I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 203 - - Trip to the East 22

Rodrick looked up at the Giant wolf that descended from the skies with a joyful smile. A sparkle hid behind his eyes as he slowly got up from the spot where they had been hiding.

Soon, Colyn did the same after recognizing the presence of their savior as they both awaited the onyx-furred beast.

They felt a mix of complicated emotions on seeing it as part of them thanked it eternally for saving their lives, and another part feared it for its unknown origin.

They had been betrayed and abandoned on the same day, and it was difficult to trust others at the moment, not less of themselves. But as they witnessed the ethereal beast approach them, those thoughts had been whisked away, and replaced by curiosity and gratefulness.

Rodrick smiled as his memories began to replay the series of events that occurred right after the Mountain Drop.

’Kael used some sort of technique to cause a rift between us to transfer some of the brunt of the earthquake and fortified our defenses with the Protection Orb, but as soon as that was over.’

The fight scene that occurred played vividly in his head, and he couldn’t help but dread the true existence of the boy who was able to hold himself against a Grand Demon.

’That was unthinkable on so many levels!’ he thought as a scowl grew on his face. ’....But, that saved us. He drew the attention of the demon, and we used that chance to escape’.

But even that wasn’t enough to escape the brunt of the fight. With how tired they had become, it was only a matter of time before they were caught in one of the sonic explosions and exploded by the pulses.

’....and that is when it appeared’.

He could remember clearly how it grabbed Colyn and him with Cruz, who was still under the influence of Raph’s control, and jumped into a portal made of wind. They soon appeared kilometers away from the battle, and with some extra teleportation, it had brought them all here.

It was around that time that Cruz was able to snap free when they tied him up.

Now, their savior had returned, or at least that’s what he would love to call it.

’....please don’t be a demon’. He thought as a gust of wind shook them, slowly caressing their skins while a loud thud echoed through the silent night.

The two figures were forced to look away for a moment due to the wind, but soon they found themselves looking up at the creature that had saved them.

Rodrick gulped. ’Do wolves get this big? I think I heard something about werewolves growing this big but wasn’t that meant for wolves with specific roles’. He thought as the wolf slowly glanced at the three men hurdles up beneath a tall, horizontal boulder that served as a roofing.

"You must have had a tough fight, humans. Rest. I shall take the first watch for the night," the wolf said, and its voice…..her voice caused a wave of panic in the men as they staggered backward in shock.

"Were–Werewolf?!" Colyn cried out in shock, while Cruz, who was consciously tied up, stared in awe as he crawled out of the way in shock.

"Be calm, humans. I am not here to harm you, but I will have you know that I can. Now, do as I have said, or else, I may be forced to put you to sleep, myself". She instructed, and her calm, motherly, yet authoritative tone sank through the three mercenaries, causing them to halt in their actions and simply do as she said.

There was nothing they could do at the moment, anyway. The Carriages had long since left the Rocky Peak at the speed they were on. Their captain and Lucky were currently both on the Carriages and were most likely hostages by now, and worse off, their teammate had betrayed them. Compared to that, listening to a werewolf seemed ordinary.

However, Rodrick had a question bothering him the whole time. He slowly sat up and looked up at the werewolf, his head spinning in overdrive on how to begin a conversation. "Um–Um, Oh great, Werebeast," He called in an awkward tone, while the wolf looked down at him, her crimson eyes glowing with a calm bloodlust.

"Call me Elsie. Now, what is it, human?" She asked with a stern motherly tone.

Rodrick nodded nervously as he asked. "Ka–Kael, our mercenary friend. He faced the Mountain Baby, all on his own. Did–Did he survive? Did you save him?". Colyn slowly peeked from his sleeping position in curiosity, while Cruz listened in as well. A tense silence suffused them as they awaited their answer, after all, if there was one person that could help them in this predicament, it would be Kael.

"Do not fret, human. For your friend is fine". She replied, and looked up at the moon, ignoring their curious gazes. It didn’t concern her how curious they were; in fact, she wouldn’t have given a damn about these puny humans. She was only here because she could smell her husband, the one they call Kael, and she saw how much he struggled to protect them.

’...it is only right that I help him out a little’. She thought as she continued to stare at the moon.

Its luminance glowed in her eyes like two whorls of white in a pool of blood. It held an ethereal beauty, something that the sinister secrets but yet, appeared heavenly. ’Kinda like my husband’s eyes’.

Yes, they resembled Raph’s eyes so much that for the first time in a while, despite being a werewolf, felt appreciative of the Moon’s presence.

As the calm wind danced across the surface of the earth and suffused itself on her onyx fur, she closed her eyes and tilted her head up to the skies. With a steady voice, she let out a calm, purposeful howl to begin the end of a day, and the start of a night.

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About ten kilometers away, around the Pit Crater that was formed from the battle, a loud snarl echoed through the air as marching feet were heard approaching the large chasm in the dead of night.

A loud whistle echoed as a creature, a large Reptilian, the shape of a Raptor but with long enough hind limbs to serve as a proper mount, was pulled back from the Pit Crater.

"Now, what the hell could have possibly caused this". A voice echoed in the darkness, his accent similar to those of cowboys as loud footsteps caused by heavy creatures quickly came to a halt.

"What the hell is that, brother?" A much weaker-toned man spoke up next as he jumped off a mount, the size of a horse but the body of a Rhinoceros. He had the same accent as the former and was slowly approaching the man who stood in front.

"Well, I’ll be damned. Right here is the deepest crater I ever seen". The man said as he whistled while he looked into the Pit.

"Why don’t you go and take a look, brather. Who knows, Mama Sara could be waiting for ya down there". Another spoke up, and it was soon followed by a wave of laughter.

Soon, more footsteps could be heard as more men descended from their mounts and approached the Pit Crater, their voices echoing through the night.

"That’s not funny, brother. You know how sensitive I am about Mama Sara," The weaker-toned man retorted as five more men joined them at the edge of the Craters. Their gazes struck in awe at the sight.

A brief moment of silence suffused the air before the first spoke up.

"Y’all think that Werewolf Did This?" He asked with an intrigued tone as he stroked his beard while his lips curled upwards.

"Wouldn’t that be nice? We could finally afford a new mount." Another spoke up, and a fit of laughter broke the silence soon after. "What does it matter? Those mutts have been up and about like they’ve forgotten their places. We need to catch this one"

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Soon, their gazes quickly shifted from the crater as they lost interest in the cause or the reason for a large hole in the middle of the road. They slowly returned to their mounts, a purpose guiding them to their destination.

"Does it matter, brother? It’ll fetch us a good price with those Red Pipi people".

The first jumped over his mount as well and slowly inserted his hand into a pouch attached to his waist. He pulled out a gun, a revolutionary machine with three long tungsten barrels and a well-designed hand grip that would leave most modern guns begging for a remodel. Its shiny, lustrous metal hand grip with the pattern of roses sparkled with a malevolent brilliance as he pointed it forward.

"You know me too well, brothers. Let’s go catch ourselves a werewolf." He pulled the trigger, and gunpowder exploded as a bullet was released into the air.

The bullet exploded a few feet away from the edge of the top of the crater and spread into a smoky, black portal. "Yeeee Hawww!!!" he exclaimed before his mount jumped over the crater and into the portal, vanishing from plain sight.

"YEEEE HAWWW!!!" His brothers chorused in unison as they led their mounts into the portal, one by one until no one was left behind. The portal closed, while the moon’s brilliance continued to glow upon the earth.