(From MC Perspective)
I sighed in relief after seeing her injury is slowly recovering. Then I turned around and glanced at the four corpses. " It's a pity, Four Monster cores must have busted from the explosion." I muttered while glancing at the corpses.
Then I thought about another wolf which I had killed with my sword. I walked towards the brown wolf and sliced its abdomen to receive the monster core. The Monster's core is dark brown in color. Most of the wolves belong to the wind element. It's rare to see an Earth element wolf.
And what I found strange is? In this monster zone, most of the monsters that I came across were earth element one's, including this brown wolf.
"Hmmm" Maria begins to gain her clarity slowly.
She knitted her eyebrows in confusion. Her eyebrows trembled as she slowly opened her eyes to see.
Then she seems to recall what happened before she fell half unconscious. Suddenly she notices the silhouette near her.
"Zack!" She shouts in surprise.
As I was observing the core, I heard my name. Immediately turning around I found Maria to regain her clarity. After placing the core back into the storage ring, I rushed towards her.
"Are you fine?" I asked back.
She nodded and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Hearing that, Instead of answering her I glanced around. This place is not suitable, still there is no sign of alpha. I bet soon the alpha will appear here. Before that it's better to move away from this spot.
"Maria, It's not a place to talk. Let's go to some secluded location." I advised her about our situation.
Maria wasn't surprised by Zack's words. The battle will attract some monsters. She too realizes the severity of the situation. Yet she glanced at her clan member's corpse. Her mood worsens seeing their demise.
By looking at her expression, I understand she is undergoing mood changes. Then I take out the corpse container.
Seeing my sudden actions, Maria said, "Zack, There is no need for a corpse container. My storage ring has enough place to keep the corpse intact"
Suddenly, I'm embarrassed by her words. You can only put body prices in a corpse container. And she doesn't want to mutilate her clan members' corpses.
Then she slowly moved towards the corpse and placed them in a storage ring.
"Take one more healing pill to stabilize your condition." I said while looking at her haggard expression. I don't think one healing pill is enough to heal her injury.
Taking a look at Zack, she nodded.
Just as we were conversing with each other.
"Howling"
Suddenly, I heard a howling sound.
I twitched, It's not that I'm scared. I don't want to expose my lightning element in front of her. Even Though she is my good friend, I don't trust her completely.
"Zack, Hurry. There seems to be another pack" Maria uttered while hurrying towards Zack. Right now she is in bad condition. It's impossible to contend against a group of monsters again.
I used my perception to verify the situation. I saw one red dot rushing towards us from the east.
My expression eased a little bit after knowing it's an alpha. Since it's one against one there is no need to use a lightning element. I will fight against using pure physical strength.
Seeing me standing in daze, Maria asked, "Zack, What happened? Let's go!"
Maria grabbed my hand in a hurry. Seeing her frustration I replied, "Don't worry, It's just one monster."
"Uh, How do you know? It's one monster" Maria asked back in surprise.
I was dumbfounded by her words. "Cough" "Cough"
"Ahem, It's an alpha wolf." I said with a calm expression and gestures her to hide for a while.
I said, "Since it's one against one. I can kill it with ease. Just make sure to hide your breath for a while."
A sudden realisation dawned upon Maria. She glances at Zack in disbelief. She realises she was the clown here. She couldn't even realize this simple thing. Her face turned red and she took this as a chance to hide away from Zack.
I chuckled seeing her expression. "Thank Goodness, She didn't doubt me "Shaking my head, I set my gaze towards east.
Suddenly,
A huge brown wolf leaped from the bushes.
"Brown Alpha Wolf- Class 2 Peak Monster"
"As expected it's a peak one." My expression eased after knowing it's not a Class 3 one. If it's a class 3 one, then it's going to be a dead end.
Maria's expression turned pale. She covered her mouth due to fear. Even though she is a Peak Trainee Apprentice, she can leapfrog one small realm and fight against the monster. But she didn't have the ability to leapfrog an entire realm.
Seeing Zack, she couldn't help but worry. In her eyes, Zack has the same strength as her. She couldn't recall how Zack killed those monsters. But she knows those previous wolves were at only entry level. That's why she is sure that Zack can leapfrog like her.
The huge brown Alpha wolf looks at the smoked corpses of 4 other wolves. It howled looking at the sky. Next moment, the momentum of alpha begins to rise.
It completely stepped in full berserk mode.
My expression turned solemn by looking at the maddened state. "What kind of ability is this? It's certainly not an elemental one" I muttered under my breath.
This momentum is no less than the Class 3 one. Last time, when I faced that fox monster. It was a nightmare. But right now it's momentum is reaching the same level as it is. I Immediately turned my attention towards Maria.
Maria, who is hiding behind the bush, appears to be scared. She is completely crouched down to hide her presence.
I nodded at her. Her presence of mind is good. I guess her clan must have given her some protective artefact. So, I didn't worry about her safety.
I held my sword and rushed towards the alpha wolf. It's better to wound it before it gains full momentum.