Chapter 50: Blood Wolf King

Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Blood Wolf King

Wolf King Mountain.

Blood Wolf after Blood Wolf lay dead behind Li Heng. At his feet, the severely wounded Blood Wolf King was on its last breath.

Li Heng had spent about five minutes dealing with the four Blood Wolves that had charged him on sight, using two of his Soul Energy Skills to successfully earn 60 Soul Energy points.

Li Heng hadn’t underestimated the four Blood Wolves and had indeed felt a bit of pressure. Fortunately, neither the process nor the outcome had disappointed him.

The four Blood Wolves only dropped Soul Energy points, no Soul Energy Items. Li Heng didn’t consider himself unlucky; as long as he earned Soul Energy points, it wasn’t a loss.

For some unknown reason, upon entering the Wolf King Mountain Dungeon this time, Li Heng found the Soul Beast Blood Wolves seemed more "united" than before.

They were moving in groups of at least four! And as if they’d gone mad, they showed no fear of Li Heng, charging him the moment they saw him.

Thus, after hundreds of shifting steps and hundreds of uses of the Illusionary Butterfly Swordsmanship, the number of Blood Wolves that fell to Li Heng’s Cyan Blade Longsword gradually increased.

By the time he had fought his way to the midway point of Wolf King Mountain, Li Heng finally met his old adversary—the severely wounded Blood Wolf King.

Alongside the wounded Blood Wolf King were five more Blood Wolves!

This was the longest and most focus-intensive battle Li Heng had fought since entering the Dungeon.

He tangled with the six Soul Beasts for a full ten minutes before finally delivering the fatal blow to the wounded Blood Wolf King.

At this point, Li Heng’s Soul Energy had reached 2,162.

Normally, after killing the severely wounded Blood Wolf King, Li Heng would have considered leaving the Dungeon. In the past, defeating it had left him severely injured and unfit for further exploration.

This time, however, Li Heng had only been scratched a few times and hadn’t been hit by any Soul Energy Skills. He was only lightly injured, though his stamina was heavily drained.

After a moment of consideration, Li Heng chose not to leave the Dungeon immediately. Instead, he looked toward the summit. He wanted to continue upward and meet the final boss of this Dungeon—the Blood Wolf King of Wolf King Mountain!

He had entered the Wolf King Mountain Dungeon many times before, but lacking the strength, he had always left after defeating the "mini-boss." Now, however, Li Heng wanted to see what lay beyond.

After all, there was another type of Dungeon in his game system that he hadn’t unlocked yet.

"God-Tier Dungeons"!

To get an A-rank evaluation, just killing the wounded Blood Wolf King was probably far from enough.

’I’ll go take a look! I still have four Talisman uses anyway!’

After resting for a few minutes to regulate his breathing and recover, Li Heng slowly made his way toward the summit.

Past the midway point of Wolf King Mountain, the gusts of wind grew stronger than they had been below, and they carried the faint scent of blood.

The scenery on Wolf King Mountain was actually quite nice. The vegetation was natural and unspoiled. From the mountainside, one could see a river in the distance—a vista of green mountains and clear water.

Living in the city, he rarely had the chance to see such a view. Li Heng considered this an extra perk of grinding Dungeons.

Returning his focus to the present, Li Heng became fully alert, his concentration heightening.

He knew that what he was about to face was a Blood Wolf King with ridiculously high attributes. It was also highly likely he would have to fight more than one enemy at a time.

Blood Wolf King: Severely Wounded

Level: 18

Tier: Tier One High-Grade Soul Beast

Strength: 12 (-10)

Agility: 9 (-10)

Spirit: 7 (-10)

Soul Energy: 180

Judging by the stats of the severely wounded Blood Wolf King, before its injuries, its original Strength should have been 22, Agility 19, and Spirit 17.

As for the Blood Wolf King at the summit of Wolf King Mountain, its three primary attributes would only be higher than these values, not lower.

A Strength of at least 22!

If he had to face a Blood Wolf King like that in a secret realm, Li Heng would have turned and left without a second thought. ’Whoever wants to fight it can go ahead; my life is more important.’

But this was a Dungeon, one that belonged exclusively to him. It was a Dungeon that, through experimentation, he knew to be 99% safe.

Therefore, not only was Li Heng unafraid, he was even faintly excited. He found himself eagerly anticipating his encounter with the Blood Wolf King.

"AWOO~"

"AWOO~"

"AWOO~"

...

He had only been feeling the mountain wind for a few minutes when a series of sharp wolf howls suddenly erupted from above him.

The howls were a discordant and ear-piercing cacophony.

Li Heng looked at the final slope leading to the summit, listened to the rising and falling howls, and knew he was close to the Blood Wolf King. He took a deep breath and slowed his pace.

The wind had grown stronger. The general scent of bloodiness had faded, but the raw smell of blood itself had become much thicker.

The howling continued, sounding terrifyingly real. Had this been a secret realm, Li Heng would have bolted long ago. Just the sound of the authentic howls was incredibly unnerving.

Gripping his Cyan Blade Longsword and steadying his breath, Li Heng looked at the end of the upward path and resolutely stepped onto the summit of Wolf King Mountain.

An oval-shaped field of gravel.

It looked somewhat like a kind of Beast Fighting Arena.

And... a dense horde of Blood Wolves!

GULP.

It would be a lie to say he wasn’t nervous. Seeing so many Soul Beasts, Li Heng subconsciously swallowed. His first instinct was to retreat and flee.

But he quickly remembered this was a Dungeon. When he saw the system prompt [Do you wish to exit this Dungeon?] displayed correctly, the cowardly impulse in his heart slowly began to fade.

Li Heng’s arrival made the great pack of Blood Wolves stop howling. However, what they did after stopping was even more terrifying.

Pairs of red-glowing eyes turned to glare at Li Heng almost in unison. At the same time, an incredibly thick smell of blood instantly filled the air on the summit.

Seeing this uniform sea of red eyes, Li Heng constantly reminded himself: ’It’s just a Dungeon! It’s just a Dungeon! It’s just a Dungeon!’

Seeing that the pack of Blood Wolves was only staring at him, without activating any Soul Energy Skills or showing any sign of charging, Li Heng simply adjusted his breathing and raised his sword into an attack stance.

’If the enemy doesn’t move, I don’t move!’

"AWOOOO~"

Almost at the same moment Li Heng raised his sword, an incredibly intimidating howl echoed from deep within the Blood Wolf pack.

It was just a single howl!

But for the first time in his life, it made Li Heng truly feel what was meant by "presence"!

After the howl, the Blood Wolf pack automatically parted to form a path, and a giant red wolf over two meters tall appeared before Li Heng’s eyes!

Blood Wolf King: Healthy

Level: 20

Tier: Tier Two Low-Grade Soul Beast

Strength: 25

Agility: 20

Spirit: 19

Soul Energy: 350

Soul Energy Skills: Blood Bite, Call of the Pack, Bloodfang Shatter, Blood Burn.

The Blood Wolf King!

A Tier Two Soul Beast!

Li Heng’s gaze hardened. He subconsciously activated his Wolf Walk Technique, ready to unleash his Illusionary Butterfly Swordsmanship at a moment’s notice.

With the Blood Wolf King’s appearance, the pack of Blood Wolves finally moved. They immediately scattered, encircling Li Heng in layer after layer.

’This scene... it’s a bit familiar!’

Li Heng recalled his first encounter with the severely wounded Blood Wolf King back in the secret realm. The wolf pack had surrounded him just like this, forcing him into a one-on-one duel with their wounded king.

This scene was almost identical to that situation.

’A duel?’

Li Heng looked at the Blood Wolf King’s frankly absurd stats. Although he wasn’t confident, he had already come this far. He might as well give it his all and try.

"Then let’s do this!" Li Heng swung his Cyan Blade Longsword and charged toward the Blood Wolf King.

Before Li Heng could get close, the Blood Wolf King took a small step back. The pack of Blood Wolves that had surrounded him, however, instantly charged at him from all directions.

’This is wrong!’

’This isn’t how it’s supposed to go!’

Watching the Blood Wolves swarm him, Li Heng was completely stunned. ’Wasn’t this supposed to be a duel?’

Utterly bewildered, he glanced in the direction where the Blood Wolf King had retreated.

In the distance, the majestic Blood Wolf King held its head high, its eyes filled with what seemed to be utter contempt. The corners of its wolfish mouth were slightly curled.

Its expression seemed to be saying a single word to Li Heng—Heh!

But before Li Heng had time to fully process the Blood Wolf King’s almost mocking intent, he was submerged by the tide of Blood Wolves...