Villain's Evolution: Investing in My Minions Yields Crazy Returns!

With this thought, Victor suddenly stopped and slowly lowered the Crimson Flame Fang, standing on the cracked rocky ground.

In the distance, the Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf’s crimson eyes stared fixedly at him.

The next instant, its body once again merged into the darkness!

Whoosh!

Victor looked up, tightening his grip on his weapon.

Here it comes!

He stared fixedly at the constantly distorting shadow ahead, concentrating his mental power to the limit as he tried to predict his opponent’s movements.

Boom!

The Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf’s massive body pounced down from midair, its four claws wrapped in frenzied abyssal mana, crashing toward Victor like a small mountain!

And Victor still didn’t retreat!

”Victor!” Ryan shouted from afar.

In his view, Victor was simply courting death!

However, just as those deadly wolf claws were about to fall—

”Shadow Blink!”

Whoosh!

Victor’s figure suddenly disappeared!

Boom!!!

The Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf slammed violently into the ground. The fierce impact force exploded instantly, sending large chunks of rock flying, and the ground caved in beneath it!

And at this moment, Victor had already appeared at its rear flank!

He didn’t use Flame Line because he knew very well that ordinary sword aura simply couldn’t penetrate this monster’s defenses.

What he needed was a closer distance and more precise timing.

And...

”Mana Plunder!”

Victor suddenly extended his left hand, pressing his palm onto the unhealed wound on the Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf’s neck!

Hum!!!

A terrifying suction force instantly erupted!

This time, what he came into contact with was no longer the ordinary mana flowing across the magical beast’s surface, but the abyssal energy frantically surging deep within the wound!

In an instant, a stream of dark purple mana so frenzied that it was nearly out of control poured madly through his palm!

[Warning!]

[High concentration of abyssal mana detected!]

[Target’s mana is in a frenzied state!]

[Mana Devouring is performing forced decomposition!]

”Arghhh!” An indescribable agony instantly swept through his entire body!

Victor felt as though his left hand had been thrust directly into scorching magma. The frenzied abyssal mana continuously surged through his body, even causing violent fluctuations in his previously stable mana circulation.

”Damn it!”

He clenched his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

If it were merely ordinary abyssal mana, with Mana Devouring’s decomposition ability, he wouldn’t be in such a sorry state at all.

But the monster before him had completely entered its frenzied state.

The intensity of that mana far exceeded what he could easily withstand at present!

However, it was effective!

The dark purple mana that had originally been circulating madly within the Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf actually showed an obvious stagnation at this moment!

Afterward, its massive body suddenly shuddered.

”Awooo!”

A shrill roar echoed through the forest!

The Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf madly shook its head, trying to throw Victor off, but Victor clung tightly to the broken scales near the wound. The suction from his left hand not only didn’t weaken but became even more violent!

What he wanted wasn’t to absorb a large amount of mana.

He wanted to make the mana circulation within this monster’s body completely lose its balance at the most critical moment!

[Abnormality detected in target’s mana circulation!]

[Abyssal energy is experiencing a brief reverse flow!]

’Now’s the time!’

Seeing this, a cold light blazed in Victor’s eyes.

”Heaven Burning Sword Art!”

The Crimson Flame Fang suddenly ignited with unprecedented scorching flames!

All the mana he could mobilize quickly poured into the blade at this moment!

”Flame Line!!”

Boom!!!

An extremely condensed crimson sword light viciously slashed into the previously torn wound!

This sword strike had no fancy variations. It had only speed, power, and the tremendous eruption of mana compressed to the absolute limit!

Squelch!

The blade finally broke through the hardest scales on the Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf’s neck. Scorching flames poured madly into the wound, igniting the unstable abyssal mana within!

Boom!!!

A terrifying explosion erupted directly from the Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf’s neck!

Blood mixed with dark purple mana sprayed out!

That massive body tilted to the side, and its entire neck was blown open, leaving a ghastly wound deep enough to reveal bone!

”Awooo!!!”

The Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf let out an unprecedented shrill scream!

However, before Victor could pull out his longsword, a massive wolf claw had already swung toward him!

He was too close and had no time to dodge at all!

Bang!!!

Victor’s entire body was viciously sent flying!

This strike hit him square in the chest!

He felt his vision go black as his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string for dozens of meters, finally crashing heavily into the distant forest!

Boom! Boom!

Two ancient trees snapped in succession!

Only when he hit the third tree did his body finally stop.

Blood continuously flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Victor knelt on one knee, desperately supporting himself with one hand on the Crimson Flame Fang, his chest heaving violently.

Pain! There was almost no part of his body that didn’t hurt!

His left arm had developed large patches of charred black patterns from forcibly coming into contact with the frenzied abyssal mana. The web between his right thumb and index finger was bloodied from the impact.

The remaining mana within his body was also nearly depleted.

This battle was the first time since coming to this world that he had truly been pushed to such a sorry state! Yet he showed not the slightest despair.

Watching the distant Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf, Victor suddenly noticed something.

The monster’s frenzied state had already begun to collapse! The dark purple mana that originally covered its entire body was flickering madly. The wound on its neck continuously sprayed blood outward. Its breathing became extremely heavy, and even its limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.

That sword strike had finally dealt it a serious wound!

But it wasn’t enough.

Victor knew very well that the vitality of a Second Tier magical beast was far more tenacious than ordinary people could imagine.

As long as its vital point wasn’t completely destroyed, this monster still possessed the ability to counterattack.

And the facts were exactly as he expected.

The next moment, the Abyssal Bone Spike Wolf slowly raised its head.

It looked past Victor and turned its gaze toward the distant Leah!

In those crimson eyes, the last trace of reason seemed to have completely disappeared, while all the remaining dark purple mana in the surroundings actually began converging madly toward its mouth!

”Not good!” Victor’s expression changed drastically!