A few minutes after entering the forest, Shadow took out two small vials of a yellowish powder. He extended his hands to give one vial of powder to Whittaker.
When Whittaker gazed at it the effect of the powder in the vial was revealed as a system notification popped up.
[Scent concealing powder
F-ranked (1-star)
Effect: Hide the scent of the User from beasts, humans, and animals alike. The effect lasts for ten minutes.]
He thought in excitement, 'So this is a magical powder!'
Whittaker happily accepted it after promising to Shadow that he will pay for these items after the quest is completed and the reward is obtained. Shadow smiled at his word and said,
"Sure, but if you change your mind, then there is no need to pay."
Whittaker was gonna pay as his mindset didn't allow him to take advantage of a good person. He asked,
"Are we gonna use this?"
He replied to the sparkling eyes snowy-haired boy, "Yes! The snow wolves are found a little deeper into the forest so we will have to walk for a while. Along the way, there will be many magical beasts but the Scent concealing powder will help us avoid them. Follow my actions to sprinkle it evenly around your body."
The Silver Moon Forest inhabits different kinds of Magical Beasts, each with their unique habitats. It is divided into different hunting grounds according to the Power Level of the magical beast found there. The deeper a person goes into the forest the higher the level of the hunting ground, and the stronger the Magical beast he will encounter. The snow wolves are found near the second hunting ground, so they needed to travel for a while.
"Sure," Whittaker nodded. Following Shadow's actions, he opened the vial and scattered the scent concealing powder on his body.
"Follow closely behind me," Shadow said and the adventure continued. He knew the best shortcuts to reach deeper into the first hunting ground of the Silver Moon forest. The shortcut will let them arrive near a snow wolves pack before ten minutes.
The forest was not peaceful or quiet, roars of magical beast rose and fell one after another. Amidst the roars of magical beasts, two young boys sneaked their way deeper into the forest. The scent concealing powder worked its wonder as stated in the description as not even a single magical beast sensed them.
After many twists and turns, they reached a place filled with a nauseating smell.
Whittaker nose crinkled due to the stench, he asked the living encyclopedia, "What is this disgusting stench?"
"This is the smell of Snow wolves piss. They use their piss to mark a place as their territory."
"So, a pack of Snow wolf is somewhere near our current location. Right?" Whittaker said, excited about the hunt.
Shadow replied with a nod, "Yeah! I will bait them here, but first, take these items!"
Shadow gave three blue vials and a ball with many mystical symbols to Whittaker. The ball had a hole in the front and a soft rear with a button in the middle.
Whittaker's eyes lowered to take a look at them and system notifications popped up.
[Mana Potion
F-ranked (1-star)
Effect: Restore 100 Units of mana]
[Diabolical Flintlock (Reloadable) (Max limit:1/1)
F-ranked
Effect: Shoots out the steel arrow stored in it. Can pierce the body of 1-star and 2-star magical beasts]
Magical beasts are divided into different stars according to their power level. A magical beast with a power level of 1 is called a 1-star beast.
Shadow said, "This is the killing trap I was talking about. You can press the button at the back of the ball to arose the symbols and activate the trap. A sharp steel arrow will shoot out from the front hole. This item will help you deal with the Alpha of their pack.".
Right then, Whittaker stored these items in his hunter ring. Along the way, Shadow had explained to him a lot about Snow wolves and their intelligent pack leader, the winter wolf. The snowy-haired boy understands all of it but he still found some misconceptions with his plan.
"Are you sure that the Winter Wolf is gonna attack me and not you?" Whittaker asked.
The alpha of the snow wolf pack was a Winter Wolf. Winter wolf has human-like intelligence, and they usually attack the mages of a party, since mages have frail bodies.
Shadow replied, "Yes, and you will only have one moment to fight back, you remember it, right?"
Whittaker nodded his head. The Winter wolf was very fast and it could easily evade the steel arrow. His crystal eyes brightened with a glint of wisdom. There was one way to accurately hit the Winter wolf. It was a single moment. He thought, 'Everything will go well during the hunt as long as I don't mess up and miss that moment to take down the Winter Wolf.'
While he was thinking that, Shadow has moved some paces ahead.
"I am about to start!"
Shouting that Shadow opened the vial of Three Red Feathers Chicken Blood and tilted it. The blood dripped out from the vial and dropped on the snowy ground.
The Three Red Feathers Chicken Blood was commonly used as bait to attract Snow Wolves.
The scent of the blood diffused in the surrounding area and spread in the surrounding. Soon after, the howling of snow wolves resounded!