Man on the ark, forced to become king

If one-on-one isn't enough, then let's gang up on each other.

Even if that so-called wolf mother is strong, can she really defeat several beings of the same level as her?

"Heh...heh...you...you'll regret this!"

Crimson blood flowed from Gaetano's mouth, his eyes widened, and his whole body trembled violently as if he had been electrocuted, emitting a hoarse voice.

A deep red light emanated from his heart, faintly conveying an ancient aura that had endured countless years.

Faintly, one could hear the high-pitched howls of wolves echoing around.

Supported by some unknown force, the old werewolf's body broke free from its kneeling position and slowly stood up. Strands of jet-black hair emerged from beneath his skin, and his human bones began to twist and deform, regressing towards that of a wild beast.

Seemingly losing its mind due to its inability to bear the power of wolf blood, the half-beast werewolf suddenly raised its claws and pounced on the only living creature beside it.

"He's supposed to be your god, and you get this kind of thing to use?"

"They are birds of a feather; like father, like son. What kind of god you are, you will have the same kind of followers."

The dragon's tail flashed and disappeared in the void, sweeping the beast-transformed werewolf away. Lin Lu frowned slightly, not very satisfied with the situation.

Before anything even happened, the person had already gone mad. This unstable summoning method looks like the work of an evil god.

Is this what they call the wolf mother?

A proper deity wouldn't do such a thing. After being worshipped for so many years, shouldn't they at least grant some stable power?

Bang!

A gigantic dragon claw materialized out of thin air, pinning the raging werewolf to the ground. Lin Lu walked over unhurriedly, and a huge, ferocious dragon head suddenly appeared behind her, its roar shaking the very space.

The roar of a dragon has a soul-stirring power. Even wild beasts will follow their instincts and understand the meaning of awe when faced with creatures far stronger than themselves.

Under the intimidation of the dragon's roar, the raging werewolf calmed down again, lying on all fours with a low growl coming from its throat, and a look of fear could still be vaguely discerned on its twisted half-human, half-wolf face.

It was as if...we were in awe of the gods.

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wolf Mother of Seven Hills

Syracuse, the Seven Hills.

After the emergence of Originium Furnace, one of the pinnacle achievements of modern Originium industry, traditional cities built on the land gradually faded from the historical stage.

Countries suffering from natural disasters have begun to vigorously develop the Originium industry and build a large number of mobile cities to relocate people who have long suffered from natural disasters. Being able to live in mobile cities without worrying about one day being destroyed, naturally few people are still willing to live on the ground.

Some of the cities built before the large-scale development of the Originium industry were relocated to new mobile platforms, while others were demolished and converted into reusable resources.

However, even with the potential threat of natural disasters, some cities still stand intact on the earth.

They often possess extraordinary significance, whether as an ancestral land that cannot be abandoned, or as something deeply hidden in history, or as something that inherently possesses the ability to resist natural disasters.

The City of Seven Hills is just such a place.

It was the first true city in Syracuse, the origin of wolves, and the promised land of God.

This city belongs to the goddess worshipped by the Syracuse—the Wolf Mother.

In ancient mythology, the wolf mother shed tears here, ascended to the moon, and transformed into its shadow. After the traitors were driven out, the wolf mother's descendants built a magnificent city here, dedicated to their common mother. The gods then turned their gaze back to the earth, protecting it forever from natural disasters.

However, as time passed and many years went by, the tranquility of this ancient city was shattered.

The bright, clear sky was shrouded in a dim hue, as if night had fallen.

A moon suddenly appeared in the sky, and then the earth began to tremble, the majestic ancient city and the towering mountains outside the city shook together.

Residents of the city came out of their homes and bowed to the moon in the sky, praying for God's forgiveness.

The brief celestial anomaly lasted for several tens of seconds before subsiding, and the tremors of the earth straightened at the same time.

It's like... God heard people's prayers.

However, no one noticed that the mountain that had stood outside the city for countless years seemed to have shrunk a little.

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Deep within the mountains, in a treacherous place inaccessible to ordinary people, large swathes of land collapsed and sank, revealing deep, dark holes. Then, soft white light emanated from them. From a great distance, the entire mountain range resembled a giant wolf lying on the ground. The holes exposed in the earth were precisely where the wolf's eyes were, and the white light shimmered, as if the giant wolf was blinking.

'Those children have done a great job.'

Within the mountains, an ancient consciousness awakens from its long slumber, casts its gaze upon the city, and then suppresses the instinctive movements of its newly awakened body.

The massive mountain range is His body.

A single, unintentional turn by a ferocious beast that roams the land can destroy countless ants.

If one stretches out their body without restraint, the city nestled against the mountain range will collapse in an instant, turning into ruins.

To God, humans are such fragile creatures.

The wolf mother did not intend to do that, nor did she want to see the home her children had worked so hard to build destroyed by one of her actions, so she controlled herself and only kept her consciousness active.

As a deity who has lived through countless ages, the ability to move his body does not affect his observation of the world. He can send his consciousness to any place in Syracuse if he so desires.

'It's my blood that's flowing, there are children calling out to me, but is this the way it's done, so jarring and brutal?'

Having just awakened from a deep sleep, even a god takes a little time to fully wake up. Sensing the pull of an unseen force, the wolf mother was somewhat puzzled.

He remembered that he had taught knowledge to children in the past and told them how to awaken Him, so why use such a primitive and barbaric method?

A sacrifice of blood and flesh...

Only those savage beasts that roam the earth in a daze would enjoy devouring flesh and blood.

All human rituals and sacrifices are nothing more than self-indulgent acts for the true gods. Gods never need those things, and their responses are always in response to prayer itself.

Has too much time passed, so much so that the children have forgotten what He taught them, and that's why they want to awaken Him in this way?

The wolf mother had no idea what was going on, but she did not intend to refuse her children's calls.

Thus, above the city of the Luches family, an ancient and vast consciousness descended from nowhere.

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'What are those things?'

The moment consciousness descended, the current state of the entire city was reflected in the Wolf Mother's mind. Looking at the dense cluster of meteorites that completely covered the city, she was stunned.

There was no trace of Originium; instead, it directly drove the energy that roamed freely between heaven and earth. The way this power was used was somewhat similar to the authority of a god, reminding Him of certain things from the past.

However, when He turned His gaze to the earth and to the child who called Him, He saw clearly a person, a pure person.

He had no blood of any other race mixed in with him; he was just a human.

Such a person should not exist in this era.

Moreover, he used such a massive amount of magic to envelop an entire city, which was completely different from what she remembered.

The power of those people is not reflected in the individual.

Strange, so strange.

After many years of isolation from the world, the wolf mother had the idea of ​​communicating with people for the first time.

But before that, He had to stop the child's violent summoning methods.

Why use this method when all that's needed is for His blood to come into contact with sufficiently concentrated energy?

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"Huh...huh..."

Lying prone on the ground, Gaetano, almost completely wolf-like, panted heavily. The wildly growing fur on his body suddenly stopped, and then, as if time had reversed, the fur fell off, and his twisted muscles and bones returned to their original state.

He transformed from a human into a wolf, and then back into a human, his consciousness, which had been almost extinguished after his rampage, gradually returning to normal.

However, Gaetano was no longer paying attention to the changes in his body.

The first thing he did after regaining consciousness was to kneel on the ground, look up at the sky with piety, his eyes overflowing with excitement and fervor.

A response from God! He felt a response from God! The wolf mother was watching him!

"Where did you get such a barbaric way of summoning?"

The will that runs through the sky slowly descended, landing on the shattered ruins, and coalesced into the shape of a black wolf as tall as a person. Its eyes gleamed with a faint white light, and it tilted its head to look at its child, speaking in human language, the meaning of which was very clear—what's wrong with you, child?

They possess His blood and only need to place it in a place full of energy, yet they still offer the most primitive flesh and blood as a sacrifice, and even stuff His blood into their own bodies...

Does this child not know that a mortal body cannot bear the power of a god, and will only be overwhelmed by the power contained within, turning into a beast with only instincts?

Has the worship of Him in Syracuse reached such a fanatical level?

This is completely different from His original plan.

He left the earth as a moon shadow to return freedom and the power of choice to humanity, and left his blood to help them resist an inescapable disaster. He never imagined that he would be awakened in this way.

This is a terrible thing; it signifies the decline of civilization and the loss of knowledge, and He needs to figure it out.

"Great wolf! Your people beg for your mercy! The evil god seeks to destroy our city; it is a calamity we cannot withstand. Only you can drive it away!"

Under the giant wolf's questioning gaze, Getano knelt on the ground and prostrated himself in fervent worship.

Now, the wolf mother was even more confused.

'This child... seems a bit slow-witted.'

Why does he talk like that? Couldn't he just explain himself more clearly?