Hello, I want to thank everyone for reading my fiction. Last week, LHTV reached top 300 on active fiction list and top 100 on popular this week list. This is already a great achievement for me. It all thanks to you. ============ Not long after Acma leave Gru Village, the sun has retreated into the horizon and the sky began to darken. Night has arrived. Acma followed the guide on Silver’s back, heading toward north of Gru Village. “I forgot to tell them what to do about the moles. Hmmm... I hope Strabeous will handle them neatly”, Acma lamented. “Alice, can you call Uncle Pai, I want to talk to him” “Yes, Master” ... [Hello kid, how are you?] “Hello Uncle Pai, I’m on my way to the werewolves’ den. How’s the negotiation with the centaurs going?” [How do you know? Emmm... negotiation is good. The centaurs are willing to pay 2500 arrowheads and 1000 silver for Grustag. The ransom will be paid tomorrow morning. They also reassure us that they won’t attack again] “Did the elders accepted?” [Yes, all the elders accepted since we lost nothing at all. Kid, when will you return?] “I’m not sure yet but don’t worry, I’ll be okay” [It’s good to hear that. Don’t get hurt] “Okay Uncle Pai. One more thing, please keep an eye on the cliff surrounding the village. The enemies might have a unit that capable of scaling the mountains” [Hmmm... that’s a bad news. Did you found anything?] “I did found something. Alice will show you the recording” [Okay] “Okay then, see you again Uncle Pai” The conversation ended. Acma didn’t reveal everything about what happened today because the centaurs won’t attack anymore just like the envoys said. “Alice, give the recording about talpid moles and their ride to uncle” “Yes, Master” It was half an hour journey from Gru Village to the werewolves’ den. The journey was quiet and peaceful. Acma didn’t encounter with any beast, maybe because it was close to a settlement. Suddenly, the guide halted its step and turned its head toward Acma. “Sir, we’ve arrived. The den is over there”, it pointed its finger toward a small cave about 2 and half metres height at the foot of the mountain, 500 metres from where they were standing. “Thank you. Do you want to stay? You don’t have to worry about your safety”, Acma extended his offer. “No thanks. I’m going back now” “Okay then, take care of yourself” “...” The guide turned its body and then disappeared into the darkness. Acma didn’t force it to stay because that guide was surely capable of defending itself. Acma turned his head toward the den. Under a moonlight, he could see an empty ground in front of the den. No werewolves could be seen. “Alice, turn invisible and check inside the den” “Yes, Master” While waiting for Alice, Acma examined the items he got from the battle this morning. What exciting him the most was the amount of the upgrading items. He already waited for too long to upgrade Silver. Open: Summon” A summon panel appeared on his sight. He picked the upgrade section before he touched the image of Great Wolf Alpha to determine the amount of upgrading items needed. “Looks like I have everything to advance Silver from elite rank to epic rank”, thought Acma. When everything was in place, he pushed the upgrade button. Immediately, a bright purple light enveloped Silver’s body, illuminating the dark forest. Acma did nothing to cover the light because he was more concerned about Silver’s advancement. Slowly, Silver floated in the air while still bathing in the purple light. Within the light, Acma could see Silver’s body slowly enlarged until it reached 1.5 metres height. Its paw already bigger than human adult palm while it sharp claws could make someone shivered in fear by just looking at it. It was a huge wolf. The only similarities was its silver fur. It still a beautiful comfy silver fur. The whole process took a full five minutes. After everything ended and the purple light finally dimmed out, Silver was standing in front Acma. Its height reached his chest made him catching his breath in admiration. His Silver has become stronger. Now he has two epic rank offensive beast other than Sawa. Ding ~ You have learned Tornado skill “Tornado? This is great. I wonder what rank it is”, thought Acma. “Identify: Tornado”

Tornado

Mortal class, Gold rank offensive skill

A violently rotating column of wind that bring a massive destruction “This is exciting”, Acma exclaimed. He already imagining the havocs he would create, watching his enemies swirling in the air when he unleashed a full-blown tornado. It’s even better if he fought against multiple enemies. “I must raise its mastery level as soon as possible”, he thought with his face full of determination. Then he realized that Silver only gave him two skills instead of four unlike Sawa. “I wonder what is the reason. Hmmmm.... Oh, maybe because Sawa is a named beast. Silver is just a normal beast. That’s a reasonable explanation. It’s about time Alice return. There she is”. “Master, you must see this”, Alice reported after turning her beautiful fairy body visible. “It must be extremely important thing that make Alice skipped everything about the den just to show me it”, thought Acma. A blue hologram appeared in front of him, depicting an image of a big hall with many werewolves crouching on the floor. They were having a feast. From their position, Acma could guess their rank within their community. The werewolves crouching on the outer perimeter were smaller in size while at the center of the hall, the werewolves were wearing a chest armour, had a sturdier built and bigger in size. They were feasting with meat. From the hologram, Acma could see oxen and wild boars were eaten by the werewolves on the outer perimeter. However, those at the center were feasting on something else, something that made Acma got a goose bumps and his hair stand on its end. His face darken and his eyes bloody red. Something that made him angry, extremely angry. “What was it eating?” asked Acma while pointing at the big werewolf at the center on the hall. He already knew what was it but he was hoping that he was wrong. “It appear to be a human children’s right arm”, replied Alice. “...” Acma took out ten supreme guardians and handed them several explosives. Then he walked slowly toward the den with a heavy heart. “Alice, plant these explosives on the wall and wait for my signal. I want a maximum destruction” “Yes, Master” Acma entered the cave, followed by Silver and his supreme guardians. It was a 250 metres tunnel before he could reach the feasting hall. He didn’t put any effort to conceal his track. He didn’t care. Even when he entered the cave, he already heard the werewolves were shouting ‘Intruder’ ‘Intruder’. He reached the end of the tunnel. “Summon: Stone Golem” He ordered the golem to guard the entrance. He wanted to summon Sawa to do the job, but couldn’t because of its size. Looking into the dark hall, he could see many pair of eyes glowing in a green light staring at him. But he didn’t bother with the others. His only concern was several werewolves who was eating the human remains. “How brave you are, intruding into my place”, the one with a children arm in its hand spoke. Werewolf Elder LVL 244 “...” Acma didn’t bother to reply. He unsheathed his sword and walked slowly toward the center. “Kill it!” ordered the elder. Several werewolves immediately dashed toward Acma, but before the could do anything, Silver was much faster biting on their neck. After killing its first target, Silver unleashed several Wind Blades to open the path for Acma. ‘EARTH SPIKE’ Several werewolves who manage to get pass Silver were impaled. Acma didn’t change his speed. If the werewolves came from his right, a casual swing of his sword cut them into two. If they came from his left, they would die with extra hole on the forehead or throat. After several exchanges, nobody dare to approach Acma. All the werewolves in the hall retreated except several werewolves at the center of the hall. They were shivering in fear but couldn’t move because Silver already standing behind them, cutting their path of retreat. “What’s the meaning of this? Why do you do this to us?” it said. The arm in its hand was dropped on the floor already. “...” ‘PHANTOM STEP’ Acma reappeared in front of the elder. He dropped on his left knee while swinging his sword horizontally to the right, cutting both of its knees. As fast as lightning, he followed with two other swing cutting both its arms before he grabbed its head. “Let’s go” Acma turned his body toward the entrance and walked, dragging the limbless werewolf elder. It howled in pain ceaselessly. Silver, Stone Golem and the supreme guardians followed closely behind. When they reached the outside. “Blow them up” ‘BOOOOOOOOOOM’