Chapter 450: Commander

"Kh." Ivan's body shook as his sword returned to normal. He thought, 'The wolf level may be similar to mine, but its giant body contains more power. He also has speed just because he is a wolf. Its defense shouldn't be that good, so I only need to hit him somewhere, but… Can I?'

Ivan doubted he could sneak past the wolf and hit him, especially with that kind of strength and speed.

He decided to follow his people back while maintaining eye contact with the wolf.

As he expected, the wolf didn't let him go and put the sword on his mouth again, chasing his subordinates.

When the wolf king almost arrived, he jumped again and waved his sword, planning to kill several people with one swing.

However, Ivan reemerged in front of him, striking his sword, blowing it to the side.

"You can't hurt them as long as I'm here," said Ivan while smirking.

Watching his action, his soldiers really wanted to turn around and help him even if they needed to use their lives. But Ivan was still okay, so they redirected their desire to kill all the wolves without caring for their body.

Even with bite marks covering their bodies, they just slammed and killed the wolves.

Ivan's action inspired them as they all remembered that they fought for the country and its citizens.

Even though these independent groups knew they would always be between life and death here, their jobs remained the same. They needed to protect them.

Ivan felt assured that his soldiers could perform such a feat as he also felt fired up in fighting this wolf.

After striking the wolf's sword, he saw the incoming attack from the other's hand. But when he was about to parry the attack, 20 Magic Bullets fell from the sky.

As expected from the wolf, it sensed the bullets and used another skill. Its fur turned black as if it was cladded by metal, receiving the attack with all his body.

And to his surprise, all twenty bullets hit him without a single one missing.

"I don't know who it is, but thanks." Ivan smiled and leaped to the wolf, passing him while leaving a few strikes. "You cover your body with metals, but it's not strong enough to withstand my blade."

Suddenly, a long red mark appeared on the wolf's chest as blood began to flow out of the body.

The soldiers cheered for that strike but soon stopped when they saw Ivan dropping to his knees.

"Impossible." Ivan spat a mouthful of blood as he also had several red lines on his body where his blood flowed out. He barely saw it, but the wolf retracted his skill at the last moment and let go of his weapon.

With both hands free, the wolves blocked several strikes while sending him some, resulting in his current condition.

Bam.

The wolf's sword finally fell to the ground and created a loud sound, alarming all of them. As a king, the wolf ignored them and picked up his sword. It spun its body and struck Ivan.

The latter managed to react by raising his sword, but the force blew him away.

His body snapped several trees until he was nowhere to be seen.

Theo's expression turned grim when he saw this development. He wanted to help him, but sending Magic Bullets was the only thing he could do because he needed to deal with several wolves.

It turned out more and more wolves came out of their hiding spots, chasing them. This was why Theo needed to use his Blink to protect Ellen instead of the commander.

The wolf king didn't pay attention to Ivan and continued his pursuit, wanting to kill all of them.

"You bastards!" Two soldiers turned back with their swords. They swung their swords at the same time to stop the wolf, but the latter released the sword's full power, shattered their swords, and cut their bodies.

Not wanting to be left behind, another pair of soldiers came closer to engage the wolf. "Dodge its swing and we will strike his sides."

The two knew they couldn't beat the wolf's power, so they stopped right in front of the wolf and swung their swords.

The wolf king waved his sword, but the soldiers jumped to the side, learning from the previous mistake.

They all tried to attack the wolf king from the sides, but it turned out to be a trap. The wolf king already knew their plan and dropped his sword.

The hands moved at speed beyond their imagination like how it injured their commander.

The wolf king grabbed their heads and crushed their skulls.

"Stop!" Ivan had returned and witnessed the wolf king killing his subordinates.

When he was about to reach the wolf king, the latter threw his subordinates at him.

"No…" Ivan caught them, but it was another trap from the wolf king.

It already reached Ivan's position and waved his claws.

The claws sliced his subordinates together with his right arm while leaving a huge mark on his stomach.

Ivan knew he might die soon if this continued, so he leaped toward the group while facing the wolf, trying to buy as much time as possible for them.

The wolf king had predicted it and charged at him, swinging his sword from above. Ivan had no sword on his hand as it fell together with his right arm.

"All my soldiers. What is your job?!" Ivan shouted.

"Protect the country and its citizens!"

"Good. Keep doing it even after you return to Ark City." Ivan smiled when he saw the wolf king swing his sword. Ivan suddenly formed another white sword on his hand. Realizing that it was useless to continue fighting, Ivan chose the path of mutual destruction, hoping that the wolf would stop after getting a heavy injury.

"!!!" The wolf king was startled because he didn't expect another sword and continued his swing, trying to kill Ivan as soon as possible. At the same time, he saw several Magic Bullets falling from the sky.

Ivan, on the other hand, looked at his soldiers and said with a big smile. "I'm going to take this bastard's hand with me."

Both of them swung their swords and hit their target at the same time. The wolf split Ivan into two while Ivan managed to sever the wolf's right hand.

The Magic Bullets also fell to the wolf and caused a series of small explosions.

Boom.

Boom.

Boom.

Still, the soldiers' voices filled the battle. They all had the same word coming from their mouth.

"Commander!"