Bloody Emperor 26 Through The Mountains Part 2

A loud, long howl of what probably was a wolf sounded in the peaceful night just over some miles from Nero's camp. Then after that louder howl came other, slightly weaker howls.

"s.h.i.+T! f.u.c.k!! d.a.m.n!!!"

Nero was very upset. He had been running for more than half an hour but could not get rid of the wolves that were chasing him. Maybe it was time to run to the camp and ask for help. Nero was really upset about having to ask for help. But he couldn't even count how many wolves in the Martial Warrior Realm were after him now.

"You jerk! I told you it was going to suck!"

Sarah was almost sick with worry even though she was a spirit. She couldn't help but blame Nero for being reckless.

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About half an hour before.

"Can you find out anything else about the sound?"

Sarah asked Nero about the animal sound he heard as they went towards the sound.

"It was like a dog walking and smelling. Now it's going away, so I have to increase my speed, so it doesn't run."

Nero was really enjoying his senses, being so much more potent after he reached the fourth layer. His strength, and especially the speed, also had significant improvements. Now that he heard that dog-like animal, he was eager to test his power improvement.

"It is probably a wild wolf. You have to be careful as wolves can be weak on their own, but they usually go in packs, and that makes them a serious threat."

Sarah could feel a certain amount of cultivation with her spiritual sense that even though it was fragile could still be useful. If Nero got close enough to the wolf, she could tell if it would be dangerous or not. But Sarah was afraid that a wolf would not walk alone except in rare cases.

"Okay, I'm just hearing one of them."

Nero kept running, and in a few seconds, he could see a wolf walking towards the top of the mountain. The wolf was almost two meters long and nearly one meter high. It was a huge wolf compared to those on Earth. Its fur was black onyx, and he was sniffing the ground as if it were tracking some prey.

"It is in the first layer of Martial Warrior Realm. Even if you can defeat it quickly, I think it is better not to go against it because if others appear with the same strength, you can get in trouble."

Sarah was sure that Nero could defeat someone in the early-stage of the Martial Warrior, but she feared that other wolves would appear. Sarah's thought was always to be cautious, but Nero was sometimes very impulsive.

"I do not hear any sounds other than the wind and insects in a mile. It must be safe to fight this wolf, and if more appear, I can just run."

Nero was not very confident in his strength, but his speed was another story. His main attribute was certainly speed and senses, but even that has its limits.

Nero ran towards the wolf with the Qi Guardian gauntlet formed ready for action. Sarah could only roll her eyes at Red World for Nero's recklessness.

*Clang*

When Nero was about to hit the wolf from behind in a surprise attack, the wolf turned and blocked the grip that Nero tried to make with the gauntlet with its teeth making a sound of metal colliding with another metal because the wolf's teeth were really hard.

"Too slow!"

Nero had not used all his speed because he wanted to test his whole body, so when the wolf blocked his gauntlet, he used the wolf as an impulse to throw his legs high in an attempt to kick from top to bottom as if falling from the sky.

The wolf was unable to dodge because Nero used more speed, so the wolf was kicked in the head, making a whining sound and trying to run from Nero, who fell standing two meters from it after the move.

When Nero realized that the wolf was trying to escape, he gave a sinister smile and ran after the poor wolf. Even injured, the wolf was very fast running with its four super strong legs. The wound it had was on the head, not preventing the wolf from running like never with such fear.

"Wait! I am feeling several auras. Some stronger than that wolf. Can't you hear anything? Focus, they may be hiding."

When the wolf pa.s.sed a large rock and left Nero's vision, Sarah exclaimed in his mind to alert him.

"Heh?"

Nero stopped just as Sarah spoke and focused on the audition. In the first few seconds, he could hear in detail even the sound of the wind hitting rocks and some trees, but then he heard a soft beat sound.

When he focused on the beat sound to try to figure out what it was, he also heard a slight breathing sound. Then he realized that it must be another wolf sleeping, but then he heard another one and then more until he couldn't count.

"I can hear it, Sarah. There must be a wolf pack sleeping near- Heeeeee?"

When Nero was reporting what he heard to Sarah, he also continued to pay attention to where the sound of the sleeping wolves came from. It seemed that they were all asleep because the sounds were very low and at the same pace.

But then while Nero was still talking to Sarah, he heard a change in the situation of the wolves because that wolf he hurt got there howling. When Nero heard that he knew it would not end well.

"The injured wolf arrived with the pack, and they are waking up quic-"

"Run now! They are coming, and some are possibly in the middle-stage of Martial Warrior Realm."

Nero heard the wolves waking up and coming towards him, but before he could speak, Sarah screamed for him to run. She also felt the auras approaching and some stronger than Nero adding the fact that they were in high numbers that would be fatal for Nero.

Nero didn't think for a second before turning to run. But at that precise moment, he didn't run but bent down. And then a wolf pa.s.sed over him, growling fiercely. Nero had heard the wolf coming and almost didn't believe in the incredible speed it had.

Nero tried to run after dodging the wolf. When he was going in the other direction, another wolf came, and Nero was forced to jump to dodge that one, but the wolf behind him took the chance to bite Nero's arm when he touched the ground.

"Arrrgh!"

Nero couldn't help but groan in pain as the wolf was powerful, and its teeth sank deep into his left arm. Nero acted quickly and punched the wolf in the head. His fist was covered by the Qi Guardian's gauntlet before reaching the wolf's mouth, which did not expect that hardness and suffered severe wounds.

While one wolf was sent to the ground with a broken mouth, the other attacked Nero once more, who dodged and succeeded in running away because other wolves were coming.

"s.h.i.+t! They are chasing me. d.a.m.n, wolves!"

Nero couldn't help cursing as he ran from the wolves that were less than fifty meters from him, and more were coming after those. Nero knew that he had kicked a 'vespiary' this time. The only solution now was to try to run faster than the wolves and hide from them.

Nero ran as fast as he could, and after ten minutes, he had managed an advantage of almost half a mile from the wolves. But the beasts still chased him excitedly until the wolves at the front went to the side as if making way for some wolf that was in the middle of the pack.

"ARH-WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Then Nero heard for the first time the loudest howl so far that it was clearly the alpha wolf that ran out of the pack running faster than the others. After the leader took the lead, the pack began to run faster and erase the advantage that Nero had worked so hard to obtain.

"Really?"
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Nero was really scared now when he saw the alpha wolf that was bigger than the other common wolves and had mixed black and red fur. Wolves were already fast, but now they were clearly faster than him after the alpha wolf's encouragement.

"Sarah? Any ideas, or am I am going to be wolf food?"

As the wolf pack came closer and closer to Nero, he asked for help from his unique partner. But Sarah was very nervous as she did not know what to think as the situation was really alarming. The wolves were about a hundred or more and all strong in the Martial Warrior Realm. Maybe the alpha wolf was even from the late-stage, which was not a good thing!

Sarah and Nero didn't even think about Xiong Zhelan as no one from the Martial Warrior alone could handle this pack of wolves. If Nero ran to the camp, it was only to give more food to the wolves.

"I have an idea! But I think it is unlikely to work, and now is not a good time to try new things."

Sarah had one of her ideas about Qi Guardian, but things about it were always complicated as it was not known to her and were just variables that could work or not.

"But we have no option now! Anything you have thought of could be our only chance."

Nero knew that Sarah cared a lot for him, and they both shared the same body. Trying new things in dangerous situations was what made him end up in this mess, but now was not the time to think much about things because the wolves were less than a hundred meters from him.

"Your Qi Guardian. I think you could try to send it to your legs and try to improve the internal structure by increasing your speed."

Sarah believed that Nero could use his Qi Guardian in many ways related to the body as the blood attribute should be very complex. Sarah had heard of several Qi Guardians with similar attributes, but blood was new to everyone. And they weren't even sure if it was really 'blood.'

When she thought that Nero could suck other people's blood with the gauntlet, Sarah believed that many other things she thought might be possible, but that would depend on how Nero's Qi Guardian would grow over time as it was still very young and little now.

As the gauntlet significantly increased Nero's strength, Sarah understood that the 'Little Red' had as one of the primary uses in improving the body. If Nero could improve his strength, then it would not be impossible to focus on his legs and boost the speed.

As the situation was desperate and Nero would never doubt Sarah, it didn't take him even a second to try the idea. He focused on the Qi Guardian and this time, not for the hand but the right leg. At first, he couldn't help thinking about making a boot as it would be the same principle as the gauntlet, but he knew that the red ma.s.s in his Dandian would not be enough for two boots as it was for a gauntlet.

So Nero tried to get only half of the Qi Guardian to go to his right leg and just as he thought the red ma.s.s appeared on his skin. The ma.s.s was all moved by Nero's thoughts and soon took on a form of red lines over the skin, going from the knees to the feet under the pants and leather boots.

"Hahahaha! It's working! Once again, you surprise me with your idea, Sarah. I wish I could kiss you now, but there is still a wolf pack chasing me."

Nero couldn't help but thank Sarah as he could feel the strength in his leg increase as the lines of Qi Guardian entered his flesh, becoming one with his body. With the increase of power in the leg, he could run faster, so Nero wasted no time in doing the same process with his left leg, soon getting faster than wolves and starting to gain the distance advantage again.

"Don't thank me yet as things are not going to end so easily. You need to run as fast as possible to the camp to join the group and get out of here fast because the wolves even not seeing you will still smell and follow you."

"Yes. That seems like the right thing to do. I'm going back to camp to warn the others before the wolves arrive."

Nero agreed with Sarah's plan and went on running now much faster than the wolves towards the camp where everyone was already alarmed, hearing the distant howls and worried about where Nero was.