Although he forgot that before, when he had the chance, after beating the crap out of some of them, Ryan tamed one dire wolf, he would never say that out loud, but those monsters were too cool. Of all the monsters he had tamed before, they were by far the most awesome, and their strength was also impressive.
"You said that you didn't like animals," Alissa frowned. "I guess that was just you being bashful in your own weird way."
It wasn't a matter of liking or disliking. Ryan just never wanted pets because he didn't think they deserve to be caged. As for the tamed dire wolf, he was cool, but he was a cool tool for battle. That being said, Ryan felt a bit conflicted in thinking like that. He had bidden their will with magic, but he could feel the connection between them, so at the very least, Ryan had to treat them like real partners. After all, they will never betray him.
"All right, boy," Ryan said. "Show me what you can do."
While Alissa was recovering, Ryan equipped his shield and gave the order for the dire wolf to use Ice Arrow. As expected, the attacks couldn't surpass the shield's defenses, but the weight of every projectile managed to push him back several centimeters. At the same time, the dire wolf was suffering some damage and training its Pain Resistance.
"For the time being, your job will be to train Dash and Ice Arrow," Ryan declared. "When you feel hungry, you can eat them."
Alissa was finally ready to move on, and since there wasn't a dungeon nearby in which the dire wolf could guard, it was the best order Ryan could give him. Taking him with them wasn't going to help in the fight against the Fenrir's after all.
"Are you sure you don't want even a single dragon heart?" Alissa asked.
"I want, but I don't want to gain anything I don't deserve," Ryan said.
Alissa shrugged and then marched toward North, they had already entered the dire wolves' territory, so there was no need to fly. Besides, that would reveal their approach. Although Alissa had some skill that could make her completely undetectable, it wasn't like she could maintain that state forever. She needed mana and concentration, and she lacked the ability to stay concentrated for long periods.
"As I expected, this bow isn't powerful enough to endure your power. The other one is probably fifty percent better and can show a better performance."
"This isn't for sale," Ryan declared.
"How about two dragon hearts for it?" Alissa asked.
"You are pretty dumb, aren't you?" Ryan asked.
"… Why do you think that?" Alissa clenched her fist and then asked.
"Although dragon hearts are useful and they make me stronger, I can't attack with dragon hearts alone," Ryan said. "I can only show the power of my status with a decent weapon. Even if you can destroy a mountain with a single punch, it is stupid to do so when you can do the same thing by using a weapon and spending only half of the energy."
It seemed logical for Ryan, but for someone like Alissa, who could transform into a dragon and make several of them run away just with her presence alone, the same thing couldn't be said. Regardless, even though they advanced pretty close to Lake Ontario, they never found a single megalodon. Ryan thought of asking Alissa to move away a little bit, but that wouldn't change anything since he didn't have the power to slay them in just a few moments.
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