“Here it comes.”

At the top of a high hill.

Basking in the moonlight, the creature appeared. It was far larger than the werewolves Su-ho had encountered so far, and its fur shimmered silver rather than the typical brown.

The werewolf-like creature stood upright, a classic bipedal form, glaring down at Su-ho with glowing red eyes.

Su-ho spoke up.

“I mentioned this before.”

“What?”

“I’m not obligated to protect you. If you don’t want to get caught up in the boss fight, you’d better get as far away as possible.”

The flames had died down, and most of the werewolves …