Ultragene Warlord

cane of water.

The water-attuned genetic energy weakened the power of the black mist, clearing out a patch of air surrounding Zhang Lie and sending the disaster-grade demonwolf flying into the distance.

The other wolves in the pack fled in fear as a cold gaze fixed itself on Zhang Lie.
Black mist came pouring back into the cave from all directions, trapping Zhang Lie within.

Just as the mist was about to envelop Zhang Lie, the disaster-grade demonwolf struck from all directions.
Zhang Lie didn ’t move; he surrounded himself with water-attuned genetic energy.
When the wolf ’s attack struck that energy, it caused the air to vibrate, but that was it.

”[Rune: Gravity]! ” With a thought, the image of a dragonturtle manifested behind Zhang Lie, and the runic tablet of gravity crashed into the ground.

The tablet shook, and the runic script inlaid within it began to glow almost at random.
A crushing force of gravity enclosed the space— but right before it could trap the demonwolf, it leapt high up and escaped the domain.
Zhang Lie smiled.
”I ’ll grant that you act fast, at least.
[Ninecarp Transformation]! ”

A black serpent materialized behind Zhang Lie, by now so large and so developed that it resembled the world-swallowing serpent Jormungandr.
It let out a threatening rustle as its scales creaked.

The black serpent began devouring the mist around itself, thinning it and revealing the disaster-grade demonwolf, who attacked in a burst of speed.
When its claws landed on the serpent ’s scales, however, all that energy was sucked dry in an instant.

The mist had thinned to the point that the demonwolf, understanding that it was no opponent for Zhang Lie, chose to flee.

Zhang Lie pointed toward the direction in which the wolf was heading.
The wolf might have fast reflexes and even faster speed, but the serpent outshone it in even those areas.
When it caught up, it didn ’t give the wolf any opportunity to run away.
It immediately wrapped around the wolf, which exuded black mist in an attempt to force the serpent to back off.

However, the serpent absorbed all that mist entirely, nullifying the attack that was the demonwolf ’s pride and joy.
The demonwolf ’s signature black mist, high movement speed, and rapid flurry of strikes allowed him to dominate the entire forest, countered only by the bearman chieftain and deity.

If not for their working together, he wouldn ’t have to hide in this cave at all—but even combined, they were hardly able to kill him.
His speed was far superior to theirs; they couldn ’t prevent him from running away.

However, Zhang Lie, who had suddenly appeared before him, was able to counter him easily and completely.

When all the mist finally thinned, Zhang Lie was able to see the disaster-grade wolf ’s true form for the first time.
Its green eyes were bloodshot, revealing its anger and rage.
Its body was about half the size of the bearman deity, and its glossy fur had turned black from long-term exposure to the black mist it gave off.

With a snap of his fingers, Zhang Lie commanded the serpent to kill the wolf.

[You successfully killed a disaster-grade demonwolf.
By consuming the core of the peak-grade demonwolf, you may receive one to ten disaster gene fragments.]

The demonwolf left behind a pitch-black orb trailing black smoke.
As spatial fluctuations enveloped him, Zhang Lie found himself teleported back to the black desert, where he absorbed the core, obtained another ten disaster gene fragments, and returned to the sage ’s residence…