Chapter 155: The Kill

"I can only guarantee a seventy percent chance. I'm aiming for its forelimb, which is somewhat difficult—I can't be a hundred percent sure."

Li Mochen had already sat back in his seat, then pressed his fingers against his temple.

Performing the 'Zhou Tian Divine Mechanism Mystic Pivot Locking Star Technique' twice in succession, followed by calculating the trajectory with complex formulas, had left his mind quite fatigued. This was even more exhausting than when he first entered the immortal sect and began learning the Tai Xiao Xuan Yuan Great Method.

But at that moment, Chu Siguo suddenly spoke: "First shot hit! Brent, full speed ahead—no need to hold back."

Before retiring, Brent Goodman had served under Chu Siguo and knew well his superior's prowess in long-range shooting. In the next instant, the vehicle accelerated to its top speed of 330 kilometers per hour—it couldn't reach 380 because the terrain, not being a flat highway, limited the speed.

Qi Tai, two seconds later, saw through his telescope a burst of flame suddenly erupt from the left forelimb of the Ironhide Fangwolf.

Outlaw-level ferocious beasts were extraordinarily powerful; their vast source energy could even form a faint red source energy 'armor' directly outside their bodies, equivalent to external Gang.

Even the high-explosive armor-piercing rounds fired by Butler, this nine-grade heavy magic-energy sniper rifle, couldn't directly break that Ironhide Fangwolf's foreleg.

After being wounded, the startled former wolf king immediately turned and fled, sprinting southward. But its actions seemed anticipated by Li Mochen, and the second bullet accurately struck the Ironhide Fangwolf's hip.

Yet the latter, when prepared, had even greater defensive capabilities. The bullet Li Mochen fired couldn't fully 'penetrate the defense' even from twenty li away; though it succeeded in breaking through the wolf's source energy armor, it failed to fully pierce its flesh.

Still, this bullet had an effect, somewhat impacting the Ironhide Fangwolf's right hind leg, greatly reducing the speed of this outlaw-level dark creature.

Then, from within the armored vehicle came the third, fourth, and fifth gunshots in succession. Chu Siguo, the magic-energy shooter, along with Qi Tai and Eliza, the magic-energy hunters, all opened fire with their sniper rifles.

In the end, only Chu Siguo's shot hit. This formidable existence, with a shooting ability reaching the 10S level, accurately struck the target at a distance of 17 kilometers even after the Ironhide Fangwolf had accelerated. Though the result was just a minor scratch, it forced the wolf to make wide S-shaped evasive maneuvers.

This greatly slowed the wolf king's escape. Although a dense forest lay 32 kilometers to its right front, it now seemed unreachable.

The three shooters on the armored vehicle coordinated seamlessly, constantly using bullets to force their prey away from the woods, leaving it to run wildly across the open field.

In the end, Li Mochen and his team chased for over seventy kilometers, taking a full half hour to bring down the Ironhide Fangwolf. They narrowly managed to mortally wound it before it could escape into a swamp.

But at this point, the wolf king's ferocity erupted. Knowing death was certain, it turned around and charged at them.

The final battle was resolved by Li Mochen, Brent Goodman, and Craig Harrell working together.

The latter two provided cover while Li Mochen led the attack.

Li Mochen was confident he could take it down alone within ten minutes, but with the help of these two melee combatants, it indeed made things much easier for him.

Moreover, at this moment, he dared not prolong the fight. Over the seventy-plus-kilometer chase, they had alarmed many nearby beasts, and numerous predators of the dark world were now lurking around them.

Eliza and Qi Tai had to each man a cannon, occasionally firing a few rounds into the surroundings to deter these powerful beings from approaching the battlefield.

In truth, the 'Brutal Annihilator' heavy rotary cannon could also be used against the Ironhide Fangwolf. But doing so would ruin the wolf king's pelt and damage other valuable materials, greatly reducing the corpse's worth.

What surprised the several bodyguards and Eliza was that even facing this outlaw-level Ironhide Fangwolf, Li Mochen maintained an exceptionally high combat standard. Using his pair of six-grade magic-energy pistols and 'Holy Thunder Judgment,' even when the wolf king erupted in its death throes with full source energy armor, he could still forcibly breach the armor with the aid of the Little Darkfire Dragon, inflicting severe wounds.

About a minute later, their prey finally fell with a mournful howl. Then Qi Tai and Eliza worked together to process the corpse in under a minute.

Shortly after they left, a full seven burly ferocious beasts burst from the surrounding grass and charged toward the Ironhide Fangwolf's carcass.

The wolf king weighed up to seven tons; they couldn't take it all, so they only cut away the prime parts—about 300 kilograms of meat—leaving the vast majority behind.

"You weren't bragging after all!"

Eliza, in the passenger seat of the Teutonic vehicle, looked at Li Mochen in the back: "I feel that if you wanted, you really could have killed that Ironhide Fangwolf in ten to fifteen minutes."

Li Mochen's expression was solemn: "I think you're right. I underestimated them."

Earlier, he had considered teaming up with Eliza, Qi Tai, and Brent to hunt these fifteenth-level dark creatures. But from today's situation, he had been overly optimistic.

Li Mochen indeed had the power to kill these outlaw-level dark creatures, but the process would be very time-consuming, exhausting, and troublesome.

The key issue was that his body could only withstand twenty-five percent of the external elixir's power, preventing him from using many high-powered sword techniques.

Of course, in extreme conditions, he could push to fifty or sixty percent, but doing so would cause significant damage to his body. For a prey worth only two or three hundred thousand gold shields, why bother?

If he had the 'Gushan' and 'Leixiao' suits custom-made by Nathan Sports Group, the process would be much easier—he could use those two pieces of equipment to directly unleash external Gang. But he hadn't yet asked Eliza to have them unsealed.

There was also the dragon lich Xuanhuo, a great asset. But the powerful fire spells it commanded would likely roast the Ironhide Fangwolf to charcoal.

"It was a bit risky before, but now with me added, there's still a seventy to eighty percent chance."

Eliza, clearly still holding back some of her strength, grinned smugly: "You two gentlemen in the car, you're planning to join, right? Either way, you contributed to this Ironhide Fangwolf."

Chu Siguo didn't hesitate: "Of course! But please, Miss Targaryen, when gathering intelligence, be thorough and meticulous. We don't mind earning some extra income, but protecting Mr. Wiltonshire's safety is our top priority."

"Understood!"

Eliza accelerated: "Now we go find the next target. This time it's on the outskirts of the Vanderrick family territory—there's a lone Darkbone Terrorwolf there. Though not a wolf king, the Darkbone Terrorwolf's strength is far beyond that of an ordinary Fangwolf."