A cold wind blew across the clearing between Nyxare and the forest.

"Roar!!" Zatra’s and Sabas’s eyes gleamed with fury, and they dashed toward him.

Their feet scraped dirt as they neared and swung their weapons.

Alex used [Mana Kick Boxing] and [Mana Amplification] to support himself and blocked Zatra’s sword from coming for his head.

The two blades collided, and sparks erupted from them.

Zatra pushed down using his bestial strength, but it proved futile.

With Combat Value alone, Alex was already as strong as medium E Players.

"Grrr!" Zatra growled. His feet dug deeper into the ground as he pushed further.

"This is what you get by stepping out of the line," Zatra spat and twisted to the side.

The next moment, a gleaming spearhead sped toward Alex’s head.

Using his mana, Alex instantly jumped away from the spear’s path and looked at Sabas with a surprised look.

He has Novice Spearmanship skill. He noted and looked between the two wolffolk in vigilance.

Even though there were various beastfolk, wolffolk were considered to be one of the best warriors because they had the mythical bloodline of World Devouring Wolf Fenrir.

Both of them are at least E. Why are they still in the outer city? Alex asked himself and shook his head. "It doesn’t matter."

The two wolffolk had stopped in surprise at Alex’s agility and strength, but they soon came to their mind and rushed forward.

Zatra’s sword cut through the air and moved toward Alex’s left side.

At the same time, Sabas gripped his spear tightly and spun it forward with a wide grin on his face.

Despite the weapons coming toward him, Alex didn’t move, and as the attacks were about to tear him apart, he activated [Perfect Shield].

Both of the weapons slammed into the shield at his front and left, and were bounced backward, sending heavy backlash to both wolffolk.

Alex disabled the shields.

Mana ran freely across his body – he channeled it into his legs and moved.

His boots dug into the ground beneath as he moved like a ghost and appeared a step before Sabas. His dagger gleamed, and he sliced forward.

Sabas clawed at him, but his hand was too slow.

Alex’s dagger ran across Sabas’s chest and drew a wide, bloody arc before Zatra’s kick forced him to jump back.

"Ahhh!" Sabas howled and clutched his chest. His eyes were full of pain and madness.

Zatra looked at him, and his expression turned dark.

"Stop it, Sabas!" Zatra shouted, though it sounded more like a plea. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Sabas glared at Alex, his eyes slowly losing their sanity.

"Shit!" Alex cursed and dashed toward Sabas.

At the same moment, Zatra stepped between the two and swung his sword at Alex.

Alex raised his dagger and blocked the attack.

"What the hell are you doing?" Alex yelled darkly. "He is going berserk!"

Zatra’s expression darkened even further, and he brought down his sword on Alex. "Die!"

A loud chime rang across the area, and Zatra’s sword chipped at Alex’s dagger.

Shit! Alex cursed inwardly, and his eyes widened.

Sabas had gone berserk. His hair had grown long and wild, his eyes were filled with madness, and his whole body was swelling with brutal power.

How the hell is he the lackey?! Alex remarked, and Sabas let out a growl, "Grrr..."

Hearing it, a shiver ran down Alex and Zatra’s spines, and Zatra turned toward Sabas.

"Sabas! Calm down!" He roared with all his might.

Sabas looked at him, and then he swung his left claw at both of them.

His claw slammed into Zatra the next instant, sending him crashing into a boulder.

"Human. Grrr..." Sabas growled as no matter where he looked, he couldn’t find Alex, and that was because Alex was currently in Zatra’s shadow.

So I can enter others’ shadows as well. Alex noted inwardly, and while being in Zatra’s shadow, he could also feel how injured he was.

To think one of them can enter berserk... He shivered within the shadow.

Only the beastfolk with a pure mythical bloodline could enter berserk.

Is he a fallen noble or something? Alex guessed and focused on Zatra’s injury.

Zatra looked at Sabas with his barely opened eyes and whispered weakly, "Prince..."

At the same moment, Alex jumped out of his shadow and brought his dagger down on Zatra’s heart.

Zatra’s eyes widened, and he growled in fury, "You— Ahk!"

But it was too late. Alex’s dagger tore through his armor, his muscles, and everything, and punctured right through his heart.

Zatra let out a blood-curdling scream, and his eyes slowly turned gray as life slipped out of him.

[Kill: Wolffolk (Bronze V) (E)]

[Experience: +25]

[Evo Points: +25]

Blood marred Alex’s hand and face, but he didn’t have much time. Sabas had heard Zatra’s scream.

Alex’s gaze instantly shifted toward the golden screen above Zatra’s body.

[Devour the defeated Wolffolk (Bronze V) (E)?]

"Yes," he answered and jumped into his shadow.

Then he moved toward the forest as he didn’t want Sabas to get in his way.

[Monarch’s Gluttony: Host, you have obtained an Evo Blueprint: Wolffolk (E)!]

[SoE: Host, you have unlocked the Evolution Pathway: Wolffolk (E)!]

He slithered across the forest and asked, What do I have to do for Wolffolk Evolution?

[Evolution Pathway: Wolffolk]

[Requirements: Rare Fenrir Blood, 500 Evo Points]

He immediately stopped. What?

He knew that bloodlines followed the same grading system as artifacts, and a Rare-grade bloodline was the requirement for Berserk.

I can get it by killing Sabas and using his body as the material.

He weighed his options for a moment.

I wanted this Evo Blueprint to obtain Berserk anyway, He remarked inwardly and moved toward Sabas.

He once again reached the clearing, and there his gaze fell on Sabas weeping while holding Zatra’s dead body.

Looks like the shock from Zatra’s death caused him to come out of his berserk form. Alex guessed and stopped right behind Sabas.

He stepped out of his shadow and brought down his dagger with an utterly cold expression.

The dagger punctured Sabas’s neck, but the system didn’t announce the kill.

All of a sudden, Alex’s eyes widened, and Sabas’s body instantly swelled once again.

He swung his hand backward and slammed it into Alex.

The impact sent Alex flying for a moment, and then he crashed into the ground.

"Ugh!" Blood dripped from the corners of his lips.

Sabas rose to his feet and growled furiously, "I’ll kill you!"