Chapter 99: Chapter 99
“I’m sorry giant wolf, but you’re just prey for me to get stronger”, Eru said towards the giant wolf as he brandished his sword towards the roaring giant wolf. The giant wolf pressure did little against Eru as the latter was used to fighting against opponents far stronger than himself. “Take this, Aura Slash!” Eru yelled out. A raven-coloured, curved energy blade went towards the giant wolf. The giant wolf roared, protective mana formed around it, blocking the Eru’s attack.
“Tch, then how about this. Ha!” Eru charged towards the giant wolf before launching another strike. The giant wolf managed to dodge Eru’s attack easily. Then, it immediately kicked Eru right at his chest. Eru, however, predicted what the giant wolf was going to do. He spun around to avoid the giant wolf’s kick, then, using the momentum, he swung his sword around. The giant wolf quickly stepped backwards, but it wasn’t enough to avoid a wound from Eru’s black sword.
The giant wolf felt his pride was wounded. It howled, and the mana surrounding it became even thicker. Then, as if responding to the giant wolf, the sky above it darkened as dark clouds appeared. After that, the giant wolf glared at Eru before roaring. The dark clouds above the giant wolf responded to its roar as lightning began to form inside of it. “Messing with lightning, aren’t we?” Eru quipped. He held his sword firm on his chest, “Then let see which of our attacks are stronger”, Eru yelled out, then his raven-coloured aura spiralled around the air.
“Awoo!”
“Ha!”
Eru and the giant wolf simultaneously screamed. The lightning from inside the dark clouds above the giant wolf sizzled before striking at Eru. At the same time, Eru gathered his aura in his sword before swinging downwards, sending an energy wave towards the giant wolf. The lightning and the energy wave met. It clashed fiercely, creating a crater around them. Just as the giant wolf was focused on the clash of lightning and the energy wave, Eru stealthily circled around. “Ha, if you think that I’m going to stand around and wait for the clash to be over, then you’re sorely mistaken”, Eru muttered.
Eru arrived behind the giant wolf, gripping his sword tight with his right hand. “Ready, Buddy?” Eru asked the sword inside his grip. Buddy replied by vibrating slightly in Eru’s grip. “Good”, Eru nodded. He walked closer towards the giant wolf carefully. “Surprise motherfucker!” Eru shouted after he brandished his sword at the giant wolf. Due to the giant wolf quick reflexes, it managed to escape certain doom by jumping forward. However, Eru was able to wound the giant wolf’s backside and pushed it towards the lightning and the energy wave clash.
The giant wolf screamed as it got hit by its own attack coupled with Eru’s energy wave. “You think I’m letting you rest? Think again!” Eru sent out multiple energy waves with his sword towards the pained giant wolf. The giant wolf wanted to dodge Eru’s multiple energy waves. However, its reaction was dulled due to the giant wolf getting hit by the forces of its own lightning and Eru’ previous energy wave. The giant wolf screamed as cuts appeared on its fur.
Eru continued his barrage of assault, but the giant wolf’s eyes were still fierce. When the giant wolf could not take it anymore, it howled. A protective mana barrier formed around the giant wolf, preventing Eru’s remaining energy waves to reached the giant wolf. The giant wolf growled; it looked at Eru with murderous eyes. The killing intent emitted from the giant wolf was immense. It even affected Ling and Long, who was a mile away from here.
“What are they doing over there? Did Eru make the giant wolf even more angry?” Ling asked while throwing her talisman at one of the wolves, blasting it away to smithereens. “Haha, you worried about him a lot, didn’t you?” Long asked while whacking away a wolf that charged at him. “Of course. If he died, then how would I continue my plans?” Ling answered before launching another talisman at a nearby wolf. Then, suddenly, the wolves around them stopped. A fierce howl could be heard from where Eru was, and the wolves suddenly changed their form. “What the hell is this….” Ling stood dumbfounded, watching the wolves’ power rise to another level.
Let’s backtrack for another minute. The giant wolf stared at Eru with murderous eyes. Its killing intent applied pressure to everything around it. “Getting serious, aren’t we?” Eru quipped as he watched the giant wolf start to transform and the mana around it beginning to increase. “Like I’ll let you do that!” Eru shouted. He knew full well that he could not let his enemy transform. Such actions had massive consequences. Eru remembered that a certain short man with fiery spiky hair always let his opponent transform before being kicked in the asrse by them. “You’re not going to transform in front of me! I’m not a vegetable!” Eru said, brandishing his sword at the giant wolf, attacking it relentlessly.
However, the barrier between the giant wolf and Eru was too strong for Eru to break. Then, as Eru was about to use Eruken to increase his power, the giant wolf had mana spiralling around it, concealing it from the world. “Fuck”, Eru lamented. He stepped backwards a couple of steps, bracing himself for what was to come. The spiralling mana around the giant wolf finally dissipated, revealing the now transformed giant wolf to Eru.
The giant wolf became even bigger, with its fur changing colour from grey to blue. Two horns protruded from its forehead and its two fangs extended even longer, making the giant wolf even more menacing. Its claws shine with a metallic lustre, and the giant wolf tail that was ordinary before was now looking like a lightning bolt. Lightning crackled all around the giant wolf as the pressure emitted from it became even stronger. The giant wolf growled as it observed its enemy before it before howling.
The giant wolf’s howl contained mana that affected its surrounding. Eru then felt that the wolves from before had their powers upgraded. “Hopefully, both Ling and Long can handle that situation”, Eru mumbled, “Sorry to the two of you back there, but I got my own problems to deal with.” Eru glared at the now transformed giant wolf and felt that his heart was palpitating. “Hah, there must be something wrong with me. Facing such a strong opponent in front of me, instead of getting scared as a normal person would, I’m getting even more excited”, Eru said with his lips curled up.
Then, without Eru knowing, his pupil slit, turning and resembling that of a dragon. The giant wolf noticed this, and it became even more vigilant. A massive amount of raven-coloured aura was leaking from inside of Eru while his smile became even more widespread. “Come, I’ll show you the difference between a mutt and a mighty being like me!” Eru shouted as he charged towards the giant wolf.
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Back with Ling and Long. Ling had a grave expression while looking at the transformed wolves around here. “What the hell is this!?” Ling exclaimed as she stepped backwards in trepidation. “No need to worry, sister Ling. As long as we worked together, we can come out from this situation”, Long calmly replied. “And why are you so calm about this?” Ling asked while using her mana to create a floating, spinning barrier from her talisman. Long smiled, “If my calculation is correct, there’s no way for us to die here”, he said as mana gathered on his staff.
“Fire Wave!” Long yelled out, then a ring of fire appeared around him before dispersing towards the wolves. The wolves that get hit by Long’s spell were burnt instantly before getting finished by Ling’s mana beam. “I mean to ask earlier, but your style of fighting is quite unique”, Ling asked. “What do you mean?” Long asked back while smacking another wolf that charged near him. “You combine both magic and martial arts. And your spell…. It was more like the spell from outside of Gale Territory”, Ling said; she dodged a wolf’s strike before sending a talisman towards it, killing it with fire.
“Oh, that. Well, I did travel around before, and I learn a thing or two outside”, Long answered. He sensed that two wolves were charging at him with a menacing glare. Long chanted something, then fire surrounded his staff before smacking the two wolves with it. “Huh”, Ling throw a talisman towards another wolf, “That’s interesting. Why don’t you join the Adventures Guild when you come back?” Long smiled softly, “I’ll think about it.”
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While Ling and Long chatted around, Eru was battered. He was planted to a giant tree by the giant wolf. Eru’s clothes were tattered as wounds were visible across his whole body. Eru got himself out, “Ha, you’re way too strong for the current me”, Eru said in exasperation. “But, you’re not the only one that can transform”, Eru said; raven-coloured aura began to gather around Eru, “I’m going all out, Dragon Force activate!”
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