Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 306: The Powerful Hogg, the Desperate Xiao Wu

Bang—

On the streets of the eastern district, the werewolf Hogg and the vampire Xiao Wu engaged in a decisive battle.

Hogg leaped high from the building wall, descending from above to swing his heavy, sharp claws.

Below, the blood sphere in Xiao Wu's hand had already transformed into a crimson longsword, which he thrust directly at the incoming wolf claw.

The crimson longsword collided with the wolf claw, producing a crisp, ringing sound.

But after Hogg's wolf clan bloodline awakened, his strength was no longer what it used to be.

Xiao Wu's power was simply incapable of stopping his attack.

Even with the crimson longsword blocking, the sharp claws still continued their downward grab.

Rip—

Several claw marks instantly appeared on Xiao Wu's chest.However, Xiao Wu was no pushover either. As the wolf claw swept down, his body was already retreating backward.

Although he still couldn't avoid being scratched by Hogg's wolf claw, it was only a superficial wound.

But as his mind shifted, the crimson longsword in his hand transformed into a crimson long whip, which immediately wrapped around Hogg's waist and flung him toward a nearby building.

Boom—

The building wall was smashed through, but Xiao Wu's attack wasn't over yet. The long whip in his hand lashed out once more toward Hogg's location with a sound that tore through the air.

Its momentum was fierce and imposing.

But the next moment, this crimson long whip was caught in the grip of a wolf claw. As the dust settled, it revealed Hogg's sneering face behind it.

"Not bad, you stinking bat who managed to awaken my bloodline. You've got some skill!"

A thick fighting spirit flashed in Hogg's eyes. Without waiting for Xiao Wu to speak, he pushed off with his feet and charged toward Xiao Wu once more.

Seeing his crimson long whip caught by the opponent, Xiao Wu also immediately switched the blood's form. The long whip transformed back into a crimson longsword, and he engaged Hogg in combat.

Within a shadowy area roughly a hundred meters away from the two.

Yu Yuan watched the two fighting fiercely in the distance, inwardly nodding in approval.

"The strength of Moss Cottage is indeed formidable. As a vampire, he can truly manipulate blood." Yu Yuan observed while simultaneously filling in his data on vampires.

Of course, what surprised Yu Yuan the most was Hogg.

Yu Yuan wasn't clear about Hogg's previous strength; he had never seen it.

But he also knew that Hogg's current combat power was definitely not something achievable with those genetic modification serums from the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.

Yu Yuan guessed this was probably the effect of the [Wolf Clan Totem].

Regardless, with Hogg successfully holding his own against Moss Cottage, Yu Yuan's long-term planning hadn't been in vain.

At that moment, Yu Yuan received a message sent by Mona.

[Wolf Mother: We have arrived at District 13 and have met Carmen.]

[Wolf Den · King: Good. You and Carmen find a way to restrain your respective personnel. Just stay at Hyde Mall.....]

After sending this message, Yu Yuan also sent messages to Carmen and Alpha, instructing the [Jackal] team to quietly arrive here for an ambush.

Both immediately acknowledged they understood.

After making the arrangements, Yu Yuan's gaze returned to the two combatants, his eyes profound and deep.

His target this time wasn't Moss Cottage at all; that was just incidental.

Hogg was the primary target. As long as he was eliminated, with Mona's assistance, Carmen would become the new person in charge of the Black Shield Police Department.

Gaining control over the thugs of the Black Shield Police Department held significant meaning for Yu Yuan's subsequent plans.

Not only would it mean Yu Yuan possessed his own thug faction, but most crucially, the massive stockpile of supplies within the Black Shield Police Department's underground structures would give Yu Yuan the conditions for rapid development.

This was what he truly valued.

However...

Yu Yuan watched the distant battle, where Hogg was gradually gaining the upper hand, and his brow furrowed slightly.

This Moss Cottage seemed a bit too weak.

This thought had just surfaced when Yu Yuan shook his head slightly.

He looked at Moss Cottage, who was controlling blood in combat.

"As a Blood Clan player, Moss Cottage absolutely has more than one trump card. He just hasn't been pushed to reveal it yet."

Having realized this, Yu Yuan stopped feeling anxious. With Carmen and Mona tying down the people from the Black Shield Police Department and the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.

No one would disturb the battle here.

Not long after, Yu Yuan received a message sent by Alpha.

The [Jackal] team had already arrived near the battlefield and had begun deployment.

Yu Yuan ordered them to maintain a distance of 300 meters from the battlefield, conceal themselves, and stand by.

Moss Cottage clearly had the ability to restore himself by consuming blood. Yu Yuan would absolutely not provide him with such an opportunity.

On the battlefield, under Hogg's relentless assault, Xiao Wu finally exhausted his strength. Hogg's wolf claw pierced his shoulder, and he was thrown out violently.

The crimson longsword also fell to the ground.

Awooo~~~

The vampire's blood caused the werewolf blood within Hogg to begin boiling. The crimson at the bottom of his emerald-green eyes started to spread outward.

Droplets of wolf saliva dripped from his snarling mouth. Swinging his wolf claw to flick off the foul-smelling vampire blood, Hogg had no intention of wasting words. The muscles in his thighs bulged once more as he pounced toward Xiao Wu.

Bang—

Xiao Wu desperately tried to dodge. Hogg's wolf claw struck the asphalt ground, its powerful force directly shattering the surface. Then his wolf claw swept upward.

Chunks of broken asphalt were hurled toward Xiao Wu, and he leaped into the air again.

Xiao Wu used this moment to roll and get up, looking at Hogg who was now airborne.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

His right hand pointed toward Hogg in the air, made a grasping motion, and then violently swept it downward.

It turned out that the crimson longsword that had been knocked to the ground had, at some unknown time, appeared behind Hogg and stabbed directly into his back.

The crimson longsword then transformed into crimson chains, wrapping around Hogg.

Xiao Wu couldn't match Hogg in close combat, but his ability to control blood was something Hogg couldn't compare to.

With the boost from Xiao Wu's psychic ability, the moment Hogg landed, he was already firmly bound by the crimson chains.

But the advantage lasted only an instant.

Hogg's entire body muscles bulged. The crimson chain binding him could clearly be seen straining under the pressure.

However, Xiao Wu had already achieved his objective; he only needed that fleeting moment of time.

A crimson crystal appeared in his hand, and a look of reluctance flashed in his eyes.

This was precisely that drop of blood crystal that Xiao Wu's older sister, Xiao Xi, had given him.

Originally, it was for him to use to restore his depleted source blood after transforming Yu Yuan into a descendant.

But now that Yu Yuan had already been transformed into a werewolf, turning him into a descendant was impossible. This drop of blood would be used to kill Yu Yuan instead!

With this thought.

Xiao Wu swallowed the blood in one gulp.

The originally crystal-like blood, the moment it entered Xiao Wu's mouth, transformed into a stream of blood brimming with dense psychic energy, actively merging into Xiao Wu's body.

In that instant, Xiao Wu felt an icy coldness replace everything within his body. As this coldness appeared, the psychic energy he had depleted rapidly recovered, his wounds immediately healed, and then this power began circulating throughout his body.

Finally, it gathered at the position of his shoulder blades on his back. An excruciating, drilling pain erupted from his shoulder blades.

"Ah~"

Xiao Wu clenched his fists, threw his head back, and let out a pained howl.

But his body became enveloped by a crimson energy, forming an oval-shaped crimson membrane.

Bang—

At that moment, Hogg finally broke free from the restraint of the crimson chains. Seeing Xiao Wu wrapped in the crimson membrane, his instincts alerted him that the situation was turning bad.

He swung his wolf claw at Xiao Wu, wanting to finish him off as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

His wolf claw attacks were directly repelled upon hitting the crimson membrane. Several consecutive attacks met the same fate.

Awooo~~~

Hogg, refusing to believe it was futile, swung his wolf claw again. But this time, just as the wolf claw was about to grab the crimson membrane, a pale, bloodless hand stretched out from within the membrane and seized Hogg's wolf claw.

The crimson membrane vanished, revealing Xiao Wu's figure.

However, the moment Hogg saw Xiao Wu's figure, an expression of utter shock, as if he'd seen a ghost, appeared on his face.

His face was filled with horror.

"He broke through? How is that possible?"