I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1051

Chapter 1051: Chapter 1053: The Flame Throne Wolf _1 Chapter 1051: Chapter 1053: The Flame Throne Wolf _1 Song Jian and his two companions followed Duo Tuo Luo to the southern gate of Fengming City. There, a large group of people was already waiting. Song Jian glanced over and estimated there were over thirty individuals, most of whom were NPC adventurers with second-tier peak and third-tier combat power. Not a single player was among them.

When Duo Tuo Luo returned with the three men, most people's gazes landed on Song Jian, their faces revealing faint, cryptic smiles.

In the crowd, a man in an elegant robe looked Song Jian over twice, showing a smile on his face. He patted Duo Tuo Luo on the shoulder and said with a laugh, “Duo Tuo Luo, I trust you to get things done. The people you've recruited are good; I am very satisfied!”

“Thank you for the compliment, young master!” Duo Tuo Luo's face showed an awkward smile, and he didn't dare glance in the direction where Song Jian was.

His original plan was to recruit someone with a low level to act as bait for the Three-tailed Fire Scorpion that would emerge, drawing its attention.

The Three-tailed Fire Scorpion's favorite food was human flesh. If a human appeared, it would be easy to lure the creature out, while also keeping it in one place for a while, allowing the group to capture it.

The purpose of Duo Tuo Luo recruiting Song Jian was to have him serve as this bait. However, after Song Jian revealed the Sky-breaking Sword, Duo Tuo Luo felt a shadow cast over his heart, sensing that Song Jian was not as weak as he had imagined.

Soon, several more people joined the team until the group had grown to over fifty. They exchanged glances, gauging the strength of their temporary companions. When their eyes fell on Song Jian, they would automatically disregard him, but Song Jian noticed that he seemed to be the one with the lowest level in the entire team.

“Young master, we have almost everyone recruited…” A middle-aged man said respectfully to the young man in the lavish robe.

“Alright, let's set off then.” The young man lifted his head and, with a grand gesture, led the way out of the southern city gate.

Outside the gate, a large group of mounts were prepared, Fire Flame Wolves. Their bodies were a dark red and with a slight shake, their fur appeared to blaze like fire.

Silver metal was embedded in their limbs, making it look like they were wearing boots, and they were equipped with something resembling a saddle on their backs.

These wolves were over five meters long and nearly two meters tall, with ferocious appearances. Their eyes emitted a blood-red fierce light, and they growled continuously, standing in place. Ordinary people wouldn't even dare approach, let alone attempt to ride them.

The Fire Flame Wolves were provided by the young man in luxurious clothing. Just hiring this batch of Fire Flame Wolves was a significant expense, but clearly, this amount of money was nothing for him.

“Heh, what a generous display. Only such Fire Flame Wolves can withstand the high temperatures in the Scorching Gorge…” An NPC adventurer stroked the fur of a Fire Flame Wolf, expressing his envy.

Such a mount was something adventurers in Fengming City had always coveted. Capturing or taming these wolves, however, was extremely dangerous. Each year, the number of adventurers killed by Fire Flame Wolves reached into the hundreds.

Speechless, Song Jian looked at the mount that was almost as tall as him and mounted it.

“These wolves are much higher level than me…” Song Jian couldn't help but think as he looked at the Fire Flame Wolf with its skull-level display.

These Fire Flame Wolves constantly radiated a faint warmth, making for a comfortable ride. The one under Song Jian seemed to sense his strength, behaving very submissively–it had been lying down all along, waiting for Song Jian to mount before it slowly got up and stood perfectly still.

Many adventurers were greeted with a low growl when they attempted to mount their Fire Flame Wolves and were then thrown off harshly, provoking laughter from others.

The Fire Flame Wolves all possessed second-tier peak combat power. Even those adventurers at the third tier could not be sure of killing them in a one-on-one battle, so it was natural for those at the second-tier peak to be disregarded and made the subject of ridicule by the wolves.

“Huh, that kid's sitting pretty steady there!” someone exclaimed in surprise, noticing that Song Jian was seated on the wolf, his mount standing obediently in place without emitting any growls or moving around restlessly.

“Maybe that kid has good luck and stumbled upon an exceptionally well-tamed mount wolf?” someone murmured softly.

“Maybe so, maybe it's just good fortune to find such a docile fire mount wolf…”

Doubt crept over Duo Tuo Luo's face. Even he couldn't make a fire mount wolf behave so quietly and obediently, which gave rise to an uneasy feeling in his heart.

“This guy, he couldn't be pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, could he? But levels don't lie–at a glance, he's only level fifty, having just passed the second-tier combat power assessment…”

After some commotion, the main force started heading towards Scorching Gorge. Song Jian was amazed to find that these mount wolves were incredibly fast when they ran. Every stride covered two to three meters effortlessly, and even with someone on their back, they didn't seem strained at all.

“The attributes of strength and agility are at least over a hundred points…” Song Jian thought to himself, “Such creatures already possess the strength of boss-level creatures at the peak of second-tier combat power!”

The two hundred or so kilometers to the fire mount wolves only took half a day. By mid-afternoon, the group had already caught sight of a township up ahead.

“Tanzang Town is where we'll rest for the night and set out for Scorching Gorge early tomorrow morning!” a middle-aged man, who was closely following the elegantly dressed young man, yelled out loud.

This middle-aged man, already at level one hundred, had a combat power at the third tier. He wore a set of Dark Gold quality armor and held a long spear about two meters in length, looking every inch a military commander.

Narrowing his eyes, Song Jian looked towards the township in front of him, “Is this Tanzang Town?”

The town before them appeared very dilapidated, resembling an abandoned settlement. There were many patched-up spots on the surrounding walls, and most of the buildings behind the walls were in ruins.

“This place was attacked by a monster uprising from Scorching Gorge a few months ago. I heard that only a dozen or so people in the town survived; the rest were all… it was quite tragic!” Mi Gao spoke in a low voice while struggling to control his fire mount wolf beneath him.

“An uprising, you say? Was it the one where the guardian beast of Fengming City manifested?” Song Jian asked with a smile.

Mi Gao nodded gravely, “That's the one. That Phoenix was huge, blotting out the sun. I reckon it was at least at the King Level BOSS…”

Song Jian nodded, it seemed that the guardian beast was no myth.

Roar~
The fire mount wolf beneath Mi Gao became restless again, growling and trying to throw him off. As a gunsmith, Mi Gao's physical conditioning was inferior compared to that of melee professions, and the fire mount wolf seemed to despise him for it.

Staring at the fire mount wolf, Song Jian let a hint of murderous intent escape. The presence he emanated from having killed a King Level BOSS before made the wolf beneath Mi Gao stiffen. Its four legs began to tremble slightly, its tail tucked in tightly, and a look of fear appeared in its eyes as it hung its head low.

“This damn wolf, always acting up!” Mi Gao, unaware of the murderous intent released by Song Jian, cursed as he was nearly thrown off by the mount wolf. Now that it had calmed down again, he couldn't help but swear.

Song Jian cracked a slight smile and said nothing, controlling his mount wolf, he followed the group swiftly towards Tanzang Town.

Chapter end

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