14. A Boss Appears.

Lance still had quite a bit of energy left, he wasn't even close to being tired. The wolves before him just kept growling at him, no one dared to make a move. Five of their companion's corpses were laying between them and this unknown humanoid.

'They seem to be second-guessing themselves, this might be your best chance to take out as many as possible.' Vixen was urging him to finish them as quickly as possible.

'You might be right.' Lance gripped the hilt of his sword tighter. 'No time like the present. Rush!'

He charged forward to the wolf in the end, Slashing its head off. He spun around and sliced through the air, taking off a second head. The three closest wolves lunged at him, 'Rush!' He charged away and over to the wolf at the far end, decapitating it in one strike. He runs over to the next wolf, misses the weak spot, but cuts the beast clean in two. A fifth one leaped in the air and lance didn't miss his chance. A clean-cut through its belly took care of it.

Only four wolves remained, but they all stood back, growling as they watched their pack being reduced in seconds. The sound of the system chimed in his head with each kill.

'I'll Be able to get that skill right after I complete the quest at this rate. My Experience is climbing fast.' He was enjoying this, he never thought it would be this easy to finish a hunting quest. 'Let's end this now! Rush!'

Before the wolves could even move, Lance appeared between the group. The first wolf's head hit the ground in a blink of an eye. He turns around quickly, slicing the air, and a second wolf is cut in two. Lance jumps up into the air and lands on the next wolf, stabbing it right between its eyes. The last wolf is whimpering now. The rest of its pack lay in bloody pools on the ground around him. It looks all around, either looking at the corpses or trying to find a way out. But Lance doesn't give the poor beast a chance to run. 'Rush!' With barely a flick of his wrist, he cut the wolf's head off. Blood splatters all over him as it's lifeless body falls to the ground.

Fourteen wolves, in only a couple of minutes. 'That was too easy.' Lance began to smile while laughing. Even he doubted that he could finish this quest so easily.

'Ummmm, Lance. I don't think you should rest just yet.' Vixen is looking at the cave entrance with a grave expression.

*HOOOOWWWWWLLLLL*

The loudest howl that Lance has ever heard. So loud he had to cover his ears.

Loud footsteps can be heard coming from inside the cave. Whatever it is, it's huge.

'I think we should run!' Vixen is getting anxious.

Lance backs away from the entrance and hides behind a nearby tree. 'I at least wanna see what it is.' If it seemed as easy to take as these wolves, he wanted to at least try.

Just then. A snout of a canine poked its way through the darkness of the cave's entrance. It bared its fangs as it sniffed at its surroundings. Slowly it crept out of its lair, and Lance was finally able to see the scale of this beast. It stood almost as tall as a transport truck, But just as wide. It had 6 Dagger like fangs protruding from the front of its jaw, below its nose, and curved towards the back. Its eyes were just as big, and what caught Lance's attention, was their color. One of its eyes was a bright blue, The other was a deep green.

'Oh, God! That must be the Alpha!' Lance decided to take a chance and see just how strong it is.

Trling

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Creature: Alpha Male Saber Wolf (Boss)

Level: 6

Health Points: 478

Energy Points: 143

Stamina Points: 336

Armour Rating: 40

Attack Damage: 35-47

Skills:

- Dreaded Bite

- Tear the flesh from your prey with a sharp Bite. +65% to Attack

- Quick Claws

- Rip your prey to shreds with your claws. Does 6 to 8 attacks at 85% attack.

- Thick Fur

- Turn your fur into tough leather-type fur. Adds 40 Armor Rating for 35 Stamina/second

- Fast Regeneration

- Expend all energy to recover Stamina. Ratio 1:1.

Description: This wolf has lived a long time. Its pack is loyal and will carry out any order. He is also the boss of the Wolf Den.

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'A Boss!' Lance was scared now. The boss was not only at a higher level, but it was huge as well. Its paw alone could squash him with ease.

'Let's try to sneak away while it's distracted.' Vixen was urgent, she felt this would be the end of the line if they tried to fight this boss.

'But the fangs, we need them. Maybe, we can lead the Alpha away somewhere.' Lance didn't want to lose out on this quest. His hard work would be for naught if they just fled.

The alpha was nudging its dead companions, trying to wake them up and get moving again. It let out little whimpers and cries as it walked from wolf to wolf, nudging them to wake them up, but none of them moved. "Hoooowwwllll" It let out a sad-sounding cry to the moons and continued to look up in the sky.

Lance was slowly backing away, keeping an eye on the big wolf. But, if he had good luck with the first pack of wolves, then he is now about to have really bad luck.

*Snap!*

Since he wasn't watching where he was going, he stupidly stepped on a branch, "F*ck!"

The wolf, still with its sad eyes, looked over to where Lance was standing. Lance stood still, fearing a single movement will make the beast lunge at him. But to his surprise, the old wolf didn't attack, instead, it slowly walked over to Lance. Towering over Lance, it just starts sniffing him and nudging him with its snout. But, like a lightbulb going on, the old wolf recognized the scent on Lance. It sniffed him again, just to make sure, and that's when its eyes got angry. It started to growl at Lance and back away a bit. Then, like a bolt of lightning, it shot its gigantic jaw toward Lance. 'Rush!' With his last-minute thinking, Lance darted away and got around the back of this big b*stard. He slashed the back of its hind legs, and its rear end falls to the ground.

'This is not gonna be easy!' The attack caused a number to appear over it. 5 damage! 'Only 5, this thing isn't gonna go down easy!' Lance started to tremble as he slowly backs away.