Struggle

"Tch...the number of divine beasts is less than anticipated. Would this amount be enough for a few more days of experiments?" asked Katherina with a dissatisfied look. She spent her own time and power just to come to this forest and ensure the completion of the mission. However, even after several hours of searching, they only found three beasts with divine powers.

"This is definitely not the biggest catch so far, but don't worry. I heard that your younger brother will bring many divine beasts in a few days, so I can keep my hands steady for now." The professor replied while tilting his glasses slightly.

"That's right, my brother has quite a collection," Katherine smiled broadly, causing a set of white teeth to protrude from between her thin lips, "Don't disappoint me, Professor. My eldest brother will be very angry if he finds out that all the resources he spent to recruit you would turn out to be useless."

"You underestimate me, Miss Katherine. I'm the number one genius on the entire continent, if not the entire world."

"Mmm," Katherine nodded as she looked down at the ground where a green-skinned salamander was struggling to catch its breath. Katherine's eyes flickered with killing intent while her hands got covered in a thin layer of Qi. Without further ado, she finished the beast off by punching it a few more times.

"Miss Katherine, your control over Qi is growing by the day," the professor said. Although he wasn't interested in fighting and Qi, he knew that Katherine's progress was incredible, even for someone from a royal family.

"I should be able to break through to the Expert Qi level soon," Katherine muttered nonchalantly.

"Expert?!" The professor's eyes widened in disbelief. Breaking through to the Expert Qi level at 18 was no easy feat. Even the top-notch geniuses wouldn't be too confident to have an ability to advance so promptly.

"Yes, a--" Katherine paused mid-sentence as she stuck her ear out, seemingly hearing something in the distance.

"Bark! Bark!" the cries of Fenrir reached the ears of the princess, who immediately rushed forward. While Fenrir continued to bark, Katherine already appeared behind him.

"A newborn silver wolf?" Katherine smiled broadly, "Professor, use your machine!"

"One second!" The professor shouted, pulling something out of his pocket. After closing the distance to Katherine, Professor wrapped the strange object around his hand, making it look somewhat similar to a glove.

"Bark!!! Bark!!!" Fenrir finally noticed the uninvited guests as he moved backward with slow steps until reaching the skeleton's body.

"Such an aggressive newborn. Is he trying to defend his food?" Katherine looked towards the pile of bones, intrigued, "Hm...strange. How come this corpse is still in such good shape? Shouldn't it have been devoured by the beasts in this area by now?"

"It doesn't matter, it's just a corpse." The professor replied as saliva dripped from his mouth and his breathing intensified, "Don't be afraid, Wolfie, no one will hurt you."

'Disgusting,' Katherine cursed internally, seeing the professor's frenetic eyes.

"Nnnn..." Fenrir became incredibly frightened when he saw the huge hand, wrapped in some strange material, slowly descending on him. However, he didn't run away or even vault from the spot, thinking they were trying to attack the skeleton.

Crank!

Without further ado, Fenrir bit into the stranger's hand. To his surprise, the surface of the glove was as soft as gum that had been chewed for a few hours.

Bam!

With a strange sound, the gauntlet lit up in red while the professor's face turned angry, veins popped out on his forehead.

"Useless beast!" The professor grabbed Fenrir in one of his hands, beginning to squeeze it with all the force he could muster, "Disgusting creature!"

"Growl!" Fenrir tried to get away from the human, but with his current strength, it was an impossible feat.

"Enough, Professor," Katherine suddenly appeared directly in front of Fenrir, her eyes filled with coldness, "I want this beast as my pet. Don't kill him"

"What?! Isn't he just a useless silver wolf with no divine powers? There are plenty of better choices, especially for a member of the royal family." The professor faltered as he loosened his grip on Fenrir.

"Beasts with divine powers are difficult to control, and I don't have the nerve or time to train them," Katherine explained as her eyes flickered red, "Now let him go."

"Sigh..." The professor let out a rustle as he threw Fenrir directly at Katherine, who caught him with one hand.

"Bark! Bark!" Fenrir tried to break free from Katherine's embrace, but it was even more laborious than before.

Katherine placed her long nail on Fenrir's body, sliding it through his fur with a smile, "Behave, doggie, if you don't want to die!"

"Waul..." Fenrir instantly fell silent, feeling Katherine's sharp nail slowly skimming through his body.

"Since we have taken this wolf. We should also bring these bones with us" Professor said before adding, "It can serve as nutrition and energy for the beasts before I start experimenting on them. After all, I need them in their best form to get enough data from the analyzes."

"Don't you have a lot of bones leftover from the beasts you killed earlier? Why do you need more?"

"I've almost used them all up. Besides, the quality of these bones is many times higher"

"Do whatever you want, but I won't touch these disgusting bones. Who knows how long they've been lying here" Katherine rolled her eyes to the side, beginning to walk away from the scene.

'Such a strange woman...' The professor sighed and looked towards the corpse below. He took the leg of the body into his grasp and headed south, pulling the cadaver from behind.