The Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf's sudden transformation was noticed by Water Rouge and the others immediately.
However, compared to the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf's battle-ready demeanor, Water Rouge and the others were more focused on Shi Feng's situation.
He had taken the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf's flying knee kick head-on, yet his body hadn't flown backward — and he had even blocked the peak-speed Terror Thrust.
"How did the Guild Leader do that?"
Fei Ying stared at the serrated dagger pressed against Abyssal's silver-gray blade, unable to push forward even an inch. He simply couldn't wrap his mind around it—at that kind of speed, was it really possible for someone to block?
The others were all struck dumb with shock.
"He probably used some kind of special skill," Huo Wu said, not entirely sure.
The attack speed had been so fast that even Huo Wu couldn't see it clearly, let alone block it. While she knew Shi Feng was fast, he was still far, far slower than the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf.
The Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf's attacks were just like Shi Feng's Void Step—appearing and vanishing without a trace. But unlike Shi Feng's technique, the wolf hadn't used any skill at all; pure speed alone had accomplished it.
Whereas Void Step required a brief interval between disappearing and reappearing, the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf's vanishings and reappearings happened in an instant, like a mage's blink skill. But no mage could use such a skill that frequently, and on top of that, the wolf's attack speed was even faster than its movement speed.
Among all martial arts under heaven, only speed is invincible!
It wasn't without reason—at this kind of speed, when even a player's eyes and perception couldn't track it, how could anyone hope to defend?
Yet Shi Feng had caught it and blocked it…
Huo Wu considered herself one of the top Assassins, with perception sharper than most, but she hadn't been able to see how Shi Feng blocked that strike at all.
But before anyone could figure out the answer, the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf moved again.
Shadow Strike!
In an instant, the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf transformed into a streak of black light and pierced through Shi Feng's body.
"Watch out!" Huo Wu shouted a warning. But it was already too late.
Shadow Strike was the most devastating skill in the Assassin's arsenal—it could wipe out more than half a tank's HP in a single hit, and even leave a Berserker crippled. It was also the fastest skill in their kit, and the only way to deal with it was to use a skill of your own. No one had expected the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf to know it as well.
But after landing the hit, the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf's expression didn't relax—if anything, it grew even darker. It fixed its gaze on Shi Feng, who had somehow landed on the ground at some point, and let out a low, furious roar.
Because the one it had hit with Shadow Strike wasn't the real Shi Feng at all—just an afterimage.
"Rrrraaargh!" The Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf erupted in fury, unleashing a relentless barrage of attacks.
Vanishing one moment, reappearing the next.
The ink-black dagger split into countless streaks of light, all hurtling toward Shi Feng.
However, Shi Feng was just as unpredictable — vanishing one moment, reappearing the next. The Abyssal and the Shadow of Purgatory in his hands transformed into two streaks of flowing light, deflecting every incoming attack.
The one-sided battle from moments ago had instantly turned into a stalemate.
Sparks flew in every direction from their clashes. Each collision sent out shockwaves that left Shui Se Qiang Wei and the others watching from the sidelines trembling with fear.
"What the…?" Huo Wu's eyes went wide, completely unable to follow what was happening.
Since when had Shi Feng become this fast?!
"Hei Zi, you're closest to the guild leader — how much of his strength has he really been hiding? Spill it," Shui Se Qiang Wei said, shooting Hei Zi an exasperated look.
Back when Shi Feng had claimed he could solo a High Lord-rank monster using some special tricks, she had been willing to accept that — she'd already written him off as inhuman. But now he was going head-to-head with a Lord-rank this fast? She was starting to wonder if Shi Feng was even a player at all. Maybe he was the Main God System itself, or the System's own darling son, because what other explanation could there be for speed like that?
Even a Great Lord-rank would struggle to match the Scarlet Shadow Fierce Wolf's speed, yet Shi Feng had kept up. On top of that, his raw power was on par with a Lord-rank monster, and after all this fighting, he hadn't even lost that much health.
How could a single player possibly be this strong? And even if such power existed, it shouldn't be possible at this stage.
"Me?" Hei Zi said, looking thoroughly innocent. "I really have no idea."
If he hadn't witnessed Shi Feng's abilities with his own eyes — if Shi Feng weren't his own brother — he would have thought the person fighting right now was some monster wearing Shi Feng's skin.
As the two continued to trade blows, Shi Feng's health kept dropping. Even though his current HP had already reached a whopping 8,460 — far exceeding Ke Le's as Zero Wing's main tank — trading hits with the Scarlet Shadow Fierce Wolf, who had a full one million HP, was like throwing an egg at a rock. Utterly futile.
In just over twenty seconds, Shi Feng's health had plummeted to just above 3,000 points.
"Ziyan, why aren't you healing yet?" Shi Feng called out in the party chat.
"Huh…?"
Ziyan Liuyun had been completely mesmerized by the battle between Shi Feng and the Scarlet Shadow Fierce Wolf, forgetting her duties entirely. She hurriedly swung her staff, casting heal after heal on Shi Feng, and topped it off with a Holy Word Shield. At the rate Shi Feng was losing HP, that shield alone should buy him five or six seconds.