Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 225: Meet The Cryo Wolf

"This time, the group of Cryo Wolfs caught the safe zone’s attention because of a new detail reported by the scouting ability users—they saw patterns on the Cryo Wolfs."

"Patterns?" Kim Haru’s curiosity was piqued.

"Yes, Cryo Wolfs are normally completely white, but the reports say that this time there were human-like figures drawn on their fur. Not just one, but several of the Cryo Wolfs had the same pattern. Around the figure, there was a grid-like design with grass growing in the squares," Shin Woncheon explained, describing what he had heard. "Everyone thought the pattern resembled something related to you, Mr. Kim."

Kim Haru tried to picture the scene in his mind but couldn’t quite make sense of it.

Nevertheless, it made him even more curious about the Cryo Wolfs.

Thanks to the snow being cleared earlier, the return trip was much smoother, and the vehicle moved significantly faster. In less than an hour, Kim Haru saw the gates of the safe zone.

The Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander and Jang Dojang were already waiting at the safe zone gates.

Both of them were wearing clothing made from mutated silkworm silk. Plus, as ability users, they didn’t feel the slightest bit of cold, even standing in the freezing wind. When Kim Haru stepped out of the car, he suddenly realized that he was the only one among them dressed so thickly.

Well, thick layers were fine. He had no intention of sacrificing warmth for the sake of appearances.

"Where are the mutated animals?" Kim Haru got straight to the point.

"The Cryo Wolfs came from the south. They haven’t entered the safe zone yet and are currently being intercepted by an ability user scouting team," the Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander explained and pointing to another car parked nearby. "Please get in, Mr. Kim."

When Kim Haru arrived at the site and saw the clusters of large snowballs in the snow, along with the "figures" drawn on them, he couldn’t help but look at the ability users with newfound respect.

Who would’ve thought? These ability users had such remarkable skills in deciphering deeper meanings from appearances. Just look at those drawings—weren’t they just stick figures? How on earth had they managed to connect these stick figures to him?

Even Kim Haru himself wasn’t entirely sure whether the images were supposed to represent him.

However, it was becoming increasingly clear that these Cryo Wolfs had come looking for someone. Each time they encountered a human, they eagerly rolled over, presenting the side of their body with the drawing.

If the human didn’t react, the Cryo Wolf would nudge the image even closer, as if worried the person’s poor eyesight might prevent them from seeing it.

When there was still no reaction, the Cryo Wolf would move on, rolling over to the next human to repeat the process.

Please forgive Kim Haru for using the word "roll."

In his opinion, Shin Woncheon’s description of these mutated animals had been spot-on.

These perfectly oval-shaped creatures, with no visible heads or legs, seemed to have no other method of moving but rolling. Continue your adventure with novelbuddy

What’s more, Kim Haru couldn’t help but sense a certain "silliness" about them. Even after one Cryo Wolf had already shown its image to a person, the next Cryo Wolf would completely forget and roll over to display its image to the exact same person again.

With eleven Cryo Wolfs in total, every human had to look at the same image eleven times.

And when the humans shifted positions, the Cryo Wolfs, as if suffering from collective amnesia, would start all over again, presenting their images to the same people one by one.

This six-member scouting team had managed to intercept the Cryo Wolfs without any bloodshed, simply by allowing the creatures to exhaust themselves with this repetitive behavior.

Watching this hilariously silly scene, Kim Haru found it impossible to associate these bumbling snowballs with the terrifying creatures Shin Woncheon had described—the ones that were capable of pouncing on people and making them vanish without a trace.

"Mr. Kim, please don’t get out yet," Jang Dojang said, opening the car door and motioning for Kim Haru to stay inside until it was confirmed safe. The Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander also remained in the vehicle with him.

This car was specially modified for the Safe Zone Commander, it was reinforced and designed to withstand attacks, even from mutated creatures, for a period of time.

In Jang Dojang and Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander’s plan, they intended to have the pack of Cryo Wolf observe Kim Haru from a distance under the guidance of the ability users.

The goal was to determine if Kim Haru was the person they were looking for. If he wasn’t, they would lure the Cryo Wolf away. If he was, they would decide what to do next.

However, the plans rarely go as people expected. As soon as the car door opened, the distant pack of Cryo Wolf immediately caught a scent in the air. They abruptly stopped their orderly questioning of the ability users about the patterns on their bodies and suddenly dashed madly toward the car!

They rushed over into a full sprint.

The Cryo Wolf’s sudden burst of speed was completely unexpected. No one had anticipated it except for Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander, who quickly reacted by deploying a defensive barrier to protect both himself and Kim Haru.

In the blink of an eye, the Cryo Wolf had already leaped onto the car!

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A loud thud resounded, followed by the groaning creak of the vehicle that was straining under its weight.

"Woof! Woof woof!"

The Cryo Wolf barked loudly.

"Mr. Kim, let’s get out quickly! At this rate, the car will be crushed under their weight!"

The Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander immediately pushed at the door, but the Cryo Wolf was relentless, piling up in front of the car and blocking it completely. Their round, fluffy bodies pressed tightly against the vehicle, making it impossible to open the door.

The four corners of the car were visibly sinking, and the screech of the metal being strained became more unbearable with each passing moment.