Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 92 The Miraculous Reverse Aging

Hunting dog skins in the wilderness is actually a very stress-relieving activity.

No fancy moves or high precision are needed; all you need is a lot of strength.

Yun Ce swung his lance around like a stick, sweeping away large swathes to the left and right, while those blocking his way were trampled to death by his chestnut-red hooves.

The dogs seemed extremely loyal to their king, relentlessly attacking Yun Ce and the chestnut horse. Some dogs even leaped over their companions to bite Yun Ce, while others risked their lives to rush between the chestnut horse's legs, baring their gleaming white teeth to bite at its vitals.

The dog skin's attack completely turned into an all-around attack. Yun Ce also saw for the first time why the chestnut horse was called the Thunder Smoke Beast. It could fart, the sound of which was as deep as thunder, and the color of its farts was gray. Those dog skins that wanted to attack its vital organs would smell the so-called Thunder Smoke and their muscles would go weak and they would fall to the ground.

Fortunately, these wet farts are denser than air and won't rise up; otherwise, seeing such a dangerous fart, Yun Ce would have wanted to run away in panic.

"woooooo"

The Dogskin King in the distance was probably really wise. Seeing Yun Ce alone on horseback killing the Dogskins with nowhere to hide, he felt sorry for them. He roared, and the Dogskins who were still trying to besiege Yun Ce quickly retreated. However, they did not run far and lay down not far away as if welcoming their king.

Yun Ce had expected the Dog Skin King to be very large, but he hadn't expected it to be this big. Just the dog's head that had just been exposed probably weighed a hundred pounds. Once the thing had completely walked up the slope, the chestnut horse wanted to carry Yun Ce away.

Even Yun Ce, who had seen the Pig King before, found it difficult to judge which was stronger when he saw the Dog King.

If this dog were the size of an average dog, its appearance would be considered ordinary. However, this king of dogs is estimated to weigh around 1,500 pounds.

Its fur was very short, its tail was only half a length, its muscles were bulging, and its interlocking teeth were the size of daggers. Just this appearance alone showed the dog king's power.

Yun Ce jumped off the chestnut horse, slapped its rump, and the chestnut horse yelped and fled into the distance.

It was impossible to stop this guy from running away first. The moment the Dog King appeared, the chestnut horse's muscles kept twitching. It was clear that this guy was forcibly suppressing his desire to escape and wanted to face the Dog King with Yun Ce.

The fight hasn't even started yet, and this guy is already this scared. If a fight breaks out, he'll only be a burden. It's better to let him run away first.

When Yun Ce first saw a dog, he had to look up at it, mainly because he was not as tall as the dog king. Especially when he saw the dog king's proud head, Yun Ce felt that he was really facing a king who was high above him.

Beneath the dog king's thick paws, there was a tiny puppy. This puppy had beautiful black and white markings, especially a large black spot near its left eye, which made the little guy even more adorable. It was very mischievous, though. If the dog king hadn't held it down with its paws, Yun Ce thought it would have run to his feet and started tearing at his trouser legs.

Seeing that Yun Ce was focusing more attention on the puppy, Dog King let out a deep growl and gently shoved the puppy with its paw, sending it sprawling on its back.

Yun Ce glanced at the puppy again, then raised his spear and thrust it straight at the dog king's chest.

The dog king was huge and agile. It took a step to the left to avoid the spear and opened its mouth to bite down on Yun Ce's head.

The lance clashed with the dog's teeth, producing a teeth-grinding crunch. Just as the lance was being pressed down by the dog king's massive head like a bow, Yun Ce withdrew his strength and quickly retreated. Before the distance was fully created, the dog king opened its huge mouth again and, with its powerful body, pounced down like a mountain.

Yun Ce parried with his lance, but unfortunately, the lance shaft was like straw under the Dog King's sharp teeth. It was chewed up in one bite, and the Dog King's mouth, which reeked of a strong fishy stench, collided violently with Yun Ce's head.

"boom"

Yun Ce was knocked to the ground, and Dog King's head was also thrown high into the air. Yun Ce's body bounced back up as soon as it hit the ground. Before Dog King's head could come down, he used his arms to lock Dog King's throat like iron hoops. At the same time, his knees slammed into Dog King's chest like heavy hammers.

The dog king violently swung its neck, and Yun Ce roared as he tightened his grip on the dog king's neck. His arms were bulging with blood, and several large veins appeared like earthworms under the thin skin, forcing the dog king to tilt its head back again. This time, Yun Ce finally had the opportunity to kick the dog king's chest hard with both feet.

"Thump, thump, thump!" Yun Ce's toes landed on the Dog King's chest, making a drumming sound. With each kick, Yun Ce's force increased, and the drumming sound seemed to become more intense.

Blood began to flow from the dog king's mouth and nose. Yun Ce's arms grew even thicker, and the force of his grip increased again. The dog king shook his head violently, but lost his balance and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Yun Ce did not loosen his grip on the dog king's neck. After landing, he turned to the side and continued to hold the dog king's neck with both arms. In order to increase the force, he even used his knee to push against the dog king's neck so that his arms could exert more force.

With a "crack," the sound of the dog king's neck being broken was heard. Yun Ce was overjoyed. He used his knees to cushion the dog king's neck and pulled back forcefully with both arms. After several crisp cracks, the dog king stopped moving. Yun Ce then leaned against the dog king's neck and also stopped moving.

Yun Ce killed the dog king, but the dogs surrounding him did not disperse. Instead, they all raised their heads and barked wildly, as if they were paying tribute to their king.

Yun Ce pulled his hand away from the dog king's neck, leaned against the dog king's body, looked up at the sky, and felt no joy of victory.

The dog king's pup had somehow appeared, pawing at the dog king's nose with its pink paws. After pawing for a while, it slowly approached Yun Ce, barking loudly as if protesting for its father's injustice. Yun Ce ignored the pretty little creature and continued to lean against the dog king's corpse, savoring the afterglow of victory.

The puppy started biting his boots, but Yun Ce ignored it. The puppy then went further and started tearing at Yun Ce's clothes. When Yun Ce still ignored it, it ran to Yun Ce's hand, barked a few times, and tried to bite Yun Ce's left hand.

Yun Ce had never seen such a big mouth before, and he never imagined that a small puppy weighing five or six pounds could open its mouth into a black hole. Almost instantly, layers of scales grew on Yun Ce's left arm, and his five fingers also grew rapidly, even his nails grew to half a foot long in an instant.

Yun Ce grabbed the puppy's tongue with his left hand, wrapped it around his palm a few times, and then watched as the giant mouth bit into his arm.

Two rows of white, sharp teeth bit into Yun Ce's arm. The scales on his arm stood up like sharp blades, and after colliding with the teeth, the teeth shattered, revealing countless hollow holes resembling dragon scales.

Yun Ce then turned his gaze to the little dog's eyes behind the giant mouth, and chuckled, "Finally caught you, Dog King."

The dog king was furious and tried to break free, but unfortunately, its tongue was caught by Yun Ce, and it couldn't move.

"Doggy, it's your turn."

"it is good."

Ever since Yun Ce set the rules for it, the dog's way of speaking has changed, becoming more concise and to the point.

Yun Ce felt the silver threads on his wristband enter the dog king's mouth. After the dog king's originally angry eyes became dull, he released the dog king's tongue and pulled his arm out of the shrinking mouth.

When he stood up while holding the puppy, there was no dog skin left in his sight.

The chestnut horse arrived with Steward Qiu and the others. Although Yun Ce was standing right in front of them, their gazes fell on the enormous, excessively large dog-skinned corpse.

"I'll give you half an hour to skin the dog."

After giving his instructions, Yun Ce jumped onto his chestnut horse and returned to the caravan with a small dog in his arms.

This incident involving the dog skins still caused some damage to the caravan, resulting in the deaths of sixteen people, including twelve guards and four hunters.

Such a great disaster, with sixteen people dead, everyone was relieved, including the centurion from the Tiger Legion. Although he didn't understand why those sly dogs suddenly ran away, he was still willing to take credit for driving them away. After all, it was really not easy for him to kill the white-headed sly dogs all by himself.

Yun Ce had exerted a great deal of effort to wrestle with that dog skin that was almost a spirit. Now, his stomach felt like it was on fire, and waves of hunger were crashing against his mind. He ate seven or eight pancakes in one go and then gnawed on a large piece of cooked meat that he couldn't name, which barely suppressed his hunger.

After taking out the water pouch and drinking half of it, Yun Ce finally had time to ask Gouzi a question.

"Can this thing be subdued?"

"No, this little guy may look small, but he's actually a dog skin that's over a hundred years old. For a long time, he was the king of dog skins."

"So, this thing is useless, right?"

"There are still ways, but they might cross your moral bottom line."

"What method?"

“I discovered that this dog originally had a large body, but it has grown in reverse to this size. If I intervene to break its reverse growth process, its body will remain in the juvenile state.”

Will its military strength be affected?

"Of course it will be affected. This guy was originally very strong. Maybe because of reverse aging, his original strong body has become smaller. Now, this guy only has a mouth left. I even suspect that this guy has become smaller but stronger."

You can try it out in a bit. Anyway, you'd rather kill it than enslave it, right?

Upon hearing this, Yun Ce immediately stood up, grabbed the little dog, and slammed it heavily to the ground. His strength was so great that the little dog's body created a two-foot-deep crater in the ground.

Yun Ce reached into the pit, pulled the dog out, and dusted it off. He found that the dog was completely unharmed; the violent impact had only made its bright black and white eyes a little dizzy.

(End of this chapter)