Souls Online: Mythic Ascension-Chapter 81: Rabid Pursuit

From the shadows, 4 wolves slowly sauntered out from the shadows growling angrily. Each one of them were drooling, their eyes bloodshot.

Lily tapped her staff onto the ground with a drop of cold sweat rolling down her cheek

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"These definitely don't look like good boys"

Nyx brandished her own staff

"This is why I am a cat person"

"Now is not the time for stupid jokes Nyx"

Leo chastised her as he launched himself towards the closest wolf, swiping his clawed hand at its eyes in an attempt to blind it. However the wolf lunged as well, causing Leo's blow to land on its side while its maw tried to clamp around his neck.

"Shit!"

Leo cursed as he immediately raised his other arm as a sacrifice to protect his neck. While his gauntlet prevented the beast from puncturing his arm, the collision still knocked him back, causing his head to hit the wall.

[-21]

[-10]

[-14]

[Stunned!]

The wolf let out a yelp of pain while Leo wobbled on his feet, his vision spinning. Two of the three remaining wolves chose to lunge towards him while he was incapacitated.

"Bad Doggie~!"

"No you fucking Don't!"

Luna and Nyx cut in front of the wolves paths in attempts to protect Leo, Nyx shoved her staff into the monster's open maw and the momentum caused it to impale itself, the staff bursting through the back of the monster's neck.

[125!]

[Critical Strike!]

[Level 5 Rabid Wolf Defeated]

Luna on the other hand swung her massive axe down at the wolf, the blade cleaving deep into the wolfs thick skull, killing it instantly.

[-241!]

[Critical Strike!]

[Level 5 Rabid Wolf Defeated]

The remaining wolf charged at Lily who was slightly panicking as her magic felt more difficult to manipulate. Aria stepped in front of her and let out a short shriek. From the girl's mouth a small colorless ball of compressed air shot out like a bullet, slamming into the beast's head.

[-25]

[Dazed!]

The beast staggered briefly as the light in it's bloodshot eyes flickered but still lunged towards the girls with savage steps....

[-94!]

[Critical Strike!]

[Level 5 Rabid Wolf defeated]

That was until a curved obsidian dagger soared through the air and embedded itself into its eye with a sickening squelch. The body collapsed mid stride and came to a stop at Sonata's feet.

"That could have been bad.."

Horo murmured as he tugged at the thread, causing the blade to unlodge itself and fly back to his hand with an effortless flick of his wrist.

"Thanks Horo...I don't know why but I feel a lot weaker..."

"Lily... You don't have any plant life around. No trees..."

Lily flushed in embarrassment as Horo pointed out the obvious problem that she had overlooked. Her power right now strongly relied on the environment.

Sonata didn't say anything as she was rooted to the place watching another scene play out in front of her.

'Luna...Nyx....Why are they so scary?!'

Leo had recovered from the stun but he could only scratch his head in disbelief. The wolf he had attacked first now was whimpering in agony as Nyx and Luna were slowly whittling it's health down slowly... as if torturing it.

"How dare this mutt hurt my brother!"

"Bad doggie wants to hurt Cutie? Die!"

The rest of the party felt their tension seem to dissipate as they just watched in disbelief. Horo felt his mouth was a little dry as he asked the question they were all thinking.

"Why is this the only time that they get along?"

"I know right...Crazy is as crazy does?"

"Lily...Then shouldn't you be right there too?"

Horo's serious expression as he looked straight at Lily made her puff her cheeks up in annoyance

"Horo. you can screw off!"

She would never admit to him that she did initially have the desire to smash that stupid wolfs head in for hurting Leo but she didn't have the physical strength to do so.

Sonata gulped as she watched Luna and Nyx gleefully tear into the last wolf.

It let out pitiful whimpers as Nyx's shadow staff bashed at its limbs, preventing it from escaping, while Luna's axe carved deep gashes into its hide with each slow, deliberate swing. The poor creature wasn't dying instantly—it was being toyed with.

"Uh... I think it's dead already?"

Sonata hesitantly pointed out, hoping to snap them out of whatever bloodthirsty trance they were in.

"It hurt Cutie,"

Nyx muttered darkly, her lips curled into a malicious grin.

"This mutt hurt my brother,"

Luna added as her grip on her axe tightened

Sonata took a small step back. These two were terrifying.

Leo sighed as he stepped forward.

"Alright, alright. That's enough. It's already over."

Luna let out a huff before yanking her axe from the wolf's mangled body, while Nyx slammed her staff down on the wolfs skull crushing it and finally put an end to the beasts life.

[-34]

[Level 5 Rabid Wolf Defeated!]

[+ 810 EXP]

A soft golden glow drifted up from Nyx and Sonata as they both reached Level 6, feeling a surge of strength coursing through their bodies.

Without waiting to be told, Nyx began to scour the corpses, checking to see if there was any loot to be had.

Lily exhaled in relief. "That... could have gone worse."

She tapped her staff against the ground, trying to get a feel for her magic again, but the lack of plant life around her made everything sluggish and unstable. She bit her lip in frustration. She knew she was handicapped, but she refused to be useless.

"Don't beat yourself up over it,"

Horo said, catching her expression.

"There's gotta be a workaround, right? Your magic can still work without trees, can't it?"

Lily perked up slightly.

"I... I can try manipulating the wood of my staff but it's not ideal. Plant magic isn't just about controlling dead wood."

Sonata tilted her head.

"What if you bring your own plants next time? Like, seeds or something?"

Lily's eyes widened in realization.

"That... might actually work!"

Leo stretched his arms, rolling his shoulders as he prepared himself for another fight.

"Alright, strategy talk later. Let's keep moving before more of those things show up."

The party nodded in agreement, but Sonata couldn't shake the feeling that Luna and Nyx still looked a little too pleased with themselves.

'Note to self: Never get on their bad side...'

A louder and deeper howl rang out from deeper in the cave. Another monster was approaching them and this time, it was definitely going to be much bigger and stronger.

"Here we go again..."

Horo let out a sigh as the party prepared themselves for whatever was coming their way next.