Goblin Dependency

Seeing the opponent’s unguarded back completely exposed to him, knowing that just one more strike could end this beetle forever.

The wolf’s foot took a step forward.

But the ice-blue eyes suddenly caught sight of the beetle’s sword-like horn stuck in the ground ahead.

Xia Nan felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.

"The awkwardness of using [Vortex Slash]," "the body of a wolf," "a weapon resembling a longsword..."

Unlike the natives of the Aifala Continent, coming from a world of modern technology with explosive information, possessing a broader perspective and knowledge of countless bizarre fields.

With the addition of a rare touch of mystical spirituality in battle.

Xia Nan didn’t even ponder more on the correctness of this approach; it was as if it were instinct, taking two steps forward, arriving before the fallen sword horn stuck in the ground.

He looked up and lightly leaped.

The Wolf Mouth opened and closed, then shut tightly.

In the next second, the sharp horn from the beetle was already horizontally clamped in its mouth.

Feeling the hard, cold touch in his mouth, a cold glint flashed from the edge of the sword horn at the corner of his eye.

The ice-blue Wolf Eyes reflected the stumbling, swaying figure of the black beetle ahead.

Aim, concentrate power.

Awn—

Without using any additional battle skills.

In this moment, Xia Nan seemed to return to more than a year ago before obtaining his professional level, adventuring with only two battle skills in the Forest of Bomu, during those youthful days.

——[Teeth Hunting]!

Engulfed in dark gale winds, the snow-white figure darted through like a shadow in the water, howling between the wolf’s voice had already crossed the space barrier, arriving first despite acting later.

And just a second before catching up with the beetle, bending its limbs slightly, simultaneously changing the force direction.

Transferring the force that was originally attached to the limbs, charging forward, instead gathering it at the Wolf Mouth.

Tightly clenching the sword horn in its mouth, the head slightly inclined, the wolf body leaped forward, spinning horizontally three hundred and sixty degrees.

——[Vortex Slash]!

"Screech."

The pitch-black sharp arc in the air was fleeting.

The snow-white Winter Wolf’s body, with the longsword clenched horizontally, returned to a standing position, landing lightly.

Behind it, the beetle’s corpse fell from the air, sliced diagonally in half by the sharp blade.

The slash was too fierce, neat, and crisp.

Flynn didn’t even realize what had happened during the fall; the abdominal pincers struggled to twitch but couldn’t control the body.

Not until his remaining half body, with a smooth cut, rolled to the ground following gravity, did the pain engulf his consciousness like a tide in the moment of shock.

"Buzz..."

A bluish light sphere floated upward from inside his body, hovering mid-air.

Xia Nan stayed in place, with the elongated sword horn still clenched horizontally in the Wolf Mouth, a look of contemplation visible in the Wolf Eyes.

At this moment, he was recalling that indescribable feeling during the instant of performing [Vortex Slash] with the sword blade clamped in the wolf’s mouth.

Since arriving in this world, the inconvenience of using battle skills with a beast’s body seemed to completely dissipate at this moment.

Replaced by an indescribable smoothness.

Xia Nan didn’t know how to describe his current feeling.

Truthfully, the combination of [Teeth Hunting] and [Vortex Slash] was something he’d attempted back when he first reached the beginner level of the former.

Utilizing the impact inertia brought by [Teeth Hunting], merging bodily strength into the swing of [Vortex Slash].

The effect was very good, and it remained his regular combat method until being drawn into the Secret Realm.

But through countless battles previously experienced, never once was it performed as smoothly as just now.

It was as if the two entirely different, separately existing battle skills naturally merged, forming a fixed combination allowing both to wield their power in a more comfortable manner.

Lacking guidance on the professional path, one could say he had a self-taught background.

Xia Nan didn’t understand what this meant or how to plan ahead.

He merely, instinctively driven by his combat spirituality and the experience honed from painstaking training day and night after transmigrating, felt that he should continue developing in this direction.

Exploiting the opportunity within this Ritual Secret Realm, an experience of a beast’s body other adventurers might never encounter in their lifetime.

Utilizing this wolf body that now perfectly matches with [Teeth Hunting], he further refines the combination of the two battle skills he has mastered.

Perhaps, when everything settles, it will bring him an unexpected reward.

And it seems to confirm his suspicions.

When the blue luminescent globe hovering above the beetle’s corpse poured into his body, the evolutionary path on the attribute panel also developed further towards a more detailed and in-depth direction.

"Skill Level +1"

"[Gravity Control]Level 1 (55/100) → [Gravity Control]Level 1 (56/100)"

"Skill Level +2"

"[Embers Resonance]Level 2 (38/100) → [Embers Resonance]Level 2 (40/100)"

"Skill Level +6"

"[Heavy Tide]Level 3 (35/100) → [Heavy Tide]Level 3 (41/100)"

"..."

"Ding!"

"Evolution conditions detected and met!"

"Automatically searching for evolutionary path..."

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1.[Polar Snow Beast]

Coordinate: 84.7%

Introduction:

Rumored to be a subvariety of the Winter Wolf, residing in extremely cold regions, with ice crystals resembling a crown growing on its head, refracting dazzling light like an aurora when sunlight pierces through.

Capable of controlling ice, wherever it passes, a giant snowstorm naturally arises, and the barbarian tribe in the northern frozen lands calls this creature "Ice Disaster".

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2.[Soros Blade Wolf]

Coordinate: 92%

Introduction:

A very rare wolf species appearing in ancient battlefield ruins, with a broad back and iron-gray fur. On both sides of its shoulder blades, there are specially evolved open sheath-like structures capable of accommodating bladed weapons.

The Soros Blade Wolf is a natural swordsmanship master. As long as it finds an appropriate weapon, pivoting around its head, it can utilize its full body rotation and the explosive force of its neck to cleave any foe daring to underestimate them in half.

...

3.[Flash Hound]

Coordinate: 81%

Introduction:

The Flash Hound is the ultimate creation of speed evolution on the vast plains, with every inch of its sleek body geared for extreme speed, possessing a deep, broad chest housing giant heart and lungs, a spine joint capable of compressing and extending, and a flat tail like the blade on ice.

When fully unleashed, the Flash Hound can accelerate from stillness to 1000 kilometers per hour subsonic speed within three seconds, like a lightning bolt across the plains.

...

Reflecting on the previous realization, further analysis wasn’t necessary.

The [Polar Snow Beast] is an elite enhancement version of the [Winter Wolf], but the primary battle style of controlling ice and snow doesn’t match Xia Nan’s current combat style; the [Flash Hound] is unparalleled in speed, but it’s not suitable for the mountainous terrain now, and like the cheetah of a past life, sacrifices have been made in other areas for speed, causing it to be too specialized. A narrow path isn’t Xia Nan’s preference.

In comparison, the [Soros Blade Wolf] almost perfectly suits Xia Nan’s current needs, enabling him to further merge the wolf-like body with [Teeth Hunting] and [Vortex Slash], and the sword horn from the beetle just now could just serve as a temporary weapon.

With this comprehensive consideration, Xia Nan had already made up his mind, and his thoughts lightly touched the option of the [Soros Blade Wolf].

"Sizzle..."

The already massive body of the Winter Wolf began to grow again, its back becoming broader and slightly arched, and its snow-white fur covered with a stern steel-like blue-gray;

With muscle filling in, the wolf’s mouth changed from its previously slightly rounded shape to an angular one, revealing the firm contours of muscles near the mastication muscles, which make it easier to grip the sword hilt;

The most distinct feature is located on either side of the body, near the shoulder blades, with edges enveloped in a thick corneal layer, with two vertically split grooves running deep into the fur.

Consciously feeling his body’s transformation, sensing the vigorous power continuously emerging within, surpassing what he felt before.

Xia Nan now feels that the posture of holding the sword horn is no longer somewhat awkward with the original dragging and heaviness.

Instinctively tilting his head, placing the sword horn against the flesh grooves on his side.

The long black beetle’s sharp horn was then completely enveloped by the flesh grooves on his body’s side, leaving only a sword hilt conveniently close to his shoulder side for biting.

In this way, it doesn’t hinder regular running and actions. If an enemy appears, he only needs to tilt his head, and the wolf mouth’s opening and closing can grip the sword hilt, instantly completing the "draw sword" action.