Game Universe: Awakening and Enhancing Everything at the Start

Chapter 41 Speculation and Confirmation

A fierce wind howled past, whipping up a storm of pebbles and sand.

Huang Hong had been away from the first stone pillar for several hours. He was no longer the strange man with a shirt covering his head when he first entered the Giant Beast Plains. Upon closer inspection, one could see that wisps of "qi" were wrapped around his eyes, ears, nose, and other parts of his body, forming a dense energy grid that blocked the sand and dust.

With his talent as a martial arts prodigy, Huang Hong not only made a qualitative leap in his fighting skills, but also reached a level of mastery over 'qi' that was previously unimaginable.

Because the Giant Beast Plains were too vast, Huang Hong did not have a specific destination, so he could only move forward by taking each stone pillar as a target. This way, he could at least roughly grasp the direction of his journey and reduce the possibility of getting lost.

Looking back at the first stone pillar that was far away, Huang Hong roughly estimated that he was only halfway to the second stone pillar.

Just as Huang Hong was preparing to charge towards his target in one go, a loud wolf howl suddenly came from not far away.

Huang Hong looked solemnly in the direction from which the sound came, and saw a gust of sand rushing towards him. Although its trajectory did not seem to be heading towards him, there was no room to hide on the plain. Although Huang Hong was small, he was still conspicuous.

Sure enough, before Huang Hong could make any further moves, the swirling sand spotted him and immediately veered off course, plummeting towards him.

"Boom!~"

The sandstorm hit the ground, raising clouds of dust.

Huang Hong dodged the impact by leaping back, and wisps of "qi" circulated within his body, putting him into peak combat condition.

"Phew!"

Another gust of wind blew by, blowing away the drifting dust and revealing the scene inside: a giant gray-blue wolf, as big as an elephant, staring at Huang Hong with the cold gaze one would give to prey.

Huang Hong looked at the grayish-blue giant wolf, and after a moment of silence, he beckoned to it as if possessed, making a "sucking" sound.

The gray-blue giant wolf was stunned for a moment, a hint of confusion flashing across its cold face, followed by a fit of rage. Although it didn't know what the little insect in front of it was trying to say, it was certain that its dignity had been challenged. So it didn't hesitate and launched an attack. It wanted to tear the little insect that had challenged it to pieces!

Huang Hong himself was also stunned, but he quickly recovered and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He is a dog lover, and when he sees stray dogs on the roadside, he can't help but tease them using a language that is universal between humans and dogs.

Since the incident, Huang Hong has been in a state of tension. When he was attacked by two wild wolves in the museum parking lot, he was thinking about self-preservation. When he encountered the Frost Giant Wolf in Anyue City, he was thinking about the gains.

At this point, facing the even stronger bluish-gray giant wolf, Huang Hong's mindset became increasingly calm, and he even had the mood to tease it a little.

This series of changes in mindset is also a reflection of Huang Hong's improved strength!

Faced with the attack of the gray-blue giant wolf, the flow of 'qi' within Huang Hong's body suddenly accelerated. Under the influence of 'qi', Huang Hong's physical qualities in all aspects improved to varying degrees. This was originally one of the most basic uses of 'qi'.

Huang Hong effortlessly dodged the attacks of the gray-blue giant wolf, observing the latter while also honing his own fighting skills.

The grayish-blue giant wolf was much stronger than the pangolin they had encountered before. Its strength and agility were around 9 points, and its constitution might be a bit weaker, but its fur had a faint metallic sheen, and in terms of defensive capabilities, it might be even stronger than a constitution level of 10 points.

Logically speaking, this level of attribute should have overwhelmed Huang Hong, but Huang Hong was able to easily dodge the attacks of the gray-blue giant wolf.

Because he had completely integrated the explosive techniques of Tiger Strike into every move, and with his rapid short-distance movement, the gray-blue giant wolf was unable to attack him at all.

A moment later, Huang Hong used the Iron Man armor, and the combat experience was completely different from before.

There is no doubt that Iron Man armor has an absolute advantage in strength and defense, but it is different in terms of agility.

Although the Iron Man armor is numerically superior to Huang Hong's own body in terms of agility, it is difficult for him to perform short-range burst evasion. Even if he equips the [Cat Ear Headwear] and activates the elegance of the cat, he cannot change this situation.

Another point worth mentioning is that the "Cat's Elegance" is a fixed buff that can enhance Huang Hong's reaction ability to a level comparable to that of a cat.

However, as Huang Hong's own strength grows, this improvement will naturally have a diminishing marginal effect, becoming lower and lower.

Next, Huang Hong fought the gray-blue giant wolf for a full half hour. While honing his fighting skills, he also tested the equipment he usually used to confirm the upper limit of his strength under different combinations.

The gray-blue giant wolf was quite powerful and could control the wind and unleash wind blades. If it hadn't been enhanced, Huang Hong might have needed to put in some effort to defeat it, but now, he no longer considered its strength a threat.

After the verification was completed, Huang Hong punched the gray-blue giant wolf on the head, and a double burst of flames inside and outside killed the gray-blue giant wolf.

Huang Hong stroked the gray-blue giant wolf's fur. To his surprise, the fine hairs were like incredibly tough steel needles. When they pricked his hand, he could feel a slight sting, and he had to use a little force to pull them out.

Metallization again!

This also indirectly shows that metallization is not an isolated case in the Giant Beast Plains, but rather a common occurrence.

After studying it for a while, Huang Hong began to skin and butcher the pangolin. He had already finished eating the pangolin meat, so now he needed to replenish his supply with some fresh wolf meat. This was actually one of the reasons why he was eager to leave the first stone pillar.

After breaking down the remaining parts, Huang Hong continued towards the target stone pillar.

The next three hours passed without incident. When Huang Hong arrived at the second stone pillar, even with the protection of "qi", he was covered in sand and looked disheveled.

After cleaning himself up a bit, Huang Hong found a sheltered spot next to the stone pillar, made some roasted meat to replenish his strength, and then began to use his decomposition ability on the second stone pillar.

A moment later, Huang Hong's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

After discovering that the monsters in the Giant Beast Plains had become metallic and that the stone pillars contained extraordinary metals, Huang Hong had some guesses, thinking that these might be due to the influence of some external factors.

So, following normal logic, assuming that there really is such a thing in the Giant Beast Plains, whose power radiates across this area, causing the two situations mentioned above, then how do we find it?

I don't know how others searched for Huang Hong, but he had his own method, which was the ability to decompose!