The wolf had been traveling for months, alone, surviving by eating fruits, plants, or carcasses of monsters that had lost in fights.
The wolf's journey to this place was actually quite interesting. When it ended up near Fargo from Bright, it had actually just followed the scent of blood. Somehow it ended up near the caves, and felt malicious energy from the man, making it want to kill him.
So it did, inexplicably saving two lives.
It also recognized the person it saved, but not too well, and it just left to resume meandering again.
After leaving the areas near the mines, it just went around and round, resuming its banal lifestyle.
This changed when after a few days, it felt a special force. The wolf followed its direction, finding a circle with many people coming out.
The wolf found them special, and it decided to stay there.
For some reason, there was nary a human who sensed its presence. It watched in interest as more and more people came out of the circle and was a little confused when they stopped coming.
It turned its head in the direction the people went, following, eventually reaching the walls of the territory.
Fargo's outer wall was two meters, but it wasn't low enough for low-level monsters to jump over it. However, the wolf was different. It was not high-level but it had a very high jump.
From a certain distance, it bolstered itself, jumping over the walls and straight towards the streets below.
The wolf shook its head as an especially pungent smell reached its nose, but it adjusted and moved on, avoiding such places. It traveled and watched as humans fought humans, though it did give a bit of help here and there.
For example, when he saw a small group would encounter a bigger enemy, it would howl. Those men would come in its direction, while the small group would think it was fellow humans who made the sound.
It would also pull a few injured people to the side, though it would leave the humans confused as to what happened in the end.
Eventually, it ended up in this place where it saw a familiar person with a familiar scent. He was weakened and bloodied, a murderous human looming over him, ready to kill.
Knowing the human was about to die, it jumped over to assist, hoping to bite off the person's head.
Back to the war, the wolf lunged at Eli, who immediately jumped back to avoid the wolf's sharp claws. The man raised his weapon to go against it, blocking its fast attacks.
Eli had been a bit weakened and tired by Ansel. So, unable to match its speed and strength, Eli found himself being pushed back.
The wolf's pace increased as it continued to try and bite off a part of Eli, and it had been succeeding to nick off bits of skin, each of which was getting very painful. Soon, its teeth managed to bury on a part of his hand, making him lose his grip on his sword.
"Damnit!" he yelled as his sword flew in a direction due to the inertia. He didn't have time to mourn as he once again jumped back, pulling out his strongest gun—a super shotgun—-and pointed it at the monster while he avoided its deadly claws.
This weapon was not inferior to the one the lord had. This was the strongest gun they could take before the migration, and a lot of them managed to secure one.
This was his last one, and the remaining bullets were limited because they had dealt with a lot of mobs before settling with the current status quo.
However, although he had to waste the few remaining bullets, he would have to! This could still damage a monster until level 5! Judging by the wolf's appearance, it was definitely lower than that!
Ansel's heart dropped when he saw the guns pointed at it. This wolf wasn't very high-leveled—not like Fufi or Gochi—and guns would still have a lot of effect on it!
Ansel immediately ran to Eli to stop him from shooting
Ansel's eyes widened as he turned to look in the direction of the wolf—realizing it was gone!
"WHAT?!" Eli yelled, looking around. Ansel and the others were also surprised.
Surprisingly, the wolf suddenly disappeared. Rather, it went on a stealth mode!
If one looked closely, one could see a little distortion in the atmosphere but partnered with its speed, it was really not obvious.
Eli shot where he thought the wolf would be.
Another shot. His eyes twitched, knowing his bullets were limited. An idea came to mind and he manifested water, spraying it around him.
He couldn't make ponds yet, but whatever changes in the damp floor were enough for his experienced eyes!
A whimper sounded and it made Ansel's heart fall, and Eli grinned widely. "HAHA! FINALLY!" he yelled, his manic eyes pointing in various directions, trying to get that lethal shot.
It should be much easier because not only would the beast be slower, but this time there was an occasional nick of blood dropping on the floor. Eli laughed. Sure, it was fast, but Eli had a strong instinct.
It was his last bullet, but it was worth using it to deal with this animal!
"HEY!" Ansel yelled, appearing near him with his sword. "You didn't forget you were against me, did you?"
"Tsk!" Eli tutted as he avoided the slash, and took out his spare Class E sword from space.
Ansel pushed him with continuous bursts of attacks and skills. Eli's Class E weapon soon started showing cracks, unable to handle the barrage from a Class D weapon.
Eli gritted his teeth and looked around. He saw his weapon was already gone—likely taken by this bastard redhead!
He saw that he had been isolated, his own teammates slowly getting taken care of, and wouldn't have the mind to help him out!
On the contrary, the redhead had a lot of options.
It was humiliating but he had no choice.
He turned tail and sprinted, cursing, and swearing he'd definitely get his revenge!!
"Ah! He yelled as he felt sharp teeth bury in his leg, making him fall face first to the ground.
It appeared right next to Eli, and Ansel immediately lunged at Eli at the same time!
Eli's eyes widened and he immediately kicked the wolf repeatedly, barely avoiding Ansel's attack which stabbed his ear!
Eli screamed as the dog's bite sunk past his bones. "AHHHH!"
Ansel immediately recovered and raised his sword, a blanket of fire concentrating around it.
And the fiery sword sunk at the man's neck.
Just like that, Eli joined his twin in hell.
Ansel smiled as he approached the wolf, though he was careful not to be too abrupt in his movements. He took out a little doggy bowl he had in space. It was Fufi's but surely the wolf wouldn't mind using it.
He added potion there and left it in front of the wolf, staying a meter away. This wasn't the first time they gave it a potion, so it was aware what it was for.
It so happened that Ansel's legs was also begging to give way, and he ended up sitting where he was, resting his chin on his palms. He happily watched the mysterious wolf as it slowly consumed the potion.
"You're really amazing, girl!" He said with a gentle smile after the wolf consumed the potion. "Did you come to rescue big brother?"
The wolf raised its head and stared at him for just a moment. There was something in its stare that made Ansel feel… that he was being looked down on!
However, before he could open his mouth, it turned, disappearing out of his view.