"Hahaha, you don't need to worry about it." Kael laughed and waved his hand for a while before continuing with a serious expression.
"If we really met an extremely strong monster that we couldn't handle, we would simply take a detour."
Kael then tapped his feet on the ground as he continued again. "However, I will be the one who judges if we can handle it or not since you don't know my abilities yet I know yours."
When Fenric heard it, he was taken aback by Kael's statement and decided to take a quick look at the young man's expression.
'This young man is really not simple.' Fenric smiled while blocking the incoming attack with a punch, forcing the wolf back.
"Alright, I'll accompany you then, but let's get it done as soon as possible since the others don't seem to be able to hold on much longer." Fenric agreed with Kael's request, as he noticed that the other people's situation was worsening as the seconds went by.
"It's a deal then. You just need to hold the wolf so that it won't run while I finish this one quickly." Kael immediately went straight towards the wolf that he had fought briefly before.
As Kael charged forward, his figure became a blur as he closed the gap between himself and the wolf.
Unlike previously, this time he used his full strength, as he somehow felt uneasy and was afraid that something might happen to his parents.
With his superior agility, the Darkfang Wolf barely had time to react before Kael was already within striking range.
The beast growled and lunged, baring its fangs and flashing its claws toward Kael's chest. However, Kael tilted his body slightly, as his movement was clean and fluid.
The wolf's claws grazed nothing but air.
"Too slow," Kael muttered as he infused mana into his sword and prepared to use his [Azure Slash] skill.
A soft, bluish glow wrapped around the blade as it vibrated with suppressed power.
The wolf's instincts screamed danger, but Kael gave it no time to retreat.
He feinted to the left, drawing the beast's gaze, then abruptly dashed to the right and slashed upward in one smooth, elegant arc.
Swoosh!
A crescent wave of blue mana shot out, slicing through the wolf's front leg and shoulder.
The beast howled in pain and stumbled.
Before it could recover, Kael was already in front of it. With a reverse grip, he stabbed the glowing sword straight through the wolf's neck and twisted.
The Darkfang Wolf's body shuddered once before collapsing lifelessly onto the street.
Kael pulled his blade free and calmly turned toward Fenric and the other wolf.
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[Ding! You have killed the Darkfang Wolf, obtaining 80% experience points and acquiring +5 AGI, +2 STR, and +3 SENSE stats.]
[Ding! You have leveled up to level 16, obtaining 5 free stat points.]
[Ding! Due to your level that was higher than the skeleton goblin, your skeleton goblin has also leveled up to level 16.]
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"One down," Kael said softly, shaking the blood from his blade as his eyes locked onto the next target.
When Kael killed the wolf, Fenric was taken aback by how fast Kael killed the wolf.
He was just barely able to land a direct hit and injured the wolf quite badly, yet the young man had already killed the wolf by that time.
"You're too slow. Go help the others, and let me kill it." Kael immediately charged at the wolf without giving Fenric a chance to reply.
The second Darkfang Wolf turned its head just in time to see its companion's lifeless body fall.
A deep growl rumbled from its throat as its blood-red eyes locked onto Kael.
But Kael didn't slow down. If anything, he accelerated as he kicked off with enough force to crack the street beneath his feet.
The wolf lunged first, claws slashing horizontally, aiming to catch Kael mid-dash. But the moment the claws swung through, Kael was no longer there.
He had vanished from sight as he reappeared directly beneath the wolf's chest, low to the ground, his body practically skimming the dirt.
Before the beast could react, Kael launched himself upward in a spiraling motion, his blade trailing behind him like a rising tide.
His blade traced a glowing arc up the wolf's belly and through its torso, sending blood and flesh scattering.
The Darkfang Wolf let out a half-formed yelp before Kael landed behind it.
Without turning around, he flicked the blood off his sword with a sharp motion.
A heartbeat later, the wolf's body collapsed, split cleanly from belly to spine in a jagged diagonal cut.
– – –
[Ding! You have killed the Darkfang Wolf, obtaining 75% experience points and acquiring +4 AGI, +1 STR, +1 PHY, and +2 SENSE stats.]
[Ding! You have leveled up to level 17, obtaining 5 free stat points.]
[Ding! Due to your level that was higher than the skeleton goblin, your skeleton goblin has also leveled up to level 17.]
– – –
Kael exhaled slowly, his stance still calm, though his eyes flicked toward the direction where Fenric had already helped the others.
Ignoring the system notifications, Kael looked at the two corpses and instantly used his [Resurrection of the Dead] skill.
While he resurrected the wolves, Kael tried using his [Heal] skill as he wanted to experiment once again, intending to see if it was possible to directly restore the physical body right away.