Chapter 173: Chapter 173
“What the hell is that!?” Sydney yelled while her blade was pointing at the charging creature. The burly soldier clicked his tongue, “Warewolf”, he said with a sombre tone, “Be careful! That thing is fast!” he warned. Just as soon as the burly soldier words came out of his mouth, the werewolf was already in front of Eru and his party. “Shit!” the burly soldier cursed, then he raised his shield, preparing to block the werewolf’s attack. The werewolf used its large claw to swipe at Eru and his party. The burly soldier was prepared to get blown back from the werewolf attack, but the former’s claw did not manage to reach him.
Instead, the burly soldier found that Eru was already blocking the werewolf claw with his black sword. Then, the burly soldier saw Eru deliver a kick to its chest, sending the werewolf flying backwards. Eru landed gracefully right in front of the burly soldier, “Don’t try to face that thing head-on. It’s quite powerful”, Eru warned as he was feeling sore just by blocking the werewolf’s attack. Sydney and the others’ expressions turned serious. They all gripped their weapons tightly before the blue-haired girl shouted, “Get into formation like we spoke about earlier.”
Sydney and the burly soldier then stick close to the blue-haired girl while Eru stands in front of them. After they formed their formation, a figure could be seen walking from within the darkness into them. “Arrowhead formation, huh” a hoarse voice could be heard from that direction. “Who are you?” Sydney asked with a loud tone. “Who am I? Hehehehe”, the figure revealed itself, and sure enough, it was the werewolf. Eru and his party had shocked expressions on their faces as they watched the werewolf lowered his stance. It got in all fours before its mouth opened wide, “I am a mighty alpha, the one that will kill all of you!”
The werewolf howled loudly before pouncing at Eru. Eru gritted his teeth, readying himself, gripping the black sword tightly with both hands. However, Eru could see that the werewolf smirked before changing the direction of its pounce. Eru immediately turned his head, “Be careful!” he warned with a shout. The werewolf shifted its target from Eru to the burly soldier as it felt that the burly soldier was the weaker of the bunch. “Nadhir!” the blue-haired girl exclaimed while raising her wand, “Barrier”, she chanted a spell. A thin, protective layer emerged from thin air before surrounding the burly soldier.
“Hahaha”, the werewolf just laughed at the blue-haired girl spell, “A futile attempt”, it mocked before thrusting its claw to the burly soldier. The latter furrowed his eyebrows, raising his shield, the burly soldier holding it with both arms. The werewolf’s arm pierced through the blue-haired girl’s barrier easily and headed straight at the burly soldier’s shield. As expected, the burly soldier’s shield also could not hold the werewolf’s arm as the latter pierced through the shield alongside the burly soldier’s arm.
Thankfully, the burly soldier managed to move his body in time, making the werewolf’s claw miss its intended target, which was the burly soldier’s heart. The werewolf only managed to pierce through the burly soldier’s left arm. The werewolf smirked, “You are quite lucky”, it said with a sinister smile on its face. The werewolf immediately launched a follow-up attack with its feet. “Shit”, the burly soldier cursed. He tried to lift his hand to block the werewolf’s attack, but his right hand was still numb from earlier. “You’re the first one this alpha send to the underworld. Say hello to the lord of hell for me”, the werewolf said as its arm was inching closer and closer to the burly soldier. Nadhir closed his eyes, “It’s over for me”, he mumbled, preparing for his inevitable doom.
*Bang*
A loud sound resounded on the vast floor. “Huh?” the burly soldier slowly opened his eyes, finding that he was still alive. The burly soldier saw the back of a familiar figure as he held back the werewolf’s claw from killing him. “Don’t just stand there and gawk! If you can move, move away! This guy’s attack is heavy”, Eru said as he struggled to block the werewolf’s claw. “You”, the werewolf exclaimed while trying to push through Eru’s guard. “R-right”, the burly soldier stuttered. He hurriedly escaped from the situation and regrouped with Sydney and the blue-haired girl. Eru lifted both of his legs and pushed them towards the werewolf’s chest, sending the werewolf backwards.
“I’ll keep this guy occupied. Leave here and find Syndra. Regroup with them as soon as you can”, Eru barked while using his focus to observe the werewolf’s movements. “But, how about you, teacher?” Sydney asked with concern in her voice. Eru smiled, “Don’t worry about me. I’m strong, after all.” Sydney was about to object, but the blue-haired girl nodded, “Good luck, Eru”, she said before dragging the burly soldier with her. Sydney grunted before she followed the blue-haired girl, “Don’t die, teacher.” The werewolf had anger in its expression, “Do you think you all can escape from this alpha!?” it roared before pouncing towards the blue-haired girl, Sydney and the burly soldier.
“Energy Slash!” Eru unleashed a raven-coloured energy blade, cutting off the werewolf’s charge. “Your opponent is me”, Eru said with the black sword pointed at the werewolf. The werewolf finally shifted its attention towards Eru with an annoyed expression on its face. The werewolf lowered its posture, “You’ll regret doing that to me!” it growled before howling. Then, the werewolf disappeared instantly before reappearing right in front of Eru. “Tch”, Eru clicked his tongue, raising his sword; he blocked the werewolf’s attack. The werewolf did not linger long and disappeared once again.
The werewolf launched a barrage of quick attacks towards Eru. The latter could only defend against the werewolf’s barrage of lightning-fast attacks. “Hahahaha”, the werewolf’s voice resounded throughout the whole floor, “I will kill you slowly. This is retribution from blocking this king’s path”, it said while attacking Eru continuously. After a while, the werewolf was still continuing its attack on Eru. “It’s useless. Just give up and accept your defeat”, the werewolf mocked while standing on all four. “Hah”, Eru scoffed, “So that is all you’ve got, huh” Eru smirked.
The werewolf squinted its eyes, “What was that?” Eru relaxed his stance, putting his black sword on his shoulder, “You are weak, monster” Eru provoked the werewolf. The werewolf growled in anger before laughing, “Hahaha. If I am weak, what makes you? You who can’t do anything against my attacks.” Eru chuckled, “Don’t believe me? Watch” Eru then gathered his aura, “Eruken!” he mumbled softly. Eru suddenly disappeared from his spot. “Hah?” the werewolf’s eyes widened, “Where did he go?” Eru re-appeared beside the werewolf, “Over here”, Eru said before launching a kick at the werewolf’s temple.
The werewolf was sent flying back, tumbling all over, crashing into everything it passed through. “Told you, you’re weak”, Eru said while having a relaxed posture with the black sword rested on his shoulder. The werewolf came out from the rubbles, “You dare!’ the werewolf roared with anger as fury filled its eyes. “I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you”, the werewolf repeated the same sentence twice before launching itself to Eru with unimaginable speed. However, that alone was still too weak for Eru. Eru parried every attack that the werewolf launched towards him. “Ora, ora, ora, ora, ora, ora, ora, ora!” the werewolf shouted as it repeatedly attack Eru.
Eru blocked every single attack that the werewolf did with ease. “Why can’t I hit you!?” the werewolf eventually grew frustrated and shouted with desperation. “I told you”, Eru let out a sinister smile, “You are weak.” After saying that, Eru gathered his raven-coloured aura in his palm before placing it at the werewolf’s chest. With a boom, the werewolf was launched backwards again; this time, it was even farther than before. This time, Eru did not let the werewolf go. He pursued the werewolf before delivering another strike to the gut. Eru’s strike caused the werewolf to fly out into the roof. But, Eru did not stop there. He grabbed the werewolf’s leg and proceeded to slam the werewolf to the ground.
The werewolf trembled in pain as it saw Eru’s murderous gaze. The werewolf looked at Eru with a frightful gaze, “Who are you?” the werewolf asked. “The one who killed you”, Eru said before stabbing the black sword into the werewolf’s chest. As the werewolf was dying, it saw Eru’s eyes turned from normal human eyes into something else. Then, when it was about to draw its last breath, realization suddenly dawned on the werewolf, “I see, I never stood a chance, to begin with”, the werewolf said before drawing its last breath.
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A few minutes earlier, while Eru was being attacked constantly by the werewolf using its high-speed attacks, the trio of the blue-haired girl, Amy, the injured burly soldier, Nadhir, and the dark-skinned woman, Sydney, were running for their lives. The trio ran east, towards the direction of the armoured woman’s team. After running for a while, the trio finally found the armoured woman and her team. The blue-haired girl’s eyes widened in surprise when she saw that the armoured woman and her team were surrounded by multiple monstrous creatures.
“Commander Syndra!”
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