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[The Ebony Wolf Form has now changed to: Lycanthrope Form.] [All Stats rise drastically after the Human Form and the Lycanthrope Form merge.] [A special Trait of the Lycanthrope, where it grows stronger the longer it is exposed to the moonlight, now applies.] [When in the appearance of ’Wolf’, the blood flow within the body will increase.] [Proficiency for all existing Skills related to the ’Wolf’ will rise up by a single Level.] [A Passive Status Constraint, the ’Unresolved Knot’ has been acquired.]
- After failing to suppress the wild instincts of the Lycanthrope, the host must assume the appearance of the ’Lycan (Wolf)’ for (570) minutes every day, determined by the value of the Stat: Energy Manipulation.
- Until the conditions: (?????), are fulfilled, certain abilities of the Lycanthrope will be locked and unavailable.
[A new Passive Skill: ’Moonlight Skin’, has been acquired.] [Proficiency Level: F]
- The skin of the Lycanthrope is on a different level compared to an ordinary wolf. Possessing higher resistance towards physical and magical attacks, and able to freely change its property, the host can reflect light in a certain way to hide his body. However, this part of the skill can not be utilised while in a human’s appearance.
[A new Active Skill: ’Eyes of the Wild’, has been acquired.] [Proficiency Level: F]
- Eyes that can decipher the enemy’s weakness. But now, with the eyes of the Lycanthrope, the Skill can cause effects of a ’curse’, which can reveal the previously-undetected weakness of the enemy by spending Mana. However, in the appearance of the human, the Skill Level will be lowered by one.]
[A new Active Skill: ’Expansion’, has been acquired.] [Proficiency Level: F]
- The host can increase the overall size of the wolf’s appearance, depending on the Skill Level.
[A new Active Skill: ’Claw Chain’, has been acquired.] [Proficiency Level: F]
- Strikes from the host’s claws will change directions according to the his will and kill the target. However, in the appearance of the human, the Skill Level will be lowered by one.
[A new Passive Skill:...]
Sae-Jin’s view was completely filled up with all these letters. There wasn’t enough time to read every single one of them, but since he was sure of his strength increasing, he rapidly changed into the Lycanthrope.
Almost in an instant, silver fur began sprouting out of his body; the Orc had vanished and in its place, a humanoid wolf stood there instead.
Possessing fur and skin that seemed to have absorbed the pure moonlight, the Lycanthrope.
A being that should not have existed in this world - an extinct creature of legends and myths.
At this sudden entrance of a Lycanthrope, all the Vampires fell into a state of panic.
"...??"
Even the Death Knight paused its actions briefly at this sudden turn of events. Its action came from the Undead possessing some consciousness, but that proved to be its biggest mistake. The ’Wolf’ took this opening and kicked the ground, heading directly towards the Vampires.
It raised a tremendous sonic boom in its wake, which even forced the Death Knight to stumble on its feet. Arriving before the group of Vampires in a flash, the ’Wolf’ swung its lengthy claw. The five arcs of horrifying slashes drawing in the air descended down and ripped a Vampire’s chest wide open - and then, they snaked around before cutting down the second, and the third Vampire down.
And so, when the
fourth Vampire got ruthlessly cut down-
The Death Knight quickly arrived, collided with claws of the ’Wolf’ and blocked his advance.
Unfortunately for the Undead, the ’Wolf’ found its sword swings incredibly slow.
He tilted his body slightly to the side to avoid the sword slash, and resumed moving towards another Vampire. The bastard tried to hurriedly erect a magic shield of some sort, but under the barrage of claws, such magic was simply too inadequate.
*SFX for blood raining down*
The terrifying claws of the ’Wolf’ easily passed through the shield and left a fatal wound on the Vampire’s chest.
"..."
And the bastard dropped dead, unable to even make a single cry.
All of this happened within the span of five seconds. The Lycanthrope had reaped the lives of five Vampires in the blink of an eye while not even leaving behind an afterimage.
The remaining Vampires got deeply frightened by the sight of the Lycanthrope, their race’s sworn enemy which they had never seen before until now, and tried to escape. Too bad, the isolation barrier they had set up earlier came back to bite them in the rear.
"Sir!! P, please, undo the barrier!!"
It was the moment when these Vampire bastards grandly fell into a trap they themselves had meticulously set up.
"Kkheuaaark!!!"
At the same time, a deep scarlet-coloured flame erupted from the side of the isolation barrier, accompanied by a pitiful scream.
Hazeline seized the opening created when the strength of the barrier weakened due to the deaths of the Vampires, and launched a spell, ’Hellfire’, which resulted in the death of yet another bloodsucker.
"This damnable...!!"
In the end, the Apostle deactivated the barrier and tried to run.
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"Oh. Well, uh, your fur looked so beautiful, so... Wow, but why is your fur so shiny and smooth? It’s like touching silk..."
Hazeline was definitely not shocked or frightened by his appearance. Feeling relieved by this development, Sae-Jin stared at the Elf woman who was deeply absorbed in stroking his fur, before his eyes slowly closed shut. And...
"Huh? H, hey!! Eu-ark!"
He then fell on top of Hazeline, totally unconscious.
That was the aftereffect of using ’Warrior of Reversal’ three times - twice as the Orc, and once as the Lycanthrope.
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Kim Sae-Jin opened his eyes. His eyesight was incomparably clear and the world was filled with vibrant colours. He figured that his Eyes of the Wolf was active currently. Although he wanted to stay still like this, there was this ticklish sensation coming from his side.
So, when he turned his neck to see why, he caught the sight of Hazeline, her lips tightly shut and protruding slightly, still unnecessarily absorbed in brushing his fur.
"..."
Dumbfounded, Sae-Jin stared at her for a while. Even then, she repeated the cycle of brushing his fur, toyed around with it, and grabbing a handful of it - until finally, she realised he was looking at her.
"Heh..." (Hazeline)
Avoiding meeting his gaze out of embarrassment, she scratched the back of her neck.
"What are you doing?" (Sae-Jin)
"...Weeeell, your fur is so smooth and supple and soft, so... it feels really nice to the touch, you know? It improves my mood so much when I’m touching it. It’s kinda like... popping a bubble wrap?"
"........" (Sae-Jin)
Sae-Jin narrowed his eyes and lightly flung his tail to slap her cheek. It was nothing much, but unfortunately, it seemed that in his current ’Wolf’ form, the attack power was twice as strong than normal.
"Kkyahk!!" (Hazeline)
After that was dealt with, Sae-Jin reverted back to his human appearance and searched for a mirror. This place was quite foreign to him, though. Was it Hazeline’s home, he wondered.
"Fuu-woo..."
Finding a full-length mirror, Sae-Jin stood at a weird angle next to it and began breathing in deeply. He muttered out, "Please, please, please..."
"It’s the same. You haven’t changed." (Hazeline)
From his back, he heard Hazeline’s spoiler. He got surprised by that revelation and turned to look at her, before taking a proper good look at himself as reflected by the mirror.
Thankfully, there hadn’t been any noticeable changes, if he disregarded the profile of his nose which had risen up a bit.
"Whew.... What a relief."
Sae-Jin smiled thickly, and lightly slapped both of his cheeks.
"I guess people might wonder if I had some work done on my face or something." (Sae-Jin)
As he began to speak in jest, Hazeline walked and stood next to him.
The reflection of her showed just how incredibly beautiful she was. He just could not find any blemishes on her facial features whatsoever, even with the much-improved eyesight of the Lycanthrope.
"Heheh. I think so too. After all, you have become even more handsome than before." (Hazeline)
With her eyes arching into crescent moon shape, she studied Sae-Jin’s reflection in the mirror. And then, she began lightly stroking his shoulders and whispered softly.
"...I’m really, really thankful for your help yesterday. Without Mister Sae-Jin there, I’d probably have died then."
It was a simple, and somewhat short words of gratitude from her. However, his heart beat harder the moment he sensed how sincere she was from those words.
"...Miss Hazeline, you’re taller than I thought."
That’s why he quickly changed the topic.
Hazeline always wore a lengthy robe that covered pretty much everything from the top of her head right down to her heels, so seeing her in regular casual wear, he couldn’t help but appreciate her perfectly balanced figure.
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"...Well, Elves are... we’re mostly like that. The average height of female Elves are around 170, so I’m just slightly taller than the rest, is all."
Hazeline blushed slightly and retreated away from Sae-Jin.
"If that is all, I shall be heading off to work now. Oh, and I’ll keep Mister Sae-Jin’s Trait as a secret between us, so you don’t have to worry."
"Thank you very much."
She picked up the large robe discarded on the couch and put it on, then left her home looking exactly like as he’d known her until now. But before she left...
"Ah, right. Mister Sae-Jin, I’m really sorry. Because of me, you had to go through that ordeal.... To think those Mafiosi would resort to learning black magic...."
However, it seemed that her misunderstanding had not been resolved yet until now.
Fin.
(TL: Okay, with this chapter, now only three remains in the queue.)