121: Chapter 121 Killing the Cat and Dog Monster

While Nie Ning was deep in thought, the Cat-Dog Monster suddenly lunged at him, baring its fangs and claws.

Seeing this, Nie Ning shook his head slightly, and with a wave of his hand, two Lightning Edge Blades struck the Cat-Dog Monster directly.

The monster's cat head spat out a black sphere, but it was sliced in half by one Lightning Edge Blade in an instant, while the other continued its flight toward the monster.

The dog head bit down on the Lightning Edge Blade, shattering it, but the blade's force tore a wound into the corner of its mouth at the same time.

The Cat-Dog Monster's physical body was clearly stronger than its energy attacks, but that was all.

Nie Ning then tested it with a few more waves of attacks, discovering that while the Cat-Dog Monster had strong defense, its own attack power was very weak.

It made sense upon reflection; after all, it was a newly formed Corruptor, and its strength had not yet reached its peak state.

Based on the Little Boy's growth timeline, that layer of black scales alone would probably be enough to prevent even a Second-Tier Wizard from breaking its defense.

Just like Nie Ning's previous Five Element Orb attack, which failed to kill this newly mutated Cat-Dog Monster in one hit, one could see just how strong its defense was.

However, Nie Ning was quite experienced in dealing with Corruptors with strong physical bodies; they were at least easier to handle than those with bizarre abilities.

What followed was a one-sided beating by Nie Ning.

The Cat-Dog Monster was completely unable to organize any effective counterattack.

If not for the enhanced self-healing and ultra-high defense unique to Corruptors, the Cat-Dog Monster wouldn't have even lasted a single round.

Under Nie Ning's continuous suppression, the Cat-Dog Monster was covered in wounds, and more than half of its scales were shattered.

The greatest characteristic of Corrupted Creatures is their lack of fear.

Even though it had been beaten into a crippled state, the Cat-Dog Monster still showed no sign of retreating.

“It's time to end this.”

Nie Ning summoned a large number of vines to bind the Cat-Dog Monster, and then began to condense a Five Element Orb in his hand.

With the injection of majestic magic power, an Elemental Sphere with a diameter of one meter was formed.

As his strength improved, this kind of operation no longer placed a burden on Nie Ning's body.

“Get back, get back!”

Sensing the energy fluctuations in the Elemental Sphere, Lida's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted to the people behind him.

The Cat-Dog Monster also seemed to sense the threat and began to struggle violently, biting at the vines on its body.

But the vines seemed endless; no matter how many the Cat-Dog Monster bit through, it was useless, as new vines would always wrap around it.

With a thought from Nie Ning, the Elemental Sphere flew toward the Cat-Dog Monster like a meteor.

‘Boom!’

With the Cat-Dog Monster at the center, a violent explosion shockwave destroyed all the houses within a hundred-meter radius.

Seeing this scene, Nie Ning felt a sense of lament.

The strength of a First-Ring Wizard was still somewhat insufficient; he wondered what level of strength was needed to directly destroy a city.

As the dust settled, a deep pit over ten meters wide appeared where the Cat-Dog Monster had been.

The Cat-Dog Monster had been blown into a pulp, though slightly twitching flesh proved it wasn't completely dead yet.

“Look over there!”

A Guard suddenly shouted.

Nie Ning looked near the pit and saw a semi-shattered circular barrier standing there, and inside the barrier were those whimpering puppies.

Ignoring the puppies, Nie Ning beckoned Lida over and then took out a sealing box to seal the Cat-Dog Monster.

Currently, his own corruption had not been completely cleared, so it wasn't suitable to let the Jerky Bear Head devour it, lest he fail to endure it and become completely corrupted himself.

At the same time, it was a display for The Federation, demonstrating his role as a resident wizard.

Otherwise, if there were only dead people and no sealed object to be seen, The Federation might think he was faking results or intentionally letting evil Corruptors go to pad his performance record.

“My Lord, those puppies...”

Just as Nie Ning was about to leave, Lida pointed at the whimpering puppies nearby and asked.

“Kill them all.”

“They've been tainted with the aura of a Corruptor; even if they don't die, there's a very high probability they'll turn into new Corrupted Creatures.”

Nie Ning glanced at them and spoke with a cold expression.

It was an iron rule that Corruptors could not be cured.

Even if one managed to resist with powerful Spiritual Power, when they grew old and their vitality weakened, they would be swallowed by corruption once again.

Moreover, even if there were medicine for treatment, who would be willing to use it on a dog?

Not to mention they looked fine now, but if an abnormality occurred, who knew how many people would die.

In a world where human life was cheap, what did a few stray dogs matter? Better they die early and be reincarnated.

...

Returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Nie Ning found City Lord Valk.

After the sealing box was lost last time, the northern district of the city had been turned upside down, but the sealing box had not been found.

While other districts had been searched, the intensity hadn't been as high as in the northern district.

After seeing that cat-dog hybrid monster today, Nie Ning felt it was necessary to search again and suggested involving the city's noble families.

After all, they had the largest estates, and they would suffer the most if a Corruptor appeared, so they would work harder.

After all, that was a fully-formed Corrupted Creature, and its destructive power was completely incomparable to the Cat-Dog Monster.

If he didn't succeed in his breakthrough, it would likely be very difficult to fight the Sludge Monster once it broke its seal, so it was best to find the sealing box before that happened.

Next, Nie Ning asked Valk to help collect exotic beast meat.

As the lord of a city, Valk's connections were far stronger than his own.

Collecting exotic beast meat was mainly to obtain Element Affinity and Element Control.

Element Affinity was the foundation of fusion, while Element Control could strengthen his control over the elements.

Since two attributes weren't working, he would try more fusion combinations.

Currently, he couldn't leave Ska City; though the method was a bit crude, it was at least a way forward, and whether he could successfully advance depended entirely on this.

However, when it came time to pay, Nie Ning found himself in a difficult spot.

Although The Federation paid a salary, it mostly consisted of various materials and elixirs.

After all, money only had so much use; it wasn't as practical as the rare materials provided by The Federation.

Ultimately, after some thought, Nie Ning used Wade's spatial ring as collateral for Valk.

Valk tried to decline repeatedly, but the spatial ring truly was of no use to Nie Ning, as the one he had was already enough for him to use for a long time.

...

Just as he walked out of the administrative office, Nie Ning ran into Ivy.

Since the last expedition, Ivy had started secluded cultivation to use the Blood Flame Secret Art.

Because Nie Ning's physique was sturdier, his tempering speed was much faster than Ivy's.

Looking at Ivy in her white dress, she seemed more soft and beautiful compared to when she wore armor or training gear, making her even more pleasing to the eye.

“What's wrong? Is something not right?”

Seeing Nie Ning staring at her, Ivy looked at her long dress with some confusion but found nothing amiss.

Nie Ning smiled: “It's nothing, you've become prettier since I last saw you.”

Ivy's face turned slightly red, and she couldn't help but feel a secret thrill. Had this guy finally wised up?

Thinking of this, Ivy was just about to ask Nie Ning to go for a walk when she saw him looking around as if searching for something.