NOVEL NEXT Chapter 12
Chapter 12: It’s Your Turn To Die
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the outskirts of the Noir Forest, a Flaming Battle Wolf was running wildly.
Its face—which was supposed to be extremely ferocious—was now filled with fear and worry.
It kept looking back, as if a scary existence was chasing after it from behind.
After drifting around a bend, the panting Flaming Battle Wolf could finally take a breather.
Its huge body laid on the ground, and its tongue stuck out as it panted heavily.
It had been running for a long time. If it did not rest, its lungs would probably explode.
“You seem to be very tired?”
Suddenly, a dull and calm voice broke into its ears.
It was as if a malicious spirit that crawled out of hell was letting out an unwilling howl.
The Flaming Battle Wolf could not help but tremble. Its trembling body and terrified eyes showed how scared it was at this moment.
The Flaming Battle Wolf got into fighting reflex, standing on its hind legs with fur standing erect. It bent its waist and looked around, guarding against everything around it.
However, it did not see that malicious spirit1. Then, a hint of doubt appeared in its eyes.
“Wolf Sword Technique: Wolf Fang.”
A faint wolf howl sounded. Then, a human figure descended from the sky. He was holding a rusty sword with a broken blade in his hand. Under the sunlight that shone through the leaves, the sword emitted a ray of cold light.
Fresh blood splattered. A magic nucleus floated into the air and fell into Shu Ke’s hand.
“The twenty-first.”
Shu Ke who had just landed looked at the corpses in front of him. Then, he tossed the magic nucleus in his hand. His face was full of joy.
He had already killed twenty one Flaming Battle Wolves. At this moment, there should only be one wolf king and a dozen stronger Flaming Battle Wolves in the wolf pack.
“Convert all the magic nuclei 1into energy points.”
Conversion successful. A total of 10,500 energy points obtained.
The price of a Tier 2 magic nucleus in the system was 500 energy points each.
As for a Tier 1 magic nucleus, it was only 100 energy points.
This was also why Shu Ke cried out in pain. He saw the energy points needed to repair the Wolf Sword Technique and the Dou Qi conversion technique.
“Wolf Sword Technique, total repair!”
More than 10,000 energy points were enough to repair the remaining flaws of the Wolf Sword Technique.
As his strongest battle technique, Shu Ke chose to repair the Wolf Sword Technique without hesitation.
‘10,300 energy points redeemed, repairing. Repair complete.’
The system was silent for about three seconds before a large amount of information flooded into Shu Ke’s brain.
Shu Ke felt as if his brain was being pricked by needles. The pain was sharp—but it eased up in the blink of an eye.
He knew everything about the new Wolf Sword Technique—how to use it, what to pay attention to, what was new, and what was different.
‘Ding! The Wolf Sword Technique has been upgraded to a Tier 4 Dou technique. Currently, there are eight flaws.’
The system also popped up at the right time to inform Shu Ke that the Wolf Sword Technique was not perfect.
However, when Shu Ke took a closer look, he noticed that these eight flaws were actually nothing. They were far less serious than the problems the system had discovered when he was at Tier 3.
At most, they were just some minor flaws. After repairing, it would probably make the Wolf Sword Technique a little better only, but with not much improvement.
Moreover, it would require a large number of energy points.
Therefore, Shu Ke did not plan to pay attention to these things at the moment. Moreover, he did not have so many energy points to fix these things.
AWOOO!
A high-pitched howl sounded behind Shu Ke, but there wasn’t any wolf’s figure.
Instead, a black wolf’s figure would silently appear behind him when he used the Wolf Sword Technique,
At this moment, Shu Ke did not use the Wolf Sword Technique. He didn’t even draw his sword.
But this wolf shadow appeared on its own, and it looked alive.
It was like a real black wolf with a fierce and ferocious aura which could devour people at any time.
This wolf’s shadow was the essence of the Wolf Sword Technique. Usually, only people who had a deep understanding of the Wolf Sword Technique would obtain this wolf shadow.
This shadow would increase the power of the Wolf Sword Technique. An at the same time, it would provide some protection for the user.
Moreover, the deeper the Dou cultivator’s understanding of the Wolf Sword Technique, the clearer the image of the wolf’s shadow.
But how long has it been since Shu Ke received the Wolf Sword Technique?
In less than ten days, he could already summon the wolf shadow.
And it was a powerful one. His clear wolf shadow was even stronger than those who had studied the wolf sword technique for decades.
And all of this was because Shu Ke’s Wolf Sword Technique had been modified by the system.
Compared to the previous Tier 3 Wolf Sword Technique, Shu Ke’s Tier 4 Wolf Sword Technique could be said to be a huge leap. This gap was not something that could be made up with hard work.
“As expected, it can be seen that my Wolf Sword Technique is no longer on the same level as the previous one based on the wolf shadow.”
Shu Ke looked at the wolf’s shadow beside him with satisfaction and nodded happily.
“What I need to do next is to seek revenge on the remaining Flaming Battle Wolves!”
Shu Ke was someone who held grudges. Previously, he had been chased so cruelly by the wolf pack. If he had not run fast, he would have been defeated.
At that time, Shu Ke had made up his mind to defeat this wolf pack in one fell swoop. And now was the right time!
…
On the woodland near the wolf den
Only a few Flaming Battle Wolves were by the Wolf King’s side. They dropped their heads low and whimpered dejectedly.
Not long ago, it was still such a large pack, but now there were only them that were left.
So many of their members had been killed by a hairless monkey.
At the thought of this, these Flaming Battle Wolves were restless. They seemed agitated
The Wolf King looked at his remaining members. It could not help but feel sorrowful. It raised its head and let out a mournful cry.
“Are you that sad? It’s fine. I’ll send you to see those dead wolves right away!”
A disdainful and mocking voice sounded out of the blue.
The Flaming Battle Wolves stood up immediately and looked around as if they were facing a great enemy.
“Wolf Sword Technique: Wolf Run!”
A black wolf shadow—accompanied by wolf howls—appeared like a black bolt of lightning. In the blink of an eye, it had already charged into the pack of wolves.
One slash!
Two slashes!
Three slashes!
It was like a slaughtering feast. Shu Ke’s every strike was able to hit the flaws of these Flaming Battle Wolves accurately. His last strike was fatal, not giving them the slightest chance to resist.
In the blink of an eye, Shu Ke had already killed several Flaming Battle Wolves.
He charged forward with great vigor to the front of the Wolf King.
“Now, it’s your turn to die!”