A one meter tall wolf was standing on top of a rubble, looking at the distance as if it noticed something. Its nose twitched as the wolf squinted its eyes.
All of a sudden, the big brown wolf turned around, noticing a presence coming at high speed. The wolf wanted to howl, alarming the others, but the figure suddenly held its jaws and forcefully closed it.
"!!!" The wolf tossed its body to the right and rolled around, but Clovis’ grip remained as strong, not allowing the beast to move.
In fact, Clovis started to gain ground as he sealed its jaw with the chain of his short sword. Now that he had more freedom to use his hands, Clovis started to drag the wolf to a building next to them.
He had to hurry before another beast noticed it. The wolf struggled with all its might, but it was only a Tier 1 wolf.
Clovis was not only a Tier 2, but his strength was comparable to a Tier 4. Dragging this wolf was possible for him.
As soon as they entered the building, Clovis said, "You have to calm down. I’m not going to kill you!"
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The beasts were highly intelligent, so he hoped that the wolf could understand him.
However, the wolf started rampaging as if it were annoyed by Clovis’ words.
"Grrr!" The wolf tried its best to get away.
"Tsk. Is he really impossible to reason with?" Clovis gritted his teeth. "Hey, calm down."
He knew that even a human wouldn’t calm down with him chaining up his mouth. At the same time, this was the only way Clovis could survive in this place.
Because the wolf didn’t have any sign of stopping, Clovis pinned the wolf’s head down with his legs before taking out the collar.
The wolf’s struggle made it hard to put it on, but after two minutes, he managed to tighten the collar up.
"!!!" The wolf’s body convulsed for a split second before it suddenly stopped. Its eyes were still filled with hostility, but the wolf had actually stopped fighting.
’So magical? Still, I’m forcing it on the wolf…’ Clovis bit his lips. He looked at the wolf with a solemn expression. "I don’t know if you understand me or not, but I want to make a contract with you.
"Please accompany me on my journey for a month. In exchange, I’ll make you stronger… much stronger. If you still don’t wish to follow me after one month, I’ll release you back," said Clovis while observing the beast’s expression.
The wolf didn’t react, but Clovis chose to trust the choker and took off the chain. As expected, the wolf didn’t let out any sound after its mouth was released.
Clovis checked the wolf’s information.
Name: ???
Race: Dire Wolf
Grade: 1
Talent: D+
Affinity: 11/100
Clovis was slightly startled when he noticed the increase in affinity. The choker automatically increased the affinity to ten, so this one point indicated that the wolf understood him to a certain extent.
Clovis thought for a moment. Since the wolf couldn’t speak their language, Clovis took out the pet food from the inventory right before the wolf’s eyes.
The pet food was stored inside a big sack. He grabbed a big bowl and poured the food. "I know you can’t trust me, but I’ll show you that I can make you stronger. Try to eat this."
The wolf gnashed its teeth as if it were unable to resist Clovis’ order. At the same time, for some reason, the wolf started drooling as though the pet food temptation was extremely high.
The food had a faint sweet smell, but for the dire wolf with a powerful sense of smell, the faint smell could reach its nose.
The wolf glared at Clovis, resisting the temptation, but its eyes kept glancing down. After three minutes of resisting the urge, the wolf ultimately took a bite.
From that bite, the pet food became irresistible for the wolf. It started devouring the pet food at high speed.
Clovis looked at the wolf with a wry smile.
There was a reason why he chose the dire wolf as his companion. The first one was because the dire wolf had a lot of impact in his life. It was the first wolf that he defeated, which led to the encounter with Kanaria. That was also the first fight he and Jay fought together as a team and the establishment of Libation Fiesta.
The second reason was due to the wolf’s ability. The wolf’s physical appearance could be quite big. He might be able to ride on it in the future. In addition, it was extremely fast, which made him remember the first special wolf that he fought, which dropped a beast soul.
Only a beast with high speed could actually match his movement. In addition, if he brought back a weird-looking beast, the people would feel even more repulsive.
Its current size also easily fits the space inside the minibus.
The third reason was because of its strong sense of smell. Having a beast with a tracking ability would prove to be extremely beneficial for the group.
It was true that Melody could monitor things with her radar, but it had a limited range. It would be useless if the target wasn’t on their radar. Having a tracking expert would allow them to get the general direction until they found the target in the radar.
Last but not least, it was because this was the best one he could find after searching around for almost a whole day.
There were several beasts that were close to Tier 2, but only this dire wolf suited him the most.
Seeing the wolf devouring the food made him slightly happy. He approached the wolf, which the latter suddenly moved back as it still didn’t trust him.
"Don’t worry. I’m not planning to harm you. I just want to fill this up again. You can eat as much as you want." Clovis gave the gentlest smile he could offer before backing off again.