Chapter 3

　　Chapter 3

　　Erika's POV

　　Charles and Steve walked over. I knew

　　what Steve was up to. I dared him to challenge me during the meeting yesterday.

　　He really came to challenge me.

　　Alpha’s gaze shifted between me and

　　Steve. Charles sighed audibly and spoke, "Beta Steve wants to challenge

　　you to the death for the Gamma position. Twelve o’clock tonight, right

　　here."

　　I nodded without hesitation.

　　"He hopes that you two can fight

　　in wolf form." Charles said.

　　Then Charles mind-linked me

　　immediately. Don't accept it. You don't stand a chance in wolf form.

　　I didn't obey Charles.

　　Instead, I accepted the challenge without

　　hesitation. They should know better about my wolf form.

　　"Good. See you tonight,"

　　Steve said with a crooked smile, looking as if I was doomed to fail.

　　Charles shot me a glare and then left.

　　I arrived at the training ground five

　　minutes before the challenge began. It was packed with warriors, women, and

　　even pups. They seemed quite excited. But for me it was only a common night,

　　eating dinner, taking someone’s life, and sleeping. The only difference was

　　that there was no rogue-hunting tonight.

　　"Erika! Erika! Erika…" My

　　students were cheering up for me.

　　But not everyone thought that I could win.

　　"I’ve never seen Erika fight in

　　wolf form. Who do you think will win?"

　　"I bet Erika can win. She is

　　awesome!"

　　"But that’s in human form.

　　Steve's wolf is very strong."

　　"Yes, his wolf is crazy."

　　"I think Erika's wolf is weak.

　　That's why she seldom fights in wolf form."

　　People were talking about who would

　　win. Most thought that Steve would win. It was funny that they thought I didn't

　　fight in wolf form because my wolf was not strong enough. The fact was that I

　　was ten times more violent when I was in wolf form. Steve would be killed

　　anyway. But he chose the hard way. My wolf had already been excited. She was

　　thirsty for blood.

　　"You are going to fight in wolf

　　form, right?" Richard walked over and asked in curiosity.

　　Yes, I’ll maul him. I mind-linked him

　　confidently.

　　"But you haven’t fought in wolf

　　form for a long time. Are you sure you can…" Richard didn’t finish his

　　words and looked at me doubtfully.

　　You don’t think I can win? Do you

　　want to try it first? I mind-linked.

　　"Hey, show some respect to me!

　　I'm the future alpha!" Richard grumbled.

　　I rolled my eyes and thought, "I

　　only show respect to the dead."

　　Suddenly, I heard quick footsteps and

　　heavy breaths behind me. A wolf was approaching me at a fast speed. It was just

　　behind my back.

　　I turned around and dodged

　　immediately. It was Steve. He tried to sneak attack me!

　　"What the hell?" Richard swore and got

　　out of the training ground immediately.

　　The challenge hadn’t officially begun

　　and Steve attempted to attack me behind my back while I was still talking with

　　Richard. What a wicky sneaky man!

　　I shifted into wolf form and growled

　　fiercely at him. Then I sped up and pounded on him.

　　"Well, it seems that the

　　challenge has begun without me announcing it," Charles explained to the

　　crowd, sounding angry.

　　Steve’s wolf  glowered at me. He indeed looked much

　　stronger than me. But his slow movement was fatal.

　　I jumped up to attack him. Steve also

　　jumped up to fight me. But I soon changed my direction and now I was behind his

　　back. Before he realized what was happening. I jumped to his back and sank my

　　teeth into his neck.

　　Sudden pain in his neck drove him

　　wild. He began to move wildly and tried to shake me off his body.

　　I predicted his movements. So, I

　　jumped down from his body in time before he got wild. He turned around and

　　glared at me, his breath accelerating. I bet he must be furious.

　　"Only one minute after the

　　challenge began, Steve has been hurt heavily. He is pressing his wound, trying

　　to stop bleeding. But he is still bleeding. He is at a disadvantage now. Unless

　　he can end the challenge quickly, he stands no chance to win the

　　challenge."

　　"Bravo!" I heard my pup

　　students shouting.

　　Of course, it wouldn’t end quickly.

　　The game had just begun. I could kill him with one blow, but he didn’t deserve

　　a quick death.

　　He jumped up and tried to slash my

　　head with one claw. He was indeed very strong and he could knock out a strong

　　adult wolf with one blow. So I turned around and ran quickly. I climbed on a

　　wall, flipped in the air, and stepped on Steve’s one eye hard and my nails left

　　two long wounds on his face.

　　I didn’t like Steve’s eyes. He always

　　glared at me and there was hatred in his eyes.

　　I landed on the ground safe and

　　sound. Steve launched another attack with a roar. I fell down and rolled on the

　　ground to avoid his attack.

　　"What a fabulous challenge!

　　Steve is hurt heavily but he keeps attacking. He really has an incredible

　　tolerance for pain."

　　I rolled to the corner of the ground

　　and got up. Blood was all over Steve’s face and neck. But he still leaped

　　forward. Unfortunately, he couldn’t target me because of his injured eye. I

　　kicked him on his bleeding neck and he fell to the ground on his back.

　　"Oh, that must hurt a lot."

　　Charles gloated.

　　Steve was panting and whining. His

　　neck was heavily injured and bleeding profusely. He struggled to turn over and

　　stand up. But he failed after several attempts. Poor Steve. It must be

　　desperate to be dizzy because of the loss of blood while the enemy didn't even

　　sweat.

　　I walked over and slapped him on his

　　head, putting an end to his vain attempts.