Stuck in a Chinese novel

[Fireball]

A ball of scorching fire the size of a football struck the Direhound straight in its face while it was busy with Wei Jun and Wei Jun could tell the damage was great when the monster howled in pain like a dog.

Wei Jun hurriedly moved in, his [Qi construct] knuckles were still up and he began to rain punches on the monster's side.

[HP 1309\\2000]

Wei Jun had to admit that his attack power had significantly lowered. Most of the damage since his last attack was thanks to the [Fireball] from Melissa. Although it wasn't a constant support and he needed to keep the giant dog busy for her to attack, it was still significant enough help.

Wei Jun dodged once again. He backed off once the Direhound had collected itself from Melissa's attack but it missed Wei Jun just by a little.

Wei Jun once again felt the distortion of Miasma and he moved away but he was worried it would attack the girls. It couldn't be helped if it did but he had a feeling he couldn't let Natasha die at the very least.

[The range is too much]

But he was put at ease because of the system's advice. Wei Jun's hunch was enough and the claw attack with ethereal miasma did indeed come but it was a distraction.

The Direhound had seen Wei Jun backing away and even knowing that, it delivered its attack. Meaning it knew the attack wouldn't connect but it wasn't supposed to connect in the first place.

The Direhound hurriedly turned around and bolted but before it could make it very far, Wei Jun used [Qi discharge] to propel him at breakneck speed added to his own.

He managed to grab the Direhound from its tail even before it could move away a few meters.

Of course, Wei Jun was nowhere strong enough to pull the Direhound but he wasn't aiming for that anyway.

[Qi construct]

[Qi discharge]

He made something similar to a blade on the bottom of his palm. If that wasn't enough, Wei Jun even coated it in fifteen points of Qi and without much hesitation, he brought his hand down and separated the tail of the Direhound from its body.

"Geeooowww!!!!" A terrible howl filled the place but it was not the howl of dominance. It was the howl of pain.

And to make matters worse…

[Fire wave]

Its front was swept in flames, scorching enough that even Wei Jun had to move back even though he was used to fire and heat due to his yang energy.

[HP 703\\2000]

The Direhound was still well enough to bear the brunt of both attacks even though its shape had changed drastically from before. Its threatening image was nowhere to be seen anymore. The burnt image didn't look any less threatening though. It was just more pitiful now.

The Direhound turned around as soon as both of the attacks went well and aimed at Wei Jun once again, throwing its slash attack.

Wei Jun was easily able to avoid but once again, it was a diversion. However, this time, the Direhound didn't run away but attacked Wei Jun.

Wei Jun knew that he would be caught in one attack so he dodged the one he knew would be bad for him.

The ethereal slashes.

As for the Direhound, he could do nothing but prepare.

[Mana shield]

As if sensing his intentions and needs, Natasha cast a spell around Wei Jun and a shield the same as the mage Wei Jun fought before appeared around him.

However, contrary to his worry, this one wasn't harmful to him. Wei Jun ignored that fact and focused back on the Direhound because it was just upon him.

Its giant maw open, it was about to bite down on Wei Jun. Wei Jun quickly added fifteen points of Qi to his fist and swung it without hesitation.

Alas, it didn't do much damage but it did turn the trajectory of the dog's jaw while causing it to miss its real target, Wei Jun's stomach, and bite his thigh instead.

"Arrggghh!!!" Wei Jun felt searing pain flow throughout his whole body but he made sure to bite down on the upcoming howl of pain and instead constructed a makeshift spear using his Qi. It was the last of his Qi and he was also about to run out of health.

[QP: 15\\800]

[HP: 12\\71]

He wasn't in good condition but instead of focusing on anything else, Wei Jun coated the spear in the last of his Qi and plunged it into the right eye of the Direhound using his left hand.

The Direhound, instead of letting go, further clamped down on Wei Jun which intensified his pain but Wei Jun didn't stop. He opened his own mouth and bit down on the Direhound's left eye.

That got the attention of the Direhound as it opened its jaw to let go of Wei Jun and get away from it but Wei Jun was the one who didn't let go this time.

There was a miasma shield in his way and his teeth were nowhere strong enough to go down all the way into the beast's eye but Wei Jun didn't stop clamping.

He bit further into the Direhound's eye, making it further scream in pain. With one eye gone and one in constant pain, the Direhound began to move all over the place, shaking its head, and hurling Wei Jun in all sorts of directions.

[HP: 4\\71]

Wei Jun's health was in the dangerous zone and even with the mana shield around him, it was getting harder for him to protect himself so he had no choice but to let go.

Wei Jun let go of the hound and fell to the ground. Seeing him like that, the Direhound ignored its pain and raised its entire front body to dive down on Wei Jun but…

[Fireball]

A giant fireball twice the size as before struck it in the side of the stomach once more, throwing it off track once again. Its front legs fell just a tad bit away from Wei Jun which opened his eyes to the luck he had.

[A healing pill has been consumed]

[A Qi replenishing pill has been consumed]

Wei Jun quickly jumped back after he got up and moved away from the Direhound while he was still healing; albeit at a very fast pace.

Natasha was about to cast a healing spell on Wei Jun seeing his condition but it began to get better on its own and soon enough, he was fully prepared to dive back into the fight.

The Direhound didn't fail to notice this through its last working eye and knowing it was a lost cause, it turned around, ready to flee.

[Fire wall]

Alas, a wall as tall as a single-story building stopped its retreat. Before the Direhound could even risk going through the wall of fire, risking a good amount of its last health, Wei Jun struck it on the back with fifteen points of [Qi discharge].

It was a drop punch and it struck the Direhound in the middle of its back, slamming it into the ground, its legs not being able to hold the weight.

[Qi construct]

[Qi constrcut]

Wei Jun constructed claws of Qi on his both hands and then without caring where he was hitting, he began to hack on the back of the Direhound, chipping its HP slowly and making it howl in pain.

[HP 312\\2000]

[HP 201\\2000]

[HP 87\\2000]

[HP 2\\3000]

Wei Jun stopped when he saw the HP of the monster hit almost zero. He stopped and stood on top of it, looking into the only working eye of the Direhound. The Direhound was also looking back at him, its last breath clinging to life.

Wei Jun looked back coldly into the eyes of the monster and said, without an ounce of mercy, "I'm a better predator than you are."

And then, without waiting for another second, Wei Jun brought down the claw and cut the eye of the Direhound out, killing it on the spot.

Just as he did, his own body staggered as he was out of stamina. He didn't consume a stamina pill because there wasn't a need to. Wei Jun moved back and sighed.

"Haa…"

"Haa…"

Fatigue caught up with him as he heard the movement accompanied by water movement as well. Wei Jun knew they were his temporary allies so he didn't focus on them.

Instead, his fatigue didn't last long when he read the messages in his vision.

[You have defeated an opponent with Miasma]

[Your achievement of killing a guardian has been recorded]

[A C-tier guardian has been defeated]

[Rewards would be enhanced]

[You have received a fragment of the 'Jewel of life']

[You have received 5 additional stat points]

[Your Death Qi has increased by 20]

[You have received a refined core of a Direhound]

While Wei Jun focused on the messages and feeling happy with himself, someone else was feeling very happy as well.

Melissa seemed to have dug something out of the Direhound's body that was glowing and even Wei Jun could feel the power from it.

"What's that?" He couldn't help but curiously ask.