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Chapter 18 by Selzara Selzara

Who is screaming?

A very feminine guy

You and Gibbi sneak closer and hide behind a bush, looking into a clearing in the woods where the scream came from.

In the clearing you see a big, grey wolf, looming terrifyingly over a slender looking person, wearing a brown linen tunic and some white wool leggins, crawling on his back, trying to get away from the wolf.

You focus on the wolf and think "Inspect".

Wolf
Level : 1
Type : Beast
Hp : 3
Weakness : Fire

"Edgar careful... Very dangerous..." Gibbi whispers to you, looking scared at the wolf stalking it's prey.

You scoff with a big grin. "You must be joking, this will be easy. Watch this!" You say confidently as you leap out of the bush, sword and shield in hand.

"HEY! Over here you little beast! Pick on someone your own size!" You yell in the most heroic way you are able to, while leaping forward with you blade extended.

You make a thrust before reaching the wolf, but the beast itself is quite fast, jumping out of the way in the last second. You sword is thrust into the ground as you look back up at the now snarling and aggitated wolf, with a hint of worry painted on your face.

The slender looking person takes this opportunity to crawl away as fast as possible, hiding in the same bush you just leapt out of. You hear yet another scream coming from the bush, but it is quickly muffled.

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"Good work Gibbi. Keep him...her?... Quiet." You glace back at the bush for a quick second, before looking back at the wolf. This time the beast tries to use this brief moment of you looking away to get the jump on you, running at you, it's fangs ready to bite down on you.

As it is about to enter your range, you use your sword as a shovel, lifting the dirt from the ground and throws it in the wolfs face. This clearly affects the beast as it isn't able to see, closing it's eyes just before reaching you, letting you make a slight movement to the side as it's jaws bite into the air where you kneeled before.

You bring your sword down from an overhead swing, right down on it's neck, cutting through it in one powerful swing. Like the skeletons from earlier, the wolf too dissapears into a cloud of smoke and leaves a floating blue orb on the ground. You touch it and it dissapears into you inventory like the other times.

Dusting yourself off, you stand up and turn to look at the bush where Gibbi and the other person is hiding. "Come on out you two, the danger has pa..." Your sentance is cut short, as you hear more snarls and growls around you. You bring up your sword and shield as you turn around, looking for the sounds.

From different places around you, circling in on you, 5 more wolves stalkingly step into the clearing, frothing from their maws as they step closer and closer.

"You think numbers will help you, do you?... Well... I got something for you!" You say, trying to sound as confident as possible, while sweat is running down your forehead. This could be a very bad situation for you, but, luckily you know their weakness and recently unlocked and ability utilising just that.

"FLAMING CUTTER!" You roar as you spin around, making a cutting motion in and arc around you, sending a burst of flames into the wolves, killing them instantly.

You drop to one knee and draw a deep breath. Somehow, this fight unnerved you more than the skeletons. Maybe it was some latent fear?... or maybe something else... Thoughts for later.

"Alright, now you can come out..." You say as you stand up and put your weapon away.

Gibbi and the other person stands up slowly in the bush, both looking at you in astonishment with their mouthes open.

What do you do?

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