Swallowed Star: Drawing Talents

City No. 023.

The sun blazed, its harsh rays piercing through the gloomy sky, illuminating this desolate wasteland.

On the dilapidated streets, Yang Wu had already found his first target.

It was a massive mastiff, its body, the size of a house, covered in black fur, its eyes filled with ferocity, its claws glinting with cold, sharp light.

Intermediate Beast General, Black-Fur Mastiff!

“Roar!”

The Black-Fur Mastiff’s incredibly frightening eyes flashed with ferocious, icy light. With a roar, it charged fiercely towards Yang Wu.

Its four thick paws pounded the ground, causing it to tremble. The Black-Fur Mastiff’s massive body crashed towards Yang Wu like a runaway train.

Yang Wu remained calm, coldly watching the Black-Fur Mastiff pounce. Just as its two massive front paws were about to grab him.

His body moved slightly, dodging the Black-Fur Mastiff’s attack range. Simultaneously, he spun, and with a flick of his Break Army Spear, he fiercely slashed at its neck.

Bang!

A huge gash instantly appeared on the Black-Fur Mastiff’s neck, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

Then, it instantly lost consciousness, its massive body crashing down, raising a cloud of dust.

One-hit kill!

The difference in strength was too great. Even without using the triple force exertion technique of the second level of Annihilation, his perfect-level body technique and consummate-level spear technique were more than enough to crush a monster at the Intermediate Beast General level.

After the battle came the spoils.

The important materials from an Intermediate Beast General-level monster could be sold for at least ten million Hua Xia coins. Rarer monsters could even fetch up to one hundred million Hua Xia coins.

“Hmm?”

Yang Wu, who had put down his weapon and was collecting monster materials, suddenly changed his expression. His body hair stood on end, and his heart clenched.

“Bang!”

Yang Wu felt a massive force strike him from behind. Before he could turn around, he leaped forward, dodging at an unbelievable angle.

At the same time, he threw the dissection knife in his hand fiercely towards the shadow behind him.

The attacking figure paused, giving Yang Wu a chance to dodge. He quickly retreated dozens of meters. After steadying himself, Yang Wu finally saw the figure that had attacked him.

It was a tall, nearly three-meter-high, five-to-six-meter-long giant wolf. Its fur was all gray, with faint white fur on its forehead.

Silver-white body, blood-red crown.

Hunter - Silver Moon Dire Wolf!

Yang Wu stared intently at the Silver Moon Dire Wolf, his eyes darting to the Break Army Spear not far from it.

“Ho Ho~~”

The Silver Moon Dire Wolf emitted a low growl, slowly moving towards Yang Wu. Its paws, with their soft pads, made its movements very light.

It stared intently at Yang Wu’s every move, not giving him a chance to retrieve his weapon.

At this critical moment, Yang Wu was unusually calm. He had only been caught off guard by the sneak attack. Now, he had regained his fighting state.

The man and the beast stared intently into each other’s eyes, searching for an opening.

However, Yang Wu, without a weapon in hand, was clearly at a disadvantage.

The Advanced Beast General-level Silver Moon Dire Wolf was much stronger than a normal Advanced Warrior, its speed comparable to that of a Beginner God of War.

“Whoosh!”

The Silver Moon Dire Wolf suddenly moved, transforming into a silver stream of light, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye.

However, just as its claws were about to touch Yang Wu, about to tear his body apart.

Yang Wu twisted his body as if he had calculated it perfectly, almost brushing past the Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s claws.

Then, Yang Wu turned back, suddenly rushing towards the Break Army Spear. The Silver Moon Dire Wolf immediately seized the opportunity, extending its claws to pounce on Yang Wu’s back.

A hint of excitement appeared in its icy, blood-red eyes. It had been waiting for this moment.

Suddenly, Yang Wu’s body flipped again, his toes tapping the ground as fast as lightning, changing direction once more, avoiding this overwhelming attack.

With a roll, Yang Wu came under it, and a short knife suddenly appeared in his hand, instantly slashing at its neck.

“Owww!”

The Silver Moon Dire Wolf, unable to dodge, instantly had a half-meter-long gash on its neck.

However, its recovery ability was incredibly strong, the wound forcibly closing, with only a few traces of blood dripping.

However, a long spear swept over, its power earth-shattering. The Silver Moon Dire Wolf revealed a look of fear, desperately trying to avoid this fatal blow.

“Pfft!”

A massive force traveled along the spear, instantly smashing into the Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s head. Its massive body, along with the twisting of its head, was sent flying.

The Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s massive body crashed heavily from the air, its eyes gradually losing their color. In this moment of death, it recalled its life.

It remembered running under the setting sun, that was its lost youth.

It had thought that Yang Wu was just an ordinary Advanced Warrior-level martial artist. With his weapon out of reach, and with its sneak attack, it would be able to succeed in one fell swoop, gaining a great advantage.

But it never expected that in just two rounds, it would lose its life on the spot.

“Heh, did you think I only knew how to use a spear?”

Yang Wu looked around. After confirming that there were no dangers, he leaned on the Break Army Spear, panting heavily.

Careless!

This wave of sneak attacks from the Silver Moon Dire Wolf, although it didn’t cause him any harm, did scare him.

Although he was not satisfied with the status quo, he did not have a very strong sense of crisis, like riding a motorcycle into the wilderness, that was his reckless behavior.

This is a common problem for humans.

Caution!

Need to be more cautious!

If he had been more cautious just now, he would have discovered the Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s sneak attack in the first instance, and if his weapon had been in hand, he would not have been ambushed by this Silver Moon Dire Wolf.

But, this Silver Moon Dire Wolf…

Could it be the unlucky one in the original story who was first ambushed by a team of God of War-level martial artists, then chased by the Tiger Fang Squad during its escape, and finally died at the hands of Luo Feng?

Advanced Beast General level, this place is not far from County Town No. 0201, and Yang Wu came to the wilderness area more than twenty days in advance, so it is indeed very possible.

But, what does that have to do with him?

After a short rest.

Yang Wu picked up the spare dissection knife, shook off the blood on it, and walked towards the Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s massive corpse.

This dissection knife, like the Break Army Spear, is from the Series 6, otherwise, it would not be able to cut through the Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s neck, let alone dismember its body.

As for using the Break Army Spear, um… Yang Wu had never considered it. He really didn’t understand.

Anyone normal wouldn’t be so stingy!

Moreover, is it appropriate to use a spear for the detailed work of skinning, tendon extraction, meat cutting, and organ removal from a monster corpse? Isn’t it more convenient to use a knife?

“Whoosh!”

Yang Wu quickly dissected it, skin, claws, fangs, eyeballs, etc. Yang Wu dissected and collected everything with a high price into his backpack.

Even the Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s skull, he dissected it out. This skull was also extremely hard, and after suffering Yang Wu’s blow, there were no signs of cracking.

In a short while, Yang Wu dissected the Silver Moon Dire Wolf’s corpse cleanly. After collecting everything, he carried his backpack and quickly left.

Only a pile of flesh and blood remained in place.

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