Chapter 252

Lin Yifan took this out, simply wanting to gamble whether these netherworld wolves still retain an innate biological habit, such as fear of fire!

"Hope this thing really works…" Lin Yifan silently prayed, while scanning his surroundings, looking for the right moment to ignite it.

At that moment, the wolf king suddenly stopped, lifted its head and let out an earth‑shaking howl.

In an instant, dozens of scarlet eyes lit up in the surrounding bushes.

The wolf pack had indeed surrounded Lin Yifan!

"How can there be so many netherworld wolves!" Lin Yifan's forehead beaded with cold sweat as he gripped the incendiary bomb tightly.

Now he only hopes this thing will work; otherwise, facing so many netherworld wolves with a wolf king in the lead, even if he managed to break out, he would surely pay a heavy price.

Still in this damned place, who knows how many more dangers lie ahead?

So Lin Yifan dare not let himself be seriously injured!

At that moment, the wolf king lowered its head, a flash of cruelty flashing in its eyes, then lunged forward!

At the critical moment, Lin Yifan instantly hurled the incendiary bomb to a spot two or three meters ahead of him.

He had rigged a simple ignition device on the incendiary bomb; a hard impact on the ground would ignite it.

He had originally made these incendiary bombs to deal with the "maggot worm bone," but never expected to use them here.

The incendiary bomb exploded instantly, a frenzied flame shooting up into the sky, the scorching heat scorching Lin Yifan's hair somewhat.

And the wolf king that had been lunging at him halted its steps the moment the flames flared up.

And right before his eyes, the information about this Nether Wolf instantly appeared.

It slowly lowered its body, eyes wary as it stared at the fire, letting out a threatening low growl.

The other netherworld wolves retreated several steps, their eyes fixed on the fire filling with fear.

Seeing this, Lin Yifan let out a relieved sigh!

But soon his brow furrowed again; although the netherworld wolves ceased their attack, they remained surrounding him, showing no intention to disperse.

Clearly, the netherworld wolves are still waiting.

As for what they're waiting for, obviously they're waiting for the fire to die out.

Realizing this, Lin Yifan's face darkened instantly.

The incendiary bomb can indeed burn for a while, but at most half an hour; after half an hour its fuel will be exhausted.

And he only has about ten of these incendiary bombs, not to mention they are his last‑ditch self‑defense stash; even if he threw them all here, if the wolf pack never retreats, he will eventually have to engage in close combat.

Moreover, this second round of the competition is scored; if he wastes five or six hours here, even if the wolves disperse, what will he have left to compete with others?

Rather than that, it's better to gamble!

Lin Yifan took a deep breath, decisively pulling out the 【Chasing Wind Piercing Cloud Bow】 from his space; though this bow is still only bronze‑grade even now, it remains his favorite ranged weapon.

If he gets the chance, he will definitely upgrade this bow!

However, Lin Yifan did not rush to attack, because he had forgotten one very important thing: his first talent 【Random Buff, one draw per day!】

"Damn it!" Lin Yifan cursed silently, his muscles tensing instantly.

He should have guessed earlier: whether it's the hidden wolves or ordinary wolves, these creatures are pack animals and cannot appear alone.

He shouldn't have wasted time here just now; he should have killed that netherworld wolf and left immediately.

But now it's too late to regret; the wolf king has appeared, and the wolf pack must be nearby.

As expected, the wolf king did not attack immediately, but paced slowly, as if assessing his prey's strength.

With each step it took, the surrounding shadows seemed to come alive, writhing and twisting on the ground, forming one eerie rune after another.

Lin Yifan didn't know what those runes meant, but he knew one thing: he was in big trouble!

A third‑rank magical beast, and it's the wolf king—definitely not an opponent he can easily handle now.

But fleeing is clearly not a good option; racing the wolves in an unfamiliar forest is tantamount to suicide. The only way out is to fight head‑on, even to slay the wolf king.

He took a deep breath, his right hand quietly slipping out an incendiary bomb.

It was made from fuel he purchased on the market before entering the 【Resource Contention】.

This incendiary band does not explode; it only produces a huge flame.

Lin Yifan took it out simply to gamble whether these netherworld wolves still retain an innate biological habit, such as fear of fire!

If they fear fire, he could avoid a fierce battle.

"Hope this thing really works…

At that moment, the wolf king suddenly stopped, lifted its head and let out an earth‑shaking howl.

Instantly, dozens of scarlet eyes glowed in the surrounding bushes.

The wolf pack had indeed surrounded Lin Yifan!

"How can there be so many netherworld wolves!" Lin Yifan's forehead beaded with cold sweat as he gripped the incendiary bomb tightly.

Now he only hopes this thing will work; otherwise, facing so many netherworld wolves with a wolf king leading, even if he managed to break out, he'd surely pay a heavy price.

Still in this damned place, who knows how many more dangers await?

So Lin Yifan dare not let himself be seriously injured!

At that moment, the wolf king lowered its head, a flash of cruelty flashing in its eyes, then lunged forward!

At the critical moment, Lin Yifan instantly hurled the incendiary bomb to a spot two or three meters ahead of him.

He had rigged a simple ignition device on the incendiary bomb; a hard impact on the ground would ignite it.

He had originally made these incendiary bombs to deal with the "maggot worm bone," but never expected to use them here.

The incendiary bomb exploded instantly, a frenzied flame shooting up into the sky, the scorching heat scorching Lin Yifan's hair somewhat.

And the wolf king that had been lunging at him halted its steps the moment the flames flared up.

If there's a chance, he'll definitely upgrade this bow!

It slowly lowered its body, eyes wary as it stared at the fire, letting out a threatening low growl.

【61】 The other netherworld wolves retreated several steps, their eyes fixed on the fire filling with fear.

【62】 Seeing this, Lin Yifan let out a relieved sigh!

【63】 But soon his brow furrowed again; although the netherworld wolves ceased their attack, they remained surrounding him, showing no intention to disperse.

【64】 Clearly, the netherworld wolves are still waiting.

【65】 As for what they're waiting for, obviously they're waiting for the fire to die out.

【66】 Realizing this, Lin Yifan's face darkened instantly.

【67】 The incendiary bomb can indeed burn for a while, but at most half an hour; after half an hour its fuel will be exhausted.

【68】 And he only has about ten of these incendiary bombs, not to mention they are his last‑ditch self‑defense stash; even if he threw them all here, if the wolf pack never retreats, he will eventually have to engage in close combat.

【69】 Moreover, this second round of the competition is scored; if he wastes five or six hours here, even if the wolves disperse, what will he have left to compete with others?

【70】 Rather than that, it's better to gamble!

【71】 Lin Yifan took a deep breath, decisively pulling out the 【Chasing Wind Piercing Cloud Bow】 from his space; though this bow is still only bronze‑grade even now, it remains his favorite ranged weapon.

【72】 If he gets the chance, he will definitely upgrade this bow!

【73】 However, Lin Yifan did not rush to attack, because he had forgotten one very important thing: his first talent 【Random Buff, one draw per day!】

Previously he would be stuck at 12:00 or, after waking up the next morning, immediately draw the day's random buff.

Yesterday's "Lucky Double" also gave him many benefits, but he got so busy afterward that he couldn't keep track of the time and forgot that it was already past 12.

Although the daily one-draw random buff hasn't yet included any combat-related ones, they are basically the buffs he has needed recently.

Now the buff he needs most is a power‑boosting one, so he still wants to take a gamble.

He takes a deep breath and silently chants, "Draw!"

On the Light Screen before him, an information prompt appears instantly.

【Draw Success, today's buff: All attributes increase 50% (duration one hour, can be toggled on and off until the hour is exhausted)】

Lin Yifan sees this buff, suddenly looks up at the sky!

He has always known that the Survival Realm constantly watches every Survivor, because many Survivors who especially need a certain item often appear soon thereafter.

Lin Yifan is the same!

However, previously this situation was more concealed and not so blunt.

But today, the buff is given way too timely, almost like drowsiness delivering a pillow.

At this moment, Lin Yifan can be sure that the Survival Realm indeed wants to cultivate these Survivors, but its method is the most ruthless elimination system.

Yet correspondingly, as long as he stays at the forefront of the same batch of Survivors, the resource inclination he can obtain may be greater.

For a moment, Lin Yifan doesn't know whether to be happy or angry.

After all, they now are like marionettes, everything controlled by others.

Yet this emotion only lasted a moment, and Lin Yifan withdrew his thoughts.

No matter how much emotion, for the current situation it has no meaning!

Only by living well and continuously getting stronger might one someday find an answer to all this.

Lin Yifan takes a deep breath, looks up at the glaring pack of Nether Wolves, and without hesitation activates the 【All Attribute Enhancement buff】.

【All Attribute Enhancement 50%, remaining time: 59 minutes 59 seconds】

After activating the buff, Lin Yifan himself opened his Personal Info and took a look.

Name: Lin Yifan (All attributes increased 50%)

Age: 23

Strength: 102

Agility: 136

Physical Stamina: 84

Intelligence: 142

Remaining attribute points: 0

Life Tier: Transcendent Fourth Stage (upgrade to Supernormal Twelfth Segment, can breakthrough to the next Life Tier)

First talent: 【Random buff, one draw per day!】

【You can draw once daily, obtaining various buffs with different effects; the draw refreshes at 12 AM each day. Are you a lucky emperor or a Non-lucky, depends on your face!】

【Today's buff: Random attribute increase 50%】

Second talent: 【Ice Body】

【Passive Skill 1: Frost Affinity (All ice‑type skill effects increase 50%, casting speed up 30%.) Immune to extreme cold environmental debuffs.】

【Passive Skill 2: Frozen Body (When attacked, automatically generates ice armor, reducing 20% ice damage.)】

【Active Skill 1: Eternal Freeze Field (When activated, creates a 10‑meter radius ice field centered on self; enemies within continuously suffer frost injury and slow, with a chance of full freeze, lasting 15 seconds (duration and strength increase with Intelligence).】

【Active Skill 2: Rapid Ice Flash (Within the Eternal Freeze Field, can teleport; with sufficient Intelligence, theoretically infinite teleportation is possible.)】

Third talent: Shadow Power

【Shadow Divinity (Fusion rate 1%)】

【Shadow Sovereign (Beginner): Can merge into shadows for a short time; unless a Life Tier is more than 5 levels higher than yours, your whereabouts cannot be detected.】

【Shadow Traverse: Can instantly move between shadows, maximum distance 5 meters】

Life Skill:

【Beginner Skinning】 (Proficiency 1000/12)

【Beginner Cooking】 (Proficiency 1000/66)

Special Item: 【Mythril Cast Iron Pot·Unique (Creator: Barolinte)】

【Attributes: Delicious +5, Physical Stamina Recovery +3】

【Item Status: Repaired】

【Special Effect: When cooking, there is a chance to trigger "Delicious Critical Hit", doubling food attributes.】

Special Item: 【Mage‑level Inherited Memory (left by Keluositin)】 (Already soul‑bound; can be learned after Life Tier breakthroughs to Transcendent Great Perfection)

【Evaluation: A very good seed contestant, breaking through to Transcendent Fourth Stage so quickly; although it's not an extraordinary stage, it's still commendable!】

Lin Yifan looks at the Personal Info, and a strange light flashes in his eyes.

At this moment, all his attributes except Physical Stamina have surprisingly exceeded three digits.

Of course, this is only possible with the all‑attribute doubling buff applied.

Yet even halved, his attribute values are still considerably higher than before.

Especially Intelligence, which astonishingly reaches 71 points!

This is enough to let him, after activating 【Eternal Freeze Field】, use 【Rapid Ice Flash】 and 【Extreme Ice Thrust】 more than 15 times without pause.

And now with attributes doubled, this number can double again!

Moreover, he also has 【Shadow Traverse】, a teleport skill extremely similar to 【Rapid Ice Flash】; with the two combined, he can definitely become a top‑tier assassin.

Originally, facing the Nether Wolf pack, he felt a bit uncertain, but now… isn't this just handing him points?

A cold smile flickered at the corner of Lin Yifan's mouth as he unhesitatingly tossed the Wind‑Chasing Cloud‑Breaking Bow in his hand back into space.

Although it is his favorite ranged weapon, at this moment using a teleportation skill for a close‑quarters ambush is the fastest and most efficient way to strike!

Lin Yifan concealed his figure behind the flames, trying to keep the wolf pack from seeing him, and then unhesitatingly performed Shadow Assault, instantly teleporting to the front of a Level‑1 Shadow Wolf.

He then activated Eternal Frost Domain, and his left palm simultaneously formed an Extreme Ice Spike, pointing straight at the wolf's eye.

On his right hand, a jet‑black dagger instantly appeared—the Shadow Dagger he had obtained earlier.

In the darkness, the dagger was completely invisible.

The Level‑1 Shadow Wolf that suddenly appeared before Lin Yifan startled, then the ice spike made its soul flee in panic, so how could it notice the action of Lin Yifan's other hand?

Thus, the Shadow Dagger easily sliced the throat of that Shadow Wolf.

However, the beast's vitality is strong; even a slashed throat does not cause instant death.

But the Shadow Dagger's innate skill, Shadow Corrosion, immediately plunged the Shadow Wolf into a hallucinatory state, forcing it to wait quietly for death.

And Lin Yifan, watching the fallen Shadow Wolf, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief!

The Shadow Wolf he chose was in the most remote spot; the nearest other Shadow Wolf was several meters away.

A thicket here conveniently blocked the sight of the other Shadow Wolves, and this wolf died silently.

The other Shadow Wolves therefore did not notice his subtle move!

However, the scent of blood still spread, and wolves have extremely keen noses.

Even a faint whiff of blood instantly put all the Shadow Wolves on alert.

Awooo!

Especially the Shadow Wolf Leader, after letting out a roar, instantly lunged straight toward Lin Yifan's position!

Although they were twenty to thirty meters apart, the strength of a Three‑Tier beast is certainly not to be underestimated.

In just a single breath, the Shadow Wolf Leader already appeared at the spot where Lin Yifan had just been.

The reason it was "just now" is that after assassinating that Level‑1 Shadow Wolf, he did not hesitate at all and rushed toward another Level‑1 Shadow Wolf in a different direction.