23: Chapter 23 The Ghost Wolf Pack! Endless Devouring!

The Nether Wolf is a Hidden Edge Realm Seventh-Grade exotic beast.

Their primary characteristic is that they are gregarious and prefer to act in groups.

These exotic beasts are astonishingly fast; although they are only of the Hidden Edge Realm Seventh-Grade, even a warrior at the Hidden Edge Realm Ninth-Grade might not be able to outrun them!

While their individual strength is not high, it is quite considerable when they unite.

It can be said that in a one-on-one fight, the Hidden Edge Realm Seventh-Grade Nether Wolf is not particularly strong; even some Hidden Edge Realm Sixth-Grade warriors could defeat them.

However, once they form a pack, even a warrior at the Foundation Establishment Realm finds them extremely troublesome.

This is because these Nether Wolves coordinate with each other; even if you take one down, the other Nether Wolves will charge forward frantically as if they fear no pain.

Coupled with their sharp fangs and claws, which can easily tear through seventh-grade alloy steel, there have been many instances in history where Foundation Establishment Stage warriors were beaten to death by being swarmed by Nether Wolves.

It is no wonder Zheng Jiahao's expression changed. If he and Xu Feng were at the same level as Li Mo, it would be a different story, as three Foundation Establishment Realm warriors would be able to handle a pack of Nether Wolves.

However, the gap in cultivation level between the two of them and Li Mo is quite large, making it very difficult to deal with a pack of Nether Wolves.

If one were careless and dragged into the wolf pack, the outcome would be being torn to shreds.

The sharp teeth of the Nether Wolves would devour them until not even bones remained.

"Li Mo, this wolf pack is not easy to handle! Should we avoid their edge? They should take about ten minutes to get here!"

"Humans are generally not on the Nether Wolf's menu. As long as we leave this area, they won't actively look for trouble with us."

Zheng Jiahao gave his opinion first, feeling it was better to avoid their edge, as their chances of winning were slim.

As for Xu Feng, he lived up to his reputation as a reckless brute. He picked up his mace and roared, "What are you afraid of? Let's fight them! They're just some wolf pups!"

A brute is a brute. Xu Feng is only at the Hidden Edge Realm Sixth-Grade right now, but he isn't the least bit intimidated by the Seventh-Grade Nether Wolves.

The two had their own ideas, but ultimately, it was up to the team leader, Li Mo, to make the call.

The pack of Nether Wolves was indeed difficult to handle, but the rewards were also quite good.

A single Hidden Edge Realm Seventh-Grade exotic beast is worth thirty points. If they could take out this pack of Nether Wolves, it would be at least a thousand points.

Therefore, Li Mo first asked Zheng Jiahao, "About how many are in this pack of Nether Wolves?"

"About sixty or so."

Nether Wolf packs usually appear in groups of around a hundred, so sixty is actually not that many.

Li Mo made an estimate. Given their strength, it was not impossible to take down sixty Nether Wolves, but they needed to prepare in advance.

Soon, Li Mo had a simple plan ready and had Zheng Jiahao and the other follow it.

...

Not long after, the sixty-plus Nether Wolves arrived right on time. Just as Zheng Jiahao had said, they had been preying along the way, and many weak exotic beasts had died at their hands.

The Nether Wolves were pitch black and about the size of an ordinary cow. At this moment, these sixty-plus Nether Wolves almost all had the flesh and blood of other exotic beasts hanging from their mouths, making them look even more terrifying.

Just then, a figure appeared in the forest. Before the pack of Nether Wolves could react, a dagger flashing with cold light was plunged into the head of one of the Nether Wolves.

"Awooo!"

Zheng Jiahao's fighting style is to not make a move unless necessary, and when he does, he ensures a fatal blow.

The unlucky Nether Wolf was quickly finished off, and blood gushed from its head.

Seeing their companion killed, the other Nether Wolves were furious and let out a series of shrill howls.

The next moment, four or five Nether Wolves rushed toward Zheng Jiahao.

Zheng Jiahao's assassination ability is indeed very strong, but he cannot withstand being swarmed. Fortunately, he did not intend to linger, and the next moment, he fled deep into the jungle.

The Nether Wolves are indeed fast, far surpassing even a Hidden Edge Realm Seventh-Grade warrior.

But unfortunately for them, Zheng Jiahao's greatest pride is his speed. In terms of speed alone, he might even be superior to Li Mo, who is in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

All the Nether Wolves rushed forward, but they could barely see Zheng Jiahao's back.

Just as all the Nether Wolves began their pursuit, Xu Feng, who had been lying in ambush, rushed out.

"Wolf pups, take a blow from your Grandpa Xu Feng!"

Xu Feng's attack was powerful and heavy, and with that hundreds-of-pounds mace, the lethality was astonishing.

With one swing, two or three Nether Wolves were sent flying, and several others were even injured in the process.

The Nether Wolf's advantage lies in its speed and group action, but its disadvantage is its extremely poor defense.

Its whole body has almost no skin that can be used for defense. Let alone weapons meticulously crafted by modern warriors, even an ordinary kitchen knife used for chopping vegetables could cause them harm.

This defensive capability can be said to be worse than many Hidden Edge Realm Third or Fourth-Grade exotic beasts.

Xu Feng's appearance successfully drew the attention of the Nether Wolf pack, especially the Nether Wolves at the back of the line, which immediately stopped and roared at Xu Feng.

Just like that, the pack of over sixty Nether Wolves that had been moving together was successfully split into two groups.

One group was pursuing Zheng Jiahao, while the other was attracted by Xu Feng.

The battlefield was instantly split into two.

In fact, this was Li Mo's plan. The Nether Wolf's advantage lies in group action, but once separated, they are vulnerable.

Gathered, they are like the stars in the sky; scattered, they are like loose sand.

Although Xu Feng's powerful attack could catch the Nether Wolves off guard during a surprise assault, it was only for that one moment—similar to Cheng Yaojin's three-axe routine.

Once the Nether Wolves reacted, it would be much easier to dodge Xu Feng's attacks.

With Zheng Jiahao's speed, it would not be easy for the Nether Wolves to catch him, but Xu Feng would likely be torn to pieces soon.

Therefore, Li Mo chose to support Xu Feng first.

Rumble! Rumble!

Just as Xu Feng was surrounded by the Nether Wolf pack, a series of rumbling sounds suddenly appeared from all around, as if thunder were flashing.

Bolts of lightning also gathered in the surroundings.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before the Nether Wolves on the battlefield could react, thick bolts of purple lightning suddenly exploded all around.

Every time a bolt of lightning fell, it would blast a large crater in the ground, and correspondingly, the bodies of the Nether Wolves were directly blown to pieces by this powerful lightning strike.

This was the S-level talent known as Heavenly Thunder!

Nine Heavens Profound Thunder!

More than half of the thirty-plus Nether Wolves were instantly torn apart by this terrifying thunder.

"Kill!"

Facing the remaining remnants, Li Mo did not let his guard down in the slightest. He suddenly jumped down from a tree, and as he brandished his spear, a Nether Wolf was instantly pierced through, turning into a corpse.