Chapter 11
Battle against the Advanced Cyclops Wolf
"Lin Chen, I didn't expect you to be valued by Lord Zhan Kong. He's a high-level mage of three elements. You're really hiding your true abilities." After Chen Fu and the others left, Zhang Tian looked at Lin Chen with slight shock. He didn't expect that the junior mage he recruited had such a background.
"Actually, I've only heard of Lord Zhan Kong before; this is the first time I've met him," Lin Chen explained with a slight smile.
"By the way, Lin Chen, why is the Battle Axe Squad targeting you? What did you do to offend them?" Liu Lin asked curiously.
Lin Chen didn't hide anything and directly recounted the conflict he had previously had with Chen Ze.
"If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. That's exactly what the Battle Axe Squad is like. They're always accusing others of stealing monsters. First they were talking about us, and now they're talking about Little Orange." Liu Lin laughed angrily.
"Little Orange?" Lin Chen didn't react for a moment.
"I'm talking about you, this is the nickname I just gave you." Liu Lin patted Lin Chen on the shoulder, smiled, and told him about the conflict between the Skyfire Squad and the Battle Axe Squad.
"Lin Chen, now that you know about the conflict between us and the Battle Axe Squad, it's not too late for you to withdraw," Zhang Tian said seriously, his gaze fixed on Lin Chen.
"Quit? You've been so good to me, why would I quit? Besides, we have the same conflicts with the War Axe Squad, isn't this fate?"
Lin Chen said sincerely, and at the same time he noticed that after he said those words, the members of the Skyfire Squad were obviously more accepting of him than before.
……
Half an hour later, the six members of the Skyfire Team, having completed their preparations, left the Snow Mountain Inn and headed deeper into the Bowang Mountains.
"roar!"
"Awoo!"
In the dense forests of Bowang Mountain, the roars of demons could be heard from time to time.
Lin Chen even spotted the figures of quite a few servant-level demons. Even though these demons were no match for Lin Chen, he remained vigilant. After all, if he were exposed, it wouldn't just be one or two demons, but a whole horde.
However, the other five members of the Skyfire Squad were all relaxed, even the seemingly weak Rou Rou was not as nervous as Lin Chen.
Just as Lin Chen was puzzled, he realized that under Wang Min's leadership, the demons had not yet discovered their presence before Lin Chen and his group had already left the demons' range of operations.
This made Lin Chen admire these hunters who roamed the wilderness more and more. Although they were not particularly strong, their experience was far beyond what a novice like Lin Chen, who had only killed a few demons in the city, could match. There was still a lot Lin Chen could learn from them.
"Captain, there's a one-eyed demon wolf in its advanced stage some distance to the right front," Wang Min, who had been walking at the very front of the group, suddenly turned back and said to Zhang Tian.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen turned his head and saw that, sure enough, about a hundred meters ahead, a one-eyed demon wolf was resting on the ground.
"Lin Chen, we still don't know your exact strength after you joined our Skyfire Squad. This advanced-stage one-eyed demon wolf is yours to handle." Captain Zhang Tian's voice suddenly rang in Lin Chen's ears: "This is your first battle after leaving the safety barrier, and I will make arrangements for the subsequent battles based on your performance this time."
Lin Chen nodded, controlled the stars with his mind, and star trails appeared. The figure of the Gilmon appeared in front of everyone.
"Lin Chen, this is your first battle outside the safety barrier, so don't be careless. You should summon your advanced summon beast." Zhang Tian reminded him, sensing the aura emanating from the Gil Beast.
"Captain, the strength of a summoned beast isn't just something you can judge by appearances." Lin Chen smiled slightly at Zhang Tian, then patted Guilmon's head. "Gilmon, let everyone see your strength."
The nimble Gilbeast darted through the forest, quickly approaching the one-eyed wolf.
"We've been discovered," Wang Min said.
"roar!"
When Guilmon was still more than ten meters away from the One-Eyed Wolf, the One-Eyed Wolf let out a roar, stood up from its prone position, and looked toward Guilmon's location with a single eye, its eyes revealing a strong killing intent.
The one-eyed wolf arched its body, transforming into a high-speed car, and charged directly towards the location of the Gilmon at an astonishing speed.
"I wonder if Guilmon can beat Cyclops?" Fluttershy asked with some concern.
Guilmon showed no fear and charged towards the oncoming Cyclops. Just as it was about to collide with the Cyclops, Guilmon nimbly dodged to the side.
With a loud "boom," the one-eyed wolf bypassed the Gilmon and continued forward due to inertia, crashing directly into a large tree not far ahead before coming to a stop.
However, in the instant Guilmon dodged, it suddenly turned around and chased after the one-eyed wolf.
"This Guilmon has a strong combat awareness; its timing for dodging is just right," Liu Lin nodded in admiration.
Guilmon's entire body transformed into an arrow, appearing in front of the One-Eyed Wolf in a flash. Its raised right claw flashed with a cold light and grabbed at the One-Eyed Wolf's waist.
"A copper head, an iron tail, and a tofu waist—you've really done a good job training your summoned beast." Captain Zhang Tian looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but express his approval of Guilmon.
Just as Guilmon's claws were about to touch the waist of the one-eyed wolf, a dark shadow came crashing down on Guilmon's head from the side.
Instead of taking the hit head-on, the Gilmon pushed off with its feet and leaped into the air, narrowly dodging the dark shadow, which was none other than the tail of the One-Eyed Demon Wolf.
Seeing Guilmon hovering in mid-air without any leverage, the one-eyed wolf revealed a cruel smile and swung its front paws fiercely at Guilmon.
To the one-eyed wolf's utter surprise, just as its front paws were about to strike Guilmon, Guilmon breathed out a ball of fire from its mouth.
The flames struck the Cyclops's forepaws, causing a violent explosion. Using the recoil from the explosion, Guilmon leaped up once more, reaching an even higher altitude.
When Guilmon reached its highest point, it suddenly turned and descended, like a dragon emerging from the abyss, falling from the sky with a fierce gust of wind, and slammed its claw hard onto the head of the one-eyed wolf.
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, the one-eyed wolf's head was dazed, and the wolf was no longer as agile as before.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Guilmon charged towards the one-eyed wolf the moment it landed.
With a whoosh, flames appeared on the two front paws of the Gilmon, and its claws cut through the air, slicing through two intersecting red lines, and directly struck the waist of the One-Eyed Demon Wolf. Then, they passed through its body and split the One-Eyed Demon Wolf in two.