Chapter 660: Truly Unprofessional
But this one here isn’t a magical beast. It’s just a pitiful werewolf that’s completely lost its mind. I’ve always been cautious about matters of sanity and haven’t quite figured out what complete madness looks like. Now, it’s being displayed clearly before me.
“Now, please, contestant Little Thief, enter the iron cage arena. We wish him victory!” the host announced. Although he said it like that, few of the spectators present likely believed Little Thief would survive. They were all here to see a wolf eat a man.
Older Brother Jayad calmly walked into the iron cage. Then, the cage door closed. On the other side of the wall, separated by iron bars, was the Iron Wolf, its eyes blood red, constantly roaring.
The staff pushed a cart to the side of the iron cage, aligning it. Then, they pulled up the cage door. A connection point opened on both sides simultaneously. The host shouted, “The beast fight begins!”
“Awooooo!!!” The Iron Wolf let out a fierce and violent howl. In an instant, it rushed out of its cage. It had already been provoked by the vast crowd of spectators, its eyes turning blood red, its mind filled only with the urge to slaughter. Now, seeing a living person, it immediately lunged at Jayad.
The scene unfolded like a lion pouncing on a lamb. All the spectators felt as if they saw the bloody moment Little Thief’s throat was torn open by the Iron Wolf. Some of the more timid ones even closed their eyes, unable to bear watching.
Just then, with the speed of lightning, Little Thief instantly turned and evaded the Iron Wolf. Then, he raised his fist and smashed it into the Iron Wolf’s ferocious face.
“Bong!” A loud noise echoed, like the sound of a blacksmith’s hammer striking iron. Sparks flew from the Iron Wolf’s face, which was covered in steel. Its massive body was sent flying backward from the impact.
“Huh?!” A gasp of surprise swept through the entire venue. They had all witnessed an unbelievable scene: this ferocious beast had been sent flying by the seemingly small Little Thief with a single punch.
Just the sound of the punch hitting its face, the scattered sparks, and the effect of its two-and-a-half-meter giant body being thrown backward left no one doubting the power of that punch. If it had landed on their own faces, their heads would have surely been smashed, no easier than smashing a watermelon.
However, at that very moment, an unexpected turn of events occurred. The Iron Wolf had charged straight at Jayad upon entering, and was immediately knocked flying back. It landed in the direction of the connection point it had come from.
At that time, the iron cage was descending, but it had only lowered halfway. The Iron Wolf crashed heavily onto the ground and squeezed out through the connection point that hadn’t fully closed. The iron bars landed on the wolf’s waist, preventing further descent.
Even worse, the cage that transported the Iron Wolf had its bars lowered and locked. The Iron Wolf, crashing down, slammed into the cage door. Jayad’s strength was so immense that even with the ground buffering its momentum, it still sent the cart outside rolling backward.
“Ah!” The cart-pushing staff were caught off guard and were knocked flying by the retreating cart. Simultaneously, the Iron Wolf had more than half of its body stuck outside the iron cage.
“Quick! Push it back!” The leading staff member had some judgment. He immediately shouted at the remaining people to push the cart, hoping to force the Iron Wolf back.
At the same time, the organizers were frantically lowering the iron bars. However, the Iron Wolf was trapped underneath, its body jammed against the door, preventing it from closing.
The door seemed to be air-pressure controlled and closed with great force, pressing the Iron Wolf tightly beneath it. But ultimately, it couldn’t crush its metallic hide and bones. It only caused the Iron Wolf to cry out in pain, its sharp steel claws flailing everywhere, scratching sparks from the cage in front of it.
Being stuck halfway and the door’s closure caused another problem. The Iron Wolf was jammed mid-way by the door. Its upper body was larger than its lower body, and now its upper body was outside. It couldn’t be pushed back with the cart.
On the contrary, because the Iron Wolf was in pain and thrashing about, it pushed the cage cart backward. It had been helpless when it was trapped inside the cart, but now that it was partially out, the staff’s strength was no match for the werewolf when it came to pushing.
“This won’t do. Go quickly and manually open the cage door and get it back inside!” The leader reacted quickly, but in the urgency, no one dared to climb on top of the cart to close the iron door.
So, the leader had to climb up himself. Just halfway up, the Iron Wolf gave a powerful shove, and the cart retreated five meters. The leader also fell down.
Originally, the Iron Wolf had also realized it had squeezed out by mistake. Although it had permanently lost its mind, its instincts remained. There was more food outside, and it could still distinguish the formidable individual inside.
So, the Iron Wolf began to desperately claw its way outside, its four paws constantly scratching the ground, creating cracks.
“Not good!” The spectators panicked. Some stood up, trying to flee, while others, foolishly, wanted to get closer to see. The scene immediately descended into chaos.
“Miss Parul, what should we do?” Sherris asked panickedly. But she was busy yet not flustered. I noticed she had already grabbed a piece of bone, ready to use ghoul magic at any moment.
“No rush, let’s observe the situation first.” I raised my hand and aimed the ruby hidden in my sleeve at the Iron Wolf, ensuring I could kill it with a single shot.
In fact, this situation was exactly what I wanted to see. I didn’t want Older Brother Jayad to fight such a dangerous creature. Its escape now was even better.
I believe there are people among these onlookers who could instantly kill this seemingly mighty Iron Wolf, like those few who sat calmly in their seats, watching the show.
However, looking at the chaotic scene below the arena, indeed, this was underground fighting, and the standards were poor. They were supposed to be transporting magical beasts into the arena for combat, yet they had absolutely no backup measures. Now that the Iron Wolf was about to escape, all they could do was…
I remember when the Royal Zoo transported rare birds and bizarre beasts, the escorting knight order all carried electrified spears, with mages positioned behind them, ready to deal with any potential rampage.
And now, these security guards only had batons and knives. At most, the leader had a gun. Against the Iron Wolf’s metallic hide, it wouldn’t even be considered tickling. They were truly amateur.
In its enraged state, the Iron Wolf swiped its claws and struck two guards trying to stop it aside. Their steel pipes and knives were all broken into pieces under its sharp claws. They had three gashes on their chests, bleeding profusely, clearly not going to survive.
More seriously, the Iron Wolf was about to climb out. However, at this moment, its body suddenly got stuck.
“Roar?!” The Iron Wolf angrily turned to look backward. It saw Jayad holding its tail, pulling with all his might.
The Iron Wolf’s tail was also covered in a steel shell. Unlike the furry tails of other wolves, the Iron Wolf’s body was completely devoid of fur, entirely covered in steel. Its tail was like a steel whip.
It angrily swung its tail, trying to shake Jayad off, but it was no use. It was even being dragged back into the iron cage. If the cage door hadn’t gotten stuck, Jayad would have dragged it back long ago.
