The Battle with Uncle Wolf Again

I pulled out the exploration map. I was already a bit lost near Frosthold, but now the area has expanded quite a bit further north. 💎✌ Claws 🐍🐠

In addition to my additions, besides the detailed setting of Frosthold, there are also several major locations such as the Laos River, Charming Village, the Yara tribe, the Trolls, and Howling Abyss, as well as the main terrain features such as plains, mountains, and canyons between these locations.

I didn't keep detailed records of those ordinary tribes and regions; I just drew a small circle to represent them. We didn't explore any more roads beyond that, but it was already great enough. The people in the hall cheered continuously, calling us "the great pioneers."

"Frosthold was originally Avarosa territory, but we haven't been there for many years, partly because of the extreme cold, and partly because there's no wealth worth occupying."

Before I could even ask, Ashe brought up Frosthold. Apparently, it really was Avarosa territory, but she said no one had been there for many years, so she probably didn't know anything about the area.

"There lives a group of people who call themselves the Lost People, and they all use some simple magic..." I explained while carefully observing the expressions of the people there, and sure enough, they remained completely unmoved.

When Ashe heard that the Lost People harbored ill intentions, Ashe was very surprised. "Why would they kill people they've never even met?"

"That's what I find puzzling too. We never offended them, and we even saved them."

"They're probably afraid you and Riven will take over their place, after all, you two are exceptionally skilled."

"You flatter me. By the way, where is Old Chieftain Uncle Wolf? We were only safe thanks to the Dragon Tooth he gave us."

"Uncle Wolf rarely comes here. He prefers to live in his little house. He wouldn't have come last time if you hadn't used reverse psychology on him, haha..."

"Then I'll go pay him a visit. Is that convenient?"

"It's definitely inconvenient for others, but I think he'll be very happy to see you. Come on, I'll take you there."

Ashe got up and led us to find Uncle Wolf, but no one followed, including Tryndamere, which I found strange. "Aren't they all going?"

Uncle Wolf doesn't like being disturbed; he even needs to notify me in advance before I go.

"Is it okay if we just go directly there?"

"It's nothing. He was happy for days after his match against Yasuo. I haven't seen my uncle this happy in a long time."

Arriving at the small, dilapidated courtyard behind the palace, it was very quiet. Ashe called out loudly in the courtyard, "Uncle Wolf, are you inside? Uncle Wolf..."

He called out several times, but no one responded.

"Maybe he's not home. Is there no one else here?"

"He lives here alone, and old friends occasionally come to visit him. It seems unfortunate; let's go back and come again tomorrow."

"Well, it seems like a bad coincidence."

We went back with Ashe. The banquet was still going on, and everything seemed normal.

However, Riven and I knew in our hearts that there was someone in the room just now. We had already learned the Insight Technique, and at such close range, we couldn't be wrong!

Uncle Wolf is hiding inside and refusing to come out; he must be hiding something!

It's not hard to tell from Ashe's words that this person has always been unconventional and doesn't even allow others to see him in private. He seems to like peace and quiet, but he must be doing something he's ashamed of and afraid of being caught!

That night, Ashe arranged accommodations for us, but we didn't rest. We waited until late at night to sneak back, hoping to find some clues about Uncle Wolf.

We crouched in the courtyard, carefully observing the atmosphere inside the house. Soon, a dark figure emerged from within, looked around for a moment, and then quickly left.

We quickly gave chase, and it wasn't hard to tell from his figure in the moonlight that it was Uncle Wolf!

We followed him for quite a distance, until we reached a snow-covered hill. Suddenly, Uncle Wolf turned around, his eyes gleaming with a ghostly green light, like a wild beast!

"You still followed me here. Why are you making trouble for Avarosa?"

"Aren't you the one who's making trouble for us? This so-called Blood Pact is nothing but a trick to deceive people!"

"You think I'm at odds with you? One of you is Darius's good friend, and the other is his subordinate. What brings you to Avarosa?"

"So you knew everything."

"I may be old, but my heart is young. I will not allow any attempt to harm Avarosa!"

"Fine, you probably wouldn't believe us if we said we didn't have bad intentions. Did you lead us here to resolve this by force?"

"It would be a good thing for each other to see what they're really capable of."

Judging from Uncle Wolf's words, it seems he didn't use his full strength when he sparred with me before, but looking at his eerie green eyes, it seems that's really the case.

Uncle Wolf stood on the snow hill and let out a wolf howl, and soon many Northland Giant Wolf gathered around him!

I might have been afraid of these beasts before, but there's no need to now. The Wind Sword alone is enough to take on many of them, not to mention the powerful Wind Force!

"So it's a wolf leader! But you're just sacrificing these wolf cubs for nothing!"

"I hope you won't regret what you said!" Uncle Wolf howled a few more times after saying that, giving the order to attack in the language of wolves!

"You deal with these wolves; I'll subdue Uncle Wolf first!"

"Okay!" After working together for so long, Riven actually knows what to do without me having to tell her.

Uncle Wolf was originally an old man, but now he shows no signs of aging at all, and his fierce aura is even stronger than mine.

Of course, a battle cannot be won simply by being fierce. No matter how fierce he is, if he can't hit me, it's all for nothing.

There was no need to hold back in this battle, so I launched a powerful offensive. The Gale Force was even colder than the night, howling through the vast snowfield.

I thought I could easily win by relying on this cold energy, since he couldn't defend against it last time. But after fighting for a while, I suddenly realized that Uncle Wolf was completely unaffected!

This time he didn't use that big bone; he fought me bare-handed—no, bare-handed.

He was as fierce as a werewolf, and his two Steel Claws were completely unafraid of my Gale Sword, which I hadn't expected. I felt he was clumsy, but I just couldn't find a way to attack him. It seems he really does have some skill.

I will no longer waste my energy using Wind Force, but instead use Uniform Strength and swordsmanship. This way, defeating him may be a little slower, but the chances of winning are higher.

Sure enough, after I used my exquisite swordsmanship, Uncle Wolf was a bit overwhelmed; even the toughest skin couldn't withstand the endless drain.

Slowly, I tore through his armor and was surprised to find that he not only howled like a wolf, but was also covered in fur!

This is definitely not normal human body hair, it's wolf fur!

"Goodness, you haven't turned into a werewolf, have you?"

Uncle Wolf didn't answer me; he seemed a bit out of his mind, almost like he'd lost his mind.

Just as I was preparing to attack again, I suddenly heard Riven cry for help; she was injured!