However, Hayden's preparations were not yet complete.
While the tengu ninja was assuming a fighting stance, he took out a bottle of emerald green magic potion from his belt with his left hand, holding a sword in his right hand.
The ninja didn't find anything strange about it. Taking some drugs before a do-or-die battle wasn't wrong. Besides, what good would taking drugs do? Would drugs really strengthen Hayden enough to defeat her? That was impossible.
Hayden, however, did not drink the potion. Instead, he sprayed the bottle of potion—a bottle of men's perfume—onto himself a few times and chanted loudly:
"Moon, oh moon, silver full moon! Melt bullets, dull knives, shatter knotted wooden staffs, and fill beasts, insects, fish, and even humans with trembling fear! Preventing them from capturing the snow-white wolf and from skinning its warm fur!"
This is a spell from classical wolf-transformation witchcraft that Hayden stole from the Volkov family.
"A furry wolf roams through forests and valleys. All the horned livestock are beneath its sharp teeth!"
As for the men's perfume in his hand—perfume is, of course, a type of cosmetic!
As mentioned before, makeup is an ancient form of magic that makes people "stronger".
Hayden's body immediately began to change. His black eyes glowed red, his bones swelled, his flesh grew, and thick, snow-white hair sprouted from every inch of his skin. His hands curled into claws. Most werewolves created by wolf-transformation magic only reach a height of two meters, but Hayden's body now far exceeded that.
A three-meter-tall white giant wolf, holding a sword in one paw, stands on its two legs, firmly planted on the ground.
The Tengu Ninja watched Hayden transform, showing no fear whatsoever, but rather interest: "A demon warrior wielding a blazing lightsaber, possessing the Beast Factor—is this your full power?"
She was only 1.5 meters tall, yet she wasn't afraid of the 3-meter-tall werewolf at all. After all, the difference in combat power between the two was still enormous. Even if Hayden transformed into a werewolf, he would only be like a snail turning into a tortoise, still unable to outrun a rabbit. Why would a ninja capable of throwing sonic shurikens to destroy armored vehicles be afraid of werewolves?
Hayden could never have won this battle without external force or underhanded tactics!
So now, with everything prepared and the two sides on the verge of fighting, Hayden finally spoke:
"You just said that Moonlight Protection is completely ineffective, but that's not actually the case. Similarly, the energy originating from the earth is very ineffective against you. However, this only applies when it's used against you."
These words stunned the Tengu Ninja: Why is he saying this?
But before she could react, Hayden continued:
“If I were to use the fairies and natural energy supplied to the camp myself, the effects wouldn’t be affected by you. But my body can’t handle that much energy.”
Hayden nearly self-destructed just by channeling so much energy directly outside the barrier to cast a spell. The human body is simply not suited to withstand that much natural energy.
...And what about the bodies of non-human beings?
Then the Tengu ninja finally realized what was happening.
But it was too late.
Since Hayden dared to say these things, it meant he had already completed the entire operation. He wouldn't be foolish enough to hold the switch and not press it immediately, instead wasting time talking to the enemy. He always presses the switch first, then wastes time with idle chatter.
So even if you are three times stronger than your opponent, you should absolutely, absolutely not let a wizard hold a bunch of things and cast a spell in front of you for three minutes.
At this moment, Hayden's werewolf body underwent further changes. His bulging muscles, almost bursting through his fur, writhed and expanded desperately, and his blood vessels meandered beneath his skin like tree roots. The light of the full moon flowed into the white werewolf's body, and the earth's energy from the barrier surged continuously into his legs, propelling him upwards—rapidly upwards—in less than a second, his body had already risen to a full ten meters! He stretched out his body, puffed out his chest, and a vast power surged within him!
Realizing he had been tricked, the Tengu ninja hurriedly swung his sword at Hayden's neck—but Hayden's vision had become so sharp and clear that it could even keep up with the Tengu ninja's dynamic vision! Before the katana could strike, he had already raised his right claw lightsaber and deflected the attack!
He could hear the Tengu ninja's heartbeat quickening, the ceaseless wind in the camp, and the rustling of the plants and flowers. He opened his mouth, revealing a silent smile, his tongue licking the tips of his sharp teeth. The hunger of a natural predator was coursing through his veins!
"Ninja, don't blame me for being despicable!"
That power is amazing!
095: Female ninjas are amazing!
What comes to mind when you think of ninjas?
Shuriken, kunai, smoke bombs, walking on the water in strange shoes, and perhaps some people might even imagine hand seals and chanting mysterious spells.
Assuming all of the above is true, then a ninja should actually be a kind of agile, skillful magic warrior, right?
Isn't it only natural that an agile, skillful magic warrior could fight a gigantic white beast ten meters tall wielding a sword?
"Gaa ...
Hayden launched the first attack. After transforming into a beast, his dynamic vision and physical attributes were greatly enhanced, resulting in a comprehensive optimization of his combat abilities. The ten-meter-tall white giant wolf stood on two legs, roaring as it attacked, its claws and swords flying. Despite its massive size, comparable to a house, it moved with lightning speed.
He unleashed a blazing blade, its light soaring into the sky and shaking the night above; it stomped on the earth, its sharp claws capable of shattering mountains.
That power is amazing!
The white wolf roared loudly, causing the ground to tremble and the atmosphere to churn.
The little fairies were so frightened that they all hid back in the flowers—but still peeked out with their little heads. Although they were a little scared, they weren't really that scared. Because they knew that the giant wolf was using their magic and was a divine beast fighting to protect this land.
The Tengu ninja unleashed a flurry of sword strikes, precisely parrying the giant wolf's blades and claws. Her ninja-like dynamic vision perfectly captured the trajectory of Hayden's every attack. Every sword strike, every claw strike, was deflected by her blade.
The ninja's skills remained superb, far surpassing Hayden's—yet at the same time, she began to break out in a cold sweat.
She could feel her power being suppressed. In the clash of blades and claws, the Tengu ninja was gradually being overwhelmed, her hand gripping the sword was numb from the impact, and her stance was becoming unstable.
Firstly, this is because the giant white wolf has far more energy than she does, which goes without saying. The hundred or so goblins, the purified land, and the light of the full moon are all supplying Hayden with energy. His energy is now even greater than that of ordinary gods, and it continues to pour in from a great distance, seemingly inexhaustible.
Do you remember the incident six months ago when Hayden and Angela transformed Alastor into the land god in the form of a white dragon, and killed four Vajra Warriors with a single all-out attack?
The giant wolf that Hayden has now become is not as powerful as the white dragon he was six months ago, because the area of this camp is too small and there are no key spiritual vein nodes. However, if anyone could fight Hayden in terms of energy under these circumstances, it would probably only be the battle gods who are directly connected to large corporations for energy supply, and those big capitalist gods themselves!
Tengu ninjas are ultimately just one of the gloves that the gods use to do evil. How could they possibly fight against the energy of this land and a hundred little demons?
Moreover, after exchanging blows with the giant white wolf, the tengu ninja finally realized something—why was his attribute being countered by the opponent?!
The reasons are actually quite complicated.
Hayden deduced that the Tengu was likely a fairy-like spirit connected to the forces of nature. This judgment wasn't entirely accurate, but it was at least half right. Because of its close connection to the power of the land, it was easily resistant to magic based on natural energy—but conversely, fairies were also easily affected by changes in the land's power.
It's like this: if the land is polluted, the fairies will also be corrupted; if the land dies, the fairies cannot survive either.
So when a person becomes the core of the land's energy and swings their claws at a fairy, the fairy will at least be suppressed, right?
Moreover, Hayden has now turned into a giant wolf, and the Tengu Ninja is a kind of food chain counter... but that's a digression.
Fortunately, the tengu ninja's fighting skills were far superior to Hayden's, so even amidst the clanging of weapons, she was barely managing to hold her own—which was quite ironic. Just a minute ago, Hayden was desperately trying to devise a clever plan to counter the tengu ninja's immense power; now, only a minute later, it was the tengu ninja's turn to frantically think of how to deal with Hayden's even greater strength!
What goes around comes around!
But this is changing way too fast!?
Fortunately—for the Tengu ninja, fortunately—Hayden lacked specialized melee combat skills. His close-quarters fighting ability was merely that of a street thug, ruthless and experienced. It sounded cool, but in reality, he was far inferior to a veteran specializing in close combat. Now, using witchcraft to transform into a beast, he possessed a few more of the hunting instincts of a wild animal—but still, he couldn't match the Tengu ninja's superb swordsmanship.
Wild animal instincts are no match for the battle wisdom and karate skills honed through countless trials by ninjas. Otherwise, why would humans bother innovating and developing various technologies?
Realizing that a prolonged standstill wouldn't last, the Tengu Ninja finally unleashed her most powerful abilities.
After deflecting Hayden's next attack, the ninja tengu still gripped his sword in his right hand, but his left hand formed a hand seal while he rapidly chanted a secret incantation:
"Namo Samantabhadra! (Homage to all, Vajra!)"
Truth!
This is a spell used by the Mithraic group hundreds of years ago to subdue the Old Gods; even Hayden knows its origin. This is none other than the famous "Acala Mantra"!
If Peacock King is the oldest of the Wisdom Kings, then Acala King is the most powerful. He is a war god who wields the sword of wisdom and burns away all evil with raging flames. It is said that Mara, the Arhat, was slain by Acala in a great battle.
Today, the Tengu ninja chants the secret mantra of Fudo Myo-o (verbal secret), forms hand seals (body secret), and visualizes in his mind (intention secret). This harmony of the three secrets is the essence of the Mithra Group's unique magic system of "body, speech, and mind." By harmonizing these three secrets, one can receive the blessing of the Fudo Myo-o Director and summon divine power!
With this divine power, she spewed forth the raging fire of the King of Light from her mouth, which burned directly towards Hayden!
This might sound a bit dull. But don't forget, the divine fire that spews from his mouth is something even a clever monkey born from a stone knows to avoid. Besides, as the saying goes, much fur weakens fire. Now that Hayden has become a giant wolf, why wouldn't he dodge the divine fire?
He immediately dodged to the side, adjusting his posture in mid-air to avoid being directly hit by the flames. If he had been hit directly, Hayden would probably have turned into a crispy roasted saury and died on the spot!
So this was the moment the Tengu Ninja had been aiming for! With minimal and maximum efficiency, she leaped towards Hayden Wolf's head, seizing the fleeting opening to deliver a fatal blow!
Hayden, transformed into a giant white wolf, was imbued with the energy of the earth. His thick fur served as a sturdy shield and armor. However, even the most invincible fur had its weaknesses.
Before he could dodge, the katana had already pierced through the wolf's ear hole and pierced Hayden's head!
This is the Tengu Ninja's ultimate technique!
But wait! Why didn't Hayden Wolf, whose brain was pierced, die immediately?
"...You think you're very smart?"
An ordinary werewolf would die at the slightest provocation if its brain was pierced by a samurai sword. Even if it survived, it would obviously be unable to move for the time being.
However, at this moment, Hayden felt as if a taut string in his head had snapped.
Extending its strong, massive wolf claws, it swiftly grabbed the tengu ninja's sword-wielding hand with one claw, while the other gripped the ninja's neck.
Before she could even struggle, a snap was heard, and Hayden broke the Tengu ninja's right wrist. Hayden gripped her neck tightly, making escape impossible. Her bulletproof and blade-resistant ninja attire made of spider silk couldn't stop the giant wolf's claws. With a swift rip, the bodysuit was torn, blood splattering everywhere, causing the ninja to scream in agony.
The thrill of victory and the sweet taste of blood ignited an unprecedented urge within Hayden. That craving made him want to tear open the female ninja's throat with his sharp teeth until all her blood was drained—to rip out her entrails! To devour her sweet flesh!
This little bitch is already in his hands! Her life and death are in his hands!
...That's why it's best not to use beast-transformation magic indiscriminately.
In particular, it should not be connected to energy sources that are far beyond one's control.
Hayden could barely control the bestial nature conjured by the witchcraft, but then the Tengu ninja stabbed him through the head with a single blow—smack! Now he's done for!
Now, Hayden smelled the blood, and the scent of fresh blood under the moonlight was so strong and fragrant that it made his mouth water. So he first tore open the Tengu Ninja's bodysuit and took a few small bites to taste it.
"Let me go—you beast!"
The ninja, of course, was unwilling to be eaten. Although Hayden Wolf had her firmly restrained, she still struggled to pound the wolf's head with the gauntlet on her left hand. This did not cause any effective damage; instead, it made Hayden even more eager to bite down, make this little bitch scream, and then devour her alive.
These violent and bloodthirsty desires were almost irresistible, stronger than any force Hayden had ever felt, more potent than any potion he had ever taken. It was the purest pleasure and bestiality in the wild.
(……wrong)
But Hayden still managed to raise a tentacle of reason within his shattered mind.
(At this point... we should... think rationally...)
Hayden had to hold back, he had to hold back!
So he stuck out his tongue and licked the female ninja's blood, barely satisfying the wolf's ferocity.
(We need to be rational...think...this foolish forest spirit...rationally speaking...eating her would be too wasteful...rationally speaking, she's a canine, and so am I...we fought for territory, and I won, so...as long as she's willing to submit to me...she can reproduce for me...)
Is this really considered rational?
All we can say is that Hayden did his best; at least he was trying his best to think logically. It's just a pity he had a samurai sword stuck in his head, making it difficult to expect his rationality to prevail over his animalistic instincts in such a situation.
On the other hand, just as Hayden, or rather the beast in his head, was thinking this, the camp barrier, which he had abused to this extent, finally gave way.
Arcane defense barriers are, after all, defensive structures. Hayden used them twice for purposes beyond their original design, so one can't really blame the manufacturer for incompetence. A crisp pop echoed from the barrier's core inside the hut, and it was completely disabled.
In this way, the earth energy that was originally gathered through the arcane structure of the barrier also lost its core...
...but they did not scatter; instead, they condensed directly onto Hayden.
At the same time, the Tengu ninja who had been struggling desperately suddenly froze. She had seen something on Hayden's chest.
She saw Hayden wearing Alastor's Dragon Ball around his neck!
"Demon... Demon King!? Monk... Monk..."
But Hayden didn't let her finish. As the barrier's core collapsed, he, and the dragon ball on his chest, became the new core of the land's energy. His werewolf body began to become even more beastly and ferocious. No longer a bipedal werewolf, he resembled a pure wolf more.
It resembles a giant white wolf, a pure embodiment of nature.
In other words, it's just like the white dragon, the land god that Alastor transformed into in the sewers half a year ago!
Without the arcane structure of the barrier, and with the Dragon Ball he carried transformed into an energy core resembling a ley line node, Hayden naturally merged with the land in a stronger form. Was he now destined to be assimilated by the spirits of the earth god and beasts, like Alastor?
“I… am the embodiment of the land… and you… are also the embodiment of the land… I am… the male wolf… and you are… the female fox…”
As expected, Hayden, whose bestial transformation had become even more severe, actually spoke out the jumbled words that had been swirling in his mind, his voice even carrying the roar of a wild beast.
"You challenged me for territory...and lost...you must reproduce..."
The ten-meter-long giant wolf roared as it trampled the female ninja under its feet.
The female ninja was finally terrified.
"No! No, no, no! Lord Demon King! You can't!"
For some reason, the tengu ninja who was just thinking about how to fight back was now so frightened that all she wanted to do was run away. She had to escape no matter what, but the difference in strength between the two sides was so great that she couldn't even move.
Moreover, just like how the Dragon God Alastor blocked the communion vision of the gods last time, now under the suppression of the Earth God's divine power, she can't even teleport away to escape!
The giant wolf responded to the tengu ninja's pleas with a howl, then tightened its fangs around her neck. Its tongue could sense her pulse, and a gentle snap of its teeth would be enough to break her neck.
But that means I can't have children, what a hassle. To avenge myself against those so-called new gods, against those damned capitalists, I must reproduce more, I must find mates with both talent and virtue, and have more children. So, I'll just have to hold off on biting this shrew's neck for now…
...It was clear that Hayden's mind was now completely muddled.
He is now gradually transforming into something strange, a mixture of his own dreams (after all, Hayden did want to take revenge on the capitalists, but also wanted a family), yet also possessing the instincts of a land god and an old god.