Chapter 484: The Wolfgrave Fortresses II

Both scenarios, even though they could seem as strange and impossible as possible, no longer seemed completely impossible or stupid after everything humanity had experienced.

However, there was still no answer, and it was not clear how much trace of the Divine of Chaos existed and still existed across all the Ruined Realms.

And all the remains and traditions related to it also seemed the same.

Two temples should not have been built exactly the same.

Two statues should not have had the same appearance.

The eight eyes of the Divine of Chaos were symbols of seeing different possibilities in most of the remaining writings.

And the eight hands represented the "Eight Paths of Change."

At least this was one of the translations that researchers on Earth agreed on more.

Lian moved a few steps closer to the statue but something other than the passage of time had damaged it here.

Its face had been deliberately scratched, two hands were broken, and another symbol had been carved over the old spiral symbol in the center of its chest.

A wolf crown.

He moved his eyes around, the same thing had happened in several other places where the remains or statues of this god were located.

The spirals had been buried under the Wolf Crown symbol and the statues of the Divine of Chaos had no heads.

Large wolf bones were hanging from some of the eight pillars.

Even one of the buildings that had probably once been a place of worship had now been turned into a huge nest with bones and fur.

"So the wolves were not the original owners of this place."

This place once belonged to a civilization that worshiped the Divine of Chaos.

Then something had changed, the civilization had disappeared, its symbols had been destroyed and now the castles belonged to something else.

The packs.

Lian gave the statue one last look and started moving again, he did not have the answer to that question for now but this place was probably not just a simple hunting area.

A few minutes later, Predator’s Instincts detected the presence of several creatures.

Seven of them were ahead.

He slowed down and One also got ready at the same moment.

The wolves came out of the fog, unlike the Gravehowls that were carrying corpses, this group was clearly guarding something.

Larger bodies, gray bones on their shoulders, long claws and blue and yellow eyes.

[Gravehowl Wolf.]

[Rank: Normal.]

[Level: 28.]

[Level: 29.]

[Level: 30.]

[Level: 30.]

[Level: 31.]

[Level: 31.]

[Level: 32.]

The seven wolves spread across the road but did not attack, one of the wolves showed its teeth, but its growl was weaker than it should have been.

Two others kept their bodies low and one of the Level 28 wolves even unconsciously took one step back.

And another wolf lowered its head for a moment.

It seemed they were afraid, just like the monsters he had seen before.

Normal monsters could feel the difference in status.

Even if the young Vorhelm looked like a human, to the instincts of monsters, something inside him was wrong.

He was above them, a Fallen Monster against Normal Monsters could lower their performance by up to twenty percent depending on the situation.

But its effect was not only a few numbers on the panel.

Fear.

Hesitation.

Delay in attacking.

An instinct telling them that the thing standing in front of them was not normal prey.

Lian gave a very small smile and when he saw that they were not going to attack first, he attacked first.

A rough howl came out of his throat, the pack tensed for a moment and the instinctive fear was pushed back.

And the Level 32 wolf also attacked back and the others immediately followed it.

The first wolf closed the distance in one jump, its mouth opened and its teeth came toward his neck but this time he did not need Thunder Step.

Lian’s head only moved a few centimeters to the left and the wolf’s jaws passed beside his face and the monster’s eyes opened slightly wider for a moment.

His hand grabbed its neck and his fingers closed, then a short turn happened.

Crack!

The wolf’s neck broke and its body fell to the ground without resistance.

[Gravehowl Wolf killed.]

[Base Reward: 2 Fragments.]

[Regional Multiplier: ×3.]

[6 Fragments received.]

[You received 207 stats points.]

Two wolves came at the same time, one from the right and the other from behind.

Lian raised his right leg, he did not even use his fist and his heel hit the skull of the wolf on the right.

Boom!

The monster’s head hit the ground and the stone under it broke and before the second wolf could close its jaws around his back, ice formed around his right hand.

[Glacial Reaper Claw]

A blue arc flashed through the air.

Slash!

The wolf’s head was separated from its body and dark blood splashed onto the old road.

[6 Fragments received.]

[6 Fragments received.]

[You received 203 stats points.]

[You received 199 stats points.]

Four wolves remained and the hesitation on their faces was clearer, as if they were now more certain that attacking was stupid.

Three of their friends had been killed in the blink of an eye, and they understood that if they did not run, the same fate would happen to them.

One moved back and the second looked at the strongest wolf in the group.

Lian lowered his hands, One was still standing behind him, he did not even need to interfere.

"Are you afraid now?" he said with a mocking tone.

The Level 32 wolf growled and stared at him angrily, then moved forward again.

The young Vorhelm did not lose his smile.

"Too late."

[Thunder Step]

Boom!

His body disappeared and a moment later he was behind the wolf and the monster did not even have time to turn before Lian’s fist hit the back of its skull.

Boom!

The monster’s head was thrown forward and its neck broke at the same moment and just like that, the strongest wolf in the group was also killed.

The three remaining wolves scattered, they no longer had any interest in staying and each one quickly ran in a different direction.

One toward the forest and the other two toward the castles.

Lian slowly raised his palm.

[Frost Dominion]

Ice came out of the ground and blocked all their escape routes and then, before they could even understand what was happening, three large ice spears formed and pierced all three of them.

[6 Fragments received.]

[6 Fragments received.]

[6 Fragments received.]

[6 Fragments received.]

[You received 197 Stats points.]

[You received 203 stats points.]

[You received 209 stats points.]

[You received 197 stats points.]

From this small hunt alone, he had once again gained more than a thousand stats points and around 40 Fragments.

And this was only the first group inside the castles.

"Maybe I really will stay here for a while." He looked toward the fog, he had no problem clearing this entire place.

After all, he did not always get an opportunity like this.

One approached one of the corpses but before he could absorb the cores, another notification appeared.

Glutton.

[Extraction options detected.]

Three options appeared.

[Bone Claw.]

[Hunting Scent.]

[Silent Hunt.]

Lian’s eyes stopped on the third option.

[Silent Hunt.]

[By reducing the sound of movement, body smell and Mana leakage, detecting the user during pursuit and infiltration becomes much harder.]

[Using powerful attacks or releasing a large amount of Mana will disrupt the concealment effect.]

"Not bad."

He chose it.

[Silent Hunt Skill acquired.]

Then he reached the Level 32 wolf and Glutton gave him three choices again.

[Pack Roar.]

[Bone Trace.]

[Commandbreaker Howl.]

Lian opened the last explanation.

[Commandbreaker Howl.]

[A sound and Mana pressure that temporarily disrupts the coordination of creatures dependent on a group command.]

[Its effect is stronger against packs, colonies and weaker command structures.]

A small smile appeared on his face, with the Fallen Monster talent that lowered the performance of Normal Monsters by itself, this had an interesting combination.

Such a skill could be useful when he faced a large number of monsters at the same time.

"This one is not bad either."

[Commandbreaker Howl Skill acquired.]

He closed the panel and One had already opened the chests of the wolves during this time.

Several cores were lying on the ground and its master gave permission with a movement of his head.

One started absorbing them and the light of the cores entered its huge body one after another.

[Monster cores absorbed.]

[The saturation process of the First Evolution has progressed.]