Silver Wolf (2)

When Ariel cast the defensive skill 'Shield', a blue barrier

formed around the silver wolf.

The orc's axe struck down on that blue barrier.

With a clang, the orc's axe went flying away.

"chwiig..."

(T/N: What kind of orc makes a sound like that?)

The orc Stepped back, holding his throbbing wrist.

His face

showeda puzzled expression.

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blocked it - an incomprehensible phenomenon.

"chwiig chwiig!"

The other orcs excitedly attacked the silver wolf from the

sides.

They furiously swung their axes, trying to break through

the blue barrier surrounding the silver wolf.

But the blue barrier remained unscathed.

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Frustrated, the orcs stomped their feet, pulled their hair

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The silver wolf's pups were too small to fill their bellies

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Meanwhile, Ariel and Lu watched the situation unfold from

atop the tree.

"Sister, are you trying to save that silver wolf?"

Ariel nodded at Lu's question.

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"As expected of our righteous sister!"

She herself didn't know the exact reason.

She just felt pity

seeing the silver wolf who had lost her pups.

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From the orcs' perspective, it may not seem righteous at

all, but justice is inherently a matter of perspective.

"Grr, grrrr... "

Right now, saving the dying silver wolf who lost her pups

was the just thing to do.

Ariel leapt down from the tree.

And the moment she landed on the ground, she fired

Magic Missiles equal to the number of orcs.

The orcs, howling in frustration, collapsed with holes in

their foreheads.

Ariel put all the orc corpses into her Inventory, then

approached the silver wolf.

The silver wolf snarled warily, glaring at Ariel.

Still, Ariel had Lu heal the silver wolf.

Though she lacked the strength to stand now, if she could,

she seemed ready to pounce on Ariel at any moment.

"Hmm, I'm a bit scared of getting eaten though.

From Lu's perspective, the silver wolf was a terrifying

being. Not just monsters, even beasts sometimes preyed

on fairies.

Lu flew as high as he could before sprinkling healing

powder.

The silver wolf's body began to sparkle after being exposed

to Lu's healing powder.

Soon, the silver wolf regained her energy and stood up.

Without sparing Ariel and Lu a glance, the silver wolf

trudged towards the corpses of her deceased pups.

Ariel and Lu could not fathom the grief of a mother who

lost her pups.

At least for now, the silver wolf looked utterly sorrowful,

her body trembling as if she was crying.

The silver wolf gathered the scattered corpses of her pups

into one place.

They had already departed this world, so Lu's healing

powder would be of no use.

"Awoooo!"

The silver wolf howled towards the sky, a heart-wrenching,

anguished howl.

Ariel found herself walking over and stroking the silver

wolf's chin, having to reach up due to her large stature.

The silver wolf flinched briefly but did not reject Ariel's

touch.

Her silver fur looked mystical from afar but felt pleasantly

fluffy to the touch.

"Hmm, now that I think about it, this silver wolf resembles

you, sister."

Lu spoke as he fluttered around the silver wolf.

"The fur color, the eve color... Hmm, could this be fate?n

At Lu's words, Ariel studied the silver wolf closely once

more.

The silver wolf's eyes were blood-red, exactly the same

shade as Ariel's own eyes.

After stroking the silver wolfs chin for a while, Ariel

suddenly sat down and began digging into the ground with

her bare hands.

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heir corpses lying around.

Without a shovel, she dug with her bare hands, but Ariel's

strength and agility were unlimited.

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Watching Ariel dig at an invisible speed, the silver wolf and

u had slightly stunned expressions.

e silver wolf's pups. She couldn't just leave

Out loud

not even a mole... Lu thought so but didn't say it

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Soon, a large hole was made in the ground.

Ariel gently laid down the dead wolf pups one by one into

her dirt-covered hands. It was an extremely

careful manner.

The silver wolf did not stop Ariel from doing this and just

watched. It seemed to understand what Ariel was trying to

After laying all the silver wolf's pups side by side in the

hole, Ariel came back up from the ground.

And she quietly began covering them with soil while

looking at the corpses.

Unlike when digging the hole, her movements were slow.

As if giving t

he silver wolf time to bid farewell to her pups.

"Kyuuhnn..."

Watching her pups being buried in the soil, the silver wolf

scratched the ground repeatedly with her paws.

The sight made it seem like she was wailing, causing Lu to

tear up.

After the hole was completely covered with soil, Ariel

flattened the ground and piled some rocks on top of it.

It was a time-consuming task, but at any rate, the grave for

the silver wolf's pups was made decently enough

Ariel dusted off her hands and turned around. This was all

she could do.

The silver wolf gazed at Ariel's retreating back fora long

time without any lingering feelings.

Ariel continued moving through the forest.

It would still take a while to reach the city, so she had to

camp out, but it wasn't particularly inconvenient.

For bathing, she could just jump into a lake, and for meals,

she ate cream bread from her Inventory.

At night when sleeping, casting a Shield around her area

would protect her from monster attacks.

Monsters did approach when they saw Ariel sleeping, but

after failing to break through the Shield no matter how

much they attacked it, they would get tired and leave.

Sometimes persistent monsters would sit in front of the

Shield waiting for Ariel to come out, but they simply

perished from Ariel's Magic Missiles when she woke up.

Today too, Ariel woke up refreshed and dispelled the

Shield.

Maintaining the Shield through the night was no easy feat

Tor even nigh-ranking Mages, but it was not difficult at all

Ariel.

She just had to deploy the Shield once, and that was it.

"Oh? What is this, sister?"

When Ariel dropped the Shield, there was a dead rabbit

and a dead squirrel in front of her.

They both had their necks bitten, making the situation easy

to predict.

"It seems the silver wolf wants to repay the favor."

Lu muttered as he looked at the rabbit and squirrel

Corpses.

It was clear the silver wolf had brought them.

To repay Ariel's kindness, she was bringing her prey.

Of course, Ariel had no intention of eating rabbits or

squirrels.

If they were cooked for her, that would be fine, but

skinning and roasting them over a fire herself was too

much trouble.

However, she couldn't ignore the gesture, so Ariel put the

rabbit and squirrel corpses into her Inventory.

Ariel's Inventory was already filled with corpses of dead

monsters and animals, but the space remained infinitely

large. It wasn't a problem.

Ariel took out a cream bread and ate it as she walked on.

"This will probably continue for a few days."

Lu said as he perched on Ariel's shoulder.

"Even now, that silver wolf is following us at a certain

distance."

At Lu's words, Ariel gave a small smile.

It was a welcome development that the silver wolf was

following them.

Perhaps she could even bring it along on

her adventure.

The silver wolf's fur was very soft and fluffy to the touch.

Moreover, with the silver wolf's large build, Ariel could even

ride on its back.

She hoped it would keep following.

Ariel thought so as she

moved through the forest.

She had already invwardly named the silver wolf, but didn't

approach it rashly. It might get scared or wary and run

away.

For several days, the mornings of waking up to find rabbit

and squirrel corpses in front of the Shield repeated.

of

that time, the silver wolf never showed itself in front

Perhaps it would just repay the favor and leave.

Ariel

started worrying about that when an incident occurred.

As she was walking through the forest, she heard the silver

wolf howling from afar.

"Kyaaang!"

It was the same sound as when fighting the orcs before.

Hearing the sound, Lu said to Ariel,

"Sister, that silver wolf seems to be.."

Before Lu could finish his words,

Swish!

Ariel dashed in the direction of the sound.