e-booksonline Chapter 25 The Unseen Werewolf
Chapter 25 The Unseen Werewolf
"Not bad, not bad."
After nodding in satisfaction, Zhang Changsheng put away the Dragon Armor Bear and released a black tiger.
Soon, after consuming the advancement materials, the tiger completed its evolution, growing larger to two meters tall, and its body became a shadow, resembling a tiger formed from shadows.
Shadow Tiger
Rank: 2
Power: 13
Agility: 13
Physical condition: 8
Intelligence: 1
Perception: 1
Charisma: 1
Skills: Shadow Escape (Tier 1), Shadow Escape (Tier 2), Shadow Manipulation (Tier 2), Shadow Killing Technique (Tier 2)
Bloodline Evolution 1: Consuming Tier 3 Shadow Grass + Tier 3 Shadow Stone + Tier 3 Night Grass can advance you to Tier 3 Shadow Tiger.
"Very good skills and attributes, especially the Shadow Killing Technique. After killing the enemy's shadow, the enemy will also die. No wonder he is the assassin I chose."
"Even when facing a stronger enemy, it is possible to achieve a kill on first encounter."
After reading the information about Shadow Tiger, Zhang Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Zhang Changsheng chose the Shadow Tiger as his assassin's battle pet precisely because of this combat skill called Shadow Killing Technique.
"Next is the control hand,"
After Zhang Changsheng recalled the Shadow Tiger, he released a large blue snake.
After consuming the advancement materials, the blue snake transformed into a 30-meter-long vine covered in thorns.
From its appearance, it doesn't look like a snake at all, but rather a huge, thorny green vine.
Grass thorn vine snake
Rank: 2
Power: 10
Agility: 10
Physical condition: 10
Intelligence: 10
Perception: 8
Charisma: 1
Skills: Grass Vine Technique (Tier 1), Hundred Vine Technique (Tier 2), Plant Manipulation (Tier 2), Grass Thorn Jungle (Tier 2)
Bloodline Evolution 1: Consuming Tier 3 Wood Bright Grass + Tier 3 Wood Thorn Stone + Tier 3 Snake Gallbladder can advance to Tier 3 Grass Thorn Snake King.
"Another battle pet that can be used for melee combat or as a spellcaster. Although its stats are a bit lacking, it's still sufficient. Besides, the Grass Thorn Vine Serpent is just a controller and can't deal damage, so it doesn't matter."
Zhang Changsheng was quite satisfied after reading the information about the grass thorn vine snake.
"Next, it's time for the final weather maneuver."
Zhang Changsheng put away the thorny vine snake and released a monster that looked like a flame, which was a fire elemental.
After the fire elemental consumed the advancement materials, its body swelled up, then a head grew out, and its body and limbs transformed into a one-meter-tall fire child.
Element Boy
Rank: 2
Power: 5
Agility: 5
Physical condition: 5
Intelligence: 14
Perception: 9
Charisma: 1
Skills: Fireball (Tier 1), Light Snowstorm (Tier 2), Light Sun (Tier 2), Light Storm (Tier 2), Light Rain (Tier 2)
Bloodline Evolution 3: Consuming a fourth-tier elemental stone can advance you to a third-tier elemental witch.
"Not bad, not bad. Although only the intelligence level is up to standard, it's enough to turn on the weather."
Zhang Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
In the future, when facing ice-type enemies, you can use the Lesser Sun spell to turn the weather into a sunny day.
For fire-based spells, you can use the Light Rain spell.
Furthermore, as his strength increases, Elemental Boy's weather magic will also become stronger.
This is a battle pet that is not very useful in the early stages, but becomes very effective in the later stages.
"All done, now it's time to get to the mission."
Zhang Changsheng put away the Elemental Boy, mounted the White Dragon, and rode towards the town where the mission was located.
In addition to the White Dragon, Zhang Changsheng also summoned the Rain Mist Eagle to scout the surroundings and avoid being ambushed or encountering dangerous enemies.
……
It had only been a short while since it got dark, and there were no pedestrians left in the small town.
Apart from the patrolling guards, no one dared to walk on the road, and even the once brightly lit taverns were now dark.
The reason for this is, of course, because werewolves roam here.
Many of the bravest people have already been killed and devoured by the werewolves.
In fact, if there hadn't been a second-tier knight among the guards, even the guards probably wouldn't have dared to come out.
These second-tier knights were sent by the lord.
After all, if everyone in the town died, there would be no one to pay taxes.
"Damn it, it's been days and we still haven't seen that werewolf."
"I wonder when the Adventurers' Guild will send someone."
"I don't want to continue this game of catching mice."
A middle-aged man with a red beard, riding a black horse, stroked his knight's greatsword and spoke with dissatisfaction.
"Ross! Stop complaining, it's just that you haven't had your favorite drink for a few days."
Beside the burly red-bearded man, a slightly younger, black-haired knight spoke softly.
The patrolling guards were each led by two second-tier knights, and there were three teams in total.
The reason for having to work in pairs is, of course, to avoid being killed by the enemy.
Although they are second-tier knights, it's hard to say who would win in a fight against a second-tier werewolf.
"Wait, did you hear that?"
The burly man with the red beard suddenly frowned and then his ears twitched.
"It sounds like horses' hooves, coming from outside town. Are they adventurers?"
After listening, the black-haired knight said this.
"Let's go see. I want to see who's so bold as to come to this town so late at night."
The burly man with the red beard spoke, and then rode his warhorse out of town.
As the two men and their guards arrived at the entrance to the town, a knight appeared from a distance.
The knight carried two steel swords on his back, wore black armor, and rode a white horse with dragon horns and scales.
"A second-tier wizard's badge... does that mean I'm an adventurer?"
"Or is it a werewolf in disguise?"
The burly man with the red beard narrowed his eyes and gripped his weapon tightly.
His companion, the black-haired knight, was the same.
Because of their arrival, the werewolves haven't eaten anyone for several days.
Therefore, it's not impossible for a werewolf to impersonate an adventurer if forced to do so.
"Be careful, that horse isn't an ordinary warhorse, it should be a second-tier Ice Horned Dragon Horse."
The black-haired knight cautiously reminded him...
"Um,"
The burly man with the red beard nodded, then narrowed his eyes even further.
He knew about the Ice Horned Dragon Horse monster because he had wanted to buy one as a warhorse a long time ago.
Unfortunately, it's too expensive. Unless he becomes an adventurer and risks his life, it would take him a long time to afford a second-tier Icehorn Dragon Horse with just the salary from the lord and the income from his own manor.
"Stop!"
The burly man with the red beard roared.
"Um,"
Zhang Changsheng stopped after hearing the red-bearded man's voice.
"Who are you? Why are you here in the middle of the night?"
The burly man with the red beard shouted a question.
The sound was very loud and carried far into the quiet night; the other two patrol teams of guards probably heard it too.
"I'm an adventurer from the Adventurers' Guild. I came here because I accepted a quest."
Zhang Changsheng took out a mission assignment from his spatial ring and spoke softly.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Wizard, we have no way to identify werewolves."
"Therefore, it's impossible to determine whether you are a real adventurer, a werewolf in disguise, or a real adventurer who is also a werewolf."
The black-haired knight then spoke,
"That's easy!"
Zhang Changsheng raised his hand and waved, and the Dragon Armor Bear, the Dragon Horned Golden Eagle, the Shadow Tiger, and the Grass Thorn Vine Snake appeared in front of everyone.
Upon seeing the extraordinary monster before them, both the red-bearded giant and the black-haired knight narrowed their eyes.
With so many Tier 2 battle pets, even if the two of them were here, or even if their other companions were here, they probably wouldn't be a match for them.
Monsters of the same rank are usually stronger than players of the same rank, except for wealthy mages.
"I don't think I'm a werewolf. If I were, you would all be dead by now. There's no need to waste my breath talking to you."
After a slight smile, Zhang Changsheng put away the Dragon Armor Bear, the Dragon Horned Golden Eagle, and the Grass Thorn Vine Snake.
As for the Shadow Tiger, it transformed into a shadow and disappeared into the White Dragon's shadow.
"Please don't take offense, sir. After all, werewolves are cunning monsters, not ordinary ones."
The burly man with the red beard laughed heartily, displaying great politeness and enthusiasm.
At the same time, he cursed inwardly, "So what if the wizard is amazing!"
So many Tier 2 battle pets, how much would that cost?
Sure enough, a mage is a mage; they're not someone ordinary professionals can easily fool.
"It's okay, I'm not a petty person."
Zhang Changsheng waved his hand dismissively and rode the white dragon to the two of them.
"I recently searched the entire town with magic but didn't find the werewolf. It seems he's not here. Where do you think he might have gone?"
Zhang Changsheng looked at the two of them and spoke.
"How could it be if it's not in a small town?"
The burly man with the red beard frowned, somewhat incredulous.
The black-haired knight said thoughtfully, "The advancement ritual for a second-tier werewolf is to leave behind a legend in a certain region, instill fear in at least 100 people, and cruelly kill 10 of them."
"According to the statistics, this werewolf has killed 6 people, and is still 4 people short."
"Due to the advancement ritual, a werewolf can only kill one person per day."
"So, he needs to kill at least four more people."
"Normally, this werewolf should still be in this town."
"An advancement ritual?"
After a slight shift in Zhang Changsheng's gaze, he recalled the knowledge he had gained from books.
Most monsters and superhumans in this world need an advancement ritual to advance.
Only a few powerful monsters, such as dragons, which are blessed with unique advantages, do not need advancement rituals and can become stronger simply by growing older.
"My detection spell can't be wrong."
Zhang Changsheng shook his head slightly.
Not long ago, he used the mist of the Rainfog Eagle to check the information of everyone in the town, but he couldn't find any werewolves, not even a first-tier werewolf.
"If what you say is true, then this werewolf has likely suspended its advancement ritual and gone into hiding."
"This guy is much more cowardly than I imagined."
The burly man with the red beard frowned and said,
"Have they gone into hiding?"
Zhang Changsheng began to recall the book's description of werewolves' evolutionary stages. Because werewolves were transformed from humans, they were extremely intelligent, far surpassing ordinary monsters.
Therefore, some cautious werewolves will stop their advancement ritual after killing a few people or even just one person, and will not continue it for several years.
Normal humans and monsters cannot pause their advancement rituals, but werewolves are different. Perhaps because they can revert to humans, werewolves can pause their advancement rituals at any time until they become werewolves again.
Because of this ability, vampires and werewolves are endless, and they continue to parasitize humans.
"Looks like we'll have to resort to the brute force method. My battle pet has a very keen sense of smell; can you find anything that smells like that werewolf?"
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Changsheng spoke.
"Yes, yes, sir, please come with me."
The burly man with the red beard nodded and led Zhang Changsheng toward the town.
On the way, two other squads of guards also came along.
"What happened?"
"who is he?"
A very beautiful female knight rode over on a white horse, frowning as she looked at the red-bearded giant and the black-haired knight.
"Liss, he's an adventurer, an adventurer from the guild."
"I have already verified his identity. He is not a werewolf because he has five battle pets. A werewolf cannot be that intelligent or that rich."
At this point, the red-bearded man with the Chinese accent sounded sour and full of envy.
"Five battle pets?"
The female knight was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Zhang Changsheng to be so rich.
It's common knowledge that wealthy mages are generally quite powerful.
The female knight immediately became polite: "Welcome, sir. Is there anything I can do to help you?"
"That werewolf has disappeared; he's no longer in this town. I need to find something that smells like him."
"Then, my battle pet can use its sense of smell to try and find him."
Zhang Changsheng said,
"That's easy, I happen to have some on me."
The female knight nodded, then took a wooden box from behind her. Inside the box were several wolf hairs, left behind by the werewolf.
"Shadow Tiger, thank you for your help."
After Zhang Changsheng took the wooden box, he spoke softly.
"roar!"
A low growl sounded, and the tall Shadow Tiger emerged from the shadows. It then sniffed the wolf's fur with its massive head and began to examine it.
"This is a Shadow Tiger!"
The female knight looked at Shadow Tiger in great shock.
Compared to the red-bearded giant and the black-haired knight, both of whom were good-for-nothings, she often read books.
She knew about the Shadow Tiger, especially because she read the Monster Encyclopedia.
The Shadow Tiger is an extremely powerful monster; there are even records of it killing third-tier professionals.
This is why the Shadow Tiger is an extremely expensive battle pet.
"It's good to be rich!"
The female knight couldn't help but feel a little envious.
"roar!"
After letting out a low growl, the Shadow Tiger ran out of town.
Seeing this, Zhang Changsheng quickly mounted the white dragon and followed.
"Should we follow them?"
The burly man with the red beard hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Let's follow them. It would be very beneficial to befriend such a powerful and wealthy wizard."
"Besides, this wizard is so powerful. A werewolf shouldn't be a match for him. There's not much risk."
The female knight spoke, mounted her warhorse, and chased after Zhang Changsheng.
"I'll pass. I don't like taking risks. If I did, I would have become an adventurer long ago. Why would I work for someone else?"
After shaking his head, the black-haired knight led his men to continue patrolling the town.
The other knights exchanged glances and then did not give chase.
After all, it's really not worth the risk for that little bit of money.