Infinite Hunter

Alpha wolves are cunning enough to rationally manage their killing urges and devise various opportunities to execute their killings. Cheng Yijiu could have been just as capable, but now he hasn't transformed in over three months. The first wave of wolf hunters searched the city for hours without success, and even after passing by Cheng Yijiu several times, they still didn't realize he was a werewolf. Three teams of wolf hunters, more than a dozen in total, have come and gone in those three months, yet none of them have realized Cheng Yijiu is a werewolf.

Thanks to this, Cheng Yijiu successfully weaved a chain mail for himself. He did not transform into a werewolf to try it out - the less transformation the better at this time. He gestured and found that this chain mail could almost cover his upper arms in human form, and the hem would directly fall to the ground, so he tied it with strips of cloth in several places, making the chain mail on his body become multi-layered and nested.

The broadsword in his hand had also been reprocessed, the blade was re-sharpened, and the center of gravity was readjusted after use. The most important thing was that he had finally created fixed-load metal bullets. Considering that he didn't need to fight werewolves, Cheng Yijiu used traditional lead bullets. He used six-grain lead bullets and single-headed bullets. The single-headed bullets had bevel grooves to cause spin after firing, slightly improving the ballistic performance.

He used the stolen mercury and acid to make fulminate of mercury and completed the dangerous primer production. After exhausting the stolen and purchased materials, Cheng Yijiu made twenty-four bullets, twelve shotguns, and twelve single-headed bullets.

He went back six times in three months to check on Hannah. The child was growing healthily. The widow was a kind woman, caring for the child with all her heart, treating him like her own. Cheng Yijiu left a few silver coins with each visit. This time, however, he returned feeling uncontrollable. Even the favor of Apollo and Artemis, though transcending time and space, had its limits...

Wearing chain mail, with his broadsword and musket strapped to his back, Cheng Yijiu paced back and forth across the house, his restlessness uncontrollable. He walked faster and faster, his irritation growing, and he was on the verge of losing control. Finally, with a roar, Cheng Yijiu transformed into a giant silver-gray wolf. The strips of chain mail ripped, and the steel mail suddenly covered his chest and back. The werewolf howled at the moon, then leaped to his feet...

Chapter 25 Loss

The moment Cheng Yijiu transformed into a werewolf, the wolf hunters still in the city suddenly looked up in the same direction. Without needing to exchange words, they quickly grabbed their weapons, rushed their horses from the stables, and quickly prepared to mount. Then, a fierce clatter of hooves echoed through the night city, sending demons and monsters fleeing in the darkness. The night patrol soldiers tried to stop them, but upon seeing the markings on the black horses, they quickly gave way.

That was the wolf-head flag. Everyone here knew that whenever the wolf hunters, dressed in black and riding black horses, raised it, it was the moment a werewolf appeared and was about to start a killing spree. No one wanted to face a ferocious werewolf, so it was naturally the job of these wolf hunters.

Cheng Yijiu was running in the moonlight, and before him was the unfortunate farmer's house. The werewolf tried hard not to break down the door. Cheng Yijiu banged his head against the tree, just to maintain his sanity. Of course, he would lose control in the end, but that was a matter for later. Cheng Yijiu lost his mind when he saw a brightly lit place, which looked like the villa of a rich man or aristocrat.

The enormous werewolf seemed to descend from the sky. The courtyard was a large stone house, and the people inside were still awake, for a banquet and dance were being held. Outside, the coachman, servants, and guards of the courtyard were all outside. They saw the giant silver-gray werewolf appear and ran around like rats in a panic. Some people raised their flintlock rifles, ready to fire, but in the rush, they had no time to aim.

The gunshots spread fear, and even the people in the house noticed the chaos outside - through the glass windows, under the light of the street lights outside, they saw the huge werewolf killing.

Indeed, Cheng Yijiu, having lost his mind, went into a complete frenzy—he instantly ripped apart the guard who had fired at him. The lead bullets failed to harm the monster, their tips shattering on the chainmail. Most of the fine fragments ricocheted off, while a few penetrated the keyholes and struck Cheng Yijiu's body, causing no harm at all. The act of firing at him had irritated the werewolf, and it leaped over, killing the unfortunate guard with a single swipe of its claws.

The werewolf instinctively licked the blood from its claws and even grabbed a piece of the guard's remains to devour. The sight of people running around triggered the werewolf's hunting instinct, and it pounced directly on the slowest runner. Mid-pounce, it was attracted by another person—this is the downside of completely losing its mind. Generally, only the lowest level of werewolves would behave like this during a full moon.

Cheng Yijiu's condition stemmed from a repressed, pent-up anger that had ravaged even his alpha wolf. In a closed environment, even if he lost control, Cheng Yijiu would have quickly wiped out everyone. However, in this relatively open area, his lethality plummeted. Constantly distracted by new prey, he hopped around and ran, only to end up killing a handful of people.

He killed maybe five or six people, then Cheng Yijiu was drawn to the lights coming through the glass windows of the banquet hall and the panicked crowd running around inside. He rushed to the window and smashed it—but the werewolf could only stick its head in to roar; its body was too big to squeeze in. The werewolf's IQ wasn't up to par yet, so it clumsily scratched the windowsill with its claws.

At that moment, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, the wolf hunters finally arrived. Upon arrival, they dismounted and drew their weapons—all of which gleamed silver. The wolf hunters were much more agile than ordinary humans, quickly surrounding the werewolf still clawing at the wall. Looking at the silver-gray werewolf, the leading old wolf hunter shouted, "Attention! Alpha!" It could be said that everyone had struck it rich this time; the bounty on the Alpha wolf was likely enough to provide everyone involved with three years of good fortune.

As long as they're not dead...

The first natural step was to attempt a long-range attack. Wolf hunters were generally equipped with expensive, specially made double-barreled hunting rifles, using custom-loaded metal wolf-killing bullets. The price of the rifles was reasonable, but the ammunition was quite expensive, which is why the military didn't use them. Only a few elite hunters were equipped with these rifles, used for precision hunting and killing opposing officers. The double-barreled hunting rifles were already loaded with silver bullets, and in the white smoke, the bullets flew towards the werewolf.

The silver bullet shattered upon impact with the chain mail, transmitting the impact force to the werewolf's torso. The massive werewolf could withstand it, but a portion of the shattered silver bullet also penetrated his flesh—the chain mail's fault for not being able to penetrate. The burning sensation immediately awakened Cheng Yijiu's rationality. The werewolf quickly stopped its ridiculous attempt to reach the windowsill, immediately grabbed the wall with its claws, and began to climb up.

In just a few moments, he reached the rooftop, only then could he gaze down at the wolf hunters below. Luckily, several of them had already pulled out their nets made of twisted steel and silver wire. If they were caught in a net, their mobility would be severely restricted. Cheng Yijiu's eyes, once red as charcoal, returned to their yellow hue, and he began to calmly consider his situation. Staying on the rooftop was pointless—if they waited until daybreak, the local garrison would pour in. Even a lord like Dracula wouldn't be able to stop an army of thousands in the daylight...

The same goes for the werewolf. If he were truly surrounded by thousands of armed men, he'd be doomed—high-speed regeneration wouldn't be of any use, as the werewolf hunters could easily kill him under cover of fire. "So we have to break out! Can we take hostages?" Cheng Yijiu pondered. However, due to his previous idiotic behavior, the hostages worth capturing had already escaped through the back door, leaving only a few servants behind.

So the time had come to test Cheng Yijiu's frontal attack and defense. The werewolf sighed, pulled out a double-barreled shotgun with his left hand, and held the broadsword with his right. He shook his mane and leaped up with force. The werewolf's huge torso almost obscured the moon above his head. His target was the old hunter who was vaguely the leader of the werewolves. The old hunter did not hide behind, but also stood in front.

Chapter 26 Breakout

After Cheng Yijiu jumped, he chose his landing point. He was still very careful - those wolf hunters also had silver-plated boar hunting spears in their hands. If he jumped directly to the distance where he could swing and slash, and it was almost impossible to adjust the landing point and trajectory in the air, he would have a high probability of being pierced by the spears held upright by the opponent who was squatting on the ground and using the ground as support.

The opponent didn't even need to use much force, relying entirely on Cheng Yijiu's own weight and gravity to solve the problem. So he couldn't just jump there. Before Cheng Yijiu even landed, he had already stretched out his left hand and pulled the trigger. With a roar, twenty-four lead bullets covered the front like a rainstorm.

Cheng Yijiu fired two bullets at once, not aiming to hit anyone, but simply to eliminate the risk and prevent those who might take advantage of the momentum to attack him the moment he landed. The giant wolf landed on the ground, and Cheng Yijiu then swept his right sword across, also clearing an opening for himself.

After that, it was just a fight - the werewolves were very strong, and wielding their heavy single-edged swords was extremely lethal, but Cheng Yijiu also noticed the abnormality of these werewolf hunters in front of him - their strength was definitely not something that ordinary people could possess, especially in terms of reaction ability.

This group of people's weapon fighting skills were also very sophisticated. Cheng Yijiu's powerful slashes were blocked by two or three people working together to absorb the force. Their coordination was very tacit. "How strange?" Cheng Yijiu was not a local werewolf, so for a moment he was really confused about what was going on.

In reality, the wolf hunters used a certain method that allowed them to fight against the powerful werewolves. This method must have also caused changes in their bodies, and perhaps there was a price to pay. Cheng Yijiu did not believe in body enhancement methods without a price. Even the healthiest exercise required at least sufficient protein intake and sufficient practice time.

The rational Alpha werewolves, wearing chain mail and holding weapons, put great pressure on the wolf hunters - relying on their advantage in numbers, they used huge shields, spears, and hunting rifles to deal with the werewolves, and looked forward to the sunlight appearing to weaken the werewolves - even the Alpha wolves would be punished by the sunlight.

Dark and evil creatures are like this.

"Damn, the average skill level of these guys is far superior to those professional soldiers in Westeros." Cheng Yijiu also noticed something was wrong. Now in werewolf form, while his strength and speed were incredible, many of his exquisite sword techniques had changed. Ultimately, Cheng Yijiu wasn't a genius swordsman, so he couldn't complete the research of a new generation of sword techniques so quickly.

He was just more experienced, and if given time, he should be able to find a fighting style that suits the body of this wolf - the swordsman can use half-hand swords, single-edged knives, various bone sticks, and even hunting spears. He can also use shield and sword tactics, but he just hasn't learned Freddy's glove claws... This thing may be more familiar to ninjas.

However, Cheng Yijiu is not a ninjutsu enthusiast...

His claws clashed with the single-edged sword, effectively nullifying the werewolf's original claws. This behavior also caused considerable trouble for the werewolves—they fought against werewolves with their claws, bites, and immense strength, but a werewolf wielding a weapon? This was something they were not used to.

Alpha wolves are indeed strong, but they can only use weapons when they are in human form. I am afraid that no one will use weapons after turning into a werewolf - if werewolves are not also hunting vampires, they are probably not prepared at all.

Double-barreled shotguns were also fired continuously - fortunately, Cheng Yijiu rushed into the group of werewolf hunters. There were only six of them, and almost five of them were fighting him. Only one of them had a chance to shoot from outside. This was necessary, otherwise, if three of them were fighting him, he would be killed in the blink of an eye, and the five of them could only withstand the werewolf's attacks and couldn't even spare a hand to throw the net.

The one on the periphery can only take time to shoot with a gun, and he also needs to replace the exhausted one among the five people at any time to recover. As for throwing the net, forget it. In this case, he can only wrap two or three teammates together with the werewolf - that is tantamount to murdering teammates, and can the net really restrict the werewolf with a weapon?

Cheng Yijiu's single-edged sword continuously flew sparks off the opponent's shield and thick sword. He hadn't yet been able to break through the opponent's defensive circle, but he also didn't allow the opponent to calmly reorganize, forcing him to run for his life. Cheng Yijiu never forgot his first goal was to escape, and now as the battle progressed, he gradually focused all his opponents in one direction...

By this time, the battle had lasted less than two minutes, and the high-intensity battle had already made even the modified wolf hunters show a little fatigue and distraction - it was really too dangerous. The huge single-edged knife was powerful and fast. The slightest mistake would result in several companions being killed. This damn Alpha Wolf was actually a master of weapons.

Cheng Yijiu launched a powerful blow, forcing the opponent to use all his strength to block the blow with his shield and spear. The werewolf took advantage of the reaction force and leaped forward, then ran away without hesitation and decisively. The wolf hunters' arms were so sore that some could not even climb onto their beloved horses, let alone control the reins.

The old hunter's expression was grave. This was no longer a werewolf that a single team could handle. It was a lucky gamble, but hunting an alpha wolf was always a dangerous undertaking. The last time an alpha wolf was hunted in Europe was twenty years ago. Back then, nine teams of over sixty wolf hunters, along with over a hundred auxiliary hunters, had to hunt a single alpha wolf. In the end, two-thirds of the team died or were injured, forcing them to quit the business before they finally slew the monster.

Even if we have a more powerful and faster-firing musket now, the price we have to pay to truly kill this silver-gray demon would probably be at least forty or fifty wolf hunters, right?

"Gather more people, but before that we have to keep an eye on him!" The old hunter touched the scar on his cheek and said so.

Cheng Yijiu practically ran on all fours as he raced through the mountains—gun and knife slung across his back, of course. His decision was to circle, a wide circle, and then sneak back in. If it really took three months for him to lose control, then that would be easy—prepare a silver dagger. If he lost control before losing his mind, he could stab him with it, using the pain to regain his sanity. Otherwise, it would be foolish.

Chapter 27: Actively Showing Up

Cheng Yijiu ran along the mountain ridge in the middle of the night, then floated back down the river. Even with a sword and a spear on his back and chain mail on his back, this werewolf was still able to stay afloat, relying on his swimming ability to drift dozens of kilometers back to the city, and it was still dark. Cheng Yijiu regained his human form, the chain mail dragging on the ground, forcing him to carry it with his hands and run, returning to his hiding place before dawn.

"The shotgun isn't very useful anymore. The possibility of reloading during battle... I can only hope the other side will give me that chance." Meanwhile, Cheng Yijiu also thought of a weapon to replenish his loadout—he needed a secondary weapon, perhaps a shield. The combination of a single-edged sword and a shield was very common, and crafting one wasn't difficult, Cheng Yijiu thought carefully. He wasn't aiming for a large shield.

All he needed was an ordinary round shield. Considering the force dissipation, it also had to be a pot shield. So he could just make one out of wood and iron, add some leather, and make it the size that would cover half the side of his body when he was in human form, and turn it into a hand shield when he was a werewolf - that would be enough. Cheng Yijiu immediately found some wood and started working - a full metal shield would be fine, of course, but it was unnecessary.

The iron sheet only needed to be wrapped around it—but it would definitely need to be cold-forged to increase its strength. Sure enough, the werewolves were tracking him. Cheng Yijiu saw them gathering at the city gates. From what he could see, there were at least forty of them, divided into several teams, searching everywhere. "Werewolves also have territories and won't easily leave their hunting grounds—just like other dark creatures."

Cheng Yijiu knew that after this transformation, if he didn't want to lose his mind like this again, he'd better transform at least once a month. And he probably couldn't just transform without hunting, he had to kill something at least once. And after fighting him at close range, these wolf hunters would be able to track his transformed location immediately - this was the wolf hunter's skill, but it was a pity that they couldn't catch him last time.

Werewolves, like vampires, do not like water, so there are very few werewolves who use water to move, but Cheng Yijiu is an exception.

He went to check on the little girl and discovered something—hunters were frequently appearing near her, as if they had discovered something... Cheng Yijiu knew something was wrong. He had once traveled with the little girl in werewolf form for a while, and the girl was very likely to have his scent on her, which would make it possible for the werewolves to capture her. Hunting dark creatures was the top priority, and these days, human rights were not a thing.

As long as the werewolf hunters claimed that the girl was a werewolf's "relative," then there was no doubt that the girl would lose her rights as a human and could only become bait for the werewolf hunters. Cheng Yijiu was well aware of this, so when he finished making the shield, before the werewolf hunters could capture the little girl, he transformed at night. This time, he even ran to the other side of the city, diagonally across from his hiding place, to transform.

The silver-gray werewolf howled, completely controlling its transformation. Cheng Yijiu clutched his shield in his left hand and his broadsword in his right. This time, he hung his gun from his waist—he had a specially crafted belt, and there was plenty of time for him to fully equip himself after the transformation. The werewolf roamed the night, and he was certain a major battle would ensue. Cheng Yijiu was ready.

As expected, the stillness of the night was shattered by the clatter of horse hooves. Groups of wolf hunters and participating city guards emerged, gradually surrounding Cheng Yijiu from all directions. By the time Cheng Yijiu could see them, there were already over two hundred of them. There were at least sixty wolf hunters in black clothes and black hats, the rest being either city guards or demon hunters—after all, wolf hunters were a type of demon hunter.

As for dealing with dark creatures, silver weapons are almost universally effective—all dark creatures are vulnerable to silver weapons, to varying degrees. Another option is holy water, which varies from person to person, but generally has a miraculous effect. Holy water is useless against alpha wolves, but it's a natural enemy against dark creatures like ghouls and vampires. The weapons commonly equipped by demon hunters are naturally also effective against werewolves.

Cheng Yijiu stood in the woods, and the werewolves dismounted, forming a siege formation around him. The silver-gray werewolf took the initiative—Cheng Yijiu bent over, running with his upper body parallel to the ground, a very uncomfortable position for a human. This was something the werewolf was used to. He charged at the group of werewolves, this time showing no reserve; he was determined to unleash his full fighting prowess.

During the half month of making the shield, Cheng Yijiu also sorted out the battle process and roughly figured out the fighting routines when he was a werewolf. He removed a lot of sword skills and simplified it into a few fighting moves - werewolves originally fought with strength and speed, and sophisticated fighting movements were not suitable for them - perhaps the tiger people in the Far East were hexagonal warriors, but werewolves still lacked in agility.

Cheng Yijiu swung his arm, unleashing a powerful horizontal slash. As he did so, he retracted his left arm, using his hand shield as a spearhead to charge forward. The hand shield served as a shoulder armor, a combo. The wolf hunters also raised their shields, but were knocked back by the immense force of the slash. The ensuing collision left the wolf hunters, the targets, feeling unlucky.

The collision of shields fractured his arm, and the immense force threw him backward, leaving an opening. Cheng Yijiu took a large step forward with his right foot, stabilizing himself. He twisted and thrust the single-edged broadsword in his right hand, piercing the side of an unfortunate wolf hunter and then lifting him up. Wolf hunters seemed to be tough guys; this guy remained silent, not only didn't scream, but he also held the blade tightly with both hands.

He probably knew he had no chance of survival, but he could make one final contribution for his teammates, blocking the knife with his body, crippling the weapon of this strange alpha wolf and transforming it into the familiar werewolf combat mode... Cheng Yijiu couldn't shake off the werewolf hunter's body for a moment—he didn't have time. Cheng Yijiu swung his left arm and used his shield to perform the shield strike tactic popular among swordsmen.

Under the huge force, the two wolf hunters were completely dislocated and thrown out. After that, there were only weaker demon hunters and guards in front of Cheng Yijiu... The wolf hunters from other directions were approaching at high speed, and he only had a few seconds to take action.

Chapter 28: Siege

Like a flash of silver lightning, the werewolf pounced into the sparse formation of soldiers and demon hunters. This time, the long, single-edged sword didn't swing in a huge arc from the inside out, but instead slashed from top to bottom with a zigzag, lightning-like blade light, killing only two unlucky soldiers—that was because Cheng Yijiu saw a young girl among the demon hunters, the novice who jumped around to catch the big rat.

For a moment, the werewolf Cheng Yijiu, possessing some sense, subconsciously dodged the sweeping blow. It was simply because Cheng Yijiu wasn't some crazed, anti-human monster—he was rational, and his stance was different from those of past punishment missions. He wasn't completely controlled by his bestial instincts, which was why he softened his stance. Then, the werewolf swiftly turned and strode to the flank, confronting the other wolf hunters.

He wasn't familiar with the wolf hunters, had never seen them before, so he felt free to act without hesitation. Interestingly, there weren't any women among the wolf hunters, while a quarter of the demon hunters were women. From what Cheng Yijiu had learned about the work of a demon hunter, if a woman could break into the profession, limiting her duties to catching large rats, killing aquatic slime monsters, and at most taking down a few ghouls, she could earn a very good income and be quite safe.

However, if you overestimate your own capabilities or are forced to surround and kill the werewolves, it would be extremely dangerous.

Cheng Yijiu flung the body from his knife's grasp—he'd even wasted a second using his shield to help. Biting wasn't an option, as the werewolf hunter's bodily fluids seemed to have the same lethal effect on werewolves as silver bromide solution. He didn't know how they'd managed it. Cheng Yijiu had already been hurt before, and he didn't want to suffer the same injury again. Even as an alpha wolf, he'd feel pain, but he wouldn't die.

The wolf hunters before him raised their muskets and opened fire at close range—two volleys. All four wolf hunters and the soldiers behind them opened fire. The wolf hunters used silver bullets, while the soldiers and demon hunters used lead bullets—lead bullets could also injure werewolves, but they wouldn't suffer any additional damage and would heal quickly. Cheng Yijiu simply shielded his face with his shield, ducked low, and charged forward at high speed.

The bullets pelted the werewolf with a crackling sound. Most of them were blocked by the chainmail, but the impact was not enough to harm the werewolf. However, a few hit the arms without the chainmail protection or deflected and accurately hit the werewolf through the keyhole. Cheng Yijiu felt a burning pain where the silver bullet had hit him. The wound quickly festered, turned black, and bled profusely.

Cheng Yijiu didn't let the other party off easily either. At this distance, he endured the pain and swung his sword directly. With the blessing of tremendous force, the blade cut through the chain mail and the human body, cutting the four wolf hunters who were trying hard to defend themselves into eight pieces. Cheng Yijiu's moves were very fast, and his horizontal and vertical slashes were very crisp and clear. In the blink of an eye, he had killed more than a dozen humans, including the wolf hunters. Inevitably, he had already noticed that there was something wrong with his blade.

"Human fat and blood have dulled the blade, making it difficult to cut people efficiently—damn it! A cold iron blade would be much better, at least it wouldn't break down so quickly." Cheng Yijiu was at his wit's end. His injuries were gradually worsening, and this couldn't go on. So he decisively discarded his knife and the shattered shield, then quickly scraped away the injured area with his claws, along with the flesh and the silver bullet lodged inside.

In this way, the werewolf's high-speed healing ability can be restored, and the silver's continuous poisoning to the werewolf can also be stopped. The only thing is that in order to heal these wounds that lack large pieces of flesh, a lot of physical strength must be consumed. Fortunately, as long as Cheng Yijiu is determined to bite those soldiers to replenish his physical strength, there will be no problem. The demon hunter cannot eat it either, because although the body fluids are not as targeted as those of the wolf hunter, theirs are universal and can still cause harm.

Cheng Yijiu dropped his long sword, which flew out and killed two men. By then, some soldiers had already fled. His shield flew out, and it was unclear whether it killed anyone. Cheng Yijiu brandished his claws and fought like a true werewolf. The Alpha Wolf's speed and strength were at the pinnacle of werewolves. This massive beast moved with the speed and agility of a marten. His claws were even more terrifying than a broadsword—a broadsword couldn't swing a vacuum blade, but his claws could.

However, claws can also be broken by silver weapons, and regeneration is not so fast. Cheng Yijiu learned this at the cost of having all four claws on his left hand cut off. He did not expect that the relatively soft silver weapon would have such an effect when encountering claws as hard as steel. He originally thought that the claws would easily cut through the silver dagger and then kill the wolf hunter who wielded the weapon.

After that, Cheng Yijiu simply stopped fighting like a human—he was still too wedded to human combat methods. After all, he was a newcomer, with only a few months of werewolf combat experience. He followed his werewolf-transformed body's instincts—which gave him a deeper understanding of werewolves. The next time he faced a werewolf, Cheng Yijiu felt he would be more experienced and would know how to fight a werewolf with cold weapons if he lost his gun.

Use fists and feet? This is impossible. Cheng Yijiu feels that nothing can be done, but perhaps there is something that can be done... And if it really comes to this, Cheng Yijiu will definitely not be willing to die without giving it a try.

The werewolf had already killed over thirty people, and now he had been forced into the grassy plains outside the woods. While there were still rolling hills, there were no trees to hide behind. Wolf hunters were known for their relentless pursuit of werewolves. The potions they used, while transforming them, also significantly weakened their fear. Maintaining this state required a significant price, and it was a price they paid continuously.

For example, Cheng Yijiu discovered that during battles, the werewolves often had strange syringes in their backpacks that pierced their bodies and injected what appeared to be a silver liquid. This usually happened when the battle lasted for a period of time or the werewolf hunter was injured. Cheng Yijiu instinctively felt that this should be the werewolf hunter's secret potion, and they might rely on this thing to surpass ordinary people.

That's right, most of the thirty-plus people were ordinary soldiers and some demon hunters. Only less than ten real wolf hunters died, and every one of them left an indelible wound on Cheng Yijiu before dying...

Chapter 29 Sunshine

Every wolf hunter who died fighting had desperately stabbed or cut Cheng Yijiu's body with their silver-plated weapons or hollow weapons containing silver bromide. Some were so strong and determined that they even broke through Cheng Yijiu's chain mail. Cheng Yijiu was pierced by two short spears, a silver-plated spear and a hollow spear that had been thrust into him with all their strength in a dying blow - the hollow spear was the weapon of an old hunter.

The thing shattered after piercing Cheng Yijiu's body, making it difficult to remove. It continued to destroy his tissues. The pain was like a burning fire, driving Cheng Yijiu nearly insane. Even though Alpha wolves had the strongest resistance to silver among werewolves, they still had difficulty resisting the silver injected into their bodies. If it were any other werewolf, those below Beta would have lost their combat effectiveness or died.

Cheng Yijiu, however, was still able to fight. To prevent his injuries from worsening, he had already violated his sanity and began gnawing on the bodies of the slain soldiers. Otherwise, his rapidly festering internal organs and muscles would have been too late to heal. By this time, Cheng Yijiu's sanity was almost gone. His eyes were like burning coals, and he attacked frantically, clad in his tattered chain mail.

The metal fishing nets that restricted his movements had already been thrown out, and Cheng Yijiu was covered in quite a few wounds, but the monster had actually torn most of them apart. Furthermore, several of the wolf hunters who were holding the nets to restrict his movements were also thrown up by the immense force, some of whom were pulled close to Cheng Yijiu and killed after a desperate struggle. Of course, this also caused Cheng Yijiu to suffer more wounds - some people used silver arrows or muskets at very close range to penetrate the chain mail and hit Cheng Yijiu's unarmored parts, causing him to suffer wounds.

By this time, Cheng Yijiu had already killed over thirty wolf hunters. The battle had raged on for several hours, and the city guards had all fled. The demon hunters, suffering heavy casualties—at least twenty of them dead—had begun to flee one after another. Meanwhile, the wolf hunters had gained new recruits, swelling their ranks to over eighty. Now, the wolf hunters were primarily responsible for chasing and besieging the alpha wolf.

The sun was about to appear, and the wolf hunters were revving up their spirits and recovering their strength. Victory was within their grasp. Sunlight could significantly weaken dark creatures. Compared to vampires, which were vulnerable to sunlight, werewolves were still less susceptible to sunlight, but their power would still be weakened by over 30% on average, and they might even resort to fleeing. The first ray of sunlight appeared, and Cheng Yijiu was crouching beside several corpses, panting.

By this time, he had time to remove most of the weapons embedded in his body, and the pain eased slightly, but he still couldn't remove the two short spears - they were stuck from behind, and his arms couldn't reach them. The damage in his body was also constantly increasing - there was no body left. The experienced wolf hunter worked hard to consume Cheng Yijiu's physical strength, using sacrifices to exhaust the corpses of ordinary people around him.

Even though there were still many dead soldiers, they were now far away from Cheng Yijiu, whose injuries were quite serious. The first ray of sunlight appeared, and Cheng Yijiu had regained his sanity and was panting - the pain had numbed, but his lungs seemed to be always short of air. When the sunlight shone on Cheng Yijiu, he felt warm - before that, he was very cold. He knew that this was due to excessive blood loss, mainly internal bleeding - it was fortunate that he was an alpha wolf, otherwise he would have died long ago.

That old hunter was truly formidable. Even after Cheng Yijiu had torn his lower body apart, he still managed to harness the kinetic energy of his weight and the sudden contraction of some chain tool, piercing his hollow spear into Cheng Yijiu's back. When Cheng Yijiu recalled the old hunter he had completely ripped apart, he only remembered a calm expression on his face. The sunlight warmed Cheng Yijiu, and at the same time, strength surged from within him, even causing the wound inside him to itch.

The short spears that had pierced his body were gradually being forced out, and the werewolf stood up, howling wildly again and charging at the surrounding hunters. The werewolf's sudden burst of unprecedented power caught all the werewolves off guard. The roaring werewolf seemed to grow larger, faster, stronger, and his movements became more agile. With a single impact, the short spears that restricted his advance were knocked away and broken. The silver-plated spearheads caused flesh wounds, but they could not stop him.

The werewolves who held on suffered bruises and lacerations on their wrists and palms, unable to hold their weapons. Fortunately, they didn't need to worry about that—the werewolves had already charged, so there was no need to swing their claws. Several demon hunters had already been sent flying, half of them spurting blood in mid-air, dying from multiple fractures and ruptured internal organs—even without an injection, they couldn't be saved. Then, Cheng Yijiu, brandishing his claws, charged into one side of the encirclement with overwhelming force, braving the barrage of bullets, spears, and sabers, killing one werewolf hunter after another.

The sunlight actually enhanced the werewolf's fighting power. Especially under the sunlight, the two short spears on the werewolf's back, which had originally caused him great pain, causing him to continue to weaken and even threaten his death, were gradually squeezed out by the werewolf's muscles and finally fell to the ground. Even the broken spearheads were gradually expelled - this greatly hit the morale of the werewolf hunters who saw all this.

The muscles in the wound should have died long ago, but now it could squeeze out the short spear. The werewolf's condition was improving. They had tried many tactics all night, even setting fire, but under the moonlight, the werewolf could actually walk around the fire, and the flames could not burn its silver-gray fur. Now that the sunlight had improved the werewolf's condition, things were difficult. Of the more than 80 werewolf hunters, more than 60 had been killed or wounded. The rest had to retreat.

Take the injured away, keep the fire going, and if we organize 200 people next time, we'll definitely be able to kill this werewolf. Alpha wolf—silver-gray fur, that's his unique characteristic. Now that this wolf's scent has been remembered, even if he lurks among a crowd, he'll be discovered by the werewolf hunters. Cheng Yijiu's condition wasn't as good as it appeared. Although he squeezed out the large pieces with his muscles,

However, the small fragments and the silver solution were not excreted. While the silver solution could be gradually excreted through the body's fluid circulation, the small fragments would only form permanent ulcers inside unless surgery was performed. If this continued, the werewolf would eventually die of weakness...

The wolf hunters all retreated at noon, and Cheng Yijiu finally saw a lonely door in front of him...

Chapter 30: Breakaway

Cheng Yijiu walked through the wooden door, and his werewolf form naturally disappeared. The silver fragments that were originally embedded in his body also fell to the ground with a clatter. His body was completely healed. Although there was an infirmary and an operating table that looked like it was from the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the cabin, it now seemed that this was mostly a decorative room and was actually useless.

Cheng Yijiu still looked a bit disheveled. While his injuries might have healed, his energy hadn't. So, he ordered a bottle of sweet rice wine from the Long Table restaurant and headed to the large bathroom on the first floor. After washing up and soaking in the warm water, Cheng Yijiu felt his energy rapidly recovering as he drank the sweet rice wine... The hot water pool was three meters long and wide, and one and a half meters deep. The water had a strange smell. It was unknown where this cottage got its hot spring water.

After Cheng Yijiu felt comfortable, he ate something. There would be no new loot on the second floor, so he fell asleep directly...

The next day, Cheng Yijiu walked down from upstairs with a relaxed look and went straight into his small shop. Miss Tang came later and seemed to be sitting in a chair on the side as usual. She would get up and inspect the shop after about half an hour. Of course, if someone noticed her, they would notice her.

Cheng Yijiu's shop is now more and more like a general store—the proportion of pet food and supplies has been further reduced, and some items have been eliminated altogether. He currently sells mainly a few varieties of dog and cat food, and some basic pet supplies such as beds and brushes. The shop's most attractive items are the bizarre and eccentric items—it looks like a 19th-century museum of oddities and taxidermy.

Many of the things Cheng Yijiu sells here are wood carvings or resin "figures", which are all things that are regularly spawned from his prey specimens. Most of them have some "special" effects. Of course, they are useless to ordinary people in this world, and may only work for some special people.

First, the police station and later the relevant departments all checked the items he sold - after all, the store displayed animal skins, bones and the like, and they were afraid that he was poaching or selling stolen goods. As a result, after discovering that the skins were man-made products and the bones were actually resin works, everyone just laughed it off.

Even the armor and weapons on display were impressive. Everyone thought the craftsmanship of the people who made them was truly remarkable. The fur, bones, and specimens were almost indistinguishable from the real thing, and the armor was also clearly crafted with top quality. The armor and weapons displayed in Cheng Yijiu's shop were all usable combat equipment, and of course, the prices weren't cheap.

As usual, weapons are not sharpened, and the arrows of bows and arrows do not contain lethal arrows - that thing is available but Cheng Yi has not sold it for a long time. There are no crossbows. Unsharpened swords can only be regarded as works of art. As for armor, in ancient times it would definitely be a death sentence, but in modern times you can buy as much as you want and no one will care.

Cheng Yijiu sells chain mail and a type of chain mail in his shop - Shanwen armor. Both are made of cold-forged steel. Handmade with modern materials, they are both light and beautiful and have excellent practical effects. In ancient times, they can be called precious armor. "Probably enough to kill my whole family three to five times..." Cheng Yijiu said this to his sword-fighting friends who came to play.

As for the lion skin? That thing, hidden from view by both the police and the relevant authorities, was in the weapons room inside Cheng Yijiu's cabin, hanging on a propped-up cross. With no new missions yet, Cheng Yijiu had plenty of free time to kill. The relevant authorities hadn't contacted him in the past few days, so it seemed the world was peaceful and sound.

That's strange. Small incidents happen every day. Cheng Yijiu can only access the collected data after logging into the relevant department's internal network with his own account. "Worldwide, the number of similar supernatural events has increased by over 10,000 percent compared to a year ago... That's nonsense. A year ago, there shouldn't have been any such incidents," Cheng Yijiu muttered. The collected data showed that the situation in mainland China was relatively optimistic. These so-called monster incidents mainly occurred in vast uninhabited areas or sparsely populated areas, and only a handful occurred in fourth-tier cities or above.

Cheng Yijiu's previous encounters with dead creatures and zombies were already considered significant. It was similar abroad, with the vast majority of such incidents occurring in sparsely populated natural environments, whether in Japan, the United States, Europe, or South America. However, Cheng Yijiu observed a significant increase in the number of such incidents in the United States and Japan, while those in mainland China and Europe remained relatively stable.

Anyway, let the foreigners worry about this themselves. Cheng Yijiu only needs to rest and hone his skills and maintain his sense of gun - he shoots thirty to fifty bullets every day. If he didn't automatically wash off the smell of gun oil and gunpowder on his body when entering and leaving the cabin, he would have been arrested by the police and relevant departments long ago... Although he has a gun license, the number of bullets he fired is recorded.