Chapter 93
Chapter 93
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 93
Chapter Title: The White Wolf's Contract
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Shin Yu-hyun unleashed Gale Divine Steps, charging toward the Blood Wolf like a gale skimming the ground.
Tat! Tat! Tat!
Leaping off Kayron's body, the Blood Wolf's head loomed right before his eyes.
Roar!
Black flames billowed from the flaming magic sword Levatein in that instant. ⚔ Black Tortoise Heavy Sword ⚔ First Form: Super Heavy Draw Sword Swoosh!
The Black Tortoise Heavy Sword unfurled—a slow, ponderous strike brimming with devastating power.
Levatein traced a sluggish arc through the air, black flames and dark aura trailing behind as it bore down on the Blood Wolf's head.
Rawr!
Zing!
True to form, the Blood Wolf unleashed a frenzied roar, erecting a mana barrier.
Three layers thick, it looked impressively sturdy.
Yet where the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship excelled in raw power and blinding speed, the Super Heavy Draw Sword traded velocity for crushing weight and force.
The mana barrier might as well have been glass before it.
Krash!
It shattered in an instant.
And the Super Heavy Draw Sword smashed into the Blood Wolf's head.
Crack!
Yelp!
The Blood Wolf's face was shielded by mana, sparing it from being cleaved—but the shockwave? Unblockable.
Its head snapped sideways from the blow.
Grrr!
The Blood Wolf whipped its head back around, fixing Shin Yu-hyun with a murderous glare.
A thin rivulet of blood trickled from its forehead—it hadn't blocked everything after all.
Rawr!
Then it gaped its maw wide at him.
Keeeeen!
Mana converged before its jaws, coalescing into a crimson orb.
'Blood Breath—here?'
One of the Blood Wolf's prized S-rank unique skills.
Seemed like Shin Yu-hyun's hit had really pissed it off.
Pew! Boom!
A searing red beam of breath erupted from its maw, hurtling straight at him.
The silver lining? Kayron was latched right onto the Blood Wolf, outside the blast radius.
Better yet, Kayron had clamped its jaws on the beast's lower mandible and wrenched its head upward.
Boom boom boom boom!
The lab's floor, walls, and ceiling detonated in the breath's wake.
Whew...
The Blood Breath finally petered out, white smoke curling from the Blood Wolf's jaws.
Grrr.
It grinned triumphantly, maw agape.
Right then.
"What're you grinning at?"
Shin Yu-hyun's voice echoed from beneath the Blood Wolf's neck.
Yelp?
The beast jolted, craning its head down.
There hung Shin Yu-hyun from its throat, sword sheathed in draw stance.
'That was a close one.'
Just before the breath hit, he'd triggered the second step of Heaven-Splitting Divine Steps: Lightning Flash.
Lightning Flash covered short distances at blinding speed.
Now at 4-stars, it was leagues faster than before.
Leaving a near-solid afterimage in his wake—like a perfect phantom shift.
"It's over."
From under the neck, Shin Yu-hyun whipped Levatein free in a blur. ⚔ Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship ⚔ Zero Form (Revised) Draw Sword: Nameless Slash! Shing!
Black flame aura screamed through the air toward the Blood Wolf's neck.
More precisely—its necklace.
Rend!
The razor edge grazed the collar.
Crack!
The crystal control device snapped clean in two.
Grrr?
The Blood Wolf cocked its head, then thrashed it wildly.
Freed from the necklace's thrall, it snapped back to its senses.
'Just as planned.'
Shin Yu-hyun signaled his undead summons to fall back.
Grrr.
The Blood Wolf eyed the retreating Kayron and skeletons, then Shin Yu-hyun—before spotting the children behind them.
Grrr? Woof! Woof!
How long had it been?
It barked joyfully, tail wagging like in its fluffy white puppy days.
"Fluffy!"
The kids bolted toward it.
Whine. Whiiiine.
The Blood Wolf flopped belly-up, nuzzling its massive face against the four children.
Huge compared to its puppy self, but the antics? Identical.
Children and wolf shared a heartfelt reunion.
"Big brother."
The oldest girl approached Shin Yu-hyun, bowing deeply.
"Thank you for saving Fluffy."
"Thank you, sir."
The others bowed too, voices brimming with gratitude.
The littlest one, barely five, lisped adorably.
Flash.
White light bloomed from their legs upward.
Their forms grew translucent, dissolving into radiance.
"As I thought... you were already gone."
Shin Yu-hyun's face fell.
Truth was, the Ironclad Syndicate had claimed them long ago.
"No need for sad faces."
"We're fine now!"
"Don't cry, Fluffy."
"Fluffy hurt? I bwow on it."
Awoooo------!
Fluffy wailed mournfully at the fading children.
It had fought to save them—only to be pinned by the executives.
One by one, the kids fell to experiments... until the last girl slipped away.
That day, Fluffy became the monster.
Howling its grief.
Tormented by failure.
"Big brother, look after Fluffy for us."
"Cherish our Fluffy, please!"
"Take cawe of Fwuffy!"
They entrusted their beloved wolf to him.
Unable to abandon it alone, their souls lingered.
Witness to its rampage for them.
Fluffy battled the Syndicate solo, desperate and bloody.
Collapsing in gore.
Rising again.
Mangled, yet crawling toward them.
One more glimpse.
Blood dripped per step.
The white pup stained crimson.
Into the Blood Wolf.
How could they leave it like that?
But Shin Yu-hyun freed their controlled Fluffy.
It wasn't alone anymore.
Someone worthy.
Shin Yu-hyun gazed at Blood Wolf Fluffy. It met his eyes, then bowed.
He nodded to the vanishing kids.
"I will."
They giggled, burdens lifted at last.
"Thanks for playing, sis!"
"Bye, kitty sis!"
"Ka-mang-i, stay good!"
"Bai-bai~"
They waved to Dia, their final playmate.
"Be good, Fluffy."
"Thanks for sticking with us!"
"Play again next time!"
"Fwuffy be good~"
Awoooo-----!
Fluffy's sorrowful howl bid them farewell.
Moments later, they ascended as pure light.
Ascended to peace.
"Master."
Dia sidled up, clutching his hand as the light faded.
Grown fond in moments?
Her eyes welled, face forlorn.
He stroked her head wordlessly.
Then—
Flash!
White light exploded from Fluffy.
Red fur bleaching to pristine white.
Now a White Wolf.
"Shape's changed, huh?"
Grrr.
The White Wolf bowed low to Shin Yu-hyun. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [White Wolf Fluffy acknowledges you as its master.] [You have received acknowledgment from a Spirit Beast. The Immortal King's hidden contract skill activates. Will you form a summon contract with Fluffy?] 'Spirit Beast? Hidden contract?'
Shin Yu-hyun stared at the popup in shock.
A White Wolf—a Spirit Beast? No way!
And a hidden contract skill?
'What in the world...?'
He pulled up the info pane on Spirit Beasts and the skill.
Apparently, Fluffy had reborn as one upon shifting from Blood Wolf.
The hidden contract? Immortal King's secret power, triggered when divine beasts, phantom breeds, transcendentals, Spirit Beasts, or spirits swear fealty.
'Not undead conversion. Phew.'
Relief washed over him after skimming the details.
Contracting would make him the White Wolf's true master—commanding it as-is.
"You really wanna contract with me?"
Grrr.
Fluffy nodded, padding over to lick his hand.
Lick. Slurp.
Why smack your lips after...?
Flustered, but the intent was crystal clear.
"Fine. Let's do it." ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Forming contract with Spirit Beast White Wolf.] Flash!
Light erupted from them both, then faded.
Contract sealed. ⚔ Spirit Beast White Wolf ⚔ 👤 Name: Fluffy ⭐ Grade: 5-Star ✨ Unique Skills: Super Recovery (S), Super Regeneration (S), Frost Nova Breath (S) 📋 General Skills: Details refer Fluffy's status looked much the same as its Blood Wolf days.
A few skill names tweaked, likely from the evolution.
"On to the next floor, then?"
To smash the Ironclad Syndicate.
Grrr.
White Wolf Fluffy grinned fangs-out, tasting revenge. ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "......"
Orca watched the third-floor residential feed from the control room, utterly speechless.
The Syndicate's ace had clownishly flipped to the enemy.
"C-Captain?"
"What do we do now?"
Operators gawked blankly, awaiting orders.
"Wipe all data."
"Huh?"
"Every scrap in the server room—now!"
Orca bellowed at them in a frenzy.
The residential Blood Wolf was their trump.
He'd banked on it ending things.
Without executives, it was an unstoppable freak.
'Fourth-floor troops are just cannon fodder.'
All forces massed underground four.
Hedging against the off-chance Shin Yu-hyun pierced the Blood Wolf.
Implausible—but if so, he'd be battered, spent.
Then overwhelm and kill.
Never dreamed it'd join him.
One option remained.
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