Chapter 9: The Last One

The explosion from Fire Magic made the surroundings so bright in the dark of the night.

The eight hunters, including Park Jung-nam, fell silent and stared at the spot where the Silver Wolf was getting hit, seeing a big fire still burning around the area.

Shruk, Shruk–

The hunters suddenly heard a noise from where the great fire was coming.

“Retreat, let’s find our leader. Now!” Park Jung-nam instantly gave the order after hearing it.

The other hunters in that place immediately carry out the orders. They ran towards where it seemed to be their leader site.

“What was the buzz?”

Park Jung-nam got more nervous than before. He sweated from fatigue and worry.

“I… Suspect three of the five Silver wolves…, slip away from that fire blaze.”

“!!!”

Park Jung Nam could only speculate because he didn’t see it clearly. However, he was sure that the noise he heard came from the Silver Wolf, who had not died and had escaped the Magic spell.

Other hunters had ugly expressions hearing some of the beasts were still alive.

“We need to fight them with all of the remaining hunters left.” Park Jung-nam with a solemn voice, suggesting they fight the beast altogether.

There was no other choice for them. Except for Jun Ji-hoon, Park Jung-nam, and Hwang Eun-bi, the other hunters were E-rank. Their mana pool and power were insufficient.

And also, their plan to kill multiple Silver Wolves with one strike had failed. It means all hunters currently have low Mana and fatigue.

The hunters never fight against so many creatures or monsters at the same time. They always hunt them one by one or use a trap after spying around the area.

So, this was a rare situation that puts the entire Squad 7 in dismay.

“Oh, hey, you guys!”

Other hunters and Park Jung-nam were surprised by the voice. It came from none other than their leader, Jun Ji-hoon.

“Hyung, how can you be here?”

Hosh, Hosh–

Ji-hoon’s breath was heavier than the rest of them, and slight wounds could get seen around his body. Even his Broadswords have many scratch marks.

It’s clear to them that their leader had the fiercest fight among them.

“Where Hwang Eun-bi?” Asked Ji-hoon while panting.

Park Jung-nam, clearly the one and only person with fine condition from the rest of the hunters, replied. “We didn’t meet her on our way.”

“We need her and the rest of us to fight the Silver Wolves. How many of them left? I fought three of them before and escaped. How many Silver Wolves did you guys fight?”

Listening to Ji-hoon questions makes them lower their head. With 8 of them, they should have killed three or more. But the result was disappointing enough to be told.

“… Three Silver Wolves… Still alive…” Jung-nam replied with an awful tone.

Ji-hoon frowned. There were eight of them. They should be able to kill three Silver Wolves. But after hearing the tone from his second in command, he decided not to pursue the matter.

“That means six Silver Wolves are alive, and we didn’t know how many of them left. Or whether Eun-bi already encountered them yet.”

All of them were in low spirits at the moment and trying to regulate their breathing. They tried to reduce their fatigue as quickly as possible.

“Leader~nim!”

They were surprised by the voice. The hunters didn’t think they would meet Eun-bi this soon.

Ji-hoon was glad to see Eun-bi was fine. But didn’t bother to comfort or ask her. He quickly counted the people he had now.

“There are only fourteenth of us now and five Porters.”

Ji-hoon felt grievance over the fact of losing his squad member. The blunder he made was really a painful experience and left a mark on his heart.

‘If only we are extra careful approaching that Silver Wolf. All of them might be still alive.’

But, Ji-hoon knows he didn’t have time to feel guilty. He had the job to ensure the safety of his remaining hunters and porters.

“We made a triangle formation with the porters in the middle. Three of us will take each triangle point position in this plan.”

Ji-hoon made the strategy and pointed to Park Jung-nam and Hwang Eun-bi for the crucial role because only the three of them were D-rank hunters.

The moment they finish assembling the formation, the rest of the Silver Wolves show up in front of them.

Grr, Grrr–

Those seven Silver Wolves were drooling like they would eat a delicious meal.

Owooooo, Awuuuuu–

After the Silver Wolf howled, they moved at the same speed as before when they descended from the hill.

“Tanker! Defend from the crash!” Ji-hoon takes the command.

Bang, Bang–

The collision between the Shield and Silver Wolf claw sounds really loud.

As a result of the two sides colliding, Silver Wolves didn’t rush to attack them again. Instead, they circled them. It was like what usually beasts do for their prey.

“This will not end in a short time…”

—- —-

Kim Ji-woo, on his way to the top of the hill. He stopped close to the hunter’s corpse.

“They die in terrible ways.”

Ji-woo then looked around at the area and saw hunters’ weapons on the ground.

“Well, let’s take this spear. Killing those beasts with a sword is too easy.” Ji-woo smirked while picking up the spear.

‘Not bad, perfect.’

Ji-woo observed the spear and found that the weapon was not half bad like he thought it would be.

And the good news for Ji-woo was the last four of the Silver Wolves now appear in front of him.

“Yo, Let’s the party begin!” Ji-woo provoked the Silver wolves while tapping his shoulder with the part of the spear.

Grr, Grrr–

Trak, Trak–

The four Silver Wolves move so fast and jump toward Ji-woo.

Ji-woo took off the artifact suit helmet and threw it to one of the Silver Wolves.

Duag–

It hit the Silver Wolf’s head and fell to the ground while in agony.

Iing, Aing–

Ji-woo then jumped in the air to match the other three of Silver Wolves’ jump height. He kicked the Silver Wolf on the left side with his right leg, then spun his body to maneuver the spear to hit the Silver wolf on the right side.

Ji-woo defeated the two Silver Wolves swiftly, bypassing the Silver Wolf in the middle with another jump plus the support of his left hand above that Silver Wolf’s head.

Ji-woo and the Silver Wolf landed on opposite sides. He looked at the three Silver Wolves that were lying on the ground after getting hit by him.

“You guys are still 30 years too early to challenge me.” Ji-woo, with his evil smile mocking the Silver Wolves.

Ji-woo suddenly disappeared and made the Silver Wolf that was still standing startled.

Zwish, Kuahk–

Ji-woo popped out, and The Silver Wolf on the ground lost its head. His spear then got covered in blood.

Zwish, Kuahk–

Zwish, Kuahk–

The other two Silver Wolves cease to exist after losing their heads.

Ji-woo swung his spear to the ground, trying to wipe the bloodstain in the weapon by splashing it.

“Last one…” Ji-woo’s gaze landed on the last of Silver Wolf, still with his evil smile.

The Silver Wolf shivered without it realized.

Ji-woo then disappeared again from his place. The Silver Wolves quivered, looking in the spot where Ji-woo was missing from their eyes.

The Silver Wolf thought of running away, but before it could move. Ji-woo presented and thrust his spear from the side.

Zwish, Kuahk–

The body of Silver Wolf that just got killed by Ji-woo got twitched.

Ji-woo wiped the beast’s blood on his face with the artifact suit clothing. He thought it such a waste let it became dirty.

‘Doesn’t matter. Now, it’s the final show.’

Ji-woo looked up to the hill. He then ran swiftly. Sometimes he did a light jump in the interval to reach the summit faster.

At the top of the hill, Ji-woo had arrived.

There, a Black Wolf that was 2 meters tall sat on the ground across the standing Ji-woo.

‘This one should be their leader.’

Then Ji-woo frowned when he heard it could talk.

“Human, you shouldn’t be here.”

“Yeah, I should be out of this place.”

“No, I mean, your friends. You have to get back to them. The poison from the Silver Wolf body should be spreading right now.”

The Black Wolf showed a smile after speaking the words.

But Ji-woo didn’t back off so easily. “Whatever, if you die. They will be safe.”

Kukukuku–

The Black Wolf laughed at Ji-woo’s confidence.

“Human, the poison is the most troublesome foe that you are facing without an antidote.”

Ji-woo stared at the Black Wolf intensely.

“You talk like a woman in their 30s, very fussy.”

The Black Wolf didn’t expect the one that got intimidated was itself. Its temper immediately rose and directed at Ji-woo.

“The lowly Human!!”

The Black Wolf screamed with Mana and cracked the ground around them.

Ji-woo smiled and put the spear behind the neck with both hands hanging from the spear shaft. Act like he didn’t get affected by the scream.

“You know what? The cursed thing that I have has provided so many benefits in exchange for it to reside in my body.

“Other than to maintain my physique. This thing will never let me have Mana forever.”

The Black Wolf got confused about what Ji-woo was talking about it.

Ji-woo then smiled and put down the spear after pausing for a moment to observe The Black Wolf’s expression.

“It means everything formed from Mana is a piece of sh*t in front of me.”

Ji-woo then slowly walked, headed to the Black Wolf while dragging his weapon with the spearhead pierced at the ground.

The top hill would witness the fight between Ji-woo and the Black Wolf.

Below the hill, the poison from the Silver Wolf started spreading across the area.

And it almost reached Ji-hoon and other locations.