Chapter 42

Book I Chapter 42

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Hyuna gathered the energy from the blade in her hand and sliced the back of the fire wolf.

A long gash appears followed by the splattering of blood from the fire wolf's back.

But this is not enough to wound the fire wolf deeply as it only created a deep gash.

Awwooo!!!

The fire wolf howled in pain as it fell tumbling to the ground.

Hyuna jumps back so that she could get away from the wounded beast.

The sneak attack was successful and the fire wolf was taken aback.

But as soon as it saw who the attacker was, the expression of the fire wolf seems to have changed.

It seems that the fire wolf became enraged and she could tell that the eyes of the fire wolf turned bloodshot.

Then as if not thinking of its safety, it lunges an attack at Hyuna disregarding its wounded back.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

The sound of its blood burning with some of its fiery furs sounded in the air as it rushes at Hyuna.

With its fangs bared and its claws exposed, the fire wolf looks like it is berserk as it runs toward Hyuna.

Hyuna frowned for a bit but did not lower her guard.

Suddenly, with a wave of her hand, she clashes with the claws of the beast and lets her body be pushed back by the strong creature.

Before hitting a tree behind her, she kicks the ground and lets her body jump upwards.

Her eyes did not leave the figure of the beast that charges at the tree and with its powerful claws wrecked the tree trunk into splinters.

Crash!!!

The large tree was hit by a powerful force and slowly toppled to the ground with a loud thud.

But before the fire wolf could do anything it felt a painful strike coming from its back.

The same wound was hit by Hyuna which made it deeper so that the white of the bones could be seen.

The fire wolf suddenly felt a bit weak as it loses a large amount of blood due to the severity of its wound.

Though Hyuna is not familiar with anatomy, she still has read some books and killed some beasts before. She knew where to hit a creature that would make them bleed a lot.

And she has severed one of the arteries of the fire wolf located at its back.

Sensing that it is in danger, the fire wolf suddenly jumps back and without hesitation, darted towards the bushes.

Hyuna frowned and then looks in the direction where it ran into.

But she did not chase after it. Instead, she checked on Il Kwan who is weakly leaning on the tree.

Il Kwan has already taken a pill and his wounds seem to be in the process of healing.

This time, Kil Nam who has regained his consciousness approached the two.

"Junior… help the others return to the outer sect and don't tell anyone what happened here…" Il Kwan suddenly commanded.

Although a bit confused, Kil Nam did not say anything and just nodded his head.

He woke Song Dong and the two helped the other two and walked back to the outer sect.

"What are you thinking?" Hyuna asked with a frown.

"I think that the fire wolf is acting suspiciously. I mean, all of my skills and techniques are of no use to it as if it knew how to counter my moves… Only those elders can do that." Il Kwan said with a frown.

Hyuna then remembers that guy that she wounded heavily in the forest. That guy was taken by the large wolf with a fiery mane.

"Are you saying…"

"Yes… It might be the same beast… or should I say master of those beasts… that you have encountered before." Il Kwan interjected.

"I suspected as much when you fought with it," Hyuna muttered.

"But we are not sure about that yet, right? I mean, it could be something else." She suddenly added with a frown.

"Yes… It could be something else." Il Kwan muttered but a deep suspicion could still be seen on his face.

Though he did not really know what happened back then as he was unconscious, he knew that what his little brother told him was the truth.

"Can you stand?" Hyuna asked with a hint of concern in her eyes.

"Yes… I was just surprised by that thing… Next time, it would not be able to defeat me…" Il Kwan said with confidence in his eyes.

As he stands up his eyes landed in the direction where the fire wolf escaped.

Without hesitation, he kicked the ground and began running in the direction of the beast.

Hyuna was stunned so without hesitation, she quickly followed.

"What are you doing?" she asked in confusion.

This guy should be recuperating, right? Why would he dash into danger just like that? What is he thinking?

Hyuna felt concerned about Il Kwan's condition and she did not want him to get hurt.

When he got hurt at that time, she could not help but feel pain in her heart for some reason.

"Do not worry about me… My wounds are superficial. I'm more intrigued about you…" Il Kwan said with a mysterious smile on his face.

When Hyuna heard his words, she averted her eyes as she did not know how to start explaining her ability.

She has already rehearsed many times how to explain her ability, but when the time comes that she was asked, she actually did not know how to answer such a simple question.

"Little Jin… Have you formed your dantian in secret?" Il Kwan asked with a knowing smile.

Hyuna could only smile sheepishly and nod her head.

Although she has thought of many circumstances and explanations in her head, nodding at this conjecture from Il Kwan is the only best solution she could think of right now.

Well, at least when she will start showing him some of her techniques later, she would not need to answer any more queries about it, right?

With a nod from his little brother, Il Kwan showed a wide smile on his face.

"Hahaha… I knew it… I knew that you could do it!" Il Kwan said in excitement.

He could not help but feel his heart pumping wildly at the notion that his little brother is now a cultivator.

At last, he would not suffer the fate of early parting and they would continue with their bond as brothers.

Upon thinking about this point, his mind suddenly froze as he subconsciously looks at Wu Jin's face. That beautiful and exquisite face of the woman beside him and those slightly serious and cold eyes made his heart skip a beat.

But when he recovered from his stupor he could only shake his head in disappointment as he knew that the little guy is his brother.

The conflicting emotion in his heart made Il Kwan shake his head as he decided to focus on the front.

As soon as he did, he suddenly had his eyes wide open.

The reason for this is that the fire wolf suddenly appears right in front of him in an ambush.

"Watch out!" shouted Hyuna as she moved her body to block Il Kwan's.

Clang!

The golden barrier activated automatically but it sent Hyuna's figure flying to the ground like a cannonball.

Bam!!!

A crater was formed and a thick cloud of dust kicks up in the air.

"Wu Jin!" Il Kwan shouted in frustration and anxiety as he knew that because of him Wu Jin was actually hurt.

His rage began to form and his eyes turned red in anger.

He was angry at himself for being too distracted when they were chasing after an enemy. He was too angry at the beast that ambushes them. He was angry at himself for being still too weak that could not defeat his enemy back then.

If only he has the strength and power to overcome their opponent they would not have to chase after it and would not suffer this ambush.

But even though they were ambushed, if he was strong enough, he could have still saved Wu Jin.

Although he just discovered that Wu Jin might be a cultivator, he is also sure of the strength of that beast.

He has experienced getting hit by that thing and the power from that strike alone caused him to vomit mouthfuls of blood.

So how could he not feel worried at the frail stature of his little brother?

Rage builds up in his heart as he wields his blade.

Then without hesitation, he suddenly charges at the fire wolf.

The fire wolf landed on one of the large tree branches and saw the attacking human before it.

Without hesitation, it also lunges at the human.

Il Kwan attacked wildly and the beast was pushed back until it fell to the ground.

By this time, Il Kwan could tell that the wound on the beast's back has already partly closed.

But the battle they just had seemed to have opened it again.

"I will kill you… you bastard!" he shouted as he charges at the fire wolf.

Suddenly, the fire wolf inhales deeply.

As soon as he saw this, alarms quickly appears on Il Kwan's head. He knew that this is a skill of this beast in which it is going to use its innate ability to attack.

It seldom uses this technique and would only use it in case it is about to be defeated or its life is in danger.

Il Kwan quickly gathered his Qi and forms a series of barriers in front of him along with his sword.

Then before he could react, he saw a long tongue of searing hot flame coming out of the flame wolf's mouth.

The long tongue of flame made Il Kwan feel that everything around him turned hot. It was like he is inside a volcano being roasted alive by its lava.

"Damn… what a strong and cruel innate ability…" he thought as he knew that this beast is almost at the level of a savage beast.