Book I Chapter 45
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Il Kwan suddenly felt that something is wrong as he observed that there are changes in the movement of the beast in front of him.
It seems that the ferocity of the beast suddenly disappeared and right in front of him is a calm predator.
He carefully circles the beast and suddenly pounces on it while holding his blade with both hands.
But who would have known that the fire wolf would suddenly jump to the side making him miss his target? Before Il Kwan could react, he felt a pang of pain on his side as his figure was sent flying after being rammed by the fire wolf's huge body.
Il Kwan was taken aback as he spat a mouthful of blood from the strong impact on the cavern wall.
Unlike Hyuna who has a talisman barrier in her pocket, Il Kwan could only rely on his strong physique.
That is why in this battle, Il Kwan is the one suffering under the heavy pressure that this fire wolf is giving plus he is worried about his little brother.
For that reason, he could not concentrate in this battle and his mind and decisions are clouded by his own anxiety.
As he picks himself up, he carefully wipes the blood on the corner of his mouth.
"This… this will not do…" he muttered as he did not want to think deeply now.
He knew that he would be in danger and in turn, would affect his little brother if he continue fighting like this.
Without hesitation, his eyes darted deeper into the cave, and with all his might, he kicks the ground and rushes deeper.
When the fire wolf saw the action of Il Kwan it showed a worried expression as it quickly chases behind him.
As he ran deeper, he saw the battle between the fire wolf king and Wu Jin.
Seeing the spinning floating daggers circling around his little brother's young body, he knew that his conjecture is truly right. His younger brother is not a mere mortal, but a real cultivator.
At first, even after knowing it, he still has that doubt in his heart.
But now that he could see the small figure fighting against a hulking beast solidified his understanding.
As he passes through a few large stones, Il Kwan inadvertently noticed a figure lying on the ground with his eyes closed.
A surprise appears on his face but then he suddenly changes direction and runs toward the man on the ground.
Il Kwan showed a slight concern on his face as he suddenly extended his hand to take the guy.
"It is dangerous in here, you should escape now!" he shouted trying to wake the guy up.
But before he could approach the guy with crippled limbs, the fire wolf suddenly blocked his path as it jumps from above him.
It seems that his action made the fire wolf expend a few of its strength to stop him from approaching the crippled man.
"Damn it!" Il Kwan curses as he thought that the fire wolf is actually protecting its food.
"This thing is not as dull as it looks…" Il Kwan said with a frown.
He did not want to rage at this time as he did not know if he could stop himself if what happened last time happened again.
He just looks at the fire wolf and then at the crippled man on the ground behind it.
Suddenly, something clicked in his mind which he seemed to have forgotten.
He recalled words from his little brother. At first, he thought that it was just his imagination or something, but after seeing the beast protecting the unkempt-looking man on the ground, he could not help but connect that figure to the one that his little brother was talking about.
"Is… Is this person someone connected to this incident? Is he a beast tamer?" he thought as he frowned.
The fire wolf did not give him time to think and suddenly lunges and attacks Il Kwan. But Il Kwan has already seen it moving, so he acted by instinct and quickly dodges to the side.
As the fire wolf misses its target, it suddenly jumps and then turns around while in the air and then faces Il Kwan's direction.
Then, using its powerful hind legs, it kicked the ground and its figure was like an arrow flying at Il Kwan.
He did not hesitate to cover his sword with his Qi and then a technique appears in his mind that he saw his little brother practicing a while back.
After he discovered that his little brother is actually a cultivator and is only hiding his skills, everything that he recalled his little brother did became a precious memory of skill in his mind.
Right now, he has already recalled all of those weird movements that he saw Wu Jin do in the old courtyard.
As the fast-moving figure of the fire wolf appears in front of him, his body took a side step just like what he recalled from one of the movements of Wu Jin.
Il Kwan has a partially photographic memory… partial because he could only memorize movements that effectively.
It's like dancing where people with good movement memory could know any dance moves after just seeing it for the first time.
But of course, cultivators are different as they have a sharper memory than normal mortals.
As he shifted his body just like what he recalled, his right first is already positioned on his side.
Wham!!!
He successfully delivered the punch, but it was not enough to break the fire wolf's tough hide.
The fire wolf was startled but its body was sent tumbling to the ground and it even flew in the direction of the man.
It wanted to stop its momentum, but who would have known that Il Kwan would suddenly make his move and would do a combination attack? He jumps up in the air and suddenly turns his body to do a turning sidekick.
Bam!
This time, Il Kwan did not want to waste this chance and had already gathered a thin amount of Qi in his feet.
The kick was quick and efficient and it was delivered right to the ribs of the fire wolf. It was strong enough to send the fire wolf flying in the direction of the man.
Pa!
The man on the ground opened his eyes and wanted to dodge the impending doom, but it seems that he has forgotten that he is already crippled.
The man was the same powerful cultivator that was crippled by Hyuna.
The guy has many names. The reason for this is that he needs to change his identity while hiding from the Urokai Sect.
He actually has more than 30 names as he roams the land. He has so many names that he has already forgotten his real one.
But out of all those identities he has, he likes the name Wisk.
That is why, he would only tell those close to him to call him Wisk, and only a few people knew of that name.
Wisk did not expect that in his quest to avenge himself against the Urokai Sect, he would actually be defeated by two juniors.
One is a weird one with no spiritual root and dantian, while the other one is someone who actually could learn very fast.
If it was in his hay day, he would have already befriended these two.
Of course, the reason for that is that he wanted to snatch those abilities off before killing them.
How could they only enjoy the such skill and not him?
So… in his quest to strengthen himself, he has killed a lot of people and his path is bloody.
But so what?
Wisk did not care about anything else but himself.
But it seems that his luck is already running out this time.
As he lay on the ground with the huge fire wolf on top of his already weak body, he could only look at the dark ceiling of the cave with his eyes full of resentment and unwillingness.
"How… dare… you…" Wisk said as blood seeped out of his mouth.
The fire wolf is also weak after that powerful kick from Il Kwan which broke half of its ribs.
Although the fire wolf is still alive, it already could not get up and just lay on top of the crippled Wisk.
"I, Il Kwan, am a reasonable man… Before your death, do you have any last wish?" Il Kwan asked while standing calmly.
The man on the ground smirked and slowly closes his eyes.
The reason for this action of his is that he wanted to transfer his consciousness for the last time and kill this bastard before he dies.
He would use the fire wolf king to destroy this cave and bury these bastards who dare humiliate him.
His heart is already raging in anger, but he did not want to show it as he wanted these people to die with him.
Though he did not get his revenge, at least those two who are responsible for his shame would also die with him in the end.
Thinking of his devious plan to suicide, his consciousness slowly faded as he wanted to control the mind of the fire wolf king who is fighting against the petite brat.
In his mind, he is confident that the brat would not be able to defeat the fire wolf king and his savage nature.
Against the cultivator who defeated the fire wolf, he is sure that if that guy fought the savage fire wolf king, then that guy might have a chance to defeat its savage nature.
But against that weird brat, he is not confident in fighting him… that is why he decided to control the normal fire wolf.
As his mind searches for the fire wolf king's consciousness, he excitedly dives in after finding a familiar frequency in the void.
As his vision slowly became clearer, a wide grin appears on his face.
The fire wolf king also seems to grin after his consciousness has already dived in.
But before he could do anything, he noticed an alarming situation… and yet, it is already too late to react.
With a horrified face, the fire wolf king could only watch the scene in front of it with a dumbfounded expression.