Chapter 68: Wolf Attack – Part 2

Hagaslo was a very special area in Goedz. It was an unexplored region. Unlike Emerald, City, Goth, White Night, or the places where humans could fully adapt to live, such as the Free Federation and Sky City, the unexplored area was shrouded in darkness and poisonous gas all year round.

Of course, what was most terrifying was the creatures that lived there.

Or rather… Fierce Beasts!

The most well-known among them was the Hagaslo Wolf. This kind of wolf was about twice the size of a normal wolf. Its Strength and speed were enough to make ordinary Knights sweat.

Moreover, the more important thing was that they traveled in packs.

With thirty or fifty as a base number, they were led by their Alpha Wolf. They wreaked havoc in Hagaslo. Even other Fierce Beasts did not want to provoke these pack hunters.

As for humans?

If you had a complete large party, you could consider whether to use the whole party to exchange for the fruit of victory. And you could not let go of any Hagaslo Wolf.

Otherwise, it would be endless revenge.

Compared to the grudge-holding nature of normal wolves, the Hagaslo Wolf had reached an extreme. It was not just one pack, but the entire race!

In simple terms, if two rival wolf packs were fighting and one side was wiped out by humans or other creatures, and the other side found out about it, the original fighting side would do its best to help its own kind take revenge. Then, after a period of time, when the entire Hagaslo Wolf race learned of this news, you could see what it meant for thousands of wolves to charge.

The reason Dean was called the ‘Hagaslo Lone Wolf’ in his previous life was precisely because his grudge-holding and revenge nature was the same as the Hagaslo Wolf.

However, even Dean, who held the title of ‘Hagaslo Lone Wolf’, was very nervous at this moment.

The number of wolves in front of him was simply too huge.

When those Beta Wolves, which held a higher position in the pack, were surrounded and pushed out from the back, Dean immediately overturned the number he had previously estimated.

“At least two hundred!”

Looking at the twenty Guard Wolves escorting the two Beta Wolves, Dean doubled the number he had previously guessed.

Dean had a quite good understanding of wolf habits. Even without the title of ‘Hagaslo Lone Wolf’, Dean, who had served as an Assassin countless times, had to understand wild survival common sense due to his own needs, especially knowledge about wolf packs, venomous snakes, and so on.

In a wolf pack, the leader wolf was called an Alpha Wolf.

After that, there were two assistants, a male and female Beta Wolf, composed of a married couple or siblings.

Next were the Guard Wolves, and then the lowest-ranking members of the wolf pack.

Among them, the number of the pack leader, the Alpha Wolf, and the Beta Wolves was fixed. The lowest-ranking members changed frequently. Therefore, the strength of a wolf pack was reflected by the Guard Wolves.

These Guard Wolves were very strong and were the backbone of the entire wolf pack. Around ten normal wolves accompanied each Guard Wolf.

In simple terms, by observing the number of Guard Wolves, one could determine the size of the wolf pack.

Of course, this was not absolute.

However, the situation in front of them absolutely applied.

Dean watched the Beta Wolves surrounded by Guard Wolves. He cautiously scanned his gaze. He was looking for the Alpha Wolf of this wolf pack.

Such a search of course could not be discovered. It had to be done carefully.

Otherwise, he would definitely follow in the footsteps of these Goths.

It was clear that by now, Dean had confirmed that these Goths did not perish entirely due to the mechanisms in the Tomb Chamber of the Conqueror King. Instead, it was because of this wolf pack in front of him.

But regarding this wolf pack in front of him, Dean also had a trace of doubt.

In the Snowplains Dense Forest, wolf packs were not non-existent. On the contrary, once one went deep into certain places, the number of wolf packs was simply countless, like fish crossing the river. However, a wolf pack with a number reaching about two hundred, like the one in front of him, was absolutely uncommon. If one had to use a word to describe it, it would be massive.

Yes, massive!

Compared to the usual number of thirty or fifty in a general wolf pack, such a metaphor was not excessive.

As for why the number of general wolf packs was very scarce, differing from what was imagined?

This was very natural. After all, the food in every region was limited. It was impossible to supply one group without limit. This was the law of nature, and no creature could defy it.

Therefore, a wolf pack with a number reaching about two hundred in front of him could absolutely surprise anyone.

Dean was naturally no exception.

“There is a sufficiently ample food Hunting Ground nearby… Moreover, these Hagaslo-like wolves have no natural enemies here. This allows them to reproduce and flourish worry-free… But are these conditions a bit too coincidental?”

Dean frowned and thought about it. He had a trace of doubt in his heart regarding what he saw in front of him.

Nature was undoubtedly full of coincidences. But sometimes, when things were too coincidental, you needed to think.

Just like everything in front of him.

Sufficient food in the Snowplains Dense Forest was definitely not a simple matter. And the absence of natural enemies nearby in the Snowplains Dense Forest was also somewhat incredible.

Although these Hagaslo-like wolves in front of him were powerful, in a one-on-one situation, they were still far from comparing to creatures like Snow Bears. Even if the number of the wolf pack in front of him was huge, in the Snowplains Dense Forest, the number of Snow Bears must far exceed this wolf pack. Even though they were used to acting alone, there was still a possibility of gathering.

Especially when a large amount of food appeared, the Snow Bears would be very willing to gather!

Once the Snow Bears gathered, the destruction of this wolf pack was only a matter of time. However, such a situation had never appeared.

Continuous coincidences made Dean instinctively feel that something was wrong.

“It absolutely should not be a natural gathering. The body size and fur color of these wolves were too different from the wolves in the Snowplains Dense Forest. Someone must have specially migrated them here and raised them…”

Dean scanned the wolf pack in front of him again. That distinct sense of incongruity gave him a new inference. When such an inference appeared, the context of some things appeared clearly in Dean’s eyes. In fact, this was not a difficult thing. One only needed to know whose Tomb this was.

The Conqueror King!

And after knowing that this was the Tomb of this ambitious emperor, everything in front of him seemed to become explainable. Apart from the mechanisms in the Tomb Chamber, it was clear that this Conqueror King had also found himself some ‘guards’. Moreover, he used some Alchemy to enhance the abilities of these guards.

With the prestige of that Conqueror King, it was naturally very simple for him to do these things.

As for the choice of the Tomb location, why not in Goth?

In fact, the former Snowplains Dense Forest was also the Territory of Goth. Emerald, City, the Free Federation, and other places were also the Territory of that Conqueror King.

There was only one place that caused this ambitious emperor to suffer defeat.

That was White Night!

This country, which banned Spells but developed Martial Techniques to an extreme, was the only place in Goedz that blocked the steps of the Conqueror King.

Therefore, until his death, this Conqueror King could not forget White Night.

Even after death, he wanted his Tomb to face the direction of White Night, as if hoping that his descendants would replace him to conquer White Night.

However, unfortunately, after the Conqueror King died, the entire Goth Empire quickly collapsed and disintegrated, becoming the several Kingdoms and city-states in Goedz now.

Although the descendants of this Conqueror King had been working hard to restore the glory of the entire Empire, the current Goth was still a Kingdom, not an Empire.

“Since this was a measure left by the Conqueror King, he should have shown mercy to his own descendants…”

Dean looked at the remaining four Goths surrounded by the pack of wolves.

The current situation was of course not because these wolves showed mercy. It was just that their simple animal instincts sensed the power of the four people in front of them, causing them to hesitate.

And when the Beta Wolf arrived with those Guard Wolves, combat was naturally unavoidable.

However, at this moment, the Wizard quickly took out a scroll from his chest and quickly bowed his head to chant silently. Those two Knights instantly blocked the left and right sides of this Wizard.

The Grand Knight, who had recovered some strength, swung his Long-handled Battle Axe in his hand, blocking the very front. He completely isolated the Wizard from the wolf pack.

It was clear that this was the reliance of the Goths when facing such a wolf pack.

The sound of the spell changed from silent chanting to recitation.

The sound went from nothing to something, then rose to a high pitch, and finally became deafening. This was not Momon’s own power, but came from that scroll.

At this moment, the scroll, which was emitting a faint glow, was showing its uniqueness.

The pack of wolves in front of them seemed to be Intimidated. They stood still, frozen in place.

That Grand Knight and the two Knights couldn’t help but let out a long breath. There was a look of surviving a disaster on each of their faces. It was clear that they knew very well what their fate would be if combat broke out.

However, Dean in the distance did not relax his vigilance at all.

On the contrary, he became even more vigilant.

Because, up to now, he had still not found the Alpha Wolf, the leader of the wolf pack!