Legacy Firing
Chapter 87 - Alpha Wolf

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Charlus heard a distinct howl. It wasn't like the howls before. This felt more powerful. The howl struck Charlus. Charlus turned in the direction of the howl and saw a huge wolf that was perhaps double the size of the other wolves appear.

Charlus got ready to fight. He was worried though if there were going to be any other wolves. If this was the alpha wolf, then it would obviously have a wolf pack. Charlus was worried that the pack would be a little harder to clear. But if they were still a couple of levels below him, he definitely wouldn't have a problem.

Charlus saw that the wolf did not try to attack him. It stayed back and simply howled. Charlus smelt something fishy immediately. He got ready for something out of the ordinary like a sneak attack.

Charlus heard a growling behind him. Charlus looked back and saw a few wolves coming from the back. He turned back to see what the bigger wolf was doing. The wolf still hadn't moved from its spot but Charlus was able to see two dozen wolves accompanying the wolf. Charlus sighed. He needed to know if this was the alpha wolf.

[Demonic Wolf(Boss) (Alpha) Tier 3 Lvl 199]

Charlus saw the Alpha title to the wolf and smiled. He would be able to clear these wolves pretty easily. Charlus' only problem from the beginning was that he would have to search specifically for the Alpha wolf. Now, this wolf had saved him the trouble.

Charlus rushed towards the alpha wolf quickly. He didn't want to let it escape. It would be a hassle to search for it. Charlus was unsure of how big the dungeon was and didn't want to be the one replaceing out. 

Charlus swung his scythe in a hurry at the wolf. The wolf dodged the scythe. It was confused at how unafraid the human approaching it was but still saw the human as prey. It dodged the scythe that was coming back and clawed at Charlus. 

Charlus felt his chest burning. He looked down and saw his equipment had been shredded. Charlus saw blood seeping out from the new wound. He saw a wound carved out by three claws.

Charlus felt the pain but didn't get too distracted by it. Rather he felt more real. He felt the air blow against the wound and he felt more excited than he had ever felt. Charlus swung his scythe again at the wolf and it dodged him again. 

Charlus was unsure of how to proceed. He was now sure that the wolf was very fast and strong. Charlus' only move would be to use his AOE skill and wait for the countdown to slowly decrease. 

[Death Field]

Charlus saw the wolf feel the Death Field. He saw it falter for a second. Charlus took this opportunity to attack the wolf. He didn't want to give it a chance to recover. Charlus was sure that if he did, he would have to wait another 3 hours for the countdown to go down.

Charlus pressed the wolf, chasing it and continuously attacking it before it was able to regain its composure. The wolf, while intelligent, was unable to get back from the effects of the Death Field.

The death field functioned quite like the Scythe Charlus used. It damaged the soul. All of Charlus' attacks damaged the soul. With the first hit, some of the soul of the opponent would be wiped from existence. This meant the core of their being itself was damaged. Their entire power would go down. Hence, Charlus was one of the deadliest persons to fight when it is a battle of attrition.

While the opponent would at most wound Charlus a little, Charlus would be able to recover from it. But the damage Charlus did would not only be irreparable but also a deciding factor for victory. The fighting ability of the opponent would fall drastically and this would, in turn, make it easier for Charlus to wound his opponents again. As long as Charlus was strong enough to land the first blow, it would mean that he would eventually be able to defeat his enemy.

Charlus finally killed the wolf after a long battle. Charlus had another smaller wound below the previous wound that the wolf was able to give in a moment of final desperation.

Charlus sat down after defeating the alpha wolf. He still had to kill more wolves to finish the dungeon but he wanted to rest a bit. This, while not the most frightening moment to him, was the most exhilarating fight he had.

Charlus laid down and thought about the fight. He thought about what would happen if he was higher tier. He would be able to replace stronger opponents. The fights would be even bigger. Charlus became excited. He wanted to see that happen. 

Charlus suddenly had a thought. The quest he was currently doing did not have any consequences that affected him. It said that Los Angeles would be destroyed, but couldn't that be stopped? If Khione was released, that would mean if Charlus was strong enough by then he would have the most epic fight he would ever have. So what if a few people died on the way?

Charlus shook his head. He immediately took out a bottle of water to wash his head. He couldn't believe that his mind came up with that thought. Why did he think like that? Perhaps the wound he had was affecting him. 

Charlus decided that he had to rest. Charlus quickly stood up to finish the rest of the requirements to clear the dungeon. He didn't want to do anything else.

Charlus got ready and went to the body of one of the wolves. He cut the corpse open to release the pungent smell. He didn't want to cut the corpse of the alpha wolf. Who knows if the wolves were afraid that the person there was so strong their alpha wolf was killed. Charlus didn't want to take the risk.

Charlus saw a few wolves come from a side of the cave. They saw the body of the dead alpha at Charlus' feet and faltered.

Charlus saw that they weren't coming near him so he decided to go near them himself. Charlus ran towards them so quickly that they couldn't react. Charlus swung his scythe at them. Charlus was unfazed by the fear in their eyes. He was unconcerned by their plight. It was him or them and he chose himself.

Charlus ran in the direction where the wolves came from after killing the wolves that arrived. He was expecting them to be in a huge cluster. 

Charlus reached a large opening with many wolves present. Charlus saw many wolves in pairs along with smaller wolves. Charlus saw the way the bigger wolves were treating the smaller ones and he understood what was happening. The adult wolves were tending to the younger ones. It was a cluster of wolf families.

Charlus hesitated. Did he want to go in and kill those wolves? Killing even one meant that he would be separating a family. Especially killing even an adult wolf right in front of its child would be cruel. But did Charlus have a choice? To clear the dungeon he would have to kill 11 more wolves.

Charlus heard a distant howling. He saw that it was from the other direction away from the huge opening. Charlus decided to turn back. Charlus ran in the direction of the howling, hoping to meet enough wolves. 

Charlus ran for a minute until he saw some wolves. Charlus counted 15 wolves. He breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately charged towards them. He didn't have any more hesitation. Not every being could be saved. The lives of the wolf families were saved, at the cost of these wolves. It was a trade.

Meanwhile, outside the dungeon, the party was discussing.

"When is Emily going to be arriving?" The girl asked. Her name was Lily.

"She is going to be coming any second now," The leader, Ethan, replied. 

"Why isn't that guy spit out yet?" The girl asked. Normally any person who died inside the dungeon would be kicked out of the dungeon. Even heavily injured people would be kicked out in some dungeons. Those dungeons were called training dungeons and only existed for Tier 0 and Tier 1 people. It was very rare for any other tiers.

"Do not ever underestimate someone. If he is a tier 3 at this age, he must be a genius. It's a pity he didn't heed our warning." The leader who was more level-headed said.

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