It was a black stave jutting out of the dirt and from its unique appearance it should be of a better quality than his. Although Cheng Yang wasnt using his starter equipnt anymore his stave was very ordinary. It was just a Green Bronze piece of equipnt, commonly called initial equipnt in his past life. In Cheng Yangs experience a guardian horde of just fifty was too few for the equipnt to be above the Green Bronze level but since it was the beginning of the apocalypse maybe he would get lucky. Cheng Yang hoped he would be able to change his weapon soon.
Cheng Yang carefully observed the distant monsters. The horde was entirely composed of Venom-Fanged Gray Wolves and as expected there were a few elites as well. The leader seed to be a bigger wolf curled up next to the stave. Based on the black inky patterns in its fur it might have even been able to reach High-Grade by using the staves magical fluctuations to speed up its growth.
If the leader was the sa level as him, this would be pretty troubleso. If it was just the leader, Cheng Yang was confident he could win. He had an advantage in speed that would allow him to avoid damage and enough Mana to kill a High-Grade monster without needing to ditate sowhere.
However, the leader wasnt alone, and Cheng Yang didnt have enough Mana to kill all fifty wolves.
His only option was to pull the wolves into a battle of attrition but jumping from tree to tree. Regardless, it would be best for him to kill the leader first.
The tree Cheng Yang was perched in had a trunk the size of a millstone but wouldnt be able to resist so many attacks. He scanned the area until he spotted a tree thick enough that two people would be able to wrap their arms around it. Although it might not be able to resist the attacks of the leader for long, it should be able to stall the ordinary wolves. He didnt need long to kill the leader.
Cheng Yang dropped to the ground and lightly ran over to the tree. It must have been a big tree even before the apocalypse and after a few days of accelerated growth had reached its current size. Without hesitation, Cheng Yang swiftly climbed up the tree.
The tree was more than forty ters away from the pack of wolves so Cheng Yang couldnt reach it with his Magic Missile. Having been in similar situations before Cheng Yang had prepared a few fist-sized rocks. After a few deep breaths, Cheng Yang hurled the rock at the wolves.
POW The rock landed in the middle of the group of wolves causing them to jump up in alarm. They let out loud growls as the searched for the source of the noise.
The leader stood up and sniffed the air. After a few seconds, it looked towards Cheng Yang and let out a wild howl.
The rest of the horde followed the leaders example, howling towards the sky before charging towards Cheng Yang.
Ow The loud wolf howls resonated in Cheng Yangs ears. When they reached him, they started to gnaw at the tree with their sharp fangs.
They created sawdust with their fangs, and their venom ate away at the rest.
Shit! Isnt that too cowardly! Cheng Yang swore. The leader hadnt taken the initiative but instead stayed out of range, letting the weaker wolves attack first. It was a despicable tactic for a monster to use.
Cheng Yang couldnt just sit and watch the Venom-Fanged Wolves knock down the tree otherwise, he would die. All he could do was grit his teeth and fire Magic Missiles at the wolves below him.
Ptew Cheng Yang fired a Magic Missile into one of the Elite Standard-Grade wolves. It tore directly through its back, bursting open its chest. The damage was so great that even after a few seconds, the wolf was entirely unable to get up.
The next Magic Missile directly destroyed its head, killing it.
Cheng Yang clicked his tongue, Why did there have to be so damn many of them.
The death of an Elite caused the wolf pack to go into a frenzy.
Sixteen Magic Missiles were fired and sixteen wolves died. At this point, Cheng Yang was in a dire situation. He only had 78 Mana left and a third of the trunk was gone. All it would take to break the tree was a single strong hit.
Right before firing another magic missile, Cheng Yang spotted movent out of the corner of his eye. The leader had quietly started to charge at the tree, and its speed was slightly faster than Cheng Yangs!
Fuck! Why did it have to have a Movent Speed Innate Ability! Cheng Yang lanted miserably.
Monsters, like humans, had all kinds of Innate Abilities. The leader of the wolf pack had a Movent Speed Innate Ability which synergized with the already high Movent Speed of the Venom-Fanged Wolves.
Seeing that the leader had entered his attack range, Cheng Yang forcibly changed targets and fired.
If it was anyone else, they would find it difficult to hit the leader under those conditions, but Cheng Yangs past life wasnt just for decoration.
Cheng Yang managed to hit the wolfs flank causing it to let out a tragic howl. Instead of slowing down, it just got mad, its eyes turning red. It coldly stared at Cheng Yang, but even with its speed, it could only eat another Magic Missile before reaching the tree.
Even if it had a regular High-Grade monsters 12 Physical Defense, it would still take a little over fifty points of damage. Cheng Yang only had to land four hits to kill it.
A few seconds later, Cheng Yang had finished casting magic missile and was ready to fire, but at the sa ti, the leader violently hit the trunk of the tree causing it to shake. Branches and leaves fell from above while the entire tree creaked.
Cheng Yangs experience from his past life showed its true worth here. After losing his balance, Cheng Yang was able to grab a branch with his free hand while falling and flicking his stave towards the leader, sending a Magic Missile right towards it.
Ptew With a dull thud, the Magic Missile hit the leader on the nose.
The wolf pack leader whimpered in pain before smashing into the tree again.
Twrrrrrr The tree groaned under the weight of the wolf and started to tip backward, giving Cheng Yang a big shock. The leader was this strong? Just two hits and the tree was already falling?
Co on! Cheng Yang steadied his body and relied on his intuition to properly aim at the wolf.
This ti the leader let out a tragic wail but hadnt died as expected.
Shit, I forgot it was an Elite. Cheng Yang calculated in his head that it should have less than a single point of health left, how unlucky!
At this ti the tree couldnt hold on any longer and wide cracks spread on its trunk. It couldnt resist the pull of gravity and fell towards the ground.
The wolf pack knew that their prey would soon be on the ground and had gathered together in the area where the tree would fall. Even the leader limped over with hatred in its eyes.
The leader of the Venom-Fanged Wolves was furious. It was born a ruler having the strength of a Standard-Grade monster since the day it spawned allowing it to easily gather a large horde underneath it. Just yesterday, it had found a magical treasure and successfully beca its guardian, leveling up in the process.
Becoming a High-Grade monster made it feel like it was blessed by god to beco a powerful beast emperor in the future, but now a human had caused it enormous pain and almost killed it! How could it possibly beco the leader of a mighty horde if it couldnt even kill a single human?
Cheng Yang watched the leader of the wolves draw closer with ecstasy. He didnt care about the large number of monsters he would have to fight later, all he could do was praise the leader for being stupid enough to give him the chance to land a killing blow. With a smirk, Cheng Yang fired the final Magic Missile at the leaders head.
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