Seeing the wolves attacking them, Heizen quickly became alert.
"Mana shield," Sarah chanted a spell and covered Heizen and Sophie with the blue shield.
Since her level had increased and she was using a new staff, the defense was still acceptable.
So, Heizen picked up his sword and kicked the ground to speed up. The wolf at the front also took it as a provocation and jumped towards him with red eyes.
The massive body, gigantic poison claws with a sizzling sound, a low growl, thick canine, and crimson eyes were frightening to look at.
Heizen stilled his nerves and kept changing his direction. However, since the wolf was also flexible, his agility stat wasn't at an advantage.
So, he was extra careful. After dodging the claws, he quickly slashed at the wolf's body when he found a chance.
But it only enraged the monster. Wolf began to attack more violently.
"Fire-ball."
Just then, Sophie fired magic toward the wolf disrupting its rhythm.
Heizen quickly used the advantage of the situation, swinging his sword at the feet, and accurately injuring its leg.
"Aawoo," with pain, it became even more enraged.
At this time, the other wolves had already came for support. So, Heizen quickly pursued the victory injuring the body of that wolf even more.
"Swoosh."
Suddenly a dark claw swiped towards his shoulder at incredible speed.
Heizen was paying attention and quickly rolled to the ground towards the girls.
"Wind blade," Sarah fired her spell while distancing herself with a steady rhythm.
Sophie was also continuously attacking the wolf with her spell.
Heizen also joined the battle and began to fight. When there was some danger, Bowen would fire the arrow to deter those wolves.
Bernard was busy fighting with the leader of the pack.
So, their team was steadily coordinating the fight while paying attention to their safety.
It didn't take long for the first wolf to be killed. Sophie's Fireball has the strongest damage to these creatures.
After killing one, their motivation was at its peak. Heizen also managed to separate the head of a wolf.
However, without Sarah's shield, he would have been poisoned multiple times.
The fight was proceeding greatly. However, human strength was limited and they could not compare with the stamina of a monster.
Both Sarah and Sophie have already taken a bottle of mana potion. You couldn't squander a spell like it costs nothing.
Heizen was also panting. However, he was actually very excited. It was the first time he was fighting such a thrilling battle.
Team coordination and the support of friends while killing monsters, was a satisfying feeling.
Though everyone was tired, they still killed most of the wolves after a long fight.
Bowen also helped a lot. Without him, they would be injured for sure. Now, although they were tired, they all had smiles on their faces.
Everyone got a few shares of kills and nearing their target: level five.
"Wind blade!"
"Fire-ball!"
Well, except for listening to the same name of the spell, again and again, everything was perfect.
However, this couldn't be put on the girls as they were just starting their careers.
Heizen quickly shuttled through the pack and reaped the life of an injured wolf. After knowing their fighting pattern, it was pretty easy to attack them.
He was now even more aware of the advantage of the mental power. High mental stat can make him calm and react fast during battles.
With the last scream, the remaining wolf was also killed.
Bernard had already killed the leader of the pack which was in level five.
Both girls were also promoted to the fifth level since Heizen didn't want to steal their prey. After all, he was tagging along.
But, he wasn't that far from promotion.
"Let's quickly separate the claws, hides, and meats. They are all useful stuff." Bernard said and began to work.
Heizen tried to help but he was not good at such things.
While looking at the Bowen and Bernard working, he asked,
"Hey, do you know about Devil Fog? One time, I saw a wolf pack that traveled with the fog which can kill invisibly."
"Oh, you must be asking about fog beast. They aren't living wolves. Fog beast can use anything it killed as a puppet in the fog." Bernard replied.
"However, you are very lucky to be alive. Fog beasts can't be killed easily. Moreover, their fog has hallucination property, so run immediately if you see it in the future."
Bernard warned seriously.
Heizen nodded and watched them separate the useful stuff from the wolves. After that, Bernard stored them in his space ring carefully.
Heizen was looking at the ring on Bernard's finger when he heard someone talking from behind.
"Here, I have an extra ring, you can keep it. You should buy such useful things when going outside. Nobody knows what will happen, you know." Sarah said.
Heizen was stunned and didn't know what to do. He was receiving too much help from her. He didn't want to become a gigolo.
"Keep it. You can pay me back when you earn enough." Sarah said after seeing his awkward posture.
So he caught it and put it on his ring finger. He was about to thank her when rapid footsteps and wolf howls sounded from behind.
Everyone became alert and picked up their weapon.
"Judging from the sound, it seems another wolf pack. Let's quickly back off." Bernard said.
Everyone was exhausted and was in no situation to fight.
But this time, the pack seemed larger and stronger. Though they reacted fast, they still got caught.
Therefore, everyone could only fight and retreat slowly. But since Bernard was here, the pressure wasn't that great.
Heizen was also trying to kill a wolf so that he could level up. Hence, he was running around damaging a weaker wolf with his sword.
"Wind blade."
"Fireball."
The girls fired one spell after another while taking the mana potion.
While they were fighting, Heizen eyed a wolf that was seriously injured by Bowen's arrow.
It was a little distance away from their position. So, he flanked outside, came to the back, and pierced its throat.
[Ding!][You killed a level 3 wolf.]
[Congratulations, you leveled up.]
[Gained Free Attributes: 5 points]
After killing it, Heizen was about to distance himself from the pack, when a green wolf slapped him with its claw.
Though he quickly parried with his sword, he was thrown further outside from the team.
The Green Wolf was level 5 with strong skills. It was pursuing him relentlessly.
So, Heizen asked his team to retreat.
"You guys retreat from there. I will meet you on the road."
He said and ran while dodging the claw attack.
Though he was also level five, he hasn't allocated his attribute points yet. He was saving them for promotion.
So, he used his high agility and began to run outside the forest.
However, he seriously underestimated a level-five wolf that had awakened its skill.
"Ahwooh," the red-eyed wolf was getting more and more angry. This loach only knew how to run.
With a shoosh, it used its haste skill and caught up with the human in a second.
Heizen, who was running fast, only saw a huge claw in his vision. With a slash, he was sent flying towards the bush.
Fortunately, he reflexively placed his hand over his head and saved himself from the fatal damage.
His other hand tried to grab the grass to slow down his falling speed.
Suddenly, his palm grabbed a relatively huge plant, which he dragged out from its root due to inertia.
However, it still helped him land without any injury.
Before Heizen could asses his situation, he heard a cold robotic sound in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, you got a matured Moonflower.]
[Moonflower: A flower that grows by absorbing the moonlight. It is an excellent material to soothe an injured soul. Rare promotion ingredient.]
Hearing the notification, Heizen was dumbfounded with an incredible look in his eyes.
He had only one thought in his mind right now,
"Fuck, Really?"