At that moment, over twenty Wind Wolves surrounded Lin Lei. Hundreds of dark green wind blades nearly filled the cramped space around him.
There was nowhere to dodge!
Lin Lei burst into motion. With a powerful push from his feet, his figure shot forward like an arrow from a bow toward a large tree ahead. But there were too many wind blades, dense as rain, and over a dozen still slashed into his body.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"…
The wind blades struck like blows against tough leather. Lin Lei's body was knocked sideways in midair, changing direction. He quickly grabbed a thick branch extending horizontally and pulled himself up, scrambling urgently twenty to thirty meters high before finally stopping to look down.
"That was close," he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a layer of armor the color of rock flowed across Lin Lei's skin. On the surface of this armor, a faint yellowish-brown glow pulsed, and the rich scent of earth elemental energy radiated outward.
Earth System Magic—Earth Guardian Holy Armor!
The Earth Guardian Holy Armor could only be cast by at least a fifth-level mage. Both fifth-level and sixth-level mages formed it by gathering earth elements into a rock-like shape. This rocky Holy Armor offered formidable defense, capable of withstanding several attacks of equal power.
The wind blades here were only equivalent to third or fourth-level attacks.
"Grrr…!" An angry growl sounded from below.
Lin Lei looked down and saw that wind was swirling beneath the feet of the twenty-plus Wind Wolves. They leaped up suddenly, and the two leading wolves actually soared over ten meters high, landing directly on the thick branches of the tree. Their powerful claws dug into the bark, holding them steady.
As magical beasts, Wind Wolves possessed exceptional balance. Climbing trees was not difficult for them.
"I'm not afraid of you climbing; I'm afraid you won't climb." Lin Lei felt the blood in his veins begin to boil. The more dangerous the situation, the closer to the brink of life and death, the more excited he became in his heart.
When it came to climbing ability, magical wolves were slightly inferior to humans. Lin Lei moved swiftly, jumping from tree to tree, while the pack of Wind Wolves roared and gave chase.
In the outer regions of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, a pack of Wind Wolves was absolutely the strongest force. Generally, even a sixth-level warrior encountering such a pack would only flee. After all, a sixth-level warrior's physical resilience couldn't withstand a single swipe from these wolves.
Lin Lei and the twenty-plus Wind Wolves began a chase over twenty meters above the ground. The two leading wolves were even faster than Lin Lei. He could only rapidly change direction to evade. Suddenly, one of the lead wolves spat out several wind blades from its mouth. Lin Lei immediately shifted course to dodge.
"Crack!" Several sections of branches were severed by the wind blades and fell to the ground.
"Psst!"
The claws of the lead wolf slashed across Lin Lei's back. The Earth Guardian Holy Armor trembled several times, its yellowish-brown light flickering.
"Sss!" "Sss!" "Sss!"…
The Wind Wolf chief was incredibly fast and terrifyingly agile. Its claws struck Lin Lei's body, head, and neck several times in quick succession. Fortunately, the Earth Guardian Holy Armor was formed from magical elements, allowing it to change shape and flow to form a helmet protecting his head. Yet under the chief's relentless assault, the armor's glow flickered nonstop.
"This Wind Wolf chief is too fast. The Earth Guardian Holy Armor won't hold much longer!"
Gritting his teeth, Lin Lei climbed upward, going higher and higher. In terms of weight, a human was much lighter than a Wind Wolf, and their climbing skills were also superior. When Lin Lei reached a height of over eighty meters, the Wind Wolves below could no longer follow. They could only spit wind blades upward at him. Lin Lei dodged nimbly, and only when avoidance was impossible did he use the Earth Guardian Holy Armor to block the impacts head-on.
"Falling from this height—surely that will kill you?" Lin Lei quickly murmured a magical incantation. To maintain a calm mind even in such a perilous situation was the result of long-term stone sculpting training, which had kept his mindset tranquil.
"Bang!"
A wind blade struck the Earth Guardian Holy Armor, which was already on the verge of collapse. The armor finally disintegrated, turning into yellowish-brown light that dissipated into the air. Almost immediately, another wind blade slashed toward him. Lin Lei spotted it instantly.
"An ordinary Wind Wolf's wind blade is only equivalent to one cast by a third-level mage. It can't kill a fourth-level warrior like me." He continued murmuring the incantation, letting the wind blade strike him. "Psst psst…" Flesh split open, and a gruesome wound appeared on his chest as blood flowed out.