Alpha Dominance

[Skill Acquired]

Alpha Dominance Lv. 1

A silver light exploded from Raven's body. The powerful energy swept across the forest, like a hurricane spreading out, the energy waves hitting everything in its path.

BOOM!

The ground trembled. Trees swayed violently. Leaves flew in all directions. The Shadow Wolf King, who had nearly bitten Raven's neck, was thrown dozens of meters away and slammed into the trees.

CRASH!

The monster's massive body crushed three large trees before finally coming to a stop. A howl of pain echoed throughout the forest.

Raven clutched the ground, still strong. He stood up and looked around. What storm had just occurred? He didn't understand what had happened. Raven only knew that the symbol on his chest felt as hot as embers and that he had been saved for the last time by the energy that exploded from the symbol on his chest.

Meanwhile, the transparent screen before his eyes continued to display words he had never seen before.

[Werewolf Evolution System Activated Successfully]

[Bloodline Confirmed]

[Heir of the First Alpha]

[Skill Obtained]

[Alpha Dominance Lv. 1]

Raven's breath hitched. "What is this really?"

He rubbed his eyes. The mechanical screen hadn't disappeared, so these words were real, and they had saved him from the Shadow Wolf monsters. This wasn't a dream. Not a hallucination. This was real. Raven began to realize something was wrong with his internal system.

At the same time, something even stranger happened. The dozens of Shadow Wolves that had surrounded him now retreated. They moved away, trembling as they saw Raven standing with his fists clenched.

This power! Was this a gift from his parents' genes? Or was this a cursed power?

On the other hand, the monsters now sensed Raven's dominance and saw that she was a superior predator, ready to devour them.

Raven felt energy flowing within him, and he felt his strength increase significantly. A Shadow Wolf looked at Raven with courage. Raven sensed this, and their eyes met. The monster suddenly took two steps back, leaving Raven confused. What happened to the monsters who previously wanted him dead?

Are they afraid of me now? Raven thought. It didn't make sense, since he had always been afraid, beaten, humiliated, and humiliated since he was little. His entire life, Raven had been afraid, even afraid of failing to show that he had werewolf blood.

However, tonight, for the first time, another creature was afraid of him. A furious roar suddenly rang out.

GRRRRAAAAUUUU!

The Shadow Wolf King rose from the rubble of a tree. Black blood dripped from its mouth. Its red eyes were filled with rage. Its head moved several times to regain its composure.

The monster advanced and looked at its trembling troops. Then, the Shadow Wolf King stared warily at Raven. Instead of attacking immediately as before, it now looked wary, as if trying to comprehend something.

Then… the system screen changed again.

[Alpha Dominance Lv. 1]

Description:

[Natural pressure from the First Alpha bloodline.

Werewolves and their descendants will experience instinctive fear.]

Raven read the writing slowly. First Alpha? The name resurfaced. Who exactly was the First Alpha? Why was he called the heir? Why hadn't anyone told him anything for eighteen years? Question after question arose.

However, there was no answer.

Now, he could only understand that he was starting to be taken into account because his blood inherited the first Alpha. Suddenly, the old voice he had heard before returned.

"You're too weak."

Raven immediately turned.

"Who are you really?"

Silence. Only the sound of the night wind. Then the voice came again.

"If you want to survive..."

"Become stronger."

"Show yourself!" Raven shouted.

There was no answer.

The voice simply vanished. As if it had never existed. Raven clenched his fists. He hated this situation. Too many secrets. Too many things he didn't understand.

Ding!

The system beep sounded again.

[First Quest Accepted]

[Survive Until Sunrise

Reward: 50 EXP

1 Wolf Core

Failure: Death]

Raven blinked.

"Death?" He almost laughed bitterly. What exactly was this? So he had to survive until morning and fight the Shadow Wolf army? After everything that had happened and the death before his eyes. This system apparently wasn't one to joke around.

However, before he could think further, the Shadow Wolf King moved again. The monster took a step forward. Then another. Although it appeared afraid, its hatred was far greater.

Raven could see it in the monster's red eyes. They stared at each other for a few seconds. Then something unexpected happened.

The Shadow Wolf King slowly lowered his head and gave a signal to his troops. Even stranger, the signal was audible to Raven, without his knowing where he had learned it.

'This werewolf hasn't properly activated its power, so attack together and we can defeat it before it becomes a threat to our entire race! It inherits the blood of the strongest Alpha, so kill and end it!'

Raven froze. So he was the target of all the monsters surrounding him?

The blood of the First Alpha? Raven's heart beat faster. A strange feeling welled up within him.

Ding!

The system beeped again. Red text filled his vision.

[WARNING]

Hostile Entities Detected

Raven was immediately alert. "What does that mean?"

Another message appeared.

[Scanning...]

A few seconds passed. Then the system returned the results.

[Unknown Threat Detected]

Direction: Silver Moon Pack

Raven fell silent.

Silver Moon Pack? His village? His residence?

Suddenly, a bad feeling arose.

Martha.

The old woman's name immediately popped into his head.

The person who gave him bread. The person who still treated him like a human.

Could it be...

Ding!

The red writing reappeared. Larger than before.

[Emergency Quest Activated]

Raven's breath hitched. He slowly read the quest's contents.

[Return To Silver Moon Pack

Time Limit: 3 Hours]

Raven frowned. Then, his eyes widened as he read the next line.

[Failure: Death of Important Character]

Raven's body froze.

There was no name. No explanation. The system hadn't told him who would die.

However, one thing was certain. Someone important to him was in danger.

And time was ticking.

[Remaining Time: 02:59:59]

The numbers began to count down.

02:59:58

02:59:57

02:59:56

Raven swallowed hard. His chest felt tight.

If he was late... Someone would die.

Without hesitation, Raven turned toward the Silver Moon Pack.

It was still a long way to go.

It was probably several hours away. However, he had no choice. He had to return. Now.

As Raven began to run out of the forest, the Shadow Wolf King raised his head toward the crimson moon. Then it let out a long howl.

AAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

The howl sounded different. It wasn't a threat. It wasn't anger. It was a warning. It was as if the entire forest was telling the world that something had awakened tonight. Something that should have remained dormant.

Raven had to hurry as he tried to run. The Shadow Wolf army charged at him all at once, as if they wouldn't let him survive.

And deep in the darkness beyond Raven's reach... A pair of golden eyes slowly opened.

"The heir has finally appeared."

A faint smile formed on the mysterious figure's face.

"The game is about to begin."