Chapter 144: Bite

Hugh closed his eyes and his whole body started to transform. He could feel the strength and heat start to envelop his whole body as his bones and ligaments started to mutate.

Everyone stopped what they were doing as they felt the atmosphere around them start to get hotter. All of a sudden, they could feel a tremendous amount of energy and heat emanate from a certain point.

Even the wolf who hid in the shadows could not help but stare at Hugh as it felt that something dangerous was coming.

Serena had furrowed eyebrows as she felt the heat coming off Hugh. At first, she thought that Hugh was in trouble, but when she tried to get closer to Hugh, she realized that her whole body was not permitting her to move.

Serena realized that Hugh's domineering aura was terrifying even for her. This made her even more confused.

Jane had a shocked look as she watched Hugh's transformation. As she felt Hugh's strength reverberating through the whole room, a smile crept up on Jane's face.

Jane knew that Hugh was hiding something, but she could never figure it out. Right now, she was front and center into Hugh's showcase of his real power.

Aric was not surprised, just relieved. Even though he did not have any memories, he knew deep in his heart and instincts, that Hugh was stronger than him.

That was why he respected Hugh from the get-go. He just wondered why Hugh took this long to bring out his most powerful skill.

"GRRR…," the wolf snarled as it observed Hugh. It did not know it, but its whole body started to shiver and its paws retreated a step back.

As it realized that it was afraid of Hugh, the angrier the wolf got. It was angry that it could ever feel inferior to someone younger than him.

Feeling that Hugh's transformation was coming to an end, the wolf started to rush towards Hugh with the intent to disrupt its transformation.

Its instincts told it that once Hugh transformed, the battle would be over.

With the darkness of the night, the wolf ran with rashness. It opened its jaws wide with its fangs glinting in the night. With one sharp move, it reached Hugh and closed its jaws directly on Hugh's torso.

The fangs ripped through the air and reached Hugh's skin, but it never went any further than that. The wolf realized that it could not close its jaws any further as if something was stopping it.

When it looked down, it realized that one hand was gripping its jaws from closing. This arm was from a muscular man with a sharp jaw and silvery-white hair.

This man would stand out in a crowd, and would never be forgotten. This person was very different from Hugh, but the wolf instinctively knew that they were the same person.

Hugh's body was still steaming as smoke started to rise from his body. He was sweating, but it did not look like he exerted much effort in restraining the wolf.

With one hand, Hugh grabbed the wolf's jaws and used it as his handle to throw the wolf to the wall. The wolf flew through the air and landed directly on the wall.

The wall broke as cement flew all over the place. The cracks continued to propagate as the force on the wolf was so strong.

"GUU…," the wolf cried as it felt a tremendous amount of pain from colliding with the solid wolf. It had been a long time since it felt this much pain.

Serena's jaws were wide open as she watched the scene unfold. She was not looking at the wolf's aftermath, but at Hugh's transformation.

She could no longer see the fat guy that blended in the background, nor the unassuming average guy. The person she was looking at right now was what most people would consider handsome.

She was speechless as she watched Hugh's silvery white-hair ruffle in the wind. She watched as Hugh's sweat dripped from his forehead to his neck.

She was dumbfounded about this situation. She could not believe that this was the same person as Hugh. However, she could not deny that some attributes made them similar.

She started to wonder. If Hugh's normal and fat self started to lose weight, then he would probably look like his transformation minus the silvery-white hair.

Jane, on the other hand, was more interested in the fact that Hugh effortlessly lifted the wolf and threw it into the wall. The creature that they had trouble suppressing was thrown around like a toy by Hugh.

She was fascinated by Hugh's newfound strength. They would have all died by the wolf's fangs if not for Hugh's transformation.

The entity that was most surprised about this situation was the wolf itself. It had tremendous pride about itself, and it could not believe that it could be thrown around like this.

The wolf shook its head as it tried to calm itself down. Its heart was beating a thousand times per second, a new record for itself. It would usually maintain its composure in times like this, but this was a situation it had never encountered.

Realizing the threat that Hugh possessed, the wolf decided to pull out all the stops. It looked in Hugh's direction as it snarled, "GRRRR…"

The wolf bent its body low as if preparing to attack. The wolf's fur seemed to become darker and darker until it blended into the night.

However, Hugh did not feel anxious at all. With the power flowing all over his body, Hugh did not feel the need to exert much effort in defeating the wolf.

Silence reigned in the room. The only thing that the wolf could hear was its heartbeat racing through the roof.

At the dead of night, the wolf lunged towards Hugh. The wolf ran through the pavement, but its body slowly melted into the floor until it finally disappeared into the ground.

Serena, Aric, and Jane all looked around the room but they could not find any traces of the wolf. It was as if the wolf had disappeared into the night.

The darkness surrounded all of them, which meant that the wolf could come out of nowhere.

Hugh closed his eyes and concentrated. However, from the outside, it would seem like Hugh had his guard down. There were so many openings in Hugh's body that made him seem like an easy target.

Then finally, the wolf appeared right next to Serena. She was still looking around the room for the wolf, but she did not realize that the wolf was already behind her, ready to tear apart her body into pieces.

She suddenly saw a shadow cast over her head and it made her alert. It was then that she realized that the wolf was behind her with its jaws wide open.

However, it was too late, she would not be able to dodge away from the bite. She clouded herself with the pink smoke, but she knew that it would be useless against the sharp teeth of the wolf.

She closed her eyes and prepared herself for death, but it never came. She suddenly felt some tightness around her whole body.

She thought that it was the wolf until she realized that it was a person that hugged her. When she opened her eyes, she came face to face with her savior, Hugh.

Hugh had hugged Serena from the back and saved her from being torn apart by the wolf. They locked eyes at this very moment, and she observed every part of his face.

There was no emotion on his face, just a calm and collected look. However, Serena found some charm in his aloofness. Her heart skipped a beat feeling as if she was in a winter night's dream.

"GRR…," the wolf growled and snapped Serena back into reality. When she looked back, she realized the sacrifice Hugh had to make to save her.

The wolf's fangs were deeply embedded into Hugh's back as blood spurted out of his wound. However, when Serena looked at Hugh's face, she could not see any pained expression on his face.

His back was pierced by the wolf's sharp canine tooth, but he did not show any expression.

The wolf continued to close its mouth as the tooth dug deeper into Hugh's body. Hugh did not mind any of this as he looked at Serena.

Once he saw that she was safe, Hugh laid her down on the floor and flexed his back muscles. His muscles tightened and prevented the teeth from piercing any further.

The wolf frowned as it felt a resistance. It had finally thought that it had caught Hugh into submission, but Hugh was still fighting back.

Hugh then looked around the room and found a sturdy part of the wall. Without any warning, Hugh ran towards the wall with the wolf still tethered to his back.

As he reached the wall, Hugh turned around and smacked the wolf to the wall, forcing it to open its mouth wide and allow Hugh to escape.