I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 191 - 189: Xi Yuan Tournament (Part 15)

Chou Xiaoyuan is useless, Song Shurun is a weak Healing Master, and the only ones able to fight the Iron Bone Wolf now are Pei Nan and Lin Yin.

"Lin Yin, what do you think we should do next?"

Song Shurun has a very clear understanding of his own abilities. In terms of combat power and intelligence, Lin Yin is definitely the leader of the Tu Ling Team. If not for his overly introverted personality, it wouldn’t be his turn to be the leader.

Therefore, Song Shurun didn’t feel embarrassed at all about showing weakness to a team member and asking for advice as the leader.

Lin Yin stood up, slowly walked to the mouth of the cave, looked at the four sneaky Iron Bone Wolves approaching, and a tint of crimson flashed in his eyes.

"Since the head wolf sent them to test the waters, let’s kill one to warn a hundred, let them see the consequences of targeting us!"

The four Iron Bone Wolves, originally the main combat force of the wolf pack, had strong bodies and plenty of Elemental Power. But during a recent hunt against Human-faced Ghost Spiders, they unfortunately got poisoned.

Although they survived by luck, they could no longer run long distances like they used to, and their use of elements weakened significantly, practically losing their hunting abilities. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The desert does not nurture idle wolves; these Iron Bone Wolves who lost hunting ability don’t receive any sympathy from their companions, nor get their share of the prey, only scavenging on remnants and their companions’ feces to barely survive.

Survival in the desert is difficult; their wolf pack hasn’t caught a large prey for the wolves to feast upon in three days. If today’s prey is still insufficient, according to pack rules, these four will be eaten.

Fortunately, tonight the pack encountered four humans. Humans, with their juicy meat and inherent saltiness, are rare gourmet food in the Ruoye Desert. Naturally, the wolf pack wouldn’t give up this feast, but the head wolf is cautious, aware that human Elemental Spirits are hard to provoke, so it drove these four to test the reaction.

From Lin Yin and his team’s perspective, the pack’s vanguard was cannon fodder sent to die, but to these four Iron Bone Wolves, this was their only chance to turn their luck around.

If they could kill these four humans, according to the pack rules, they could be the first to enjoy the prey, even the head wolf couldn’t surpass them.

These humans’ bodies contain abundant Elemental Power, eating their flesh might eradicate the remaining poison within them and restore them to peak condition.

For survival, the life fire of these four Iron Bone Wolves burned brighter than ever before, their entire bodies radiating intense battle spirit as they slowly approached the cave.

Pei Nan and Lin Yin stood guard outside the cave, protecting Song Shurun and Chou Xiaoyuan. Watching the Iron Bone Wolves forming a fan-shaped encirclement, Song Shurun felt his throat tighten with anxiety.

It was evident these four Iron Bone Wolves hadn’t had a full meal in a long time, their fur dirty and matted, ribs showing, and their stomachs nearly sticking to their spines.

Despite this, the Iron Bone Wolf’s height of nearly 1.8 meters and densely packed metallic spikes on their backs were quite visually impactful.

From the eyes of the Iron Bone Wolves, Song Shurun saw madness and desperation, only their battle spirit and presence made him afraid.

Compared to Song Shurun, Pei Nan and Lin Yin remained calm, wielding weapons in a stance ready to attack and defend.

The scent of human flesh made the starving Iron Bone Wolves even more frenzied. They wrinkled their noses, bared their fangs, lowered their bodies, growling menacingly, ready to attack.

Pei Nan pointed his Wolf Fang Club at the nearest Iron Bone Wolf, his eyes filled with blatant provocation.

That Iron Bone Wolf let out a low growl and charged at Pei Nan, while the other three joined the battle simultaneously. Pei Nan and Lin Yin each handled two Iron Bone Wolves.

Pei Nan struck Iron Bone Wolf A’s head with his club, which has a skull-shaped metallic exoskeleton like a helmet protecting it.

Pei Nan’s strike only staggered Iron Bone Wolf A without injuring it.

Taking the opportunity while Pei Nan swung his club at A, Iron Bone Wolf B launched a sneak attack on his lower body, trying to bite Pei Nan’s thigh with its fierce fangs.

"Desert Sea Sinking Boat—!"

Pei Nan was prepared for it, spread his fingers, Primordial Spirit surged, and the sand beneath quickly collapsed, forming a gigantic quicksand pit, trapping Iron Bone Wolf B inside. The surrounding sand poured in like it was alive, rapidly filling the pit.

Iron Bone Wolf B struggled desperately, trying to leap out of the pit, but the surrounding sand poured in like seawater, leaving no foothold it could only watch helplessly as it was buried by sand.

Iron Bone Wolf A tried biting Pei Nan several times but was repelled by the Wolf Fang Club. Coupled with the incessant screams of its companion B, it grew increasingly restless.

Iron Bone Wolf A emitted a dim golden light, raised its back, and launched the metallic spikes on its back like arrows towards Pei Nan.

Pei Nan swung his Wolf Fang Club into a fiery wheel, blocking in front of him and knocked down all the incoming metallic spikes.

Pei Nan multitasked, fighting Iron Bone Wolf A while maintaining the release of Earth Elemental. The quicksand pit grew deeper, with Iron Bone Wolf B almost completely submerged in sand, only its two grey ear tips visible.

"Merge—!"

Pei Nan clenched his fingers, and the quicksand pit was rapidly filled by the nearby sand, along with Iron Bone Wolf B, disappearing in the vast desert sea.

Witnessing its companion being trapped and killed, Iron Bone Wolf A let out a howl and charged at Pei Nan desperately.

It opened its mouth, a bright metallic light appeared inside. Before Pei Nan could see clearly, a thick metallic spike shot out from Iron Bone Wolf A’s mouth, straight towards Pei Nan’s face.

Pei Nan snorted, tilted his body back, and the metallic spike almost brushed past his nose.

Leaning back, Pei Nan pushed on the ground, jumped up, and kicked Iron Bone Wolf A’s belly fiercely.

The belly of an Iron Bone Wolf lacks metal exoskeleton protection, the only weak point on the wolf. Hit by an Earth Elemental Spirit Martial Artist’s powerful kick, Iron Bone Wolf A let out a scream, spitting out blood and pieces of its organs, staggered twice, and fell dead.

From start to finish, the battle lasted only about five or six minutes, it was crisp and clean. Pei Nan swung the Wolf Fang Club and proudly turned back to look at Lin Yin.

But what he saw was Lin Yin calmly resting against a boulder, with eyes closed, arms crossed.

In front of him lay the twisted carcasses of two Iron Bone Wolves. It was unknown whether Lin Yin took a few minutes or just seconds to defeat them.

Pei Nan thought he would finish the fight sooner than Lin Yin, but evidently, Lin Yin was faster.

Pei Nan breathed heavily in frustration, feeling powerless to ever be first in a team with the likes of a freakish Lin Yin.

The commotion of the four Iron Bone Wolves being killed couldn’t be hidden from the head wolf hundreds of meters away. By analyzing the earlier battle, the head wolf realized these humans were not to be messed around with, especially the two standing outside the cave.

But the abundant Elemental Power on them was too tempting for the head wolf. If it could eat their flesh, it had full confidence it could evolve to the Heaven Rank.

No matter how formidable they might be, they were only four people, the wolf pack had an absolute advantage in numbers.

Driven by both food and interest, the head wolf pointed its nose skyward, signaling an attack.

"Awooooo—!"