The moment the wolf turned towards me, I knew I'd made a mistake.
Its green eye locked onto mine, filled with pure fury and rage.
The two cores inside its chest pulsed like angry hearts, glowing brighter by the second. Whatever final form this thing had been hiding… it was about to unleash it.
I yelled, "Everyone back!"
But it was too late.
The wolf let out a roar that shook the trees, and then its body started to swell. Veins bulged under its skin.
Its claws grew longer, sharper. The fur along its back lit up like embers, and a strange black mist rolled off its body.
Crap.
It's evolving….into a Tier 3 beast?
I jumped back just as the beast slammed its front paws into the ground.
A shockwave blasted outward, sending dirt, grass, and a few unlucky birds flying.
I barely managed to hold my footing, but Erza wasn't so lucky.
She tumbled backward, coughing.
Aurelia swore. "It's getting stronger! That's a Tier 3 evolution!"
