Global Deities: My Talent Comes from the Stars

Chapter 91 The Secret of the Dire Wolf

The breakout went more smoothly than expected; there were probably only so many dire wolves in front of them that had reached the rear.

No further enemy reinforcements arrived.

With Xin'an clearing the way, and with Jane using divine power to assist, the dire wolves blocking their path were all repelled.

Xinwu led the remaining warriors in close pursuit, and the group finally broke through the encirclement in the wilderness.

After confirming that it was safe, the team took a short break by a sheltered earthen slope.

Jian flew leisurely to Xinwu's side.

The metal box circled around him, and a sleazy tone came from the sound-emitting device.

"(¬‿¬) Sigh, you idiot Xinwu, actually I didn't want to come in person. If Xin'an hadn't heard that you were in danger and begged me for help, I would have taken pity on you and made this trip."

"I didn't," Xin'an interrupted.

She picked up the carcass of a dire wolf she had hunted along the way with one hand and threw it at Xinwu's feet.

"Take it with you and carry it back," Xin'an said. "These wild beasts are quite strange; you should take them back and examine them."

The heavy metal mask concealed Xin An's face, making it impossible for outsiders to discern her expression.

But the younger brother, who also possesses the [Heart Fire], saw a completely different picture.

The flickering flame of the soul hidden within the armor betrayed the sister's shame and anger concealed beneath her visor.

He dared not point it out, knowing that he had never been able to beat his older sister since childhood, and if he displeased her, he would likely suffer even more.

He obediently bent down and hoisted the dire wolf onto his shoulder.

"Let's go, Father is still waiting for us on the front line." Xin'an turned the horse around.

The squad, carrying the belongings of the fallen and a well-preserved enemy corpse, retreated towards the city wall.

The wind in the wilderness dispersed the remaining traces of bloodlust.

The return journey was surprisingly quiet, with no major incidents.

The wolves did not catch up with them, or rather, they deliberately let them go.

Is it because of Xin'an and Jian's force, or is there another motive?

Although they didn't know the purpose of those cunning monsters, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Xinwu carried the corpse of the Dire Wolf in the middle of the group.

The adult beast was enormous, and its weight on his shoulders was considerable. In the Sinker tribe, where everyone was a warrior, his physical strength was far inferior to that of his tribesmen.

Within the clan, he had always held an administrative position, mostly dealing with tedious tasks that the divine messengers disliked.

As for the culprit, Jane floated above his head the whole way, nudging his head with the car emblem.

"(*・ω・)✄ Silly Xinwu, if you really can't walk anymore, Lord Jian can reluctantly lend you some divine power."

All you need are a hundred unique compliments!

Xin Wu pretended not to hear.

He knew that as long as he responded, the divine messenger would definitely take advantage of the situation and come up with even more tricks.

Leading the way was Xin'an, riding a white moss-gray horse with an upright posture. She deliberately slowed down the horse's speed, maintaining a distance from herself.

My sister has always been like this; she is a strong person, one of the strongest among the Soul Clan.

To her, the strong protecting the weak is like a hunting dog protecting a flock of sheep—it's only natural.

But this attitude left a bad taste in Xinwu's eyes. He couldn't understand why his sister had become like this.

The group walked through the woods and finally saw the towering city walls.

The defenders on the front line had already noticed the returning squad. The city gate was slowly opened.

Xin Zang stood below the city wall, watching the blood-soaked procession enter the city. His gaze swept over Xin An and Xin Wu, confirming that neither of them had suffered fatal injuries, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father." Xinwu stepped forward and presented the carcass of the dire wolf.

The body was placed in front of everyone, along with the deceased's belongings.

"The grain transport convoy was attacked, all supplies were destroyed, and none of the escorting personnel survived..."

Xin Zang sighed. The supply line being cut off was the worst-case scenario he had anticipated, but he had underestimated the intelligence of the beast.

But the commander's composure was the backbone of the entire defense line.

"It's good that you're back safe and sound." Xin Zang said, then squatted down, drew the short sword from his waist, and plunged it into the fur of the dire wolf.

The dagger made a cut.

But no blood flowed out.

A murky, foul-smelling dark brown liquid oozed from the blade. Xin Zang used the tip of his knife to pry open the outer layer of fur, and several squad leaders around him curiously crowded forward, then gasped in shock.

Beneath the skin of the dire wolf, there are no normal organ structures.

Their abdominal cavities are filled with tangled, dark red tentacles that take over the functioning of their internal organs.

Even though the dire wolf that was the host was completely dead, the tentacles continued to wriggle slowly, as if they had their own life, repairing the dire wolf's corpse.

"These beasts have strange supernatural powers, mixed attributes, and different kinds of strengths," Xinwu added, describing the details of the battle.

Shinzo used the blade to press down on a tentacle that was trying to curl up the blade, and observed it carefully for a while.

"It's not an organ from the dire wolf itself, but from a completely independent living creature." Xin Zang frowned, stating his conjecture.

"It's like a symbiotic relationship. The dire wolf provides the body and intelligence, while these dark red tentacle-like creatures reside inside them, taking over the functions of their organs and making them even more powerful."

Jane floated around nearby, clearly annoyed by these disgusting things.

"(￣^￣) What an ugly structure, it doesn't conform to aesthetics at all. The god on the other side has terrible taste."

Shinzo stood up, wiped the stains off his short sword on the dire wolf's fur, and put it back in its sheath.

The enemy's nature was more complex than he had imagined. Given the existence of such a symbiotic organism, did it mean that similar organisms existed within the enemy's ranks?

Before fully understanding the weaknesses of these tentacles, hastily changing defensive strategies will only lead to greater casualties.

"Move this body to the back. Let the priests examine it carefully; I need to know exactly how to completely kill what's inside."

Several soldiers immediately stepped forward and dragged away the stench-filled corpse.

The fog outside the city remained thick, and ferocious beasts lurked silently in the darkness.

It was like an unsolvable problem weighing on the minds of all the defenders.