Chapter 07: Awakened Wolf

“Yes”

His word made the smile on Carl’s face grow even brighter. The man was not optimistic about a 9^th tire mage travelling with a group of adventurers. Still, he will have all the help that is available.

Westwood Village is not some common village, all the men here are at least around sixth tire warriors. So, the disappearances are not something to disregard.

Another thing is that Carl can see is the weird sense of superiority coming from this mysterious man, he has to say he hated it because they are warriors. Crimson empire had the least number of Magicians, assassins and even well-trained arches because they love to rely on their strength. In the military Magicians didn’t receive the same respect as a magic warrior who knows how to fight.

“I will check the surrounding first” Adam didn’t wait for his response as he wants to get away from this awkward position and also, he needs to get the system reward. Adam turned to the jungle looking for a secluded place.

Looking at his departing back Carl’s mouth curled into a smile. “Two of you keep track of him, I need to know what he is doing” he immediately ordered two of his men.

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Adam walked into the thick forest to make sure no one is looking at him. ‘System, what is an optional mission?’ he called out the devious system

-Optional mission is not necessary to complete

‘But this one will affect my future missions?’ Adam started to frown

-Host is known as a man of the god, if host failed to protect innocents it is count as a failure of the god

‘What kind of a theory is that’ he complained but the system made no reply to him.

After walking in his slow phase for more than hour he finally saw a good place, a small stream with thick bushes surrounding it. He didn’t hesitate to hide and collect his reward. Especially since he had a feeling of being followed.

He finally called the system out to get his reward

- Wolf Transformation (Basic) (Receive?)

He took a deep breath and finally decided ‘Receive’

A new set of lines started to appear on the blue light and he felt bone-crushing pain

-  Wolf Transformation (Basic) merging with host

- Host’s condition too weak to use the ability (Authentication failure)

- Detecting as system first mission – Forceful adjustment of host body for merging of the bloodline

- Strength (G -> F+)

- Agility (G -> F+)

- Intuition (F+ -> E-)

- Preliminary Conditions complete – Merging bloodline

-Merging complete

-New passive title received – Awakened Wolf (Wolf hearing and sense of smell will be working on human form), note – passive titles are always in active condition.

-Congratulations to Host for receiving the first reward

Adam gritted his teeth and endured the urge to scream, his bones and skin felt like melting ‘What kind of a reward is this?’ he cried in the heart.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally opened his eyes, with the body covered in sweat and he is lying down among the bushes.

However, after regaining his conciseness he felt amazed, his body is still like a skeleton but now he felt strong, strong as never before. Then Adam looked through the lines appeared in the system and he get a rough idea about what happened.

‘So, the system values actually affect me’ he felt happy and worried. He can get strong with the help of the system but also the system can actually affect his body. And the next thing he noticed was the merging of the bloodline part. ‘Do I have wolf blood inside me now?’ he wondered. Adam finally looked at the status panel,

-Host Name                    -                 Adam

-Attributes

Strength                          -                 F+

Agility                              -                 F+

Spirit                               -                 F+

Intuition                           -                 E-

Attribute points – 2     Skill Points – 3       Ability points – 2              General points – 3000

- Attribute point detected please select an attribute to level up

‘System how strong am I now?’

-Host assessment – stronger than a normal human (Still not a warrior)

‘At least I am not as weak as before’ Adam felt happy. Then sudden realization made him more baffled, he can here almost everything around him and even pinpoint the location of each different insect, and he smelled Humans ‘Two humans, I am being followed’

‘Is this the effect of wolf blood?’ he wondered and checked in ability panel

- Wolf Transformation (Basic) - Host has the ability to transform into a wolf maintaining the conciseness (no time duration - no side effects)

He noticed there is no upgrade notice for this and to learn the ability he has to have fulfilled certain requirements ‘System if I want to learn ability or skill higher than my statues will it be adjusted?’

-No, this is the first reward. To learn the abilities and Skills host’s attributes have to be at the required level. Once the ability or skill is upgraded if possible, attributes will be upgraded, within the host’s body limits

This is the longest answer he got from the system and there are many things he learned. But now is not the time to try out the wolf transformation, there are two idiots stalking him and more than that he can feel they are strong, stronger than him.

He decided to wait for now and carry on with the mission, still the second phase of the original mission is not active. He suspected that it will be active after three days, when the optional mission ends. But now he is determined to try to complete the optional mission, because the reward will actually make him strong.

‘How to do this?’ he looked at the eye-catching blue light and wondered.

‘Yes’ he finally had an idea of what he should do,

- Mission target – Find the clues about missing people (within 3 days)

- Mission Reward – Depending on the performance extra rewards will be added

- Mission Failure – Losing the prestige of the God will affect future missions

He just had to find one of the missing people and his wolf instinct and tracking will help. ‘System’ he finally decided to upgrade his tracking.

Tracking (Basic) – Host is able to track and analyze fresh tracks (Upgradable – General points – 800 Skill points – 2)

‘Upgrade tracking’

-Authenticating success (Upgrade)

Tracking (Basic) -> Tracking (intermediate)

Related attribute check – Intuition - initiating upgrade – Within body limit (Authenticating success)

Intuition (E- -> E)

Intuition (E -> E+)

Tracking (intermediate) - Host is better than a wolf on the hunt (Upgradable – General points – 2000 Skill points – 5)

Attribute points – 2     Skill Points – 1       Ability points – 2              General points – 2200

Although his improvement is not like the previous one, he can feel his hearing and sense of smell got much better.

‘Five skill points?’ he felt bitter, but also tracking alone improved his intuition to E+, so he felt tracking must be an important skill.

‘Let’s try’ sensing that his stalkers have moved past him he moved out from the bushes. Now he can move faster and broken feeling of his body is gone. Adam felt like he was reborn.

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While Adam is gone, the Westwood village is in state of panic. Four young girls are gone and there is no trace of them. The most troublesome thing is the trackers arrived with the adventurers are also failed to find any clues about the missing people.

Carl and Karina finally arrived at the last house where disappearance happened, they had nothing much to ask from the parents. But they both felt the urge to check the house as even their people failed to find anything from the village.

When they arrived at the house there was a number of people gathered in and out of the house but they naturally gave the space for two powerful warriors.

“Captain Carl” moment he entered the house a dignified mature voice greeted them. Carl looked at the elderly man sitting inside the house. He immediately smiled and bowed to him. The village head and 9^th tire warrior. By no means he is weak, still, they summoned the calvary. Carl can understand the panic.

“Lord Joran” he greeted back “this is Serina 8^th tire warrior” he introduced the other.

“We are here to check on the house” he is worried and confused about the situation.

“Of course,” Joran didn’t hesitate to introduce the owner of the house and the family of the missing girl, they learn that yesterday girl’s mother also has also fallen ill.

“Sir, do not enter that girl’s room it is cursed” suddenly man sitting next to village head grabbed their attention

‘Cursed, yeah right?’ he wanted to say it out loud to the village priest, but here the man had high respect and they simply can’t disrespect him.

“I, I understand Sir” he wanted to yell at this man but he only can find a way to compromise and later get in there and see.

“Good, everyone who entered that room is already fallen ill” Joran is the one to speak this time and Carl dismissed his thought of sneaking in because other party was once a respected warrior who held his words in high regards.

Joran also not a man who believed in gods much but old priest was his friend and also, he personally witnessed people falling ill.

While Carl is in a sticky situation one of the adventurers ran into them “Leader, Master Adam has arrived” he immediately reported to Karina

“Master?” village head showed some interest “Who is he?”

“He is just a mage” Carl is not in a good mood anyway and that immediately affect the mood of others they too were people who believed in the strength

‘Just a mage?’ Karina felt baffled “actually” she immediately captured everyone’s attention “Master Adam do know magic but He said he is a follower of the Wolf God”

“A man of the gods?” priest showed great interest and out of Carl expectation even village head go up “let’s go and greet him maybe he will be able to help” Joran’s voice had a great respect