Huang's right hind leg was throbbing wildly.

Dark red Source Energy squirmed beneath the flesh, pulsing at the exact same frequency as the brand on the Wolf King's forehead.

"Did you lose a fight and get put on a leash?" Su Ming's mouth twitched.

"Awoo!"

Da Huang bared its teeth in pain, yet it still let out a low growl at Su Ming.

Its dog eyes were full of grievance and anger, as if saying, "If you don't know how to talk, then shut up."

Su Ming didn't tease it again.

He guessed that Da Huang had once been either prey to this pack of wolves or a vassal to this Wolf King.

In the rules of the pack, leaving the group meant treason.

The Wolf King only had one way to deal with traitors: death!

...

The Wolf King, like a monarch patrolling its territory, paced slowly around the battlefield, its vertical pupils scrutinizing its three pieces of prey.

The remaining dozens of Wind Blade Wolves followed its movement, reforming a crescent-shaped encirclement.

The more composed an opponent is, the harder they are to deal with.

Su Ming felt that something was wrong.

The next second, the Wolf King proved his assessment correct.

"Woo—"

A low, trembling howl.

The beast-shadow brand on its forehead flashed scarlet, and Da Huang's entire body convulsed violently.

Its right hind leg dragged forward almost uncontrollably, as if an invisible rope were trying to drag it away from Su Ming's side.

Every time the Wolf King let out a low growl, the wisp of dark red Source Energy deep within Da Huang's wound would throb in response as if receiving an order.

Every time the Wolf King growled, the dark red Source Energy in the old wound would pulse along with it.

The frequencies were perfectly synchronized.

That wasn't resonance; that was a command.

A painful whimper escaped Da Huang's throat.

It actually began to bite into the flesh of its own right leg.

"It's using the old wound to control Da Huang!"

Shen Qingci deduced the Wolf King's intent.

Su Ming cursed, "You despicable wolf thing!"

The Wolf King seemed to understand.

Its vertical pupils constricted.

The mark on its forehead suddenly flared bright.

Pfft!

A cloud of blood mist sprayed directly from Da Huang's old wound!

That hind leg buckled immediately.

But the worst was yet to come.

A wisp of dark red appeared in Da Huang's pupils.

Its body began to twist in a different direction, uncontrollable.

Its fangs bared slightly, aimed at Shen Qingci, who was closest to it.

"Awoo!"

The remaining pack of wolves instantly erupted.

Dozens of excited wolf howls rose and fell.

They had already smelled the scent of blood from the prey killing each other.

Shen Qingci's fingers tightened around her blade.

The cold edge shifted slightly, forced to guard against both the surrounding wolf pack and Da Huang at her side.

Su Ming grabbed Da Huang by the scruff of its neck.

The muscles on its neck were bulging wildly, and a tremendous force was twisting outward along its skeleton, as if something were trying to break free from its flesh.

It was resisting, yet losing control.

"Da Huang!"

Su Ming lowered his voice.

Half of Da Huang's eyes were golden, and half were dark red.

The golden half stared fixedly at Su Ming, filled with fear and unwillingness.

The dark red half was hollow and numb, as if its will had been replaced by something else.

The next instant, Da Huang bit down hard on its own tongue.

Fresh blood gushed from between its teeth.

The intense pain caused the red light in its eyes to fade slightly.

Using this self-mutilating method, it forcefully suppressed the instinctual control stemming from the bloodline brand!

Da Huang trembled as it lay down, burying its head by Su Ming's feet, its throat emitting intermittent whimpers.

Su Ming didn't speak.

He simply placed his hand on top of Da Huang's head and pressed down.

...

Seeing this, Shen Qingci's eyes flickered.

She no longer hesitated, swiping her left hand across her waist, and three sky-blue energy recovery potions appeared between her fingers.

She stuffed one into Da Huang's mouth.

The cool energy liquid slid down its throat, and Da Huang's hideous, pained expression visibly eased significantly.

She threw one to Su Ming.

Su Ming caught it, took a look, and immediately stored it in his system inventory.

His body was healthy and tough as nails.

He didn't need replenishment or recovery.

The last one, Shen Qingci tilted her head back and drank in one gulp.

Hum!

The Geng Metal Secret Marrow, which had previously dimmed, erupted once again with brilliant golden light!

"Awoo—!"

The Wolf King in the mist let out a short roar.

The signal for the final assault had arrived!

The surrounding Wind Blade Wolves fearlessly split into two groups.

One group charged head-on toward Shen Qingci.

The other group circled to the rear, lunging straight for the heavily injured Da Huang!

More than twenty wind blades slashed over from different angles.

His figure was much smaller than Da Huang's; even with his arms spread, he could only block the front.

A few stray wind blades struck Da Huang's back and forelimbs hard, adding several bloodstains that were deep enough to see bone!

Da Huang groaned, clenching its teeth, not daring to move.

It was afraid that if it moved, it would pounce on Shen Qingci the next second.

On the other side, Shen Qingci had already met the wolf pack.

The cold edge swept across, shattering three wind blades with one slash.

She slid in, the tip of her blade slicing across the abdomen of a Wind Blade Wolf, causing its internal organs to spill out.

Without stopping, she backhanded her blade to parry a claw strike from a Wolf Guard, sending sparks and blood flying everywhere.

She was single-handedly suppressing seven or eight Tier 2 exotic beasts.

At the Military University, such a feat would be enough to be recorded in the annals of outstanding students.

But there were too many wolves.

The remaining Wolf Guard spotted an opening, and a condensed wind blade grazed her forearm.

Her nano-combat suit ripped open, and blood seeped out.

In just a short moment, both Da Huang and Shen Qingci were wounded.

Su Ming didn't have a single scratch on him, but this feeling was even worse than being injured himself.

He was confident he could kill the Wolf King, but he couldn't one-shot it right now.

Mass Mastery only had a thirty percent trigger probability.

If he couldn't land that punch, this big guy would definitely be a handful to deal with for a while.

Mass Engine?

He couldn't use it!

Once that thing flew out, by the time it came back, he'd only be collecting corpses for his two teammates.

You ask about that "Heavenly Luck" move?

It was an indiscriminate attack; it might not kill the wolves, but it would likely wipe out his own teammates first.

By himself, he could easily charge in and out three times.

But once he had teammates to protect, his shortcomings were immediately exposed.

His damage output was maxed out, but he had no defensive means.

No matter how strong he was, he couldn't defend three lanes!

Frustrating.

Truly fucking frustrating.

If it continued like this, he would be fine, but the other two would be finished.

"We can't drag this out any longer."

Shen Qingci panted heavily as she retreated to Su Ming's side, flipping her left hand.

In her palm appeared a thumb-sized, silver-white metal piece.

Its surface was engraved with incredibly precise spatial formation patterns.

Su Ming's eyelids twitched.

This thing definitely didn't look cheap.

"If we don't isolate that brand on Da Huang, it could be controlled by the Wolf King at any moment."

Shen Qingci spoke extremely fast.

"This amulet can create an independent space, cutting off all external contact."

As she finished speaking, she pressed the amulet directly onto Da Huang's forehead.

A silver-white membrane of light instantly expanded, enveloping Da Huang completely.

The wound, as expected, stopped bleeding.

The control of the brand was isolated by that layer of light.

The dark red in Da Huang's pupils quickly faded, restoring the clear golden color.

It lay down in relief, panting heavily.

This was the protective trump card Shen Hongyuan had given his daughter.

Void Amulet — [Unbreakable Square Inch]!

If Shen Hongyuan knew that this life-saving trump card, worth three million Federation coins, was ultimately used by his daughter on a dog...

He would probably be so angry that he'd go find Lu Beichen that very night to extort five million!

"Can you kill that Wolf King within three minutes?"

Shen Qingci's eyes were resolute and calm.

She looked at Su Ming.

"Can you do it?"

Su Ming's expression suddenly stiffened.

A man could never say he couldn't!

"I'll kill it three times in three minutes!"

After saying this, he paused.

"What about you? Aren't you coming in with me?"

Shen Qingci didn't answer.

She pulled another silver-white crystal tube from her inventory.

The tube wall was transparent, with dark golden ripples slowly flowing inside.

Another high-end item!

Su Ming secretly clicked his tongue.

Whether it was that amulet or this crystal tube, they were definitely worth a fortune.

And there were those three military-grade high-efficiency recovery potions from earlier.

How many tens of thousands had she burned through in consumables just on this trip?

You really are a rich woman!

A very firm thought suddenly popped into his mind.

I must win her over!

I don't want to struggle anymore!

Shen Qingci pressed the crystal tube against the pulse on her left wrist, her thumb pressing the tube opening.

She looked down at the torn nano-combat suit on her body.

Her brows furrowed.

"They ruined my clothes."

"How can I let them go?"

The words were spoken softly, but the killing intent was very heavy.

Apparently, the fact that her clothes were ruined made her even angrier than being injured.

She injected the dark golden liquid directly into her arm.

The change came quickly.

Her aura changed completely.

If she had been a drawn blade before, then now, she was a volcano about to erupt.

A power far more terrifying and profound than before was awakening within her.

Golden light surged up along her spine, piercing the sky and directly scattering the ash mist for a hundred meters around!

Even her instructor at the Southern United Military University, Commander Huangfu Jing, didn't know about this move.

The nineteen-year-old genius girl was about to perform the debut of her strongest killing move in this unknown Source Abyss Ash Belt!

"Third Sequence—Activate!"

[Geng Metal Blade Bone · Pagoda Bone Brake!]