Chapter 7 - The elder grand wolf!

I had that status condition again – charm.

"Nothing would make me happier," I said with a smile that I had never shown anyone before, as I was saving it for Drake when he finally confessed to me. I will not elaborate…

Xanda sighed again. "Very well…"

"First and foremost, what are you wearing? You need to dress properly."

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"Fufufu, you look better already," and Xanda was right. But she was underselling it. I looked perfect from head to toe. Spiky black plate boots, obsidian violet plate leggings with a black battle skirt on top, a heavy black edgy belt, a black plate breastplate with no reflections, terror-inspiring black plate shoulder blades, tough black plate bracers, black comfortable leather gloves, a black royal mantle, and a terrifying black plate helm. I was dripped out. That was the charm talking; it was not me. "But let's move on."

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"My newest creation. When it hatches, name it, raise it, and then promote it. It will be your most reliable monster. I guarantee it."

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"And last but not least, I will guide you, step by step," there was a hidden but – until you are of no use to us.

"Nothing would make me happier…" I wanted to finish off by saying her name, but I didn't want to displease her.

"Your first order of business is to take revenge."

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The next thing I knew, I was back in the den of wolves; in the chamber of the elder grand wolf. It was sleeping. "Kill it!" I was going to do that regardless.

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<<-2,506>>

The elder grand wolf's eyes snapped open, but it couldn't move because,

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<<-400>>

I had five seconds during which I landed five hits, dealing slightly over two point five thousand damage.

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The elder grand wolf pushed itself from the ground, not to rise to its feet but to tear my throat out with its razor-sharp teeth. The attack was too fast for me to dodge.

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The fuck! A third of my health was gone, just like that. But thankfully, I didn't get stunned as I got lucky.

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The elder grand wolf jumped back, getting distance, and then it howled, buffing itself while debuffing me.

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I was at one thousand three hundred seventy-eight health, while the elder grand wolf was at nine hundred eighty-three. One swordsman's dark slash was enough to kill it, even if I was debuffed.

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We met in the middle, facing off against one another; one of us was going to die from the clash, and it wasn't going to be me. Contrary to my expectations, though, we were still both alive – but barely – below a few hundred health.

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I was screwed and I was going to die… again…

But then, came the bleed tick...

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I was lucky so many times in this fight… first, the elder grand wolf was sleeping, then I resisted the stun and now it bled moments before it could kill me.

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"Since you have gotten your revenge, I will give you two new tasks: get a little bit stronger, and find a monster to make into your follower. That's it. Simple, right?"

[1] Went up by 7 from 100 because of charisma attribute effect which increases favourability gains from all sources