C17 The Dark Crimson Fire Wolf

The Dark Crimson Fire Wolf could shoot out flames and teleport in the darkness.

Spitting Flames: Spitting out high-temperature and scorching flames.

Dark Teleportation: Transform into a black shadow and teleport once within a three-meter range.

Spraying flames was an ability that the Crimson Fire Wolf originally possessed, while Dark Teleportation was a skill endowed with the attribute of darkness that was added later.

Beasts tamed by darkness will be endowed with the attribute of darkness and gain a dark skill. The dark skill that the Crimson Fire Wolf had learned through that process was teleportation.

"Dark teleportation, not a bad skill!"

Among dark skills, Dark Teleportation belongs to the better category. If the Dark Crimson Fire Wolf's level increases, the range of Dark Teleportation will also increase significantly.

The consumption of Yang Tian's mental energy to use the Darkness Tamed once was huge, as it has already depleted all his level-one mental energy.

However, taming a Crimson Fire Wolf was worth it. With the protection of the Crimson Fire Wolf, he would be much safer in the midst of the wolf tide.

By having the Dark Crimson Fire Wolf stand at the top of the manor, Yang Tian had already achieved the effect of intimidating its prey. As long as it did not encounter any other elite monsters or wolf kings, the manor could be considered to be safe.

Furthermore, the manor was located at the edge of the wolf tide, so it was normal for it to not come into contact with the Wolf King.

However, it was still worth taming a Crimson Fire Wolf. With the protection of a Crimson Fire Wolf, one can be much safer during a wolf tide.

"What's wrong with it?"

Lee Sikai walked up to Yang Tian, surprised, and asked. Hu Jun and the others were also curious about the situation. They were all taken aback that the Crimson Fire Wolf would attack its own kind to protect Yang Tian.

"I'm pretty much the same as you guys, except my abilities are different. Since we have some extra time now, why don't we talk a bit?"

"As you can see, the situation we're in right now is dire. It's not just us here; even outside, things are just as bad. My advice to you is to give up any hope of someone coming to rescue us. It's best to do so sooner rather than later," Yang Tian cautioned.

Despite their reluctance to believe it, the appearance of the beast tide had caused them to question whether the situation outside was just as dire.

"This is just the beginning of the apocalypse. All animals on Earth will mutate, just like the mutant wild wolves you have seen. Moreover, there will be an invasion of countless creatures from other dimensions. The giant bugs you've encountered are just one example."

"Does that mean humanity is going to perish in the apocalypse?"

"Not necessarily," Yang Tian replied. "Take a look at these two individuals. When the apocalypse arrived, some people would awaken their innate abilities. Within three days, people would continue to awaken their abilities. This is the hope for humanity's survival."

Hu Jun and Lee Sikai are among the lucky ones. They awakened their innate abilities on the second day of the apocalypse.

"But you don't need to worry either, on the third day of the apocalypse, there will be a three-minute rain of blood from the sky. After being irrigated by the blood rain, you will also awaken your abilities. However, the prerequisite for awakening abilities is that you must be able to withstand the irrigation of the blood rain. Otherwise, the awakening will fail, and you will become what you call a...zombie."

Blood rain irrigation can awaken the human body's inherent abilities, but not everyone can withstand it.

"We also have hope."

When Hsiao Meiyi and Mo Kai heard about the possibility of awakening their abilities, they couldn't help but feel excited as they looked at each other. They envied the special abilities of Hu Jun and Lee Sikai, so they were willing to stay and fight to absorb energy crystals to gain power.

Because they knew that if they failed in battle, only death would await them even if they hid in a small hut. But if they gained strength, even in the face of failure, they would have hope of escape.

"Your bodies will be strengthened by the Energy Crystal, greatly improving your endurance. The chances of awakening your abilities will be much higher!"

After all, having gone through battles together, Yang Tian's attitude towards them had also improved significantly. Thus, he was okay with sharing information about the apocalypse with them.

With the Dark Crimson Fire Wolves guarding the manor, no other mutated wolves had returned to invade the manor. They only needed to wait for the break of dawn when the wolf tide would naturally subside.

Beast tides were generally classified into different types, with the birth of a Beast King being one of the main triggers. In this case, it was likely the birth of a Wolf King that led to the current wolf tide. During the early stages of the apocalypse, most beast tides were caused by the birth of Beast Kings, with only a few rare exceptions. However, as the apocalypse progressed, the appearance of a beast tide would often signal a variety of other dangers.

After taking a brief respite to recover some strength, Yang Tian disposed of the bodies of the mutated wild wolves by throwing them to the explosion fruit trees. The trees had already absorbed the energy crystal from the wolves' brains, leaving their bodies of little use to him. Moreover, the meat of the wolves was mildly corrosive and not ideal for consumption, which further solidified Yang Tian's decision to discard the bodies.

The explosion fruit tree had paid a significant price in the recent wolf tide. However, the bodies of these few mutated wild wolves should be enough to help the tree recover and produce another explosion fruit.

The explosion fruit tree did not stand on ceremony. The thorns pierced into their bodies, and they were all sucked dry in a short while.

"Daylight is still about four hours away. You guys get some rest. I'll take a watch with the mutant pig for the next hour and a half. Then, it will be Hu Jun and Hsiao Meiyi's turn to take over, and you two will take the last shift."

Yang Tian quickly allocated the night's watch duties, aware that even with the dark crimson fire wolf guarding the perimeter, unexpected events could still occur during the apocalypse. There was no room for carelessness in these times, as even the slightest mistake could cost you your life.

Instead of entering the cabin, they rested in the open space. Their nerves had become tense from the battle tonight, and they didn't dare to be careless even during their break.

Yang Tian realized that they were not completely asleep and still in a semi-conscious state. It goes to show that their adaptability is quite strong.

An hour and a half later, Hsiao Meiyi and Hu Jun came to take over the shift. Yang Tian returned to their former positions to rest while the mutant pigs stayed where they were and rested, not moving at all.

By dawn, the wolf tide had already passed. The dark crimson fire wolf also returned to Yang Tian's side. Although it retained its previous memories, it would only submit to Yang Tian, not the wolf king.

Although the crimson fire wolf might not have the potential to evolve into a Commander-level beast, after being tamed by the darkness, it could definitely evolve into a Commander-level beast.

Beast tamers had their own methods of taming beasts. The Darkness Tamed was one of Yang Tian's unique methods. The Darkness Tamed was extremely overbearing. As long as Yang Tian's Psychic power was stronger than that of the creatures he tamed, he could directly tame them. Furthermore, the Darkness Tamed could even bestow the tamed animal a dark attribute.

For ordinary beast tamers, the strength of the creature they tame remains the same before and after the taming process. Before taming, an ordinary beast tamer must first defeat the creature to tame it, which is one of the reasons why beast tamers are not highly sought after in the post-apocalyptic world.

The fact that you could defeat a beast meant that you were stronger than it, and taming it would only slightly increase your strength. There wouldn't be much change, so many beast tamers formed teams with other ability users or paid a high price in exchange for their help in defeating the creature they were taming. Only in this way can ordinary beast tamers become stronger.