Chapter 42 – The Second Soul Pet-One-Eye

Volume 1: Apocalypse Beginning

Wen Yu stared in astonishment at the battle taking place not far away.

Seeing that Simba was about to finish his appetizer and that he would be next, Wen Yu's single-man bravado flared up again.

"At worst, it's just death. I've already died once, so why should I be afraid of you, you stupid lion?" Wen Yu gripped his War Blade, preparing himself for the inevitable life-or-death battle.

However, things developed completely beyond Wen Yu's expectations. At the brink of death, One-Eye launched a desperate counterattack, dealing a vicious injury to Simba. As One-Eye collapsed to the ground, utterly spent and unable to resist, Wen Yu was shaken to his core.

"If I could possess One-Eye's ability-the more injured I am, the stronger I become-then maybe I could escape…"

Wen Yu had his eyes on One-Eye's ability. It was truly terrifying. One-Eye's physical attribute had just surpassed ten, while Simba's was at least fifty. Moreover, with One-Eye gravely wounded, his combat strength should have dropped sharply, yet his ability, under severe injury, boosted the Host's power by at least five times. Only in this way could One-Eye inflict such terrifying harm on Simba.

This was Wen Yu's chance at survival.

In Combat State, Wen Yu had 20.5 points in physical attribute. If he suffered moderate injury and One-Eye's ability could triple his physical attribute, then his physical attribute would reach 61.5 points. Coupled with Swiftness, even against a feline famed for its agility, he might have a chance to escape. And don't forget, one of Simba's paws was injured, so his mobility would inevitably decrease.

As Simba raised his head and roared at the sky, the red light in his gaping jaws growing ever brighter, Wen Yu darted to One-Eye's side at Simba's feet. He picked up One-Eye's half-ruined body, barely registering the increasingly faint signs of life, and ran madly toward the park's main entrance.

Waves of heat surged from behind, and Simba's frenzied roars followed close. Wen Yu had no time to sense the killing intent drawing nearer and shouted at the already semiconscious One-Eye, "Wake up! Damn it, wake up!"

The intense running inflicted secondary injuries on One-Eye's broken body, causing him to tremble all over. His previously closed eye slowly opened.

His amber eye had already turned gray, hazily focusing on Wen Yu, who was carrying him.

This was a final flare of life before death. The instant Wen Yu picked up One-Eye, he realized that most of One-Eye's internal organs were already gone.

"Listen, I can keep you alive. Saving you also means saving myself. I'm going to form a contract with you-just agree. I don't know if you can understand me, but there's no time now." Wen Yu rattled off his words like a machine gun, not caring whether One-Eye understood him or not. He immediately activated the contract ability of the Second Soul Realm.

A faint purple light in Wen Yu's hand gradually deepened, swirling with a dazzling brilliance as it slowly enveloped One-Eye's body.

Bathed in the mysterious purple glow, One-Eye tried to struggle but found his gravely wounded body had no strength left.

Feeling the gentle purple light, sensing no malice in it, One-Eye's blurred consciousness responded instinctively out of a will to survive.

The violet light seemed slow, but in reality, it swiftly enveloped One-Eye's entire body, and then, together with One-Eye, vanished without a trace.

At the same time, Wen Yu could sense the broken figure of One-Eye appearing in his Second Soul Realm. The faint vitality within was slowly growing stronger, and the missing parts of the body were gradually sprouting new flesh. The healing ability of the Soul Realm exceeded Wen Yu's expectations. Judging by the current rate of One-Eye's recovery, it might only take a day for One-Eye to be fully healed.

Now was not the time for Wen Yu to worry about One-Eye. The roar of Simba was already close at hand; Wen Yu could even feel a rush of hot air on his backside-Simba's heavy breathing.

"Soul Pet Empowerment." Wen Yu silently recited in his heart, and the two abilities of One-Eye appeared clearly before him.

Fate Struggle (S-Rank): An unimaginable fighting will allows the Host to be fearless, greatly reducing pain perception. As injuries worsen, the Host's basic physical attributes increase exponentially, with no upper limit.

Strong Healing (B-Rank): When not engaged in battle, the Host's injuries will heal rapidly, but lost organs cannot be regenerated.

"Choose Fate Struggle." Wen Yu felt a violet light in the Soul Realm enveloping One-Eye and connecting to his own body. An indescribable sensation told Wen Yu that he could now activate the Fate Struggle ability.

Feeling the pressure from behind growing stronger, Wen Yu desperately fled forward, and in the blink of an eye, he had already run out of the park gate.

Behind him, Simba howled in rage. The pain from this injury brought Simba immense humiliation and fear. Just a little more, just a little, and he would have had his throat bitten off by that Dead Dog. For Simba, this was absolutely unforgivable.

All threats must be eliminated.

Blood was still flowing from the wound on his neck, and the injury on his paw forced Simba to run on three legs. Feeling his own wretched state, Simba made up his mind. Even if it meant chasing them to the ends of the earth, he would destroy these two creatures that had invaded his territory.

Simba didn't even bother to lower his head. His massive body crashed straight through the supporting pillars at the park entrance. Watching Wen Yu gradually run farther away, Simba opened his mouth wide and, aiming at Wen Yu, unleashed a pillar of deep red magma.

This time, the magma pillar was completely different from what Wen Yu had just experienced. The previous pillar had a diameter of only half a meter, but now, a two-meter-high giant magma pillar swept toward Wen Yu's right side like a wall.

Seeing Simba's giant Flame Flow closing in, Wen Yu's heart tightened. He pushed off hard with his feet and leapt into the air.

His immense physical attributes gave Wen Yu astonishing jumping power. He dodged the surging magma pillar and, at the same time, took out the Spatial Movement Scroll he had just received as a reward from the Treasure Land from his Spatial Ring.

Spatial Movement Scroll: D-Rank item. After use, allows movement of 10 meters in any direction (limited to within line of sight).

This life-saving artifact had just come into his hands, and Wen Yu had no choice but to use it immediately.

Because, above Wen Yu, a massive shadow was already descending fiercely.

After unleashing the Flame Flow, Simba was now charging madly at Wen Yu.