Auel's body slammed into the ground
"…Ghk!" He groans in pain
"Auel!" Rikka shouted
Everyone froze for a split second
Erin looked at Auel and rushed toward him
But the wolf turned, no hesitation, no delay
It didn't give them time
It moved, fast, straight for the backline, targeting the girls
"Bind!"
Golden light shot forward, aiming at its legs
The wolf leapt high, avoiding it completely, and shifted targets midair to Gramm
Claws came crashing down
Clang!
The big man stepped in and blocked
"Quick Arrow!"
An arrow cut through the air at a high speed
The wolf twisted, landing just out of its path
It lunged again, another claw strike, faster
The big man blocked again
But the impact pushed him back
Before he could recover, a second strike, another claw came
"Gramm!"
From behind Gramm already standby
He stepped in and rose his axe
A big swing towards the wolf
The wolf pulled back mid-attack and slipped away
"Quick Arrow!"
Another shot flies
Miss
The wolf jumped
But before it could land
Rikka rushed in, flames surged along his blade
Slash!
But the wolf spun, dodging, then landed
"Lightning Spark!"
A bolt of lightning crashed down
It jumped again
Evade
Another clean dodge
But Rikka didn't stop and stepped in, a heavy downward strike
Miss
The wolf opened its jaws, a bite aimed straight at him
But Rikka twisted his grip, reversed his blade
Upward slash!
The wolf pulled back just in time, canceled its bite
Then counterattack came, a claw swung toward Rikka, too fast
Rikka couldn't dodge
"Perfect Wall!"
The big man intercepted
Clang!
Without wasting a second, he swung his hammer towards the wolf's head
Miss
The wolf leapt away again
That brief exchange created space
Auel, alone
Erin reached him, quickly casting her healing
"I-I can only close the wounds and ease the pain," she said, voice shaking
A green light wrapped around him
The wounds closed, but the damage remained
Everyone regrouped around Auel, circling around him
Weapons raised, breathing heavy
The wolf circled them, watching, waiting
It learns too fast…
We can't drag this out
"Helen" Gramm said, eye locked on the wolf "how much mana do you have left?"
"…Three, maybe four spells" she replied "That's it"
The wolf continued circling, walking slowly, calm, patient
Fast… It learns too fast
It knows we're running out
Auel clenched his fist
No more flash… and it's already adapted
Then, an idea came
"Hey magician girl" Auel called
She frowned "It's Helen"
"Do you have another binding spell?"
"…Yes. But weaker than Bind"
Gramm glanced at him
"You have something?"
"Yeah"
He gave a small signal to Erin to step back and stand up
"Listen carefully" he said "I have a plan"
They gathered, while Auel spoke quietly
The wolf continued circling, waiting
Then, the big man charged first, head-on
Auel circled to the side, Gramm followed
Rikka split off to the opposite flank
The girls stayed behind
The wolf reacted immediately, charging at the big man
A high leapt
Ready to use him as a platform again
The big man braced, shield ready
But at the last second he stepped aside, dodged
The wolf landed awkwardly
No leverage, no follow-up, couldn't use him as a platform this time
It raised its claw, ready to strike
"Enhance Agility"
A flash came, Auel struck from behind
The wolf jumped back, dodged
"Quick Arrow!"
An arrow flew, aiming for the eye
Hit!
But not the eye
The wolf tilted its head at the last second
The big man pressed forward
Hammer swung
Miss
Auel and Gramm followed, constant attacks, attacking in rhythm
Not stopping, not letting it breathe
Slash over slash
Then, Auel reached into his pocket, pulled something out
"Hey wolf"
He throws the item
"Close your eyes."
The wolf reacted instantly, closing its eye
The item cracked
But no light came
Smoke burst out instead
Thick, heavy, spreading fast
The wolf was engulfed
"Back!"
Auel, Rikka, and the big man pulled away instantly
"Magician girl, now!" Auel shouted
"Roots!"
The ground trembled, vines burst upward, searching
Wrapping around the wolf's legs, its body, its jaws
The wolf couldn't react in time, bound, thrashed, it couldn't see
"Rikka!"
From the other side
Rikka moved, flames ignited, surged along his blade
He stepped into the smoke, guided only by the growls
Slash!
He struck once
Slash!
Twice
Slash!
Then another
Slash!
And another
Each strike landed
The wolf roared, struggling harder, trying to break free
"I can't hold it much longer!" Helen shouted
The roots cracked, then snapped
The wolf broke free and leapt out of the smoke
Its body is covered in wounds and flames
But
"Multi Shot!"
Arrows split midair, a rain of steel
The wolf closed its eyes again and twisted
Avoiding a lethal hit
But not all of them
Several arrows struck deep
It staggered
Auel was already there, he moved
Blade flashed
Miss
The wolf dodged again
The big man charged
Hammer swung
BAM!
A solid blow to the head
"Again!" Auel shouted
"Roots!"
Vines surged upward
But this time, the wolf moved
Constantly, relentlessly
Avoiding every root
"…Tch, I'm out of mana!" Helen said
The vines stopped
Then
"Roots"
A soft voice, Erin
The ground answered, roots surged
Unexpected, unpredictable
They caught the wolf, bound it
The big man charged
Hammer raised
But the wolf tore one leg free
A sudden claw
Slash!
A claw struck his chest
He staggered back
At the same time Auel moved
Fast
With one step, precise, a single upward draw
Slash!
The blade cut clean, straight through the wolf's remaining eye
The last vision it had, gone
It howled, blinded, thrashing
The big man stepped in
Hammer raised
BAM!
A direct hit
The wolf's head snapped to the side
"Black Scale now!"
Gramm was already moving
Buffs surged through his body
"War Cry. Warrior's Might"
His axe rose high
Then
Fell
CHOP!
The axe cut through, clean, heavy, final
The wolf's head separated
Its body collapsed
Silence followed
The Bloodmoon Wolf was dead