Chapter 734: Three Moves
Monarch of Evernight
If Gary had followed him all the way, he mightâve heard and seen certain things he shouldnât have. As one of the Wolf Kingâs two most important sons, Garyâs position wasnât one Xue Ding could compare to. There wouldnât be any problems even if he were to kill the latter.
This was the value of the so-called foster son. In the eyes of the Wolf King, all of his foster sons added together couldnât compare to a single Gary.
Gary looked at the man who had collapsed on the ground and said, âXue Wu? Youâve also lost?â
Xue Wu looked away with a snort but didnât reply. Despite his pride, he knew very well that Gary was someone he couldnât afford to offend lightly. As such, all he could do was remain silent. Xue Ding, however, was quick with his wits. He ran over to Gary with an expression of sorrow, saying, âBrother, they laid down a trap and sneak attacked us. That was why they managed to wound Big Brother, no, I mean Xue Wu. I wasnât able to react in time to warn him. I was just preparing to teach them a good lesson when you arrived!â
Gary shot a glance at Xue Ding, doing nothing to disguise the disdain in his eyes. âEven Xue Wu has been defeated, yet you want to teach them a lesson?â
âWhatâs so scary about a rank-twelve fellow? Besides, donât I have you?â
Gary shot a condescending glance at Qianye. To him, humans were inherently weak and simply not a match for werewolves. For the third-rank count, Gary, a rank-twelve human was someone he could easily kill. He was shocked upon seeing Nighteye, howeverâhis long hair flew up on its own and his body arched forward slightly with a threatening growl.
Gary first sensed a powerful threat and became instinctively cautious. Then, after seeing her appearance, an explosion occurred in his brain and his body became scorching hot.
âYouâre a vampire!?â As a werewolf of considerable talents, Gary was instinctively sensitive to vampires. He sniffed hard and said with great certainty, âYou are a vampire! Who wouldâve thought that thereâd be such a powerful vampire in the Eastern Sea!â
The werewolves and vampires had a vendetta between them that had gone on for tens of thousands of years. The latter race rarely appeared in the werewolf-ruled Eastern Seaâthe more powerful ones would move under cover, while weaker ones would suffer a treatment even worse than that of humans.
Gary stared at Nighteye, saying, âYou come with me and be my woman. Then I might just let this trash go.â
âMight?â Nighteyeâs expression seemed quite strange.
Gary said proudly, âLetting him go or not will depend on my mood. If youâre obedient enough, perhaps my mood will take a turn for the better.â
The vampiric blade jumped between Nighteyeâs fingers as she sized the man up. âDonât you feel embarrassed saying such things with your little strength?â
Gary broke into a frown. âItâs not a problem for me to defeat you with my strength. This is the neutral land and not Evernight. Donât think youâre nobler than us werewolves just because youâre a vampire! Iâll have you know that my bloodline is enough to be ranked toward the front even in the Evernight faction. My father has said before that I might even pass the test of the Summit of Peaks if I were in Evernight.â
Speechless, Qianye and Nighteye looked at one another.
If William wasnât boasting, he was the Summit of Peakâs number one genius in the recent generation and one with the greatest hope to ascend the holy mountain. Even then, Williamâs glorious image in Qianyeâs eye melted away rapidly with a single âWoof!â
As a primo with the purest bloodline in this generation, Nighteyeâs standards were on the same level as William. Meanwhile, Qianye had refined his bloodline once more and entered the ranks of the ancient vampires.
Now that Gary was boasting about his talents, it gave Qianye and Nighteye a strange feeling. They sized him up repeatedly from head to toe but just couldnât see which part of him was close to William.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Gary held his head high and was completely oblivious to the fact that his figure had been reflected in Qianye and Nighteyeâs pupils. Even if he did, he would only think that they were normal reflections.
Nighteye seemed interested and Zhuji was poking her head out from the courtyard, hoping to join in on the fun. Qianye, however, wasnât in the mood. After the initial intrigue for the idiot had passed, the only thing that remained was surging anger.
Gary was looking at Nighteye as though she were his toy, almost as if it was an honor that he was willing to take her home. This angered Qianye thoroughly.
He picked up East Peak, walked over to Gary, and said with a cold voice, âAccording to you, youâre a genius among werewolves?â
Gary patted his chest and said proudly, âHow many people have you heard of becoming a count at this age? Besides, I havenât passed my growth phase just yet. I still have more growth potential!â
He only discovered what was wrong after saying this. âWhat do you mean by according to me? I am a genius!â
Qianye replied indifferently, âUnfortunately, you have no more opportunity to display your talents.â
Gary almost couldnât believe his earsâhe remained stunned for a good while before bending over in roaring laughter. He caught his breath only after a good while, and then started walking toward Qianye while putting on a pair of clawed gloves. âLowly human, you have truly enraged me. Iâll tear you apart slowly and not let you die a quick death. And before you die, Iâll let you see just how Iâll play with this vampire!â
Qianye exhaled deeply. His eyes turned a flowing blue color as he said coldly, âAt first I thought I could kill you in three moves, but now it seems I might have to use a couple more.â
Gary laughed wildly. âThree moves? Lowlives will be lowlives, what else do you know apart from boasting?â
Gary felt his body sink all of a sudden, almost as though there was a mountain pressing down on him. This pressure increased in the blink of an eye amidst the faint echo of ocean tides. Despite werewolves being known for their strength, Gary felt extremely strained at the moment and couldnât even perform a jump.
The moment this pressure started climbing, Gary saw Qianye raising his sword, and an inexplicable sense of danger overwhelmed him as the blade reached its highest point!
The werewolf was, after all, the recipient of a powerful inheritance. He roared loudly at the critical moment, swelling in size and transforming into his werewolf form. This filled him with explosive strength and granted him the ability to move with a certain degree of freedom. He leapt away with all his strength, kicking up a cloud of dust in the processâone could see from this just how fierce his strength was.
Gary jumped about repeatedly and zig-zagged ten meters away in a flash.
Meanwhile, Qianye faced myriad changes with steadiness, slashing thrice in front of him. Gary, who had already jumped a fair distance away, cried loudly and fell on his face, blood spurting out continuously from an oblong wound on his right leg. He flipped over and forced himself to stand up despite the pain. He was just about to make a second escape attempt when his body froze up.
Qianye had quietly appeared at a distance where East Peak could pierce through Gary at a single thought.
âT-This is impossible!â Gary still couldnât believe the truth in front of his eyes. Xue Ding was thoroughly dumbfounded on the sidelines, while Xue Wu remained silent.
Qianye said calmly, âYouâre not so bad, a bit stronger than I expected.â
âYouâre just a rank-twelve human! Besides, Iâm the Wolf Kingâs son, my bloodline is countless times more powerful than yours! I wonât lose, I refuse to be defeated!â Gary roared continuously. His body grew larger and his aura soared rapidly, but there was blood seeping out of his fur and gushing out from the wound on his leg. This kind of strength-increasing secret art came at a heavy price.
âThe werewolves will never lose!â Gary bounced up with a battle cry and clawed at Qianye!
The latter neither made to evade or even use his sword to parry the incoming blow. All he did was stretch out his left hand to grab the swiping claw.
Garyâs legs were planted in the soil. His hair was all puffed up, and there was a constant growl coming from his throat as he began to wrestle with the opponent.
Qianye was as calm as an immovable mountain. Xue Ding, though, cried out in surprise, âOh no! He has sharp claws!â
Gary shot the young man a fierce glare. Xue Ding was startled at first, but then a dangerous gleam flickered through his eyes as he slowly arched his body. Apparently, he would go all out once there was an opening.
The broken-limbed Xue Wu produced an origin gun from his pocket and aimed it at Gary. Although it was fairly difficult to bring out the full power of an origin gun in the neutral lands, Xue Wuâs aim was to restrain Gary and create an opportunity for Xue Ding to attack.
Seeing that the two brothers were looking to attack Gary at the same time, Nighteye loosened her grip on the vampiric blade.
But the scene of Qianye falling to an ambush did not appear as expected.
Qianye remained calm and simply kept on wrestling with Gary. The blade on the latterâs gloves dug into Qianyeâs hands, but his all-out exertion only managed to grave the skin.
Xue Dingâs eyes went roundâhe was so shocked that he couldnât say a single word. Gary couldnât believe what he was seeing. He increased his exertion until his eyes almost popped out but still couldnât deepen the wound.
At this moment, Qianye let out a âHehâ and began exerting power. His five fingers gradually came together, causing the bones in Garyâs right hand to crackle continuously. The groan soon developed into a miserable scream as the claw was completely deformed and became almost unrecognizable.
Qianye twisted his five fingers and crushed Garyâs hand into pieces before letting go.
The wolf prince fell kneeling with a painful thud. His right claw was now swollen all the way up to his arm. Such an injury wasnât manageable even for the werewolvesâ regenerative abilitiesâonly a combination of famous doctors and valuable medicines would be able to heal it.
Qianye struck three fingers at Gary, saying, âThree moves.â
The werewolf trembled continuously and glared at Qianye with eyes full of hate. He wasnât afraid after seeing the latter raise his sword. Instead, he said, âIâm the Wolf Kingâs son. If you dare touch me, my father will find and kill you no matter where you run off to and your woman will join my collection of countless toys! At that time, you will be the ones wallowing in regret about not kneeling in front of me sooner!â
âIs that so?â East Peak streaked past Gary with a shake of Qianyeâs wrist, sending the formerâs left arm flying out.
The werewolf prince fell to the ground with a miserable scream. He pressed upon the wounded right claw in this process and cried out wretchedly once more.
The pain of losing a limb was so intense that even the fierce werewolves couldnât easily endure it. Qianye had no intention of letting the man go, thoughâhe quickly removed both of Garyâs lower limbs, leaving only a crushed right arm attached to his body.
Gary could no longer clamber up at this point. His glare was filled with a terrifying ferocity that was inherent of all werewolves. Qianye, however, had seen too many of such violent characters and didnât put this enemy on his mind at all.
He turned back to face Xue Ding and Xue Wu.