Death

The entirety of Lucifer's wrist was within the rotten but sharp maws of the beast.

While the genes that made up his skin had evolved, making his skin tougher than steel, his bones were still the same, fragile and brittle.

"Grrrr!"

The bones a few inches beneath his elbow were being crushed underneath the pressure of its jaws giving Lucifer the feeling of his arms being ripped apart.

Just as he thought his wrist was going to be crushed into powder, the strong grip against his forearm loosened all of a sudden.

This made him stagger backwards, to the ground in surprise. Looking at the savage beast, he suddenly noticed the beast acting strangely.

Its body swayed, staggering unsteadily as though it was drunk on alcohol.

Its eyes merciless eyes stared at Lucifer with a drowsy look but even then, it's bloodlust hadn't reduced even after consuming the shriveled finger!

"Growlllllllllll..."

It slurred as it continued to stagger like a drunkard.

At first, Lucifer was confused as to what was happening but then he suddenly remembered something.

A while after he had fed the Iron head Catfish the shriveled finger, it acted this way and eventually went into hibernation in a corner of the water tank. Afterward, he fell asleep too as he was a bit tired.

Just as he was thinking about it, the body of the vile wolf dropped to the ground with a loud thump.

Crawling backward with one hand, Lucifer only felt slightly safe when his back hit a tree that was within the vicinity. The ferocious eyes of the Vile Wolf were droopy but the ruthlessness wasn't gone in the slightest.

Eventually, it fell asleep as though it was knocked out. Even from this distance, Lucifer could smell its hot stinking breath.

Hesitantly, he cautiously rose to his feet, using his good hand to support himself with the small tree.

His right arm scream at him in pain but compared to the pain Lucifer had experienced in the past, this was nothing.

He drew back slowly and wearily, in fear. He was heading to the camp! While the bushes was a longer cut to the administrative building, as long as he could escape certain death, it was alright

It took one whole minute for Lucifer to quietly walk five meters into the forest.

But after this point, he stopped caring about anything and broke into a fast sprint, rushing through the bushes!

This was the fastest he had run in his entire life. He had ran for at least another minute before he slowed down. Hesitation, fear and even madness appeared in his face.

His face kept changing rapidly as his brain went into overdrive.

Consuming the shriveled finger, the ironhead Catfish had slept for about an hour before it woke. Now that the vile wolf had consumed the same shriveled finger, wouldn't that mean it would sleep for a while?

Thinking about this, the madness in Lucifer's face deepened making him look like a gambler that was about to go all out.

But the mass of the vile wolf was significantly larger than that of the Black-scaled Catfish therefore the time for it to evolve would be cut short by a lot.

It was just a level one Savage beast now, if Lucifer didn't act now and let it evolve to a level two Mutated beast, the entire base might get wiped out!

Even he might not survived no matter how far he flee.

Ever since he had been diagnosed with cancer, he had always watched his health and had always avoided doing things that would endanger his health. After almost a decade of this behavior, he developed an extremely cautious behavior.

He would never act rashly, nor would he act without certainty. Which was one of the reasons he hadn't consumed the shriveled finger immediately after knowing its godly effect.

Now, he had to make a decision. Either to flee far away from here, towards the emergency bunker of the camp which was a few kilometers away, and risk leaving an ever-evolving Vile Wolf out there in the wild.

The risk - Nothing,

The reward - Temporary safety.

Or he could shove aside his long-winded principles, head back and act on this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Lucifer's face was flushed red as his brain worked rapidly. Even after thinking for about a minute, he couldn't make a valid decision. For most of his life, he had always been a rational person, avoiding dangers no matter how small it was.

The most dangerous thing he had ever done was head to the Floating Lake every day but the route had been cleared by the base therefore it was barely dangerous.

If he head towards the emergency bunker, his life would continue to remain ordinary and if he chose to face reality, there was no way he would be able to reach level 3 before his six months period ends.

But ever since he got the shriveled finger, his life had changed. Numerous opportunities had presented themselves.

Eventually, he was able to absorb an Apex C-cell Structure!

Right now, was a great opportunity!

If, just if he was able to slay the wolf, he couldn't even imagine the rewards.

There would be hope for him and most importantly, his Aunt! Remembering her pale and worn-out face when she provided him the money for the implant, Lucifer's rationality tilted.

"Risk it all!"

He gritted his teeth and directly dashed back towards his place.

Luckily, when he got there, the wolf was still in hibernation.

But Lucifer could witness its body which previously had uneven patches with only a few dried-up and emancipated furs on it had changed.

But Lucifer could witness its body which previously had uneven patches with only a few dried-up and emancipated furs on it had changed.

Its body was growing new furs at a pace visible to the naked eye.

The new fur seem to be even healthier and more Resplendent than the furs of a typical Vile Wolf!