"What kind of good news is that?"
His companion swept his gaze around and also sensed that something was off. Even the insects had gone silent, leaving only the rustling of leaves.
"Could there be some danger nearby...?"
Another Lizardman guard asked in confusion.
What he did not know was that a massive black shadow had already silently crept up behind him. It raised a forelimb and placed it on his shoulder.
"Hm?"
The Lizardman guard felt his body sink. He hurriedly glanced over and discovered a large, furry paw resting on his left shoulder.
What the hell?
Terror filled his heart as he instinctively turned his head.
The instant he turned around, however, a rank wind hit him in the face, and a gaping bloody maw lunged straight at him.
"Crack!"
Sharp fangs easily pierced his neck, then twisted violently and tore his head from his body.
Blood sprayed as the headless corpse collapsed to the ground.
"Th-This..."
His companion was nearly scared witless. Looking over with yellow eyes, he saw a gigantic wolf with blood smeared across its face, a Lizardman head clenched in its jaws. Ferocious light flashed in its eyes as it continued to advance toward him step by step.
The Lizardman guard shuddered all over. Panic gripped his heart, his legs trembled, and he instinctively backed away.
Yet in the darkness behind him, pairs of dim green eyes lit up.
"Awooo~~~"
A shrill, low howl sounded by his ear, chilling him to the bone.
The Lizardman guard swept his gaze around, and his body completely stiffened. At some point, he had already been surrounded by the most vicious predators in the jungle—the Azure Wolf Clan.
A huge wolf with a towering build and muscles all over its body slowly emerged from the darkness. It lowered