Book 16: Chapter 20
“Mom, what are the things around us?!
“Wolves, wild beasts, carnivores. Normally, they won’t attack elves, but it seems that they’ve gone mad.”
There was an odd, robotic vibe to Mom’s response, but I didn’t have the luxury to concern myself with it. Surrounding us were rustling leaves, swaying grass and so forth. Their blood-red eyes glowed similarly to a wink of fireflies. Accompanying them was wild beasts’ howls and threatening footsteps. Mom and I stood on air with our backs against each other. I drew my handgun. Admittedly, I regretted not bringing a sword with me at all times.
With a flash, a blue light appeared before us. Mom cast a barrier that prevented the animals from leaping at us.
I didn’t have time to deal with the crazy young girl next to me for the meantime, so I kicked her aside. I tensely watched my surroundings. The wolves slowly emerged from behind the trees and bushes. Every single wolf wore savage expressions. I vigilantly surveyed the surroundings. There were dozens of them surrounding us, but they couldn’t approach us thanks to Mom’s magic wall. They slammed the magic wall with their paws and howled out of irritation.
We were stuck. Mom didn’t attack despite us being surrounded as elves refused to destroy forests. Plus, they were the leaders of other creatures. Elves held other magic creatures in high regard. Fundamentally, as long as they didn’t threaten the elves, then the elves wouldn’t exterminate their race. My guess was that all of the wolves in the forest were assembled around us.
I didn’t want to kill all the wolves in retaliation to the girl’s faults. The wolves didn’t attack us when we entered the forest. It clearly isn’t their fault. It wasn’t the best idea to immediately eradicate all the wolves in the forest no matter how I thought about it about it. If we were trapped inside the barrier until the sun rose, the creatures would no longer be in a crazed state. Although the pack of wolves were eager to attack us, it was impossible for them to destroy Mommy Vyvyan’s magic fortress due to their inferior mana. We were safe inside the barrier.
Suddenly, a long and sharp whistle came from overhead. I instinctively looked up. To my astonishment, I saw a white figure similar to a miniature meteor leap at me. I took aim and punctured it with a bullet.
Like fireworks, blood sprayed from the hole I blasted in the assailant. The white figure juddered. It turned from a meteor to a wilted leaf and landed in front of me. I blankly looked at the corpse at my feet. Not long ago, it was just an ordinary bird singing overhead. I didn’t expect harmless birds to attack us.