Chapter 9

Xie Yurong took a deep breath and exhaled, which helped her calm down a bit after the intense battle.

The members of the wolf pack were scattered in the surrounding small forest, terrified by the head wolf's ability just now. If they hadn't kept their distance, some of them would have been caught in the head wolf's attack.

The wall of fire that Xie Yurong created was dispersed by the head wolf's attack just now, and now she couldn't continue to create it.

The surrounding members of the wolf pack remained calm, guarding the area. Without the head wolf's command, they wouldn't leave on their own. They were waiting for the head wolf's order to attack. They could sense that the creature in front of them was gradually weakening, and it wouldn't take much longer for it to fall. The final victory belonged to them, and this energy-rich place would be the starting point for their dominance in the forest.

It had been some time since Xie Yurong covered the investigators' retreat. In the dark, silent forest, heavy breathing and coughing sounds continued, but no one spoke. Their primary task now was to run with all their might to get out of the forest as soon as possible so they could request support from headquarters.

"Damn it, the two wolves behind us are still chasing us. If this continues, they'll catch up. You guys go ahead, I'll hold them off. Otherwise, none of us will make it out," said Tiezhu.

"Tiezhu, you won't be able to hold them off for long on your own. I'll go with you," said Chen Qun.

"Team Leader Tie, Team Leader Chen, I'll stay and help you," said the restrained man.

"I'll stay too."

"I'll... stay too."

"Chen Qun and I will stay, and the rest of you take the injured and go. The forest's spiritual energy is affecting electromagnetic waves, so get out as soon as possible and request support from headquarters. The Director still doesn't know what's happening!" said Tiezhu solemnly.

"Alright, everyone, follow Team Leader Tiezhu's orders. No more arguments. The Director is waiting for support!" said Chen Qun.

"Yes," everyone replied in unison.

The three who stayed to buy time stopped running and immediately attacked the two green wolves that had been chasing them relentlessly. Chen Qun took the lead, throwing a wave of wind blades at the two green wolves not far away.

The green wolves, which had been chasing them, saw that their prey had stopped running and was now attacking them. A look of disdain flashed in their eyes, and they easily dodged Chen Qun's wind blades with a leap.

Seeing this, Chen Shu quickly used his ability. His eyes glowed slightly, and he raised his left and right hands, clenching them slightly. Invisible threads instantly wrapped around the front legs of the two wolves mid-air.

With a thud, as they landed, the wolves lost their balance due to the threads and fell flat on the ground.

Seizing the opportunity, Tiezhu rushed towards one of the green wolves. As it fell, he transformed into a steel man, and his hard steel right foot kicked the wolf's belly, sending it flying into a nearby tree with a loud crash, causing dust and leaves to scatter.

The other green wolf, after falling, quickly struggled to its feet and broke free from Chen Shu's restraint. Seeing its companion kicked away, it immediately used its ability to attack the three people with three shockwaves. Chen Qun and Chen Shu rolled to avoid the attack, but Tiezhu, who had used up most of his remaining strength with the previous strike, couldn't dodge and was hit directly.

A mouthful of blood spurted out as Tiezhu was thrown into the air.

"Tiezhu..."

"Team Leader..."

The two cried out in sorrow.

The green wolf that had been hit by Tiezhu and crashed into the tree staggered to its feet, but it was also severely injured, with blood streaming from its mouth. It glared fiercely at the three people who had hurt it.

Tiezhu lay on the ground, unconscious, and Chen Qun and Chen Shu were overwhelmed with grief. Seeing the injured green wolf get back up, the shadow of death loomed over them.

Chen Qun said, "Chen Shu, we'll buy as much time as we can. Every second counts."

"Yes!"

Then, shouts and howls intertwined.

Lin Fei soared through the forest, sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations growing stronger. Not far away, a group of people were heading towards him. He leaped down and hid behind a large tree trunk.

"Hurry, everyone, we're almost out of the forest. Keep going..."

He saw a group of disheveled investigators rushing past the tree, all of them injured, with some being carried by others.

Lin Fei thought, "Did they encounter a powerful enemy? Otherwise, why would so many be injured?"

He jumped from the tree and continued flying forward. Soon, he saw two investigators lying on the ground, barely alive, with two green-furred wolves approaching them.

Lin Fei frowned, and his right hand quickly formed a white ice spear, which he threw at one of the wolves. A whistling sound echoed through the forest, and the green wolf was hit in the head, the spear piercing through its skull and pinning it to the ground, killing it instantly.

Lin Fei appeared in front of the investigators, his eyes fixed on the remaining green wolf.

The green wolf, seeing this sudden appearance, instinctively knew it had to run or face the same fate as its companion. It turned and fled into the forest.

"Want to run? Too late."

Lin Fei waved his hand, and the green wolf, about to disappear into the forest, was instantly frozen into an ice statue.

After quickly dealing with them, Lin Fei turned to look at the two barely alive investigators, and then noticed another one lying in the grass.

Lin Fei opened his mouth but didn't ask what had happened.

He thought, "I'm a person who can't be seen in the light. I don't have the right to ask, do I?"

Chen Qun and Chen Shu looked at the man who had saved their lives in surprise, thinking, "Why is it this masked man? But why is his strength so different this time? He killed those two green wolves in an instant."

Although their previous interaction with Lin Fei hadn't been friendly, seeing him appear and deal with the two green wolves, they couldn't help but feel relieved. Even if Lin Fei was an enemy, he was still human. If they had to choose who to die by, they would rather die by the hands of a fellow human, and this person hadn't shown any hostility.

"I'm here to enjoy the moon. Do you believe me?" After a moment of silence, Lin Fei spoke to them.

"Uh......"