Chapter 11

Otis's POV

After I came out of Conrad's room, I couldn't control my low mood. Every word he said was like a heavy stone mill crushing my heart. I was training hard! But why was he so unreasonable?

Then I remembered that he was angry with me for caring about Marsh and not about him, and the low mood seemed to disappear a bit.

I was on a roller coaster of emotions, and my mind was full of confusion like a tangled mess of wool.

Maybe I should take a break and forget about it.

I took a deep breath and tried to stop thinking about these things and went to my room and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day came quickly.

After a night's rest, my spirits were much better and my mood calmed down, but Conrad's shadow still appeared in my mind from time to time.

I couldn't think like this anymore, I had to put all my heart into training! As long as I'm in training, maybe I won't have to think about these things.

After preparing Conrad's morning coffee and breakfast, I went straight to the training ground.

The atmosphere in the training ground today was a little different from before. The wolves in our group seemed to be unusually excited as if we were about to face something interesting.

What's going on here? Is there any activity today?

I slowly approached them, and their conversation reached my ears.

"Today is the day of field training! Do you guys know what this training will be about?"

"Whatever training is going to take place must be better than training here! It's more fun to run in the forest than in the training ground!"

"Once a month in the field, I'm looking forward to it!"

I probably understood what was going on. Training inside the forest was indeed a pleasant thing to do. I also started to become looking forward to this unique training, and almost didn't want to wait any longer.

Marsh came in front of everyone.

"The main skills we are training in this field are exploration, hiding, and scrambling. I have hidden ten badges inside the forest and have left many clues and traces along the way. You need to follow the clues to find those badges out." Speaking here, Marsh's face showed a stern expression.

"The person who finds the most badges will be the champion of this time. He will receive a badge as a reward for the glory of this training. Remember! During this time Alpha allows you to fight each other!"

Marsh placed a badge in front of each person's eyes one by one and told us to take turns looking at it. We needed to remember what the badge smelled and looked like in a short time.

"Okay, now you guys are ready to go! I will keep checking on you along the way to get an idea of your various physical qualities and abilities."

After the rules were announced, Marsh took the lead and entered the forest. He was very fast and disappeared from our sight in no time.

We followed him into the forest. I felt that we would probably spend the whole day inside the forest today.

After entering the forest, some of the wolves directly began to search around for badges, while some stayed in place and thought.

I didn't think too much and breathed in the air of the forest directly. The fragrance of the earth and the smell of the forest in the morning came into my chest. The smell of the forest in the morning seemed fresher and I felt like I was rejuvenated.

I didn't search for my training badge right away, because it seemed to me that the first step was to familiarize myself with the smell of the forest.

Suddenly a breeze blew by and my nasal cavity seemed to search for some strange and faint smell, which was very similar to the smell on those badges.

Is that a badge? ,

My heart appeared with some joy. Without hesitation, I quickly moved in the direction where the scent came from. Then I found a silver strip of cloth in the bushes. This strip of cloth seemed to be used to bind the badge, and I was able to smell a familiar scent on it.

Just then, my ears twitched. There was a sound coming from above me!

I quickly backed up and looked up above me.

"I didn't think you'd find the first clue so quickly. You're very good, I would have thought it would take a little longer for someone to find this clue."

On the tree branch above my head stood a strong man who looked at me in surprise.

"Just now I just accidentally touched a leaf. I didn't expect you to have such acute senses. You have great hearing."

"I will try to find more badges."

I answered him seriously. The man was none other than Marsh who had followed to check our status, and I didn't expect him to be hiding here.

"Well, Otis, I look forward to your final score."

He smiled brightly at me and quickly got out of the way.

I returned to the spot where I found the cloth and continued to explore carefully.

I could smell the subtle traces of boot scent on the ground next to the bush. No doubt. This must be the clue.

Following these traces, I was eventually surprised to find the first badge inside a hole in a tree.

I had found a badge! When Marsh introduced the rules, he told us that the number of badges was only ten. This number was not equal to the number of participants in the training, and there were far more of us than there were badges. Since I've already earned one, my score must not be the worst! That's great!

My heart was filled with confidence as I began to search for a second badge.

Time was slowly passing, and it was almost afternoon.

By this time I already had three badges in my hands. Feeling the heavyweight, the sense of accomplishment spread through my brain.

Even after a long time of searching, I still didn't have much fatigue. I can feel that my physical quality has improved very much compared to before, which is the result of my harsh training in the training ground these days.

Suddenly my ears twitched.

I heard some subtle sounds, and immediately after that I immediately retreated towards the back. Almost at the same time, two young werewolves jumped out of the bushes next to where I was just standing.

"She found us! But it doesn't matter! There are two of us, she can't get away."

"Otis! You can't get away! Give up the badge now!"

Looking at these two young werewolves, I knew that I was no match for them.

Despite some improvements in my physical fitness, there was still a gap between me and them, male werewolves who had undergone long training, and there were two of them!

Without talking much to them, I turned around and ran towards the inside of the forest.

"Run! Catch up with her!"

I heard them shouting behind me, their footsteps gradually approaching me, but I didn't feel panic. Panic didn't help in the slightest, excessive nervousness would make my heart beat faster affecting my breathing rate, which would slow me down.

I took advantage of my petite size and speed to quickly navigate through the jungle and soon managed to avoid them.

I let out a long sigh of relief. However, just at that moment, the tip of my nose seemed to pick up some more scent that didn't belong to the forest.

There must be a clue around here! Great! I found the clue to the fourth badge!

The sun was slowly setting towards the west, and soon it was time to finish training.

I rushed towards the training ground. The young wolves also returned to the training ground one by one. They had almost exhausted their strength, and some of them still had injuries on their bodies.

I looked up and found Marsh waiting at the training ground long ago.

"Through this training, I have a general understanding of your situation. I will strengthen the training for your deficiencies." Marsh looked at everyone.

"Now you can all take out your badges."

I scanned around and found that most of the werewolves didn't have anything in their hands. Only four werewolves pulled out their badges.

Three werewolves had only one badge, while the remaining one had three. His body was a bit stronger than the other werewolves, but his body had many small visible wounds that were almost all over his body.

He seemed to have been through many scuffles.

This man with three badges raised his chest, and the badge in his hand seemed to make him feel confident.

At this time I showed the four badges in my hand to everyone. The badges emitted a golden glow under the evening light, and this instant attracted the attention of almost everyone.

"It's Otis!!! She collected four badges! How is this possible? She obviously couldn't even defeat me!"

"I struggled to defeat several difficult guys in a row before I managed to grab three badges. But Otis collected four badges without any trouble!"

"I saw the badge in her hand when I was inside the forest. I tried to grab it, but she ran so fast that I couldn't catch up!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on me, only instead of the shame and aggravation I used to feel, these eyes made me feel a strong sense of accomplishment and glory.

This is something I have never felt before. It was a feeling like nothing I had ever felt before!

This feeling was like a light that dispersed much of the darkness I was in. I felt like I was filled with motivation and I wanted to be stronger! I wanted to be recognized by Conrad! I wanted to take revenge on Grey Pack!

"Otis. You're the unquestioned champion this time. I didn't expect you to have such a high talent in Seeker. You're fit to be a Seeker."

Marsh's voice rang out, his expression both surprised and approving.

"I saw your performance inside the forest. Your speed and sense of smell and hearing are far superior to other wolves, and you were even able to rely on this talent to directly avoid fighting with other wolves. It's not surprising that you were able to find four badges."

Marsh walked over to me.

"Your talent is perfect for Seeker! I will apply to Lord Conrad, I hope you make good use of this opportunity and strengthen your training!"