The fist struck the shield, making a loud noise.

"Damn monster! Look here!!"

The man with the huge shield in his hands provoked the werewolf with red eyes. It seemed to work, as the dangerous monster, known as Silver Hammer, charged at him.

The man looked fearless, showing a bloodthirsty smile on his face.

"That's right, come."

He struck the shield a few more times and clenched his teeth, tensing his muscles. His left leg supported him from behind, preparing for the incoming attack.

The man had full confidence in his defense, as he used the martial arts he had learned through countless trials.

【Unmovable】

This is the martial arts technique that only a few human powerhouses can awaken from the block.

It can momentarily increase muscle endurance to block attacks that would otherwise be unblockable.

The werewolf with the huge hammer, accompanied by a shrill roar, ran toward the man, the hammer's arc left a distinct light red trace in the air.

Known as the Silver Hammer Giant Wolf, Sistopto used the attack method he had accidentally learned from humans.

【Gale Strike】

He understood this martial arts technique.

He believed that based on his own strength, humans would not be able to withstand this move.

The man frowned, sweat dripped from his forehead into his left eye, he lowered his body, adjusted his posture to receive the impact, reducing the force he would suffer.

The silver hammer struck the huge shield heavily.

The impact was stronger than he had imagined.

The unpleasant sound of metal tearing echoed in his ears.

The force caused his feet to sink into the ground, leaving a deep mark.

The shield was not destroyed, but its surface was almost ruined, leaving a deep dent.

It was a heavy blow! The man's hands were numb, trembling involuntarily, temporarily unable to make any other movements.

While this situation was dangerous, it also presented a perfect opportunity for counterattack!

The man sacrificed himself to block the attack, creating an opportunity for his comrades to launch their offensive.

There were about 0.5 seconds of stiffness after using 【Gale Strike】; after all, it was not possible to recover immediately after such an attack.

Jimmy·Lizzie held the silver spear in front of him, having waited for this moment for a long time.

He sprang out from the side, his magic power surged into the spear like a flood, making the silver light on the spear tip brighter, and the metal was covered in a strange pattern that resembled black magical lines.

He lowered his body, charged towards the chest of the silver hammer giant wolf, and pierced with this lethal blow.

Sistopto had no time to react, giving up his weapon and attacking with his sharp claws and fangs instead.

This was an attack that would leave both sides wounded, as he wanted to kill the human who killed his comrade before he died.

A few arrows were fired in assistance, accurately hitting the werewolf's chest, left shoulder, and neck.

The intense pain caused Sistopto to lose focus for a moment, and the spear pierced through his heart without any resistance.

His hands dropped powerlessly, and his body fell heavily to the ground.

Withdrawing the bloody silver spear, Jimmy·Lizzie raised the spear high above his head.

The human warriors who had retreated from the battlefield could see everything clearly from afar, and they let out cheers and praise.

A young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old, slid down from a tree trunk. On his shoulder was an exquisitely carved longbow.

He rubbed his hands, his face full of excitement.

"Ha ha, we've made a fortune! Let me use my appraisal skill to check the level of the silver hammer's weapon. I wonder if it's an excellent magical weapon?"

A rough hand lifted him.

"Fitzgerald, the captain hasn't spoken yet."

The young man called Fitzgerald knew who the owner of the voice was without turning around.

Morano Connor, the one who always took care of him like a younger brother and was a Forest Priest in the team."Fine, I got it. Just put me down now."

【Healing】

As the green light dots filled into his skin with the spell, his internal bruises and strains healed almost instantly. The man put down his heavily damaged shield and stretched his muscles.

"Thank you, Cecilia."

Priestess Cecilia shook her head with her wooden staff in hand.

"It's my duty as a member of the team. Xius, do you feel any lingering issues?"

"No problem. Besides, my injuries weren't serious in the first place."

The female warrior who had previously warned them also joined now.

"Don't worry about him, Cecilia. He is very resilient."

As their laughter and joy filled the room, a shadow suddenly sprang from the bushes, rushing towards Jimmy & Lizzy.

Although they didn't understand what the shadow was, their bodies were already on the move.

Eerily, a spear was aimed at the shadow.

Jimmy & Lizzy were confident that the shadow, in its haste to reach them, wouldn't have enough time to change its course and would impale itself on their spear.

An image of the punctured shadow was already settled in Jimmy & Lizzy's minds.

As their spear stabbed at the shadow, however, they couldn't believe their eyes. The shadow had dodged the attack at an odd angle, clinging to the side of the spear like a leaf on water.

An excruciating pain surged from their abdomens, and they were sent flying backward.

They hadn't seen how the shadow attacked.

"Captain!"

Cecilia cried out in alarm and began to chant 【Healing】.

All the adventurers instinctively raised their weapons at the appearance of the shadow.

The shadow, after knocking Jimmy & Lizzy away, remained still. Judging from its height and visible skin complexion, it appeared to be a young human.

Dressed in a black cloak with a hood, its face was obscured by a strange mask.

O'Conner's eyes flickered with suspicion as he signaled everyone not to act recklessly.

"Are you human? Why are you attacking us?"

The shadow was Han Mu who had arrived a bit late. Before he got here, Sistocot had already been stabbed through the heart.

This was bad news, but there was good news as well.

He could understand what they were saying.

"People, I know this might sound a bit impolite, but could you please leave?"

【Dragon's Might】activated.

This was a unique passive skill exclusive to high-ranking dragons, causing fear and uneasiness in weaker beings, nullifying illusions, and mitigating various negative effects.

Power was often the best language and social skill.

He used 【Ability Appraisal】.

The highest-level person in the room was the human he had just attacked, who was at Lv48.

The others were not above Lv40.

This group was perfect for testing his 【Dragon's Might】.

The thick, tangible air caused everyone who came into contact with it to feel terrified.

This was the innate panic from sensing power, a fear that emanated from the heart.

Cecilia's chanting was interrupted, unable to bear the pressure, she collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, her lips slightly purple.

She couldn't bring herself to look at the enemy.

The first rule of adventurers was to always face the enemy, no matter what.

She screamed in her heart to look at him, but her neck wouldn't follow her orders.

She knew she wasn't a coward, else she couldn't be an adventurer, fighting monsters, and risking her life.

"Move! Move! Move!"

But it was useless. Her body had involuntarily opted for the way it deemed best to protect her.

Cecilia was already handling it better than others, as some adventurers even fainted due to being unable to withstand the continuous pressure.

Among those present, only Xius dared to summon all his courage to face Han Mu directly.Noticing all this, Han Mu was very satisfied with the effect of [Dragon's Might], which was even better than he had expected.

[Cough…]

Just as he was about to say something, his ordinary cough sounded as terrifying as thunder in the ears of the people affected by fear.

Cecilia's body began to tremble, her trembling hands tightly gripping her staff, as a warm sensation spread from her lower body.

The wet spot on her white priestly robe was particularly conspicuous and continuously expanding.

Noticing this, Han Mu felt a little embarrassed, so he deactivated his passive skill [Dragon's Might].

The pressure of the dragon's presence slowly faded, and everyone seemed to have just crawled out of the abyss.

Beno O'Connor was the first to recover, muttering to himself, "Demon! A demon has appeared!"

His voice was low, but everyone around him could hear it very clearly.

With great effort, Xius drew a dagger from his waist and adopted an offensive stance against Han Mu.

"The demon's fear spell has ended. Anyone who can move should leave quickly. We'll buy you some time! This is no ordinary demon! At least a 'General' level demon, we are no match for him."

These people seemed to have mistaken Han Mu for a demon! This wouldn't do – if humans learned that werewolves had a connection with demons, there would be no peace in this land.

"It doesn't matter who I am, but I can tell you one thing - I am not a demon." Han Mu said, extending his left index finger.

"Now I'm giving you a chance to take all the humans and leave this plain. And don't send anyone in again, or I'll kill everyone in the town."

It was a blatant threat - anyone who wasn't an idiot could understand it.

Xius gritted his teeth and spoke after a moment of silence, "I understand. I will negotiate with the Adventurer's Guild on your behalf. Please let us go."

Han Mu opened his left arm. "As you wish."

The adventurers rose to their feet, helping each other up, as if they had been pardoned.

Beno O'Connor gave Xius a glance and hoisted the unconscious team leader onto his shoulder.

The group of people cautiously retreated.

Using [Life Detection], Han Mu saw that the adventurers split into two groups, one carrying the injured and the other heading toward the werewolf battlefield.

Han Mu looked at the body of Si Tuotuo lying nearby.

This would be a good opportunity to test the [Revive] skill from his Paladin abilities.

As long as the death wasn't caused by a special method and happened within 180 minutes, the skill could be used to bring the deceased back to life.

This skill was one of those forbidden in the death game.

He wondered if this skill would work in this world.

Taking out a palm-sized purple crystal from his inventory, he placed it on Si Tuotuo's forehead.

This was a [Soul Crystal], the main material and medium required for resurrection.

[Revive]

With the release of the skill, the [Soul Crystal] was absorbed into Si Tuotuo's body and his wounds healed at an observable speed.

His heart started beating again.

It worked!

The fact that [Revive] could be used was great news for Han Mu.

Speaking of which, the threat he had made to the adventurers, about killing all humans, was actually just Han Mu's bluffing, meant to scare them.

He had no idea about the strength, population, or location of their town.

But as long as the humans were scared and refrained from blatantly attacking werewolves for a few years, his goal would be achieved.

As for what would happen in a few years, Han Mu had no intention of worrying about that for the werewolves.

After all, he hadn't become close enough with the werewolves to shoulder all the responsibility on their behalf.

By saving Si Tuotuo this time and pushing back the humans, he had more than repaid the favor he owed to the werewolf tribe.