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The Cryo Wolf were overjoyed.

Meanwhile, the crowd of onlookers gasped in shock when they saw a person emerge from the middle of the Cryo Wolf.

For the people at the Bangnang Safe Zone, sleeping in was a luxury they could barely dream of. Most of them were already waking up at the crack of dawn, as it was their usual time to searching for resources.

Today, just as they began their daily routine, they heard rumors about a pile of snowballs appearing not far away.
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Naturally, they all rushed over to take a look.

This wasn't a case of them being bold or fearless. Everyone knew the area had already been swept clean of danger by the ability users from the Caeruleus Draco Squad, so there wasn't much of a threat. If something unusual appeared, it was likely a new resource discovered by the squad.

What's more, the sight of piles of snowballs made it look like a stash of supplies that had been frozen in the snow.

But no one expected those snowballs to start moving when they came closer.

Not everyone recognized the creature known as a Cryo Wolf. Seeing such a large "snowball" suddenly move made them almost think it was some kind of monster.

Then, they realized it must be some kind of mutated creature they didn't recognize, and fear immediately took over.

This was a mutated creature! Something that big—if it ate people, a single person wouldn't even be enough to fill the gap between its teeth. Its size was completely different from the tamed mutated animals seen around the Beast Tamer of the Caeruleus Draco Squad.

Soon enough, the first group of people fled in terror.

Those who ran away spread the news about the giant mutated creatures to others. They also sought out the ability users from the Caeruleus Draco Squad, hoping they could handle the situation.

Word quickly spread, not only about the creatures being Cryo Wolf, which only appeared in winter, but also that they belonged to an ability user who had visited the base last night.

In other words, as long as humans didn't provoke them, the Cryo Wolf wouldn't randomly attack.

Hearing this, even more people came to watch.

These were Cryo Wolf —the creatures that were rumored to have never been killed by any ability user. They only appeared in winter, and ordinary people had no chance of seeing them. It was said that anyone who encountered a Cryo Wolf was wiped out completely, leaving not even a trace of dust.

Although the latter part of the rumor seemed implausible—after all, how would anyone have information about Cryo Wolf if it were true—it was enough to make people feel both curious and fearful.

Now that a whole group of Cryo Wolf had appeared, and ones that weren't hostile to humans, how could people resist the urge to see them?

Among the crowd of spectators, there were always a few bold people.

Standing at a safe distance, they observed that the Cryo Wolf barely moved, occasionally rolling around lazily. Seeing this, some people cautiously took a step closer.

To their surprise, the Cryo Wolf didn't react.

Encouraged, they took another step forward.

Bit by bit, they edged closer to the Cryo Wolf. The bravest among them eventually got incredibly close.

The tension was palpable, and a few dared to take it further, attempting to poke one of the Cryo Wolf with a stick.

Others warned them not to take such a reckless risk, but by this point, the bold ones had grown increasingly confident during their slow approach. Ignoring the warnings, they jabbed at one of the Cryo Wolf with a branch.

The target was Snowball No. 8, one of the Cryo Wolf on the outer edge.

Snowball No. 8 had long been aware of the strange humans creeping closer. Their scent was unfamiliar—nothing like the pleasant-smelling human Snowball No. 8 was familiar with, nor were they from the same territory. Snowball No. 8 had no interest in them.

These unfamiliar humans had no business bothering Snowball No. 8 while he watched his pleasant-smelling human. That was Snowball No. 8's stance.

However, what Snowball No. 8 didn't expect was that these humans, whom he had chosen to ignore, would not only get closer but actually poke him!

The poke didn't hurt, but the insult was massive!

A mere human dared to poke this majestic body?! This body was only for the pleasant-smelling human to touch. Even the pleasant-smelling human had never poked him, and now some stranger had taken that first poke?!

I'm angry!

Snowball No. 8 immediately turned his head and bit the brazen stranger who had dared to violate his dignity.

"Ahhhh!"

"It's eating people!"

"Help!"

"Run for your lives!"

"The Cryo Wolf is eating people!"

The surrounding humans instantly fell into chaos, scattering in all directions in disorganized panic.

The noise was overwhelming.

The other Cryo Wolf could no longer ignore the commotion created by these noisy strangers. One by one, they turned their attention toward the humans.

Seeing more and more Cryo Wolf emerging, the humans became terrified, fearing they too might be bitten. Their fleeing became more frantic; some who couldn't run fast enough stumbled, rolling and crawling in the snow.

The Cryo Wolf leader, Snowball No. 1, shot Snowball No. 8 a glare.

This is all your fault. Why did you scare them? Don't you know how easily frightened these humans are? And now look—you're the reason they're all screaming their heads off. As punishment, you're staying away from the nice-smelling human for the rest of the day.

Snowball No. 8 looked aggrieved. It hadn't wanted this to happen! It was all the humans' fault!

Snowball No. 1, however, wasn't interested in assigning blame. Instead, it quickly sent a message to the other Cryo Wolf, instructing them to figure out a way to silence these humans. They couldn't let the noise disturb the nice-smelling human.

With a huff, Snowball No. 8 spat out the human it had bitten, flinging them far away.