OBS Chapter 24 Contract Successful, New Skills
Chapter 24 Contract Successful, New Skills
"Pierce?!"
"Still...still alive..."
From the distant bushes, Pierce's weak, intermittent voice could be heard.
House breathed a sigh of relief after confirming his teammates' safety.
He continued to keep his eyes fixed on the lifeless wolf king, and did not choose to rashly step forward to retrieve the longsword.
Heaven knows whether that wolf king is dead or not.
Could it be that it's playing dead, waiting for me to get close before delivering a fatal blow?
Staring intently at the wolf king's corpse, House glanced at the manual in his mind.
【Favorability +29】
[Favorability: 100/100]
The contract conditions have been met.
[Contract or Not]
The moment House defeated the Wolf King, the fledgling's favorability rating skyrocketed to 100 points, successfully fulfilling the contract conditions.
Looking back at the wolf king, I saw that the exposed internal organs and flesh, which had been cut open by the long sword, suddenly trembled slightly without warning.
It looks like a residual nerve reflex in the body after death.
Looking sideways at the bushes, Pierce, supported by Leila, slowly emerged from them.
Turning to look at her side, Sylvia was already standing quietly with her longbow in hand, the arrow nocked, steadily aiming at the wolf king below.
Like House, he was always on guard against any sudden changes.
The fledgling was perched on her shoulder, flapping its still-growing wings and peeking out frequently, looking around as if it couldn't wait to fly to House's side.
"Sylvia, you keep an eye on things for me, I'm going to take a break."
House gently caught the fledgling bird as it fluttered towards him, took a few steps back, caught his breath, and immediately formed a contract with the fledgling bird.
"contract!"
[The monster "Wind Falcon" has been successfully contracted (contract successful, bloodline origin knowledge unlocked, and race information has been entered into the encyclopedia)]
[Monster Encyclopedia entry "Wind Falcon" is now unlocked]
[Milestone Reward: Strength +1, Agility +1]
A familiar yet indescribable warm current surged through my body once again, washing over every limb and bone.
House clearly sensed that the fatigue he had experienced in the battle with the Wolf King was rapidly fading away, and his body was once again filled with an almost explosive surge of power.
The powerful pleasure brought by the dual boost in strength and agility swept away the weariness left by the previous battle.
House slowly clenched his fist. He had a strange feeling that his strength and coordination were now no less than Pierce's.
Then look at the wolf king's corpse not far away.
At this moment, House no longer had any worry about being ambushed.
Even if the wolf king were to launch a desperate counterattack, House was confident he could react and dodge it.
His confidence stemmed not only from the improvement in strength and agility, but also from the new skills he had just unlocked.
【Contract Monster: Wind Falcon】
[Monster Talent Skill: Wind Sweep]
The skill "Wind Sweep" is now shared.
【Wind Sweep: By harnessing the power of the wind, you can double your speed for a short period of time, and in certain special circumstances, triple it】
[Requirements for the next monster evolution: Hyacinth (0/10), Wind Element Monster Magic Core (0/1)]
Having mastered his new talent, House's confidence soared to its peak.
Based on House's observation of the wolf king's movements and speed, it was far from being twice as fast as him.
So as long as he can react in time, the wolf king won't even be able to touch the hem of his clothes.
I reached out and touched the fledgling bird perched on my shoulder. The sensation of my palm against its skin was strangely unsettling.
It's grown hair?
House glanced sideways at the baby bird on his shoulder.
The baby bird's soft down feathers had disappeared, replaced by long, gray-black feathers similar to its mother's.
Not only have its wings changed, but its body shape has also quietly transformed.
The fledglings have grown from the size of a palm to the length of a forearm, roughly the size of an adult white pigeon.
"Could it be that my own strength has increased, which is why I can't notice the change in its weight?"
House pondered to himself.
Of course, it is also possible that the chick's weight has never changed and remains at the same weight of a few tens of grams.
Although it sounds far-fetched, this is a fantasy world with supernatural powers.
Perhaps influenced by magic, the laws of the world do not strictly follow the laws of physics.
Anything can happen.
When House first arrived, it took him quite a while to accept the fact that an adult could "stand" vertically on a wall like Spider-Man.
......
After resting for a while, House, whose magic power had mostly recovered, went straight to examine the wolf king's corpse.
If the wolf king is still alive after all this time, then House can only say that it's quite remarkable.
With a long sword stuck in his stomach, intestines protruding, and internal organs ruptured, House knew he couldn't possibly remain motionless for so long.
Reaching out, House first pulled Pierce's longsword from the wolf king's shoulder, then gripped it tightly and thrust it forcefully into the wolf king's heart to confirm that the wolf king was truly dead.
After delivering the finishing blow, House drew his longsword again.
But the moment he gripped the hilt of the sword, a strange feeling suddenly flashed through House's mind.
House took out a sword-wiping cloth and cleaned the bloodstains off the sword. He then raised his longsword high and held it horizontally under the bright moon in the night sky.
The cool moonlight shone down, and the edge of the sword glittered with tiny silver sparkles.
This secondhand refined iron sword, originally worth 40 silver coins but purchased at half price, accompanied House through two adventures, three battles, and countless daily training sessions, and finally entered its final countdown.
Staring at the nick on the sword, House couldn't help but recall how the shopkeeper had confidently assured him when he bought the sword, boasting that it could cut down a hundred goblins without a scratch.
He also promised House that if he failed to kill a hundred goblins, House could directly seek compensation from him.
House was secretly calculating in his mind: one goblin is worth fifty copper coins, one hundred goblins would be five thousand copper coins, which is equivalent to fifty silver coins. After killing them, he could still make a net profit of thirty silver coins.
Now it seems that guy was quite the shrewd businessman... or maybe not.
After all, he was killing wolves, not goblins...
That's not right either!
Damn it, if the sword breaks halfway through the cut, I'll be dead without a weapon!
Damn it, that swindler boss!
Only now did House belatedly realize what was happening.
House sheathed his sword and looked at the other three, immediately adopting a rather serious expression.
"We should go."
Hearing House's words, everyone subconsciously looked up at the night sky.
The full moon hung high in the sky, and the night remained deep and heavy.
It's still late at night...
Seeing the confused expressions on everyone's faces, House didn't explain much. He simply took out a dagger, pried off the wolf king's two fangs, and casually put them on his person.
"Don't ask why, just pack your things first, I'll tell you on the way."
Although the others did not understand why House did this, they still followed House to pack their bags, put out the campfire, and leave the temporary camp.
Before leaving, at House's instruction, the group did not take the wolf carcass or the decapitated adult falcon carcass with them.
......
Shortly after House and the others left.
A group of green spheres bounced and hopped out of the grass, beginning to devour the blood and flesh remains on the ground.
One of the larger slimes set its sights on the wolf king's corpse.
It was about to leap up and pounce on the wolf king's corpse.
But the next moment, there was a "pfft" sound.
A large green foot suddenly stomped out of the grass, crushing it into a puddle of sticky slime.