I stood as blood rained all around me, warm droplets landing on my skin, soaking into my dress, and streaking down my face. Each drop painted me as though I were the queen of death herself. But that no longer bothered me—I was getting used to it. There were more pressing problems to deal with, even as exhaustion clawed at my body.
Luckily, my mana had fully recovered with my level-up—a stroke of luck that gave me a fighting chance.
RRROOOOAAARRR!
The deafening roar nearly pierced my eardrums as an enormous wolf-like creature burst onto the battlefield, its body coated in thick snow and frost. Its icy claws slashed with terrifying precision, cutting a smaller beast in half as it charged forward, the unfortunate creature collapsing in a spray of blood.
The death of the other monster cleared my path. I smirked coldly, locking eyes with the four-meter-tall wolf barreling toward me.
