The bandit leader wasted no time at all. He leaped off his beast and merged with it.
His body expanded and his muscles thickened. His limbs were replaced by claws and fur grew on his body.
He was now a beast hybrid, half human and half beast.
His form was monstrous with his dark fur with a streak of red fur running down his back like a trail of dried blood.
His beast, Direfang, was no ordinary wolf. It was a massive black predator, with teeth so large and jagged they never fully retracted.
Unlike common wolves, Direfangs were loners, only found in the most powerful and dominant packs.
Its raw strength and constant aggression made it one of the most feared beasts in the wild and now that strength belonged to the bandit leader.
The other bandits stepped back as they were quite excited.
"Boss is getting serious! He's fused with Direfang!"
"That woman is dead now. No one fights against Boss in this form and survives!"
