Chapter 875 - 229: Werewolf
As the two sides battled fiercely at the blockade point, a wolf howl came from the nearby alley, clear and audible, leaving everyone present in shock.
"Wolf?"
Adis frowned, looking in the direction of the sound.
How could there be wolves in the city?
A large black figure burst out of the alley, its whole body covered in gray fur, standing two to three meters tall, with prominent muscles, resembling the legendary werewolves.
The legend of werewolves had circulated within the Empire, but it was likely just something to scare children since no one seemed to have truly seen one before.
But today they witnessed it firsthand, proving that such creatures might be myths, not just tales to frighten children.
The werewolf charged straight into the crowd, knocking several people away, and even bit off the head of one believer, causing blood to gush and splatter everywhere.
The werewolf chewed on the skull, producing a crunching sound like eating crispy bones, sending chills down everyone’s spine.
Angisun immediately aimed at the werewolf, pulling the trigger. Bullets struck the werewolf, leaving only small blood holes, injuring the fur but not penetrating the flesh.
Although they didn’t know what this creature was, they could guess with their toes that this monster was definitely created by the Black Rope Sect.
Adis circled to the back of the werewolf, seizing the opportunity, and slashed at the werewolf’s neck, the blade slicing through the air with a sharp sound.
As he approached, the werewolf reacted, turning around, but it was still too slow.
Adis’s blow hit the werewolf’s neck, cutting through the fur, feeling more resilient than expected.
The strike didn’t cause significant damage, leaving only a shallow wound on the werewolf’s neck.
Disaster!
He exclaimed, seeing the werewolf swing its paw towards his face.
In the next moment.
He was struck, flying into a streetlight, even causing the streetlight to tilt, appearing unsteady.
The werewolf roared in pain, ignoring others, charging at Adis, sensing this person posed the greatest threat, deciding to eliminate him first. Smash.
This creature, regardless of intelligence, clearly had a battle instinct, knowing to kill Adis first.
This was his best strategy at the moment; otherwise, letting Adis swing two more swords could sever its neck.
Other attacks didn’t harm or threaten it much.
Adis grimaced in pain, watching the creature charge at him, his pupils dilating, the shadow under the sunlight began to slide.
Bang—
With a sound.
The streetlight fell heavily on the avenue, and Adis suddenly vanished before the werewolf, leaving only an inconspicuous shadow sliding on the ground.
Adis circled around to the back of the werewolf again, wielding his sword in a horizontal slash.
This time.
The werewolf reacted faster, immediately turning, opening its mouth to bite at his neck.
But it was a feint; he suddenly retracted, retreating, pulling a silver ball from his sleeve, throwing it into the werewolf’s mouth.
The silver ball spun fast, enlarging a bit, then exploded beside the werewolf’s mouth.
Adis retreated under the blast, shielding his face with his hands, not suffering much harm.
The creature was hit directly by the blast, half its face destroyed, blood continuously flowing.
Next, the werewolf charged out of the explosive smoke, pouncing at Adis again.
Its life force was terrifyingly strong, despite the close-range explosion impact, not suffering lethal harm; instead, the pain intensified its beast nature, making it crazier, wanting to kill the annoying person before it.
But before the werewolf approached, another spark flashed, another explosion occurred at its feet.
Adis had thrown a second grenade while retreating, predicting the creature’s trajectory.
The werewolf was blown over, its left leg torn, exposing white bones, struggling and roaring madly.
But it suffered two direct grenade explosions, its body couldn’t bear it, losing combat power, gradually weakening with the blood loss.
Adis finally exhaled in relief, observing the creature on the ground with a frown: "What on earth is this thing?"
The believers nearby exchanged glances, never seeing such creatures before, "Never seen, thankfully Adis as Knight Commander is here, otherwise we’d surely lose to this creature."
Facing such a monster, everyone’s psychological pressure was great, as they’d never seen it; unknown things are the most terrifying.
Angisun quickly approached from behind, glanced at Adis, saying: "It resembles the legendary werewolves. I saw in some ancient books that they were controlled by certain Ancient Churches, their combat power comparable to an army."
Adis nodded: "So it means this thing is created by the Black Rope Sect. We’ll report back and see what the High Priest says."
"Take this thing back tied up."
He had them chain the injured werewolf, preparing to bring it back to the Church for investigation.
But as they were about to leave, the injured werewolf changed, its black fur fading, revealing human skin, its body visibly shrinking.
It appeared as a middle-aged man, though half its face was destroyed, and one leg was torn off.
"He’s dead," Angisun checked, saying with an angry expression: "The monster was turned from a human, the Black Rope Sect lunatics transformed humans into monsters!"
In this battle, a significant fact occurred, naturally causing them losses, even Yifa sustained some injuries while fighting a werewolf.
The werewolves’ appearance spread terror in Du Lan City, making more people fear the Black Rope Sect.
Nobu observed the limbless man’s corpse on the ground: "The Black Rope Sect isn’t as simple as it seems. This should be a type of magic from the Divine Spirit.."
Adis glanced at Angisun beside him, told Nobu: "High Priest, tonight I’m willing to lead a team to eliminate the Black Rope Sect’s church, their Antu Commerce Association people will join us."
"Leaving it like this isn’t a solution; we’ll have to take out the Black Rope Sect’s Great Sect Leader, or Du Lan can’t endure such a war."
Assassinating the Black God Cult’s Leader, Valian, might be the easiest way currently.
Nobu thought: "It’s too dangerous, we don’t know the situation at the Black God Cult; going there recklessly is full of unknown factors."
Adis appeared unusually determined, sincerely saying: "To sacrifice for the Lord is honorable. Moreover, my ability suits this task perfectly."
His abilities weren’t as good in frontal battles, more adept at assassination, gathering information.
Facing two or three Yifa-type opponents directly, he might not stand a chance.
Nobu fell into deep thought; normally, he wouldn’t agree, the task too risky, unnecessary, but with Adis insisting, he must consider.
"Since it’s like this... dragging on isn’t a solution, the Black Rope Sect surely praying for Divine Spirit’s power, more werewolves might appear."
After a pause, Nobu said: "Adis, you’ve earned the Lord’s recognition, so I believe you can accomplish this."
"This is your decision; I hope you won’t regret it."
"If you need anything, the Church can provide it."
Adis heard Luo Bu’s approval, a smile curved her lips, considering it was the Lord’s guidance, ensuring success.
The Lord doesn’t err... this is a common consensus among the All Beings Sect believers.
As midnight bells struck, Adis and others armed themselves, setting out; about seventy or eighty in total, including elite Law Enforcement Team members, plus Antu Commerce Association people.
Their plan: Yifa’s team would directly assault the Black Rope Sect’s defenses, drawing attention, while they’d circle through the outer city’s factory district, ambushing the Black Rope Sect’s church, the main goal was to assassinate the Black Rope Sect’s Archbishop.
If successful, the Black Rope Sect would collapse without a fight, allowing the All Beings Sect to spread Faith smoothly, and purify Du Lan from plague.