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The Rise of the Winter Wolf - Book 6 - Chapter 20 - Stolen Job

Added 2024-11-10 17:07:13 +0000 UTC

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Don't mind this fluff. It's so that free readers can't read half the chapter.

This chapter is a little longer than normal.

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The Void Stream

“Again, I’m starting to wonder what my purpose of even being here is…” Mikaela mutters as the commentator inside of the Beta Dungeon commentates excitedly about the item The Winter Wolf just got from the queen wasp’s chest, making the audience within the Void Stream break out into laughter. With the item he got being a single stinger of the wasps’ that has some of their venom in it.

Venom that can rapidly drain a user of energy.

“Your job is to entertain the people in here,” the void creature working alongside him states in a no-nonsensical tone of voice. “So get to it.”

His words both make Mikaela grit his teeth since he knows very well what would happen if he didn’t perform his job well, and they make audience laugh. Largely because at this point a lot of them are convinced the void creature won’t harm them.

Simply because he hasn’t harmed them since he first showed up.

Even Mikaela knows that he won’t harm them so long as they don’t cross the line. But what he’s worried about is possibly accidentally crossing the line.

And there’s no one in the Reaper’s universe that can fend of the void creatures, nor is there anyone who would even try. Except maybe the Winter Wolf’s backers.

Backers who also want to see him commentating on the Beta Dungeon and are paying him sponsorships to do so.

Ah, life just isn’t fair sometimes…

His thoughts return to the stream when The Winter Wolf stumbles on another nest of bugs, making Mikaela shout, “And another bug brawl is about to commence! These ones seem to have that same immunity made specifically to counter our beloved pseudo-progenitor, so how will he handle them this time?!”

Meanwhile the crab-bug hybrid commentator thing in the stream itself also commentates, “And it’s time for round two! Just how many of these bug nests will this challenger face before finding his crystal?!”

Mikaela’s eyebrow twitches in some slight irritation. Mostly because the commentator in the Beta Dungeon itself was talking over him for some of that.

This is getting really annoying.

He glances at the void creature and sends him a telepathic communication asking, ‘Is there any chance we can turn off the commentator through the livestream? Make it so we can’t hear him from here? He’s interfering with my work.’

And, of course, the void creature just ignores him while staring at the livestream screen.

Mikaela eventually lets out a sigh before turning back to the screen to find The Winter Wolf seemingly having an easier time against these bugs. With him using his lunar ice as a shield to block attacks, no doubt having grown some more understanding of what their immunity means.

“And here we go folks! It looks like The Winter Wolf’s realized that just because they’re immune to his ice doesn’t mean they can break it!” Mikaela shouts, his excitement ramping up a little even with the irritation that is the other commentator still speaking. “But these bugs are rather high level, so the question is…” He pauses right when one of the higher level elite bugs – a giant beetle – manages to smash his ice due to its overwhelming strength. “…I guess it’s not a question anymore. Some of these bugs are indeed strong enough to break his ice.”

His eyes narrow a little bit as he opens a screen in front of him and shows the replay.

After a few seconds he raises his voice again and states, “But it looks like the beetle had to use quite a bit of energy in that attack, so it wasn’t an easy feat for it!”

And just like that, The Winter Wolf continues using his lunar ice of eternity as a shield against the bugs while slowly killing them off. Eventually revealing the beetle’s leader in the process.

“Well that’s a big fella,” Mikaela comments without taking his eyes off of the massive creature.

The bug is about ten meters in length with two massive horns on its head and a thick shell protecting it from danger. One thick enough to not even so much as get a dent when The Winter Wolf jumps down and slams his claws on the shell.

Not even a single crack.

“I can see one possible way The Winter Wolf could take care of this,” Mikaela says with his eyes narrowed a little bit. Meanwhile the crowd within the Void Stream explodes shouting various ways they would deal with the beetle. And many of them match what he’s thinking.

“Flip it over!!!” “FLIIIPPP IIIITTT!!!!” “Put it on its back!” “Go for the head!” “Go for the mouth!”

The Winter Wolf, who doesn’t hear any of this, simply tries a couple more times to hit its shell. With him attempting to hit the same place over and over again to see if it’ll do anything. But when it doesn’t even leave a dent after hitting it several times in the same place, he just backs away before slamming his palm into the ground.

Mikaela feels another rush of excitement as a pillar of ice shoots up from beneath the beetle, knocking it over onto its back and revealing its underside. One that isn’t protected by a shell.

The crowd roars its own excitement out at the scene showcased on the screen, meanwhile The Winter Wolf jumps onto the beetle’s belly and begins digging through it with abandon. Leaving the beetle completely incapable of defending itself.

But unfortunately for The Winter Wolf, the beetle is not alone.

All of its beetle underlings charge at The Winter Wolf in an attempt to stop him from tearing up their leader, but Wolf simply sets up a large barrier around them. One that, even though he no doubt knows the beetles can break it, gives him plenty of time to finish off the leader of the beetles. Making another loot box appear in the center of the room.

A gray positive chest at that.

“And here we have it! Another wonderful positive chest!” Mikaela shouts, feeling his excitement returning to him despite his irritation with the other commentator stealing his job on this floor theme. “Just what will he get from it!”

Of course, The Winter Wolf first spends a couple dozen more minutes to deal with the rest of the beetles. But that only makes the thrill even greater thanks to the suspense as he walks over to the positive chest.

Until he opens it to find nothing more than a simple Tier 8 fragment of the beetle’s shell with the immunity to his own element.

Silence fills the Void Stream.

“Well, uh…” Mikaela mutters while scratching the back of his neck. “Better luck next time?”

An awkward round of laughter fills the viewing room.

Meanwhile the commentator in the Beta Dungeon just keeps talking.