The lead hound launched its massive body toward the crevice, jaws unhinging to reveal rows of jagged yellow teeth dripping with acidic bile.
From the rocky ledge above, Ye Chen did not hesitate. His right hand dipped into the cloth pocket of his tattered trousers, scooping up three rusted iron nails he had pulled from the drainage tunnel's rotting timber frames.
He channeled his chaotic Qi through the pads of his fingers, engaging the principles of his Hidden Weapon Mastery to balance the uneven weight of the corroded metal.
With a sharp snap of his wrist, the three iron spikes broke the sound barrier with high whistling shrieks.
The projectiles tore through the air, drilling cleanly through the skulls of the three beasts in a single heartbeat. The lead hound was dead before its paws t
