Doomsday Pillars

Chapter 197 - Wolf Den

Christina, Nam, and more than 30 fighters combined from the Firebirds and the Hong Kong Triad finally arrived at their destination. The closer they got to the Alpha, the more often they encountered groups of wargs patrolling the woods. If it weren't for the smell of the herbs camouflaging their bodies, surely a fierce battle would have already occurred and many fighters would have fallen victim again.

"We shouldn't be far away," Christina whispered, watching the strange bracelet on her arm.

As they slowly approached their destination among the trees.

"!!!"

The group was surprised to see what was waiting for them. In this forested area, there was a strange rock formation hiding beneath the snow that looked a bit like a small complex. The snow-covered building seemed to have purplish rocks covered by the heavy snow and small light veins shining as it formed a small hill. Although it looked natural in its environment, one could tell this was an artificial building of intellectual beings.

Christina didn't expect such a structure in this foreign land.. She had thought this wolf-shaped monster was a wild animal like how wolves have alphas in their packs. The existence of this structure made her wonder, however, whether this creature was an ordinary monster or another story behind this.

Nam peeked from behind the trees and noticed a cave entrance that looked like access to the building. Nam, not wanting to waste time, called the others to follow him.

"Nam, stop! Wait a minute!" Christina said. "Do you have any plans?"

Nam answered with a blank expression, "We go in, find Alpha Fenrir, and then kill."

Christina was speechless, going to battle without a strategy was akin to suicide. "Any other ideas?"

"Enter and search. What else are our options?"

"Nam, we need to consider this with caution. We still have three hours left. I think we should scout around the hill first before charging in."

Even though there weren't many wargs near the entrance at the moment, it wouldn't hurt to be more careful. Thus, they cautiously circled around the hill from behind the rows of trees.

After searching the perimeter for about an hour, they discovered dozens of cave entrances around the hill where occasionally groups of wargs came in and out.

"We can confirm this is their den," Chicken said.

"From the number of beasts entering and leaving, if we are not careful, hundreds of wargs can surround us within minutes," said Maxine.

"Don't you worry about it. We only need to kill the old wolf are we not?" said Chicken with a smirk on his face

"You…! do you think it's easy?!" 

Chicken and Maxine bumped heads as usual.

"Stop, Maxine," said Christina.

"Chicken..." said Nam.

Both stopped as soon as both their leaders asked them to.

Christina looked at Nam. "I won't let my sisters charge in recklessly. At least, tell us a little about the Fenrir's abilities. You've fought him before, haven't you?"

Nam recalled the battle with the Fenrir where most of his brothers died within a matter of minutes. "That monster's main advantage is its speed. If we manage to injure its leg and slow it down, we may be able to defeat it somehow. Miss Christina, I'm sure with our abilities, we can deal a decisive blow as long as the others are keeping the wargs busy."

Christina had witnessed Nam's power before, even though Christina was able to defeat the black zombies, she wasn't sure she could beat them alone like Nam. The head of this triad was the strongest fighter among them.

"Alright, Nam. We'll try. But if the situation is out of control, I hope we can immediately withdraw."

"Sure..."

Before they went in, the group rested for a moment and prepared their equipment. The remaining weaponry they had, however, was limited. Two grenades, 3 machine guns, and a dozen cartridges. For melee weapons, they only had a dozen swords and machetes; the rest were forced to make sharp makeshift spears as weapons. Since Nam knew Christina's special power, Nam gave her two swords.

"Okay, we have about an hour left. A group of new wargs just came out of the hill. I believe this is the best time to strike."

More than 30 fighters dashed as fast as they could and entered the cave entrance. All of them were peak-stage mortal realm fighters and had abundant experience in facing the onslaught of the undead but every step of the way down this passage was still heavy. They knew this wasn't going to be an easy fight.

As they entered, the inside of the cave looked like a passageway, and they continued for about 100 meters until they finally arrived at a large hall about half the size of a football field. Even though the room was dark and the odor of the beasts lingered, the ceiling of the room let in some light from the outside, providing little lighting. The room was also full of similar passageways.

"..."

"Watch your step and don't make a sound," whispered Maxine.

The moment their eyes adjusted to the surrounding darkness, several wargs could be seen lying on the ground. 

"Are they dead?" Chicken asked.

"No, listen to their breathing. It's rhythmic, they seem to be asleep."

"Lucky..." whispered Chicken.

Just as Chicken pulled out his sword, ready to stab the beast lying near him, Nam gestured to him to stop. They looked around further and found dozens more wargs who were all sleeping soundly. One misstep and they would risk waking all of these wargs.

Christina's eyes focused at the center of the room. According to the bracelet's information, the Alpha Fenrir was right in the middle of this room. And indeed, there was something that seemed to expand and deflate in the middle. It was the Alpha Fenrir also asleep. After assessing the situation, this was a very fortunate event for them. 

In general, wolves only needed a short sleep. And with all of them resting the moment Christina and Nam entered warg's den, it was truly a golden stroke of luck. These beasts may not be a wolf but their similarities were almost identical.

An opportunity that should not be wasted.

Nam looked straight at Christina and made hand gestures. "Quickly kill the wargs and then take on Fenrir" was what the gestures meant.

Nam tried to fight the urge of thrusting his spear to the Fenrir's heart, but thankfully, he's not that stupid. He wasn't sure if he could finish off that monster with just one hit. So, the best move to make was to finish off the sleeping wargs first.

The rest of the Triad and Firebirds cautiously approached the sleeping wargs near them and swiftly stabbed the wargs' vital areas. The beasts died instantly without making a sound.

Only a few minutes had passed and more than half of the wargs were already eliminated. But it was soon cut short when a snarling of the wargs resounded from one of the tunnels, a group of wargs had arrived.

"!!!"

They only had a few seconds' windows left before their presence was discovered. Christina looked at Nam and immediately came to an understanding as they rushed toward the center of the room while the others hurried to their closest respective wargs.

Christina didn't hesitate and made her sword burst into flames with Nam following behind her with his sharp spear. She put all her strength on the sword's tip and stabbed the sleeping creature.

STTTAABBB!!!

The sword penetrated the thick leather of the beast's chest, waking it up as it roared with rage.

RRROOOOOAAARRRRR!!!!

The Fenrir flailed its arms in a split second as soon as it saw the human holding the sword in her hands to deal a very heavy blow. Christina let go of her sword and raised her hand to block and resist Fenrir's attack. 

BAMMMMM!!!!

Christina was thrown several meters and rolled on the ground. The monster was furious and intended to continue its attack on Christina but a spear flashed by the corner of its eyes.

SSHHHHTTTTT

The spear shot straight at the monster's head but unfortunately, the Fenrir swayed its head in the fraction of a second resulting in the spear only scratching its face. Blood thirst and fury erupted from the Alpha Fenrir's eyes as it bit Nam's spear and crushed it with his fangs.

RRROOOOAAAARR!!!

Nam jumped back a few steps toward Christina who was trying to stand up.

"Are you okay?"

"Y-Yes," Christina said as she tried to suppress the mouthful of blood she was about to cough.

Chicken, Maxine and the 30 fighters got into formation as they steeled themselves to fight against the remaining wargs and the Alpha Fenrir. Even though the attack on the Fenrir failed, Nam revealed a slight smile on how they had managed to eliminate dozens of wargs and injure the Alpha.

Nam pulled out his second spear from his back and prepared to advance toward the Alpha Fenrir. He took a deep breath and focused to release his deadly move but the slight smile on his face disappeared as he witnessed what the opponent in front of him did. 

Fenrir broke the sword in half stuck in its chest. And even though a part of the sword was still lodged in the chest, it didn't seem to be in pain. The opening wound as well as the scratch on its face were also visibly disappearing.

"Shit! This monster seems to have the power of regeneration like the black zombie!" Chicken said.

Alpha Fenrir slowly stood on its two feet with a height of nearly three meters. Although it wasn't bigger than a black zombie, it's well-defined muscles, broad shoulders, giant claws, sharp fangs, made it appear extremely intimidating, making the fighters break out in cold sweat.

HOOOWWLLLLL!!! HOOWWWLL!!!

"We have to kill this beast now before all of its pack gather here and surround us!"