This is...

Those strange, mismatched eyes—and the human language Li had just heard so clearly. They belonged to that wolf, didn’t they? But why...

Wolves could talk, too...

Li was utterly astonished, but it wasn’t as if she’d never heard of such a thing. Once a monster reached a certain level of power, it could speak human—and even most other races’—languages. At that point, it was practically a being of a higher rank.

A white wolf with mismatched eyes. Li had never heard of such a creature in all her life. A white wolf with mismatched eyes that could speak human… It had been so many years since a human last came to the Abyss of the Underworld. She didn’t dare imagine it. Could this monster have existed for countless ages?

But… if it was such a powerful monster, why was it covered in wounds, looking as if it were on the verge of death?

The White Wolf Twins, too, kept licking the dying white wolf from time to time.

“I thought he was still here. Looks like White Crow found what he was looking for and left before I did… Hahaha… That man was like that to the very end. He spent thousands of years hiding in this cave and wouldn’t come out even once.”

This felt like an awfully melodramatic plot, so Li didn’t ask any more questions. Still, it seemed this white wolf knew Hortons. White Crow… a white raven...

Li raised a hand and channeled Pal into it. The white crow emblem appeared on the back of her hand once more.

The white wolf with mismatched eyes gave a slight nod.

“You are his successor. You received his legacy.”

“I didn’t choose to receive it. He forced this so-called legacy on me. Anyway… you came here because of your wounds, didn’t you?”

Li had an extremely keen sense of smell. She could already detect the scent of medicine on the white wolf.

“That’s right. I came for that. Can you help me?”

Li looked at the white wolf’s wounds. What had happened to it? How had it been hurt so badly?

The wounds looked as if some terrifying desert monster had torn into it. In places, you could even see bone. If the medicine weren’t masking the smell, those spots might already have started to stink.

“These two children caught the scent of medicine on that girl and thought she was Hortons, so they brought her here. Sorry for causing you trouble.”

“It’s fine. I don’t know what happened, but if I didn’t help, I’m pretty sure those two would bite me to death right here.”

“It’s very rude to say that to a lady, you know.”

A lady...

No matter how you looked at it, they were just two white wolves. If you’re a lady, then transform already! Come on, transform! How can you call yourself a lady if you can’t even transform?

Li shook her head, banishing the thoughts from her mind, and walked over. The White Wolf Twins kept their eyes fixed on her, as if they were afraid she might hurt the dying white wolf.

Li said nothing. She crouched down and began examining the white wolf’s injuries.

The wounds were so bad that it wouldn’t have been surprising if the wolf had died right then and there. Even from the outside, Li could tell that many of its internal organs were shattered...

It must have held on this long by relying on its immense power. Li could see Pal connecting to the damaged organs, taking their place and performing their functions...

The power of creation...

“You possess a certain power, but it’s not something you should be interested in—not yet.”

The white wolf with mismatched eyes stared at Li, its tone almost like a warning.