The Gorging Clouds…
Compared to the Narrow Hills that was mostly rocks that were erected and stacked in a sloped heap, the territory of the mighty Golden-Feathered Eagle was the hill with the highest peak in this mountain range.
The Gorging Clouds was called so because compared to the other hills, it's peak was so high that it already pierced into the clouds.
Obscured in the clouds, visibility was low and the temperature was cold.
This was where the Golden Eagles and their Queen thrived.
That morning, the Gorging Clouds was as peaceful as usual.
The skies was filled with Golden Eagles flying about, fulfilling different missions that were already set by the Queen. Unlike the other territories in this mountain range, the Golden Eagles of the Gorging Clouds were the most active.
Shen, the Golden Demoness was an avid fan of violence.
Since taking over the Gorging Clouds, her territory was the most feared as under her crazy tendencies, her subordinates wreaked the most havoc across the mountain range, causing countless deaths and commotion.
The few times that she also went out, it was a bloodbath.
She was an extreme version of Conan, the Shadow Wolf that Akela defeated and displaced his rule to take over the Steep Hills.
The only thing that restricted her crazy tendencies previously was Yukon.
"So, he really submitted before that newbie?" She sneered in disdain.
"Yes, Yukon already submitted all his forces to Akela, the Emperor Wolf".
She snorted. "Emperor Wolf? What an arrogant Wolf".
Seated on top her throne, this Golden-Feathered Eagle still had a look of disdain on her face as she processed the information from her subordinates.
Levitating below her throne were 6 Golden Eagles who gave the report.
Unlike a normal Golden Eagle, Shen was different. After mutating countless times, her feathers already developed a golden sheen that was far thicker and sturdier than the ordinary. As for her wings, they were made of golden steel.
Paired with her deadly black beak and flesh-tearing talons, she was an apex predator who stood at the very top of this mountain range.
Her golden drooping eyes radiated pure arrogance and nonchalance.
After clashing with Yukon several times, a truth was already established. Despite her might, Yukon was the stronger predator. Despite this, Yukon could not displace her because compared to him, her army was far stronger.
She had more than a hundred thousand Golden Eagles in her kingdom!
"Golden Queen…, will he come?" Her subordinates asked.
"…" Shen kept quiet for amount a minute.
During this time, she observed her territory. Compared to Yukon and other territories, her Gorging Clouds was special, it was a literal fortress. Due to her paranoid nature, she made sure to turn her territory into an unbreakable fortress.
Apart from being laced with vastly better defenses than Yukon's territory, after a certain point, her territory expanded form the hill into the clouds.
Like at this moment, her throne was erected in the floating clouds.
"He won't". She finally answered confidently.
"He dares not". She radiated an arrogant aura.
"None of them can fly, fighting me in my territory is a lost cause".
Her subordinates felt relieved, but maybe it was too fast.
"Special Sound Ability: Sound Saturation!"
Krishna took in a deep breath. "Krishna Specialty: Catalyst; Wolf Howl!"
"AWOOO…!!!"
The mighty howl of the wolf reverberated through all the Gorging Clouds!
Originally, Krishna's sound abilities were not powerful enough to spread through the whole territory but this time, she was not alone.
"Redmane Specialty: Spatial Warping!"
"Redmane Specialty: Spatial Sound Amplification!"
Again, Redmane showed his otherworldly manipulation over space energy.
Under his manipulation, Krishna's mighty howl was amplified several times!
At it's base level, Krishna's abilities were already dangerous. When amplified, the whole Gorging Clouds was startled to life as thousands of Golden Eagles fainted on the spot with a significant others losing their flight ability.
They flailed their wings disorderly as they plummeted from the skies.
"Follow the plan…" Redmane's voice was calm and collected.
BOOM!
Akela, the Emperor Wind Wolf exploded into action.
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You have been affected by the Passive Ability: Luck Glow
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You have been affected by the Supreme Talent Active Ability: Advanced Luck Glow
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Now, this time, Legolas was gobsmacked.
When he thought he already saw it all. 'Akela already unlocked this!'
'Damn, I love my life!'
Advanced Luck Glow was an active ability that could only be derived when a certain supreme talent was awakened.
Legolas only saw this active ability in NPC version protagonists in his previous life, seeing this in his beast pet now, he did not only feel fortunate, this also confirmed Lucky's outlandish stories.
'So, she did meet a Grade S Fox Afterall'.
'Damn, I'm so envious'.
Legolas' inner monologue barely interrupted Redmane's masterplan.
Legolas could still hear it as Yukon revealed everything that he knew about his hated enemy, the Thunder Wolf hissed. 'Shen, that harlot Wolf!'
'She is arrogant, conceited, and cunning'.
'She'll never accept a Vrka Yuddha upfront, even if she accepts, never believe her, she is a demon who can lie effortlessly without breaking a sweat'.
'The only way to make her surrender is to shock her enough'.
'How do you mean?' Redmane was focused. 'Explain'.
'She's arrogant but I've made her submit before'. Yukon grinned with pride. 'The only thing that will make her submit is defeating her and her army in such an explosive manner that she never thought was possible'.
'The shock of such an overwhelming victory will shock and break her arrogance, once her arrogant is broken, she is broken'.
'In essence, what you mean is to beat her so hard that we break and remold her in a way that we like'.
Yukon smirked. 'Yes'.
'Simple then, here's my plan…' Redmane grinned.
As soon as Akela exploded forward with speed up the hill, Yukon followed directly behind him with speed as lightning cackled with thunder rumbling to every step that he took. Yukon became Akela's envoy and attendant.
With his control over lightning, Akela's charge became more imposing.
The charge of these 2 powerful wolves immediately aroused the defenses of the Gorging Clouds, over a hundred thousand Golden Eagles jerked to life.
Before they could act though, others did.
Krishna instantly turned into a Sound Disaster!
Lucky turned into an envoy of Wind Disaster!
Like the daughter of the Goddess of Luck, Lucky drew into her formidable luck reserves as she took advantage of her remaining 2 affinities. Wind AOE attacks blasted everywhere, she also made use of her moon affinity.
"Special Ability: Large-scale Moon Suppression!"
"Special Ability: Dangerous Moon Bath!"
"Special Ability: Moon Bath!"
After suppressing the Eagles with the first 2 abilities, the Moon Bath unleashed the full power of a moon unto this territory!
Hundreds of lethal attacks like laser beams descended from the skies, bombarding this territory, causing death and spreading commotion everywhere.
Legolas was not idle.
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You have triggered Passive Ability: Marksman
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With this passive ability triggered, and with his Grade C senses, Legolas' aim was dangerously accurate as he bore the power of his Mithril Bow before the Eagles. Like a Hunter entering a den of birds, he shot them down.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The devastation caused by these 3 Grade C Powerhouses was crazy.
Despite the fact that most of them were not going all out, the destructive potential of their casual attacks was enough to send the Gorging Clouds into a gorging path of destruction.
Redmane was not idle either, even as he led the army of wolves that were behind him to charge up the hill, he also attacked with AOE abilities.
"Shadow Ability: Dimensional Distortion!"
"Shadow Ability: Daggers of Shadows!"
"Spatial Ability: Concussive Spatial Waves!"
BOOM!
Redmane's attacks hit with power.
The attack was lightning fast and it hit hard, the powerful Eagles of the Gorging Clouds barely had time to react. And by the time that their Queen reacted, Akela was already on a running course collision towards her.
The feathers sprouting from Akela's legs gave him the ability of flight!
Seeing Yukon following behind him, Shen was infuriated.
"You shameless traitor!"
"How dare you pompously have the temerity to face me after discarding your pride to submit to a puny…!"
"SHUT UP!"
"…"
The voice boomed like thunder; Shen was instantly shut up.
When she looked again at the charging Wolf, this mighty Eagle shuddered. She no longer felt an ordinary aura, she now felt an aura of an Emperor as Akela's innate talents projected his authoritative aura to this Eagle.
With Yukon charging behind him, spreading thunder and lightning, this scene became even more impactive as the Eagle shuddered.
"W-what is this…?!"
This confirmed that she was broken, the plan worked like a charm, it was just too easy…, Akela easily geared into the next phase of the plan.
The pounding phase.
"Akela Specialty: Alpha Wolf!"
As power from all his subordinates charged into his body, empowering him to a ridiculous extent, Akela's aura increased to an even higher level.
Basking in this pressurizing aura, Shen shuddered, her arrogant confidence was already eroding. "H-how…?"
Akela answered her curiosity with his mighty claws.
BOOM!
The first attack knocked the Golden-Feathered Eagle silly.
"You dare…!"
The second attack eroded all her previous notions of power.
"Ahh…!"
The third attack wiped away her previous preconceptions about this wolf, imprinting an entirely new memory in her. 'A-Akela is definitely no puny wolf!'
The fourth and final attack did it, the large injury that tore through her massive memory also seemed to tear into her mental defenses and pride.
Broken and shattered, the mighty Golden-Feathered Eagle laid incapacitated on the floor in a pool of her own blood, the atmosphere froze.
Akela stared deep into her eyes, his aura blasted out like an avalanche.
Shen's bloody eyes no longer showed arrogance, they showed emotions that previously seemed foreign to her, a war went on in her mind.
'I was defeated so fast?'
'This guy, he is even stronger than Yukon'.
'So dominating, so masculine, so powerful'.
'F*ck, this is not the time to be fawning over his masculine charm!'
'Damn, I never thought I would have to submit to another beast after becoming a Grade C Golden-Feathered Eagle, I hate to admit defeat'.
'I'd rather die…' She hesitated.
She looked again. 'This aura, this masculinism, it was no bluff Afterall…, this guy is really an Emperor'.
'If it's to him, perhaps submitting is no longer as bad'.
She managed to convince herself to escape the notion of death.
"Surrender…!"
Even before Akela could finish, she already answered.
"I Surrender!" She literally screamed it out.
"…"