*AWAKENING OF THE WOLF TRANSFORMATION*
"Ughh... Anori, run... leave this place," Furan said, gasping for air. Furan immediately used his healing skill on himself, this time carefully managing his mana.
"What was your name again? Ano? Oh yeah, Anori... you should join my party and leave that useless guy," Soge said, grinning widely.
"No, I won't leave my brother... you should go, and stop bothering him!" Anori replied, tears welling up as she looked at the injured Furan.
"Anori... you're so naive... join me, or I'll kill that piece of trash!" Soge said, a bit irritated.
"I won't, even if it means you kill me!" Anori replied firmly. Furan stood up and positioned himself protectively in front of Anori, as if to say that no one would hurt her.
"Trash... what can trash like you with an F-rank even do? I'll get what I want," Soge mocked.
"Yeah, I'm trash... but remember this: If you dare hurt Anori, I'll kill you!" Furan said angrily.
"Seems like you want to die, huh? I'll grant you that," Soge said, leaping at Furan and hitting him with a powerful punch.
*Crushing Blow
"Thud!"
Furan crashed against the wall with such force that his nose and mouth began to bleed. He lost consciousness due to the vast difference in their power levels.
Anori immediately charged at Soge, throwing punches and kicks, attacking relentlessly. Soge blocked all of Anori's attacks, only using his physical strength to parry her moves.
"Hey... what are you doing? You won't be able to hurt me... just do as I say, and I'll let that trash go free," Soge offered.
"No... I'll never go with you... you can't always get what you want," Anori replied angrily.
Soge punched Anori in the stomach and then grabbed her hair roughly.
"Ugh... cough... cough... NO!" Anori couldn't resist and could only cry, looking over at the bloodied and unconscious Furan.
"Don't be arrogant... you'll join my party whether you want to or not..." Soge whispered in Anori's ear.
As Anori tried to pull away from Soge and move towards Furan, Soge grew frustrated and pulled out a ring-shaped item known as Ring: LIFE OR DEATH.
"Activate."
Furan's body was absorbed into the ring, and there was no trace of his presence.
"Trash should die anyway, hahaha... what will you do now?" Soge sneered.
Anori tried to smell Furan's scent, but there was none. Consumed by rage, she let out a howl,
Blazing Claws
"Awooooooo!"
Anori's eyes turned red, her claws lengthened and sharpened, and she launched a relentless attack on Soge, pushing him back. Despite this, Soge continued to block her attacks effortlessly.
"Is that all? Your brother will never return... anyone I've trapped in this ring dies instantly, even A-ranks... hahaha!" Soge laughed coldly.
"Grrrhhh... I'm going to kill you!" Anori's body began to grow, her fur thickened...
"AwooooOOOOO!" came a powerful howl.
In an instant, Anori transformed into a massive wolf, standing two meters tall with white fur and bright blue eyes.
(ALL main stats increased +50)
In a flash, Anori disappeared from Soge's sight, only to reappear behind him and slash viciously. Soge reflexively dodged forward, but her reach was so long that she still managed to claw him, drawing blood. Anori then bit down on Soge's arm, causing severe injury.
"Hey, are you all just going to watch? Are you waiting for me to get killed??" Soge yelled angrily at his party, eyes wide with fury.
The group sprang into action, with three members launching close-range attacks to force Anori back. Their attacks managed to push Anori away due to their sheer weight, striking her head. One positioned himself in front while the other two took her flanks. Despite their coordinated assault, their attacks barely fazed Anori, whose power now rivaled that of an S-rank.
Two other members activated binding skills to immobilize Anori, while the healer used all of their mana to heal Soge's back and right arm. They also gave him a health potion and mana potion to accelerate his recovery.
The bindings held Anori in place for a full minute. Once she broke free, three of the members attacked her in turns, slashing, shooting arrows, and drawing her attention. Anori quickly targeted the archer, but the tank intercepted her, managing to block her strike with a shield, though cracks appeared on it.
Anori, noticing the crack, slashed again from the side. This time, the shield shattered with a loud "Crack!" and her strike landed on the tank's ribs, breaking several bones.
"Ughhh, this hurts so much... it feels like all my ribs are broken..." he groaned in pain.
Soge suddenly appeared from Anori's side, catching her off-guard as she focused on the three attackers.
"Take this, you filthy wolf!"
Soge drank a one-use item that doubled his power,
"Gulp..."
then combined it with his IRON BODY skill, which hardened his body and enhanced his strength.
*Iron Body (Active)
*Crushing Blow 2x Attack (Active)
Using his full power, Soge struck Anori's head, rendering her unconscious.
"Finally... that was tough. Sena, heal Jordi; he's seriously injured," Soge ordered, noticing Jordi, who had stepped in to protect him from Anori.
After Anori fainted, Soge attached a collar around her neck to prevent her from fighting back. Collar: BEAST-TAMER'S COLLAR
"Pick her up and take her to the basement until she wakes up," Soge instructed his party, ordering them to imprison Anori in their underground lair.
Elsewhere, Furan began to heal slowly, thanks to his passive ability. Regaining consciousness, he used his healing skill to recover fully. He found himself in what appeared to be a white-tubed space. While looking around, he heard a swift noise, but it was too fast for him to react.
"Slash!"
A dark figure became visible, wielding a massive sword the size of an adult human, slicing Furan's body in two.
Furan felt himself growing cold, and within seconds, his vision blurred and faded to black.
He found himself in a dark void, resembling outer space, but he was unable to move.
"ting!!!..error...error...host has died unnaturally..."
"ting...ting...error...ting...error....ting...!!!!!!!"