Chapter 92: Fiend Wolf

Chapter 92: Fiend Wolf

The wolf obviously was able to do great damage from such a distance, so there was no point in hiding behind the wreckage of the walls. Zac didnt have any more tools or arrays to take care of it, so he would have to finish this last wave by hand. He took out an axe and charged toward the beast with determination in his eyes.

The fiend wolf spotted him and with a mighty roar set of against him as well. As they approached each other the boss once more swiped with its claw making three edges rend a path toward him. In response Zac charged up five [Chop] edges and launched them to meet the blades one by one.

The wolfs attack demolished the first blade without being impeded in the slightest, and the following four blades didnt fare much better. The five blades somewhat slowed down the attack and weakened it, but it was nowhere enough to stop it. It forced Zac to use his movement skill to dodge it, happy that at least his axe didnt take damage from using the cosmic energy blades after they detached from the axe.

The attacks of the wolf were on a higher tier compared to his own, and he didnt know whether it was due to the Dao of Sharpness or the power of the beast itself. He knew that evolving into an E-Grade class was supposed to give a huge power-boost, but he still felt he should be able to contend with his enormous stat boosts from his titles. Luckily his movement skill was great for dodging attacks, and he sidestepped the incoming strike.

Soon he was upon the beast, and it felt even more threatening this close. It was even larger compared to the huge rock wolves he fought some time ago, reaching over six meters in height. But that clearly wasnt its only difference. The very air around it hummed with power, and he actually felt himself getting cut by innumerable air blades. Some small cuts even appeared on his body with his huge Endurance, so Zac knew that an unevolved human would be cut into ribbons by simply walking close to this monster.

It was the beasts Dao Field. Ogras and Alyn had explained the magical effects of Dao in battle. For example when a warriors insight got deeper he could actually spread his Dao out into the vicinity, creating a field that empowered himself or hurt his enemy. An early-stage Seed was too weak for that though, meaning this wolf not only possessed the Seed of Sharpness, it was also an evolved version.

He moved underneath the monster, careful to avoid its long serrated claws that looked like they could bisect him in a second. He quickly summoned [Chop] and swung at one of its hind-legs in an effort to chop it off. He had no wish to stay in this field too long, as hed be slowly whittled down to just bones.

The five-meter edge slammed into the leg some ways above the knee and penetrated into the thick sinewy muscles. But the axe didnt get far before it was stopped. Even with Zacs monstrous power he couldnt lop off its leg. The swing pushed the leg back, but soon the axe in his hands started to bend.

The standard-issue axe simply wasnt good enough to cut through the monster, at least not without the aid of his Dao Seed or a stronger skill. Even odder, it was as though some force rebounded his energy, annihilating the cosmic energy he used in the swing, which nullified much of the effectiveness of the strike.

He threw away the ruined axe and brought out a new one, but the wolf wasnt content just to let Zac scurry about underneath its stomach. It pushed away with extreme speed and repositioned itself so that it could bite or claw after him. It started to furiously swipe at Zac, who could only once again rely on his movement skill to move away.

It destroyed the ground all around him as the waves from the claws rent gashes as deep as Zac was tall, which stretched tens of meters away. The beast wasnt using any skills, only the power of its body empowered with its Dao, and still the effect was even greater compared to when Zac used [Chop]. Gravel and charred body parts of wolves were flying all over the area from the Fiend Wolfs assault.

Zac tried to move closer to the beast but it held him at bay with its claws and huge maw, making it impossible to get around. He soon gave up and infused a [Chop] with the Dao of Heaviness and furiously swung it at the claw to intercept it. The collision was enormous, and Zac was pushed twenty meters away, the axe in his hand completely destroyed.

He managed to soak most of the damage that appeared, but the wave was simply too large. Some parts passed by him, and an errant streak of power swiped Alea, making her scream and topple over. A huge gash appeared on her clothes, and blood was immediately starting to pool beneath her. It looked like the strike almost completely bisected her.

As he saw his companion who got such a terrifying wound because she wanted to help him out, a blazing fury erupted in his mind and he charged toward the hurt wolf. The only thing in his rage-addled brain was the need to destroy the Fiend Wolf. Zac didnt even notice that cosmic energy was gathering towards his head as he furiously charged toward the boss.

The wolf was in quite a bad condition from Zacs swings and the poison, but it roused itself to intercept his strike. Just as it did tens of black spears rose up from the ground, striking various weak spots. A large spear whistled through the air and impaled its undamaged front leg, making it fall down again with a yelp. Zac didnt care about any of that, and with a roar pushed off the ground, sailing through the air toward the monster.

While he jumped he gripped his axe with both hands and lifted it over his head. As he did an enormous edge over ten meters formed, thrumming with a sharp power. The edge was neither the pale blue as usual nor the darker shade from imbuing it with the Dao of Heaviness. It glistened with a silvery luster, and it looked that the very air itself was cut apart as Zac moved forward.

With a bestial roar he swung down the axe, infusing all his anger and cosmic energy into the strike. He completely cut the beast in two, instantly killing it. It didnt end there though as the strike slammed into the ground, tearing a fifty-meter gash into the ground with a thundering sound. It was like a miniature version of the huge canyon created by the axe-man in Zacs first vision.

Seeing the beast dead it was as though all power left Zac and he unceremoniously fell down after the strike. The last furious charge completely overtaxed him, and he was almost completely out of cosmic power. As he lay panting on the ground the shadows next to him flickered, and Ogras appeared through his movement skill.

A flash of fear filled his heart as he saw the ruthless demon stare down at him, but he only bent down to give him a hand.

Good hustle,

I thought you were going to retreat, Zac sighed tiredly with a glance at the demon.

I was just waiting for the right opportunity to tip the scales. My normal attacks wouldnt be able to hurt it, so you needed to do the heavy lifting, the demon answered with a half-smile.

Zac knew the demon probably only hid in the shadows until he saw an opportunity to kill the Fiend Wolf. If it didnt appear he would have receded into the darkness and left without so much as a goodbye. Still, he knew the demon was under no obligation to risk his life for him, so he wouldnt comment on the flakiness.

Normally, this would be the time to celebrate with the first horde defeated, but he quickly remembered himself and ran toward the demoness who was still bleeding out.