Beyond Humans, Beyond Wolves (Part 2)

Little Black?

The second personality didn't immediately realize who the other "her" was referring to.

But soon, the image of a small, pitch-black wolf cub quickly appeared in her mind.

The second personality had a deep impression of Liao Zixuan.

Here, "deep" meant she disliked him.

Besides the instinctive sense of threat she felt from the wolf cub, still in its young stage, it was also largely due to Liao Zixuan's verbal sparring with her earlier.

She hated guys who talked too much the most.

Especially those who said things that even made sense to her, making her unconsciously agree.

Of course, there was actually a deeper reason why the young girl disliked Liao Zixuan, but she was unwilling to admit or discuss it.

"Hmph, him?" The second personality's voice was filled with disdain.

Then, in reality, Vivian, who was gradually weakening, wasn't paying attention and got her backside bitten by Bella's shadow wolf.

It's important to clarify for our shadow wolves here! They are nothing like a certain wolf cub; they have no self-awareness and only follow instinct and Bella's commands.

For them, it doesn't matter where they bite.

But for the second personality, it was an absolute humiliation!

Instantly, the young girl became like a startled cat.

"Get lost!" The second personality, bursting with rage, unleashed her inner power and broke free from the other shadow wolves suppressing her.

The young girl turned and unleashed a spinning kick, fiercely sweeping towards the shadow wolf that had just bitten her backside.

However, it was a pity that her powerful leg whip, which could probably shake an ancient tree three times over, only let out a cracking sound in the air before passing through the shadow wolf's phantom body once again.

To put it bluntly.

She hit nothing but air.

"Um, my other self, why don't you try... trying it?" Vivian, the main personality in the dark space, weakly suggested again, watching the other her's futile rage.

Trying it here naturally meant asking Little Black for help.

Perhaps after being bitten on the backside, the second personality finally realized that stubbornness wouldn't solve the problem, nor would it alleviate the pain in her backside.

Of course, it was also possible that she felt if this continued, her image in the main personality's mind would plummet.

Thus, the young girl gave up.

But before leaving, she still wanted to stubbornly insist.

"If you want to go, you go, I'm not going!"

Ever since Vivian personally killed someone for the first time, that is, when she magically crushed Roer's dog head, the second personality had completely awakened.

This meant they could switch at any time, especially after Vivian actively contacted the second personality.

With a...

Swish!

Less than half a second.

The aggressive, thorny rose-like temperament that had been on the young girl instantly vanished.

In its place, was the initial demeanor of Vivian, the country bumpkin who always showed deference to everything and would never stand if she could lie down! (Hands on hips)

Then, The young girl, having completely given up struggling and being dragged by the shadow wolves at an ever-increasing speed towards the Witch Bella, took a deep breath.

Afterward, "Little Black!!!" Vivian, having gathered her breath, shouted loudly, completely disregarding her image!

And it was precisely at the moment the young girl uttered those two words that the two beta players on the ground felt a blur before their eyes.

The wolf cub that had been with them moments ago, lazily lounging around, had now disappeared from its spot.

When Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic recovered and looked for Liao Zixuan's figure again, they saw a small wolf, engulfed in pitch-black flames, slowly stepping out from the void above the young girl's head.

The flames burning on the black wolf seemed similar to the ones on the young girl, yet different. Because while both were black flames, Vivian could only imitate the form, whereas the black wolf's flames possessed true essence.

The most direct and obvious point was that.

The young girl's black flame scythe couldn't harm these soul shadow wolves at all, but Liao Zixuan, as the genuine owner of "Dark Flame Wolf" and its true black flame...

Everything could burn.

Wuuu...

Wuuuu-aoooo...

Painful whimpering and wolf howls instantly erupted from around Vivian.

All the shadow wolves that had been biting the young girl released their mouths, and the same black flames that were on Liao Zixuan appeared on these shadow wolves.

However, the difference was that the black flame belonged to Liao Zixuan, not to them.

"How is this possible!" The Witch, Bella, who had a look of having everything under control, was no longer relaxed and was filled with shock.

Because she discovered that her Shadow Wolves were out of control.

To be more precise.

They were rolling on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but to no avail. They were being consumed by the black flames at an extremely rapid pace and had completely lost contact with her.

"You..."

Witch Bella had countless things she wanted to say in an instant.

But because there were too many, in the end, only a "you" escaped her lips.

There were only two ways to harm soul-state beings: first, to use attacks on the soul level, and second, to use transcendent magic of Tier 4 or higher.

The former was extremely rare. Souls were inherently mysterious and profound. In this domain, professions, skills, and items were all extremely rare and precious.

As for the latter.

Anyone who could overcome the "transcendent breakthrough" was a renowned figure. Moreover, Tier 4 magic wasn't something that could be cast so easily, without even a casting prelude?

It was precisely because she was certain that the young girl absolutely couldn't achieve these two points, let alone Vivian – perhaps not even a few people in the entire Huodian City could do it – that Witch Bella was so arrogant and confident, even though she was currently just a soul fragment.

But now...

Bella felt her understanding being forcefully suppressed.

Because she, who had always been knowledgeable and stood out among the witches, was actually unfamiliar with these black flames. To this day, she still couldn't understand what had happened.

Of course, this wasn't the worst part.

The worst part was...

"Um..."

Vivian, having escaped, said to Bella, who was gaping but unable to make a sound, with an apologetic tone:

"Um, I... I'm not actually very good at fighting."

"Because I think I'm a..."

"Summoner."

The little girl gave an embarrassed smile, as if she felt very sorry that her summoned beasts had killed all of your wolves as soon as they appeared.

At this moment.

Witch Bella somewhat missed the previous Vivian.

Because although the former appeared dark and violent, ready to fight at the slightest provocation, at least she didn't attack the heart.

But this Vivian before her...

She appeared easily bullied on the surface, but in reality...

She was attacking the heart!

Witch Bella also took a deep breath.

Unlike Vivian, her heaving chest was like her rage!

Fine.

You say you're a Summoner, right? I almost forgot. Judging by your summoned beasts, they should be wolf-type monsters.

Heh, you're out of luck!

You should ask around the Nine Nations, who doesn't know that my greatest skill as Witch Bella is... wolf taming?

Do you think the wolf fur coat, the Wolf Head Scepter, and the Wolf Head mask I'm wearing are just for show!

And wolves are monsters with the strongest bloodline consciousness.

Once they encounter wolves with higher bloodlines, the suppression ingrained in their instincts will make the lower-blooded wolves prostrate themselves and tuck their tails! Utterly submissive!

I'll see whether my wolf, summoned with all my might as a glorious Epic-tier witch, is stronger, or your little wolf cub, you immature brat!

And so.

Witch Bella decided to go all out and play a big card.

"Great..."

"Wolf of Darkness, above..."

"Please manifest from the shadows, step out from behind the scenes, I am willing to offer my soul as sacrifice..."

"To help you..."

"Unseal the shackles."

As Witch Bella chanted, the heavens and earth began to change color. The heavens and earth here naturally referred to the small world within the cave lair.

It was as if a light-devouring black hole had opened in front of Bella, and all the light in the cave was drawn in.

For a moment, light vanished, and darkness enveloped the entire lair.

Then, "Dark Wolf King!" As soon as Bella blurted out these three words, her soul phantom visibly shook several times, and even its solidity decreased significantly, starting to become transparent.

Dark Wolf King, don't mind the name sounding a bit cheesy.

Well, actually, the word "a bit" should be removed.

But what if, instead, it was "Dark Wolf King Oloris Barry Jin Nu Ying"?

Not good?

If it's not good, just hold it in!

In any case, a sound, as if chains were being dragged across the ground, approached from afar, ringing in everyone's ears.

Immediately after, large swathes of black mist spread out.

A pair of terrifying eyes, as big as bronze bells, lit up in the black mist, slowly gazing at everyone.

When the black mist dissipated, a tall and imposing grey wolf, covered all over with cold iron chains, with a ferocious head that inspired dread, and fur covered in various scars, looking like it had fought countless battles and crawled out of hell, appeared before Bella.

[Dark Wolf King — Oloris Barry Jin Nu Ying]

[Level: Lv50]

[Status: Remnant Soul of Forgetfulness]

[Skills: ???]

[Talents/Specialties: ???]

[Danger Level: Extremely Fatal!!]

Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic, the two players, were stunned, even somewhat numb.

Only one question was circling in their minds.

What kind of boat had they gotten on?

From the very beginning, when they accepted the mission in Nuoqi Village to find the missing daughter, believing it to be a clue leading to Huodian City, then discovering that this daughter was no simple matter, surely some hidden plot, and now...

Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic exchanged glances. A premonition began to form in their hearts: this might not be a hidden plot at all, but rather...

The Main Quest!

One must know, even though "Main Quest" is just two words, the difference is worlds apart. No matter how powerful a hidden plot was, at most they would only be participating in a story. But if it was linked to the "Main Quest," it meant...

They were participating in history!

They would witness the direction of the version, and influence tens of millions of players!

Just as the hearts of the two beta testers were pounding wildly, Vivian, one of the heroines of the current "plot," her little heart was also beating non-stop.

She wasn't excited, of course.

The little girl was very nervous.

Vivian knew that her Little Black should be very powerful, but she wasn't sure just how powerful it was. However, according to the little girl's common sense, among similar monsters, the older they were, the stronger they were, and the larger their size, the more dangerous they were.

So, comparing Little Black, who had only just barely reached her calf now, with the current giant grey wolf opposite them, whose massive body seemed to cover the sky and obscure the sun, requiring her to look up...

Well, there was no comparison at all!

A small shrimp before a giant shrimp!

At the same time, in the dark space, it wasn't the second personality being chased by Shadow Wolves with its tail between its legs. Now, she was sitting on a small stool, with her legs crossed.

The girl's face was full of an expression that said, "See? Look now, does calling that little black wolf still count for anything?"

The deepest reason why she had thrown a tantrum at Vivian before, and why she disliked Liao Zixuan, was that she felt only she could protect the main personality.

Vivian didn't need to rely on anything else.

Like that little wolf cub, which hadn't even passed its infancy.

"Alright, Viviane, my turn!"

"Have your Little Black burn away those annoying Shadow Wolves for me, and I'll handle the rest of escaping from here!"

The girl in the dark space was in a good mood.

After all, in the end, it was still up to her to make her grand reappearance... wasn't it?

The second personality's smugness had just begun to surface when the scene that appeared in reality the next moment almost made her fall off her chair.

"Little Black, don't be afraid, you'll definitely grow this big and this powerful in the future. For now, let's just run..." Vivian was about to pick up her little wolf cub, intending to comfort it softly.

However, two words came to her through Little Black's telepathy.

"That's it?"

All flash, no substance!

Liao Zixuan broke free from Vivian's embrace, jumped down from the little girl, and began to stare directly into the eyes of the Dark Wolf King.

Although we still don't know what the two wolves, one big and one small, one grey and one black, communicated through their gazes that day.

But it was probably something like this.

"What are you looking at?"

"Looking at you, what the hell? Young Prince, what are you doing here?"

"It's none of your damn business why I'm here. What are you trying to do now?"

"Me, well, I... cough, cough. I was bored staying in the darkness, so I came out for a stroll, just a stroll, hehe."

The Dark Wolf King, don't be fooled by the fact that its name has three characters and includes "King."

Compared to this Dark Flame Wolf, it's like a landlord meeting an emperor, oh, and now a young emperor.

As the only two forbidden life forms in the vast Flame Domain, unless that damned phoenix called "Cinder Phoenix" personally descended, no demon beast could suppress it in terms of bloodline.

Do you understand the value of the strongest hidden boss in Version 1.0?

There's one thing Bella didn't get wrong: wolf-type demon beasts naturally possess a strong sense of clan. Those with superior bloodlines have an innate, extremely high level of suppression over those with inferior bloodlines.

This is something etched into their DNA, and it's unavoidable, no matter how big the gap in level and strength.

"Dark Wolf King, bring her and that little wolf back here!"

Despite being weakened from summoning the Dark Wolf King, Bella imperiously waved her hand, issuing a command to the Dark Wolf King.

What does a witch value most? Face!

She, a dignified Epic-tier figure, had been repeatedly outsmarted by a young girl who hadn't even reached the extraordinary realm. This made Bella determined to go all out, make a huge sacrifice, and use a forbidden spell to swat a mosquito.

However, a few seconds after her command, the situation became somewhat awkward.

Because the Dark Wolf King didn't listen to her at all. It remained in place, without moving, its terrifyingly huge head lowered as if it were a wooden statue, staring at the little wolf cub of the girl opposite.

Bella wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but she saw a hint of fawning from the Dark Wolf King, which had always been known for its terror and brutality.

"Cough, cough..." Bella coughed twice.

Had her magic become rusty from not taking action for so long?

No, that couldn't be it.

So Bella prepared to issue the command again.

"Dark Wolf King, go and..."

Awooo!

Witch Bella's voice was interrupted by a deafening wolf howl.

The terrifying Wolf King, summoned from the shadows, let out a long howl to the sky, then turned its head, glaring at Bella with its bell-like, orange-yellow eyes.

What did that mean?

Bella was stunned.

Why are you looking at me? The person I told you to catch is right across from you!

Also, as the King of Dark Wolves, the King of Shadow Wolves, what's with that deep, resentful look in your eyes, like a wronged little wife?

The Dark Wolf King seemed to be considering whether it could defeat this old woman who summoned it and had gotten it into so much trouble.

But after all, the other party was quite strong, and it had sacrificed some of its soul power.

So, It turned its head, and a large patch of black mist reappeared, engulfing the Gray Wolf's massive body.

When the black mist dissipated...

There was no trace of the Dark Wolf King from before.

Bella: "..."

Vivian: "..."

The two beta testers: "Σ(°o°)"

Today's two chapters are combined into one.