"It's coming..."

Auntie moved closer to her nephew, nervously grabbing his arm, pursing her lips, her whole body tense.

She looked like she was trying hard to be brave, but was still very scared.

"Don't be afraid," Zhang Yuanqing gently freed his hand from his auntie's grip, and instructed, "You squat by the bed and don't stay with them."

He said this with selfish intentions. If the werewolf rushed into the cabin, the primary target would definitely be the people gathered together, so his auntie, hiding on the other side, would be safe. Of course, he would try his best to prevent the werewolf from harming civilians.

He just didn't know if he had the ability to do so. Zhang Yuanqing mocked himself inwardly.

A Dominator-level item could barely protect his auntie. In his spirit form, his means and abilities were limited, so protecting his family was the most important thing. Seeing Jiang Yuer obediently shrink to the bedside, Zhang Yuanqing gave a satisfied "shush" gesture. His auntie's greatest virtue was being well-behaved and obedient. Although she often acted like an elder in front of him, she was very obedient when it came to serious matters.

When she gets married in the future, she will definitely be a docile little wife.

Zhang Yuanqing strode toward the fireplace, lowering his voice and warning, "Don't anyone speak." Under the intimidation of the golden mask, the six people nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, heavy footsteps stopped outside the door. It was pitch black outside, silent and soundless.

The monster outside the door, for some unknown reason, didn't break in.

An eerie silence fell inside and outside the cabin.

Ordinary people's hearing was too weak, and their perception was poor. Zhang Yuanqing listened for a long time, failing to catch any unusual sounds, and had to slowly approach the wooden door.

In the silent darkness, he stared intently at the wooden door, taking each step with caution.

One step, two steps, three steps. Zhang Yuanqing held his breath and finally reached the wooden door. He pressed his face close to the wooden door, trying to observe the situation outside through the cracks.

At this sight, his breath suddenly stopped.

Outside the crack in the door was a ghastly green eye, filled with savagery and coldness, pressed right against the door.

It turned out that it had been looking at the prey inside through the crack in the door.

As the two eyes met, the ghastly green eye suddenly contracted, as if startled by the golden mask.

"Heh heh~"

It reflexively spewed out an extremely cold breath.

Amidst the faint cracking sounds of freezing, ice crystals spread in from the crack in the door, like the arctic winds.

Zhang Yuanqing, who was pressed against the wooden door, bore the brunt of the attack. His face felt numb, and a thin layer of ice quickly covered half of his face. "Bang!"

The next second, the not-so-sturdy wooden door was violently smashed open. A tall, dark figure, hunched over, squeezed into the room. At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing, who was prepared, had already dodged to the side, avoiding being hit by the flying wooden door.

But the ordinary people by the fireplace, directly facing the wooden door, weren't so lucky. They were solidly hit by the wooden door.

"Ah..."

Screams instantly erupted, and the scene became chaotic.

Zhang Yuanqing leaned against the wall, looking at the figure that broke into the room. It was a werewolf nearly four meters tall, covered in steel needle-like black fur, with snow-white belly fur, and jet-black, sharp claws. Its tall body was slender and well-proportioned, full of power.

A long snout protruded from its face, with sharp fangs, spewing out strands of bone-chilling cold breath. A pair of dark green pupils were filled with cruelty and bloodlust.

"Crack crack..."

The sound of ice crystals condensing echoed continuously in the room. Thin ice crystals spread rapidly from the werewolf's feet, freezing the ground and the furniture.

The clothes of the people huddled by the wall, screaming incessantly, were covered in scattered ice crystals.

Even though it was hunched over, with its head almost touching the beams, the werewolf lowered its head and cast its savage, bloodthirsty gaze on the six ordinary people who were almost scared out of their wits.

'Can't fight in the house.' Two beams of golden light suddenly shot out from Zhang Yuanqing's eyes, piercing through the darkness.

He used the Golden Mask's skill: Mental Strike.

The werewolf suddenly froze, raising its head as if about to let out an extremely painful scream.

Thump thump thump. Zhang Yuanqing ran three steps behind the werewolf, leapt up, and slammed a fist into the werewolf's weak point - its waist. Bang!

His fist felt like it had hit an iron plate, no, an iron plate embedded with steel nails. The coarse, stiff black fur made his fist bloody. Its physical defense was comparable to a Level 4 Mountain God, better than expected.

"Eighth Chapter Obtaining Item – Little Red Riding Hood"

Too weak ah, could it be that this item is not of the Dominator level? Get it outside first. Zhang Yuanqing turned his head and ran, summoning the Ghost Bride to guard his auntie.

This was to prevent the werewolf from not being fooled and slaughtering the ordinary people in the house.

The Ghost Bride, holding a sparsely haired little infant, floated towards his auntie, standing beside her.

"Aba aba." As soon as the little brat saw Jiang Yuer, he acted like a naughty child, struggling desperately, wanting to crawl out of the Ghost Bride's arms and run towards his new mother's legs.

But the Ghost Bride raised her black-nailed hand and gently stroked the little brat's head, and he didn't dare to move.

After rushing out of the house, he summoned the Red Shoes, activated the wearable mode, stepped on the dim red light, and quickly fled away.

At this time, the werewolf's mental pain had just eased when a burning pain came from its waist. It angrily turned around and swung its claws, but the cunning human had already escaped from the cabin and was running towards the distant forest.

"Awoo~"

It let out a short, loud roar, crouched down, put its limbs on the ground, and chased after the enemy.

As soon as Zhang Yuanqing rushed out of the house, he heard heavy but swift footsteps behind him. Turning his head to look, he saw a giant wolf, with a shoulder height exceeding that of an ordinary adult, sprinting in the moonlight.

As its limbs sprinted, the soil and wild grass quickly condensed into white frost, freezing inch by inch.

In two moments, it caught up with him, leaping high and pouncing to kill.

What kind of speed is this?! Zhang Yuanqing was shocked.

The light above his head dimmed, and the giant wolf's huge body blocked the moonlight. Seeing that it was about to pounce on Zhang Yuanqing, he suddenly accelerated and slid ten meters, causing the giant wolf's pounce to miss.

In terms of evasion, the Red Shoes never disappoint.

High defense, strong power, and fast speed. He just walked away from the bewilderment, and also used a fridge skill. There's no way to fight close combat. Zhang Yuanqing sadly discovered that in this dungeon-like world, it was impossible for him to defeat the werewolf.

At least, while possessing the body of an ordinary person, it was impossible to defeat the werewolf.

After the slide ended, he got up and continued to run wildly. A man and a wolf chased each other under the moonlight. Wherever they passed, frost froze all living things.

Zhang Yuanqing gradually discovered that the evasion of the Red Shoes was becoming difficult. Several times he was almost knocked down by the werewolf, and his back was grazed by its claws twice. Although he evaded at the critical moment, the frostbite injured his muscles.

On the one hand, the Red Shoes' evasion was not a rule and had an upper limit to withstand. On the other hand, the werewolf's frost damage was eroding his muscles and freezing his blood, causing his movements to become sluggish.

'Can't continue like this. If I can't fight close combat, I'll try the means of a Wraith Spirit.' Zhang Yuanqing didn't hesitate and immediately summoned his wife to help.

In the cabin, a vast and rich Yin energy surged out. The Ghost Bride, wearing a bright red wedding dress, flew her skirt and crashed into the werewolf's body.

The werewolf, who was chasing the enemy, suddenly stiffened.

Its steel needle-like hard fur stood on end, baring its teeth, and its four-meter-tall body convulsed and trembled.

Obviously, all of this monster's abilities were in its physical body. It was helpless against the Wraith Spirit's possession, but even a Saint-level Spirit Servant could not suppress its spirit and seize dominance.

'Eh, why didn't the little brat come along?' Zhang Yuanqing was slightly surprised, but there was no time for him to think about it. He continued to run wildly, ran to the edge of the forest, and his spirit left the body, floated towards the werewolf, and possessed it.

The moment he entered the werewolf's body, Zhang Yuanqing felt a crazy, savage, and murderous aura, powerful and chaotic.

This was the werewolf's spiritual aura. He immediately understood why the Ghost Bride could not suppress the werewolf.

His addition broke the balance, and the werewolf completely lost control.

With the help of the Ghost Bride, Zhang Yuanqing suppressed the werewolf's mental power while manipulating its body, raising its left claw and stabbing it fiercely into its heart. If he couldn't fight close combat, he would break through from within the enemy.

This was the power of a Night Wanderer.

If it were another Orderly occupation, they would basically only be able to wait for death in the face of this situation, unless they were a peak Saint. "Pfft!"

The claws broke through the chest with some difficulty and dug out the fresh, beating heart.

The werewolf's claws gently clenched and crushed the heart.

Just as Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, the werewolf, in a near-death state, arduously raised its head and howled at the moon.

"Awoo, Awoo~"

The loud wolf howls echoed in the night, echoing in the mountains.

The moonlight suddenly brightened, and Yin energy proliferated in the forest. A strong beat was generated again in the werewolf's empty chest... It actually grew another heart.

At the same time, the Yin energy nourished and strengthened the werewolf's spirit, and a chaotic and savage mental tsunami swept through its sea of consciousness.

Zhang Yuanqing and the Ghost Bride were ejected at the same time.

'Howling at the moon? It can also howl at the moon? No, this kind of enhancement is even more terrifying than howling at the moon.' Zhang Yuanqing couldn't believe it. Since becoming a Night Wanderer, he had encountered a monster that was better at borrowing the power of the Taiyin than the Night Wanderer for the first time.

Although Night Wanderers belonged to Yin, their power was more inclined to the Wraith Spirit field, while the werewolf in front of him was pure Yin. The former was using Yin energy, and the latter seemed to be Yin energy itself.

To put it more vividly, the werewolf was a Night Wanderer specializing in Taiyin power, just without the authority of the Wraith Spirit field.

At this time, under the nourishment of Yin energy, the werewolf's body expanded a bit, its height breaking through to five meters. Its coarse and stiff fur was covered in knotted muscles, and it exuded a terrifying black aura. Thin ice quickly condensed on the ground.

"Heh heh~"

The werewolf's dark green eyes were bloodshot, filled with chaos and savagery.

It stared intently at the Ghost Bride and Zhang Yuanqing in the air, leaping and biting, but failing every time.

Although it was a Yin monster, it didn't have the means to attack spirits.

"Ah!!"

Suddenly, screams rang out from the edge of the forest.

The young man who had been possessed by Zhang Yuanqing had regained his will, and then discovered in horror that he had left the cabin, and the terrible monster was not far away.

The feeling of fear exploded, and he couldn't control his screams.

The screams attracted the werewolf's attention. It twisted its huge head and looked at the young man in the distance.

Driven by the instinct to kill, the werewolf growled in a low voice and turned into a black shadow to pounce over.

'Damn!'

Zhang Yuanqing's face changed slightly, and he urged the Golden Mask without hesitation. In his spirit form, two beams of golden light shot out from his eyes, piercing through the night.

There was no other way. He decided to use the most extreme method of seizing control!

Directly devour the werewolf's spirit.

But before that, he had to use mental strikes to weaken the werewolf's spirit strength.

"Awoo!"

The werewolf, running, felt like it had been hit with a sap. Its spirit suffered a terrible blow and lost consciousness for a moment, but its body rolled forward due to inertia.

The huge body rolled all the way and stopped in front of the young man.

The werewolf staggered to its feet, dizzy, and shook its head a few times before finally waking up.

The black energy lingering on its body was obviously weakened.

The young man sat down on the ground, raised his pale face, and looked at the ferocious and terrifying monster. A stream of hot liquid flowed between his legs.

Zhang Yuanqing shot two beams of golden light from his eyes again, not giving the werewolf a chance to catch its breath, and used the last mental strike.

The werewolf's body suddenly stiffened, and the black energy on its body weakened again.

"Wife, possess it." Zhang Yuanqing roared in a voice only the Wraith Spirit could hear.

The Ghost Bride's wedding dress fluttered, and she took advantage of the werewolf's mental confusion to successfully enter its body and complete the possession.

On the other side, Zhang Yuanqing raised his head and howled at the full moon in the sky.

A bright beam of moonlight fell from the sky, shining directly on him. His spirit aura instantly soared, and the vast Yin energy, as if summoned by a king, surrounded him. Then, he raised his hand and quickly wiped his face.

Suddenly, a dark earthy yellow covered the golden lacquer, and the red and black colors at the corners of his eyes, forehead, and mouth also changed, outlining a violent and angry mask.

Yellow Mask Skill: Physical fitness and skill strength increased by 20%.

His spirit power rose again, and the surrounding Yin energy showed a tendency to boil.

After doing all this, Zhang Yuanqing, carrying a tide-like Yin energy, crashed into the werewolf's body and occupied its sea of consciousness.

This time, he didn't suppress the chaotic and powerful spirit, but used Spirit Devour to directly devour it.

In an instant, Zhang Yuanqing felt like he had drunk a glass of poison. The crazy and chaotic spirit contained negative emotions such as killing, bloodthirst, and savagery, ravaging his consciousness and polluting his spirit.

This spirit had no memory, and was composed of pure negative emotions and instincts.

If it hadn't been weakened by mental strikes, hadn't been amplified by the Moon Howl, and hadn't been buffed by the Yellow Mask, he suspected that he would have directly fallen into an evil spirit.

Even so, Zhang Yuanqing still felt his reason was rapidly disappearing, turning towards madness.

There was no Vajra Pestle here, no Evil-Breaking Talisman.

'Damn it, you can't eat medicine indiscriminately, and you can't eat spirits indiscriminately!' Zhang Yuanqing forcibly gathered a trace of reason and switched to the Military Soul Mask, activating the Blue Mask.

Blue Mask Attribute: Upright, rebellious: Never afraid, always has a heart of resistance, never succumbs. Endurance is increased by 50%, and is immune to three mental attacks.

With the endurance bonus, his spirit became extremely tenacious. The crazy thoughts were no longer irresistible, and reason gradually returned. Zhang Yuanqing's spirit ejected from the werewolf's body. One eye was evil and chaotic, and the other was clear and bright, incomparably strange.

He had been polluted by the evil spirit. The endurance bonus provided by the Blue Mask was essentially to increase his mental toughness, allowing him to maintain reason in the face of negative emotions.

But the pollution would not disappear unless it was purified.

The pollution from Night Wanderers devouring spirits never disappeared, but the pollution was tolerable and precipitated in their spirit, like a toxin. Once it was excessive, it would cause mental confusion or a change in personality.

Unfortunately, this was not a mental attack, so the Blue Mask could not be immune.

The werewolf's spirit was even more turbid than that of an evil occupation. My mind is full of killing now, because it belongs to a pure monster, so is the spiritual pollution so terrible? And evil occupations are humans after all, with humanity...

I can't fight in this state. If I still can't take my auntie out, I can only leave here first, return to reality, and use the Evil-Breaking Talisman to purify negative emotions. Thinking this, Zhang Yuanqing looked down at the werewolf's corpse.

He was prepared for the worst. Although the werewolf was powerful, it didn't seem to be of the Dominator level, which obviously didn't match the level of the item. Then, there must be even more terrible monsters waiting for him.

But Zhang Yuanqing had another guess, that the "Little Red Riding Hood" was not a Dominator-level item, but a Saint-level item with special functions.

For example, it had integrated some functions of a Dominator-level Eternal Night occupation.

Although it showed some Dominator-level characteristics, its lethality didn't reach that level.

This situation was not uncommon. The best examples were the Sliding Shoes and the Perfect Human Skin.

The characteristics of the two items were definitely not at the Saint level, but compared to true Dominator-level items, they were much worse. This type of item was usually a top-quality item at the Saint stage. The Yin-Yang Disk was also an example.

Based on the Little Red Riding Hood who had not appeared from beginning to end, Zhang Yuanqing felt that the latter guess was more reliable.

This was not a dungeon raid, and there was no reason for a big boss to remain hidden. It was more likely that there was only one danger here: the werewolf, and the werewolf was Little Red Riding Hood. The information left by the owner of the cabin could also confirm this.

Another piece of evidence was that the werewolf's spirit had no memory. Even animals should have memories, unless it wasn't a real creature, but an item. As he thought, Zhang Yuanqing saw a thick black smoke rising from the werewolf's corpse, then dissipating.

Only a triangular red hat was left in its place.

The Ghost Bride appeared and floated back to her husband's side.

As expected... He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relaxed.

Zhang Yuanqing landed in front of the triangular red hat, bent over and "picked up" the item, and checked its attributes.

ps: My temples have been throbbing with pain, like I drank fake alcohol. There's only one chapter today. My condition is too poor to write a second chapter.

"Eighth Chapter Obtaining Item – Little Red Riding Hood"