Ping pong!

In the dense forest, a dozen nobles dressed in white military uniforms shuttled among the grass and bushes.

And behind them, they were being shot at like being hit by a hail of bullets!

"Charge, don't let them escape!"

The leading werewolf issued the order to launch another wave of attacks. Every time an arrow was released, someone would die in the bushes or a werewolf chasing from behind would be cut down!

"Damn it, they are trying to lead us to our doom!"

The leader was none other than a middle-ranked noble, Holdos.

He watched as his subordinates left one after another, while he could only feel helpless and frustrated.

Because the enemies... were much higher in rank... much higher!!

"Hehe, today my goal is to kill five humans, you..."

The werewolf at the forefront suddenly flashed in front of Holdos, wielding a one-and-a-half-meter-long broadsword towards his head.

"You'll be the first!"

Ping...

After a long clash of weapons, a purple-gray arrow shot towards the werewolf's chest.

The sudden attack forced the werewolf to give up the fresh meat it was about to obtain right before its eyes.

"Damn it, were they already encircling me from the beginning?"

The werewolf leader swung down the blade to counter this lethal blow, but its gray tight leather coat was instantly blown away by the shockwave!

When it looked down, Holdos had long disappeared...

"Hahaha, it seems quite tricky, an S-rank guy... and there's more than one, right?"

The werewolf leader used its extremely hoarse laughter to probe how many humans were hiding in the depths of darkness, but the response it received was still empty silence.

Swoosh...

Another ray of light arrow flew towards it!

With a snap, the arrow fell, split in half by the broadsword.

"Huh, a petty trick. Are you still afraid to show yourself? Weak humans... Awooo!!"

Before it finished speaking, the second arrow shot into its right eye, causing the werewolf leader to let out a piercing roar.

"Attack and annihilate the Beast Clan's Plain Leader, Feld!"

Upon Captain Qiu Caolan's command, I drew my sword from the front to intercept its attack.

Shadow worked on preparing a second arrow on the crossbow, trying to distract its attention as much as possible.

Then, Chiyori used illusions to make it unable to discern the direction of our attacks, and finally, the most powerful striker here, my classmate Yukari, concealed her presence and launched a fatal strike from behind!

Although there are two A-ranked sorcerers, Shadow and Chiyori, in our team, my classmate Yukari has reached the middle level of S rank, and Lanjie is a top-tier S-ranked expert, more than enough to deal with it!

Two arrows were inserted into its thigh and abdomen respectively, but it seemed to have no effect on the werewolf leader's indifference.

On the contrary, it even had enough strength to resist the attacks from Yukari and others.

As for myself, who was fighting alone against it, it simply used its grey and hazy right claw to clamp down on my throat, opening its blood-soaked mouth and roaring angrily.

It seems it's not over yet!

A blood-like color is transmitting from its right arm into my body. Could this be...

The werewolf's cursed fang, Lanjie had warned me about it before the hunt. This ability seals the opponent's energy output, and soon, I will lose my threat to it!

Damn... it's too strong...

At this moment, all of my previous thoughts have been shattered, and I can't even get past a single move against it!

"Oh? S-class, I suppose that means you are the strongest among you?"

The expression on the werewolf's face seemed full of contempt towards our united attack.

So, I clenched my teeth, hoping that I wouldn't be too badly injured by it...

"Change the battle plan, quickly save Paroni!"

In the instant when the werewolf was about to devour me, a spear pierced through its right hand at a lightning speed, and the katana was flung towards the ground, finally being fixed on a nearby rock.

"Ugh...!"

I fell onto a large rock together with that maimed arm and then onto the ground.

The werewolf, now missing its arm, grabbed Lanjie's Magic Sword with its remaining sharp claw. Seeing the situation becoming unfavorable, Lanjie had to let go of the Magic Sword and release the secret technique of the Magic Sword before letting it go...

"Soul Devouring Curse!"

With a loud bang, the wriggling green light on the Magic Sword became even more dazzling and scorching.

The leader of the werewolves' pupils suddenly contracted, but it was already impossible for it to let go of the Magic Sword.

The Magic Sword firmly adhered to its palm, no matter how much it ravaged, it couldn't break free!

"Magic Sword... cunning humans, don't think I'm that easy to deal with!"

The werewolf leader mercilessly placed the claw on its sharp fangs and cruelly tore it off!

At this moment, the ability of the Magic Sword unleashed twisted black worms, continuously devouring its arm, completely consuming it in the blink of an eye.

"That was close, this is the Magic Sword Knight of humans... truly ridiculously strong."

The werewolf leader miraculously regrew its right hand that it had initially lost!

"Heh, as expected of the wolf clan, able to regenerate so quickly even after being injured."

Lanjie, who had exhausted her energy, collapsed on the ground less than five feet away from the werewolf leader.

And the werewolf was approaching her step by step...

I realized that Lanjie was in imminent danger, and I had no way to save her. I couldn't even release myself from the curse of the werewolf's hand!

"No, you have done well, humans..."

I picked up the Magic Sword, which had been drained of its energy, from the ground and exerted force!

Crack! Crunch!

The Magic Sword was crushed into pieces in its grasp, and the fragments of the Magic Sword all turned into a wisp of blue flames and dissipated upon touching the ground.

"What... *cough*!"

Lanje, no longer connected to the Magic Sword, spurted out a mouthful of blood. The red liquid instantly dyed the grass in front of her, and her complexion became even paler than before!

With her once smooth skin now rough and unrecognizable, Lanjie still stared fiercely with her unwavering black eyes, searching for someone else to stand up and continue the fight.

But, first it had to be me!

I have already been sealed off from my energy and meridians, unable to even stand up.

I could only helplessly gaze at the Moonyun Sword lying there motionless, just half a centimeter away from me, a place I couldn't reach even if I tried my best.

Next were Yukari and Chiyori, who were both knocked away by the werewolf's strike. They had lost the ability to launch another assault.

In the end, only perseverance and not losing consciousness make a person capable of fighting it!

Shivering with both hands trembling nearby, the pitch-black eyes swaying, and the lips trembling incessantly.

"Is it over...?"

But looking at everyone, including Lanjie who could be killed at any moment, in the end, Shing chose to fight to the end!

"Ah, ah, ah!"

She roared and released the maximum energy output from the magic equipment in her hand: Zhuge Liannu!

Several arrows flew out simultaneously, piercing the werewolf's left shoulder and right rib, but they were all avoided by the werewolf.

One of the arrows almost struck me...

"Damn, what kind of accuracy is that?!"

I shouted loudly at Shing, who was distracted over there.

The enemy didn't hit me but nearly killed me. Are they going to die before they accomplish their mission?

Just as I was discontented, a familiar touch came from my right hand...

"Magic Cloud Sword?"

Unexpectedly, the Zhuge Liannu in Shing's hand accidentally hit the hilt of the Magic Sword!

I desperately reached out and grabbed it, finally holding it in my palm.

"I hope it still works!"

I tried to activate my vitality to neutralize the effects of the curse claw, but it didn't have any substantial effect in my hand.

Damn... What's the use of a Magic Sword without vitality?!

Angrily, I had the impulse to throw the Magic Sword in my hand.

"Brother...!"

A delicate voice sounded by my ear.

"Brother, this is not just your battle, it's also my mission!"

At that moment, the Magic Sword transformed into its second form!

This reminded me of Lanjie's short sword turning into a long spear. It turns out my Magic Sword can also become a ring!

"The second form doesn't require vitality, just like the soul-devouring curse that the sister used just now, we can exert the effects of vitality ourselves."

It was my sister, she reminded me of the usage of the Magic Sword within a very short time.

"All you need to do, brother, is to entrust it to me."

My sister's voice remained as delicate as ever, coming and going quickly...

"If it were a Magic Sword of the same level, I'm afraid I would have turned into ashes long ago, right?"

The werewolf reached towards the direction of the katana with his remaining right hand.

The katana immediately separated from the rock and flew straight into his hand.

Just when it was about to grab the katana, Lanjie also closed her eyes with disappointment.

The katana slipped out of the werewolf's hand and flew in another direction.

"What?!"

It couldn't believe its eyes. Its magic equipment was actually not under its control!

Incompetence, God's Hand - duplication.

The werewolf's katana flew into my hand in an instant and I tightly grasped it.

"No... it's impossible! Without removing the curse claw, even a god cannot rise from the ground... tell me, how did you do it?"

For the first time, it felt so fearful towards its enemy, something that Feld had never encountered before, a threat that made it tremble in fear.

But that human actually managed to take away his magic equipment, what a shame and disgrace!

"Did you use some kind of conspiracy or trickery? Is it another illusion?"

"It's impossible! A-level illusions cannot bind opponents of level two and above..."

He concluded on his own just to contradict himself, how foolish this beast is.

But...

"You are indeed powerful, but everything has its weakness."

"What is it?"

"That is, you can never defeat yourself!"

This time, it couldn't use its magic equipment.

Although I can only access three-fourths of its full power, thanks to Lanjie and the others cutting off one of Feld's arms, his energy has been greatly diminished to half of what it was before.

"And I... defeating you will be a piece of cake!"

"Hehehehe..."

"Hahahahaha, such foolish thoughts!"

The ultimate secret technique passed down among the werewolf race, spirit force explosion!

"We werewolves are not as weak as humans!"