“Grr~.”

As soon as the bolt of red lightning struck the Thunder Wolf, it entered its body seamlessly. But what happened after that made it seem as if the wolf had been possessed by a ghost.

Red sparks started appearing on its body formed of yellow lightning. Moreover, the Thunder Wolf was completely still for some reason. Seeing the opportunity before our eyes, I started casting another fireball spell and Emma also pointed her ring at it for a follow up attack.

“Awoo~.”

However, before we could shoot our spells at the wolf, it flashed away from us with a howl.

Then, it continued to flash all around the field while howling for some reason. Just from the sound of its howling, it was clear that the wolf was in pain.

After flashing all around for about half a minute, the wolf suddenly stopped. It was at this point that we could finally see its condition clearly.

However, the wolf’s condition shocked both of us. Not only were there red sparks emitting from its body, the yellow lightning which formed the wolf’s body also seemed to be destabilizing. Honestly, it looked as if the Thunder Wolf’s body was breaking down before our eyes.

“I didn't know that Ancient One's suggestion could be such helpful. Do you think you should shoot some more red lightning at it?” Emma asked as I was more knowledgeable than her about these matters.

“I don't think it would be wise to shoot more of the red lightning at it. Just a weak bolt was enough to put the wolf into this condition. If it absorbs more red lightning, it is more than likely that it would explode, causing the elemental crystal to be destroyed. If that happens, this hunt would have been for nothing.

Moreover, there is also a slight chance that the Thunder Wolf could assilimate the red lightning and mutate which would only increase the difficulty in hunting it.”

“By the way, do you know what is actually happening to it?” Emma asked curious about what was happening to the wolf.

“I think that the red lightning is acting like a virus for the Thunder Wolf because the nature of both lightning are different. My red lightning is much stronger and unique compared to its own lightning. It would be better for us to ask Ancient One later after we finish hunting it. So, let's finish the hunt while the Thunder Wolf is like this.” I said as I casted another ‘Dancing Fireballs' spell causing fireballs to float around me once again.

“Yeah! It's about time we finish the hunt. This wolf was seriously getting on my nerves by continuously attacking only me.” Emma said as she created the telekinetic barriers and readied the fireball ring.

Afterwards, we continued attacking the Thunder Wolf in order to finish it off. Due to the wolf’s condition, the battle now was seriously child’s play compared to before.

The wolf not only could not speed up as fast as it was doing previously but also stopped often because of pain. Moreover, Emma could now trap it with the telekinetic barriers as she could make sense of the wolf’s position because of its slower speed. This made it much easier for me to hit it with my fireballs.

“Emma, hold it down. I will finish it with a final spell.” I asked Emma to hold the wolf with her telekinetic barriers as I charged a powerful spell, forming a concentrated flaming sphere.

The wolf was now on its last legs which could be seen from its dull glowing body.

“Here it comes.” I shouted to Emma so that she could remove the telekinetic barriers from the spell’s way as I launched the flaming sphere at the wolf.

“Boom~.”

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The flaming sphere caused a big explosion as it hit the Thunder Wolf. When the smoke was clear, we could see the wolf’s body disappearing into thin air, leaving behind just a crystal.

“That wolf is finally dead. It was truly something. However, that last spell was truly explosive.” Emma said as she commented on my spell's power.

“Well, this spell is not called the ‘Flame Bomb’ for nothing.” I replied, explaining the nature of the spell.

I then walked over to where the elemental crystal was and picked it up. The elemental crystal was yellow in colour, looking as if lightning was coursing through it. A faint shadow of a wolf could be seen inside the crystal. The crystal also had some strands of red lightning inside it which surprised me. I will have to ask Ancient One about this matter.

“Emma, you alright?” I asked as I approached Emma even though the wolf had not even touched her throughout the entire battle.

“Yeah! I am fine. Just a little shaky as the battle was quite intense. I was on my toes the entire battle because of how fast it was. Still, thanks for asking.” Emma said, thanking me for asking.

“Anyways. Since our work here is done, let's lea—” I could not finish my words because Emma suddenly kissed me on my cheek out of nowhere.

“What was that for?” I asked as this was the first time I ever had such an intimate interaction with any girl.

“Just letting you know that I like you and am interested in you. I know that you are currently not ready for a romantic relationship. But I wanted you to know that once you are ready, I want to date you.” Emma said in a shy voice. Basically, she was just claiming the first spot for dating me once I was ready for a relationship.

“That's however if you are interested in me. You do like me, right?” She questioned me in such a sweet voice that I had never heard before from her.

“Of course, I like you.” I confirmed that I did like her. Just that I was not ready for a relationship.

“Alright, let's return.” I said in a bid to change the topic as the atmosphere had become a little awkward after Emma’s sudden confession.

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“Jean, you are awake!” The first thing we saw when we returned was Jean who was now awake and looked perfectly normal and healthy.

“You guys are finally here. How did the hunt go? You guys aren't hurt, right?” Before we could ask how she was, Jean instead asked us about our condition.

“We are good, Jean. It was not a dangerous hunt. What we should ask about is how are you? You are the one who is connected to a cosmic entity and had caused such a huge phenomenon.” Emma said as she asked about Jean's condition.

“I am good. You all don't need to worry. I had honestly felt nothing when I had caused that incident. I had just felt unconscious. Besides, Ancient One has said that she would hold regular sessions for both of us so that she can help us manage our condition.” Jean said, comforting us that nothing serious had happened.

“Peter! You can talk with everyone later. Give me the report about the hunt.” Ancient One said, interrupting our conversation.

“The hunt went great, Ancient One. When I did as you had said, this is what happened.” I explained everything that happened in the entire hunt to Ancient One.

“Hmm…. You were right in not shooting another bolt of red lightning at the Thunder Wolf. What had happened to the wolf was because your red lightning is not only far more stronger than the wolf’s own lightning but the magic signature in your red lightning is also much stronger.

So, when the Thunder Wolf was hit was by your red lightning, it acted as though a virus had entered its body. As the Thunder Wolf's entire body is made of lightning, its body simply can't absorb another lightning which has a much stronger magic signature compared to it.

If you had shot more red lightning at it, it was very likely that the wolf’s elemental crystal would have self-imploded.”

“But then why are there some strands of red lightning in the elemental crystal?” I questioned.

“That's because the red lightning you had shot at the Thunder Wolf was assimilated after it died as the crystal’s assimilation ability is much stronger compared to the Thunder Wolf.

In fact, if you want to use this crystal to create an artefact, you have to slowly assimilate your red lightning in it. Only then would you be able to channel your red lightning through it.”

Ancient One then continued to patiently tell me everything I needed to learn about handling the elemental crystal. However,I will not make an artefact from it before I have consulted Hye-rin and her grandfather as they were more knowledgeable in this field.

“This is all you need to know. Now, go and enjoy the rest of the trip with your friends. After all, there are only a few hours left before they have to return.” Ancient One said, telling me to enjoy the trip before leaving.

And so, I went to where everyone was, ready to enjoy the remaining trip.

Honestly, this trip was truly a wild one with mind blowing revelations. However, it was also beneficial to everyone.

Rogue would soon be able to touch anyone, Kitty and Kurt became honorary sorcerers and Emma and Jean would also be mentees of Ancient One. It could be said that our school was now personally tied to Kamar Taj.

“What are you thinking about, Peter? Come, everyone is going to spar with Master Mordo.” Emma said, seeing that I was lost in my thoughts.

“I am coming.” That's right. There is no need to think too much. After all, despite all these hiccups, everything went well.