People had already dispersed downstream, according to their prediction. It made it difficult for them to leave because that was the only route available to them.
Shan suggested, "I think we should spread out."
He intended to act as bait to distract those individuals, after which Leon and Gretta could depart first. After all, Shan wasn't their main target, so coming forward would be safer.
Leon released Gretta's hand and handed it to Shan.
"Go first," he said, dismissing the two people.
"As usual, stubborn," Shan grumbled, but kept Leon's words. He removed Gretta from that location.
Leon appeared from the opposite direction in which Shan and Gretta were traveling. He walked casually towards the hunters, the majority of whom were Orlin.
"Do you really want to kill me?" he asked. Leon was already in full werewolf mode.
"We thought you'd keep running away from us, but it turns out you're quite gentle, and you appear by yourself," one of them said.
Even though I haven't done anything yet, Leon has already been attacked. Leon's chest was pierced by one of their arrows. He casually picked it up and tossed it to the ground.
"You know these arrows don't mean anything to me; don't use them." Leon took a slow step towards the crowd.
The individual who believed he had shot the arrow backed away nervously. Leon could tell from his expression that the man was new to fighting and had only recently joined the team.
Previously, few in Vollerincham city were aware that Leon was an Alpha from their kingdom's elite pack. He arrived in the city like any other werewolf and mingled with the others in a relaxed manner. Since the rumors, her personal information has spread.
As a result, the people hunting him are almost certainly unfamiliar with Leon. With the promise of a large reward from Rhys, they all turn against Leon.
Another man laughed, holding a spear, clearly a palace gift. "Do you think we don't know who you are?" Everything is set up in this manner. The arrow has also been poisoned."
Those last words irritated Leon a little, but he already knew that and didn't need to be explained. He even knew what kind of poison these people were using.
"Why not face them together?" Gretta maintained her focus on the road. Sh e and Shan were waiting for Leon.
Gretta had concerns about Leon. What if he fails to appear?
"Leon can handle it himself; now we must go first." He will undoubtedly follow."
Gretta frowned, having left Leon there alone and now having to go without him. Gretta couldn't do it because they had been together since the beginning.
"We'll wait here; what if he doesn't come? What if he is killed by those people?"
Shan sighed, the two people nearby sharing the same personality. Stubborn and ignorant.
"Leon is more than you anticipated; he'll be here soon." Let's just take a walk first."
"Please, let us wait a little longer," Gretta begged. Shan can't do anything; he can't drag this girl, right? Instead, Leon could drag him.
Leon finally approached them not long after. There are no flaws or scratches on this item.
Gretta may be relieved now, and they may be able to move on. Shan is still walking ahead of them, directing their path.
*
"Is this his house?"
Leon nodded in response to Shan's inquiry. They were in front of an old house perched on the edge of a cliff.
The house is located on a hill, and there is a large shady tree in front of it that protects it from the heat and rain. While in the back, there are many neglected pine trees that are crawling everywhere.
The atmosphere was quite gloomy, and the only sound was the rubbing of leaves and twigs against each other. The sound of the wind blowing the ripe leaves from the trees there came and went.
The old house's roof and yard are also covered in leaves. Gives off a distinctive organic odor from naturally rotten leaves.
"How can he have a house like this at the very end?" Shan takes a look around and turns away from the house.
As far as his eyes could see, there was only a stretch of forest beneath a massive cliff, with no sign of life. It was part of the end of Orlin, and it was part of Orlin again after falling off the cliff.
"People like Luke are unpredictable because he does not live at the end of the world." Shan's words elicited a response from Leon. He also gazed out into the vastness of the forest.
"Wow," Gretta exclaimed as she followed Leon and Shan's gaze. The three of them were standing under a tree, enjoying the cool air in the midst of the hot sun that had begun to greet them from the East.
Luke's given name is Samuel Luke. He was a middle-aged man who had previously been married. Without a child. He previously lived at the far end of Orlin with his wife, but after her death, he decided to relocate to the city and mingle with the locals.
Luke, like Leon and Shan, is a werewolf, and he, too, was an Alpha who chose to retire from his duties and become a commoner.
So, what's so intriguing about Luke? Rena, his wife whom he married seven years ago, was an ordinary human being.
Rena gave her entire life to Luke after spending time with him. Nobody could change the fact that an ordinary human would never be able to bear a werewolf's child.
One of the reasons they don't have children is because of this.
Even if Luke contaminates Rena, he will never be able to transform her into a full werewolf. She has been a werewolf for half her life and will be unable to bear a werewolf's child.
Rena died after being pregnant for six months and died of incapacity, proving this point. She even brought her unborn child.
Gretta was not the first human to enter Orlin, and there had been many others before her. Similarly, werewolves have repeatedly entered the world of ordinary humans.
And one thing Luke noticed the first time he saw Gretta approaching was that he didn't get the normal human aura he used to get from his late wife. That girl is unique.
*
Leon snatched the spear from the man in front of him. It was like pasting a poster with pinned nails, putting it together with the man and sticking it on the tree trunk.
"You won't die and only get hurt, so stay calm," he said amid the man's screams of pain in his left arm. He's stuck there like a piece of biology homework.
The rest of the werewolves attacked in unison; Leon estimated that there were around twelve of them in total. It wasn't an issue for him.
"Why do you want to do what Rhys says, which will only serve to annoy me?" Leon walked away from the group of people who were now lying on the ground.
Leon left the men behind, injuring him slightly but not killing him. Leon walked away without a scratch. The arrow wound had healed; could the poison effect have appeared later?