John Wicked: Endlessly Evolving My Pet Monsters-Chapter 5: Advancing

After telling the plan to Alfred, both of them moved.

Turning into a streak of darkness using Umbral Draft, John made a straight beeline while Alfred went up high in the air.

Panther swiped his claw at John, but John, in his shadow streak, dodged easily before manifesting behind it, a very dangerous spot where this monster's famed tail could destroy him.

But that was also its weak spot and Alfred was all but ready to support John.

While in the air ten meters off the ground, it issued Malefic Roar at the Panther before it could lay its tail on John, forcefully disrupting its mind and forcing it to look up in alarm.

And that was enough for John to make his move.

'Blood Claws!'

*Swipe!*

John swiped his right arm while exerting his full strength.

A glint of red claw-shaped shone past the Panther's tail, cutting it off!

Vine-Punch Panther issued a loud throat-crushing growl as it furious swiped its claws at John, but John was ready for a reaction due to his action and quickly dodged by jumping back.

The Panther dashed at him, but John just grinned at it, "You're dead."

"Awoo!"

While falling, Alfred swiped both of its frontal legs, using the new skill Crimson Swipe as a meter long three claw-shaped projectiles shot the Panther.

*Shreee!*

The Panther stumbled as it bled profusely, and John didn't give it any more chance before he smashed his clawed hand down on the Panther's head with Blood Claws skill activated.

An image flashed past his mind, the same way he smashed his bat into one of the young men's heads who killed Alfred.

The Panther twitched briefly before it lay motionless. John pulled up his hand and whipped his arm at the side to rid off struck flesh in his hand.

"Awooo!"

A cheerful short howl and a bark resounding as Alfred came running to him and rubbed his head on John's legs.

"Good job, buddy."

John smiled and began extracting the Soul Core of the Vine-Punch Panther.

[23 Geno Points of Vine-Punch Panther acquired.]

*Grrr....*

Just as John formed the Soul Core, a few more growling sounds came, low and calm.

John and Alfred quickly became alert and turned around.

*Rustle..*

Twenty meters away from where the trees and bushes began, they saw movements on the field.

'Buddy, eat this and absorb it fast.'

John quickly gave the Soul Core to Alfred as the hound started absorbing and glowing.

'Calm down and observe.'

John's heartbeat stabilized as his pupils enlarged, observing the rustles in the bushes.

'Envision and move. Remember John, your body is trained perfectly, so move with reflex and prediction.'

Suddenly, a shadow jumped out of the bushes, straight at John while swiping its burning claws with a mouth that smoldered with flames.

It was an Embermaw Hyena, except that it had green flames that had a withering effect.

But John remained calm and aimed for its tail while moving ahead to dodge its claw swipe.

*Swipe!*

John succeeded in dodging and grabbed its tail before veins all over his body slightly protruded as he exerted his strength and gripped tightly.

The Hyena briefly froze midair before it was yanked back and smashed into the second Hyena that emerged from the bush with its mouth open and was ready to fire a green-flame orb.

Alas, the crash caused a small blast on the Hyena John threw as it was injured.

Taking a deep breath, John looked at the third Hyena that paused its movement after seeing John's actions and growled, but didn't dash at John.

While eyeing John, it moved towards the other two Hyenas. The one that John threw lay injured with its flesh rotting while the other one licked the wounds, trying to heal it.

The third Hyena stood in front of those two, its eyes on John.

Alfred was also done absorbing. It grew a bit but didn't reach Adult-stage. However, it fully recovered and increased its Soul Core by 14, reaching a total of 78.

"Grr...."

Alfred growled, ready to pounce on them.

But John stopped him.

'No, buddy. We don't need to fight them.'

By stopping Alfred, John communicated with the Hyena's leader without words.

Knowing John's intention, the Hyena leader called off the hunt as it grunted at the other two.

The trio left.

"If we fight all the time, we'll soon die," John chuckled as he rubbed Alfred's head. "Come on, let's get some water and food from this area before moving. Since Hyena left us alone, we won't have to worry about others targeting us in this small area for now."

John knew the monsters' behavior and he figured this certain area belonged to these Hyenas and that they must have been following that Panther to hunt him.

Vine-Punch Panthers, especially the ones at Prime-stage, were top predators, but they hunted alone while Hyenas, the second predators, hunted in groups.

They were weaker, but in the group, they could defeat the Vine-Punch Panthers with some losses or no losses, depending on how their leader led them.

So now was not the time to entangle with a pack.

John and Alfred freshened up at the river with its fresh sweet water.

Students weren't allowed to bring anything, so everyone had to make things on their own.

John also created a wooden water container the size of a barrel by cutting a relatively large tree. It was easy with Alfred's claws powered with Blood Claw skill.

After making the container and installing a carrier mechanism using a tough vine, he carried it behind his back and marched into the Verdant Canopy Area, towards the north.

Target—Silver Hill Spring Area north of the Verdant Canopy.

The distance to the destination—13 kilometers.

On the way, John and Alfred fought with some monsters.

Ravenous Hound's Gene Potential gradually increased with each fight and each wound he suffered.

Two hours later, only two kilometers remained before they reached their destination.

Alfred and John just killed two Glass-Horned Rabbits who were like little sneaky assassins, and Alfred also reached the peak in the Adult-stage.

[Pet Name]: Ravenous Hound - Alfred.

[Pet Attributes]: Blood / Darkness.

[Pet Rank]: Bronze.

[Pet Growth Stage]: Adult

— Gene Potential: 68/100

— Strength: 27

— Speed: 27

— Defense: 27

— Soul Core: 89/100

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[Skills]:

—Blood Claws

—Umbral Drift + Combo Move: Dark Scythe.

—Malefic Roar

—Crimson Swipe