Silver Big Bad Wolf's move caught Wu Shaozhen completely off guard. Until now, the wolf had always done exactly what he told him to do. He had been incredibly obedient. Wu Shaozhen had never encountered anything like this-he had never even heard of it.
Could he have developed self-awareness after leveling up? Wu Shaozhen wondered. That was the only explanation. He quickly turned to Silver Big Bad Wolf. After swallowing the Bloodline Potion, the wolf seemed to have entered a special state, standing still as rings of glowing motes circled him.
"What's this? Did it work?" Delight spread across Wu Shaozhen's face. Still, there was nothing he could do right now but stand aside and wait quietly.
Soon, countless glowing motes surrounded Silver Big Bad Wolf, hiding everything inside from Wu Shaozhen's view. But he could hear strained, choking howls coming from within, as though the wolf were struggling to endure unbearable pain.
Wu Shaozhen clenched his fists. Hang in there!
The howling continued for a full half hour. Yet instead of the system notification announcing success that Wu Shaozhen had been waiting for, he received one that left him stunned:
Ding! Your pet, Silver Big Bad Wolf, has undergone an unknown mutation. The pet contract has been automatically terminated.
"What the fuck? What's going on?" Wu Shaozhen was utterly at a loss. That could actually happen? He hurriedly opened his Pet Space. Sure enough, there was nothing inside. Normally, when a pet was deployed, a phantom image of the pet remained in the Pet Space, allowing its owner to recall or summon it. Now, the space was completely empty. He opened the pet rankings. Just as he feared, Silver Big Bad Wolf, who had held first place, had vanished. Huihui, previously second, had moved into first.
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