The unexpected actions of Silver Wolf caught Wu Shaochen off guard. Until now, Silver Wolf had always been obedient, doing whatever it was told to do. This situation was completely unheard of for Wu Shaochen.
"Could it be that it has gained self-awareness after leveling up?" Wu Shaochen pondered. This was the only explanation for such behavior. He quickly looked at Silver Wolf, who had consumed a bloodline potion and seemed to have entered a special state. There were circles of light surrounding it.
"What is this? Could it be a success?" Wu Shaochen's face was filled with surprise. However, at this moment, there was nothing he could do but stand aside and wait quietly.
Soon, Silver Wolf was surrounded by countless light spots. Wu Shaochen couldn't see what was happening inside, but he could hear the sound of agonizing wolf howls, as if it was enduring great pain.
Wu Shaochen clenched his fist and silently encouraged it, "Keep it up!"
The howls continued for half an hour, but Wu Shaochen didn't receive a success notification from the system. Instead, he received a rather bewildering message:
"Ding, your pet Silver Wolf has self-released the pet contract."
"What the hell? What's going on?" Wu Shaochen was at a loss. Could this even happen? He quickly opened the pet space, only to find that there was nothing inside. Normally, there would be a pet phantom in the pet space for normal pets that were sent out to battle, which could be recalled and summoned. But now, it was empty, with nothing inside. He opened the pet ranking list and indeed, the first-ranked pet, Silver Wolf, had disappeared, and Gray, the second-ranked pet, had taken its place.
Even many players noticed that the top-ranked pet in the pet ranking list had vanished, and discussions filled the area channel.
"Hey, did anyone notice that the top-ranked pet is gone?"
"Yeah, I heard it belonged to Dust Sealer, the big shot. How could it suddenly disappear? Did it die?"
"If it died, it would only drop one level, it wouldn't disappear. Disappearance has only two possibilities: either the player released it, or the pet has betrayed the owner."
"What's the deal with Dust Sealer? Released it? Could it be that Dust Sealer has a better pet now?"
"Who knows, but if there was a better pet, it should be on the list."
Wu Shaochen looked at the place surrounded by countless light spots, completely confused. "Well, let's wait a bit longer and see what's going on."
After another half an hour of waiting, Wu Shaochen saw the light spots gradually diminishing, and a majestic little wolf appeared in front of him. Yes, it was a little wolf, just like when Silver Wolf was born, small in size. As for why he described it as majestic, Wu Shaochen couldn't explain it clearly. It was just a feeling. This little wolf gave Wu Shaochen the sense of a solitary king. Its silver fur was even softer and shinier than before, especially around its head and neck. At this moment, the little wolf was still closing its eyes, as if sensing something. Curiously, Wu Shaochen used the Insight skill to observe it.
[Awakening of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf](Stimulated by ingesting a bloodline potion, it triggered the awakening of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf bloodline within the body, successfully resisting the atavistic impact of the bloodline and awakening. All stats returned to their initial values.)
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"What the heck? Is this even possible??" Wu Shaochen widened his eyes. The Howling Moon Sky Wolf seemed to be quite impressive. This really elevated his status. But what's the situation now? Should he treat it as a boss to kill? Or should he keep his distance and avoid being killed by it? This little wolf in front of him was no longer his pet.
Just as Wu Shaochen was in a dilemma, the little wolf in front suddenly opened its eyes and looked up at the sky. Its gaze was filled with a sense of disdain and loneliness. After a few seconds, the light in its eyes vanished, and it turned its head to look at Wu Shaochen, making him feel nervous.
"Is it going to attack me?" Wu Shaochen tightened his grip on the dagger. Honestly, he didn't want to draw his weapon against the little wolf in front of him unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, no matter how it had changed, it was once his companion. However, at that moment, he heard a system notification.
"Ding, the Howling Moon Sky Wolf requests to become your pet. Do you agree?"
"Hmm?" Upon hearing the system prompt, Wu Shaochen was momentarily stunned, then looked at the little wolf with a face full of joy. He quickly clicked "Agree." The feeling of regaining what was lost was truly wonderful.
"Ding, congratulations on acquiring the pet Howling Moon Sky Wolf. Please name your pet."
"Silver Wolf"
Let's continue calling it that. After all, that name has become familiar.
"Ding, naming successful. As the Howling Moon Sky Wolf is still in the awakening period, it requires a large amount of energy. Do you agree to share 40% of the experience gained with the pet? After fully awakening, the experience will return to 20%."
"Agree, agree! Both hands up in agreement!" Wu Shaochen happily responded. For him, leveling up was not difficult; enhancing the Immortal Body and talents were the key. After confirming, Wu Shaochen quickly looked at the pet's attributes. The Howling Moon Sky Wolf should be quite impressive.
[Silver Wolf]
Qualification: Awakening in progress...
Level: 0
Health: 400
Mana: 200
Physical Attack: 50
Physical Defense: 30
Magic Defense: 20
Speed: 20
Exclusive Talent of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf: Increases attack damage by 30% and lifesteal by 30%.
Skill 1: Extreme Speed: Increases attack speed and movement speed by 50% for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
Skill 2: Inspiration: Roars to increase damage and defense of itself and teammates by 20% for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
"This...this is the attribute at level 0? Are you kidding me? With these attributes, it's definitely a boss! If I squat at the entrance of the newbie village, I could easily take out anyone." Wu Shaochen was utterly shocked. These starting attributes were much stronger than the previous Silver Wolf. With two skills and a talent from birth, it was quite formidable. Looking at the docile appearance of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf, it was completely different from before. Wu Shaochen still didn't dare to hug it. The gaze of the Howling Moon Sky Wolf from earlier made it difficult for him to treat it as just a wolf cub. He patted Silver Wolf's head and said confidently, "Let's go, I'll take you to level up."
With the awakened Silver Wolf, Wu Shaochen continued to search for Ah Piao. Due to the dark lighting and the large map filled with many ghosts, he had to search one by one, which was much less efficient than grinding skeletons. After a full four hours of grinding and including the previous nine kills, they had killed a total of 341 ghosts. At this point, Wu Shaochen stopped because his talent was still increasing. When he arrived, his talent was at 540 points, but after killing 341 ghosts, it had reached 881 points. Something was not right. He was currently at level 22 in the Silver realm, so theoretically, his talent should be 40 times, which would be a maximum of 880 points. But now it was 881 points.
"Could it be that reaching the Silver realm doesn't just increase the talent by 10 times?" Wu Shaochen thought to himself. To verify his suspicions, Wu Shaochen continued to search for Ah Piao. After another three hours and killing 220 ghosts, Wu Shaochen's talent finally reached the limit of 1100 points.
"50 times!" Wu Shaochen's eyes shimmered with excitement. "If I'm not mistaken, reaching the Silver realm increases the talent by 20 times, which means the talent gained with each realm increase is not fixed." Thinking up to this point, Wu Shaochen couldn't help but feel thrilled. Who would complain about having even more outrageous talent?