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This was the loudest howl Lowen had ever heard and his eardrums vibrated painfully. Lowen stared behind him in shock, if the howl was that loud while he was inside the cave than Lowen couldn't imagine how loud it was outside. Turning back, Lowen used his Shadow Steps and rushed to the entrance of the cave.

Stepping outside, Lowen spotted the Alpha or rather he was impossible to miss, standing 10 feet tall and nearly 15 feet in length, this Alpha was over 2 times bigger than a normal Alpha. In no way was this wolf injured. Staring at this beast, as well as 5 other wolf's beside it, it was now confirmed, those bones he found were definitely human. The Alpha was huge but the 5 wolves beside it were more than double the size of a regular wolf. Each of these wolves consumed one of the scouts and have evolved into a Magic Beast. The power and speed they each had, Lowen had no way of telling but that wasn't even the worst part. Now that those 5 wolves and the Alpha had evolved into Magic beast, that also meant they now possessed the ability to use one of the elements. The danger Lowen felt at this moment was real and every single hair of his stood on end. Besides these 6 Magic Beast, there were also 40 regular wolves. The scouts had been wrong, those wolves in the den were not the only ones.

As each soldier faced these extra wolves, at first they were confident but after that unholy howl from the Alpha, the expression on their faces changed to shock, as they each covered their ears in pain. They looked toward their commander for orders and saw they he was saying something but for some reason, none of them could hear him. Feeling a warm liquid drip from their heads with a swipe from a hand they each looked at each other pale in fright. Blood, it was blood that fell from their ears. Each and every one of them had burst eardrums, the only ones who were still fine were Clovis and Layfon, as well as Lowen.

Clovis tried to tell his men to regroup and form a defensive position but none could hear. Looking toward the wolves, the Alpha took a single step forward and glared at Clovis. The Alpha could tell that he was the man in charge. Pointing his head high into the sky, this indomitable silver wolf inhaled deeply and with one powerful breath howled as though every living creature in the world was beneath him.

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A shockwave of air spread out in all directions like an explosion. The wind was so strong that it broke branches from trees, sweeping them high up into the sky. The leaves on the ground weren't so fortunate and instead were ripped apart, torn to shreds. The force was so strong that the soldiers were knocked back several feet by the air alone. If their hearing was only damaged before, then now, it was definitely ruined permanently. Several soldiers collapsed to the ground in fear curling themselves into little balls in hopes of a miracle, while others turned and fled at their highest speed. The wolves though, with this command from their leader, immediately went into action.

The 5 Magic Beast next to the Alpha vanished one moment and then reappeared near those who wished to flee. With a snap of their jaws, they instantly bit through the soldier's necks, decapitating all those running away in one fell swoop. None of the soldiers noticed this insane movement speed, the only ones who could keep up with it were Lowen, Clovis, and Layfon, everyone else could only see blurs jump around in their peripherals. Lowen was surprised by their speed but not too shocked, with his ki he could outclass them but Lowen didn't know if he had enough ki or not to fight them till the end.

The other 40 regulars wolves didn't slack either and charged into the soldiers, with so many knocked to the ground, most of them seemed defenseless and this was the perfect opportunity to attack. Chaos erupted with this clash, as claw, fang, and sword, intercepted each other once again. Not only were there Magic Beast but these extra 40 wolves were not weak like their earlier brethren, those were weak and starving wolves, these wolves, however, were in perfect form. They hadn't seemed to miss a single meal. These wolves were the actual warriors of the pack, the rest were the weak cannon fodder. The Alpha stood atop a boulder tall and proud watching this slaughter in delight but he noticed 3 problems in the battle. With another howl, he ordered the problems to be eliminated.

3 of the Magic Beast wolves moved like a flash, quickly appearing near their targets. Lowen, Clovis, and Layfon expected this though and defended themselves well. Layfon spun his spear, deflecting a snapping mouth aimed at his face and then countered with a sideswipe at the wolf. With a powerful slash, he struck the wolf on its hind leg. Layfon couldn't help but smile confidently, that is until he saw he left only a small mark. With no blood drawn and only a bit of fur being removed, Layfon quickly jumped back as another bite from the wolf was aimed at his neck.

"Damn these bastards are tough."

Layfon moved around in the defensive and Clovis seemed to be fairing about the same. Slashing his broadsword down with repeatedly powerful blows, the wolf's back had many small slashes and bled all over the place but still, this beast endured. No matter how many times Clovis slashed its back, he couldn't land the killing blow and the wolf persistently pushed forward, taking more and more ground from him. Lowen saw the situation and knew it was serious, it was time for him to use his ki or he would regret it too late. As one of the Magic Beast rushed at him, Lowen began circulating his ki. The wolf came upon Lowen with great speed and Lowen, in turn, thrust his sword out, unexpectedly though, this wolf sensed the danger and felt its impending death. With a sharp turn, the wolf leaped away and surprisingly Lowen actually missed.

(Hmm, this ones quick.)

But how could Lowen allow such failure? Using his Shadow Steps, the wolf that had just leaped away to the side, suddenly felt all of its hairs stand on end. The time it would take for the wolf to see the danger behind it would be less than a second but that was a time it didn't have. Lowen had already appeared right behind this wolf and with one swift thrust, stabbed the wolf through its back and into the ground, pinning it down like a nail through some wood. The wolf didn't even have time to howl in pain, it was dead.

The Alpha saw this and was surprised, looking at this small child who had just killed his powerful subordinate he couldn't understand how it happened. The Alpha could sense something unsettling from the small boy and took it seriously he again issued a command and ordered the other two Magic Beast wolves to kill, with it, he also ordered one more thing to them all, don't hold back. The other wolves jumped into action two Magic Beast wolves attacked Lowen at the same time.

Clovis saw his men dying left and right as though they were sheep and wanted to order a retreat but with none of his men being able to hear, none of them would be able to tell what he said. On top of all that, this wolf was giving him too much trouble, no matter how much he struck it, it continued to push him. Clovis could tell it was testing him, looking for any and all weakness and trying to find a pattern in his movements and this was causing a bit of terror and paranoia to take hold of his heart. Out of his peripheral, Clovis saw Lowen kill one of the Magic Beast wolves and gained a bit of hope from this. That's when he heard another howl from the Alpha and saw two more Magic Beast rapidly approach Lowen. Clovis had been fighting a Magic Beast this whole time and knew how tough it was, although Clovis had witnessed Lowen slay one of them, he thought there was absolutely no way Lowen could take on two at once and he immediately felt pity for Lowen. Just as Clovis thought this he saw the wolf in front of him perk up when he heard his leaders howl. The wolf seemed almost happy as it stared at Clovis and Clovis in return got a terrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. Before Clovis had any time to try and figure out why this wolf was excited, the wolf jumped back and revealed its cards.

Jumping back nearly 10 feet, the wolf stared ferociously at Clovis, as it did, Clovis recovered some of his breath and looked at this wolf in confusion. Without warning, the eyes of the wolf suddenly began to glow gold white, Clovis was both surprised and cautious. The wolf's eyes grew brighter and brighter, soon Clovis had to shield his eyes but the light continued to grow. Within a fraction of a second, the wolf's eyes flashed like lightning and for a split second became as bright as the sun. Clovis's eyes began to burn and he had no defense for this but to immediately slam his eyes shut. This was the opportunity that the wolf was looking for and it pounced on Clovis, snapping its jaws wildly. Clovis couldn't see but he immediately felt it when this wolfs fangs sunk deep into his left shoulder. There was no time to cry out in pain though, and with his fastest reaction speed, Clovis jammed his sword sideways into the wolf's mouth. Pushing the blade sideways, he managed to cut through part of the wolf's jaw, releasing its fangs from his shoulder. Unfortunately, though, the wolf tore a large chunk of flesh from Clovis's shoulder as it was forced away.

Standing up, Clovis's Left arm hung limply from his body, the bone, and flesh from his shoulder was completely exposed and in the open. Anyone looking at it would have a disgusting sight displayed before them and would have fear strike the depths of their soul. Clovis's shoulder began to bleed profusely and his body dripped with cold sweat. Why this wolf didn't go for his neck at that moment and instead attacked near his armor, Clovis had no time to think about it, right now, all he thought about was survival. Looking at this now disfigured wolf, its Lower jaw hung on by only a few pieces of tattered flesh. Even if this wolf survived today it would never be able to eat again and would eventually starve to death. Clovis didn't care about that though and felt no pity whatsoever, instead, he felt rage, absolute rage. Looking at his wound for a second, Clovis's blood began to boil in hatred but he quickly regained his cool. With such hatred, his judgment would easily become clouded and his focus would waver. That was something he absolutely could not afford to lose at this moment. Taking slow steady breaths, Clovis recentered himself and saw the strap on his chest plate.

The strap that held his metal chest plate was now tattered from that wolf's attack and now the left side of his chest plate swung open. Like this, it would repeatedly swing and hit his chest and arm making combat way to difficult as it got in the way. Clovis took his sword and cut the other strap holding the right side of his chest plate up. With a metallic clank, the blue chest plate fell to the ground. With his inscription tattoo shining on his right arm, Clovis lifted his broadsword with one hand high up, pointing its end at the wolf, staring coldly at this beast, he said one simple word.

"Come."