Instantly Exposed

Just then, several dozen immensely powerful werewolves standing four meters tall charged out from the woods. "Those are giant werewolves! Their physiques are stronger than regular werewolves, their speed is faster, and they're all Level 20 elites!" Ximen Wangcai's expression changed the moment he saw them, and he spoke in shock. Under normal circumstances, the fifth wave of monsters should have been an overwhelming horde surging in like a tidal wave. This time, however, quality took precedence over quantity. There were a mere fifty monsters, yet every single one was an elite. "The meat-shield squad won't be able to hold them off! I'm going down to help!" Drawing his sword, Ximen Wangcai leaped from the city wall without hesitation, landing right behind the meat-shield squad. Sword King Formation! The moment his feet touched the ground, Ximen Wangcai raised his sword, instantly activating the skill. Phantoms of swords quickly formed a protective barrier in front of the meat-shield squad. A split second later, the giant werewolves swung their right arms in unison, unleashing massive, scimitar-shaped claw marks that slashed through the air like blades of energy. This was the giant werewolves' first skill: Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws. Many assumed giant werewolves were strictly melee combatants, but they were actually capable of fighting at both close and long range. What was more, as elite units, these Level 20 giant werewolves possessed four active skills and two passives—so overpowered it bordered on cheating. Boom! Slash after slash of the Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws crashed against the sword phantoms. The phantoms held firm against the initial impact before violently shattering. Yet a second assault followed right behind. Having swung their right arms, the giant werewolves immediately whipped their left hands forward, unleashing five streaks of Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws from both sides. Because the right hands had struck first, shattering Ximen Wangcai's sword phantoms, the claws from their left hands slammed directly onto the shields of the meat-shield squad. In an instant, the squad's energy shields ruptured. Fissures then spread across their physical shields, and crimson energy seeped through the cracks onto the members' bodies, scoring dense networks of bloody cuts across many of them. "Healers, hit us with heals, now!" Ximen Wangcai shouted to the class holders behind him. The next moment, multicolored lights showered over the meat-shield squad. Their heavily battered bodies rapidly recovered, finally carrying them through the brutal onslaught. Once the squad members regained their footing, they shoved forward with all their might. The lingering force of the Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws exploded outwards, collateral damage gouging dense lacerations into the ground and the flanking city walls. By then, however, the giant werewolves were less than fifty meters from the city gate. Mingling among the giant werewolves, Bolaiye glared at the meat-shield squad at the gate, a sinister grin spreading across its face. Everything was unfolding exactly as it had envisioned: the giant werewolves up front would clash in close quarters, while it, acting as a surprise trump card, would instantly breach Fukang City and tear into the class holders' rear. Once chaos erupted in their rear, the remaining giant werewolves would surely smash through the meat-shield squad and storm the city, while Bolaiye seized the chance to attack the enemy crystal. Jie-jie-jie! *Foolish class holders, tremble before the stratagems of Bolaiye!* Bolaiye cackled wildly in its heart. But then its brow suddenly furrowed. A sharp spasm of cramps tore through its abdomen, and an overwhelming, inexplicable urge to empty its bowels surged up—it felt as though it wouldn't be able to hold it in for another second. *How is this possible?!* It had only just resurrected! Its body was brand new; there shouldn't have been a single drop of crap in its intestines! How could it have diarrhea?! Yet the agonizing reality was that it truly couldn't hold it back. Bolaiye's legs suddenly went weak, nearly sending it sprawling to the ground, its face a picture of utter bewilderment. The next moment, behind the meat-shield squad, Ximen Wangcai leaped high into the air. Locking onto Bolaiye with his longsword, he slashed out an arc of sword energy. When there was no danger, Yu Xian was the greatest source of danger; but when true peril arrived, Yu Xian was the greatest guarantee of safety. Whenever Yu Xian actually decided to use his brain, he was surprisingly dependable. He had been watching the giant werewolves from atop the wall the entire time. After they unleashed their two rounds of Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws, he had already spotted Bolaiye lurking among them. It had felt like a wolf hiding among a pack of huskies—painfully conspicuous. All right, fine. The truth was that even though Bolaiye had held back its strength, the Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws it unleashed still differed from those of the ordinary giant werewolves. An ordinary person might not have noticed, but to Yu Xian's eyes, it was easy to tell apart. In both rounds of Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws, Bolaiye's attacks were more condensed, and their cutting power after dispersing was noticeably stronger. Yu Xian had slapped a Chaos Curse onto Bolaiye on the spot, confirming that something was off about it—mainly because its expression became utterly shocked and baffled, completely unlike the other giant werewolves. In fact, Yu Xian hadn't been idling around at all. Ever since the giant werewolves charged out, he had been casting Chaos Curse on them one after another. However, with fifty giant werewolves moving at such high speed, in just a few short seconds he had only managed to target the first few in front; the ones in the back still had to wait their turn. After being afflicted with Chaos Curse, the expressions of the first few giant werewolves barely changed at all. Only Bolaiye showed a dramatic shift in expression. So naturally, it was plain as day which one was the wolf hiding among the huskies. Once he confirmed Bolaiye was the problem, he alerted everyone via the team channel—leading directly to Ximen Wangcai's sword strike aimed straight at the boss. "Bastard!" Bolaiye roared in fury. Now that it had been exposed, it dropped all pretenses. In a flash, its body ballooned from four meters to eight meters tall. It then shattered Ximen Wangcai's incoming sword energy with a single punch. With its other hand, it slashed viciously toward the city gate, sending a terrifying crimson shadow hurtling forth. *It can't be blocked!* *We're doomed!* Cheng Jian's face turned deathly pale at the sight of that terrifying blood shadow. The other members of the meat-shield squad reacted the same way, with some collapsing to their knees in sheer paralysis. Right at that moment, however, an enormous bone materialized out of thin air, blocking right in front of the blood shadow. The blood shadow struck the bone, and the tremendous impact slammed the bone straight into the city walls, lodging it right in the middle of the gate. Rumble! As dust billowed, Ximen Wangcai immediately ordered the meat-shield squad to fall back inside the city, then commanded everyone over the team channel to focus ranged attacks on Bolaiye. As for himself, he would naturally deal with Bolaiye's minions—those giant werewolves—first. Skimming low to the ground, he appeared behind a giant werewolf in an instant. A deep slash burst open across the creature's chest in the blink of an eye. Without lingering to finish it off, he kept moving, darting furiously between the giant werewolves to harass them. Bolaiye, meanwhile, had already charged up to the city gate. Just as it prepared to smash through the wall, the sky suddenly went dark, followed immediately by a sharp headache. Because the headache hit so abruptly, its reaction to look up was delayed by half a beat. By the time it raised its head, it was greeted by the sight of a gigantic wild boar. Bolaiye had looked up at the most opportune moment: its eyes met the boar's gaze, and the two ended up kissing. Before it could process what was happening, the staggering weight of the wild boar slammed into it, sending its body tumbling backward against its will. Boom! When Bolaiye crashed down, the earth shook and the mountains trembled.