Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Beast God Mark
Even though he successfully outsmarted the old wolf, the old king of wolves still, under impossible circumstances, managed to land a claw on the young challenger.
But due to hasty circumstances, the wound was not very deep, and compared to the blows that the old wolf had taken, this counterattack was insignificant.
It didn’t even affect the young challenger’s agility, and Li Yao, controlling the young Demon Wolf leader, began lunging, clawing, and then fiercely biting.
A series of attacks flowed like water and in just one confrontation, the older Wolf King took a severe hit, with its belly and neck badly mangled.
Blooded spurted out, and as the Old Wolf King controlled by Li Yao was pushed down, it was struggling to get up, Li Yao launched his skills again.
With every flicker of claw shadows like a Sword Qi, the Old Wolf King was severely wounded again.
Then Li Yao quickly distanced himself away to avoid being injured by the old wolf.
At this moment, both wolves were covered in blood, but the Old Wolf King’s blood was its own, while the blood on the Young Demon Wolf leader was also from the Old Wolf King.
The two wolves once again resumed their initial state, keeping distance while waiting for the right moment to strike.
The wolf pack howled in joy, the alpha had the highest status in the world of beasts.
They were more willing to submit to the will of the strong, under whose leadership and protection their pack would have better security, and could thrive.
Therefore, seeing the young Demon Wolf inflict severe damage on the Old Wolf King right from the start, they were naturally overjoyed. As for the Old Wolf King, there was no sympathy. Sympathy was not an emotion that existed in the beast world.
Natural selection and survival of the fittest were their nature.
Of course, the Old Wolf King wouldn’t accept defeat that easily. He had roamed these prairies for many years and was not to be trifled with. Li Yao was also not negligent.
When Li Yao attacked just now, he specifically targeted the old wolf’s legs, hence, the old wolf’s agility was now restricted.
Li Yao didn’t go head-to-head with it but employed a tactics of withdrawal and continued to expand his lead.
With the successive fights between them, the Old Wolf King no longer had a complete fur on his body. Especially its legs, which were lined with wounds and he now stumbled and growled as he walked.
Although the Young Demon Wolf leader also had significant wounds, they were mainly in areas with thick fat, and it didn’t greatly affect his movements.
The Old Wolf King was beginning to despair, he even tried to exchange wounds, hoping to perish together with Li Yao.
However, Li Yao continued to strike steadily and meticulously, just as he had patiently eliminated the scarecrow before.
He always seized the opportunity when the other party was not agile, added a new wound and then jumped away, then continued to look for weaknesses.
The Old Wolf King’s blood volume was increasingly diminishing, and his movements were getting slower. He was always trying to go all out against the young leader, but Li Yao did not give him that chance.
Eventually, in this dragging battle, the Old Wolf King collapsed to the ground, and Li Yao remained with over eighty percent of his blood volume.
With the fall of the Old Wolf King, the entire wolf pack sent out a cry that shook the heavens while all the demon wolves cheered, their heads touching the ground as a show of reverence to the new Wolf King.
An golden glint flashed, and Li Yao was teleported to Eileen’s side outside the arena.
“System: Congratulations Han Bee for completing the first phase of the trial. The beast god felt your courage and strength, and rates you as excellent with a score of 9.5. Please get ready to receive the blessings of the beast god.”
“There really is no perfect score.” Li Yao sighed under his breath.
Eileen said helplessly, “You are not satisfied with a 9.5 score. Even without the forced scoring mechanism, such a high score is hard to come by. You should be content. I can guarantee that among the new recruits of your year, none would have received such a rating.”
“So what’s the reward?” Li Yao asked with feigned curiosity, in reality, trying to change the subject.
“The first phase is a test of your ability to multitask. If it weren’t for the leader-level difficulty, it wouldn’t have been so hard. You managed to complete the trial with such high marks on your first try, which is rare. So you don’t need to belittle yourself. You should be rewarded with an epic level skill, Call of the Wild.” Eileen said.
“I see.” Li Yao sighed in relief, the rules seemed to be the same as his previous life.
“This skill allows you to summon a random beast to fight for you for fifteen seconds, with a cooldown time of half a minute. Excellent quality skill books can summon an elite, superior quality can summon a silver hero, and since you completed a leadership level trial with such a high score, there might be some differences. You can tell me after you receive the beast god’s blessing.” Eileen explained..
At this moment, a fuzzy apparition appeared in the sky above the arena. The apparition looked at Li Yao, its gaze sharp, then it drew its bow and shot an ethereal arrow at Li Yao.
Li Yao didn’t resist or dodge, or rather, he couldn’t now. The purple arrow plunged into Li Yao’s forehead.
Eileen was full of envy and promptly asked, “What is the effect?”
Li Yao said: “This Call of the Wild gives me two choices, I can summon a randomly selected boss-level beast, or I can summon a pet beast from my inventory to assist in battle. Also, the summoned beasts will all carry an aura skill that enhances the combat effectiveness of other pets.”
“Having a high score does have its benefits, even if it’s the same leader level trial, the effect is not the same. My skill effect doesn’t have the latter.” Eileen took a deep breath and said: “However, the biggest benefit is not this.”
Li Yao was taken aback and said, “What other benefits are there?”
“Haven’t you seen your mark of the beast god on your forehead? This is a blessing from the beast god. Specific to those who obtain high points rating in the trial for the first time. With this mark, normal wild creatures won’t attack you, and because of the beast god’s blessing, your chances of capturing pets will greatly increase. The last person to get this mark was many years ago, his name was Rexxar. He was a powerful Beast King HunterM.” There was envy and relief in Eileen’s eyes.
Li Yao was not expecting this surprise boon. Although he was a mechanical hunter, it didn’t hinder him from capturing powerful pet beasts.
And beasts would not attack him proactively, although this feature may seem useless, in critical times, it can play an unexpected role.
“Now that you’ve completed the first stage of the trial, you will have fifteen minutes to rest. Whenever you’re ready, inform me, and we’ll start the next stage of the trial.”
Li Yao shook his head and replied, “I can start the next stage at any time.”
“Hmm, it seems like your mental power is very strong. But I must remind you that in the next trial, aside from attacking moving targets, you will also have to control two boss-level pets simultaneously, the difficulty has greatly increased. There are very few hunters who have just reached the second stage that can pass this boss-level trial, so don’t put any psychological burden on yourself. Just do your best.” Eileen warned…