Crime Prison Island
Chapter 203 - 88: The Usurper

Chapter 203: Chapter 88: The Usurper

Gao Xin’s silver-white bone armor clashed with the alpha wolf’s sharp claws.

His palm was massive and sharp, and the alpha wolf’s was no less formidable.

"Boom!"

Gao Xin’s arm suffered a bone fracture on the spot, while the alpha wolf just did a hawk flip, landed, and charged again.

"Slash!"

Experiencing hand-to-hand combat for a moment, Gao Xin decisively swung his Demon Blade.

But his dark blade technique appeared completely foreign in the eyes of the alpha wolf.

The wolf didn’t fall for any feints or misdirection and relied solely on speed to overpower.

The blade’s flash was dodged in an instant, and the wolf even managed to counterattack while advancing.

Under the moonlight, the black wolf attacked like a storm, its strikes fracturing bones and sending Gao Xin stumbling and crashing about.

"So fast!"

This wolf was no ordinary opponent, its strength far surpassing Gao Xin’s—an aspect he had grown accustomed to.

But the black wolf’s reaction speed was extreme; it dodged his slashes in a blink, transformed its landing into a lightning-fast turn, and its claws struck at his vitals in the moment they brushed past.

If Gao Xin wasn’t protected by his Exoskeleton Armor, he would undoubtedly be no match for this wolf with his bare hands.

"Both of us being true wolf level, how can it react so much faster than me?"

"That’s right, it’s a wolf, its reaction speed is naturally two to three times that of a human—I must look like I’m in slow motion to it."

At first Gao Xin didn’t understand, but then his father’s knowledge rushed to his mind.

It prompted him to decisively shift his strategy, no longer relying on his agility and dark technique proficiency, but to brazenly battle at the cost of his own blood, trading wound for wound.

"Pfft!"

Gao Xin intentionally allowed himself to be hit in the vitals by the black wolf while his Demon Blade also struck himself.

The black wolf and the Demon Blade nearly reached him at the same time!

It was Gao Xin’s chest that was at stake—was he really cutting himself? This move even confused the black wolf for a moment, causing it to halt its deep assault and immediately retreat.

By then, the Demon Blade had grazed the black wolf’s forearm and then viciously plunged into Gao Xin’s chest.

The force was immense; Gao Xin held nothing back, inflicting a deep, bone-revealing gash that not only penetrated his Exoskeleton Armor but also cleanly severed two of his ribs and a piece of his heart muscle!

In essence, he traded a severe injury for a minor one inflicted on the black wolf.

But Gao Xin endured the pain without a change in expression.

Facing the black wolf’s attack, he drew his blade once more, ruthlessly slashing at himself!

"Pfft!"

The black wolf was struck again, and Gao Xin gained another bone-deep gash.

This pure self-harm technique didn’t necessarily inflict much damage on the enemy, but surely caused considerable harm to himself.

However, Gao Xin was far from discouraged; on the contrary, this method of combat only made him fight more fiercely.

Gao Xin deliberately exposed his weaknesses, essentially offering his vitals to the black wolf, leaving it no choice but to attack.

And no matter where the black wolf attacked, Gao Xin attacked there too, bridging the gap between their reaction speed and agility with his anticipation.

In fact, had the black wolf chosen not to attack Gao Xin’s vitals, the situation could be different, but the wolf’s simple mind didn’t contemplate complexities.

It knew only that Gao Xin was clad in Exoskeleton Armor, and not targeting the vitals would render its attacks nearly harmless.

At this moment, Gao Xin’s injuries were mostly self-inflicted.

If the black wolf could seriously injure Gao Xin, why wouldn’t it do so? As for being injured in return, so what?

That wouldn’t intimidate the ferocious wolf; instead, suffering minor wounds only fueled its bloodlust, making it attack even more viciously.

Let’s see whose blood would run out first, who would fall before the other—a display of true wolf nature!

And this played right into Gao Xin’s hands.

How could it possibly outlast Gao Xin?

Gao Xin held three major advantages in combat.

First, relying on his formidable Dark Combat skills and his clever, dexterous mind.

This advantage was enough to handle the vast majority of opponents.

The more skillful the enemy, the more experienced the fighter, the more likely they were to fall prey to his Dark Combat techniques!

Paired with the Demon Blade, his prowess became even more pronounced, making it impressive if any ordinary true wolf-level foe lasted more than two moves against him—they were usually cut down in one strike.

Second was his strong regenerative ability coupled with various Fake Medicine effects.

Gao Xin was inherently inclined to fight to the brink; he had gambled his life all the way up from an ordinary person. That innate fearlessness and recklessness were extraordinary.

Combined with various Fake Medicine effects and the Thirty-Six Acupoint Repair method, he was effectively accompanied by a constant healing presence...

Not to mention his additional bonuses like kinetic resistance, Bloodthirsty Regeneration, and active fat.

When it came to extreme fighting at the same level, he feared no one—let’s see who dies first!

If an enemy could still dominate him in that respect, it would mean they either tremendously overpowered him in strength, or they had exceptionally strong gene modules.

Therefore, Gao Xin had a third major advantage: the Universal Gene, which allowed him to learn the opponent’s gene modules.

As long as it was a gene module he had collected before, using it in front of him was like directly teaching him.

By now, he had collected all the N-type gene modules, and from the R-type, he had Endocrine Stimulants, Active Fat, and Exoskeleton Armor.

With such a setup, even against a Tiger Level, he could hold his own in battle.

This was the confidence that emboldened him to take up the rear as they fled.

"Awooo!"

He and the black wolf howled face-to-face, chasing and fighting among the ruins and broken walls.

The black wolf’s fur stood on end, revealing intense aggression, treating Gao Xin as though he were a true Wolf King.

The black wolf was already feeling that something was off, but the dignity of an alpha did not allow him to back down. The surrounding wolves were all watching, this was a battle for the throne!

Leaping, biting, fighting, man and wolf clashed to the death in a fierce battle for survival.

Ultimately, it was Gao Xin who held the upper hand. Finally, when the black wolf’s speed slowed for an instant, he swiftly leaped up, mounted the wolf’s back, and plunged the Demon Blade into the wolf’s spine.

The black wolf struggled in pain, but could no longer escape. Gao Xin held the wolf down firmly, stirring the Demon Blade, grinding all the way to the head until it collapsed weakly, devoid of strength.

"Awooooooo!"

Bathed in wolf blood, Gao Xin held the alpha’s corpse aloft with the Demon Blade, howling to the sky like the Sky Wolf Howling at the Moon.

Steam from his organs operating over capacity blasted the blood mist in all directions.

Witnessing this ritual, the pack was utterly subdued by him.

Wild Communication paired with stimulation of hormones is standard for a high-ranking Beast Tamer.

Gao Xin had mastered it all, and with the help of the imaginary reflection, he manipulated it as easily as moving his own limbs, emitting whatever pheromones he desired.

After drinking the blood of the alpha wolf, he could even perfectly mimic its scent.

At this moment, in the eyes of the pack, the true and false kings had battled for the throne, and the survivor was their king.

"Indeed, I can usurp the throne, mimic the scent of all mutant beasts."

Gao Xin howled a few times, attempting to command the pack.

And sure enough, the pack obediently complied.

This gave him an idea; with this pack, he now had a group of ’hidden’ underlings.

One hundred and twenty true wolf-level wolves, one hundred sub-wolf-level wolves, and eighty young wolves.

Among these, the sub-wolves and young wolves, when fully grown, would also be true wolf-level!

Three hundred hidden hands, second only to the yakuza in Yamaguchi Village.

With this force, he instantly jumped to the level of the Viking Gang.

Of course, the Viking Gang’s power was far from that of the yakuza. But for Gao Xin, who was as poor as can be, this was undoubtedly a huge win.

"I can’t take this pack with me for now; better to leave it to the yakuza to raise them for me."

Gao Xin had no territory to accommodate these wolves; otherwise, he would surely face a siege by the entire yakuza.

Besides, he couldn’t afford to raise them... one could only imagine how much meat these wolves would consume daily...

"Hmm?"

Just as he was about to retreat, a man riding a silverback gorilla sped toward him.

"Dare to kill my wolves!" The newcomer was Six Paths Scar Kimura, whom Gao Xin had met once before.

"It’s you?" Gao Xin asked coldly, his voice emanating from the holes in the Exoskeleton Armor like a siren’s call, indistinguishable between male or female.

The other party was taken aback, scrutinizing the slender figure in silver-white armor: "You know me?"

"I will always remember you," Gao Xin said icily.

Back when the group split up, this man’s single comment caused the viper to change the review standards for class-A glass people.

Forced into a death match with Oyama Mas to bring the plan back on track, Gao Xin, still a mere human at the time, had nearly died.

However, this man had indirectly led Gao Xin to experience the placebo effect and then comprehend the heart of Dark Combat.

In a sense, his current situation had been forced out of him by this man.

Six Paths Scar, of course, knew nothing of this; how could someone of a higher status know how deeply the casual words they speak could affect the lives of countless lesser beings?

"Awooo! Attack!"

Six Paths Scar didn’t care who Gao Xin was; he planned to take him down first and ask questions later.

He immediately called for the pack to attack.

The pack, influenced by him, became restless, but Gao Xin howled like the Sky Wolf Howling at the Moon and they immediately quieted down, even retreating one by one, vanishing into the night.

The monkey led by the chains in Six Paths Scar’s hand shifted its gaze in amazement towards Gao Xin.

As Gao Xin released his scent, he directed a group of wolves to secretly escort Kerry, Han Qing, and others.

Another group scattered in all directions, scouting for him.

Seeing the pack leave, Six Paths Scar was stunned: "You... you’ve become a usurper?"

He controlled the pack mainly by cultivating the alpha wolf; for other wolves, he was not so adept.

In the hunting groups, the mutant beasts truly pledged loyalty to leaders like ’alpha wolves’, ’head sheep’, ’head cattle’, ’Rat Kings’.

To fully rule a pack, one must fight the ’battle for the throne’, kill the alpha, and become the new king.

This is what it means to be a usurper.

But it was not just about strength, one also needed to be recognized by the pack as a wolf... as a successor to the wolf throne, to qualify to challenge for the position.

Such a task was only possible for top-tier Beast Tamers; after all, convincing a pack that a person is also a wolf requires phenomenal control over pheromones.

"The animal chaos tonight, was it your doing? Where are your main forces?" Six Paths Scar asked solemnly.

Such a powerful Beast Tamer was treasured by every power, so how could they simply send one person to create a disturbance?

The night’s chaos had to be more than simple, surely many masters were nearby! With a significant objective in mind!

Where are the main forces?

Gao Xin tilted his head, not taking the bait.

He just said indifferently, "You’re that high-ranking Beast Tamer from the yakuza, aren’t you?"

"Since you’ve discovered me, today is the day you die," Six Paths Scar declared.

With that, he charged like a streak of silver lightning.

To have the pack hidden within the hunting group, to have the yakuza raise the wolves for him, Six Paths Scar had to be eliminated.

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