Beast Fire, Part 2

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[CONGRATULATIONS! You have slain the first guardian of the [Wandering Wood], [Young Chimera].] 

"Baldrdash…" I glared at the glowing screen in my hand. "Are you saying this thing wasn't even a full adult…?" 

I glanced sideways at the chimera's corpse which was lying on its side. Dark ichor spilled from its many wounds, pooling underneath it and dying that part of the grove in dark crimson. Even fallen, the thing was huge. It was nearly the size of a minivan. 

"Sheesh, how much bigger is mamma chimera then?" I glanced left and then right. "Is mamma chimera nearby?" 

I could hear a soft whining to my right, drawing my gaze toward the patchwork wolf, who, and I couldn't believe I was saying this, seemed to be replying to my question in a way that suggested there were no other chimera nearby. 

"Are you sure?" I confirmed.