10

From a bright place ahead, the sounds of battle grew louder. Lea and the others hid behind the shadows of trees and watched.

There, a three-way battle unfolded between boars, wolves, and wildcats. "This is huge! Boars and wolves! They're not just wild animals, but monsters,"

The wolf stood slightly taller than Kelly. Roughly, it might have been over 2 meters long.

While the boar was even larger. Its height alone could be around 3 meters.

They initially thought there was an open space, but it seemed that only because these two animals were fighting, trees fell, creating an open area.

It turned out the wolf was attacking the boar's legs, which now looked vulnerable. While restraining the wolf, Kelly also attempted to injure the boar's legs with her sword.

Attacking the quickly moving legs of a large car-sized boar with a sword is something even Lea couldn't do. This is thanks to Kelly's skills in 'Speed' and 'Acrobatic Skills'.

Finally, the boar stumbled. Suddenly, an arrow appeared from an unexpected direction and pierced the boar's eye. The boar screamed as it fell, ending the fierce battle.

Shaking her head. With the end of that movement, as she paused before swinging again, her other eye was pierced. Perhaps the work of Remy and Riley. They have skills in 'archery'.

Perhaps due to its size, the arrows stuck in both eyes hadn't reached the brain yet, as the boar still moved.

However, both the wolf and the mountain cat were gone from the boar. "Just because I watch with tension doesn't mean I can't intervene."

Perfect. It's time to test skills and abilities here.

"Now, first is 'losing oneself'."

For a moment, she felt something like resistance, but that resistance also vanished like fragments, and the wolf stopped. Its focus was off. Abnormal condition 'losing oneself'.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

"Oh, Kelly, don't attack. Next, 'charm'."

The time that could render them unable to act due to 'losing oneself' was only a few seconds. During that time, they had to be affected by 'charm' or 'fear'.

This time, there was no resistance at all. The opponent in the 'losing oneself' condition received a negative penalty to 'charm' and 'fear'.

The wolf narrowed its eyes, twitching its nose as it approached us. Perhaps it was looking for Leah who was already enchanted with 'charm'.

Success. Now, 'domination'."

Although there was a little resistance, after the wolf approached Leah, it lowered its head.

"That's enough. 'Command'."

The wolf lay down and showed its belly. There was almost no resistance.

"Hmm, successful. It seems 'command' can work well if 'mental magic' is used properly, even against hostile enemies."

Judging from Kelly's battle, these wolves were far superior. In a 4-on-1 battle, they would surely win easily, but in a one-on-one battle, the opponent could only flee. The success of 'command' might not only be due to casting magic as a disruption in battle but also because of Leah's high MND (Mind) attribute.

I planned to improve Leah's attributes which were previously inferior to Kelly's, but perhaps raising MND by one point was too excessive.

If thought about rationally, I planned to add about 200 points, but 200 points were equivalent to double the initial experience. No player would just add 200 points only to MND without taking any skills.

Even compared to Kelly who was slightly superior, Leah had three times the value of her MND.

It was almost impossible for monsters superior to Kelly herself to overcome the MND test.

"Actually, if they're just a little weaker than Kelly's four unique boss candidates, they and this boar are surely tough enemies at the beginning of the game. What's happening with this forest?"

I wondered where I came in. Although Leah didn't regret, she felt sympathetic if there were players like the kind Skeleton experiencing similar situations.

"Anyway, successful hunt, huh. Let's bring the boar home."

"Boss, we should cut the meat immediately here. Otherwise, the meat will become unpleasant after the blood isn't drained immediately."

"Alright, that makes sense. Please do that. Remy and Riley, keep watch around. Oh, no."

We decided to get help from a new friend.

"Hey, wolf. You belong to me now. Got it? I'll make the boar here easier to eat, so I want you to keep other animals away."

As I rambled while stroking the belly fur of the lying wolf, it immediately got up and started patrolling the edge of the field, occasionally twitching its nose and ears.

When the taming moment succeeded, Kelly and her friends realized that the wolf had become their ally and fully trusted them.

While Leah had no other tasks, she observed the tamed wolf.

There were some skills I hadn't seen before.

Perhaps they are types that are unlocked under certain conditions. With this configuration, Kelly and her friends should also be able to acquire them, but it didn't seem so when I checked their skills.

It seems that the requirements for unlocking skills are not just combinations of other special skills. Fortunately, 'command' isn't that type.

There are innate traits like "sharp sense of smell" or "keen hearing". Creatures and wild animals use these innate traits from birth to distinguish species.

Considering this, it feels odd if the wolf doesn't have a scenting ability. There may be differences in innate traits that can or cannot be possessed by certain races.

This wolf race is called the "ice wolf". Of course, it's a supernatural creature. Although called an ice wolf, it feels warm when rubbed on its belly.

Blank field name. I have to give it a name. After the dismantling process is complete, I will calmly give it a name.

"Boss, it's done. For now, the meat is wrapped in fur, but what about the bones? The meat can be carried by the wolf, but it can't carry the bones."

"Alright, I'll carry everything. Here."

Leah said so, and she stored all the meat, fur, bones, and organs in her inventory.

"Boss, the meat disappeared! Is this the boss's doing?"

"That's right. 'Inventory', it's a way to hide items in a secret place."

"Wow, cool...! How do you do it?"

"How to do it...? Even if you ask like that... Hmm... Like this, there's an invisible bag, and the items you want to put in are placed inside by covering the large mouth of the bag with the item, then closed just like that."

Explaining inventory that might be done by the system is very difficult. After all, only players can use inventory, so there's no point in explaining.

"I don't quite understand..."

"I'll explain it again another time. Now that we've achieved our goal, let's return to the cave."

While giving a casual reply, Rare stood up, and the wolf, who had been alert around, began rubbing its nose against Rare's belly.

"Eh? What? Family? Aren't you a solitary wolf?"

It turns out the wolf had a family.

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