Chapter 34: Bronze Fox Ape
The wolf pack was also the undisputed overlord in this Yunling Mountain Range.
Although there were vicious beasts like tiger, boar, leopard, bear, any one of which could single-handedly kill the gray wolves in the forest.
But if it was a pack of gray wolves, even these ferocious beasts would not easily provoke them.
However, now it was no longer just a matter of provoking or not.
Rather, in this forest, there was something that made the wolf pack feel afraid.
Su Yan’s eyes flickered slightly as he picked up the hardwood bow, urging the Yin Water Centipede and Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect to quickly head toward the mountain valley from where the sound came.
The location here was not far from the mountain valley where the wolf howl came from, and at night he could not possibly travel through the night and descend the mountain, so he could only actively scout it out and then decide whether to retreat or not.
Handling it this way was always better than having trouble come knocking on his door.
His speed was extremely fast, like a shadow under the moonlight, weaving through the trees and constantly approaching the location of the mountain valley.
During this time, the wolf howls became more and more obvious, and at the same time there was a low roar, completely different from the high-pitched wolf howls.
‘It’s a wild beast, but not an ordinary wild beast, otherwise it absolutely could not force the wolf pack to this extent.’
He hurried forward with quick steps, gripping the longbow in his hand and holding the long arrow without letting go.
Such a commotion was probably a feral beast.
‘If it’s early first-order, then find a method to fight it, if it’s any higher, leave directly!’
Having made up his mind, Su Yan’s eyes shone brightly, his courage surging like a flood.
After passing through a dense forest, Su Yan stopped behind a large tree on a small slope.
The moonlight was bright, tree shadows swayed, and just a hundred meters ahead was the mountain valley.
A ring of trees surrounded it, revealing a clearing of low shrubs, vines everywhere, yet unable to conceal figures, right next to a stone wall in the mountain valley.
‘This is the wolf pack’s habitat.’
Such terrain was naturally special, more like a place where gregarious animals lived.
Su Yan looked intently, his pupils contracting slightly, and he was startled in his heart.
A beast over two or three meters tall, with bronze whiskers and long fur, bulging muscles, a face somewhat like a fox, sharp beak and fangs, yet more resembling a violent ape in the mountains.
This fierce ape was truly ferocious, its millstone-sized palm grabbing and snapping the spine of a gray wolf preparing to sneak attack.
Bone splinters mixed with blood foam spilled all over the ground, the entire convulsing corpse grabbed in the fierce ape’s hand and used as a weapon.
At this moment, three or four gray wolves pounced, and the fierce ape roared in fury, sweeping out the gray wolf corpse in its hand as a weapon.
There was truly a muffled sound of collision and the crack of bones breaking together, flesh and blood flying amid the moonlight, staining the ground red.
“Awoo”
With a wolf roar, the remaining twelve or thirteen gray wolves gathered, a thick-maned gray wolf almost the size of a tiger staring coldly at the fierce ape.
‘What a huge wolf king!’
Su Yan was shocked in his heart; perhaps it had devoured treasure plants or other heavenly materials and earthly treasures, this Gray Wolf King’s body size almost exceeded its original form, somewhat on the verge of ranked.
The wolf pack gathered, but the fierce ape picked up the gray wolf corpse in its hand and chewed it voraciously, devouring flesh and blood, not regarding the wolf pack before it as a great threat.
“Dong dong dong”
It tore the wolf corpse to shreds in one bite, chewed twice, dropped half the wolf corpse, and charged forward with big strides.
Its body was unusually heavy, its footsteps like thunder.
With a roar from the Gray Wolf King, all the gray wolves launched an attack together, rushing toward the fierce ape’s arms, ankles, neck, and other positions.
The fierce ape’s thick arms were like stone pillars, sweeping horizontally and sending these gray wolves flying.
The Gray Wolf King seized the opportunity, using the high ground advantage of a boulder to pounce down, heading straight for the back of the fierce ape’s neck which was facing away from it.
Its movements were extremely fast, attacking like a shadow, arriving in an instant.
However, just as their bodies crossed, its fangs had barely bitten into the back of the neck when the fierce ape’s huge palm struck and sent the Gray Wolf King flying.
It charged forward with big strides, stepping down on the Gray Wolf King’s spine with one foot, crushing it alive, turning flesh and blood into a muddy pulp.
The remaining gray wolves saw the wolf king dead, whimpered, tucked their tails, and fled into the forest, not daring to act again.
Seeing this scene, Su Yan’s eyes lit up, sharpness gradually rising.
Under the moonlight, the bronze-colored fierce ape was facing away from Su Yan, blood flowing from its neck position, not much but it had triggered the health bar.
Since the wolf king could injure it, it meant even if powerful, it had limits.
The power that had erupted in the previous battle was also within his observations, not exceeding too much.
‘It should be my turn as the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.’
He nocked an arrow on the hardwood bow, and under the moonlight, the arrow shot like a meteor.
Whooshing sounds, three arrows in succession.
The fierce ape heard the piercing sound and felt vigilant, but it had never seen a bow and arrow attack before, unable to dodge in time as the arrows reached its body.
The first arrow to the head was instinctively blocked by it, the sharp long arrow shooting into the thick palm covered in long fur.
The long arrow shaft snapped directly, the arrowhead barely piercing the ape’s palm but not penetrating through.
The remaining two arrows shot in succession; this time the Bronze Fox Ape couldn’t dodge and was directly shot into its body.
“Roar”
The Bronze Fox Ape instantly flew into rage; with a swipe of its ape hand, it snapped the bow and arrow, the torn wound causing continuous blood flow, the pain making it even more berserk.
Its eyes were like bronze bells, full of ferocity, and it immediately spotted Su Yan who was shooting arrows from the hillside.
Its big strides were like meteors, knocking over many trees, charging like a siege ram.
Su Yan leaped and dodged, the monkey leap step and Basic Archery Great Accomplishment granting him agile footwork, allowing quick movement.
The bow and arrows in his hand were like a machine gun, continuously firing like streams of light; in three or two steps, he shot five sharp arrows.
The Bronze Fox Ape grabbed a broken wood nearby, along with branches, and with a swing, swept away three sharp arrows.
Only the remaining two sharp arrows barely hit the Bronze Fox Ape’s body; due to reduced strength this time, they could only break its skin.
“Roar”
The Bronze Fox Ape smashed the broken wood in its hand toward Su Yan.
Su Yan jumped back to dodge this attack.
The distance between them was only ten steps; that towering figure was like an iron pagoda, the ferocious face clearly visible, the roaring shaking the air itself.
Su Yan had lost shooting distance and did not pull away; instead, he charged forward.
With stance training in his body, his form like an old ape, eyes showing provocation, he raised his hand from above in Old Ape Strikes the Crown.
This strike was heavy and powerful; even the Bronze Fox Ape felt threatened.
It raised its huge furry hand to meet this strike.
However, it had a wound on its hand, and this clash exactly burst the wound open, the arrowhead embedding into the bone and enlarging the crevice by several inches.
The Bronze Fox Ape raged and hammered; Su Yan dodged quickly to the side and without hesitation, struck its ribs squarely with Fierce Ape Elbow.
Stance rooted to the ground, power rising from the waist, this strike was no less than a thousand pounds of force.
A cracking sound rang out; even the copper skin iron bones of the Bronze Fox Ape had ribs broken.
Injury upon injury, the Bronze Fox Ape clawed madly.
Su Yan’s move had just ended, power not yet risen, unable to dodge, he could only raise his hand to block and resist.
A muffled bang, muscles and bones creaking, his body retreating three steps fiercely, one foot sinking into the soil to finally dissipate the force.
“This beast has such great strength.”
Just one strike had already shown even greater power than bear, boar, tiger, leopard; this fierce ape must be first-order strength, probably early first-order.
Su Yan’s eyes blazed like fire, yet his battle intent was awe-inspiring; with nimble ape dancing in the wind, his figure flickered around the Bronze Fox Ape, launching attacks.
One was ape claw explosive hammer like a falling star, the other agile and swift, fists like iron strikes.
They fought back and forth, toppling who knows how many trees.
In the stalemate of attack and defense, both sides accumulated more wounds.
Su Yan’s ferocity rose, and he did not let the Yin Water Centipede or Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect help.
Fist techniques and stance training seemed forgotten at this moment, qi and blood surging like floodwaters, breath undulating like sharp arrows.
His eyes locked on the Bronze Fox Ape, seeing it hammer explosively.
One step forward, skillful strength grabbing the wrist, Old Ape Flip Throw sending it flying.
His figure leaped up, hugging fist like a hammer, striking down from above; a cracking sound, smashing a large number of the Bronze Fox Ape’s chest bones.
Looking at Su Yan now, his skin membrane bulged as if burning, qi and blood like smoke, skin faintly emitting white steam all over.
His form like a stance, movement as stance, standing as stance; stepping forward, he saw the Bronze Fox Ape struggling to rise in resistance.
Heavy fist descending, fist techniques now fused into one body; stance training and fist techniques fully comprehended on this Bronze Fox Ape, Great Accomplishment achieved!
He snapped off the Bronze Fox Ape’s thousand-pound giant strength hand, stomped to break its cervical vertebra; with this strike, life and death were decided.
