The wolf had gotten bigger and his aura seemed to get brighter. He also felt light than before despite his new size. This was all due to his level up.

Alonne could only imagine what his next evolution could be. He was ecstatic, then suddenly his tail stopped wagging. Alonne checked his status to make sure that the Evolution skill was what he thought I was.

[Evolution: When the user reaches the required level(or completes a secret requirement) the user's species will evolve into a more advantageous form.]

The wolf's tailed wagged with even more vigor than before. Alonne thought excitedly.

'Secret requirment! I want to complete it, but it's not called "secret" for nothing. Let's see, what are some things the wolves did when they were around...?'

The wolf pondered and pondered on what to do for so long that the sun was down and the moon was up. Then he got an idea.

'Howling at the moon!'

A loud howl that hasn't been heard in years echoed through the forest. Almost all who heard it were filled with fear. All except the hunters who slayed the monsters that is. The veteran hunters who hadn't heard a wolf's howl decades were happy to hear it and warded off the newer generations of hunters to let it be and opposed killing it.

"Did you hear that there's a wolf in the forest again? Its supposedly the fifth left in the world."

"A wolf? Oh you mean the ancestor of the dogs. I've never seen one before. Should we hunt it?"

An older gentleman in his mid forties was talking to what appeared to be his daughter in her early twenties.

"Of course not! Back when I was young the government would make hunting teams and include dogs as mascots and navigators. There were also elite teams that only the top guilds were allowed to create that had wolves as members. I hear that the temple guild and castle guild want to take this one as a team member. The government isnt very happy about it though."

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"What can they do that hunters cant?"

"They have excellent movement based sight and can sniff out an enemy. Also they're adorable!"

*Loud howl

"What's that?!"

"Its the wolf that I was talking about."

The disheveled woman panicked at the sound she never heard before. The father enjoyed the sound that he hadn't heard in a long time and calmed his daughter.

"Let's go and see it."

"A-are you crazy?!"

"Dont worry, it's a beast not a monster."

"Wait they were here even before the rifts?"

A beast is an animal that was on Esen before the rifts showed up. Most of them are extinct now, but there are some surviving species like the wolves. Although they are hanging on by a thread.

The two were now walking towards the howl. The wolf was completely unaware of this as he was focused on a very specific task.

"Yep. My mother used to tell me about them. Like how they were once proud and on top of the food chain, even above bears or tigers. Do you know why that was?"

"Really? Why?"

"Its because they hunted in packs. There were also those who hunted alone like this one. I dont think that they will be able to live in the wild again before they have at least a full pack."

"How many are in a full pack?"

"Around 30 or so."

"30!?"

The two continued to chatter as the came across a white wolf sitting on a hill with it's head down and it's tail tucked at it's side. It looked sad even remorseful. It's fur shined in the moonlight. It also had a hazy green glow around it. The moon was behind the wolf giving it a dignified look.

"Awwww... it's adorable."

"...Spirit?"

Spirit was a rare power even among hunters. However those hunters who have it are powerful. Spirit can heat up the air, create a barrier against attack, empower the user, ect. If the user's spirit stat is high enough than spirit can even be used to attack the enemy.

"I dont remember beasts having spirit..."

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'I guess it wont work. I suppose I should have expected that being that I howled in a full moon and it didnt do anything. I suppose I should try out howling at a lunar and solar eclipse and see if I evolve.'

A loud roar sounded off from nearby. Alonne saw an ogre down the hill he was on. It seemed to have a target that wasnt him. Alonne saw a young woman with brown hair and dark green eyes as well as middle aged man with graying black hair and a beard.