Chapter 16: Blizzard Wolves!

Chapter 16: Blizzard Wolves!

Oh! Coin exclaimed in surprise.

What happened? Miles asked as he cautiously looked around himself.

I dont think the mantises chased you because you disrupted their mating session. Coin said ambiguously.

Why did they chase me then? Miles couldnt help but ask. Coin was acting cryptic.

The orb we found is a middle-tier orb! Coin said with a giggle.Fiind updated novels at novelhall.com

You mean Miles was surprised by this.

Yeah, it was probably a queen mantis at middle-tier and not a regular one. I am surprised that knickknackery dagger worked, but it must be a weak spot. All in all we were lucky.

Coin then charged the orb in Miless hand with a large amount of electric current.The orb melted and took the shape of a sword. It was thin, long, and light. A sharp and thin azure wind of light flowed on the edge. Overall, it looked so deadly.

Miles swung it a couple of times as felt it in his hand.

He then hit a tree with a dagger followed by the sword. The sword went through like a hot knife through butter. After observing, he pulled both weapons out from the tree bark.

Try to swing with all your power. Coin said to Miles.

Like this? Miles held the weapon with both hands on top of his head and swung it across him. The weapon shone with azure light, and a wind slash left the weapon that flew over 5 meters. The unlucky tree standing in its way was cut into two pieces vertically. The flying wind blade traveled further and made a big dent at the giant rock far behind.

It took almost a lot of my stamina, but, damn, it felt good! Miles beamed with joy and swung the blade two more times as heavy as he could. One of them flew to the adjacent forest and the other one to the Insect Kingdom.

Easy there, tiger. You wouldnt want to hurt another human accidentally. After all, there are many people hunting in Parallel Forest. Coin warned Miles as he was getting careless with the air slashes he was casting.

Alright, alright. One last time, and I am done! Miles said and swung his new toy as hard as he could. A slash thicker and longer than all others flew towards the woods. It flew more than 20 meters before it came to a stop. But a painful howl proved Coin was indeed right. Miles shouldnt have played with the sword carelessly.

A yowl was then heard.

Id be dead for sure if I took on all of them. Death is certain. Coin, help me out. Miles asked with a hint of distress in his voice.

Let me analyze. Coin said as he started to examine their situation. You have food for 5 days with you, but you have to dodge their attacks, which will burn most of the food youd consume, then youre going to need more. Also, you need sleep at some point. Other than that, they have more than 30 wolves in their range. So, they can find food by diverging their powers, and still can keep you busy with their attacks. By my calculations, with their numbers they can also work in shifts to keep you sleepless and hungry. In conclusion, you have to find a way out or you will die.

Can wolves think of all of these? Miles asked with bated breath.

Wolves are great hunters, and evolved to hunt in packs. They are experts at division of labor, and hunt their targets with numbers. So yes, they can. Coin broke out the bad news for Miles.

It was then something worse happened. The wolves gave up on Miles and pointed their attacks at the tree he had climbed. They condensed their attacks towards it. It shattered to pieces and started to fall towards the empty part of the forest.

Without a moment to think, Miles immediately tumbled, jumping from one branch after another, from one large piece to the next to avoid the consecutive attacks.

Jump on your right, now! Coin guided him as well.

He then jumped onto a tree 5 meters away He landed safely thanks to the momentum he had gained from the falling tree. He stood on top of it and looked down at the wolves gathering under the tree he just jumped on.

We cannot go on like this. We really need to find another way out. Miles looked around and tried to calculate in his head.. The wolves were tenacious and had no intention to leave him alone. He must have hurt their off-spring or elder for them to hate him this much.

There is nothing we can do at this point. There is no communication system in Portal World. You know that already. Something blocks the communication here. We can only call for help primitively, but I dont think many would understand the smoke signals.

Coin was sounding desperate to try anything out at that point.

Communication in Portal World had been blocked by something monsters did. The Mother AI theorized it as divide et impera, dividing the forces and conquering them with no communication in between.

Should I try to reduce their number with my new weapon? Miles asked, but realized it was a waste of effort.

No, the weapons range is too short, and if you climb down to attack them, you will also be vulnerable to their attacks. If they blast this tree to smithereens, like the previous one, you will have nowhere to jump this time. Coin emphasized the absurdness of his idea.

It was out of luck that the wolves gave up on attacking him directly and focused on the trees only. The distance between them allowed Miles to dodge the ice spikes. But with their destructive powers, trees would fall one after another.

Miles had no choice but to jump from treetop to treetop.