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The Rise of the Winter Wolf - Book 6 - Chapter 16 - Fall of the Hydra (Patreon)

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2024-07-22 15:03:55

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2024-07

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Don't mind this fluff. It's so that free readers can't read half the chapter.

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I turn back to the hydra as I spread my arms out on either side and send out a massive wave of lunar ice of eternity throughout the pit. Freezing all of the walls and reinforcing the ice on the hydra itself. Some of which it had started to melt a bit.

Then I transform into my hunter form again, rising to my full heigh while flying high above the pit with my wings. And without any hesitation, let out a loud howl that echoes throughout the pit as I activate the infection running through the ten or so thousand contestants that I managed to bite.

Just like that, all of the infected contestants begin to convulse, losing their ability to fly in the process. Only for me to create a large barrier of ice below them that they land on while convulsing.

All of the other contestants quickly grow wary as glowing blue veins begin to stretch through the bodies of the infected and they convulse. Then they actually begin to turn their defenses my way, not quite attacking but preparing for it if necessary. Clearly taking my actions as aggressive towards them.

Which, in a way, I wouldn’t really say they weren’t.

I narrow my eyes at the thousands of creatures all gaining forms that look like a split between crabs, insects, and wolves. Which is a little disturbing, not gonna lie to myself.

Also, I’m starting to wonder… what’s with all of the crabs? First my crab friend who may or may not have started a religion, and now these things?

Although I won’t ever be seeing these things again after this floor theme.

So there’s that.

Anyways, I watch for a bit as all of them complete their transformations. Just focusing on helping Sapphire with stalling the hydra down below so that it doesn’t attack the barrier holding them up.

All the way until they finish their transformations and begin to return to the air above the barrier in whatever ways they used before. Many of whom include flying with wings or magic.

And after every last one is finished with their transformations, I ignore the wary looks all of the other contestants are given the newly turned ones to let out another howl that resonates throughout the pit. Followed immediately after by raising both of my clawed paws into the air and making a massive orb of lunar ice of eternity appear at the center of all of the contestants.

Then I let out another howl, directing each of the turned contestants to push all of the lunar ice elemental energy they have inside of them into the orb as well. Making the orb grow larger, and larger, and larger.

So large that all of the other contestants begin to flee far away from it. Specifically after some of the ones closer to it start to freeze just from the proximity.

And when I feel there’s enough power in it, I turn into lunar ice of eternity myself and move straight above the orb before pushing both of my hands into it. Forcing all of the energy in the orb to shoot straight downwards toward the large hydra in a single beam of energy.

A beam that breaks straight through the ice barrier I made and crashes into the hydra below.

Instantly making it begin to freeze over entirely as an icy mist spreads all throughout the pit. Blocking everyone’s vision but me, Sapphire, and the turned contestants.

I rapidly feel my own stamina depleting with the effort of using all of this power, but I keep on doing it anyways. With Sapphire aiding in the control of it all while keeping her own stamina on standby in case this isn’t enough.

But it turns out to be plenty as I watch the hydra rapidly freeze into one massive statue.

Then the statue starts to crack.

Once. Twice.

Small cracks, large cracks.

All the way until the entire thing shatters, with the hydra along with it.

Killing the hydra in a single blow.

One that the creature isn’t able to regenerate from.

Then silence fills the entire pit. Without a single contestant or anything at all making a sound.

Nothing but the icy mist slowly beginning to fade away, revealing the frozen parts of the hydra, all scattered on the ground of the pit.

The silence continues for several more seconds before everyone is suddenly teleported back to the arena without the pit there as screams of applause fill the entire place. Meanwhile the commentator shouts his head off, “And that’s allllll sheeeeee wrooooottteeee!!!!! The hydra has been defeated!!! In just a single blow!!!”

I grimace and lower the sensitivity of my ears again while glancing at the ten or so thousand lunar winter beasts I kind of created. All of whom are just looking at me with awe in their gazes.

On the other hand, the contestants I didn’t turn are looking at me with fear clearly visible within their gazes.

“We have now finished the very first of the Quinzels!!!!” the commentator shouts, making me glance up at him again. “Stay tuned for the next Quinzel!!!”

My gaze turns towards the center of the arena as the other contestants slowly begin to trickle out and a mini boss chest appears there. One with multiple hydra heads going all around it, just like the hydra that we killed.

Huh. Forgot about the mini boss chest with this whole competition format of the floor theme.

I walk over to the thing before pausing right in front of it, my hand just barely not touching it. Then I pull back and turn towards Sapphire, who is right next to me, as I say, “Ya know what? How about you open it Sapphire.”

She instantly smiles at me and walks up to touch the thing.

It’s better this way.

She has better luck after all.

But my opinion instantly changes when I see the resulting item appearing above the chest.

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Tier 8 Ancient Hydra Bone:
This bone comes from an ancient draugr and can be used in crafting fire element weapons.
It can be used to increase the overall damage boost of a weapon of Tier 8 or below by 20%.
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I stare at Sapphire for a few seconds, finding her awkwardly looking away.

Then I let out a sigh and grab the bone, putting it in my ring.

Right. So I’m opening it next time.

I turn to walk towards the exit that appeared the moment she touched the chest.