Ch 58: The Wolf King, whose eyes lacked light.

“That’s how it is, Leader. Our team can’t go to Xinghe District anymore. If we do, we’ll all die.”

Qi Feng earnestly offered his suggestion; he wasn’t sure how Li Jingru would choose.

But no matter what the choice, he didn’t want to participate; he only wanted to protect his team members.

“You encountered Number One, and he let you go? Zheng Ji died because he attacked Number One?”

Qi Feng nodded, intending to tell the truth about everything.

Li Jingru was once again conflicted. It seemed that facing Number One, as long as you didn’t actively attack, you wouldn’t die. Everyone who had died before must have tried to attack Number One.

But Xia Yiqing and Song Ci were in Number One’s hands. If it really dragged on until the day Number One could absorb Special Abilities, not only Jianghua City, but the whole world might be destroyed by Number One.

Li Jingru strongly believed in his intuition. He thought that Ji Chuan took Xia Yiqing and Song Ci away to absorb their Crystal Cores.

Absorbing them without being present must have limitations.

After Qi Feng left, the Interrogator fully confirmed Qi Feng’s answers.

Li Jingru felt he couldn’t delay any longer.

He finally picked up his mobile phone and dialed the number saved as “Other Shore”.

“Unknown level Mutated Zombies have been discovered in Jianghua City. They seem to have an ability to devour Ability Users, resulting in continuous growth. Requesting support.”

……

Ji Chuan looked at the Wolf King before him with some curiosity.

Facing Zheng Ji’s Heroic Spirit, it looked like a soul, and simple attacks didn’t have a tactile feel.

But this Wolf King was tangible, yet he could still retract him.

For some reason, this Special Ability was so different on him.

He didn’t feel the Wolf King consuming his own energy, so to better understand it, he left him at the Base.

Xiao Xuan and An’an really liked this big dog; children are very interested in furry animals.

Every time the Wolf King bared its teeth, glancing to see if Ji Chuan was watching him, he would look clear-eyed, letting the children fawn over him.

“At least I’m the leader of the Werewolf Clan. Can I have some respect?”

The Wolf King came to Ji Chuan’s side, wagging its tail in a fawning manner.

“Tsk.”

“Master, I’m wrong! Please don’t be angry. My belly feels so good, please touch it.”

The Wolf King was sweating profusely, afraid that Ji Chuan would give him another Big Slap.

“How strong are you?”

Ji Chuan was curious about the level of the Heroic Spirit he had summoned.

“I’m the strongest in the Werewolf Clan, but compared to you, my Master, I’m just a Mayfly, a weed…”

“Alright, see that green zombie? That’s Da Zhuang. Compare yourself to him.”

Ji Chuan interrupted the Wolf King’s flattery. He wanted to directly experience the Wolf King’s strength.

Hearing Ji Chuan’s words, Da Zhuang was unusually happy. Like an orangutan, he came to the center of the courtyard, staring at the Wolf King with excitement in his eyes.

“Big doggy, big doggy!”

Da Zhuang shouted excitedly.

But the Wolf King turned his head, revealing a fierce look.

“I hate it when people call me ‘dog’!”

Unlike his docile demeanor in front of Ji Chuan, the Wolf King bared its fangs and suddenly attacked Da Zhuang.

He didn’t care about the size difference between them at all.

Da Zhuang was fast, and his oven-sized fist quickly swung towards the Wolf King.

But when it contacted the Wolf King, there was no feeling of impact. The Wolf King’s sharp claws directly cut off Da Zhuang’s entire arm, exposing the bone inside.

This surprised Ji Chuan. Fortunately, Da Zhuang didn’t feel much pain. Da Zhuang quickly strengthened his other arm; the green skin was like steel, and he quickly swung at the Wolf King again with all his might.

“Clang——”

The Wolf King blocked with its claws, its legs pushing hard into the ground, creating two pits.

Da Zhuang’s strengthened strength was enormous, and the flesh on his other arm was rapidly healing.

Before Da Zhuang could fully heal, the Wolf King relieved the pressure from Da Zhuang, quickly dodging in the opposite direction. His body rotated nimbly in mid-air, extending his claws towards Da Zhuang’s head.

But it was blocked by a rock wall.

“Enough.”

The two stopped their attack and both knelt on one knee, facing Ji Chuan.

Unexpectedly, this Wolf King was quite powerful. Even Da Zhuang, with his thick skin and flesh, could be easily cut. Ji Chuan had a preliminary understanding of the Wolf King’s strength.

“Brother Ji Chuan, we want to play with the big doggy.”

Xiao Xuan and An’an came to Ji Chuan’s legs. The Wolf King looked resistant, his eyes full of plea looking at Ji Chuan.

“Go play. Don’t let the children get hurt. If they get hurt, I’ll pluck all your fur.”

The Wolf King’s body trembled. What bad luck had he encountered? Summoned into the world only to have a Living Yama as his master.

“Big doggy, lie down. Let’s play horsey.”

An’an increasingly liked this place. Not only were there companions to play with, but also such docile animals.

An’an carefully climbed onto the Wolf King’s back, and little Xuan in front was grabbing the Wolf King’s mane.

“An’an, grab his fur like me, so you won’t fall off.”

“Mm!”

An’an imitated her, grabbing a handful of fur on the Wolf King’s back, eagerly awaiting the Wolf King’s movement.

“Giddy up! Big doggy, run!”

Xiao Xuan shouted.

The Wolf King was like an ox or horse that had lost its will to live. His eyes lost all their luster. He lowered his head and slowly crawled in the courtyard.

A generation of Wolf King had become a parenting tool, and Ji Chuan even gave him the name “Xiao Hui”. It seemed that his glorious Fenris caste was about to end.

Ji Chuan found that recently, no teams had entered Xinghe District. It seemed that what he said to them last time had finally sunk in.

But he clearly felt the number of lifeforms in the entire city decreasing.

Many other strongholds had also been established in the area, with people in the apocalypse huddling together for warmth.

Ji Chuan didn’t want to interfere.

Thanks to his Energy Perception, Ji Chuan now cracked walnuts with great precision. He didn’t want to eat Special Abilities that were useless to him and began to be picky.

He was now searching the entire city for Special Abilities related to Conceal Aura, to prevent himself from being discovered again when infiltrating bases.

……

Xia Yiqing stared at Yan Guang picking vegetables in the kitchen. “Xiao Ci, did we get the wrong person?”

“Hey, Lao Yan, Lao Yan!”

Song Ci also called out to Yan Guang. Yan Guang looked up, confused, at Xia Yiqing and Song Ci, pointing at himself. “Me?”

“Sorry, wrong person…”

Seeing Yan Guang’s confused expression, Song Ci found it strange. Why was this person so similar to Yan Guang…?

Wu Qian pulled the two away.

“No mistake. That’s Lao Yan. Some time ago, he broke into the base, split open the gate, and was the first to attack the Leader. The Leader erased his memory and kept him. He’s been helping Master Zhao prepare vegetables in the kitchen. Now he’s called ‘Potato’.”

Hearing Wu Qian’s words, Xia Yiqing was a little scared. It was incredibly fortunate that he was able to survive with his consciousness intact.

Otherwise, he might have been picking vegetables alongside Yan Guang, and Ji Chuan’s name for him was really something.

“I think we’ll meet more familiar faces in the base in the future.”

Song Ci took a large bite of his hamburger. He had to admit the food here was much tastier than at the Esper Base.

“Why? Your card enhancement project includes precognitive abilities?”

“Don’t you know the people in the base? They’re all like you. A little ability and they think they’re invincible. They aren’t cautious.”

Xia Yiqing was speechless. Before stronger people appear, arrogance is natural for strong individuals.