[DING! Lucky Wheel Spinning…]
[ERROR: Not Enough Survival Points!]
[Host… I forgot that you don't have enough survival points. How about you try holding on a little longer? (╥‸╥)]
"...System, I knew that you were unreliable!!!"
At this time, Draven attacked again, this time, it went right above Celeste's head.
Their distance was so close that she knew that it was impossible for her to dodge it, especially when she was still injured.
She fell backward onto her butt and closed her eyes.
This time I'm really gonna die. I feel so sorry for readers who are there for the female protagonist. I wasn't able to submit the review… now they won't know that the male protagonist married 30 wives… (╥‸╥)
Just then, she heard a noise behind her, followed by a loud roar.
"Rrrr-agh!"
Celeste opened her eyes, turned her head, and saw that the large rock blocking the cave, which would have required at least three adult men to lift, had been shattered into pieces. Her gaze met a pair of eyes that were flashing with a fierce light.
The grey wolf loomed tall and powerful, its silvery-gray fur gleaming coldly in the moonlight. Its eyes were as sharp as amber, seemingly capable of piercing the depths of one's soul.
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: New Character Detected!]
[Name: Sylas]
[Species: Grey Wolf Beastman (rogue beastman)]
[Level: 6 (10 is the highest)]
[WARNING! SERIOUS WARNING! HOST MUST IMMEDIATELY KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM HIM! HE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!]
[New Side Quest Unlocked: Survive from Your Third Beastman Encounter!]
[Reward: +30 Survival Points]
This time, the system warning wasn't just a single line of text; the entire screen was filled with warning messages. The screen turned red and flickered slightly, stinging Celeste's eyes.
In Vorgrathen, strength was everything. Anyone above level 4 was considered strong; level 5 commanded fear, and level 6 could dominate a region. The legendary White Tiger, city lord of the main city, was level 8, ruling with absolute power. Level 10 was a myth—no one in history had ever reached it. In this world, survival and authority belonged only to the strong.
The difference in levels was enormous; even among beastmen of the same level, their strength was barely equal.
Draven was 100% certain that this gray wolf was level 6 and one of the strongest among level 6.
The spider trembled, wanting to retreat and flee, but was unable to move under the wolf's gaze.
"What in the world is happening right now, system?" Celeste asked.
[It seems like you have encountered a 'rogue beastman'.]
"...Rogue beastman? What is that?" Please forgive that, as someone who does not read harem novels, she has absolutely no idea what the beast world is like…
[A beastman who loses status and is forced out of the tribe will become a 'rogue beastman', especially if they hurt a female in any way. They are extremely dangerous and would not be as caring towards females as a normal beastman.]
"Then system, do something! Didn't you say that you don't want to find another host?" Celeste said anxiously. She had accepted her fate, but that didn't mean she really wanted to die.
Just as she was hopefully thinking that the system would at least be of some help this time, she heard the system's voice.
[Good luck, host! I'll give you emotional support. (,,>ヮ<,,)!]
[Keep going, host! Keep going, host! You're the best! You're the smartest! Yay!!! ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜]
"...Why is my system so useless?"
Celeste clutched her head; she was starting to get a headache.
While Celeste was communicating with the system, the battle between Draven and Sylas began.
Draven knew he was no match for Sylas, but under the wolf's oppressive presence, he could not escape at all.
"Damn it! Why is there a level 6 beastman over here? Aren't they usually on the southeast side of the forest of Vorrimfel?" Draven cursed in his mind.
But the difference between a level five and a level six beastman was significant. In less than ten seconds, Draven was subdued by Sylas's claws, unable to move. With just one strike, the spider beastman was killed.
DING!
[Quest Completed!]
[Reward: +20 Survival Points]
[Achievement Unlocked: Cheerleader of the Beastman Battle! (Wait… isn't that my role?)]
[Achievement Reward: +1 Magical Girl Wand (Capture A Future Only You Can Create!)]
Magical… what?!!
While they were fighting, Celeste tried to sneak out of the cave, but she didn't expect the spider beastman to be so useless.
When Sylas' gaze fell upon her, she felt a surge of pressure and fell backward onto her butt in fright.
Sylas slowly walked towards Celeste.
"DON'T COME NEAR ME! GO AWAY!" Celeste shrieked, throwing a piece of rock at him.
That rock didn't cause any damage, but it seemed to anger him.
Celeste racked her brain, trying to think of what else she could do, but looking around, she couldn't find anything useful.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and she shouted, "System, give me the magical girl wand!"
The next second, a flash of white light appeared, and a wand appeared in her hand.
"By the power of the shining stars, transform!" Celeste shouted, but nothing happened.
She didn't give up and tried another line: "Moonlight, guide me! Magical light, awaken!"
Silence.
Awkwardness arose.
[Host, what are you doing? 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯]
"System, what is the magical girl transformation spell?"
[The transformation spell? What do you need that for? You don't have magic, you can't transform.]
Celeste gritted her teeth and said, "Then why did you even give me this? (¬_¬")💢"
Seeing the female's strange behavior, Sylas tilted his wolf head, not understanding what she was doing.
Then the wolf quickened its pace towards Celeste, bit onto her clothes, threw her onto its back, and then ran off towards the southeast direction.
"Where are you taking me?"
"LET GO OF ME! PUT ME DOWN!" Although she shouted this, her hands were tightly gripping Sylas' fur. She didn't want to fall off his back and die.
Sylas ignored her words and continued running. He was very fast, but Celeste felt that his running was steady, so she didn't feel any bumps on his back.
After a while, they arrived at... another cave?
"Awooooo~"
Sylas' howls attracted the attention of other beastmen around the cave.
Celeste looked around, hoping to find a way to escape, but to her surprise, there were about a hundred beastmen in the group.
"Lord, you're back!"
"Everyone, the lord is back!"
The beastmen began to surround Sylas and bowed their heads in submission.
"Lord, you brought back a female?" Varkos asked.