Chapter 139: The Wail of the Demon Snake

Gunie's words clearly enraged the werewolf warrior.

As a werewolf warrior, Kuta hated the word 'dog' the most.

"Roar..."

"You—die!"

A low growl exploded.

The werewolf warrior crouched slightly, his hind legs combining with source power to burst forth.

With a 'bang', the frozen black bricks beneath his feet shattered.

The third-rank werewolf warrior leaped seven or eight meters high, swinging his claws as he pounced toward Gunie's position with astonishing speed.

Earlier, Gunie had refrained from using the Demon Blade Curse to lower the enemy's guard and lure him out.

Sure enough, this third-rank werewolf warrior not only chased after him but also leaped straight at him.

He was practically a—live target.

With a thought, the single-second overlap instantly rose to fifteen curses per second.

The Demon Blade Curse unfolded to its fullest against the leaping third-rank werewolf warrior.

When the first demon blade flew over, the werewolf warrior Kuta sensed danger and crossed his claws in front of his chest to block the sharp blade.

The next moment, the Demon Blade Curse tore through with incredible speed.

"Chi!"

Blood burst forth.

The power of the Demon Blade Curse, now at level three, was clearly not something a third-rank werewolf warrior could withstand with bare flesh.

At the same moment of cutting,

"Roar!"

A piercing scream wailed from Kuta's mouth.

His left foreclaw, raised to block, was severed cleanly by the Demon Blade Curse, blood spurting.

His right claw behind it fared no better, bearing a deep gash to the bone, blood flowing freely.

With a single strike, Gunie had crippled the third-rank werewolf warrior Kuta.

"When the Demon Blade Curse was at level two, even a top-tier leader like a second-rank Death Beast dared not withstand it."

"Now at level three, your leap to my face makes me tremble with excitement."

At this moment, Gunie was in the blood curse master's aura release state, the blood curse master's bloodthirsty nature putting him in a state of excitement for slaughter.

Compared to Gunie's bloodthirsty excitement,

the third-rank werewolf warrior Kuta was now in pain, panic, and terror.

Not only because this single demon blade had crippled him,

but because after that demon blade, seven or eight more came howling.

Each Demon Blade Curse was identical to the one that had just gravely wounded him.

"How can such a powerful curse overlap in a single second?"

The howling curses, like the scythe of death, gave him no time to think.

"No..."

Kuta let out a despairing howl.

Chi chi chi chi...

The sharp cuts of the demon blades tore through Kuta's body, splattering blood that stained the snow in the alley.

Thud thud thud...

The werewolf warrior's body, cut into a dozen pieces, fell onto the snow.

His wolf head landed right in front of Gunie, its wide, round eyes filled with the despair of death.

This gruesome scene was fully captured in the eyes of Somaya, behind the shattered window on the third floor.

Her cold, emotionless blue vertical pupils rippled with a flicker of horror.

She, Somaya, Kuta, and the third-rank flame demon Betler who had entered the castle, were a long-time team.

Somaya knew well the strength of the werewolf warrior Kuta.

In the Hundred Tribe Arena of the Western Wasteland Plateau, Kuta had been a powerful warrior with sixteen consecutive victories.

He possessed top-tier strength among his rank.

Yet, with such formidable power, he was dismembered in a single encounter, dying without any resistance.

And his opponent was only a second-rank curse master.

After all, a second-rank curse master was merely a beginner.

Despite the fear growing in her heart, Somaya remained in the state of accumulating her curse, and her curse was almost ready.

The original plan was for Kuta to charge in while she used her demon snake clan's unique talent, 'Demon Snake Wail', for soul attack and control on the second-rank curse master.

Then Kuta would tear the opponent apart.

Now, Kuta had died mid-charge, so she would have to fight alone.

Having killed the werewolf warrior, Gunie looked toward the shattered window on the third floor while quickly reciting the Soul-Settling Divine Ring Curse in his mind.

Under his gaze, he saw a pair of deep blue, emotionless vertical pupils.

"Demon snake clan."

Seeing those blue eyes, Gunie immediately sensed trouble.

But as he dodged to the side, he decisively threw the Soul-Settling Divine Ring Curse. The demon snake clan was cunning; he needed to lock onto it for a better chance of victory.

As Gunie threw the Soul-Settling Divine Ring Curse,

all twelve 'snake-head hairs' on Somaya's head hissed toward Gunie.

"Hiss—"

Gunie's body, about to dodge, suddenly froze in place.

He felt as if a steel needle had pierced his brain, his head aching as if it would explode.

His vision went black, and his thoughts and will began to stiffen and slow.

"It's the demon snake clan's talent, 'Demon Snake Wail'."

"This talent is rarely awakened among the demon snake clan, but once awakened, this highly lethal talent becomes a formidable means of killing and control."

"Fortunately, I killed that werewolf warrior; otherwise, hit by the Demon Snake Wail and with the werewolf warrior close, I'd be dead or gravely wounded."

Gritting his teeth, Gunie tried to control his body, moving toward the corner of the alley wall.

The Demon Snake Wail was strong, but Gunie's soul was not weak either.

After a brief respite, he could endure it.

Unfortunately, the opponent seemed unwilling to give him that chance.

"Hiss!"

With a faint hiss,

a dull 'bang' sounded.

Something seemed to strike Gunie's Blood Shield.

Violently impacted, Gunie flew backward out of the alley, landing on the sidewalk by the roadside, rolling a few times.

This impact actually cleared his mind somewhat.

Just as Gunie steadied himself,

"Hiss!" Another faint hiss came attacking.

This time, Gunie saw what was attacking him.

It was the unlucky 'Green Armor Python' from before.

The python, with its bloody maw full of blood and eyes filled with cold, frenzied killing intent, charged at Gunie again.

It clearly wanted to inflict the pain it had suffered on Gunie tenfold.

Though his mind was still wracked with intense pain, it didn't affect his spellcasting.

Gunie raised his hand and cast a Demon Blade Curse at the Green Armor Python.

Chi!

The python, just about to bite, was sliced horizontally by Gunie's demon blade through its open mouth.

The upper half of its skull was flipped off.

Third-rank Green Armor Python, dead!

"Recovered so quickly."

Somaya, behind the shattered window on the third floor, felt a chill in her heart.

As a summoner, her strongest means was summoning various powerful creatures.

She had planned to use her extraordinary talent 'Demon Snake Wail' and the Green Armor Python to buy time to summon a more powerful otherworldly creature.

But that second-rank curse master's soul resistance was so strong; he had recovered in just two or three seconds.

Immediately, Somaya retreated into the room.

That second-rank curse master had long-range curse attacks; staying by the window made her vulnerable.

She also needed to use the house as space to buy time while he searched for her.

Thus, she could summon the powerful 'Servant of Akta'.

This 'Mystic Pattern Curse'-level summoning would cost her something, but compared to being killed by the curse master before her, the cost was trivial.

Seeing the demon snake clan summoner retreat into the room,

Gunie guessed that she intended to use the house's terrain to delay and summon a powerful creature.

After all, a third-rank summoner, willing to pay a price, could perform a 'Mystic Pattern Curse' to summon very fearsome beings.

If she succeeded, he might not be able to handle it.

"For other curse masters, the third-floor terrain might be an obstacle, but for me, it's no problem at all."

With a leap, Gunie, wearing mithril-grade boots, landed directly on the wall.

Then, he ran swiftly up the wall.

The advantage of his equipment gave Gunie great assistance at this moment.