Michael woke up to the sounds of wolves howling in the distance. When he opened his eyes, he saw the fog was still white. But he could clearly hear the sound of wolves.
'What is happening?' He stood up to have a look and could still hear the shrieks of countless monsters, but the wolves howling was even more closer.
Then suddenly, Michael saw a pack of wolves run out from the fog and into the broken temple. They had a lot of injuries in their bodies and were bleeding heavily.
The wolf alpha had a coat of silver fur but it was also injured. The other members of the wolf pack followed the wolf alpha into the broken temple.
They were coming closer and closer. Michael could see them from a small gap in the wall he hid behind but the wolves could not see him. But very soon when they came closer, they would surely see him.
'Crap, what do I do?' Little white was still sleeping peacefully and had no idea of the danger that was coming close.
'Argh, I have no choice'. Michael grabbed the sharp metal rod he used to kill the Mutated Giant Bony Spiked Tigress and ran out stealthily. For now he had a slight advantage since they did not know he was coming until he struck.
When the wolf alpha stopped running, it growled an order and sat still while the other members went to check the area.
Even they were afraid of the broken temple and the creatures that may inhabit it. As they spread out to cover more area, Michael was smiling gleefully.
By spreading out, he had a chance of striking them one after the other as fast as he could without any sound being heard.
One of the wolf walked in the direction where Michael was. He held his breath and summoned the armor he obtained from killing the Mutated Giant Bony Spiked Tigress. He held the rod in his hand and waited for the precise moment to strike.
The wolf wandered cluelessly towards him and immediately it got in range, Michael stabbed the wolf with the rod using all the power he could muster into his hands.
The wolf tried to yelp but he stabbed it rapidly again before it could even let out a whimper. Blood flowed everywhere and his white armor was now covered his blood.
The wolf stopped breathing and Michael heard the system say in his head.
{Primitive creature Night howling wolf killed. Beast soul obtained. No beast shard obtained.}
Michael was surprised not knowing two difference between a mutated creature and a primitive creature.
He decided to check the beast soul first before continuing to slaughter. Very soon the scent of blood would reach the wolves and his advantage would be useless.
{Beast soul type: Weapon}
{Night howler dagger}
The name surprised him but he was still excited. He had gotten a weapon already. 'If I kill thses things, will the keep giving me beast souls'. He thought inwardly and summoned his new beast soul.
A short dagger suddenly appeared out of dark light on his hand. It gleamed with a silver light under the moonlight and had a sleek look to it.
Michael frowned. It was a short ranged weapon so it meant he would have to get very close to the wolves to be able to use it and up till now he hadn't seen their attacking power.
He moved towards the next wolf and waited patiently for it to wander close to him like the last one but when it was just one meter away, it stopped and sniffed the air before trying to let out a howl.
Michael suddenly moved and slashed the dagger at the wolf. A long gash suddenly appeared on it's back and the wolf tried to retaliate. It swiped its claws at Michael but he managed to dodged them in time.
He tried to slash again and this time, he ended up slashing the eye of the wolf and making it let out a cry of pain as it slashed wildly in all directions. Michael tried to evade all the attacks to the best of his ability but one slash eventually touched him but only left a long white mark on the armor.
It clearly didn't pierce through. Michael nearly laughed out loud in glee but focused his attention on ending the wolf before it called for back up.
With confidence that none of its attacks could hurt him, he stabbed the wolf fiercely and it fell down dead with a thud.
{Primitive creature Night howling wolf killed. No beast soul obtained. Beast shard obtained}
The systems voice sang in his mind but the wide smile was still on his face. 'Wait no beast soul gained? Whatever, the ones I have for now are very good.'
'But what does it mean by beast shard. I don't even know what it is'. He was baffled whenever the system said 'beast shard obtained' but till now he hadn't seen any beast shard unlike the beast soul he had gotten whenever he killed some creatures.
Suddenly a loud howl sounded and Michael instantly knew that the alpha wolf had been alerted.
'Seems like I've list my home ground advantage' he said with a sigh.
Then suddenly he found himself surrounded by six wolves and the alpha wolf looking at him with hatred.
"How did they come this fast". The first wolf leaped towards him with its teeth in display but Michael was able to sidestep with ease.
Then another ran straight up to him and tried to snap him with its maws. He brandished the dagger and there was a long bloody gash on the fur of the wolf.
The wolf cried in pain and Michael kicked it away in time to dodge another wolf that came from his back.
There was a silver glint in its eyes and it's speed suddenly increased and Michael found himself in a situation where he could not dodge. He turned his back and let his armor take the attack for him.
A loud scratching sound could be heard but Michael knew that it's attvk didn't pierce through. He temporary turned his gaze to the alpha wolf and saw it glittering under the moon light. It eyed him with both hunger and hatred but strangely, it made no move to attack.