The situation could be described as very unfavorable. If the fight continued, Faust would be outnumbered and outmatched and he would likely be exhausted by this war of attrition sooner or later.
If the Ancient Ones did not intervene, he could have escaped by now, but Faust would rather die than abandon Alkin. He had to fight to the death.
If only I were still piloting the titan mecha, how could I be trapped by these lowly sorts? I would have been spamming cheap tactics already. Even a 【grail knight】 was no match for me, let alone these wolf pups.
【Zilliax】, where are you...
As the Prince dealt with the biting and besieging of the wolf pack while reminiscing about his past glory, Mephistopheles spoke up.
【I believe a true man knows when to yield and when to stand tall. If you truly cannot handle this alone, I have a plan to turn this peril into safety and restore the light.】
Oh, does Mephistopheles provide military advice now? I definitely need to hear this.
【Their goal isn't to take your life anyway, but to lust after your body. Why not beat them at their own game? Honestly, using Great Thunder to cast spells is crude; Great Thunder without its full divine authority isn't much different from ordinary spells.】
【But in terms of conquering females, the power of Great Thunder complements you perfectly. Fake your surrender and repent later. Not only can you avoid the current battle, you might even turn the wolf-kin to your side.】
【Faust, endure...】
Faust laughed after hearing Mephistopheles' world-shocking wisdom. "Mephistopheles, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want to see me locked in a basement so you can watch a farcical drama."
"For god's sake, why are you always fixated on this!"
【Triggered.】
Mephistopheles wasn't Viviana. The latter truly believed the Prince had extraordinary physiological "gifts" that could conquer any female.
But this was a fairy tale world, not an adult... Wait, the current Faust might actually be able to do that.
Having sparred with 【witches】 for so long, Faust's impression of normal women had become somewhat skewed.
Admittedly, as the darlings of fate, 【witches】 could fight him to a standstill regardless of their path or talent.
Clearly, it was a bit of a stretch to explain it only with the theory of repressed desires.
If one had to say, wasn't Lola repressed as well?
Lola Mama was a queen who was curvaceous, tall, mature, and charming, with a cold exterior and a sweet interior. Her entire being provoked male reproductive instincts. The reason she was such a pushover in front of Faust was perhaps because she wasn't a full 【witch】. In reality, she wasn't a pushover at all.
The true anomalies were legitimate 【witches】 like Viviana and Selena. They were darlings of fate whose power grew endlessly, like one foot stepping on the other to soar into the sky.
In that case, I need to re-evaluate my combat power under the blessing of the 【great thunder mark】. Should I... give it a try?
"Rumble—"
Just as Faust was wavering, a thunderous vibration came from the sea of roses.
Accompanied by a world-shaking tremor, the mansion standing in the sea of roses was swallowed by the wide-open mouth of a wolf-head phantom. The entire mansion was crushed under the wolf's jaws.
"Boom—"
Following that, the silhouette of a werewolf emerged from the black mist.
It was a massive giant wolf with grayish-black fur standing on end, crouching on the ground with its back arched. In the thick fog surging behind it, the limbs of various wild beasts flickered in and out of view, constantly shifting. A single glance was enough to be sanity-shattering.
After the giant wolf appeared, it kept shaking its head and wagging its tail over the ruins of the mansion. Its hindquarters were a beastly body formed of mist, shifting between a wolf, a deer, a lion, and a goat.
Then, as if it had just finished a hearty meal, it lay down lazily on the spot.
Holy crap, it's a giant furry!
Faust grew serious at the sight, frowning in displeasure.
Beast-eared girls are a fine culture that I quite like, but furries are not. I don't like this at all.
Seeing this, Sylvia also stopped her rhythm of battle and sighed. "Ah, Grandmother is angry."
"What's going on?"
As if feeling that victory was already in their grasp, the wolf-kin stopped besieging the Prince. Sylvia turned to look at the giant wolf wandering aimlessly like a senile beast with a complex gaze. "You see it now. That is 【Grandmother】, the wolf ancestor of our family and one of the Ancient Ones of the pack. She doesn't look very good now, does she? We were also shocked when we first saw her like this."
"This form can no longer be called human; it's a complete beast... and in fact, it is. In this kingdom, the true Ancient Ones have long since been devoured by the pack. In the past, while following the Great Moon on her conquests, our wolf ancestors fought hard and devoured almost all the beast gods of the civilization's borders."
"This should have been a joyful event worth celebrating, but the consequences of devouring the Ancient Ones only surfaced later. All the wolf ancestors were irreversibly affected by their bestial nature. It started as delusions, and later... they did things that could never be forgiven."
The wolf-eared girl with black hair and red eyes lowered her gaze, pressing a hand against her full chest. "The pack... they shared and ate the moon. This caused the Great Moon to fall into madness and cast down the night of the hunt to purge all beasts from the kingdom. The world only knows this is because of the Ancient Ones, but in reality, the Ancient Ones of the past have long since merged with the wolf ancestors. Thus, a century of hunting has never touched the root of the problem."
"We established rules to suppress the pack's bestial nature. We slaughter wild beasts for the sake of the pack's survival..."
Sylvia seemed to find it disgraceful herself. She clicked her tongue and shook her head. "Only the core members of the family know all this. Alkin... she would have known too, becoming the first head of the family under Grandmother. But she... she would never accept any of this or become a maintainer of a decaying order."
"Why are you telling me all this?"
Faust glanced at Sylvia and asked, "This feels like you're aiding the enemy."
The wolf-kin shrugged. "I've accumulated too much in my heart; I had to vent to an outsider. As a foreigner, you're the perfect choice. Alkin has already been swallowed by Grandmother. The sacrifice is over. Why do you continue this futile struggle?"
"A futile struggle? I don't think things are over yet."
The Prince smiled and weighed the last remaining silver sword in his hand. He already had a plan.
Under the wary eyes of Sylvia and the others, Faust mobilized all the power in his body, focusing intently on the giant wolf.
Then, he sank his knees slightly and threw the silver sword with all his might, turning it into a Sunlight Spear.
"Whoosh—"
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