Wolf howls rose from the battlements, shaking the wilderness.
Below the walls, everyone, including Valen and Ivy Dan, stared dumbfounded at the white werewolf standing atop the battlements.
Only Shali was an exception.
"Just as I thought!"
"My sense of smell and my instincts weren't wrong. Only a true..."
Shali murmured to herself, her gaze fixed on the figure above, her eyes shining with irrepressible joy.
Then-
Awoooo!
A piercing wolf howl rang out below the walls.
Unable to restrain herself, Shali transformed into a werewolf. Her golden-red fur shone brilliantly in the sunlight, like a ruby.
Without hesitation, the transformed Shali moved to rush up the walls and stand beside Qin Ran, but Ivy Dan stopped her.
"Move!"
An exceedingly dangerous light flashed in Shali's pale gray eyes.
Never had she hated the female Hunter as much as she did at that moment.
Likewise, the female Hunter had never hated the werewolf lady as much as she did now.
"Didn't you hear?"
"2567 was only infected with the Wolf Plague!"
"He isn't a real werewolf!"
"Stop deluding yourself!"
The female Hunter enunciated every word, her final sentence almost a growl.
"Really?"
"At least we look more alike!"
The werewolf lady remained noncommittal.
"That's only temporary!"
"I'll cure 2567, and I'll nail whoever turned him into this monster to a stake and burn them!"
"I mean every word!"
The female Hunter's voice rang with conviction, like an oath.
"That's for later. Now get out of my way!"
The werewolf lady didn't care in the slightest. She spoke impatiently and bared her claws.
Clearly, if the female Hunter continued to block her, she would attack.
To the werewolf lady, this was an opportunity she absolutely couldn't miss. She had already thrown all caution aside.
"Bring it on!"
A dagger appeared in