Dark Demonic Wolves.
They were close relatives of the Demonic Bloody Moon Wolves.
If Demonic Bloody Moon Wolves hunted in packs and used their terrifying blood fog to intimidate their prey, Dark Demonic Wolves were lone killers.
Even when they tore open their prey's throat and dug out their prey's heart, they would not make their prey feel any fear.
All of its limbs and organs were designed for stealth and assassination.
Their bodies were as streamlined as bullets and blades. They had thick pads on their limbs. They had pores that could be locked at any moment so that they would not release any aura. In fact, their throats and nostrils had evolved to the point where even when they breathed rapidly, they would still be silent.
Of course, wild Dark Demonic Wolves had to sacrifice some of their offensive power to maximize their ability to remain hidden.
They were usually smaller than Demonic Bloody Moon Wolves, and the power of their claws was slightly weaker. It was very difficult for them to deal with large prey with thick skin.
But due to the genetic modifications and machine modifications from Monster University, this weakness was mostly covered up.
Its strengthened alloy claws were even sharper than those of a dinofelis. The lightweight metal skeleton implanted in its limbs reduced its weight by 10%, but increased its speed by 15%. There were also air sacs implanted behind the pads on its claws, which made its movements and pounces even lighter, stealthier, and faster.
The terrifying Dark Demonic Wolf was one of the fiercest biochemical beasts a monster controller freshman could control.
Gao Lang, the boy who controlled the Dark Demonic Wolf, was the strongest among the monster controller freshmen aside from Wu Wu.
During the tournament between freshmen, he had relied on the Dark Demonic Wolf to defeat four martial arts freshmen in a row. That was why he was unable to fight back, and even though he lost, it was an honorable loss.
When Gao Lang saw that Meng Chao looked down on them after he defeated two students in a row, he could no longer hold back. He decided to end this farce cleanly.
Fang Lin wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
Gao Lang controlled the Dark Demonic Wolf to fight against Meng Chao, who covered his eyes and ears and did not use any weapons or items. Even if he won this fight, what was the point?
But if Gao Lang did not attack, Fang Lin could not think of anyone else aside from Wu Wu who could be Meng Chao's opponent.
As for himself?
What kind of joke was that? He was an upperclassman and an officer of the monster controller student council. He was one realm higher than Meng Chao, so there was no way he could bully him. If that happened, the upperclassmen in the martial arts course would laugh at him!
He hesitated for a moment, but Gao Lang's Dark Demonic Wolf had already pounced forward.
It also transformed into a bolt of black lightning that was as sharp as a blade.
However, it wasn't as intimidating as the Dinofelis just now.
Instead, it carried a faint black fog that absorbed sound and wind pressure, like the shadow of lightning.
It did not pounce on Meng Chao.
Instead, he made a light turn in the air and circled around Meng Chao's back in an attempt to bite his carotid artery.
All the monster controller freshmen stood on their tiptoes and clenched their fists.
Fang Lin, on the other hand, had prepared a full set of first-aid equipment and medical agents. He was ready to go forward and save people at any time.
But against her expectations, Meng Chao still managed to avoid her silent but determined attack.
He could not see or hear it, and the Dark Demonic Wolf had also reduced the wind pressure and presence to the minimum.
It was as if he had grown a third eye on the back of his head and dodged the attack by a hair's breadth.
If its first attack missed, the Dark Demonic Wolf's limbs retracted like springs, and it immediately launched a second round of attacks.
It had pounced 354 times in just three minutes.
Almost every second, it would leap up and bite twice.
And Meng Chao looked as if he was dancing on a blade. He dodged a total of 354 times.
The Dark Demonic Wolf's dagger-like claws cut off three strands of hair from his head when he was the closest to success.
But they were just strands of hair.
"Huff, huff, huff!"
Meng Chao panted harshly. His back was drenched in sweat, and his muscles twitched. He looked like he was exhausted.
He looked like he was about to collapse at any moment, which attracted Gao Lang to join the fight. Together with the Dark Demonic Wolf, they continuously reduced the space Meng Chao had to dodge.
The students watching the fight felt their fists and hearts tense up. It was as if they were watching a thin string being pulled taut and about to snap at any moment.
But no matter how tired, pathetic, or dangerous Meng Chao looked,
Even if he stuck out his tongue, foamed at the mouth, and rolled on the ground a few times to neutralize the Dark Demonic Wolf's attacks, he still ran around the place and moved around the limits of his vision to dodge the attacks in a dazzling manner.
This lasted for a total of ten minutes.
His sweat and footprints were left everywhere in the huge warehouse.
When powerful people fought against each other, the victor was usually decided in an instant. Fights rarely lasted for more than five minutes, and it was even more so for fights in the arena that were not hidden.
The fight lasted for ten minutes, but Meng Chao only managed to kill three strands of hair. This was an eye-opener for the monster controller freshmen.
But both sides' stamina had been squeezed to the limit.
The farce of them chasing each other finally came to an end.
Meng Chao staggered and suddenly knelt down on one knee. He hugged his thigh tightly.
The muscles on the sides of his thigh twitched madly, as if there were insects invading his flesh and wanting to break out of his body.
"He's cramping!"
The experienced students could tell at first glance that this was a sign of severe cramping.
Meng Chao had been dodging faster than the Dark Demonic Wolf for a total of ten minutes, and he practically had to jump up and down twice or thrice every second. Even if his body was made of steel, it would not be able to handle it.
Gao Lang controlled the Dark Demonic Wolf to crouch down. Its back was like a drawn longbow, and it was about to shoot the most lethal poison arrow.
Fang Lin opened his medical box and brought out eight types of medicine that could be used to stop bleeding, replenish bodily fluids, and replenish spirit energy with familiar movements.
Meng Chao fell to the ground. He was in so much pain that the veins on his forehead popped up. At first glance, he had lost all possibility of dodging or attacking.
The Dark Demonic Wolf's limbs were like springs that had exploded. It wanted to jump high into the air.
Suddenly, with four popping sounds, blood gushed out of its limbs, and it fell limp on the ground in a very strange manner. It let out a pained whine.
Gao Lang felt the same, and his limbs curled up. He fell back like a puppet whose strings had been cut.
Meng Chao, who seemed to be cramping, came back to life. He pounced on Gao Lang and delivered a chop to his carotid artery, causing him to stop breathing.
"Save him!"
Meng Chao gestured at the dumbfounded Fang Lin.
Fang Lin's rapidly heaving chest and the twitching muscles on his thighs instantly calmed down.
"…"
The monster controller freshmen who were trying to save him looked at Meng Chao, who was still blindfolded and had his ears plugged. Then, they looked at the Dark Demonic Wolf lying limp on the ground. Finally, they looked at Gao Lang, who was lying in Fang Lin's arms with his limbs twitching and a pained expression on his face. A bone-chilling chill rose in their hearts.
Before the students could ask, Meng Chao took the initiative to explain. "Do you know what is the greatest advantage humans have over beasts?
Before the students could ask, Meng Chao took the initiative to explain. "It's endurance. We have the most advanced heat dissipation system and the most outstanding endurance among all living creatures.
"The hunting of carnivores is usually done in one go. Regardless of whether it's the incredibly fast cheetahs or the stealthy large felines, they only need a few short pounces, and their success or failure is decided in an instant. It's impossible for them to spend more than ten minutes or even a few hours chasing after their prey. If they miss, their stamina will be drained, and it'll be the same as committing suicide.
"Hence, our ancestors on Earth could use the crudest bone spears, stone axes, and wooden bows and arrows to chase after the most agile antelopes, the strongest wild horses, and the most brutal jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards for a long period of time. They used up their stamina and killed them in the end.
"The physiological parameters of monsters are naturally much stronger than those of normal beasts on Earth.
"But as long as they are living creatures, they must obey the objective laws of nature.
"Dark Demonic Wolves are assassins who lurk in the dark. They're the assassins among monsters, and assassins are not meant to be pestered and fight a drawn-out battle.
"If they don't hit their target once, they will flee. That's the true nature of an assassin.
"If you didn't manage to achieve anything in the first one hundred pounces, you should know that you have no chance of winning. If you continued fighting against them, the Dark Demonic Wolves would just use up their stamina faster than humans. Failure is the inevitable outcome."
At that moment, Gao Lang woke up in Fang Lin's arms.
He cradled his neck and grimaced in pain, but he refused to admit defeat.
"Do you think that it's just a coincidence that the tendons in the Dark Demonic Wolves' limbs ruptured and that there's something wrong with the biochemical beasts' genes?"
Meng Chao said with a smile. "No. When I dissected the Iron-armored Rhinoceros just now, I noticed that the school's gene modifications for the biochemical beasts seem to be more focused on offense. They like to stimulate the tendons to increase the biochemical beasts' speed and charging power.
"There are pros and cons to gene modifications. At the same time a certain function is increased by leaps and bounds, it has to pay a price. For example, the durability of the tendons decreases, and it's easier for them to tear. Just now, the Iron-armored Rhinoceros was just about to use its major move, Brutal Charge, and its tendons cracked.
"I think that if the Dark Demonic Wolf wanted to increase its speed and charging power while remaining stealthy, its tendons would become even weaker, and it wouldn't be able to fight for a long time.
"So, during the fight, I intentionally added a lot of side-to-side movements that aren't suitable for the Dark Demonic Wolf's movements. I used all sorts of small-area movements to lure and force it to twist its tendons so that it could pounce on its joints. My goal was to create all sorts of fine tears on its tendons.
"Of course, if it pounced on its tendons once or twice, the tears would be insignificant. If it rested for a while, it would have a chance to repair itself.
"But after ten minutes of nonstop high-speed and high-frequency movements, all sorts of fine tears stacked on top of each other, and in the end, the tendons reached the brink of collapse.
"Even then, you refused to give up. You still wanted to control the Dark Demonic Wolf to deliver a fatal blow. It would have been strange if its tendons hadn't ruptured!"
Gao Lang, Fang Lin, and many of the monster controller freshmen looked at each other at a loss. They found themselves speechless.
It sounded like a very simple strategy.
The problem was, who could fight against the Dark Demonic Wolf for ten minutes like Meng Chao and still talk so calmly?
He had been drenched in sweat, panting, exhausted, and the muscles on his thighs twitching madly, but all of that had been an act. How could his endurance be so terrifying?!
"But how did you know?"
Gao Lang gritted his teeth. He could not understand it. "You can't see or hear anything, and I've also reduced the Dark Demonic Wolf's presence to the minimum. How did you manage to see my attack trajectory?!"
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