Chapter 104: Flame Bear-Wolf! [Monthly Votes Requested]

He transformed the Flame Werewolf and the Earth Bear into cards, then pulled out a Monster Fusion Card.

Placing the three cards together, a tri-colored light orb enveloped them, and the fusion success rate automatically appeared.

[70%]

[Inserting Source Orbs can increase the success rate.]

Lu Sheng: ???

Can you actually pay to increase the success rate?

Rich players never trust success rates, and even at seventy percent, Lu Sheng wasn’t confident.

Source Orbs... he had plenty of those.

He tossed in a third-tier Source Orb first to test the effect.

Success rate +0.1%

Hmm...

That seemed a bit low, so he threw in a fourth-tier Source Orb.

Success rate +1%

That was better.

Then he inserted thirty fourth-tier Source Orbs, but the success rate stalled at 99%, never reaching 100%.

This frustrated Lu Sheng greatly. He added third- and fourth-tier Source Orbs again, but there was no change.

Finally, Lu Sheng threw in a fifth-tier Source Orb, and this time, the success rate reached 100%.

“Fuse!”

The three cards merged, and soon a brand-new card appeared before Lu Sheng.

[Flame Bearwolf]

Quality: Blue

Rank: Early Fifth Tier

Skills: Bronze Skin (Passive), Flame Breath, Bear’s Might (Passive), Flame Possession.

Evolution Requirements: Blue Quality Redfire Fruit x10

Bronze Skin: Greatly enhances defense.

Flame Breath: Emits flames from the mouth without casting time.

Bear’s Might: Greatly increases strength.

Flame Possession: Attacks inflict fire burn effects.

He summoned the brand-new monster.

It stood three meters tall, with no visible muscles but a thick layer of fat like a bear’s, looking strong and bulky. Its limbs were thick and sturdy, covered in red fur, and its face retained the features of a wolf.

Overall, its limbs resembled a bear’s, while its face was that of a wolf.

The appearance of this monster gave Lu Sheng confidence that it could hold its own against the Flame Werewolf Leader.

The battlefield ahead was almost collapsing, so Lu Sheng hastily sent the Flame Bearwolf to assist.

The moment the Flame Bearwolf appeared, the Flame Werewolf Leader’s gaze fixed on it.

Even one as powerful as him sensed imminent danger.

But... now he was fearless!

“Awoooo!”

With another roar, the Flame Werewolf Leader launched a furious assault, knocking back the Flame Werewolves surrounding him one after another.

Each werewolf flew backward, crashing to the ground and leaving deep scratches along the way.

In a short time, all the fifth-tier Flame Werewolves sent by Lu Sheng were knocked away and rendered combat-ineffective. Even those still able to fight were no match for a single strike from the Flame Werewolf Leader.

After dispatching the attacking fifth-tier werewolves, the Flame Werewolf Leader let out a furious roar at the Flame Bearwolf.

He then charged toward it.

Lu Sheng ordered the fallen Flame Werewolves nearby to self-destruct to replenish their states.

He stood aside, ready to watch the battle unfold.

A blue-quality Flame Bearwolf couldn’t be one-shot, right?

The Flame Bearwolf engaged in close combat. Lu Sheng’s other subordinates all used area attacks, so it was inconvenient for them to assist directly.

They would wait until the Flame Bearwolf exhausted the Flame Werewolf Leader’s burst state before intervening.

The Flame Bearwolf responded to the provocation with no signs of backing down, letting out a strange roar that sounded part wolf, part bear.

The two monsters closed in rapidly, their heavy steps creating deep pits in the ground with each stride.

Every footfall left a massive footprint in the earth.

They first collided with a punch. The Flame Bearwolf, wielding immense strength and strong defense, was not at a disadvantage.

They quickly launched into a frenzy of attacks and clashes.

The deafening sounds of their combat drowned out everything around.

Many hunters who had been pursuing the Flame Werewolves couldn’t help but turn their attention.

They gasped at the sight.

What did they see?

Two immensely powerful monsters locked in a ferocious battle!

Judging by the shockwaves from their clash, even a single hit on one of their fifth-tier fighters could mean instant death.

For a moment, everyone exchanged glances. Some sharp-eyed individuals realized that the monster fighting the Flame Werewolf Leader was likely summoned by Lu Sheng, who had been watching on the sidelines.

This further solidified their belief in Lu Sheng’s title as the Monster Lord.

With an endless stream of monsters in his hands, no one knew if this was Lu Sheng’s strongest summon.

Perhaps he could summon an even more powerful monster at any moment.

Curiosity about Lu Sheng’s identity grew among them.

No one who controlled so many powerful monsters could be an unknown or unsupported figure.

He must have a major faction backing him, and perhaps he wasn’t even from this wilderness.

As their thoughts wandered, they naturally imagined Lu Sheng as an outsider.

They were well aware of the resources and power of the various factions in Luzhou, which had developed over many years.

Luzhou was vast, with hundreds of main cities scattered throughout.

Around their wilderness stood only six main cities, and the highest-grade monsters to appear were sixth tier, with resources only up to sixth tier as well.

After ten years of the apocalypse, each region’s highest possible monster tier was well documented.

Once you reached the limit of a region, the only way to grow stronger was to venture into more dangerous areas.

Only in those perilous zones would higher-tier resources appear.

Why monster tiers were capped per region was unknown.

Some said a protective shield from the world’s origin blocked monsters from other dimensions, and the more severely a place was breached, the stronger the monsters that appeared.

There were many theories, but this one was widely accepted.

“Do you think Lu Sheng might come from one of the six top factions in Luzhou?”

“I think it’s very possible. Otherwise, he’d be from one of the higher-danger wilderness zones.”

“Looks like he’s not someone to offend. I wonder what brought him to our wilderness.”

Those who had just finished dispatching the Flame Werewolves discussed Lu Sheng’s identity.

The wilderness zones were ranked. Luzhou had 31 such zones, and theirs ranked 21st, thus called Zone 21 Wilderness.

According to statistics from the Fengyu Pavilion, a top intelligence faction in Luzhou, their wilderness’s highest monster rank was sixth tier, with most monsters appearing at third, fourth, and a few fifth tiers.

If not for the lizardmen in the Returning Sands Desert, they might not even rank 21st.

The battle between the Flame Werewolf Leader and the Flame Bearwolf continued.

Both were bloodied, but the Flame Bearwolf’s injuries were clearly more severe.

Many wounds were deep to the bone, torn by the Flame Werewolf Leader’s claws.

Were it not for the Flame Bearwolf’s strong defense, the leader might have shattered its bones.

The fifth-tier, perfected Flame Werewolf Leader was still formidable.

However, his momentum was waning.

Seizing a brief opening, the Flame Bearwolf unleashed a burst of flame from its mouth, engulfing the leader’s face.

The intense fire burned off all the hair on the leader’s upper body.

His entire upper half was charred black, with the high-temperature flames scorching his skin into ulcers, covered in numerous blisters.

The Flame Werewolf Leader screamed in agony and staggered backward, his eyes seemingly blinded by the burns.

His hands flailed about blindly, like a sightless man lost in darkness.

Just as Lu Sheng thought the leader had gone blind, it suddenly snapped its eyes wide open—bloodshot red and filled with veins of blood.

This jolted Lu Sheng’s thoughts.

Apparently, his True-Eye Moth had a dark curse skill.

He quietly released the True-Eye Moth again.

As the leader prepared to counterattack with eyes wide open, its vision was suddenly shrouded in darkness once more.

It felt as if it was seeing, yet couldn’t.

The Flame Bearwolf, in sync with Lu Sheng’s intent, immediately understood the opportunity and pounced.

Its massive paws slammed down on the Flame Werewolf Leader’s head like swatting a mosquito.

One could clearly feel the leader’s skull being severely crushed.

Blood gushed from all seven orifices.

The Flame Bearwolf released its grip, and the leader staggered and collapsed.

At Lu Sheng’s signal, the Flame Bearwolf moved in to finish the kill, landing several precise strikes on vital points until Lu Sheng confirmed the death.

By now, the Flame Bearwolf was heavily wounded, though not fatally.

Its body bore numerous scars and deep wounds, with several pounds of flesh torn off.

Lu Sheng finally remembered his function cards and threw a fifth-tier Healing Card onto the Flame Bearwolf.

The wounds began visibly healing.

Scabs formed rapidly, and new flesh would fully regenerate within half a day.

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