The scene at the village entrance was that of a struggle, a struggle that showcased the average human person's lack of ability to protect himself, against true strength.
"Mommy! waaa mommy!" the cries of kids and the shouts of adults rang out.
A big gray wolf, with some yellow hairs, could be seen rampaging through the wooden establishments and houses.
Many people ran in different directions, some carrying the wounded, and on the floor, the bodies of two young men could be seen, mangled and bitten to pieces, a truly horrifying scene.
The big wolf lunged towards a crying boy that fell while he was running away, intending to devour him in one bite.
*whoosh*
Suddenly a long iron sword of decent quality stabbed towards the wolf from the right, Dian came at the right time to save the kid's life. Unfortunately, his attack didn't even pierce the wolf's thick hide.
'Dammit, his defences are so strong, it's at least a level 3 Wild Beast with that type of strength'.
After receiving the attack, the wolf changed targets, allowing the little kid to run away.
*Awooo*
*Swoosh*
Dian began attacking and retreating in succession.
'My current strength is barely at the mid grade Private rank, I have no chances of killing it, the most I can do is buy time for the villagers to escape' Thought Dian.
Dian exchanged blows with the wolf continuously, rarely did the wolf manage to hit him because of his Military Movement Arts, but once it did, Dian suffered life-threatening damage. After being hit twice in a row, Dian's ribs were completely shattered, and he struggled to stand up.
The big wolf lunged towards Dian with his mouth agape, ready to dig in.
'Am I going to die again? If only I had enough time to train, I would've been able to beat this wolf without a problem'.
As Dian stared at the wolf about to kill him with a surprisingly numb look.
*whoosh*
*splatter*
A large slew of blood sprayed as the wolf large head flew into the air, separated from its body.
"Hey kid, you did well holding the wolf back"
A burly dashing middle-aged man appeared, a very large sword held in his hand, he was 190 cm tall, and he wore a simple, but high quality grey robe lined with 7 black lines starting at the middle of the stomach area, with the symbol of a red sword at the chest.
Stunned, Dian asked him, "W- who are you, sir?"
'He's so strong! Definitely at least at the Corporal rank, equivalent to a level 4 Wild Beast, otherwise, how could he slay this level 3 wolf in one stroke!'
"My name is Tian Bai, and I'm an elder of the Raging Sword sect, we came to this desolate region to train our outer disciples, this wolf managed to sneak away from his pack after we attacked them. So this situation is our fault, my deepest apologies for that, young one".
"It's okay, you shouldn't apologize, after all, you just saved my life"
"I'm glad you aren't one that keeps grudges" said Tian Bai before continuing, "May I ask… Who's your master?"