Chapter 258: Journey Through the Great Swamp (Part Two)
Chapter 258: Journey Through the Great Swamp (Part Two)
By a pond hidden within the jungle, a herd of yellow deer was drinking water.
These deer were small in size. They had beautiful golden yellow fur, big eyes, and round ears, looking incredibly cute. Back in the Primary World, they would definitely be popular stars at the zoo.
This herd was one big family: one strong stag, three does, and six or seven fawns.
While the does and fawns drank, the stag was keeping a watchful eye all around.
The Great Swamp was full of dangers; meat-eating Wild Beasts were everywhere. A single misstep could lead to deep trouble.
However, this vigilant stag failed to spot a blue-grey wolf lurking in the bushes a few hundred meters away.
A lone wolf!
Wolf Beasts were pack animals with strict order and hierarchy. When they hunted, they cooperated and used tactics against their prey.
A lone wolf was an outcast from its pack, almost always a fully grown male.
The reason for being driven out was simple—failure in challenging the pack leader!
Though defeated, if it hadn’t suffered severe injury or disability, such a lone-wandering wolf was often extremely fierce and cunning.
Otherwise, it couldn’t survive alone at all.
This lone wolf targeting the deer herd was hiding very cleverly. Its position was upwind, so the stag could neither see nor smell it.
Feeling no immediate threat, once the does and fawns finished drinking, the stag approached the pond too.
Just as the stag lowered its head, the lone wolf, coiled and ready, sprang up and burst out of the bushes! It covered the two to three hundred meters like lightning, pouncing on one of the fawns!
This lone wolf was about ten meters long, with shoulder height around six to seven meters. Its explosive power was immense. In a flash, it knocked the bewildered fawn down.
And bit through its neck!
When the wolf charged out, the does instantly sensed the danger.
Timid by nature, they instinctively chose to flee rather than fight bravely. This sealed the fawn’s fate.
Yiee~
Turning back was the stag. Seeing its child die tragically under the wolf’s jaws, it let out a cry filled with grief and rage.
It lowered its head and charged the lone wolf, attacking with its antlers.
These were the stag’s most powerful weapons.
But the lone wolf was cunning. It did not fight the enraged stag head-on. Instead, relying on its agility, it dodged left and right while closing in on the other fawns.
This invisible threat worked well. After a few exchanges with the wolf, the stag had to abandon the dead fawn and cover the retreat of the other does and fawns.
The lone wolf’s plan had succeeded.
It returned to its kill, wanting to drag it back to its lair to enjoy.
This place wasn’t safe. The smell of blood could easily attract other predators. Then it might not be able to keep its prize.
Just as the lone wolf was about to pick up the fawn in its jaws, its ears suddenly pricked up.
Its eyes filled with alertness.
Gao Jing appeared within its sight!
Gao Jing had discovered the deer herd and the lone wolf earlier through Six-Wings. Since the distance wasn’t far, he immediately rushed over. He arrived just as the wolf was driving the deer away.
Without hesitation, he stirred his Battle Qi. Battle Armor shimmered into existence around him. At the same time, he manifested his Flame Blade and charged towards the blue wolf!
In terms of size, this lone wolf was much bigger than Gao Jing. Six to seven meters tall and ten meters long, it was indeed a giant to him.
Blue wolves were fierce beasts among the Wild Beasts—true predators, savage and cunning.
When Gao Jing first arrived in the Great World, he’d encountered similar wolf beasts. Back then, he could only hide in trees, trembling, or steer clear from afar.
But now, he actively challenged a wolf beast!
The blue wolf was momentarily confused.
Gao Jing looked a lot like those green-skinned little people it had met before—not strong and not good to eat.
And those green skins often screamed in terror when they saw it, quickly scurrying into holes.
But Gao Jing was clearly different from the green skins.
The beast’s instinct made it sense a threat from Gao Jing!
The lone wolf took two steps back. Raising its tail, it let out a low, rumbling growl at Gao Jing.
This was a warning.
By instinct, it didn’t attack Gao Jing recklessly, but it wouldn’t allow Gao Jing to steal its prey either.
Wild Beasts were beasts after all, not yet reaching the level of Monster Beasts. Their wild instincts held far greater sway than any intelligence.
However, Gao Jing wasn’t after the fawn at all.
The lone wolf was his prey!
Between breaths, Gao Jing closed in, less than ten meters from the blue wolf.
He suddenly leapt! The Flame Blade on his right arm blazed fiercely.
Massive Battle Qi poured forth. The energy-formed blade instantly lengthened to nearly four meters. Carrying scorching heat, it whistled through the air, slashing down at the blue wolf’s head!
Gao Jing hadn’t even activated his Titan Totem. This lone wolf wasn’t worth revealing all his cards.
Seeing the Flame Blade descending, the blue wolf instantly sensed danger. It tried to dart aside.
It was ten meters long, nimble enough, but its turning speed lagged.
It also hadn’t expected this “little man” to ignore its warning or deliver attacks so fast and fierce.
It dodged the head strike. It avoided a hit to its body. But it failed to save its tail.
Schluck!
The Flame Blade swept down. It severed the lone wolf’s tail right at the base.
Taking a large chunk of its hindquarter meat with it!
Growl!
Fire seared the bloody wound, making the lone wolf howl in agony.
Its eyes instantly blazed crimson!
For a wolf beast, losing its tail was the ultimate humiliation. Gushing blood and excruciating pain didn’t bring fear. Instead, it ignited the ferocity and violence in its blood.
The lone wolf snapped open its massive jaws, lunging to bite the newly-landed Gao Jing!
But what met it were two crossed streaks of fiery blade light.
Not even steady on his feet, Gao Jing ignited his left arm’s Flame Blade. He met the counterattack head-on with a two-bladed stance!
The scorching, brilliant light instantly flooded the wolf’s huge eyes.
The savageness in those eyes instantly turned to fright.
Thud! Thud!
Two flaming blades, saturated with terrifying power, slammed into the wolf beast’s maw. They tore ruthlessly through tough hide and flesh, cut through the hard bones, carving two horrific cross-shaped wounds.
This blow was nearly fatal for the lone wolf. Half its nose was sliced off. One eye was blinded. The overwhelming pain shattered its will completely!
Arooo~
The next howl still held agony, but now mixed with despair and terror.
Within seconds, this ferocious lone wolf collapsed into a pool of blood.
At Gao Jing’s feet!
Letting the Flame Blades fade from his arms, Gao Jing turned his gaze forward, across the Great Swamp.
His eyes were ablaze with determination.
This was merely the appetizer. His journey of advancing had just begun!