Chapter 244 - 107: Werewolf Monster, Pyramid, Meteorite

Chen Yu frowned as he looked at the desiccated corpse.

’What a gruesome way to die!’

Even for someone as accustomed to slaughter as Chen Yu, a ripple of emotion stirred within him.

HUMMM—!

He pointed a finger, and a wave of frigid air instantly froze it over.

With a light wave of his hand, the surrounding dust swirled up to bury the body, forming a simple grave.

Stepping out of the crater, Chen Yu gazed into the distance.

His Force Field perception was suppressed, making it much harder to track the monster here than in other places.

Still, it wasn’t impossible.

He could track the faint residual aura in the air.

The two exchanged a look and, without a word, headed off in the same direction.

Aura tracking!

It wasn’t as precise as his Force Field perception, but it would have to do.

WHOOSH—!

Deep in the Gobi desert, a crimson streak appeared. A crescent of red light suddenly flared to life, tearing through the air toward them.

ZAP—!

In a flash of electricity, Chen Yu vanished.

BOOM—!

With a massive crash, dust and smoke billowed up from the desert floor.

A hairy, humanoid monster was sent flying.

"What is this thing?"

"A werewolf?"

Chen Yu stared, slightly stunned, at the hairy beast before him.

It was covered in long fur, with the head of a wolf and the body of a man. It stood nearly ten feet tall.

Its eyes were crimson, its gaze bloodthirsty.

Its aura was powerful, too—around Seventh Grade.

But what truly shocked Chen Yu was that he could sense the aura of a Soul Pearl coming from this Werewolf Monster.

’Could this be a monster mutated by a Soul Pearl?’ The thought surfaced in Chen Yu’s mind.

"AWOOOO!!"

Just then, a howl ripped through the air. A frenzied, tyrannical, and savage aura erupted from the Werewolf Monster.

In an instant, the very sky seemed to change.

A blood-red moon rose high into the sky.

A crimson beam of moonlight descended from the heavens, pouring into the Werewolf Monster’s body.

"Hm?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes, studying the crimson moonlight.

He felt a familiar aura from this crimson moonlight.

"ROAR—!!"

With a roar that shook the very air, the Werewolf Monster absorbed the power of the blood moon. Its body instantly swelled, doubling in size to a towering twenty feet.

Its aura skyrocketed, reaching a level equivalent to Eighth Grade!

The aura around it grew even more violent and chaotic.

SWISH—!

The Werewolf Monster flickered and vanished, reappearing in front of Chen Yu the very next second.

Its sharp claws slashed through the air.

"Look out!"

Liu Mei cried out instinctively from a short distance away.

ZAP—!

In a flash of electricity, Chen Yu vanished from his spot.

SQUELCH—!

A spray of fresh blood erupted as the massive wolf claw was severed by a single slash. At some point, Chen Yu had drawn a slender Tang dao.

"Awooo...!"

Its claw severed, the Werewolf Monster let out a pained roar.

’An Extraordinary Weapon is really something else!’

A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Chen Yu’s face.

’Even a monster bordering on Eighth Grade can’t withstand a cut from an Extraordinary Weapon.’

’Cutting off its claw was easier than slicing through tofu!’

SLICE—!

A flash of blade light, the Tang dao cut through the air. A spray of blood, and the massive werewolf head went flying.

A clean decapitation!

Its head severed, the Werewolf Monster’s body collapsed to the ground.

’Ten million Source of Life, just like that!’

’This is the easiest it’s ever been.’

HISS~

A wisp of purple energy rose from the fallen Werewolf Monster’s body. Seeing the rising purple gas, Chen Yu’s pupils contracted.

’Just as I thought. This Werewolf Monster is definitely connected to the Soul Pearls!’

When he’d given Liu Mei the Soul-Breaking Potion yesterday, the same purple gas had risen from her body.

This Werewolf Monster was likely deeply connected to Soul Pearls—it might even be a mutation caused by consuming one.

"Why is that happening?" Liu Mei asked, her surprise evident as she stared at the purple gas rising from the Werewolf Monster’s corpse.

"It might be related to the castle from yesterday," Chen Yu said.

The castle...

Liu Mei instinctively glanced in the direction of the castle ruins.

’But what does the castle have to do with it?’

’The castle was full of Undead Skeletons. Could this Werewolf Monster have come from there, too?’

"I wonder how many more of these things there are..."

Chen Yu gazed into the distance.

The connection between this monster and Soul Pearls made Chen Yu consider a possibility.

’Could it be that the humans of this world consumed too many Soul Pearls and turned into... this?’

Of course, this was all just speculation. The truth remained to be seen.

’Still, I like these kinds of monsters.’

’Ten million per kill. If a whole pack shows up, I’ll have enough to upgrade my Skills.’

"Come on, let’s go check some other areas," Chen Yu said.

Liu Mei nodded and followed behind Chen Yu, and they quickly headed out into the vast, distant Gobi.

...

The Gobi desert was vast, stretching out as if it had no end.

As they flew through the air, Chen Yu remained constantly vigilant of his surroundings.

After killing the first Werewolf Monster, they had yet to encounter a second one.

"AWOOO—!"

A howl echoed from deep within the Gobi. In the next instant, the sky transformed as a blood-red moon rose, and a crimson pillar of moonlight descended from the heavens.

A violent aura saturated the air.

"BOOM—!"

A massive explosion sent a powerful shockwave erupting from deep within the Gobi.

Several auras clashed.

Witnessing this, a flame of excitement lit up in Chen Yu’s eyes.

’A second Werewolf Monster!’

’And its aura is just as strong as the last one.’

"I’m going to check it out." Without waiting for Liu Mei to reply, Chen Yu transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot off toward the depths of the Gobi.

"Wait for me," Liu Mei called out, following after him.

Soon, Chen Yu was the first to arrive in the depths of the Gobi.