CH476 The Storm II
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The Dune Wolf King was faster.
It burst forward in a blur, claws slashing down—each one dripping with viscous, corruptive berserk energy—at a speed Azgrug should not have been able to evade.
However, Azgrug was a veteran.
The moment he realised he couldn't match the wolf's speed directly, he stopped watching its limbs and focused instead on its shoulders.
The instant its shoulders showed the wolf committing to its attack, Azgrug skidded to a halt—pausing just outside the range of the claw swipe.
The strike passed so close to his chest that he could almost smell the berserk energy coating its claws.
Azgrug reacted instantly.
He drove his spiked warhammer into the wolf's side.
The impact sent the beast flying.
Once again, [Ammos Hide] absorbed most of the damage, but not all of it.
The Dune Wolf King staggered as it regained its footing.
If it had been in its right mind, it would have recognised the danger. It would have retreated.
