If you were to ask what the most dangerous magical beast on the Demon Continent was, it would undoubtedly be the Demon Hunting Wolf pack.
If I encountered an Ant Swarm or other large magical beasts, I could either detect them early and avoid them, or defeat them with a single powerful spell.
However, the Demon Hunting Wolf pack is not only fast, but they are also adept at surrounding their prey. Once they set their sights on you, there is basically only one path left: fighting them to the death.
One night during our journey, we were attacked by a Demon Hunting Wolf pack.
There were about thirty Demon Hunting Wolves surrounding us.
Because visibility was extremely poor at night, all we could see were countless pairs of green eyes staring at us from the darkness.
Since Orsted had to protect Seven Star, he couldn't just rush into the wolf pack to fight.
This wolf pack must have been commanded by an intelligent leader wolf; they even used feints. A few wolves would charge at us, but they wouldn't engage us directly.
After rushing within five meters of us, they would scatter to both sides, constantly distracting our attention and looking for an opportunity to strike.
Each Demon Hunting Wolf was about three meters long and one and a half meters wide, with a huge mouth that looked like it could swallow me whole.
Moreover, their resilience was extremely high. I saw one Demon Hunting Wolf get its heart pierced by Orsted's hand-blade, but it didn't struggle to escape. Before dying, it still tried its best to bite Orsted's upper body with its teeth.
Because of their sheer numbers, we had to kill the leader wolf as quickly as possible to resolve the crisis.
Orsted handed Seven Star to me for protection and charged into the wolf pack alone.
I don't know if the wolves knew he was formidable, but they sent over a dozen wolves to keep him occupied while the rest continued to surround us, completely ignoring him fighting alone.
I don't know if Seven Star had encountered a situation like this during her previous travels, but she was terrified. After all, the barrier cast by her magic tool ring couldn't withstand such massive teeth.
I held her in my arms and cast the Bastion Guard Stance around my body to block the wolves' attacks.
I also used Earth Hedgehog on the ground to stop the wolves from attacking wantonly.
But I don't know what these wolves' hides were made of; they basically ignored the normal, unreinforced Earth Magic. Relying on the toughness of their fur and the momentum of their charge, they still rushed toward our position.
With a 'bang,' the Wind Wall erupted into a massive storm. Although it didn't penetrate, their heads were truly hard. I felt that if they charged a few more times, the Wind Wall wouldn't be able to hold.
Seven Star was already trembling in my arms. I supported her back with my left hand and wrapped my right arm around her waist.
A second before the Wind Wall gave out, I used the Invisible Wings and flew into the sky with her.
At night, without night vision, I didn't waste my magic power to actively attack the wolves on the ground.
I left them for Orsted to deal with!
Seven Star already knew I could cast Flight Magic, but this was the first time I was flying while carrying her.
The little girl hugged me tightly with both hands, and I could feel her fingernails almost digging into my flesh.
"Seven Star, you need a manicure. Did you grow your nails long in this world to invent nail art?"
"Lin Chen, you're still joking at a time like this! I'm scared to death. Why didn't you take me flying sooner?"
"I didn't want to take advantage of you. I was afraid that after flying up, you'd accuse me of taking liberties with you in the air?"
"Taking liberties? I don't have any tofu on me?"
Sigh, Japanese people don't understand this slang. The regional gap is really too big.
"It's not eating tofu. It's like those situations during the Japanese morning rush hour trains where men and women press against each other, and the woman is at a disadvantage."
When I explained it like that, she suddenly understood. But she didn't foolishly let go of her hands or try to leave me. It seems she wasn't some chaste maiden!
"That kind of situation is considered an act of God even in Japan. We have women-only cars, so this can be avoided. I forgive you this time."
"Oh, you forgive me. Then I truly thank you for your great benevolence."
Taking advantage of Seven Star's forgiveness, I slightly tightened the hand wrapped around her waist. Ooh, not bad, quite bouncy.
"Seven Star, has anything about you changed since you came to this world? Has your hair or height not grown at all?"
"Yes. Sometimes I even wonder if I can achieve immortality in this world."
"That's certainly a possibility. But only time will prove such things.
Did you also not gain weight after eating a lot since you arrived? Is all the daily eating and drinking essentially getting something for nothing? Doesn't that mean you have the physique every girl loves—the kind where you can eat anything and never get fat?"
Seven Star twisted her waist, as if trying to shake off the hand resting on her waist, but she didn't succeed.
"It seems that's true. Since coming to this world, I really haven't gained any weight. I can eat my fill from now on! I never expected such an unexpected gain.
However, the food in this world isn't that great. I'll have to research tasty food myself."
"Haha, don't worry. When I have time later, I'll research Chinese hot pot, pan-fried buns, fried noodles, beef soup, barbecue, and potato chips for you to eat. These were my favorite foods in my past life.
I have one more very important, though slightly embarrassing, question I want to ask you."
Seven Star looked up at my expressionless face, which was under extreme restraint. Then, she increased the pressure of her fingernails slightly and whispered:
"75B. You don't need to ask out loud."
"What's 75B? Is that your waist measurement? Is 75 centimeters?"
Ah, I got bitten. Is she a dog? That hurt!
"Stop biting me! I really didn't intentionally ask you those awkward questions. I just wanted to know the current condition of your body; it's very important. I absolutely have no other intentions.
My question is: When you eat every day, after digestion, is the shape of the excrement normal, or is it the original shape of the food? I want to know where the energy from the food you digest goes if your body doesn't change?"
She seemed even more ashamed and indignant. Hey, I was genuinely concerned when I asked this question, but not only did she not stop, she moved her grip to my shoulder and bit down even harder.
Fortunately, Orsted was quite capable, and the wolf pack had already been dealt with. I landed, and Seven Star left my embrace, walking over to Orsted's side, showing no intention of answering my question.
I didn't press the issue either. We didn't speak to each other again the entire night.
Orsted had just been dealing with the Demon Hunting Wolf pack on the ground and was a bit confused. Seeing us ignoring each other, and since he wasn't the type to smooth things over, he just stood there silently.
Truly impressive. Orsted had basically killed all the wolves. He probably had faster ways to end the fight, but he still chose the least strenuous method: poking them to death one by one with his hand-blade.
His defense and offense had both basically reached the peak of this world. Normal swordsmen, aside from the Light Katana of the Sword God Style, probably couldn't penetrate his Dragon God Battle Qi with any other sword technique. This was also why he didn't bother defending against the wolf pack, allowing them to gnaw on his body as they pleased.
Fighting Orsted required maintaining distance for ranged attacks. I hadn't seen him use any ranged skills yet, probably because his magic power was precious, leading him to rarely use magic!
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