The whip lashed at Alec from the left, forcing him to raise his left arm up in defence as he used his right to support the left also, though he braced himself for the strike, however the impact still stung so deeply that it pierced through his thick hide.The pain was sharp, but not enough to halt his momentum, Alec pushed forward, launching two quick jabs, the caterpillar lady dodged them with ease, countering with a left palm strike aimed at his chest in return.As her hand thrust forward, Alec noticed a slight shift in her armour, tiny gaps opened along the guard on her left arm, extending up toward her shoulder. Without hesitation, Alec deflected her strike with his left hand, then drove his right claws straight into the opening.His attack tore through with surprising ease, sinking deep and drawing a pained grimace from the caterpillar lady, her expression twisted, revealing that despite her formidable defences, her tolerance for pain was unusually low. Alec considered it na

Bang!The Caterpillar’s body slammed into the ground with a deafening crash. Elsewhere, Alec was already climbing out of the crater where he had fallen, his werewolf transformation had been undone, and the Bloody Changdao had reverted from its second seal lying somewhere in the crater. Alec spat out a mouthful of blood, his body trembling.During the fall, he had tried to manipulate gravity to soften the impact, but even then the landing was brutal, he could feel countless bones in his body creaking under the strain, some broken beyond what his regeneration could handle in minutes.“So this is what it feels like to face a beast with a prowess nearing Tier 8 power,” Alec muttered, gazing toward the spot where the Caterpillar had landed, only to see it already standing again, the ice that once encased it cracked.The creature’s body bore several injuries, though none inflicted by Alec himself, they were the work of his golems. For the first time, Alec regretted shouldering most of the