The Rogue Boss, Razor-Edge Alpha Hyena, carefully bypassed the cloud of Monster Repellant, keeping its gaze locked onto Aster. It released a series of high-pitched noises, sounding as if it were laughing.
"..."
Despite it being near high noon, Aster's vision was dark. The pain from his shoulder, along with his punctured lung and extreme bleeding, made him unable to even lift a single finger.
In stories, usually, the main character would move beyond their body's limits despite all the injuries they suffered—however, in reality, that wasn't possible. His head was light from blood loss, and his limbs no longer listened to his commands. All he could do was wait for the death gradually approaching him.
The Alpha hyena stepped closer, standing just a foot away from Aster's head, and sneered. It lifted its front leg, moving as if to smash his head to a pulp, but Aster could only stare at it and watch.
"...!"
And just as the leg was about to come down...
*CRACKLE!* *BOOOOM!*
A powerful golden lightning suddenly fell, striking the rogue boss with surgical precision. The sparks spread, but not a single one touched Aster, who was lying on the ground.
"This is...!"
Despite his vision darkening, he could still see what happened clearly. A furball fell from the sky, clad in golden lightning!
It had a majestic body covered in white fur, a fierce pair of eyes, majestic ears standing straight atop its head, and four powerful-looking limbs. Golden sparks kept coming out of its body, as if it were wearing it.
The majestic beast before Aster was a half-meter-tall Shiba Inu clad in Heavenly Golden Lightning!
"Yeah, no..." Aster chuckled, recalling his pet in the past—one that left the world of the living long before he was frozen. "It can't be."
The Alpha hyena, struck by lightning, was stunned for a while. However, as expected, it didn't look like it was damaged much, even from that overpowered attack.
*GRRRR!*
After making sure that there was no more danger, the little husky moved close to Aster and slapped away the dead hyena from his shoulder. The wound, which now opened up after the teeth sinking into it were removed, bled much faster.
Out of concern, the little husky started to lick the wound. And right then, a miracle happened.
Aster's wounds started to release a golden light, similar to the golden lightning that fell over the alpha hyena first. After a while, the gold light started to seep into his wounds, before it started to close up, as if time were reversing itself.
His face, filled with agony and pain earlier, slowly returned to a peaceful one, with his breathing stabilizing.
Seeing that he was getting better, the little husky waved its tail excitedly, before moving toward Aster's chest, snuggling against him. As if relishing the past, it started at Aster's face, before curling up and closing its eyes.
The sparks covering its pure white fur slowly died down, leaving it to look no different than a normal husky. But, of course, the little pup didn't forget to keep watch over the surroundings. Read the latest on m_v-l'e|-novelhall.net
Aster was out of commission, so it needed to protect him until he regained consciousness!
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"Mmm..."
Slowly, Aster opened his eyes and blinked a few times. The surroundings were still bright, meaning, not much time had passed. "How long was I out...?" He wondered out loud, trying to raise his body from the rough ground.
*ARF!*
Right as he sat up, he found that there was a little furball snuggled against him. Almost by reflex, Aster's hand moved, patting the little pup. Its pure white fur, soft and silky, was nice to the touch. But more than that, the familiar feeling of petting it sealed the deal in his mind.
"You... you're Argus, right?" He asked, half in disbelief, and half in surprise.
*ARF!* *ARF!*
The husky, after hearing its name called once again, jumped up in joy and started to lick Aster's face—its tail wagging so much, it looked like it would fall off. This playful act, the familiar tone of its bark, its odd eye, and its pure white coat—everything added up and proved that he wasn't mistaken!
The dog, who came to save him, was none other than his old friend and pet!