The werewolves charged towards the muffled sound of fighting, as Akira reached the top of a large snowdrift he could see a small area in front of them where the sound of battle was coming from was covered by what looked like a small swirling blizzard.


    “Yuki, is that something we need to be wary of running into?” asked Akira as he pointed to the small blizzard.


    Yuki raised her head up over Zundar''s shoulder and his furry arm that was holding onto her in order for her to look at the area Akira was asking about.


    “You should be able to weather the effects with your fur and armor. It won''t have a negative effect on me,” said Yuki.


    Akira gave another silent command with the whistle and led the werewolves into the howling mini blizzard.


    Boom! Boom! Kaboom! TOOOT!


    “I thought you said these guys would be easy!” shouted a female.


    “Ugh! They won''t stop shooting ice at me!”


    “Commander Smash, an unknown enemy coming from the rear!”


    Hearing all this Akira let out a loud [Howl] that pierced through the wind and flying snow sending a chill down the enemy''s backs. The chilly fear only grew worse when tens of other loud howls replied to the first from what seemed like all over the place.


    “Everyone with the tanking specialty, hold off those mammoths while we clear whatever it is behind us!” shouted Smash.


    Akira and the werewolves reached the center of the blizzard where the fighting was taking place and found five large [Ice tooting Mammoths] fighting against 30+ Demigods.


    Just under half of them were turned towards the [Ice tooting Mammoths] and were dodging blocking or knocking away the large icicles that were aimed at them. They all looked to have many different fighting styles. Even though they were all together there was no sense of a formation as they all fought solo doing their own thing.


    The enemies that Akira was now more focused on were the fifteen or so demigods who had bows, swords, and staffs all pointed in his direction.


    Zundar hastily deposited Yuki into a soft snowbank and continued his charge next to Akira and the shield wall.


    “Oof! Don''t mind me... just toss me into the snow,” mumbled an agitated Yuki as she stood up. “I''ll support you guys from the rear. This is my territory and my specialty.”


    “Hurry! Blow those damn werewolves up with your largest spell!” Shouted Smash.


    Several staff and wand users started to chant and point towards the charging werewolves, their legs trembling as the fierce large armored werewolves charged at them with their solid shield wall.


    Pew~, fwoosh~, psssuuuu! All sorts of colorful skills both large and small shot towards the approaching werewolves and...


    ...were blocked by large ice walls that exploded into several ice shards as they received and stopped the deadly attacks.


    Akira and the other werewolves weathered several bursts of ice shards as they ran forward.


    “Someones blocking all our attacks!”


    “Then stop using the larger attacks and get something that can pierce the ice!”


    Before another wave of skills could be cast the werewolves and Zundar had already reached them and started to engage them in melee combat.


    Akira had made sure that he ran towards the demigod that had been giving the commands and lashed out towards him with an attack.


    “Ah! You''re that large bounty!” shouted Smash as he blocked the attack with the large metal gloves that he wore. Other than the large metal gloves, Smash wore little armor so that his large muscular body could move quickly and focus on smashing things.


    “Everyone focus on this guy!” shouted Smash as he slammed his large glowing metal fist into Akira''s shield trying to knock him back.


    “You are a ^&*% and smell like a #$@^ as well!” shouted Akira using the skill [Potty mouth].


    “What? I don''t know what any of those things are but you''re making me mad because they sound like insults. Take this!” roared the muscular demigod as both his metal gloves started to glow even brighter.


    Boom! Boom! Boom! The large metal fist attacks continued to rain down on Akira and the shields next to him as they offered their own counter attacks to the lightly armored demigod.


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    “Casters! Why are you not shooting them!” asked the Smash as he turned his head slightly to glance behind.


    Zundar, Nox 1 and 2, and a small bloody Fluffball were all standing over the dead bodies of the lightly armored ranged attackers. Even as he watched the dead bodies began to disappear into several small light fragments.


    Smash tried to warn the demigods that were still tanking the [Ice tooting Mammoths] but...


    “You should learn to use your subordinates better,” said Akira with a growl as he thrust his sword forward and cut through Smash''s thin leather armor and pierced all the way through his muscular stomach and out his back.


    “Guuaaa...cough!” Smash spat out blood as he looked down at the sword piercing his stomach.


    Without another word, Akira used the skill [Sword slash] while the sword was still inside of the demigod''s body.


    The skill along with Akira''s strength split the demigod''s body into almost identical halves.


    Before Akira could help take care of the rest of the Demigods that had been fighting the large [Ice tooting Mammoths] they were all wiped out by several waves of ice attacks, along with Zundar''s hammer, and Fluffball''s bites and tackles.


    The small blizzard continued to rage around them as Zundar and Fluffball retreated back towards Akira and the other werewolves.


    The five [Ice tooting Mammoths] in front of them were silently staring at them but did not attack.


    Fwoosh! With a gust of cold wind, Yuki appeared between the two groups.


    “Honored Long-nosed Ice Tooters! I am Yuki, the royal princess of IsKald. There is no need to worry about these werewolves. They are Allies from the northern town of Kodria.”


    “Toot,” said one of the heavily wounded [Ice tooting Mammoths].


    The swirling snow slowly began to disappear allowing for Akira and everyone else to see the [Ice tooting Mammoths] and their surroundings more clearly.


    Akira was surprised at how large they actually were. They were even bigger than the large elephants that he had seen in the Caidia deserts.


    “Let me help you with those wounds,” said Yuki as she walked towards the [Ice tooting Mammoths] with her hand raised.


    She stood in front of each one for a few seconds and moved onto the next when all the wounds had been covered with a layer of ice.


    “Toot~.” “Toot toot.” The [Ice tooting Mammoths] all let out softer toots than before as they thanked her.


    “I am sorry that something like this happened to you. Please return to your herd and let your leader know of the danger. You should be careful for now until we can make sure this issue is permanently taken care of,” said Yuki.


    “Toot!” said the largest of the five before they turned and left with large thudding footsteps.


    Ding!


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    <td>


    The bounty contract has failed!


    The gold will be deposited at the castle keeps bank.


    The [Ice tooting Mammoths] relationship with Kodria has become friendly.


    </td>


    </tr>


    </tbody>


    </table>


    “Using my skills so much is annoying, I just want to sleep. It''s a good thing we''ve already arrived at the Ice forest,” complained an irritated Yuki as she walked back to Akira and the others.


    “Zundar, can you go gather the others so that we can continue traveling to IsKald,” said Akira.


    “With my speed, it will be done quickly!”


    ***


    Inside the large ice castle of IsKald.


    Yuki stood in front of two large thrones that sat on top of a raised ice dais.


    The sides of the room were filled with nobles and other government people who had been called to quickly convene a meeting.


    “So what do you think, mother and father?” asked Yuki as she finished explaining all that had happened while she had been away.


    “These demigods seem like they will be hard to handle,” said Queen Yukiko.


    “General Chilliz what do you think? Can the city defenses take care of them?” asked King Fross.


    “My King, from what the princesses has said, we will be able to hold them off but we may need to strengthen some areas,” said General Chilliz.


    “And what about the alliance agreement?” asked Nollan who stood near Yuki and was leaning on his cane.


    “Your majesty I feel this will not be of any benefit to our kingdom,” said the head minister of the nobles.


    “Hmph! It looks like you again, only brought me more problems than benefits father,” said Queen Yukiko.


    “Hey! What are you talking about? You just need to trust me. I know how to negotiate a good deal and that''s what we got. Don''t forget who taught you everything you know,” said Nollan with a smile.


    A vein popped out on Queen Yukiko''s head as she tried to hold in her anger.


    “What am I talking about? You used every chance you could to embarrass me when I was younger! And you still tell those stories about me!” said Queen Yukiko as her icy gaze drilled into Nollan.


    “Hey, can''t a father dote on his cute daughter?”


    Pew, Pew! Two ice shards shot out from the Queen''s eyes and nearly hit Nolan''s feet as they crashed into the ice floor before him.


    “Ahem... We will have to look at the details of the alliance and discuss it with the werewolf repetitiveness later. General Chilliz, make sure to tighten the security of the city and send out messengers to the cities as well as the allied races. Minster Putzz please go over the alliance documents and have a summary for me before the end of the day,” ordered King Fross.


    Both the military personnel and the government nobles left the room to take care of the tasks they had been given.


    “We have more important matters to take care of right now than worry about the alliance and demigods,” said King Fross as he looked at Yuki.


    “That''s true. Now that you''re back we can start with the ceremonies,” said Queen Yukiko.


    “Do I have to? What about talking to Akira first?” asked Yuki looking down at the ground with a rosy pink face.


    “We''re taking care of this now before you try to go on another one of your trips,” said her mother quite firmly.


    “Glace is a nice boy and you both get along so there should be no problems,” said her father softly.


    “Yuki, you can think of this as your next big adventure in life,” said Nollan as he affectionately ruffled his granddaughter''s hair.