Lu Xian, upon hearing Shen Feng's words, did not dare to delay. His three thousand wind blades had already carved a bloody path through the wolf pack. Seizing this rare opportunity, he quickly drove forward and finally broke free. Although the journey was bumpy, the car did not flip over.
Looking in the rearview mirror, Lu Xian saw Shen Feng jump out of the car and disappear into the wolf pack.
Lu Xian knew Shen Feng's capabilities. With Shen Feng's prowess, he could fight his way out of tens of thousands of wolves, or if necessary, escape at extreme speed. The truly dangerous person should have been himself.
Upon landing, Shen Feng unleashed "As the Wind Follows," and the wolf pack, attempting to attack him as he leaped from the car, could not even see his silhouette. His speed was too great for the wolves' eyes to lock onto his position. The figure they saw just a moment ago, the one they were about to pounce on, had already vanished.
In martial arts, speed is paramount. When one's speed reaches a level unattainable by others, they naturally become a top-tier master.
Meanwhile, Xu Xing in the other car was having a terrible time. She was already covered in wounds from the wolf king's sneak attacks. If it were a head-on confrontation, even in an arena, Xu Xing would not worry about winning, for she believed her long saber was invincible, capable of slicing through anything placed before her.
However, the wolf king's attacks on Xu Xing never came from the front. Instead, it constantly harassed her from the sides. The slightest lapse in Xu Xing's attention would result in new wounds.
The wolf king possessed immense combat experience and knew precisely how to deal with different enemies. Upon discovering Xu Xing's formidable combat strength, it completely avoided frontal engagement, employing sneak attack tactics. Xu Xing's clothes were torn, and blood flowed from her. If she couldn't break free from the wolf pack's encirclement soon, she would continue to be hampered by the wolf king's attacks.
In combat, keen observation and awareness of one's surroundings are crucial. However, battlefield situations change in an instant, making it difficult to clearly perceive changes in the surroundings with just one's eyes and ears. Every person has blind spots.
Generally, insects like flies have the fewest blind spots. The reason is simple: insects have compound eyes, which provide a much clearer view when observing things, allowing them to see scenes from all directions clearly.
Xu Xing, however, was experiencing attacks from the wolf king exploiting her blind spots. Each time, the wolf king appeared behind Xu Xing, and a moment of carelessness would lead to a hit. Xu Xing was enraged by the wolf king's attacks, wishing it would fight her honorably with a real sword and saber instead of hiding in the shadows to ambush her.
However, the wolf king knew nothing of chivalry. In the wild, survival meant resorting to any means necessary, and sneak attacks were the lowest-risk tactic. The wolf king was determined to continue its ambush.
Xu Xing killed a wolf that leaped towards the car with a single saber strike, bisecting it. The wolf's internal organs fell onto the car and slid down the roof. Fortunately, the car windows were closed; otherwise, the contents of the wolf's intestines would have certainly spilled into the car.
It seemed the wolf pack was extremely hungry. Upon seeing many of their companions killed, they began to devour the corpses of their own kind without hesitation.
Witnessing this, Xu Xing could only curse them as inhuman for eating their own kind. However, animals knew nothing of humanity; they only knew that filling their stomachs was the most important thing. Humanity was a concept applicable only to people.
"Tear..." The wolf king attacked Xu Xing again, charging forward to strike her. Xu Xing quickly used her ability to repel the massive wolf claws, but more of her clothes were torn, and her wounds were no longer hidden. Although they were only superficial injuries, Xu Xing felt fear at this moment. If she continued to be attacked by the wolf king, she could very well be killed.
Xu Xing couldn't help but look towards the car ahead, wanting to seek help at this moment. Although it was embarrassing, she had to ask Shen Feng for help to survive.
However, Xu Xing saw no sign of Shen Feng. The car roof was empty, with no human figure.
Seeing this, Xu Xing was stunned. She thought, "Could the City Lord have been overwhelmed by the wolf pack?"
While weaving through the wolf pack, the situation was chaotic. For the wolves blocking the car, the car simply ran them over. Ordinary wolves dared not stand in the car's path, instead attacking from the sides. The wolf pack's attack method was simple: they would pounce. As long as they could knock someone down, they would swarm and divide the prey.
During the fight, Xu Xing had to be wary of the wolf pack's attacks and the wolf king's ambushes, leaving her unable to attend to Shen Feng's situation. She had no idea how Shen Feng was doing.
"The City Lord can't possibly be knocked down. He's so powerful; how could a mere wolf pack harm him?" Xu Xing thought to herself.
In this moment of distraction, the wolf king's attack arrived again. The wolf king was huge but moved silently, making no sound as it walked. It quickly darted behind Xu Xing, unseen by her, and attacked from her blind spot.
The danger on the battlefield was self-evident. A moment of distraction could lead to an attack. Xu Xing heard a sound behind her and knew the wolf king had appeared, but it was too late to resist. She could only grit her teeth and endure.
However, at this very moment, a loud bang suddenly echoed from afar, violently shaking the air. A mass of mist spread outwards in a circular pattern. The surrounding wolf pack's ears were deafened, and a dark figure flew out from the direction of the sonic boom, passing beneath the wolf king's head.
"Splash..." As Xu Xing prepared to resist, a stream of warm liquid poured down from above. Before she could react, a massive dark shadow pressed down from overhead.
The wolf king was as large as an African elephant. When its body pressed down, Xu Xing was directly crushed beneath it.
The SUV was front-wheel drive. When the body pressed down, it directly impacted the rear, causing the front of the car to lift. The front wheels spun in the air, unable to gain traction. The front half of the car was suspended, rendering it immobile.
Qi Lingshan did not expect such a situation to occur. Originally, as long as she followed Lu Xian, who was clearing the path, she could break out of the wolf pack. With the car's speed, she could outrun the wolves. But now, with the front of the car lifted and the front wheels spinning in vain, the car was completely unable to move.
"Xu Xing, what are you doing? Are you that heavy?" Qi Lingshan immediately questioned loudly.
Qi Lingshan, of course, did not know what was happening behind her. She also knew Xu Xing was a girl of normal build and could not possibly make the front of the car lift. Looking in the rearview mirror, she could only see the white fur of a colossal creature.
The cars were moving one after another through the wolf pack, with Shen Feng and Lu Xian clearing the path, and Qi Lingshan and Xu Xing following behind. Now, the rear car was half suspended, completely detached. The leading Lu Xian, with a burst of speed, crushed the wolf corpses and sped away, while the car behind remained stuck in place.
The wolf pack would not miss such a rare opportunity. They immediately rushed forward to bite and scratch, and the grating sound of "creak, creak" could be heard from the sheet metal of the SUV's exterior. The paint was scratched off in many places. The rearview mirror was exposed, and after the wolves rushed forward to bite it, in just a few seconds, the rearview mirror disappeared, bitten to pieces.
Qi Lingshan saw that something was wrong. The car had only stopped for a short time before it was submerged. The previously open view was now completely obscured by the wolf pack.
The wolves charged forward one after another, their heavy bodies pressing onto the car. However, even the weight of the wolf pack could not balance the weight of the wolf king behind the car. The front of the car remained lifted, the wheels suspended, and it could not move.
Qi Lingshan saw that the situation was dire. If the car continued to be torn apart, even with its durability, it would be dismantled by a pack of starving wolves.
Thus, Qi Lingshan had no choice but to use her ability. The air outside the car began to compress, and nitrogen gas gathered continuously, eventually turning into liquid nitrogen. Industrial production of nitrogen gas uses a similar method: compressing air in an extremely low-temperature environment to obtain liquid nitrogen. The temperature of liquid nitrogen is unimaginable; touching it directly with one's hand would cause frostbite, and recovery would be difficult because the body's internal tissues and cells would freeze into ice crystals.
As liquid nitrogen appeared, the surrounding wolf pack began to freeze. Although nitrogen is an inert gas and is abundant in the air, liquid nitrogen absorbs heat as it transitions from liquid to gaseous state. In this process, surrounding objects would freeze.
There is a cold fact in Northeast China: one should not lick or even touch the railings in winter, or their body water will instantly freeze, and they will be stuck to it. The Mongolian grasslands were in winter, and with Qi Lingshan's ability activated, the temperature around the car instantly dropped. The wolves' tongues immediately stuck to the car. The extreme cold began to take effect; the fur on the wolves began to freeze, and the surrounding wolves froze to death around the SUV.
Meanwhile, Xu Xing was pinned beneath the wolf king's corpse. Fortunately, the wolf king's fur provided excellent insulation, and Xu Xing, covered underneath, was not frostbitten. Afterward, Xu Xing slowly emerged from beneath the wolf king, feeling the surrounding temperature, and couldn't help but rub her hands and say, "It's so damn cold!"
Xu Xing was covered in blood, some flowing from her wounds, some splashed from the wolf king's body. Xu Xing began to examine the wolf king's corpse and noticed a wound in its throat, as if it had been directly decapitated. Xu Xing immediately began to connect the dots: the City Lord had disappeared earlier, and then the wolf king was instantly killed. It seemed the wolf king must have been killed by the City Lord.
"Boom," another sonic boom echoed from afar, and mist spread outwards in a circular pattern, like ripples.
Shen Feng transformed into a dark shadow and instantly arrived beside the car. He then said to Xu Xing on the roof, "Get rid of the wolf king. I will provide protection now. Lu Xian has already escaped the wolf pack's range. Don't hold us back now."
Xu Xing's clothes were torn. She had been attacked several times by the wolf king, but fortunately, she had repelled them directly; otherwise, it would have been more than just superficial wounds.
Now, hearing Shen Feng's words, Xu Xing knew it was not the time to fear the cold. If they didn't break out of the wolf pack soon, the surrounding wolves would only increase.
Thus, Xu Xing immediately began to use her ability. The blade vibrated intensely, emitting a strange sound. With a single strike, she decapitated the wolf king, and the car finally returned to normal. The front wheels landed on the ground, and it sped off.
The ground was now covered with a large patch of thin ice, and the dry grass was covered with frost. Dozens of wild wolves were frozen in place, now turned into ice sculptures, while more wolves were still rushing towards the SUV.