Chapter 60

Third Person’s POV

+8 Pearls

In the wilderness, Adelaide raised her silver spear and thrust it at Ellen’s right shoulder.

Ellen burst into laughter–was this weak strike even worthy of being called a battle move?

The fifteen–thousand–strong Ironthorn Army joined in the mockery. Judging by her grip, she probably couldn’t even match a wolf pup’s claws.

Yet, in an instant, Adelaide’s fingertips burst with silver–blue bone spikes. Her seemingly delicate hands had partially shifted into wolf claw.

The silver spear, sensing the awakening of ancient blood, instantly crawled with frost–tooth runes. As the spear tip pierced the air, it emitted a shrill howl.

Ellen’s muscles beneath his hardened scales suddenly convulsed–an instinctive reaction of a lower–ranking wolf to bloodline suppression.

His elongating canines hadn’t fully transformed when Adelaide’s spear blade, adorned with a silver moon crest, illuminated his shrinking pupils.

Before the Ironthorn Army’s laughter had even faded, the frozen earth erupted with a sound like ice splitting.

“Wolf claws?” Adelaide’s voice carried a faint sneer as her spine burst into a protruding bone tail, tearing through her cloak.

The moment the spear tip grazed Ellen’s iron pauldron, her hand fully transformed into a wolf’s claw.

Ellen froze. If he tried to snatch the spear now, his entire arm would be shattered.

Panicking, he attempted to retreat but was a step too slow.

The spear tip grazed his left scapula, piercing through the iron–clad armor and drawing blood that dripped down the blade.

“Excuse me,” Adelaide said, releasing her wolf claw. The front–rank wolf warriors dropped to their knees, uncontrollably.

warriors saw the blood seeping from beneath Ellen’s pauldron, drop by drop, staining the

Ellen’s face turned pale.

He

the deathly silence only the north

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Chapter 60

+8 Pearls

hand, his voice still trembling,

Ulrik’s POV

atop the distant battlements, Velda

it? How perfunctory. Did Lance stage this farce to prop up Adelaide? No dodge, no parry —just standing there to be stabbed. And she wins in one

and the wilderness shielded us from the pheromones and the specifics of

could see was Ellen standing

this was nothing but a charade

laughter subsided, her voice bristled with fury, “The Ironthorn Army bends to Lance’s will. If he says bow, they bow. Why the theatrics? Treating the troops

I too was puzzled.

If it came

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struck at me, I was caught

today’s so–called challenge

Resentment simmered within me.

to enhance their glory on the battlefield, but handing over

this not dishearten the wolf warriors who fought

challenge her,” Velda said, turning

wolf’s restlessness was palpable,

beat her, where does that leave Lance and the Ironthorn Army’s dignity? With a major battle looming, we can’t afford internal strife

“Their special treatment started this.

voice, “Do you still want to earn merits? The battlefield

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