Chapter 41

This move had stirred up the hornet's nest, and all the bloodthirsty wolves turned to look in the direction where Cheng Yang was. Immediately, a loud roar echoed from the crowd of monsters, and countless bloodthirsty wolves rushed madly toward Cheng Yang.

Cheng Yang had not hidden his presence, so it was not surprising that the wolf pack easily discovered him. At that moment, Cheng Yang began to run south at a controlled speed while continuously shooting at the pursuing wolf pack.

After running nearly a hundred meters, more than ten bloodthirsty wolves had already been killed. This time, the wolf leader was different from the black wolf they encountered yesterday. It did not allow Cheng Yang to continue the slaughter. After a howl, this guy actually led more than ten wolves out of the pack.

Judging from the size of the wolves that charged out, none of them were early-stage first-tier beings. This meant that the wolf leader not only had a large number of early-stage first-tier beasts but also a certain scale of sub-leaders. These sub-leaders, along with the wolf leader, formed the management system of the entire monster group.

Cheng Yang's thoughts raced. The fact that all the leaders of the beast group had rushed out had both advantages and disadvantages for him. If he could eliminate these wolf leaders, the remaining minions would be no threat. However, the key was how to eliminate these guys. With them breaking away from the main group, his speed advantage was undoubtedly greatly reduced. Although he still had twice their speed, that was his maximum speed.

Whether before or after the apocalypse, the time humans could sustain at their maximum speed was limited. Before the apocalypse, some professionally trained individuals could maintain for about 300 to 400 meters. After the apocalypse, this situation was specially restricted, and the time humans could run at full speed depended on their physical defense and physical attack. The average of the two was the number of minutes humans could sustain full-speed running.

However, the restrictions on animals in this aspect were much weaker. Depending on the species, this restriction varied, especially for dogs or wolves, which had a particular advantage. Therefore, although Cheng Yang's speed was twice that of the wolves, the actual speed difference between them was not significant.

After a brief consideration, Cheng Yang decided to deal with the wolf leader first. If this guy suddenly caught up when his stamina was almost depleted, he would not have enough time to tangle with it.

Identifying the wolf leader among the wolf pack was not easy, but it was not too difficult either. According to their current speed, the mid-stage first-tier wolf leaders were already running at full speed, while the late-stage first-tier wolf leader still seemed calm and composed.

After making up his mind, Cheng Yang immediately increased his speed and retreated, while magic missiles directly targeted the wolf leader.

The wolf leader indeed had some intelligence. After being hit by two magic missiles, the wolf slightly reduced its speed, letting a wolf leader charge ahead to take the attacks. This guy had rich combat experience and a good grasp of the rhythm of battle. In the subsequent attacks, every time Cheng Yang was about to attack, there was always a wolf leader between him and the wolf leader.

This made Cheng Yang very frustrated. If he had mastered a high-level apprentice skill, dealing with this situation would be easier, but clearly, the current situation was beyond his control. He could only take it one step at a time and deal with the blocking beasts first.

Mid-stage first-tier beasts were no challenge for the current Cheng Yang. Two magic missiles could easily take one down. If this continued, killing the dozen or so mid-stage first-tier beasts in front of him would not be too difficult. However, Cheng Yang always felt uneasy. He had a vague feeling that this wolf would not be so easy to deal with.

The intense chase lasted nearly a minute, and more than five wolf leaders had been killed by Cheng Yang, leaving only six.

At this moment, the wolf leader in the middle let out a howl, and a faint gray light barrier spread out from the leader to the surroundings. Immediately, Cheng Yang saw the remaining beasts' eyes turn red.

What was happening? Cheng Yang's expression changed. He suddenly remembered the situation the military personnel encountered when attacking this passage in his previous life.

At that time, Cheng Yang did not participate in that battle, but according to those who did, the humans had a clear advantage in the battle against the beast group. Although the strongest beasts in the group had already reached the late-stage first-tier, the number of human warriors was so large that the appearance of two late-stage first-tier beasts was not something they could not handle.

However, just as the battle was about to end, a large group of mid-stage first-tier beasts suddenly became like they were on steroids, their attack power greatly increased. In a short time, they caused significant damage to the human side. This reduced the number of human experts and increased the difficulty of later attacking Luofeng Village.

Why those beasts suddenly burst out at the end was always a mystery to those who participated in that battle. Many believed it might be a special ability of the beasts in this special passage. But now, Cheng Yang realized that this was not due to the passage's ability but the wolf leader.

This thought flashed through Cheng Yang's mind, and the seven wolves suddenly accelerated toward him.

Cheng Yang was shocked. What speed was this? The six mid-stage first-tier wolf leaders, which were originally only mid-stage, suddenly burst out with late-stage speed. This was completely beyond reason!

Now was not the time to hesitate. If he was surrounded by these seven guys, he would surely be torn to pieces. Cheng Yang immediately turned and ran away. These guys were only slightly slower than him, and if he did not run for his life, it would be too late.

Previously, Cheng Yang could attack every three to four seconds, but now, with the sudden burst of the beasts, he could only attack every fifteen seconds. Each time he stopped to attack, he had to be extremely cautious, fearing that he would be surrounded.

What comforted Cheng Yang was that although these suddenly burst-out beasts had enhanced speed, their health was still far from the leader. After four attacks, Cheng Yang successfully killed two wolves.

However, Cheng Yang's stamina was also severely depleted. If he continued to run like this, he could only last for two more minutes before his speed would halve. In the current situation, halving his speed would be a terrifying thing.

Cheng Yang had thought about directly killing the wolf leader, but the other party's cunning far exceeded his imagination. Almost every time he attacked, a wolf leader would be in front, making his attack plan completely fail.

Cheng Yang's mind raced. It seemed he still had to use the old method. He looked around and decisively rushed toward a nearby tree. Upon reaching the tree, he leaped up three meters and firmly grabbed the trunk, using his hands and feet to climb up quickly.

In less than two seconds, Cheng Yang climbed to a height of ten meters. At this point, the remaining five wolves had already rushed to the base of the tree, leaping up to try to bite him. However, they were not human and, despite having some intelligence, could not climb trees. After jumping up three to four meters, they finally fell back from exhaustion.

Seizing this opportunity, Cheng Yang aimed directly at the wolf leader and fired a magic missile.

"Poof..." Facing this attack from above, the wolf leader had no one to shield it. The magic missile hit the target accurately, making the wolf leader let out an angry howl.

After the wolves fell, they seemed to realize they could not reach Cheng Yang, so they aimed at the tree. Although the tree had a diameter of one meter, they did not hesitate to start tearing at it with their sharp teeth.

The biting force of the wolves was terrifying. In a short time, wood chips flew everywhere, as if five giant chisels were about to cut through the tree at any moment.

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