Hunt Race

Leon forced himself to his feet.

His chest burned.

His hands trembled around the shaft of his spear.

One clash...

That was all it took.

The Peak Bronze Shadow Wolf hadn't even used a technique.

Kael reached his side.

"You alright?"

Leon wiped the blood from his mouth.

"...Run."

The wolf didn't pursue immediately.

It walked toward them.

Slow.

Steady.

Its emerald eyes never left the two hunters.

Each step felt heavier than the last.

Kael instinctively tightened his grip on his sword.

His body screamed at him not to fight.

But...

If they turned their backs now...

Would they even survive?

The wolf stopped.

Its nose twitched.

It sniffed the air.

Then its gaze shifted to the corpses of the three Shadow Wolves.

A low growl escaped its throat.

The sound wasn't loud.

Yet the ground seemed to vibrate.

Leon's expression changed.

"It's angry..."

The wolf lowered its body.

Kael's pupils shrank.

"It's coming!"

Boom!

The beast disappeared.

Kael reacted on instinct.

"Ripple Slash!"

Clang!

The first slash barely knocked away the descending claw.

The impact shattered his stance.

Before he could recover—

The second claw swept toward his ribs.

Leon appeared from the side.

Bang!

His spear intercepted the attack.

The force sent both hunters sliding backward.

Neither of them could stop.

Their boots dug deep trenches into the forest floor.

The wolf landed gracefully.

Not a single wound.

Not even a scratch.

Leon breathed heavily.

"...It was playing with us."

Kael's heart sank.

Everything they had used against the other Shadow Wolves...

Had accomplished nothing.

The Peak Bronze Shadow Wolf looked at them once more.

Then...

It slowly opened its jaws.

A deep howl erupted from its throat.

"Awoooooo—!"

The sound echoed throughout the forest.

Leon's face turned pale.

"No..."

Kael frowned.

"What is it?"

Leon never took his eyes off the beast.

"...It isn't calling for help."

A second howl answered in the far distance.

Then...

A third.

Kael's blood ran cold.

They weren't trapped by one Peak Bronze Shadow Wolf.

The forest...

Had just awakened.

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