The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 48 The Coke Forest

Shadow Wolf was seriously injured. It had been hit by the rock frog, burned by Yanami, and some parts of its body were bald with a broken claw. Several ribs in its chest were also broken, making it look like a zombie wolf.

It's amazing that it's still alive...

Activate skill: Accelerate growth

Get your leg fixed first; that's where the injury is most severe.

After repairing one leg, Klein's magic was exhausted; after all, a Shadow Wolf was probably equivalent to the weight of four Yanami.

We can only wait for its magic to recover before continuing to help it recover, but we can also take the opportunity to see how the Shadow Wolf's abilities are.

Besides its ability to detect and know, Shadow Wolf has two other abilities.

One is dark vision, which provides excellent vision in the dark.

One is [Shadow Fang], which can control its own shadow to turn into the head of a shadow wolf. Its attack power is quite considerable and it is very stealthy.

The only problem is that shadows change with the light, so to attack an enemy, you have to make the enemy get close to your shadow first.

However, if the shadow merges with other shadows, then this ability can be activated anywhere within a whole area of ​​shadow.

With [Shadow Dive] for concealment, [Shadow Clone] for control and offense, and [Shadow Fang] for close-range defense, the Shadow Wolf is truly a terrifying hunter.

Agility is also quite good...

Klein attempted to skillfully control the Shadow Wolf's body while simultaneously performing the treatment.

Klein was not able to fully repair the Shadow Wolf until the plantation's glowing crystals lit up again.

Splash...

A head popped out of the pool; it was Yanami. She was soaked, and her clothes barely concealed the outline of a young girl.

"Awoo!"

Klein, controlling the Shadow Wolf, bared his fangs at Yanami in the pool.

"Wow, wow!"

Yanami pretended to be frightened, then suddenly calmed down, looked at the shadow wolf that had suddenly attacked her, and blinked.

"Pfft—hahaha, Klein, what are you doing?"

"...You figured it out?"

"It's so obvious!"

Klein awkwardly extended his paw, letting Yanami, who was laughing and splashing in the water, pull his paw up.

"Hoo... Good morning, Klein."

Yanami emerged from the water, her body still wet, and shivered.

"Good morning, hurry up and change your clothes, don't catch a cold."

What does "cold" mean?

"So, uh... a cold?"

"Oh, so it's just a cold. Klein knows a lot of things."

"...Go quickly."

Yanami went to the vine hut that Klein had made for her, changed into dry clothes, and then went to check out the cave.

"Ah... the fire is still burning."

"After all, the forest is very large, and it will take some time to stop, unless it rains."

Splash... Just as Klein finished speaking, heavy rain poured down from the top of the cave.

"Wow, it really is raining! Klein, you're amazing!"

Yanami feigned surprise, first glancing at the torrential rain outside the plantation, then looking at Klein.

"It wasn't my doing."

"I know, it's because the fire started, the cave got so hot that all the moisture ran to the ceiling, and then it rained, right?"

"You know that?"

Klein was somewhat surprised that Yanami knew this knowledge, but she just smiled and nodded.

"This often happens in underground cities, especially in towns. In the evening, everyone needs to light fires to cook, and it's very likely to rain at that time."

"I see."

"Hmph, that's the result of observation."

Klein raised the wolf's head, and raindrops hit his forehead, making him feel itchy.

I haven't seen such heavy rain in a long time...

In the past, even when it rained in the Wild Dog Forest, only a few drops of water would seep down from the top of the caves.

"Will the fire be put out then?"

"It will be destroyed... but it doesn't seem to make any sense anyway."

Looking around, everything in sight had turned into charred charcoal and charred wood that was nothing but tree trunks.

The plants were all wiped out, and small animals like insects certainly couldn't escape either... What a disaster for the Wild Dog Forest!

"By the way, Klein."

"Um?"

"There's no food left on the plantation."

Huh? Didn't we make a lot of dried meat before?

"Did you eat too much?"

"Practicing magic too much will make you hungry!"

That's quite a legitimate excuse...

"But it seems there's nothing left for you to eat in the Wild Dog Forest."

Yes.

"Is there?"

"The rock frog should still be in the forest. Maybe we can get some meat from it. Oh, and there's still a magic core on it that we haven't removed!"

"Hmm... let's go when the rain stops."

"Yay!"

Yanami seemed very happy, and at one point he even thought that she was just pretending there was no food because she wanted to eat rock frog meat.

However, it doesn't really matter.

The rain stopped quickly and didn't last long. Klein had Yanami ride on the Shadow Wolf.

Stepping on the ground, a mixture of mud, water, and wood ash, felt strangely like being a wolf claw.

The forest burned down, and many rock walls became brittle due to the high temperatures, resulting in large-scale collapses. Wild Dog Forest was left in a state of utter devastation.

However, there was one fortunate thing about this disaster: the seeds that Klein used as a transit point were safe and sound, having escaped the calamity because they were buried underground.

Klein controlled the Shadow Wolf, which carried Yanami through the dark forest until they arrived at the corpse of the Rock Frog.

"What a huge frog!"

However, it seems to be cooked through, or even burnt.

"I was also startled at the time; it was the first time I had ever heard of such a magical beast."

After dismounting from the Shadow Wolf, Yanami drew her Demon Sword and devoured blood.

"Its shell was supposed to be gray, how did it turn red?"

"It was probably burned."

Snap.

Yanami raised her sword and pierced the charred outer skin with a crisp sound.

"It smells so good."

A unique aroma of meat wafted out from the gaps in the sword, and Yanami swallowed hard.

"Let's find the magic core first..."

It would be bad if the magic core was accidentally damaged while cutting the flesh, so the magic core should be taken out first.

Klein also controlled the Shadow Wolf to help dissect the rock frog, which had been turned into a barbecue.

"Found it."

After a while, Yanami took a stone out of its body...

"Is this really a magic core? Or is it some kind of kidney stone or something?"

What are kidney stones?

So you locals don't even know what kidney stones are?

"It's a stone that grows inside the body."

"Isn't that a magic core?"

Hmm? That seems to be the case...

"You'll know once you try it."

Yanami channeled her magic, and the magic core emitted a radiant glow.

"Sister Anna taught me."

"It seems to be a magic core indeed."

Magic cores can be used to make wands, so keeping them will always come in handy.

Yana wiped the magic core on the Shadow Wolf's fur, intending to put it in her pocket, when suddenly her expression changed.

"Klein! Danger!"

No matter what the danger, the moment Yanami spoke, Klein controlled the Shadow Wolf to snatch Yanami's robe, and Yanami also grabbed the Shadow Wolf's fur.

Klein leaped backward with Yanami, leaving the spot where they were.

boom!

As they left the ground, a section of wood was driven into the rock frog's corpse.