Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Never Forget the Finishing Blow

“You learn fast?”

Qin Yao raised her hand, making a gesture of invitation, “Then go ahead.”

Liu Ji instantly shook his head like a rattle-drum, grabbed the stunned Liu Bai and Liu Zhong, who were shocked by Qin Yao’s “wolfish education,” and quickly retreated with the Wolf Killing Team.

Oh, and they didn’t forget to leave behind two torches.

Qin Yao, he dared not approach anymore.

The woman who had just unleashed a killing spree was oozing with killing intent; getting close would mean getting hurt.

Two torches were shoved into Ah Wang’s hands, and Liu Ji pointed a vicious finger at him, “You brat!”

“Let’s go first.” Liu Ji called to everyone, leading the retreat.

Liu Bai and Liu Zhong had come to their senses by now, looking at Liu Ji in unison, wanting to speak but stopping short—stopping yet still wanting to speak.

Liu Ji glared, “Don’t ask! Don’t look! Take care of yourselves!”

Liu Bai and Liu Zhong exchanged a glance, tightly shut their mouths, and nodded heavily, understanding!

But after the group carried the wolf carcasses to the foot of the mountain, Liu Ji gritted his teeth and returned with a torch alone.

Running frantically toward the direction of the wolf’s howl, he thought, a child’s life is life too!

There was noise behind him; Ah Wang turned suddenly and saw Liu Ji’s sweat-drenched face.

“Shh, shh, shh!” Liu Ji quickly signaled him to be quiet.

Ah Wang nodded, kindly handing him a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

As for the two torches, one was still with Ah Wang.

The other, well, had already been tossed by Qin Yao into the haphazard pile of wood to illuminate Da Lang.

Under the firelight, the lead wolf faced the hateful mother and son pair, utterly furious.

Every attack on the human cub was full force, determined to kill him.

Real combat left Da Lang no room to strategize; his escapes from the wolf’s claws were purely instinctual.

But holding on till now, he was clearly running out of stamina.

This was under the increased training intensity since Ah Wang became his martial arts master.

If he had trained as before under Qin Yao, he wouldn’t have avoided even a single move—surely to be torn to pieces by the furious and irrational lead wolf.

“Get up!”

Qin Yao coldly ordered.

The tone held not a hint of warmth, as if she had turned into a stranger issuing commands high and mighty.

Da Lang heard it and could hardly believe it.

Was this still the stepmother he knew?

The lead wolf wouldn’t give him time to ponder this question; hating being toyed with and detesting Qin Yao, it never intended to flee.

It only wanted to kill the human cub blocking its front, pounce on Qin Yao, and tear her to shreds!

Da Lang wanted to cry but had no tears, forcing himself up swiftly once more, grabbing the dagger he had just dropped, going all out.

He fiercely raised the knife to stab the pouncing lead wolf, but unexpectedly, the wolf leaped aside, swiftly circling back and pinning him to the ground with a paw.

Da Lang cried out in pain, unable to hold onto the dagger as it slipped from his grasp again.

Behind him, Liu Ji watched, drenched in sweat from anxiety.

Meanwhile, Qin Yao frowned in displeasure, roaring, “Hold onto your weapon!”

“If you can’t kill this wolf today, don’t even think about going home!”

Even as she spoke, the lead wolf bared bloody claws at Da Lang beneath it.

Qin Yao didn’t blink, swinging a long stick to jab at it!

“It’s just a beast, yet you, a dignified human, couldn’t even hold your weapon against it—think for yourself why that is?”

The lead wolf was jabbed and yelped in pain, tumbling down the rocky slope, trying several times but failing to get up.

It bared its bloody mouth, wishing Qin Yao dead on the spot.

Qin Yao didn’t even spare it a glance, stepping forward briskly, helping the collapsed Da Lang to stand, pressing him firmly on his feet, and placing the fallen dagger in his hand again.

“Liu Ziwang, I’m giving you two minutes to rest. If you still can’t hold your weapon after this, prepare to be torn to shreds by that beast!”

With that, she patted the young boy’s shoulder and retreated to the fire.

Da Lang staggered, nearly sitting back down from the light pat.

He breathed heavily, his fingers trembling from weakness as they tried to grip the dagger, only managing to hold it after several attempts.

Liu Ji’s gaze darted between Da Lang and the lead wolf, swallowing nervously, unsure who to pity at this moment.

Knowing this, the lead wolf probably wished it had been shot dead by the wicked woman just moments ago.

The lead wolf staggered back to its feet.

Little time was left for Da Lang to rest.

He kept telling himself: Stay calm, stay calm!

Da Lang lifted his head, trying hard to look at the lead wolf, but his eyelids trembled uncontrollably, and his vision remained blurry, unable to see the wolf’s condition clearly.

Qin Yao’s questioning echoed in Da Lang’s mind: It’s just a beast, yet you, a dignified human, couldn’t even hold your weapon against it—think for yourself why that is?

In an instant, the most genuine response surfaced within him: fear.

For fear is why he never dared to face it directly.

Da Lang hated himself for this but couldn’t control it.

So, he kept brainwashing himself internally: Liu Ziwang, you can’t fear a mere beast, even if its body is four or five times more robust, even if it eagerly wants to tear you apart, you can’t retreat in fear…

His trembling hand gradually gripped the dagger tighter and tighter.

The youth slowly lifted his lashes, locking eyes with the blood-red gaze of the wolf.

It seems…not so frightening after all, right?

Detecting his change, the lead wolf’s momentum suddenly surged, its hind legs leaped, charging forth abruptly!

A fierce wind hit head-on, heavy with the rusty scent of iron.

Da Lang no longer dodged.

He stood his ground, eyes fixed on the wolf’s exposed chest and abdomen as it ran.

The stepmother and Uncle Ah Wang had said, whether human or beast, the easily exposed place is always the weak spot.

And once this place is exposed, you must fixate on it; when the opportunity arises—strike with all your might!

“Slash!” the sound of metal piercing flesh.

The standing youth found himself kneeling on the ground, both hands raising the sharp dagger high, the blade tip piercing through the wolf’s flesh from above as it leapt over his head, pulling forward with all his strength in a furious slash!

“Ah!!!”

A long trail of blood carved open the soft underbelly of the lead wolf, some red and white organs raining down, drenching the youth’s head and face.

The lead wolf let out a mournful wail, falling heavily to the ground.

His stepmother also said: Never forget to finish the job.

Da Lang wiped the scorching blood off his face, using the last bit of his strength to stand up from the ground, staggering to the front of the lead wolf that could no longer rise, eyes dim and barely clinging to life.

He raised the knife, plunging deeply into its neck, with himself along.

With the cessation of the wolf’s breathing beneath him, Da Lang’s body relaxed, collapsing onto the wolf’s corpse.

The fierce battle ended, and the youth claimed victory.

He didn’t blink for a long time, drenched in blood, yet his hand firmly held the weapon, never letting go again.

This situation made others anxious, unsure if he was alive or dead.

“Da Lang!”

Liu Ji hurried over, wanting to pick up the child.

His hands neared the blood-drenched form, yet instinctively pulled back.

Qin Yao immediately sneered.

Embarrassed and angry, Liu Ji glared at her, weakly accusing, “You’re simply, simply too scary…”

Gritting his teeth, he reached out again, lifting the child off the wolf’s body.

The body was still warm, and there was breathing, blinking when called.

He was alive!

The old father sighed in relief, sitting down with the child by the fire.

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