So You're Saying Animals Have the Intelligence of Human Children, Yet Can Still Raise Their Young?

"You're saying... animals have the intelligence of human children, yet can still raise their young?"

"...Psst psst psst."

Fang Mo trotted eagerly toward the center of the arena, making familiar teasing noises at the giant wolf as he ran.

"?"

The giant wolf in the center of the arena seemed to notice Fang Mo as well.

But it was extremely wary. Almost instantly, it bared its fangs and raised its fur at Fang Mo, its entire body suddenly tensing as though it could attack him at any moment.

"Hey, don't be so nervous."

Fang Mo stopped walking. "I came here specifically to help you..."

Unfortunately, the white-furred giant wolf did not buy it at all. It let out a low growl and feigned a pounce, but in the next second, its body swayed and it nearly lost its footing. Its previously terrifying presence instantly plummeted, and it suddenly no longer seemed threatening.

"Hm?"

After seeing this, A Xue beside Fang Mo seemed to notice something. "Master, this wolf seems to be injured."

"Sekiro isn't injured. Sekiro is just dead."

However, upon hearing that, Little Momo, who had developed an internet addiction, started spouting nonsense. "The times have changed, my lord. Let me show you the darkness of the Ashina clan..."

Thump!

A Xue copied Fang Mo and lightly knocked Little Momo on the head.

"Oh, so it was already injured?"

At A Xue's reminder, Fang Mo activated his health-bar ability and looked at the white-furred giant wolf. He discovered that its health bar was already nearly empty, with only a thin sliver of green remaining.

The culprit behind all this was a penetrating bloody hole on the wolf's left side. It looked as though something had passed straight through its body, struck its heart, and punched out through the other