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One minute after the first wave of wolves appeared, the second wave of monsters arrived as expected. Compared to the single wolf in the first wave, the strength of the second wave had doubled: this time, there were two wolves.
It seemed that the two wolves in the second wave noticed that their earlier companions were no longer around, so they significantly increased their vigilance. They each took up positions on the left and right, forming a crisscross pattern, and slowly approached Guhan.
"Annoying..." Seeing the two wolves maintain a high state of alert, tensing their bodies but not attacking, Guhan, whose heart was originally hard, began to feel irritated for some reason.
"You don't attack, I will!!" Guhan took a step forward, raised the Qingpin Sword, and charged at the wolf on the left. Almost at the same moment Guhan moved, the two wolves also sprang into action.
The wolf on the left, facing Guhan's attack directly, seemed to sense the danger from Guhan and began to flee to its right. At the same time, Guhan changed direction without hesitation, continuing to close the distance with the wolf.
"Weak point!!" Unintentionally, Guhan had exposed his back to the other wolf. This wolf immediately seized the opportunity, leaped, and attacked Guhan's back. The situation Guhan faced was a classic pincer attack.
Unfortunately, the wolf that pounced on Guhan's back didn't know that Guhan, with his Super Newbie Buff, didn't care about any attacks. He was more concerned about time. Even a single extra second could turn his twelve-year plan into a complete failure.
Therefore, Guhan had to end these battles as quickly as possible.
"Auuu!!!" The wolf let out a piercing howl. Although it tried to dodge Guhan's attack, Guhan's sword seemed to anticipate all its movements. No matter how it dodged, it couldn't avoid the fatal blade.
Seeing that it was about to be killed, the wolf's eyes glowed with a terrifying ferocity. It saw its brother already leaping behind the enemy and decided to abandon its escape, fighting to the death. Even if it died, it would take this hateful man down with it.
"Desperate struggle!" A hint of disdain flashed in Guhan's eyes. He injected the little sword essence he had left into the Qingpin Sword, which emitted a faint glow. The sword tip then pierced the wolf's mouth, and with a flick of his wrist, the rotating blade shredded the wolf's internal organs, killing it instantly.
"System Notice: Health -299"
At the moment Guhan killed the wolf, he felt a tightness on his back, followed by the sensation of flesh being torn. Guhan knew that the other wolf had pounced on his back, but this was no problem, as it was all part of his plan.
The dead wolf's body was quickly swallowed by the spatial vortex, and the Qingpin Sword, which had been embedded in the wolf's body, was freed.
To get the wolf off his back, Guhan fell to the ground. The wolf, thinking it had succeeded in its attack, was sadly discovered that it was now pinned under Guhan. It struggled desperately to escape, but it was too late. Guhan easily finished it off.
The second wave of attacks ended, taking Guhan fifteen seconds.
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The third wave of wolves was twice the number of the second wave, totaling four. Upon arriving, they noticed their previous companions were gone and became even more vigilant... but this was of no use. When Guhan attacked one of them, the other three also pounced, biting off a bit of Guhan's health before being killed. The entire process took about twenty seconds.
The fourth wave of wolves numbered eight, which was slightly more troublesome, taking Guhan about thirty seconds.
The fifth wave of wolves numbered sixteen, not only in greater numbers but also more challenging because they didn't just target Guhan... five of the wolves targeted Lianianli, who was motionless in synchronized coordination, from the start.
If these five wolves successfully injured Lianianli or even just touched him, Guhan would have to add five minutes to his mission time... a situation he absolutely could not accept.
However, Guhan's twelve years of preparation were not in vain. Most of the forum guides mentioned this point: starting from the fifth wave, the wolves would directly attack Lianianli. Guhan needed to identify the five wolves with ulterior motives from the sixteen and eliminate them first.
These five wolves were hard to spot because they looked identical to the others and showed no extra actions before suddenly attacking Lianianli... but they were not that hard to find. Their eyes were different from the others, and their focus was not on Guhan. Guhan didn't like this.
The first wolf with ulterior motives was at the front of the pack. Guhan leaped and killed it with a single sword strike. The two wolves nearby, seeing their companion killed, howled and lunged at Guhan's legs.
Guhan jumped to avoid their attack, and with a slight tremor of the sword tip, he cut the second wolf in half.
Seeing their two companions killed, the other three wolves sensed danger and howled, pouncing on Lianianli. But Guhan wouldn't let them succeed. The Qingpin Sword was already waiting for them, and with one strike, he sliced them in mid-air.
With the wolves with ulterior motives eliminated and no longer worrying about being injured, the remaining wolves were just a matter of time for Guhan. Forty seconds later, the fifth wave of wolves was completely defeated.
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"Filthy rogue, how can you be so sure your childhood friend can complete the dungeon within an hour?" Anning still couldn't believe that someone could receive an SSS rating. "Not to mention, can anyone really protect Sword Ancestor from being harmed by six waves of wolves? The fifth and sixth waves have sixteen and thirty-two wolves attacking simultaneously! The average score on the forum is at least a dozen bites, adding an hour to the awakening time."
"Most people can't, but for that guy, it's not a big problem... if he wants to, even three hundred and twenty wolves attacking simultaneously wouldn't harm Sword Ancestor at all."
"That's impossible... impossible..." Anning pouted. "With Yaoguang's super talent, he was still flustered by the sixth wave of wolves, causing Sword Ancestor to be bitten twice and adding ten minutes to the awakening time. How could your friend prevent Sword Ancestor from being harmed at all?"
Yaoguang, mentioned by Anning, was the most famous and strongest sword wielder among the new generation. Not only was he a Spirit Sword-level powerhouse in the game world, holding four top-tier sword maidens, but in reality, he had successfully synchronized with the famous Longquan Sword, becoming a master-level combatant for humanity... one of fewer than a hundred such existences globally... a renowned sword-level powerhouse that made the enemy tremble.
Legend had it that Yaoguang's sword essence value had already exceeded fifty thousand points. With a bit more effort, becoming a Spirit Sword-level sword wielder in reality was not impossible.
"Anning, do you know what my score was when I passed this level?" Toad asked.
"How would I know your score, you filthy rogue!" Anning gave Toad a dirty look.
"I'll tell you, when I passed, I was also bitten twice, adding only ten minutes. Do you think my talent is as strong as Yaoguang's?"
"How could that be? You're not even as good as a single hair of Yaoguang..." Anning was very dismissive, with a look of "you're so shameless."
"I think I can at least match a dozen hairs..." Toad grumbled unhappily. "Okay, I admit I'm not as good as a single hair of Yaoguang, but even I, this useless person, was only bitten twice. Otherwise, where do you think my S rating comes from?"
"You make it sound so real..." Anning was a bit shaken. Could this filthy rogue really have the same score as Yaoguang? Could his talent be as high as Yaoguang's?
"Toad, do you mean your childhood friend helped you?" Dajie Nianyue, who had been observing for a while, hit the nail on the head.
"Great insight, Dajie, that's exactly what I mean!" Toad looked up at the ceiling. "My childhood friend learned a set of sword techniques from somewhere... I can't even describe how powerful they are... I only learned from him for a month, and I'm at this level now... if I had been more serious that month, those wolves wouldn't have been able to harm Sword Ancestor at all..."
"Sword techniques?" Dajie Nianyue's eyes lit up. "Toad, I didn't expect you to be a sword master?"
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In the air, the last few spatial vortices also disappeared, leaving no trace that thirty-two wolves had once crowded into this small exhibition hall.