Chapter 29: Wolves?
Chapter 29: Wolves?
Arthur:
Near the center of the camp on the right side, shortly before Dark appeared on the right wall.
"What’s this noise?" I moved through the dark corridor, searching for an exit from the prison.
"Tch... I should’ve at least asked for a way out. Haven’t found one for a while." I lamented my current situation.
Hmm... what’s this... is there an earthquake or what? The ground has been shaking since I left my cell.
I looked around to find many cells that contained many prisoners while I walked.
Some were chained, and others lay on torture beds, etc...
Seems I’m way too late to save them; most are dead. And some are insane... Ugh, I really want to get out of here quickly. Even though I have the soul of a hero, my instinct for self-preservation won over.
I continued walking through the dark corridor, wishing to find an exit and end this pitch-black darkness I’m in.
After a while, my hopes came true when I found stairs leading upward, ending with a large door, from whose keyhole shone a dazzling blue moonlight.
Finally found it... I ran up the stairs quickly, overjoyed.
I reached a door three meters tall and two meters wide.
I pushed it, but unfortunately, it was locked. Seems like, foolishly, I forgot to take the keys from the guard—and logically, they wouldn’t leave it open.
Tch, I have no other choice.
"Anger." My skin turned light red as steam rose. I sent my fist toward the iron door, sending it flying several meters.
"Fiuuuh... finally, a bit of freedom. Hmm? Wow! What’s going on here?" As the dust cleared, I looked at a very interesting sight.
Fires... wolves!? Wolves?!
"Ehhh... seems this escape will have plenty of obstacles." I inhaled a lot of oxygen while gripping my sword’s handle.
"Hmm? You see me as easy prey? Try me."
Immediately, I was targeted by three wolves that had rushed in after the noise of the flying door.
I drew my sword from its sheath and aimed it toward the three wolves coming at me, snarling for the fresh meat before them.
The wolves circled around me—one to the left, one to the right, and one in front.
Are these wolves trying to outmaneuver me? Seems they’re quite smart. I observed them, waiting for their movements with patience and caution.
They didn’t let me wait long before the wolf on the left lunged with its jaws toward my hand.
"Goodbye!" I swiftly swung my sword with tremendous force toward it.
When the wolf saw the sword coming at it, it leapt back with a snarl and a glint in its eyes.
"Yo yo yo... what’s this? Intelligence?"
It dodged! Was that a trap from it? Or am I just clumsy with a sword? I’ll go with the second one—the former owner of this body didn’t take swordsmanship lessons seriously.
While I was thinking, the wolf on the right attacked, biting my hand with great force.
"Hehe..." I laughed and quickly moved my left hand to punch the wolf’s face, but the one on the left used my distraction and bit my left hand.
"Wait your turn, why so fast?" I clenched my fist despite the wolf’s bite on my wrist, punched it in the face, and sent it stumbling back.
I changed the way I held the sword, flipping its hilt toward me, and stabbed the wolf that had bitten my left hand right in the chest.
It fell dead to the ground, its bite wound healing.
"Ahhhh... and now, let me end your suffering." I looked at the wolf that had gone mad from my punch and finished it with a stab to the head.
"Hmm... won’t you attack me like your brothers?"
"Arrrrgh!"
"Arrrgh!"
"Arghhh!"
The remaining wolf growled furiously at me, as if it wished I’d die in a fraction of a second if it could.
"Eh... sorry, were those two dear to you? But they deserved it." I stood in a fighting stance, waiting for its move.
But the wolf didn’t attack first; instead, it howled with all its might.
"Oooooooooooooo!"
"Hmm... what does that mean? Calling its brothers? Then I should attack it and run quickly."
Before I could move, the wolf launched at me in a suicidal charge aiming for my neck—only to end up dead, split into two pieces.
"Ughhh... disgusting... ughhh this smell. What a mess... is this a wolf attack on the camp? What’s going on here? I need to escape before more wolves show up. Right... where was the exit gate?"
"I think I just need to go the opposite way of the cave until I find the exit door..." I looked at the gray screen appearing in front of me.
[System]
[You have killed a normal monster: Night Wolf]
[You gained 150 EXP]
[You have killed a normal monster: Night Wolf]
[You gained 150 EXP]
[Level Up]
[Level 3 (400/400) –––> Level 4 (800/20)]
[You gained a Stat Point]
[You have killed a normal monster: Night Wolf]
[You gained 150 EXP]
[Level 4 (800/170)]
"So even from monsters I gain experience... like a game... ehhh, am I really in a real world or a virtual one? This ability suits my taste."
Time to move. I’ll add the stat points later. I started running, going opposite the mountain toward the front wall, away from the right wall.
—
White Night Wolf:
Rewind a bit—to the moment when the wolf that Arthur killed howled.
I was fighting a group of three people, surrounding the fresh meat. Suddenly, I raised my ears and heard my brother’s howl, calling for help.
So I didn’t waste time with the meal—I finished them in an instant.
I ran toward the source of the howl, only to find my siblings dead.
I looked around and sniffed the scent, and my senses led me to a young figure running far away from me.
Once I identified my prey, my eyes turned red-orange from the reflection of the fire’s light upon them.
—
[States]
[Character:
– Name and surname: Arthur Field
– Ethnicity: human
– Ability: Learning – Rank S
– Level 4 (800/170)
– Statistics Points: 5
]
[Properties:
– Strength: 17 + (81)
– Agility: 8 + (47)
– Defense (Vitality, Resistance): 7 + (20)
– Intelligence (mana): 10
]
[Skills:
– [Skill I I’m not thirsty (Level 1)]
– [Skill II Stacked Damage Resistance (Level 1)]
– [Skill I Sword Art of the Field Family (Level 1)]
– [Skill II Rapid Cell Evolution (Level 1)]
– [Skill I Burning Hand (Level 3)]
– [Skill II Warrior Miner (Level 3)]
– [Skill II Blood Will (Level 1)]
– [Skill II Greater Pain Resistance (Level 1)]
– [Skill II Big Muscles (Level 1)]
– [Skill I Street Fighting (Level 1)]
– [Skill II Beast of Lightning (Level 1)]
– [Skill III Muscle Rage (Level 1)]
– [Skill I Fatigue Resistance (Level 1)]
]
"Special Skills <Passive>:
– [Lightning Move]
"
"Special Skills (positive):
– [Rage :
– Effects: Strength attribute increased by 50%, agility attribute increased by 25%
– Duration: 10 seconds
– Cool down: 5 minutes
]
"