Old Black Devil had roamed the martial world for many years, experienced countless battles, and faced various sudden crises—if not ten times, then at least eight!
But today, as he caught a glimpse of that slender and agile figure out of the corner of his eye, he felt an inexplicable sensation of stepping into thin air, even while mid-air!
His legs involuntarily tightened, and an uncontrollable urge to urinate surged from his bladder.
His mind instantly became disoriented, and the Qi Mechanism he had locked onto Tang Wen dissipated.
"Whoosh."
Feeling the suffocating pressure vanish, Tang Wen swiftly threw several Steel Balls—one aimed at the forehead, another at the throat, and the rest to block any possible escape routes.
"Shh!"
The Female Wolf King's sharp claws lunged toward his buttocks.
Blood sprayed!
Wolf Rectal Clawing!
As a spectator, Tang Wen couldn't help but tighten his legs.
He watched as the Wolf King's claws entered from behind and pierced straight through the front.
Old Black Devil let out a blood-curdling scream, his body trembling uncontrollably, unable to dodge.
The Steel Balls that followed struck his forehead and throat.
For an ordinary person, a single Steel Ball would have been fatal.
But Old Black Devil only had his eyes bulging out, like a dead fish.
"Shh!"
The wolf claws retracted.
Old Black Devil swayed.
Tang Wen breathed a sigh of relief: the outcome was settled!
Unexpectedly, Old Black Devil let out another scream, but instead of stopping, he turned and fled southward!
Behind him, beneath his buttocks, trailed a long "bloody tail"—his intestines spilling out.
"Holy crap! He can still run?"
Tang Wen quickly launched several Steel Shards.
Old Black Devil, already at the end of his strength, was riddled with massive transparent holes from the Steel Shards.
Blood gushed out like a flood.
This time, his running body completely lost control, dragging a long trail of blood across the wilderness by sheer momentum.
Tang Wen and the two Wolf Kings approached him.
The Wolf King glanced at Old Black Devil, who was bleeding profusely, and let out a low growl.
It meant: this man is dead.
Tang Wen shook his head: "You don't understand the cunning of humans!"
With that, he casually picked up a millstone-sized rock and hurled it with all his might!
"Boom!"
The rock struck the neck with such force that the ground caved in, snapping Old Black Devil's neck clean off.
Seeing this, Tang Wen finally relaxed and whispered, "Now he's truly dead!"
The two Wolf Kings exchanged a glance and quietly took half a step back.
Tang Wen pointed at the Black Mountain Camp Cavalry surrounding the three women in the distance and exchanged a few words with the Wolf Kings.
At this moment, the three Female Martial Experts were exhausted, teetering on the brink of death.
They stood back-to-back, completely encircled by the Black Mountain Camp forces.
Yet, the enemy only harassed them, not launching a full attack—clearly aiming to capture them alive!
Evidently, after the three women declared they were from Tri-Alliance City and revealed their identities, the Black Mountain Camp forces were somewhat convinced.
Female Martial Experts were relatively rare among the major factions in the area.
Generally, women were at a disadvantage in Martial Arts.
Unless they came from privileged backgrounds, they were rarely given extensive training.
"Who would have thought we sisters would fall in a place like this! To die at the hands of such beasts!" The leading woman pointed her pistol forward, her voice filled with resentment and a hint of helplessness.
The three of them held their guns, intimidating their surroundings.
But they knew full well that the bullets in their backpacks were spent.
The bullets in their guns were now only useful for ensuring a dignified end.
"Heh heh! You three bitches! Do you still have any Copper Bullets left in your hidden weapons?"
"Die? Little ladies! No one wants you dead!"
"As long as you put down your weapons, how could we bear to let you die! We'll make you feel like you're in heaven."
Another round of sinister laughter.
The Female Martial Expert gritted her teeth in anger: "This place is thousands of miles from Tri-Alliance City, but news will eventually get back! When that happens, you beasts won't escape!"
"Hmph! Do you think I was scared into growing up?"
"Exactly! Once we capture this Young Mistress Bai and take her back, by the time your people come looking, you might have already given birth to a dozen of our children! What then? Will Tri-Alliance City kill their own son-in-law?"
"Hahahaha!"
The three from Black Mountain Battalion hurled insults.
They wanted to provoke the three women.
In the wilderness, an angry prey is the easiest to deal with.
"Wolves, wolves, wolves! Lord Commanders, wolves are catching up!"
"Wolves? Just kill them!"
"No, it's Sand Wolves! Ah—"
A scream.
Two Wolf Kings, accompanied by whirlwinds, charged into the ranks of Black Mountain Battalion!
It was truly like wolves entering a flock of sheep.
The wind force surged, creating a tremendous pull that even the Martial Practitioners and Martial Apprentices trying to flee couldn't escape.
They whipped their horses desperately, but it was futile.
A massacre!
"Revenge!"
"Your retribution has come!"
The Female Martial Experts' eyes flashed with a cruel sense of satisfaction.
For them, they would rather die in the jaws of the wolves, even if it meant mutual destruction, than fall into the hands of Black Mountain Battalion and live in disgrace.
"Shut up, you bitches!"
"How could there be Wolf Kings?"
"Transcendent Wolf Kings?!"
"Misunderstanding! Two Wolf Kings! We are from Black Mountain Camp, and our master is the Black Mountain King! The Black Mountain King!"
In the wilderness where humans and Mutated Beasts coexist, even when facing Transcendent beings like Wolf Kings, one could still announce their affiliation.
Generally, Transcendent Beasts would show some respect upon hearing the name "Black Mountain King."
They had enough intelligence to understand what "Black Mountain King" represented.
After all, the primary goal of the Exotic Beast Clan was survival, not engaging in life-and-death battles with humans!
However, this time, the name "Black Mountain King" failed to work.
The two Wolf Kings attacked even faster, and the Martial Practitioners and Martial Apprentices were utterly defenseless.
"Something's wrong!"
"Run!"
"Everyone scatter and flee!"
The three Black Mountain Martial Experts shouted.
Facing two Transcendent beings, even a General would have to flee for his life.
"Bang!"
A gunshot.
The Female Martial Expert tried to ambush them with a shot, but it was dodged.
"Looking to die!"
"Don't act on impulse! Run!"
In the blink of an eye, dozens of cavalrymen were wiped out.
The three from Black Mountain Battalion wanted to flee, but they were no match for the two Wolf Kings.
The Wolf Kings surrounded them from front and back, trapping them along with the three Female Martial Experts.
"Serves you right!"
"Today is your day of reckoning!"
Even though they were also surrounded, becoming prey to the wolves' fangs, after being hunted for days without reason, seeing the Black Mountain Battalion's men lying dead everywhere, the three women felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
"The Wolf Kings won't spare you either!"
"If the six of us work together to break out, there might still be a chance."
The Female Martial Experts had come to terms with life and death, but the three Black Mountain Martial Experts didn't want to die. They forced smiles, trying to pull the three women onto the same boat.
The three women were so weak that when it came to fleeing, the men would undoubtedly be faster.
If the six of them ran together, the women would be the ones left behind.
"Howl!"
The three women wanted to say something, but their words were cut off by the Wolf Kings' roars.
Not far to the north, a person riding a Sand Wolf was rapidly approaching.
"Great! It's the General... No, wait! It seems to be Tang Wen. How could it be him?!"
"Where's the General?"
The three of them exchanged bewildered glances, unable to comprehend how a General could fail to kill Tang Wen.
In their moment of confusion, the Wolf King sprang into action. Caught off guard, the three screamed as their legs were severed by its claws.
The Female Martial Experts were both elated and terrified!
The Black Mountain Bandits deserved to die!
But were they about to be devoured by the wolves?
They looked helplessly in the direction where Tang Wen had appeared, their bodies trembling from exhaustion.
"It's the young man who just called out to save us!"
"He's with the wolves."
"Could he be a Wolf Thrall?"
In mixed communities of humans and Mutated Beasts, humans often held lower status and were referred to as Beast Thralls.
But this young man before them was merely a Martial Master. How could he possibly command two Transcendent Wolf Kings?
Even the most talented Beast Tamers from Tri-Alliance City couldn't achieve such a feat.
"Don't speak nonsense!"
The three women eyed him with caution: Would they encounter another untrustworthy person this time?
Since leaving Tri-Alliance City, their journey had been fraught with constant mishaps and setbacks.
After days of relentless fighting, they had exhausted all their trump cards and were now so weak that a gust of wind could knock them over.
Although the Wolf King hadn't attacked them yet, whether they lived or died today depended entirely on the man riding the wolf.
(End of Chapter)