35: Ken Ginki vs. Black Wolf

Looking at the dark and damp passage in front of him, Zhou Yan felt that if he continued forward, the BGM would change.

It was just missing a tombstone inscribed with "This is a dungeon, turn left at the intersection ahead for the Boss room."

Better to return the way he came; he could deliberate on the rest after finding Han Yue.

Zhou Yan walked back, reached the end, and jumped out from the hole above, finding himself in a dim cave.

After Zhou Yan used his Spell to move the large rock blocking the cave entrance, what came into view were sheer cliffs; the cave happened to be located on the cliff, with the vast ocean below.

These guys were quite cunning; making it so hidden actually facilitated his own subsequent arrangements.

He moved the large rock back, followed the small path up the cliff, and finally emerged from a bush on the side of the cliff, only then seeing the road.

There was no time left; with all this back-and-forth, it was almost dawn. He had to take advantage of the window while they thought he had already been taken away to sneak in and take Han Yue.

A dozen miles or so was nothing for the current Zhou Yan; his stamina bar barely dropped before he returned to the village.

It must have been because he killed Code Name that red dots lit up all over the village.

Relying on the mini-map and Zhou Yan's flamboyant maneuvering, he quickly arrived at the area around the only house in the village where a green dot was located.

"It should be... Holy crap!"

He had just arrived, and this kind of surprise was waiting for him?

As soon as Zhou Yan entered, he saw Chang Wei beating Lai Fu—no, wait, it was the Village Chief beating the Strange Wolf.

The opponent's name hadn't changed and was still "Wolf?", such a unique name; even if the opponent had changed its appearance, Zhou Yan could recognize it at a glance.

It was just that it looked more humanoid now, giving off a feeling of a live-action version of Wolfy, but compared to the reunion with an old wolf, the Village Chief in front of him was much more explosive.

He was now covered in knotted muscles, his eyes bulging like fish eyes, and four octopus tentacles behind him were still waving wantonly; every time they smashed onto the ground, the ground shook twice.

"Is this Ken Kaneki vs. Wolfy?"

[Elite Monster · Second Nine Jia]

[Rank: Qi Refining 6th Layer]

[HP: 6000 / 6000]

"Holy crap!" Zhou Yan was shocked again.

Could this old man have stayed up all night, just taking drugs and pumping iron here?

How could anyone increase their cultivation by 4 layers in one night, and have their HP rise to 6000? What did he eat?

The two... uh... the two beasts were fighting intensely, so they hadn't noticed Zhou Yan just now.

However, the aura emitted by the Qi Refining Middle Stage still attracted these two beasts.

Strange Wolf: "Run!"

Village Chief: "Don't even think about running!"

The mini-map updated; the Strange Wolf's icon turned green, and the Village Chief turned from neutral to red.

Immediately after, the Village Chief used some unknown method, and those red dots that had previously ignored this place were all rapidly swarming here.

If he couldn't see the situation clearly, then there was no need to look!

Zhou Yan unleashed a Heavenly Venerable Zhou flying kick, dealing the guaranteed true damage of the first hit.

This kick made the Village Chief's figure somewhat unstable, and the four tentacles behind him seemed to wilt.

"Cough... cough, get... cough... get them for me!"

The red dots gathered even faster, and Zhou Yan, carrying the Strange Wolf, began a sequence of flexible maneuvers.

Fortunately, the Strange Wolf wasn't heavily injured. Although his panel stats couldn't compare to the Village Chief in any aspect, that Qi Refining Late Stage cultivation was solid.

Those with high cultivation naturally had a certain resistance to attacks from those with lower cultivation, not to mention that this was a demon; demons were all famous for their thick skin and tough flesh.

"Put me down, I can still run." The Strange Wolf began to struggle, wanting to get down and run on his own.

"Stay put, we'll talk once we're out of the village!"

After Zhou Yan spoke, the Strange Wolf's movements eased up a bit.

Zhou Yan had just saved him, and now he seemed very familiar with this village, always able to nimbly dodge enemies.

Looking at it this way, being carried on his back was the best method for now. Helpless, he could only put aside his shame and continue to lie on his back.

"He's chasing us!" The Strange Wolf's nose twitched.

At the same time, Zhou Yan also saw on the mini-map that the Village Chief, bearing the Elite Monster icon, was rapidly approaching.

"Cooperate with my movements in a moment, if you still want to live!"

Zhou Yan had already seen the village entrance. Once they reached the village entrance, apart from that devilish muscle-man-like Village Chief who could still run, the other enemies shouldn't be able to do anything to them.

"You... all... can't run!"

The sound arriving meant the Village Chief was not far from them.

At this moment, the Village Chief's eyes were blood-red, his fish eyes were even more prominent, and his tentacles were even more powerful; Zhou Yan could feel the whistling sound of the wind they stirred up even without turning his head.

Zhou Yan grinned; just thinking about what he was about to do made him unable to help but laugh.

"Village Chief, you're panting heavily when you talk, just go back and rest!"

"Exercising late at night isn't good for an old person's heart!"

Zhou Yan shouted two pieces of trash talk toward the rear. Zhou Yan was satisfied, but the Strange Wolf was trembling with fear.

Zhou Yan did not turn back; he could see clearly.

Now the old man was using his hands, feet, and tentacles all at once; even many large trees along the way had suffered, becoming tools for him to vent his anger, smashed into pieces.

"Stop provoking him!" The Strange Wolf's warning carried an angry tone.

"This is nothing yet; in a moment, no matter how strange it is, don't resist me. We'll accompany the old man for some training then!"

The two had arrived on the main road in the forest, and then they heard Zhou Yan shout.

"Activate Super Transformation Form!" The man and the beast were like an image modified by AI.

The Strange Wolf transferred from Zhou Yan's back to the ground, on all fours, while Zhou Yan rode onto his waist to steer him; everything was so smooth.

Seeing this scene, the Strange Wolf felt insulted and was just about to open his mouth to scold him.

"Huh? Why are you running so fast?"

The increase in running speed, without the feeling of stamina draining, was very strange. This sense of strangeness, combined with Zhou Yan's earlier warning, made him forget his shame and anger for a moment.

[Temporary Mount · Wolf?]: Movement Speed + 30%, Stamina + 25%, Load 0/0 (Temporary mount cannot carry load).

The Strange Wolf felt as if his body was being controlled; whether it was running speed or dodging, it seemed he had to listen to Zhou Yan.

"You... what kind of Spell is this?"

With the movement speed bonus, the Village Chief was no longer a threat. Zhou Yan was becoming increasingly relaxed as he spoke.

"Don't worry about that for now; let's take the old man for a ride first."

Riding on the Strange Wolf's back, Zhou Yan also freed up his hands and began to wave his sword fingers backward.

The Village Chief, who was already struggling to keep up, was now facing the Sword Qi that kept attacking him and gave him a sense of mortal threat; his scalp went numb.

This Village Chief was also unlucky. Zhou Yan could only unleash one Sword Qi on average every seven or eight swings this time. Because he was facing backward, he could only aim via the mini-map. Even in such a situation where it was neither accurate nor dense, he could still graze him twice.

[Elite · Second Nine Jia]

[HP: 2349 / 6000]

"Good opportunity!" Zhou Yan flipped off the wolf, and the Strange Wolf also regained control of his body. At this moment, it was two against one crippled old man; the advantage was with him!

"Grandpa, let us help you massage your back."

Zhou Yan revealed a sunny smile, but compared to the daytime, this smile looked creepy no matter how one looked at it.