"Fire..!!"

Bjorn yelled out his command, which was immediately followed by the multiple arrows, flying through the air, towards the leader of those dark armored warriors, Nazal.

Now resembling a porcupine because of all the arrows sticking out of his body, Nazal kneeled with both of his knees. Numerous cuts and bite marks were found all over his body, while his armor was nothing more than a scrap of worn down metal.

Numerous Dire Wolves surrounded Nazal as he kneeled, while spears, belonging to the Wolves' riders, were pointed at his every vital organ.

Bjorn, realizing that Nazal wouldn't be able to put up a fight anymore, came down from his Dire Wolf and approached him with his sword in his hands, while fresh, red blood dripped from its blade.

Now in front of Nazal, Bjorn pointed the tip of his sword at his throat, and with his eyes narrowed into slits, he asked,

"Where is the Alpha's body?"

Hearing the cold tone of Bjorn's voice, Nazal raised his head and looked at his face, before letting out a small chuckle. He then replied,

"That pup's father…? It's long gone by now… If my estimates are right, it should be in a ship heading south.. to Petrichor…"

Bjorns eye's trembled when he heard his response. He didn't even want to imagine what kind of horrors would be done to the Alpha's body once it reached Petrichor.

Noticing the distress in Bjorn's face, Nazal suddenly burst into manic laughter. It was instantly silenced, however, when Bjorn unhesitatingly swung his sword towards Nazal's neck, decapitating him.

"What about the pup? Should we chase after it?"

Baldur suddenly asked, clearing Bjorn's mind of his distressing thoughts. He then looked towards the dark forest where she saw the woman retreat towards, together with the pup and shook his head.

"No, we'll leave it be… it has already chosen a master to serve."

Bjorn then made his way back to his Dire Wolf and rode on top of it, when he suddenly heard a Rangers urgent voice,

"Bjorn..!! Movement in the East..!! Enemy reinforcements are coming..!!"

Bjorn's entire body immediately became tense when he heard the Ranger's report, making him look into the dark forest one last time, before coming to a decision. And then, with a resolute look on his face, he looked at his fellow tribesmen and said,

"Everyone, move out..! We're leading those bastards away from the Alpha's son..!"

* * *

It was dark.

Because of all the densely packed branches of trees in the forest, a thick layer of leaves blanketed the sky, shrouding the entire forest in eerie darkness.

Even then, Ocean still continued walking deeper into the forest, in hopes to find a good place to rest.

Seconds went by, then minutes, and then hours, and Ocean still continued walking nonstop.

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There were times when she wanted to just stop and lay down for a bit, but didn't, because she knew that the moment she laid down, the numerous beasts inhabiting the forest would jump at her without hesitation.

She wondered though, as to why they haven't done so already, considering the state of her body right now, but every time the thought crossed her mind, she would always find herself looking down towards the pup, who was confidently leading the way into the forest.

So as Ocean stared at the pup's cute little tail, constantly swinging from left to right with every step it took, a thought suddenly came to her mind.

What exactly was this puppy?

It was pretty clear to her earlier that those men in dark armor found this pup valuable, and those men with Dire Wolves seemed to be protecting it too, evident by the fact that they actually helped her during battle. Which makes her wonder just what the true identity of this pup was…

Ocean was mindlessly walking as her mind continued to wander, when suddenly, the pup began barking.

Startled, Ocean turned to look at the pup, wondering why it was suddenly barking. The pup simply looked at her and pointed towards a certain direction in the forest, making Ocean shift her gaze to where it was pointing at, where she saw a part of the forest, illuminated by the bright light of the sun above.

Ocean limped as she slowly made her way to where the light was, only to be amazed by what was infront of her.

In the forest where darkness reigned supreme, there was a small area where the thick leaves parted ways to form a perfect circle where the light could go through. And then, matching the circular formation of the leaves, there was a small lake right on the ground, where there was water as clear as a mirror, flowing through.

Ocean could also see a few critters such as rabbits and foxes taking a sip of the water on the lake. And Ocean, who hadn't been able to eat anything at all today, picked up a nearby rock and threw it at one of the rabbits, instantly blowing its head off.

Seeing one of their own suddenly dying, the rabbits made a quick retreat into the forest, while the foxes followed suit shortly after.

Ocean didn't mind their sudden retreat however, and slowly approached the rabbit she had just killed. Salivating, she looked at the rabbit with gluttonous eyes and said,

"Finally… some breakfast…"

* * *

Terron, still in the form of a white eagle, perched on top of a tree branch as he watched Ocean voraciously devour the rabbit she just finished roasting, like some sort of savage beast.

And so, while Ocean was busy devouring her meal, Terron thought about the events he witnessed earlier.

If he were being honest, he wasn't satisfied at all by Ocean's performance. Sure, she managed to kill those 5 men, but for him, anyone in Heaven would be able to do what she did, and much more effortlessly, if he might add.

Worst of all, Ocean wasn't even able to deal any substantial damage at all to the leader of those puny men in armor. Terron was sure that If those mortals who had formed wolf pacts weren't there, Ocean would have most definitely died.

But at least now, Terron was well aware of how weak she had truly become, and how weak his own physical abilities were as well.

He was glad Metatron didn't invoke a rule of him temporarily losing his status as an angel, or things would have been much harder for him right now.

But with all of that said, he had to admit, he was a bit impressed when he saw Ocean managing to use mana without any external help. Yes, it quickly dissipated, but the fact that she was able to bring it out all by herself was still pretty impressive.

"I want more…"

Ocean's voice suddenly made its way to his ears, cutting him from his thoughts. He guessed she was still probably hungry. Terron watched her trying to raise herself up, only to fall back down again and winced from the pain. It seemed like she wasn't in the right condition to hunt.

Sighing, Terron unfurled his wings and flew through the forest, looking for a rabbit or two.

Luck seemed to be on Terron's side, however, as it only took him 30 seconds to find a pair of rabbits, mating out in the open.

And then, in one fell swoop, Terron stealthily dived towards the rabbits and grabbed their heads with his talons. He then applied a bit more force into his talons and squeezed their heads until he heard the sound of their skulls breaking.

Accomplishing his objective, Terron then made his way back to where Ocean was and dropped the rabbits he had just killed near the wolf pup, who was busy digging on the ground.

Hearing the sound of something dropping next to him, the pup stopped what it was doing and looked around it, until its eyes landed on the 2 dead rabbits.

It then approached the dead rabbits and sniffed it. And once he was sure they were dead and harmless, he then grabbed them by the ears and slowly dragged them to where Ocean was.

Ocean, finally noticing the pup dragging two dead rabbits towards her, couldn't help but smile brightly, as she thought about how hard the pup must've worked to hunt those two rabbits.

And so, once the pup arrived near her, the first thing she did was lift it up and bring it close to her chest. She then proceeded to hug it as she swayed her body from left to right while saying,

"Who's the good boy~? Who's the good boy~?"

While Terron, who had been watching all of this from above, answered—

"I am…"

—before flying away into the forest once more and looked for more prey to hunt.

* * *

Heaven's Dungeon.

In a completely white room that was lit up by a brilliant golden glow, Baal hung on the side of the walls, as chains of gold continued to bind his entire body.

He remained there, unmoving. Waiting for an opportunity for him to get out of his shackles.

He wasn't sure how long it would take, but he was willing to wait…

Even if it meant waiting for millions of years…

But it seemed like he wouldn't have to wait for long, because suddenly, from inside his head, the voice of the lord he served sounded out.

'Wait for me, child. Naaval is coming. The day of your freedom is near.'