Cheng Shuili nodded with a stiff face, reached up to wipe her cheek, and pointed her blood-stained fingertip forward, softly spitting out four words: "Kill them all."
The pack of wolves moved.
The foul wind stirred up by their charge even overturned the guardrails along the road.
The one-eyed werewolf took the lead, the tongue of fire from her rocket launcher blasting that blue-gray giant-clawed monster directly into fragments. Other werewolves brandished claws like chainsaws to tear open the pustule-covered monsters, while some unleashed terrifying leaping abilities, jumping high to bite through the necks of the ghosts with their fangs!
The moment those translucent spirits were torn apart by wolf fangs, they actually emitted the realistic sound of flesh and blood rupturing.
Su Rui's long spear nearly slipped from her grasp.
Watching a werewolf use its teeth to rip off the backward-jointed leg bone of a humanoid creature and then use that very bone to smash another monster's head, her stomach churned.
"Boss..." She swallowed with difficulty, "What are these..."
"My heroic subordinates."
Cheng Shuili had already grabbed the chick. The little thing trembled in her hand like a sieve, emitting soft, continuous "clucking" sounds.
Cheng Shuili simply put away her long blade and silently swapped it for a dagger. With the tip pressed against the chick's neck, she hesitated again and again, then steeled her heart and attempted to stuff this thing into her territory.
But she clearly forgot a step. Unsurprisingly, a familiar window popped up in front of Cheng Shuili.
【This monster does not belong to you and cannot be brought into your personal territory!】
Cheng Shuili took a deep breath, controlling her emotions.
This thing could lay eggs.
If she killed it, she would have nothing. She had to imprison this little thing! Make it lay eggs for the rest of its life!
Cheng Shuili fished out a territory servant card, tapped the chick's head with it, and then, holding the card between her fingers, she switched to her dagger. She used the tip to lift the chick's chin, forcing its black bean-like eyes to meet hers.
Her voice was extremely low, carrying a certain chilling gentleness:
"Listen here, little thing." She shook the territory servant card in her hand, "Either you sign this obediently and lay two eggs for me every day..."
The dagger suddenly moved downward, lightly grazing the Screaming Chicken's fluff, and a few tender yellow feathers drifted to the ground.
"Or I will let you experience right now..." Cheng Shuili pulled her mouth into a ferocious arc, "what hot water plucking feels like."
The chick's pupils contracted sharply, and all its fluff stood on end.
It shook its head frantically, its little wings flapping like two small fans, and it let out urgent "ji-ji-ji" cries, as if saying, "I'll sign, I'll sign!"
Cheng Shuili nodded in satisfaction and used the card on it. Unlike when used on players, the card instantly lit up with a crimson glow, transforming into a chain-like pattern that coiled around the Screaming Chicken's ankle.
"Very good." She released her hand, letting the chick slump onto the small wooden box, "From today on, your name shall be..."
Cheng Shuili frowned in thought for a moment, then said, "Egg Boss."
Su Rui, listening from the side: "......"
Fine, that name is certainly clear enough.
Cheng Shuili tucked the chick into her territory and turned to carefully observe the current state of the battle.
To Cheng Shuili's surprise, these monsters were immune to bullets, yet they were not immune to rocket launchers.
What kind of logic was this?
Was it a case of even high-level martial arts fearing an RPG?
Cheng Shuili watched the battlefield before her, her mouth twitching slightly.
The werewolves were practically conducting a one-sided massacre. Those hideous, terrifying monsters appeared so fragile in the face of modern weaponry.
A flesh-block monster covered in pustules had just crawled to the center of the highway when a rocket blast blew it into a rain of blood across the sky.
The blue-gray gore splattered onto the asphalt, emitting a "hissing" corrosive sound.
"Boss..." Su Rui gripped her long spear, her voice trembling, "Shouldn't we be doing something?"
Cheng Shuili narrowed her eyes, suddenly noticing the three-eyed monster quietly retreating.
Its blue-gray skin was riddled with bullet holes, but the wounds were not bleeding; instead, they were slowly healing.
"The leader is trying to run." Cheng Shuili drew her long blade, the edge glinting coldly in the sunlight, "I'll take care of it."
She was about to rush out when she was blocked by the one-eyed werewolf.
"King, please let us handle it." She bowed her head respectfully, the rocket launcher on her shoulder already reloaded.
After a simple aim, a single rocket blast instantly shattered the monster's body.
Cheng Shuili: "......"
She was a bit envious.
Really, she wanted a rocket launcher too.
It was a pity she hadn't known about all this sooner; otherwise, she could have bought some from the Rat King back at the black market.
Cheng Shuili and Su Rui stood at the very back, effectively becoming spectators, as if these monsters hadn't come for them at all.
The battle lasted a total of ten minutes. After the last monster was dealt with, the one-eyed werewolf stood in place to clean the blood off herself. She seemed to want to wipe her face but didn't notice the blood on her hand, effectively painting herself with a blood-makeup; the dense beastman still hadn't realized it.
She turned around with a straight face, walked up to Cheng Shuili, and knelt on one knee, "King, it is resolved."
Cheng Shuili looked at the one-eyed werewolf's face, which was smeared into a mess with blood and grime, and her mouth twitched. She hesitated for a moment, then pulled a few clean tissues from the Abyss Ring and handed them over: "Wipe your face."
The one-eyed werewolf froze for a moment, took the tissues, and wiped randomly, only to end up smearing the blood even more evenly.
Su Rui, watching from the side, frowned and couldn't help but step forward to take the tissues: "Let me."
She efficiently helped the werewolf wipe her face clean, revealing the blue-gray fur beneath and the gruesome scar running through her left eye.
The werewolf seemed unaccustomed to being cared for in this way, her ears twitching uneasily.
"Many thanks." She whispered, her voice still hoarse.
Cheng Shuili looked around. The battlefield was littered with monster remains and blood. A few werewolves were collecting valuable parts from the monsters, their movements as practiced as if they had done it countless times.
"Do you hunt these monsters often?" Cheng Shuili asked.
The one-eyed werewolf nodded: "These monsters appear around the territory every day. To protect the ordinary tribe members, our patrol team takes turns clearing them out regularly."
Territory?
Did the wolf race have their own territory too?
Cheng Shuili felt a spark of interest: "How are things in the territory now?"
"Everything is well." A flash of pride crossed the werewolf's single eye, "Following the King's instructions, we have built defensive works and reclaimed farmland. Although it has only just been implemented, the lives of ordinary beastmen have improved significantly. King, everyone is very grateful to you."
Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow.
She had never given any instructions to the wolf race; someone must have faked the message, and she knew very few wolves within the pack.
In that case... it must have been the Old Wolf, right?
He certainly moved fast.
Rate on N.U.
