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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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Double experience event?!
That was my first thought.
I had lured them out, but this was more than I had bargained for.
Luna, tense and stiff beside me, seemed intimidated by their numbers. She didn’t know a good opportunity when she saw one. This was why people in this world couldn’t grow stronger and always relied on the protagonist.
Four War Wolves, two on each side, circled us warily.
And in the center, their leader, a larger, more imposing figure, stood, radiating an aura of dominance.
Adela mentioned a stronger-than-usual individual…
It was larger than the others, with darker gray fur and a long scar across its left eye, looking like it could wield three swords at once.
That’s definitely the one.
How much experience would it give?
*Gulp.*
“Luke…?”
“Huh? What?”
“Did you just… lick your lips?”
“No way. You’re seeing things.”
Damn, she was observant.
“What’s the plan, Luke?”
What plan? It was obvious.
“We kill them all.”
“Double experience” were magic words, turning even cowards into fearless warriors.
He wasn’t about to run away from such an opportunity.
“You said you were good at fighting, right?”
“…Even I can’t handle five at once.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I thought you were going to tell me to take them all on.”
He wasn’t a slave driver.
Even if she was technically a slave, he wasn’t going to be unreasonable.
“Just take care of the four smaller ones. I’ll handle the leader.”
“…”
“What now?”
“Isn’t that… the same thing…?”
Of course not. He was taking on the hardest part.
She should be grateful he was letting her deal with the weaker ones, while he, the leader, took on the boss.
Besides, he wanted to see how well she could fight.
“But… are you sure you can fight them?”
“What do you mean?”
“Aren’t they… your relatives?”
Wolf beastfolk and wolf monsters.
One was human, the other a monster, but they were both wolves.
Wouldn’t killing them be like… cannibalism?
“…Monsters and humans are different.”
“Really? I thought they might be your distant cousins or something.”
Well, the humanoid monsters later in the novel weren’t his relatives, so…
It probably wasn’t an issue.
“I’ll lure the four smaller ones away.”
“Wait, take this.”
Luke rummaged through his inventory and pulled out several glass bottles, handing them to Luna.
“What are these?”
The bottles contained a reddish-yellow liquid.
“Vinegar and chili pepper mix. ”
Dogs had a good sense of smell.
So did wolves, even monster wolves.
And what did dogs hate the most? Strong smells!
This was why he hadn’t bought these supplies from the blacksmith.
Blacksmiths don’t sell vinegar and chili peppers.
This super effective weapon was cheap to make.
Fools would spend all their money on expensive equipment, thinking they needed powerful gear to hunt powerful monsters, but a genius like him didn’t need such things.
There was one potential problem, though.
Luna, being a wolf beastfolk, also had a keen sense of smell.
He had accidentally brought a weapon that could affect her too, but she was human, so she could just hold her breath.
“How do I… use this…?”
She was probably curious about the contents.
Her curiosity would vanish as soon as she opened the bottle.
She opened the bottle.
Pop.
The sound of the cork popping was followed by simultaneous groans.
“…Ugh!”
“Ugh! Why did you open it?! Close it! Close it!”
His special vinegar concoction was potent.
Luna’s face contorted in disgust, and even he, despite knowing what it was, couldn’t help but recoil. And…
Whimper… whimper…
…the War Wolves in the distance, having caught a whiff of the concoction, started acting strangely.
It’s super effective!
He was a genius. He could probably make a living as an alchemist.
“Alright, Luna, let’s hunt.”
“…Okay.”
Wind swirled around Luna’s daggers.
She lunged at the nearest War Wolf, her daggers flashing.
Swish!
Blades of wind slashed at the monsters.
Whoa… magic is awesome.
He hadn’t seen any real magic until now, and he was envious.
The wind blades struck a few of the War Wolves.
The leader howled, signaling the start of the battle.
Aawoooooooooooo—!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The War Wolves scattered.
“I’ll be back.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Luna, propelled by wind, darted away, the four War Wolves in pursuit.
The leader remained, growling at Luke, ready for a one-on-one fight.
“Where do you think you’re going, you mutt?”
He wasn’t a dog trainer.
He wasn’t going to patiently teach this bad dog a lesson.
He had to kill it.
“You’re a well-built specimen. Hehehe.”
It would make a nice stew.
He hadn’t been able to try goblin meat, but he had eaten dog meat before.
Woof!
The War Wolf attacked, lunging at him with surprising speed.
“Damn, you’re fast.”
It had covered ten meters in an instant.
Were all War Wolves this fast? Or was this one special?
He didn’t care. He wanted to finish this quickly and go watch Luna.
Pop.
He opened a bottle.
The War Wolf sniffed the air, its nose wrinkling in disgust.
“How do you like that smell?”
He winced as he said it.
It was potent, even for him. If it was this strong for a human, imagine how it was for a dog with a much more sensitive nose.
“This is the power of mankind, you dumb mutt. ”
Grrrr… woof!
The War Wolf attacked again, claws extended.
He knew some dogs were intelligent, but this one seemed dumber than a goblin.
“Moving!”
Its attack was a straight line.
He dodged and threw the bottle at it.
“Go! Monster Ball!”
Smash!
The bottle shattered against the War Wolf’s body, coating its fur with the vinegar and chili pepper mix. The monster yelped.
Yelp!
“Ugh! Damn, that stinks!”
Some of the liquid had splashed on his hand. The smell was pungent.
While he was recoiling from the smell, the War Wolf frantically tried to get rid of the stench, rolling on the ground and shaking its fur.
“Wow, look at that.”
He had practically created a biological weapon.
I wonder how Luna’s doing.
He hoped she wasn’t going to pass out from the smell. It would be awkward if she died because of him.
Or… if she’s as good as she claims, she should be fine.
He had even offered her the chance to change weapons. If she died, it was her fault.
*Grrrr…*
The War Wolf, having somewhat cleaned itself, stood up. One bottle wasn’t enough.
“Did you think I only brought one?”
Vinegar and chili peppers were cheap.
He had brought plenty.
He pulled out a stack of bottles from his inventory.
“If one Monster Ball doesn’t work, what do you do?”
You keep throwing them until it does.
He hurled the bottles at the War Wolf.
The reddish-yellow liquid splashed against the monster, coating it once again.
Yelp! Yelp!
The stench, barely washed off, returned with a vengeance.
The War Wolf, despite its struggle, was still conscious. Its resilience was admirable.
“Even better.”
He hadn’t expected to use all of them, but since he had them, he might as well.
He reached into his inventory again and pulled out some meat.
Cheap cuts, seasoned with… sleeping pills.
He shoved the meat into the War Wolf’s mouth.
A dog with a functioning nose would have smelled the sleeping pills and refused to eat, but the War Wolf’s sense of smell was compromised, and animals rarely refused meat offered to them.
It chomped down on the meat, as if it were his arm.
“Good boy, good boy.”
It gnawed on the bone happily.
Then, its eyes began to droop.
The sleeping pills were working.
“You’ll wake up when it’s all over.”
A peaceful death.
It would be painless.
The War Wolf, just moments ago a fierce predator, was now fast asleep.
Luke drew his sword and took a stance.
“Hehehe.”
Sleep attacks dealt double damage.
“Take this! Charged Slash!”
Swish—
He cleanly separated the head from the body.
“Easy.”
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
“Three levels.”
Three levels from one monster? It must have been stronger than he thought.
He tossed the severed head and body into his inventory.
“I should go see how Luna’s doing.”
He had finished sooner than expected. He wanted to see if Luna, who had been so confident, was truly as skilled as she claimed.
“…Where did she go?”
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