Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 1048 - 1046 Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf

Elsewhere, Xia Lalan led the children into the forest and after a while on the trail, they hadn’t seen a single demon beast, which puzzled the kids. Where had all the demon beasts gone? It was impossible not to see even one. Xia Lalan was also quite surprised. If the demon beasts had been killed by Xia Jianping and the others, there should at least be corpses. Now, not even a corpse could be seen, making her wonder what exactly was going on. Could it be that there were no more demon beasts around?

Indeed, Xia Lalan had guessed right. Recently, Xia Jianping and the children, like locusts, had wiped out all the nearby demon beasts. So now, within a twenty-li radius of the forest edge, almost no demon beasts could be seen.

Seeing this, Xia Lalan’s brow furrowed. She had already promised the children they would hunt demon beasts. If they were to turn back now, the children would certainly not agree. So, the only option was to keep moving deeper into the forest. In her mind, she planned that if they encountered a demon beast, she would let the children strike it down; then, they could all return together.

But then, Xia Lalan thought of another issue. With so many children gathered together, each armed, ordinary demon beasts probably wouldn’t even show themselves. Considering this, Xia Lalan carefully assessed the situation and thought it might be better to split the children into smaller groups. That way, even if they encountered a demon beast, there would be enough time for her to arrive and rescue them.

With this in mind, Xia Lalan seriously strategized the grouping of the children in her heart to ensure each group had capable strength. She then spoke, "From now on, we’ll operate separately in three groups; this will increase our chances of encountering demon beasts. But you must all obey and stay within a li of each other. That way, if we face any formidable demon beasts, we can provide help in time."

"Okay!"

"That’s awesome!"

"Teacher Lanlan, we should have done this earlier!"

...

Upon hearing Xia Lalan’s plan, Xia Jianwu’s party grew even more excited, dispelling their previous frustration from not seeing any demon beasts. They understood the benefits of this approach; being spread out would increase the chances of encountering demon beasts, and they would likely meet one before long.

Then, under Xia Lalan’s organization, the children were divided into three groups, led by Xia Jianwu and two other capable children, while she positioned herself to offer support to any group when needed. Once the groups were formed, the children promptly led their members and continued deeper into the forest.

It must be said, this strategy was quite effective. They hadn’t ventured far before encountering several demon beasts. Though these were merely ordinary demon beasts easily killed by the children without any danger, Xia Lalan breathed a sigh of relief and planned to lead the children back.

However, after drawing blood, the children were in a state of extreme excitement and would not listen to Xia Lalan, persuading her to continue onward and only leave if they encountered danger.

Xia Lalan wasn’t overly concerned as they had already slain a few demon beasts, and the children performed well. She expected that once they encountered formidable demon beasts, the children would naturally feel fear, and that would be the time to turn back. Thus, she didn’t object and simply followed behind the children, intent on protecting them.

Things were going well!

Lin Feng, through his divine sense, also perceived Xia Lalan’s every move and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. The children, particularly Xia Jianwu’s crew, were indeed doing well. Since this was the case, he could worry less. But just then, Lin Feng’s expression suddenly changed, and he vanished...

Unbeknownst to her, Xia Lalan had already led the children more than thirty li into the forest. Although they had killed a few slightly stronger demon beasts along the way, the children were still not stopping, which made her nervous. Estimating the distance, she figured that some formidable demon beasts were likely nearby. With that thought, she was about to forcefully lead the children away.

But before she could speak, she suddenly heard cries for help from Xia Jianwu’s group. Undoubtedly, they had encountered a fierce demon beast. In her urgency, she no longer cared about anything else and immediately rushed over.

Upon arriving where Xia Jianwu was, her tense heart slightly relaxed upon seeing the situation. She recognized the demon beast in front of her, known as the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf, a wolf-type demon beast. It was over twenty zhang long, covered in erect black fur, with a layer of black bone plates on its back, giving it a fierce appearance. However, this beast was known for the deadly poison in its body. If Xia Jianwu and the others were careful, they could manage to kill the beast.

With this in mind, she immediately spoke to Xia Jianwu’s group, "This is a Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf. Its body is full of deadly poison. Make sure you don’t touch it."

She kindly reminded Xia Jianwu and the children, letting them know what kind of Demon Beast they were facing so they could prepare their defenses in advance. However, as soon as she finished speaking, Xia Jianwu and the others who were originally locked in a stalemate with the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf suddenly panicked, and their movements became frantic. They had not expected it to be a poisonous wolf, and in a moment, they were only focused on defending, neglecting to attack, which immediately led to perilous situations!

It wasn’t their fault, they weren’t afraid to battle Demon Beasts, but this beast was entirely venomous, and they dared not touch it, as they had no Elixir to detoxify the venom. A wrong move could result in death, so it was normal for them to become timid.

The balance was immediately broken—seeing the situation, the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf naturally didn’t hold back and started chasing the children. Xia Jianwu and the others could only desperately dodge, and even their counterattacks were sporadic, barely causing the wolf to retreat.

Seeing the children in danger and no longer being able to kill the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf, Xia Lalan couldn’t help but take action. Her figure flickered as she appeared before a child, taking the short sword from his hand and swinging it, launching a Sword Gang that flew out—a pure white Sword Gang, several meters wide, chopping directly towards the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf!

The Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf, having only recently transformed into a Demon Beast, couldn’t possibly withstand the Sword Gang unleashed by Xia Lalan. It was split in two by the Sword Gang, spilling black blood everywhere, evidently dead beyond doubt.

Seeing that the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf was dead, Xia Jianwu and the children finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground, panting heavily. The moment of chaos had unnerved them, but now that it was over, they finally calmed down.

Seeing this, Xia Lalan was about to lead Xia Jianwu and the others to find the rest of the children and immediately return to camp, not wanting to encounter any more incidents.

However, before Xia Lalan could speak, suddenly a call came from afar. Without time to instruct anything, Xia Lalan’s figure flickered, and she dashed toward the sound. When she appeared before the children, she saw them in peril!

They were facing another Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf, and this one was much larger than the one they had just encountered. The children’s abilities were not yet able to combat this Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf, and with no other option, she had to intervene again.

Her figure flickered, appearing in front of the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf, and with a swing of her short sword, another Sword Gang flew out. However, this time, there was an unexpected turn—the Sword Gang, though fierce, could not defeat the wolf, which was stronger than before and had formed a protective Demon Gang around its body, along with its formidable defensive power.

This situation made Xia Lalan’s gaze intensify. Although the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf had blocked her Sword Gang, it was severely injured, with bone shards on its back clearly split open, leaking black blood. However, the malevolent glare in the wolf’s eyes gave her an ominous feeling.

At that moment, the wolf’s eyes flashed with a hint of mockery, suddenly raising its head. Seeing this, Xia Lalan panicked, realizing the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf was about to call its pack. She quickly unleashed another Sword Gang, hoping to kill the wolf before it could howl!

But it was already too late...

"Ow... Puff!"

A piteous howl echoed as the Sword Gang flew toward it, despair evident in its eyes, and in an instant, it was engulfed by the Sword Gang, devoid of any life force...

"Hurry, let’s go back!"

She was really too anxious, not wanting the children to face any mishaps. She shouted at the children behind her—the situation had turned dire, and if nothing went wrong, today was akin to stirring a hornet’s nest. If they didn’t leave now, there might be no time left! The Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf was a communal Demon Beast, and it was uncertain if there were others behind. If the wolf they had just encountered had successfully called its pack, today might be more tragic than lucky!

But just then, another wolf howl came from a distance, mixed with the children’s panicked screams, causing Xia Lalan’s face to change drastically. Without time to speak, her figure flickered again, rushing to aid. When she appeared before the endangered children, another Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf was starkly pursuing them.

Her figure moved, almost like an illusion, as Xia Lalan charged at the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf chasing the children. She had no other choice, her True Qi was limited; she couldn’t keep using Sword Gangs to kill the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf. Moreover, with the uncertain number of wolves behind, she had to conserve her True Qi.

In the blink of an eye, she had charged in front of the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf, slashing her short sword at it. She immediately engaged in battle with the wolf, and after just a few moves, seizing an opportunity, Xia Lalan killed the Thousand Poisons Bone Wolf!