23: Chapter 23 Howling Moon's First Kill

The Rock Pig slowly walked out from the cave entrance, and after looking at Xiao Yue, it snorted a puff of hot air from its nostrils, its eyes filled with menace.

"Awoo!!" Saliva splattered everywhere as the Rock Pig let out a loud roar, instantly startling a flock of birds and beasts, which scattered in all directions.

The next moment, Xiao Yue carried Chi Anlin up to a giant tree, and after settling Chi Anlin down, it flipped and leaped down.

From birth until now, Xiao Yue had never truly fought a demonic beast; the pursuit by the Senluo Poison Spider had just been interference, and it hadn't dared to get truly close.

If it were a demonic beast of the same rank, Chi Anlin might not have dared to let Xiao Yue go head-to-head with it, but against a Mortal Rank 3, slow-moving Rock Pig like this, Xiao Yue could at least run away even if it couldn't win.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yue didn't have many offensive skills; it mostly had interference and speed, so it might be at a disadvantage in that regard, finding it difficult to break through the Rock Pig's defense.

After sensing Xiao Yue's hostility, the Rock Pig stopped its intimidation, kicked its hind legs hard against the ground, leaving a small pit, and charged straight out.

Xiao Yue crouched down, staring fixedly at the Rock Pig, and just before the Rock Pig was about to collide, it suddenly leaped, dodging the Rock Pig's charge.

The Rock Pig's heavy body couldn't stop in time, continuing to charge forward until it slammed into a tree, knocking it down directly.

The trees in this forest were all thick enough for two people to wrap their arms around, and although the Rock Pig hadn't sustained any real damage, it was still somewhat dizzy for a short time.

Taking this opportunity, Xiao Yue leaped onto its back and bit towards its throat.

On another tree, Chi Anlin nodded with great satisfaction; Xiao Yue was very intelligent, unlike these foolish demonic beasts, which he had already realized back during the pursuit by the Senluo Poison Spider.

As for Xiao Yue, Chi Anlin didn't want to command its combat too much; Xiao Yue's current attacks relied on its own intelligence and instinct, and if he were to command it rashly, it might disrupt Xiao Yue's rhythm.

Of course, if Xiao Yue made a fundamental mistake, Chi Anlin would still remind it in time.

Xiao Yue bit down on the back of the Rock Pig's neck, and in an instant, stone fragments splattered everywhere; at this moment, the Rock Pig regained its senses, turned its head angrily, and tried to bite Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue just tilted its body slightly, easily dodging the Rock Pig's attack, and at this point, it gave up on continuing to bite the Rock Pig; that last bite had merely ground away some stone and hadn't caused much injury at all.

If it had stayed on the Rock Pig's back, the Rock Pig might have attacked it by rolling or slamming into trees.

Although the Rock Pig was slow, it dealt with other carnivorous demonic beasts often and wasn't so easily dealt with; otherwise, if any random demonic beast could just get on its back and it couldn't attack them, it would have been worn down and killed long ago.

Chi Anlin rubbed his chin; the Rock Pig hadn't used any attacks similar to earth spikes, so it seemed not all demonic beasts had skills. The Rock Pig's earth-attribute bonus must have all gone into its defense.

That made it even easier to fight.

Xiao Yue landed on a rock; there weren't any giant boulders nearby, otherwise, it could have lured the Rock Pig into slamming into them.

As for the cave, it didn't want to destroy this new camp.

While it was thinking, the Rock Pig charged over again; this time, the charge was faster, and the dizziness from hitting the tree combined with Xiao Yue's attack had already sent it into a rage.

Xiao Yue turned and ran; possessing the wind attribute, it was much faster than the Rock Pig, but fearing that the Rock Pig would turn to find Chi Anlin if it couldn't catch up, Xiao Yue slowed down, trying to keep pace with the Rock Pig.

Skirting around this clearing, Xiao Yue saw an even larger tree, and its eyes lit up.

When it was ten meters away from the tree, Xiao Yue repeated its old trick, leaping to the side again, but this time, it used the skill Ice Seal.

The ground froze, the Rock Pig's feet slipped, and it fell directly to the ground, sliding rapidly forward. At this moment, Xiao Yue exhaled white mist again, and suddenly, many ice spikes appeared on the giant tree.

It didn't think these ice spikes could break through the Rock Pig's defense; these ice spikes weren't meant for slamming into the Rock Pig's armor.

The Rock Pig slid forward, and unable to react in time to the suddenly appearing ice spikes, it slammed straight into them.

—Puchi!

An ice spike sank into the Rock Pig's eyeball, piercing straight through it, and since the ice spikes Xiao Yue created were very sturdy, it penetrated through the Rock Pig's eyeball and into its brain.

Blood gushed out, the Rock Pig let out a deafening roar, leaped violently, and then collapsed powerlessly.

【Killed Mortal Rank 3 demonic beast Rock Pig, gained 400 blood energy】

"Holy crap?" Seeing this scene, Chi Anlin opened his eyes wide; he had originally thought that since Xiao Yue had no combat experience, even if it was one rank higher, it would need to exert a lot of effort, or perhaps it wouldn't be able to kill this Rock Pig at all.

He hadn't expected this guy to not only quickly find the Rock Pig's weakness but also use a strategy to kill it.

If it had used ice spikes to attack directly, the Rock Pig would have been able to dodge the attack quickly given its reaction speed.

Even if it didn't dodge, it only needed to close its eyes; given the speed at which the ice spikes flew, it would be hard to pierce through its eyelids, as there was still a certain amount of defense on them.

But in this high-speed sliding situation, there was absolutely no reaction time to dodge the suddenly appearing ice spikes. Moreover, Xiao Yue had created several ice spikes; the Rock Pig's other eye had indeed dodged the attack, but this remaining eye could only helplessly slam into one.

In short, Xiao Yue had killed this Rock Pig quite easily with almost no effort.

And this was still its first battle.

Chi Anlin smiled happily; he had found another treasure.

Carried down from the tree by Xiao Yue, Chi Anlin walked slowly to the Rock Pig's side; just as he was sighing in admiration, Xiao Yue attacked the Rock Pig's corpse several more times, scrambling its brains.

Chi Anlin felt that even if he had killed this Rock Pig himself, he wouldn't have thought to deliver such a finishing blow. If this guy hadn't pierced the brain as imagined, or hadn't died completely, that final death throe could have taken him out directly.

Although this was absolutely impossible, because he had already gained the blood energy, so the Rock Pig was already dead as dead could be.

"Well done, Xiao Yue!" Chi Anlin reached out his hand, intending to pat Xiao Yue's head, but it dodged him directly.

Chi Anlin wasn't embarrassed; Xiao Yue's personality was just like that, not very cute, but this guy was calm, composed, and meticulous—this lack of cuteness couldn't even be considered a flaw.

Although this battle was beautiful, it also let Chi Anlin know Xiao Yue's shortcoming: its attack power was too weak. If not for this strategy, Xiao Yue would likely have broken a few teeth when trying to break through the Rock Pig's defense.

"I'll head into the cave first; you drag the Rock Pig's corpse in. I heard this thing is delicious, we can use it as food storage."

Chi Anlin turned his head, preparing to walk into the cave, but at this moment, Xiao Yue rushed directly into the cave, and only after scouting around to confirm there was no threat did it run back out.

With such a companion, what more could a master ask for!