Chapter 4: Encounter with the Rat

The figure continued to feast on its prey, its expression one of delight in savoring the most delicious type of meat. Its ears perked as it heard someone approaching, its dark grey eyes stared at the only open path in the closed alley. A figure silently stood there, its glowing yellow eyes zeroed on it, anger was evident in his expression but it would not be deterred as it glared back and snarled. It slowly got on his hind legs, claws outstretched ready to defend its meal.

Daniel stared at the over 6ft tall furry figure. It was heavily covered in black fur and had large rat-like ears with an elongated snout filled with rows of sharp teeth and had a large hairless tail that was nearly as long as it was tall, it had a pair of bony hands with sharp and long claws that glinted in the dim light of the alleyway. Its large dark-gray eyes glared at Daniel as it let out a low snarl and bared its fangs.

Daniel glanced at the dead girl before letting out a low sigh and focused his gaze on the wererat in front of him.

"Do you have any idea what you're doing?." Daniel said with a cold expression on his face."Are you purposely trying to draw Hunters here".

It stared at him, its expression unchanged as it snarled in defiance.

" I...fear...no...hunter, you...weak" It said in a raspy voice.

"Is that so?" Daniel said with a slightly raised eyebrow." I wonder where a weakling like you gets such confidence from." He said with a shake of his head.

"I'll give you one last chance to leave this city, inform your horde to move elsewhere..or I'll be forced to kill you all." Daniel said with narrowed eyes.

"kekekekekeke" It let out a crazy laugh as it glared at Daniel like he was an idiot."I..fear..no... wolf." It snarled.

Daniel chuckled and slowly cracked his neck "Good, good I was hoping you won't comply." Daniel said as his fangs grew longer and his nails grew over an inch long and hardened."I wouldn't even have to use my full strength for shits like you."

*Roooooar*

Letting out a roar, it charged straight at Daniel, and given the length of the alley, it wasn't a very long run. It appeared in front of Daniel in a flash, its claws outstretched aiming for his face, an ordinary human would have only seen a blur but to Daniel, its speed was...pathetic. He slightly shifted his body to the right, causing the claw to barely miss him as he grabbed its tail in the short moment it sailed past him and proceeded to smash it against the wall causing small cracks. Still gripping onto its tail, he slammed it into the opposite wall and threw it deeper into the alley causing it to smash into the wall at the end.

It pulled itself out of the small dent it made as it growled angrily, it shook the dust off its body as it charged again slightly faster this time. Daniel snorted as he began to easily dodge its crazed claw attacks with a nonchalant expression on his face.

"Is this all you've got?"He said as he dogged a claw swipe aiming for his head. He clenched his fist, his nails digging into his flesh, and delivered a heavy punch to its abdomen pushing it a few meters back nearly smashing into the wall.

"Here I was thinking you'd at least put up a decent fight, I guess it's time to end this." Daniel as he formed his hands into a claw shape. He dashed forward with a speed surpassing the rat, he dodged its tail swipe and swiped his claws at its chest. It staggered back from the attack but its skin was only lightly damaged as Daniel's claws only left a shallow gash on its chest.

"What!" Daniel said with a surprised expression on his face." I should have easily torn through its hide, what the f*ck!".

In his short moment of distraction, the rat dashed forward with a speed surpassing its previous ones and struck out with its heavy tail drawing a sharp arc that struck Daniel square in the chest sending him tumbling backward and also ripping his coat.

"Motherf*cker, that was one of my favorites!"He yelled in anger, his yellow eyes giving off a chilling glare.

Caring less about the damage it did, the rat followed up with a claw aiming for his chest, he smacked the approaching claw and punched it right in the jaw pushing it back, he followed up with an uppercut that lifted it off its feet. Leaping lightly, he hit it square on its chest smacking it back down, it smashed hard on the ground causing spiderweb-like cracks on the ground.

*groan*

It slowly stood up its eyes clouded in anger, it let out a loud shriek which was amplified in Daniel's sensitive ear causing him to be slightly stunned, using this opening it struck out with its claws at Daniel's chest pushing him a few meters back and leaving a shallow gash on his chest and further tearing apart his coat.

Daniel slowly glanced at his tattered coat with an enraged expression on his face. " That's it, you asked for it." He growled.

His figure suddenly blurred and he appeared in front of it at a speed too fast for it to react, he repeatedly clawed at its chest drawing blood with each strike. It tried retaliating, but every one of its attacks was smacked aside as Daniel contained to leave deep wounds on its body, it shrieked from pain and anger as it couldn't get a hold of Daniel. Daniel suddenly flashed to its side and punched its face hard, flinging its head to the side. He dashed again and appeared on its other side and delivered another punch causing it to stagger a few meters back. Its dizzy gray eyes tried to lock on to Daniel but it was futile as he was too fast for it, he suddenly appeared behind it merging his two fists together, and he slammed it hard at the base of its neck smashing it into the ground and leaving a small crater.

It lay there unmoving, letting out a small whine with its body twitching.

Daniel coldly gazed at it with a chilly gaze, his nails dripping with its blood. It slowly regained a bit of movement as it gazed at Daniel with slight fear in its eyes.

"Tell your alpha to leave this city before nightfall tomorrow or I'm coming for him." Daniel said with a threatening gaze, a powerful and deadly aura revolved around him as he stopped restraining his aura.

It lowly growled as it eventually stood up, this time on all fours, and slowly started retreating before it slowly jumped over the dead end.

Daniel watched it leave and glanced at the damage they did to the small alleyway and then his shirt.

"Should have killed the shit just for ruining my jacket." He mumbled before his eyes slowly glanced at the chewed-up body of the girl. "The world is a cruel place, especially for humans." He said letting out a short sigh.

Daniel headed back tearing off his coat and dumping it in a nearby dumpster, leaving his chest bare. He slowly walked out of the city and towards the mansion by passing through the woods to avoid being seen. He'd walked a good distance away when he suddenly stopped, his eyes gave off a fierce glint as he sharply struck behind him at the rat that suddenly pounced in a sneak attack. Already expecting the attack, Daniel put his full strength into his counter as his claws tore straight through the rat's chest, completely ripping its heart to shreds.

"I gave you a chance to live but you chose to die." He said with a cold gaze at the rat impaled on his arm. He pulled his arm out, further tearing its heart. It coughed out blood as it slowly slumped to the ground.

"You...you'll pay...Alpha...won't...let you...go." It said as the life slowly faded from its eyes, a pool of blood forming beneath it.

"Your Alpha will meet the same fate."He said to himself before he let out a groan." gah, this idiot was supposed to lead me to its Alpha now I gonna have to start scouring the dirty sewers for their hideout." He said internally with a frustrated look on his face.

"This guy was slightly strong for a rat, not as strong as an Alpha but still slightly stronger than a normal one, he was probably on the verge of evolving." He said in his mind as he glanced at the dead rat.

His glowing yellow eyes slowly shifted upward as he stared straight ahead. "Tell your Alpha I'll be paying him a visit." He said before he walked away in the direction of the mansion.

A little while after he left, two large furry shadows emerged from behind the trees, they both glanced in the direction Daniel left and then picked up the body of their dead member and headed back to their lair.

Dozens of meters away, Daniel zeroed in on their retreating forms with his glowing yellow eyes.

"Wel,l this makes things easier for me." He said with a cold smile on his face as he tailed them from a distance, completely restraining his aura and scent.