Chapter 102: Section 103: I Have a Plan to Lure and Decapitate the Enemy in Hiding


    This was a Silver Level Magic Beast.


    It had deep blue fur, and the appearance of a wolf.


    Zhenjin’s impression of it was too profound.


    Because the first thing he saw when he awoke in the jungle was this kind of Silver Magical Beast.


    He and Zi Di had named it—the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf!


    The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf nearly took Zi Di’s life, and Zhenjin had managed to defeat it by a fluke, with outside help.


    ...


    Zhenjin hadn’t expected to find a second Blue-Furred Evil Wolf here.


    “Woof woof woof!”


    The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf walked to the center of the clearing in the woods, and suddenly opened its mouth to letting out a sound eerily similar to a dog’s bark.


    Zhenjin was stunned, “So the sound I heard before was made by the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf? Isn’t it a wolf?”


    Hearing the barking sound, the surrounding bat monkeys all congregated towards the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf. Sёarch* The N?velFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    “Sure enough, it’s controlling the beast pack!” Zhenjin felt a tremor in his heart.


    Most of the bat monkeys landed on the ground and squatted by the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf, forming a circle. However, a few bat monkeys remained in place, showing no intention of coming closer.


    The bat monkeys on the ground beckoned to their unmoving companions, continually emitting sharp screeches and even gesturing with their hands.


    The unmoving bat monkeys started to waver, with some also making noises and communicating with each other. Others bounced between the branches, spread their wings to fly or glide between trees, showing a tendency to leave.


    The Silver Rhinoceros, upon hearing the barking, hesitated as well, circling in the clearing but never attacking the bat monkeys or the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf.


    The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf stood tall and proud, beginning to wag its tail, releasing a strong, fragrant scent.


    The fragrance quickly spread across the entire clearing, and the restless bat monkeys began to quiet down.


    The bat monkeys near the Evil Wolf breathed deeply, soaking in the dense fragrance in the air, and their monkey faces expressed a look of rapture.


    And those bat monkeys that hadn’t gathered, upon smelling the fragrance, also became less agitated. They folded their wings and settled on the branches, beginning to absorb the scent.


    “Woof woof woof.” After a dozen breaths, the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf barked again.


    This time, those bat monkeys perched in the trees all clambered down and gathered by the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf, lining up behind the originally gathered monkeys.


    And the Silver Rhinoceros became calm as well, no longer wandering but standing in place, quietly watching the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf, as if awaiting the next command.


    Zhenjin watched this scene, his heart shaking.


    “Is this how the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf controls the bat monkeys and the Silver Rhinoceros?”


    “Woof woof woof!” The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf barked fiercely again.


    At the same time, it cast its gaze towards Zhenjin.


    “Hmm, am I the only one left?” Zhenjin surveyed his surroundings and suddenly realized that only he remained in the branches.


    The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf looked at Zhenjin, puzzled. It wagged its tail again, and the fragrance in the air instantly intensified.


    The surrounding bat monkeys and the Silver Rhinoceros breathed deeply, enjoying the fragrance.


    “It does smell quite good, but it has no effect on me!” Zhenjin cast aside his worries.


    The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf barked a few more times, looking at Zhenjin who remained indifferent, and its doubt became apparent.


    Zhenjin’s gaze, however, had noticed a nearby squirrel and several woodpeckers that were also unaffected.


    “I understand now.”


    “Only man-made magical beasts are influenced by the fragrance and the barking.”


    “My nature is human, so I am not affected.”


    “If the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf could control people, it would have done so long ago. But in fact, Zi Di and I have never discovered our companions being controlled.”


    With this thought, Zhenjin glided down and landed on the ground.


    He mimicked the behaviour of the other bat monkeys, inhaling the air’s fragrance deeply, showing an intoxicated expression.


    But the Blue-Furred Evil Wolf was not yet convinced.


    It took the initiative to move from the center, stepping past many bat monkeys, and approached Zhenjin.


    Zhenjin was only a step away from it.


    “I’m just a Bronze bat monkey, if it bites me, it will surely cause serious injury.”


    “If it suddenly bites me and doesn’t let go, allowing the other bat monkeys to attack me, I will fall into a dangerous situation. A slight misstep could cost me my life.”


    Naturally, Zhenjin felt tense.


    Although he had once resolved a Blue-Furred Evil Wolf, he knew well the strength of this Silver Magical Beast.


    The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf scrutinized Zhenjin carefully, then circled around him, not missing any detail of Zhenjin’s body, including his swollen lower body.


    The doubt in its eyes gradually dissipated.


    Because what it saw before it, was indeed a bat monkey.


    “Woof woof woof.” The Blue-Furred Evil Wolf barked at Zhenjin again.


    Zhenjin’s mind was filled with question marks, and he didn’t know how to react, so he wisely stood still.


    Seeing the blue-haired Evil Wolf close at hand, Zhenjin had a thought growing stronger and stronger in his mind, “If I make a move now, can I kill this wolf?”


    The blue-haired Evil Wolf could command hundreds of beasts, and in addition to that, it had an exceptional intelligence on par with humans. Both of these traits together resulted in a qualitative change!


    Previously, it had manipulated the beast herd, deliberately dividing its forces in two. One part was to restrain Zhenjin and Zong Ge, while the other focused on attacking the camp. It knew to target the enemy’s weak points.


    Generally speaking, bat monkeys and Silver Rhinoceroses cannot coexist. But now, because of the presence of the blue-haired Evil Wolf, they sat peacefully in this forest clearing, not invading each other’s space. During battle, the Silver Rhinoceros was responsible for the assault, and the bat monkeys were responsible for killing the enemy; the two could even cooperate.


    The blue-haired Evil Wolf could make different species work together, forming a Monster army capable of employing tactics. This was terrifying!


    “I must eliminate this wolf!” Zhenjin’s intent to kill grew even stronger.


    But at the same time, he also saw the surrounding bat monkeys and the Silver Rhinoceros, all watching him intently.


    If he suddenly made a move now, it would definitely provoke a fierce attack from these beasts.


    Just then, the blue-haired Evil Wolf suddenly lowered its head, no longer circling Zhenjin, and took a step forward to sniff the scent on Zhenjin’s body.


    Its nose almost touched Zhenjin’s monkey fur!


    Watching its neck exposed right in front of him, Zhenjin smelled an even stronger fragrance and felt his killing intent surge violently.


    “Right now I’m just a Bronze bat monkey, so the blue-haired Evil Wolf is very careless, thinking I’m no threat at all and hence not on guard.”


    “By myself in this state, of course, I’m no match for it. However, I have the Demon Core in my heart. If I suddenly make a move now and grapple with the blue-haired Evil Wolf, initiating the Heart Core, what would happen?”


    As long as he touched the target, the Heart Core could be activated.


    Zhenjin had once used this method to directly refine a Silver Spear Scorpion.


    “Better not.”


    “It’s too risky for me to make a move like that.”


    “The Heart Core takes some time to take effect once activated. Although the time is very short, it’s enough for the blue-haired Evil Wolf to tear me to pieces.”


    “I should wait for Zong Ge to appear, causing turmoil among this herd of beasts, when the blue-haired Evil Wolf’s attention is focused on Zong Ge. Then I’ll have a chance to muddle through the chaos and launch a surprise attack.”


    “Or, should I leave here and transform into a Silver Spear Scorpion?”


    “The scorpion shell’s defensive power is extremely strong, allowing me to charge into the beast horde to directly target the blue-haired Evil Wolf.”


    “No, that’s not right, the blue-haired Evil Wolf is also at Silver Level and won’t be killed swiftly by me. There’s also a Silver Rhinoceros here. If it really charges and tramples me, the Silver Spear Scorpion definitely won’t fare well either. And then there are the bat monkeys; once they emit their sonic attack, the Spear Scorpion form won’t be able to withstand it.”


    Zhenjin knew that Spear Scorpions also had very sensitive hearing.


    Under a sonic attack, sensitive hearing was no longer an advantage but a disadvantage.


    “In that case, I’ll transform into a Spear Scorpion first. I’ll let the blue-haired Evil Wolf ‘subdue’ me, then, when I get close to it, I’ll strike it with all I’ve got! Thus, the bat monkey’s wave attack and the rhinoceros’s charge would be rendered unusable because of my entanglement with the Evil Wolf, and my scorpion shell could withstand the wolf’s claws and teeth.”


    “By just using the Spear Scorpion, I can’t swiftly kill a Silver Level Evil Wolf. But I can make use of the Heart Core and eliminate it with the Heart Core!”


    Zhenjin set his plan in secret as the blue-haired Evil Wolf finally lost interest in him, seemingly decided that he was just a Bronze bat monkey and odd simply because it was rather foolish.


    The blue-haired Evil Wolf turned and slowly left Zhenjin.


    Watching its retreating figure, Zhenjin suddenly changed his mind slightly.


    “No, I should not be in a hurry to get rid of it.”


    “There’s no threat to the camp from the current Evil Wolf and this herd.”


    “I should gather as much intelligence as I can!”


    Discovering a second blue-haired Evil Wolf naturally leads to a third, a fourth.


    Having gone through life-and-death situations on this island multiple times, Zhenjin always considered the future and the worst-case scenario before acting.


    If I don’t take the opportunity to gather intelligence now, increasing my certainty against the enemy, what will I do if I encounter the blue-haired Evil Wolf again in the future?


    “The scent emitted by the blue-haired Evil Wolf is the key to subduing the beasts.”


    “At the same time, this scent’s effect should be time-limited.”


    “The most important thing right now is to figure out what this time limit actually is. Also, to understand whether all man-made magical beasts are influenced by this scent.”


    Zhenjin wasn’t in a rush to leave; he chose to stay for the time being.


    Besides gathering intelligence, there was another reason: Zong Ge.


    Zhenjin’s plan to assassinate the Evil Wolf using his gun scorpion form could easily be disrupted by external factors. But if he could make good use of Zong Ge, Zhenjin could kill the Evil Wolf with much less effort.


    Zhenjin decided to wait a little longer for Zong Ge.


    “Woof woof woof.” The blue-haired Evil Wolf walked back to the center and barked again.


    Then, it led the beast herd out of the forest clearing.


    The troop of bat monkeys and the Silver Rhinoceros set off one after another, closely following the blue-haired Evil Wolf.


    Zhenjin mingled with the main force of bat monkeys, jumping on branches with the surrounding monkeys, running on the ground from time to time, and sometimes opening his wings to fly.


    The blue-haired Evil Wolf led the way, its fluffy tail swaying side to side.


    Zhenjin noticed this detail, thinking to himself: “A wolf’s tail hangs down and does not sway. This is not a wolf’s tail; it’s more like a fox’s tail. But it can bark like a dog.”


    “Calling it a blue-haired Evil Wolf doesn’t seem quite right. Maybe it should be called a fox-wolf-dog? Wolf-dog-fox? Fox-dog-wolf?”


    The blue-haired Evil Wolf led the beasts further away from the hill, and their pace was getting faster.


    “Why hasn’t Zong Ge shown up yet?” Zhenjin started to worry that Zong Ge would lose them, as he was getting further away from that hillock.


    After waiting a good while longer and still not seeing Zong Ge, Zhenjin started to grow impatient: “Should I just not wait for him and transform into a Spear Scorpion to execute the enticing ambush and beheading plan?”