Return of the King, Dominating the City

Gude lunged forward fiercely, slashing down with a claw.

The claw passed through Lu Ke’s body but caused no harm.

An illusion!?

Clearly it was the real body, yet it suddenly turned into an illusion?

Gude froze on the spot, looking utterly bewildered.

After a moment of silence, he snapped back to reality and immediately returned to Nie Wushuang’s side.

Having suffered consecutive setbacks, unable to even touch the opponent’s hem, his heart was now ashen, devoid of any fighting spirit.

He glanced at the dagger lodged in Emily’s abdomen and shouted, "Retreat, retreat immediately!"

As he finished speaking, he extended a furry wolf’s claw, grabbing Nie Wushuang’s hand, saying, "Miss Wushuang, let’s go, I’ll get you out of here."

"What about them?"

Nie Wushuang asked.

Gude replied, "We don’t have time to worry about them now, let’s go quickly and let them hold off the Dark Holy See’s people."

"Gude, you really are too..."

Nie Wushuang shook off Gude’s hand, too angry to speak.

"Hahaha, internal strife? Gude, you are truly disgraceful, to actually flee in the face of battle, your courage is not even comparable to that of a woman."

Lu Ke’s illusion taunted Gude.

Gude said coldly, "This is a strategic retreat."

As he spoke, he glanced at Nie Wushuang, "Miss Wushuang, I’ll go find the team from Wolf Castle to save you, hold on."

After saying this, he even ignored Nie Wushuang and turned to flee.

On the werewolf side, no one expected that their strongest, Gude, would actually flee in the face of battle.

Moreover, he was using high-sounding words to make excuses for his cowardice and escape, which made everyone despise him even more.

Wolf Castle is strong because of unity and bravery.

But Gude completely violated this belief.

Not only was he not united, but also selfish and cowardly.

The fearless demeanor he had before was completely an act.

At this moment, the werewolves all secretly cursed Gude, but since they were in a fierce fight with the Dark Holy See, they had no time to spare for accusations.

However, Gude did not successfully escape.

He had just run a few steps when a shadow next to him suddenly flickered, and Lu Ke appeared beside him.

Gude had already developed a fear of Lu Ke, and instead of resisting, he quickened his pace, continuing to dash away.

"Gude, you are truly worthless!"

Lu Ke sneered and taunted, catching up and slapping at Gude’s slightly hunched back due to his transformation.

It’s unknown how the people of the Dark Holy See trained, but as Lu Ke slapped, there was a strange energy fluctuation, as if dark matter had undergone a chemical reaction, with great power.

Gude felt a tremendous crisis, his face changed dramatically, quickly dodging to avoid Lu Ke’s slap.

However, he was ultimately half a beat too slow.

Lu Ke’s palm came down with a bang, striking the robust Gude and sending him rolling seven or eight meters before coming to a stop.

The ground had a groove several meters long gouged out by Gude, half a meter deep, with stones flying everywhere.

Although Gude’s defense was amazing after his transformation, his back was still split open, the wound deep enough to see the bone.

Gude gritted his teeth, his face showing pain, stubbornly standing up, his steps staggered, almost falling again.

He looked at Lu Ke with a grim face, his eyes full of fear.

Suffering setbacks repeatedly had left him with no fighting spirit at all.

Lu Ke stood in front of Gude, his gaze relaxed, he glanced at Nie Wushuang and the others, smirking, "Haha, today you’re doomed."

Nie Wushuang clenched her fists tightly, shouting, "Gude, don’t give up, fight them with all your might."

She encouraged Gude, but Gude was dejected, showing no spirit.

Gude cast a glance at Nie Wushuang, said irritably, "Nie Wushuang, if it weren’t for you dragging us to find the Ice Crystal Holy Grail, would we be in such a peril today?"

Upon hearing this shameless remark, Emily held her abdominal wound, angrily said, "Gude, you came willingly, how can you blame Xiao’er, and you fleeing the battle, you’re not fit to be our companion."

"Hmph, a companion? Do you think I was willing?"

Gude glared at Emily, his eyes rolled, looking towards Lu Ke, said, "Lu Ke, spare me, I’m willing to join the Dark Holy See."

In the Dark Holy See, not only were there ordinary humans, but also werewolves and Blood Clan.

Seeing Gude not only fleeing but also wanting to defect, the werewolf side was furious.

Lu Ke sneered, disdainfully said, "If the Dark Holy See takes you in, there’s no telling when you’ll betray us, someone like you, our Dark Holy See doesn’t need."

Even Gude’s constant vacillation couldn’t earn Lu Ke’s respect, who directly rejected Gude’s allegiance.

Gude trembled, feeling intensely embarrassed.

Then, Lu Ke ignored Gude and with a swift movement, charged at Nie Wushuang, laughing: "Hmm, a bunch of useless people, watch me take down Nie Wushuang first, and then play with her right in front of you."

"Don’t even think about hurting Xiao’er."

Emily ignored her abdominal injury and stood in front of Nie Wushuang, trying to block Lu Ke.

"Sister Emily, please move aside."

Nie Wushuang pulled Emily away; at that moment, Emily still had a dagger embedded in her abdomen and was certainly no match for Lu Ke.

However, even Nie Wushuang found it difficult to resist Lu Ke.

In an instant, Lu Ke was already less than ten steps away from Nie Wushuang and Emily.

"Be careful."

"You two, quickly escape."

The werewolves were deeply worried and wanted to help, but were entangled with their opponents in front of them, unable to spare a hand.

At this very moment, a silhouette appeared between Nie Wushuang, Emily, and Lu Ke.

Everyone focused and saw that this person was none other than the man who had been lying on the stone stretcher all along.

The man was covered in dried blood and had ragged clothing, looking every bit like an injured and pathetic figure.

Moreover, during the previous battle, he had shown no reaction at all, leading everyone to ignore him, dismissing him as insignificant.

Seeing this, Nie Wushuang was anxious and shouted, "Song Yun, get out of the way, you’re not his match."

The rest of the werewolves admired Song Yun’s action, but none of them had faith in him.

"A Huaxia person? Looking for death!"

Lu Ke charged fiercely, completely disregarding Song Yun, and swung his fist toward him.

"Get lost!"

A cold shout emanated from Song Yun.

The voice was icy, mighty, and carried a potent aura.

Everyone was startled and suddenly realized that this person named Song Yun was perhaps not so simple.

In the blink of an eye, Song Yun’s fist collided with Lu Ke’s.

Having advanced to the peak of SS-level, Song Yun’s force was powerful, his True Qi even more robust, unleashing a strength that Lu Ke could not withstand.

Boom.

A loud boom.

Strong energy erupted, stirring up a whirlwind.

Immediately afterward, Lu Ke’s expression changed dramatically, his face showing shock as he hastened to withdraw his fist, but it was already too late.

He felt a great force transmitted from his arm, causing him pain and forcing him back seven or eight steps before he could steady himself.

Instantly, everyone was stunned.

Lu Ke, who had toyed with Gude effortlessly, was actually repelled by Song Yun — how was this possible?

"This kid, he has been hiding his strength all along, too cunning."

Gude froze in place, his face full of jealousy, glaring fiercely at Song Yun.

Meanwhile, he abandoned the thought of escaping, pondering how to regain face.

"Song Yun, great! Quickly take down Lu Ke!"

Nie Wushuang’s eyes lit up, almost jumping with excitement.

The surprise Song Yun delivered was simply too great.

Emily and the other werewolves also secretly sighed in relief; everyone felt fortunate to have saved Song Yun just now.

Otherwise, there would be no unexpected reinforcement to help them.

Lu Ke scrutinized Song Yun, narrowed his eyes, and ominously said, "I didn’t expect you to be an expert, but you’re still not enough to deal with me."

"Is that so?"

Song Yun’s lips curled into a smile as he moved toward Lu Ke.

He kicked at Lu Ke, who did not dodge.

This strike went through Lu Ke’s body, and Lu Ke’s figure shook — before they knew it, what stood there was an illusion.

"Hahaha, fool!"

Lu Ke’s disdainful voice echoed.

No one noticed the amusement in Song Yun’s eyes.

He slowly turned and looked toward the seven o’clock direction, coldly saying: "The fool is you."