Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 322: The wolf (1)

The wolf has black fur and its eyes are menacing emitting bloodlust. The wolf growls and look at Xiyun.

'Oh. Gods, I'm in trouble this time. A really big trouble.' 

Xiyun who is not used something chasing her and to be looked with such killing intent, shivered in her fear. 

Quickly she used her lightness techniques to distance herself from the wolf.

The wolf for some inexplicable reason is even faster than the rabbits and carried more force of fearing Xiyun then before.

The muzzle of the wolf is dripping with saliva, no doubt Xiyun mused thinking of her fleshy body on the wolf belly. 

No matter how Xiyun run around the bushes, and zigzagging around the trees, the wolf is gaining on her with its incredible speed and jumping.

The wolf teeth and its glistening claws looked threatening and Xiyun believe that if that claws strike her she will not be let off with light injuries. 

And there is no one around this forest. At least around the northern part or the southern part of the Peak, the sect is hunting these animals with groups. 

But since no one dares to come around the east part of the peak, Xiyun could not hope for anybody suddenly come and rescue her. 

She got to fend for herself. In a way Xiyun understand her teacher intention in letting her come here. 

He wanted Xiyun to learn and fight for herself, and grow from that experience. 

If only she could think of a better idea than this, maybe she could have persuaded her teacher to do something else as training she mused. 

Then suddenly out of nowhere the wolf jumps at her. 

But Xiyun senses prickled and she could feel it. Xiyun turns quickly and slaps the wolf but the wolf does not even flinch but at least it was thrown back for a few meters. 

There is only a slight injury on the wolf mouth and it looked like it only angers the wolf more. 

'Shit. The wolf only gets angrier. What should I do now? Better hide'

Xiyun quickly hides behind a large tree, taking her breath while looking at the distance and then as she looked in front of her she spotted a dagger. 

'What luck?' she exclaimed. 

The dagger is rusted but who cares? At least a weapon. She took it. After all, Xiyun don't want to be clawed to death by the wolf. 

'Huu. Huu.' 

She takes her breath and then she heard the wolf again. 

'It found my scent again. Damn that nose wolf.' Resolving herself, Xiyun said

'It's now or never.'

Xiyun broke from her hiding and at that moment the wolf who have found her quickly once again leapt at her straight with it claws open, targeting Xiyun. josei

Xiyun by instinct rolled off to the side, her feet footwork enables her to dodge the claws though it was close. 

The wolf claws nearly scratch her face. She shudders to think what would happen if she was late. 

Then she felt something dripping. She looked. Blood. On her arms is a deep scratch. She felt it again touching the wounds. 

'Whew' she sighed in relief. 

No…a light scratch. At least for now. 

If the wolf keeps attacking and Xiyun couldn't receive it with strength, or dodge it with speed sooner or later, she will get a heavy injury

Xiyun balled up her fist. 

Either she killed this wolf or this wolf is going to kill her. She got up and in the red afternoon, with the sun is about to go down, Xiyun faced the wolf. 

Determination is on her face. If not now, when will she stand up? When will she fight? She will not die here. 

Not when the Abbess is still alive. She will avenge her parents. If she could not even kill a wolf, how could she kill the Abbess? 

She has to steel her heart.

'Be brave. Be…. fearless.' She said to herself. 

The wolf glares also change. 

It recognizes the willingness of the human in front of it to fight it and then the wolf leapt again and Xiyun this time used all that she learned about footwork and her movement changed. 

Footwork is after all the most important part in the Walking on Air technique. 

The wolf missed leaping to her back as Xiyun position her front to face the wolf again. 

She grins. I can do this. 

A little scratch here and there…. but I can do this. Then she looked at the wolf, and there is some wound on the wolf too. 

'Did she do that?' She asked herself. She didn't remember swinging the knife to the wolf legs but there is a wound there.

Then the limping wolf leapt again, but the ferocity that is there before has disappeared and this time Xiyun who have understood the pattern, use the same movement and dodge the attack but this time it is followed by an attack of the dagger, cutting the wolf leg with Xiyun dagger which is imbued with her internal energy. 

The wolf losing a leg crashed to the ground with blood flowing from its thighs. Xiyun not taking any chances jump and stuck the dagger at the wolf throats. 

'Huu…I did it' Xiyun said, slightly happy. 

'This is not that hard' she said.

'As long as I understand where it going to attack, dodge it, and followed it with an attack I can kill this beast.' 

This is the second lesson Arial wanted to teach. 

If at first Arial wanted Xiyun to learn about speed, the second is reacting and counterattack. 

Dodging and creating an opening. This is what Arial wanted to teach Xiyun. 

'If not for this dagger I would be dead.' Xiyun said as she marvels at the dagger she found. She looks at the dagger. For some reason, it looks familiar.

Then night came. Xiyun quickly return to the creek she found before and she is relieved that her bag is still there. 

She makes a camp, spread some Snake Powder Repellent, bandage her wounds, drink some tea, and then she sleeps. 

In the distance a pair of eyes is looking at her, while sighing.

'This girl is too reckless. If not for my assistance she would have suffered major injury before killing that wolf. But….'and the man smile. 

'At least she had guts. That is good. That is enough. She will do well.' 

Remembering the events Arial also had to attack the wolf with pebbles injuring its leg thus saving Xiyun from having being clawed on her face. 

'And look at her. Still dare to sleep? She lacks common sense.' The one in the distance is Arial. 

He looked at his disciple. Of course Arial is not that irresponsible to leave his disciple wandering in such dangerous forest. 

Who knows if there is some dangerous beast in this forest, that Xiyun could not handle? Then suddenly Arial heard the sound of a beast.