Fairy Tale Survival with Ability Copying

Yalina snapped her head back and saw Levi elegantly wave his hand. That savage, powerful High-Tier Werewolf was sent flying dozens of meters away, smashing through who knew how many large trees.

Then Levi gave another light wave, and the High-Tier Werewolf was seized by an invisible hand and dragged back through the air.

By now, the High-Tier Werewolf was already covered in wounds. Even the self-healing ability it took such pride in had failed to recover in time under this kind of damage.

It looked at Levi in terror, regret almost drowning its heart.

Levi was actually a wizard!

And at the very least, he was a Second-Ring Wizard.

If Levi had only been a First-Ring Wizard, then even if it could not defeat him, it would not have been rendered so utterly unable to resist.

Only a Second-Ring Wizard could crush it like this.

It wanted to beg for mercy, whining like a little dog.

But Levi's eyes were cold as winter, unmoved. He had no need for an ungrateful wolf. With a thought, four invisible Wizard's Hands grabbed its limbs and pulled in four different directions, as if they were going to tear it apart.

The High-Tier Werewolf's veins bulged at once, its face flushing crimson. Its swollen belly suddenly reacted, and two small hands pushed out through its skin.

"Awooo!"

A miserable howl rang from the High-Tier Werewolf's mouth.

The next second, those two small hands tore open the High-Tier Werewolf's belly and burst out from inside. It was a little girl wearing a red hood.

She was Little Red Riding Hood.

Behind her came a weak old woman. A golden halo shone around her body, and it was precisely this halo that had protected her and the little girl, preventing them from being completely corroded inside the High-Tier Werewolf's highly corrosive stomach.

This old woman was Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.

The golden halo carried a primal, savage presence. Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother had activated the bloodline power of the Golden Wolf family.

That was why she had been able to protect them from being devoured and digested by the High-Tier Werewolf so quickly.

But that was not the point.

Levi only glanced at that golden halo before fixing his gaze on Little Red Riding Hood.

He was not the only one. Yalina and Rune Winter also fixed their eyes on her.

Because Little Red Riding Hood's state was wrong. Her eyes had turned blood-red, and both her ears had changed shape, becoming wolf ears.

Levi suddenly looked up at the sky.

Night had fallen.

The moon had come out.

And it was a full moon.

No wonder.

He lowered his head again and looked at Little Red Riding Hood. Even without using Detection, he knew that Little Red Riding Hood was undergoing a bloodline awakening.

This little girl, who only had one-quarter werewolf bloodline, had been stimulated by blood after experiencing this incident and was about to turn into a werewolf.

Since that was the case, Levi looked toward the dying High-Tier Werewolf.

Mm. Although this fellow's belly had been torn open, it was not dead yet.

In fact, if it did not suffer further damage, this High-Tier Werewolf would not die. It was already slowly recovering.

How could that be allowed?

A sharp light flashed in Levi's eyes. He no longer used Wizard's Hand to tear the High-Tier Werewolf apart. Instead, he cast the First-Ring Wizard-level Gathering Technique, covering the High-Tier Werewolf's body with it.

If the High-Tier Werewolf had been in peak condition, Levi's spell would only have had an average effect on it.

But right now, was it not in a weakened state, with a huge hole torn open in its belly?

When Levi used Gathering Technique, although this was an auxiliary spell and only a First-Ring Spell, it had a miraculous effect on the High-Tier Werewolf in its current state. Blood gushed wildly from the bloody hole in its belly, and before long, it formed a blood sphere the size of a basketball.

After the High-Tier Werewolf lost a massive amount of blood, its self-healing ability completely failed. It turned into a dried corpse, truly dead beyond dead.

Yalina's expression remained very calm when she saw this.

Sky Knight Rune Winter's eyes, however, grew much more solemn. All this time, Levi had never shown his strength, which had led Rune to believe that the two of them were roughly equal, and that even if he died, he could at least drag Levi down with him.

But from the spellcasting ability Levi had just displayed, Sky Knight Rune Winter discovered in horror that if he truly faced Levi, he would also be completely unable to fight back.

It was just that Levi did not give him the same overwhelming pressure the Raven Queen had back then.

As for Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, she had also seen Levi easily drain all the blood from the High-Tier Werewolf. Her pupils suddenly shrank.

But she had no time to think too much about it. All her attention was on her granddaughter.

Her bloodline awakening had already become unavoidable.

A full moon poured down its cold silver radiance without reservation, like a sacred pillar of baptismal light, precisely enveloping Little Red Riding Hood's body, as if it had been drawn toward her.

"Urgh… ah…"

Little Red Riding Hood raised her head, a low groan unlike anything human emerging from her throat.

At first, the sound was the whimper of a young girl. But it quickly became deep and hoarse, eventually mixing with the growl of a wild beast.

Moonlight seeped into her pores.

It was as though countless little snakes were writhing beneath her skin, while her muscles underwent violent changes. Her originally slender arms instantly tightened, veins bulging beneath the skin. Her fingernails lengthened and hardened at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning sharper than steel.

Immediately afterward, explosive cracking sounds rang out from her bones.

Her body hunched slightly amid the intertwining agony and exhilaration, her center of gravity lowering into the posture of a beast ready to pounce at any moment.

The most astonishing transformation occurred on her face.

When she opened her eyes again, those originally clear eyes had vanished, replaced by two clusters of ghostly green flames burning within her sockets.

It was the exact same color as the werewolf that had just died—only deeper and far more frenzied.

The bridge of her nose protruded slightly. Her teeth became sharp and jagged. The corners of her mouth stretched uncontrollably toward both sides, revealing a smile that was both innocent and cruel.

Little Red Riding Hood… had awakened as a werewolf!

When Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother saw this scene, her face turned pale, her heart sinking into despair.

The outcome she had always tried to avoid had finally appeared before her.

As a mixed-blood, Little Red Riding Hood would never gain acceptance from the werewolf race, nor would she ever be accepted by humanity. Her life would become a misery ordinary people could hardly endure.

Yet Little Red Riding Hood herself still knew nothing about this.

The red cloak behind her fluttered without wind, snapping loudly in the air like a battle banner proclaiming the coronation of a new king. The faint sounds throughout the surrounding forest—the heartbeat of mice, the flapping wings of owls, the sound of dew falling—poured clearly into her ears.

To her, the world was no longer made of colors, but of heat, scent, and the pulses of prey.

However, there was no rationality left in her eyes.

Only endless beastly instinct.

This was something every full-moon werewolf experienced after awakening. Only after venting this beastly nature would reason temporarily gain the upper hand. Yet during the countless days and nights afterward, various triggers—a blood moon, rage, or other causes—could force them back into this state at any moment, driving them into indiscriminate slaughter.

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother warned everyone, "Be careful! She's currently in a feral awakening state. She'll become extremely bloodthirsty!"

"What happened to her?" Yalina asked curiously.

The sound of her voice immediately drew Little Red Riding Hood's attention.

In her vision, the world had lost all color, leaving only a gray backdrop and two burning red masses of light.

Those were the rushing streams of blood pulsing through the carotid arteries of Levi and Yalina.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

The sound of heartbeats was magnified in her ears like thunder. An uncontrollable hunger rising from the depths of her bones instantly swallowed the last traces of her consciousness.

"Hungry… meat… warm…"

A muddled growl escaped her throat, while thick saliva dripped uncontrollably from the corners of her mouth.

The Little Red Riding Hood who had been standing there vanished instantly, transforming into a crimson-and-black afterimage.

Boom!

The ground exploded beneath her feet. She used no technique whatsoever, relying purely on beast-like explosive power as she charged directly toward Levi and Yalina.

Smack!

An invisible Wizard's Hand struck with perfect precision.

The newly awakened wolf-girl Little Red Riding Hood was sent flying, crashing into a massive oak tree so thick that ten people linking arms could barely encircle it. After smashing a shallow crater into the trunk, she fell to the ground unconscious.

Mm.

Actually, Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's warning to "be careful" had been directed at Little Red Riding Hood herself.

With heartache in her eyes, she hurried to her granddaughter's side and discovered that Levi had not struck to kill her. Little Red Riding Hood was injured, but merely unconscious.

The werewolf traits on Little Red Riding Hood's body were rapidly fading away. This meant the side effects of this awakening were about to pass.

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother quietly let out a sigh of relief.

However, she soon noticed that Little Red Riding Hood's wolf ears had not disappeared.

Her brows immediately furrowed again.

She raised her head and looked at Levi, the mysterious male wizard, with a complicated expression.

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother still could not determine Levi's intentions. Was he acting out of goodwill? Had he come with malicious intent? Or did he have some other purpose?

As for Levi, he paid no attention whatsoever to Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.

At that moment, all of his attention was immersed within his Sea of Souls—

on a newly appeared spell crystal!

[Polymorph: Wolf]!

This was the ability Levi had copied after coming into contact with the transformed Little Red Riding Hood, causing his Origin Energy to react.

Quite an unexpected gain!

Levi had not expected to obtain a spell ability from Little Red Riding Hood as well.

Although, for now, this ability could only transform him into a gray wolf, something that might not even pose a threat to a slightly stronger ordinary person.

But as long as Levi continued grinding its proficiency and raising its level, this ability would become stronger and stronger—just like his Nightingale Polymorph, which he had already trained to Level 5, the level of a Second-Ring Spell.

One day, it would also be able to play a major role.

At this point, the number of spells Levi possessed had already reached eight:

[Detection LV5 (99/1600)]

[Conversion LV3 (90/400)]

[Gathering Technique LV4 (142/800)]

[Wizard's Hand LV5 (58/1600)]

[Polymorph: Two-Headed Demon Owl LV5 (22/1600)]

[Polymorph: Tide Arrow Frog LV4 (6/800)]

[Synthesis LV1 (50/100)]

[Polymorph: Wolf LV1 (0/100)]

Eight spell crystals was the minimum standard for a Fourth-Ring Wizard.

In other words, as long as Levi raised his Spiritual Power and spell levels, he would become a genuine Fourth-Ring Wizard.

But in reality, Levi had not even broken through to the realm of a Third-Ring Wizard yet.

However, after obtaining this new spell crystal, Levi could already feel that not only had the strength of his Sea of Souls improved once again, but even the efficiency of his Spiritual Power meditation had increased yet again.

He estimated that it might now be comparable to the effects of consuming related magic potions.

This meant that his future training would not merely be smooth sailing—it would be like driving a Hummer across mountains and rivers, charging forward at breakneck speed.

Once his Spiritual Power growth speed increased, his Magic Power would increase as well. And once his Magic Power increased, his spell proficiency could also rise rapidly.

That meant the realm of a Third-Ring Wizard was truly right before his eyes now.

This was the qualitative transformation brought about by the quantitative accumulation of reaching eight spell crystals within his Sea of Souls.

The corners of Levi's mouth curled slightly upward.

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother and Sky Knight Rune Winter had both been watching Levi the entire time.

Levi suddenly smiling left them completely baffled.

—What exactly did that mean?

The sinister grin of a villain?

So when Levi came back to his senses, what he saw were two strange gazes fixed on him.

This left him somewhat confused.

"What?"

"..." Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.

"..." Sky Knight Rune Winter.

What do you mean 'what'?!

What exactly are you trying to do?!

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Another three days passed.

When Levi finally left the village once again, there was now an additional member in his group—

a wolf-eared girl: Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding Hood's werewolf awakening, triggered by blood and the illumination of the full moon, had been incomplete. Perhaps it was because of her mixed bloodline, or perhaps for some other reason.

In any case, when she woke up the next day, she had not fully returned to human form. Her wolf ears remained, and for the time being, they could not revert back into human ears.

A Little Red Riding Hood like this could no longer live within human society.

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother understood this deeply, and keeping Little Red Riding Hood here was no longer realistic.

Because the Werewolf Royal Court already knew her whereabouts.

This Moonchaser had died, but another Moonchaser would eventually come.

If Little Red Riding Hood stayed here, there would only be death waiting for her. In truth, the same applied to her grandmother as well.

She, too, had to leave, taking Little Red Riding Hood's parents with her and fleeing from the future pursuit that might come.

As for Little Red Riding Hood, because of her wolf ears, a new path had to be found for her.

Levi—a ruthless man of few words, yet still a good person—became the only choice available to Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.

To that end, she took out a [Blessed Golden Plate].

Yes, it was one of the twelve golden plates from the story of Sleeping Beauty.

One of the reasons the Werewolf Royal Court had been hunting her was precisely because of this [Blessed Golden Plate].

And now, she offered this [Blessed Golden Plate] as payment for Levi taking in the wolf-eared Little Red Riding Hood.

In the hands of Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, this [Blessed Golden Plate] was not especially useful.

But in Levi's hands, its defensive power would rise to another level.

More importantly, gathering all twelve [Blessed Golden Plates] would allow one to open the kingdom of Sleeping Beauty and obtain the treasures of the entire nation.

Levi had no particular interest in a kingdom's treasures.

But he did value the defensive ability of the [Blessed Golden Plate].

So he agreed.

As for how Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother convinced Little Red Riding Hood's parents to let their daughter wander alongside him—that was none of his concern.

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