Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 317 Luring, Competition, and Joint Kill
As Han Tao, the Rock Horse Warrior, fully unleashed his inner power...

Upon smelling the scent, the level 22 wild wolf behemoth suddenly opened its dozing eyes. As if injected with chicken blood, its blood circulation suddenly increased several times. Full of excitement, it opened its mouth full of wolf teeth and quickly jumped out from the pile of rocks where it was hiding.

It ranks second among the three giant wild wolves of the Wild Wolf Clan.

To be precise, the current Wasteland Wolf Clan only has three early-stage Tier 2 leaders, because the Wasteland Wolf Clan is not a giant wolf evolved during the Old Earth period, but rather a branch that has evolved over thousands of years to adapt to the harsh wasteland environment.

In essence, Wolf Ao, the leader who commands and evolves the wild wolves, is not actually a ruler born within the wild wolf clan.

Rather, it is a remnant of our ancient ancestors.

Therefore, Wolf Ao is different from other second-tier peak beings. What sustains his consciousness is not the wasteland wolf clan, but the radiation from the third-tier wolf king within the Wolf King's Tomb.

Although this may seem like a small difference, it is closely related to the development of the race and the birth of third-tier royal beasts.

In other words, the next Wolf King can only be born from the current members of the Wilderness Wolf Clan. Even if Wolf Ao wanted to inherit the Wolf King's position, he did not have enough clan base to share the pressure of absorbing the Wolf King's source essence.

The result of forcibly absorbing it is either having one's sanity shattered by the intense high-level energy, turning into a monster like a wolf corpse, or exploding and dying.

Therefore, the new Wolf King can only be born from the current second-tier wild wolf behemoth.

That is, they were born from the three true leaders of the wilderness wolf clan: Wolf One, Wolf Two, and Wolf Three.

They are not direct descendants of Lang Ao, nor are they related by blood. They were chosen by Lang Ao during their evolutionary process because of their extraordinary talents, and absorbed the evolutionary essence from Lang Ao's body, thus possessing the bloodline of the ancient evolved wolf clan.

In this way, they can retain their current identity as the Wilderness Wolf Clan, activate their ancestral bloodline, and better absorb the legacy of the Wolf King's third-tier power.

Of course, Lang Ao did this for his own sake, so that he could stay by the side of the new wolf king and continue to survive with the power of the third tier after the new wolf king was born.

For the three wolves at this moment, turmoil is imminent, a third-tier wolf king is about to be born, and competition among them has far outweighed cooperation.

Wolf Big, with the greatest advantage, is already at level 23 of evolution and is just one step away from advancing to the mid-stage of the second tier, far ahead of the other wolves, Wolf Two and Wolf Three.

However, Wolf is inherently stupid. Although he has developed intelligence, he is not clever. His intelligence is the same as that of an ordinary human, with an IQ of only around 90.

However, Wolf King is extremely brave and has amazing fighting power. In other words, he is inherently cruel, completely inheriting this characteristic of the wolf clan.

Wolf Two, on the other hand, appears kind and cowardly on the surface, but is cunning and suspicious on the inside.

This time, it conspired with its henchman Wolf Three to devise this trap to lure people into the valley, and specially arranged for its strongest wolf, Wolf One, to be on the front lines to put plenty of pressure on them.

He himself remained hidden in the shadows.

It was said that the plan was to ambush the human rescue team, but Wolf Two knew in his heart that if the arriving human experts were far stronger or more numerous than himself, he would decisively choose to wait and see, or even run away in advance.

If the rescue forces are still able to handle it, then they will wait until the two sides have fought a fierce battle before stepping in to finish the job.

In this way, unless the human evolvers are too weak and are torn apart by Wolf One, Wolf Two, who is acting as a backup, can take the biggest advantage and become the ultimate winner of this surprise attack.

To Wolf Two's surprise, the enemy would automatically come forward to die, and they were even the extremely weak Rock Horse Warriors.

Of course, Wolf Two also sensed another mid-stage second-tier human evolver lurking nearby.

This suggests that humans are trying to lure themselves into revealing themselves, and then rely on a mid-stage second-tier evolver to deal with a first-stage second-tier wild wolf behemoth.

Wolf Two, aware of the human's intentions, felt no fear. It knew that although it was not as big as a wolf, its level 22 evolution strength made it, as a giant wild wolf, comparable to an ordinary human mid-stage second-tier evolver.

As for the Rock Horse Warrior who volunteered to die, he only had the strength of the early stage of the second tier. Wolf Two only needed to use a wolf howl to intimidate him, which scared the Rock Horse Warrior into immediately losing his courage to fight.

Therefore, for Wolf Two, as long as he can withstand the attacks of the second-tier human evolvers, he can easily obtain the flesh and blood of a second-tier early-stage rock horse warrior.

Taking this opportunity, Wolf Two, who has accumulated strength over the years, can step into level 23 and stand shoulder to shoulder with Wolf One, the strongest wolf in the wasteland wolf clan.

The second-tier flesh and blood body from the Rock Horse Warrior has the same effect as that from the Rock Horse Giant, only the amount is less, but it can stimulate the second-tier cells in the Wild Wolf Giant's body, accelerate their proliferation and division, and transform them into a higher level.

Previously, Lang Ao led the Wilderness Wolf Clan to attack Oasis Town with the aim of killing a large number of Rock Horse Warriors in Oasis Town, especially Li Hao, the head of the Li family. As a mid-stage second-tier Rock Horse Warrior, the flesh and blood of the opponent was enough to make one of the three early-stage Wilderness Wolf Beasts enter the mid-stage of the second tier.

Unexpectedly, an accident occurred at the last minute. Li Hao, who was originally at level 26 of the second-tier mid-stage evolution, broke through at the last minute and became an extremely rare second-tier late-stage rock horse warrior.

Comparable to late-stage Tier 2 Rock Horse Behemoths, this kind of evolutionary food is not just an opportunity to break through bottlenecks for early-stage Tier 2 Wild Wolf Behemoths, but a treasure that can greatly enhance their evolutionary potential.

Unfortunately, this rare resource is also of great benefit to Wolf Ao, who is at the peak of the second tier, so it is not yet within the reach of the three-headed wild wolf behemoth.

But for Wolf Two, this was a relief, because if Li Hao hadn't made an unexpected breakthrough and had been killed by Wolf Ao, he would have become Wolf Big's spoils of war.

This helped him break through to the mid-stage of the second tier, giving him a significant lead over his two younger brothers and securing his victory in this competition for the throne.

Wolf Two and Wolf Three will either be permanently suppressed by Wolf One, or directly become fodder for Wolf One to ascend to the throne.

The situation has changed drastically. Lang Ao has suffered heavy losses and will definitely need Li Hao's late-stage second-tier corpse to recover his damaged energy. There is absolutely no way he will reward Lang Da with it.

For Wolf Two, this was the best opportunity to catch up with its opponent!

Therefore, at this moment, while Wolf Two was extremely excited, he also had to suppress his excitement to avoid attracting the attention of his competitors, such as Wolf Big, who were hundreds of meters away.

But this was also the biggest mistake he ever made in his life.

Without informing the main wolf pack members, including Wolf King, Wolf Two, eager for a prey, pounced straight towards the early-stage second-tier rock horse warriors on the mountainside.

To avoid revealing the situation, Wolf Two deliberately concealed the blood energy he released, lest Wolf One notice something amiss.

Its deliberate concealment allowed Han Tao and Xu Wanfeng's seduction plan to be executed perfectly.

Han Tao, who had only run halfway up the mountain, saw the giant wolf appear. Without any hesitation, he slammed on the brakes and ran away without looking back.

He was just an ordinary early-stage second-tier evolver, and a Rock Horse Warrior without the Rock Horse Armor. His strength was only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary second-tier priest from the church. If it weren't for this trip deep into the mountains teeming with evolutionary wolves, Han Tao would definitely have brought the Rock Horse Armor with him.

Wearing standard-issue power armor, Han Tao's combat power is no match for the giant wolf beast, which is at a higher evolution level than him.

In the instant the two clashed, the giant wolf beast only needed to open and close its blood-red maw, filled with steel fangs, to dismember Han Tao as easily as chewing on a piece of bone.

So Han Tao didn't hesitate for a moment and ran towards the top of the mountain as if his feet were greased.

Once they reached the back of the hillside, during the descent, they could use Xu Wanfeng's harassment to prevent the giant wolf from turning around at high speed, creating the perfect opportunity for Lin Feng on the opposite hilltop. Everything proceeded according to plan, but Han Tao underestimated one crucial point…

That is, as a rock horse warrior, what kind of attraction does he have for a giant wolf beast that is eager to improve itself?

At this moment, Wolf Two has unleashed its full power, entering a berserk state, and its speed has climbed to over 200 meters per second, enough to rival the mid-stage of the second tier.

Even with the power armor, Han Tao's speed would only be close to 200 at most.

After all, he was only an early-stage Tier 2 Evolver, and his movement speed had just broken through 100 meters per second. The power armor's boost was based on the wearer's own attribute strength, so it naturally couldn't provide much help.

As the colossal wolf beast behind him drew ever closer in just a few seconds, even though he knew that Xu Wanfeng was nearby and Lin Feng was providing support from afar, Han Tao still felt a strong threat of death.

The behemoth's gaping maw spewed out heavy, blood-smelling breaths, revealing its urgent desire to devour its prey.

The murderous intent in those blood-red vertical pupils overflowed with an intense thirst.

That's the pure way to appreciate delicious food.

However, it awakened the bloodline instinct within Han Tao, derived from the genes of the Rockhorse, and his fear of their natural enemy, the Steppe Wolf.

When Han Tao crossed more than 300 meters and returned to the top of the mountain, the second-tier wild wolf beast behind him was less than 200 meters away!

With just one leap, he could close the distance, while his closest teammate, Xu Wanfeng, was still 300 meters away, rushing towards him at a speed of 200 meters per second.

Fortunately, Han Tao had a flash of inspiration. He jumped up from the mountaintop and used the force of gravity to pull him down to the bottom of the hillside.

During the rapid descent, Han Tao used the booster device of his power armor to successfully lift his head back up.

The original upright posture with the face down was changed to the position with both legs down, so that there would be a certain buffer zone at the moment of landing.

Although there is a high chance of fractures, it is better than being overtaken by the giant wolves behind him.

Seeing that its target was so ruthless and decisive, jumping straight down from the mountaintop, Wolf Two immediately abandoned his plan to pursue it relentlessly.

After all, if the time spent in the air exceeds one second, the enormous body in mid-air obviously cannot move around like a human.

Without leverage, the trajectory of a person's body during airborne is fixed, making them easy targets for human ambushes.

Previously, the leader, Wolf Ao, suffered a severe injury in order to bring Li Hao into his fold. He risked a life-or-death battle with the human bishop, but was unfortunately hit by a human attack from a distance of a thousand meters.

Now, with the same opportunity before them, Wolf Two has learned its lesson and will not give humans any more chances.

Moreover, the hillside has a drop of four or five hundred meters. Wolf Two, who is nearly twenty meters long and weighs nearly a hundred tons, could easily suffer fractures and other injuries if he is not careful.

Therefore, choosing to take two or three steps to achieve a smooth landing is the safest option.

Seeing that the giant wolf beast was not going all out in the hunt, Xu Wanfeng, who was standing to the side, also became anxious.

After all, if Lin Feng doesn't have a suitable opportunity to make a move, it will have a huge impact on the final outcome.

If the attack misses, it will not only expose their presence but also attract the nearby wolf army, trapping the Saviors in a pincer movement.

In order to create an opportunity for Lin Feng, Xu Wanfeng accelerated and came behind the giant wolf beast, first firing the cannon system mounted on the power armor.

Nine small 40mm rockets behind his shoulder were launched one by one.

These rockets have a large explosive charge, so they are very effective. Each one has a lethality of nearly 200 points, which is enough to kill any life form below the second level in one shot.

It also poses a certain threat to the early and middle stages of the second order.

Therefore, they are quite expensive, with each one costing thousands of points when sold individually internally.

Nine coins, if you calculate it, will amount to at least tens of thousands of points.

At this moment, Xu Wanfeng launched all of his treasured weapons, solely to effectively restrain and hinder the target.

With a series of explosions, fireballs erupted on the surface of the giant wolf, and these rockets successfully weakened Wolf Two's outer defenses.

The explosion shattered a large amount of steel bristles, revealing the already metallicized wolf skin underneath.

Several of the rockets hit the same spot, tearing through the steel wolf hide and exposing the internal muscle tissue.

Wolf Two, devastated by the attack, couldn't help but howl in anger. It hadn't expected that this ordinary human evolver would possess such a powerful weapon, capable of inflicting damage on it from a distance.

Although not fatal or threatening, repeated attacks would still cause Wolf Two to lose a significant amount of life force.

Therefore, in order to avoid being slowly weakened by the enemy and to end this battle as soon as possible to obtain the Rock Horse Warrior they wanted...

When Wolf Two reached the halfway point of the mountain, he saw the Rock Horse Warrior who had already landed. Because of a broken leg, he was slow to move and decided to take a risk.

After all, they were only 200 meters away from the bottom of the mountain. Even if the drop was impactful, Wolf Two could barely handle it.

So, under Xu Wanfeng's relentless pursuit and constant pressure, Wolf Two leaped into the air in order to devour Han Tao.

At this moment, 400 meters away from the two people and the beast, Lin Feng, located on the opposite mountaintop, was ready and aimed the crosshairs of the Heat Melt Annihilation Cannon at Han Tao's figure.

Wolf Two's target is him.

At this moment, even if he held an armor-piercing wolf spear to the neck of the giant wolf, he would not hesitate to devour the rock horse warrior first.

As long as it's not a fatal injury, other injuries can be repaired with the stored nutrients, but the chance to evolve by swallowing the Rock Horse Warrior is only available once.

Lin Feng pulled the trigger.

The annihilation cannon inside the barrel was aimed at a position less than two meters in front of Han Tao at supersonic speed.

At the same moment, a strong premonition of death...

It surged within Han Tao and the giant wolf beast!

(End of this chapter)