Stuck in a Chinese novel

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Wei Jun stepped back, slightly, trying to step away slowly from a hungry wolf but Wei Jun could tell from looking into the eyes of the creature, it wasn't a hungry wolf.

It was a hunter, a predator, who found amusement in hunting down its prey. The look in its eyes was a clear indication of that.

Wei Jun took another step back but the amusement in the giant dog's eyes didn't change. It was still finding it amusing and Wei Jun could also sense the excitement for the amusement to come.

It was a hunt. And it was waiting for Wei Jun to run so it could hunt him down.

Wei Jun was about to take another slow step when an unexpected message appeared in front of him.

[Miasma conversion array has been completed]

[You can now convert Miasma to Death Qi]

[You have defeated an opponent with Miasma]

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[Death Qi 105\\208]

Wei Jun's eyes sparkled with hope which the giant dog didn't fail to notice as a confused expression appeared in its eyes.

[Death Qi has been used]

[Skill 'Qi empowerment' has been activated]

[Death Qi 15\\208]

[All physical stats +70]

Wei Jun turned and bolted in the opposite direction. The mission was complete. There was no threat of a time limit anymore. All Wei Jun needed to do now was to survive.

The Direhound saw Wei Jun running and seeing the impressive but manageable speed, it didn't drop its plans of a hunt.

Wei Jun knew that he wouldn't make it away either. All things considered, the giant dog was too strong for Wei Jun to deal with. There was only one option.

Keep on running until he could come up with something.

[May I suggest something?]

'What?' Wei Jun asked hurriedly, seeing hope in the system's words.

[Head north]

[I sense water there]

[Empty this space of all life]

Wei Jun somewhat understood what the system was trying to say and considering that the dog would soon be chasing him, Wei Jun did just that.

It wasn't long before he arrived at a lake but the lake was shallow. It wasn't too deep to hide from the giant dog though it would help erase the scent.

[You don't have to worry about the depth]

[Barghest can't step on water]

Wei Jun didn't think for another second and jumped in the water which was barely up until his ankles but Wei Jun didn't stop and made it to the other side of the lake.

When the Direhound showed up, it was less than happy to see Wei Jun on the other side of the lake.

Wei Jun waited with bated breath to see whether or not the giant dog would cross over but as the system said, it couldn't step on water.

'Why's that?' Wei Jun curiously asked as he began to move further inside the forest.

[Barghests are said to be a race from hell]

[They are made of fire]

[Stepping on water can be harmful to them]

Wei Jun nodded and kept on running before he heard a howl. It wasn't coming from behind him but from the front.

Wei Jun panicked, thinking the giant dog had crossed the river or found some other way around when the system said…

[It doesn't belong to the Direhound]

[It's the howl of the no-eyed Barghest]

Wei Jun sighed in relief. Although it wasn't just one howl, but many more, Wei Jun was still relieved because he was sure he could take on the smaller ones.

Not to mention that killing them was very helpful to him as well.

Wei Jun prepared himself for the fight and it wasn't long before a group of Barghests showed up. There were about twenty of them and they began to surround Wei Jun but none of them moved in.

Wei Jun could tell what they were doing. Although they were hungry, they didn't step forward to eat Wei Jun but simply circled around him so he couldn't go anywhere.

They were buying time. Time for the bigger one to make it here.

Wei Jun wasn't stupid enough to wait so he jumped at one of the dogs and hit, but unfortunately, unlike [Qi armament] in which the body was covered by a barrier of Death Qi, [Qi empowerment] didn't manifest any sort of Qi on the body so this time, Wei Jun couldn't go past the Miasma barrier of the Barghest.

It was a bummer but Wei Jun could tell that there were ripples. Wei Jun circulated his Qi from within, the final fifteen points of it and armed both of his fists with five points of it each.

Before the dogs could create any more distance, Wei Jun plunged his fists through two of them at once, killing them together.

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[Death Qi 45\\210]

Wei Jun hurriedly did it one more time and grabbed the nearest one while he straightened his palm and pierced it through that one.

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[Death Qi 60\\211]

[Skill 'Qi armament' has been activated]

As soon as the thin barrier of death appeared around Wei Jun, Wei Jun jumped at the remaining eighteen dogs. They tried to run away but their speed wasn't as great as Wei Jun's.

The giant dog was strong but these were weak and Wei Jun could easily deal with them.

[Your death Qi has increased by 1]

[Your death Qi has recharged by 20]

[…]

[…]

[…]

[Death Qi 229\\229]

[Skill 'Qi empowerment' has been lifted]

Wei Jun didn't activate it again and just dealt with the last dog and ran away from the place. But not before lathering himself in the blood of the dogs and storing their bodies in the inventory.

The point was to leave nothing to eat behind. And that was only possible if both living and dead beings from the rupture were no more.

He lathered himself in the blood to confuse the giant dog who Wei Jun had no doubt would soon be there so he once again made his way to the lake. This time, when he arrived, he made his way to the middle of the lake where the water was a little higher than everywhere and lay down in it.

It covered his head but left his mouth out to breathe.

Wei Jun suddenly held his breath because he could feel an enormous powerful thing near the lake.

No doubt it was the giant dog but Wei Jun didn't peek to make sure.

He held his breath and no movement came from him.

It wasn't long before he heard a muffled growl due to the water in his ears but soon, something heavy stepped on the ground and stepped away.

Wei Jun still waited for a few minutes before letting go and taking a breath.

He stood up and asked the system, "Where would their concentration be highest?"

[I doubt there would be many in the first place]

[But if I have to guess, then head back to the place where you killed the first four]

Since the giant dog was in the other direction and Wei Jun was full on Qi and still a minute left on his [Qi armament], Wei Jun decided to listen to the system.

And once again, he was disappointed. When he arrived at the place where he killed Shao Chen, he didn't find Shao Chen's body, thinking that it was already eaten, but he did find two more beings surrounded by seven more dogs.

Wei Jun had only some seconds left on the skill but he decided to extend it because he was about to be recharged anyway.

[Skill 'Qi empowerment has been activated]

[Death Qi 139\\219]

Wei Jun jumped at the remaining of the dogs to kill them as well.

He just discovered how good it felt to hunt and also kind of understand why the big dog liked to hunt as well.

~

A group of people were standing outside of a strange-looking circle. The circle was pale blue and the same colored gas was leaking out of it.

"Get ready, everyone," A man said in English, his accent giving a British touch.

"We go in five minutes." He said again.

"I'm so excited." In the crowd, a girl excitedly said while jumping up and down slightly as she held the shoulder of another girl and asked, "Aren't you as well, Melissa?"