Reincarnated As A Wolf With Cheats

'What the-'

'I never heard that there a strong beast such as him in this forest.'

The serpent was too shocked to even think anything straight.

He was no longer sure that the small pitiful wolf that it had seen was the same being that was in front of it right now.

'No way, could he really be a dragon?'

'I felt the presence of the Earth Dragon disappearing from the Lian Plains…'

'Could it be that this is him…?'

'It's a gamble but, if it really is him, then maybe I might end up going out of the situation without being harmed.', he thought.

*gulp*

The serpent mustered the courage to blurt a few words, "Aren't you the Earth Dragon from Lian Plains?"

"How did you undo your curse? And how did you assume a fake form?", he asked.

"…", Shin didn't say a single thing when the serpent mentioned this.

He thought that it would be worthwhile to listen to what he had to say.

"Since you stopped speaking, looks like I was right!", he raised his voice.

"Haha, what are you so proud of? And why are you teasing me this way?"

"You should have told from the beginning that it was you."

"Yes, in the world, the ones who can be perfectly fine even after being exposed to my poison are only two beings, the Poison Fanged Naga and the great Earth Dragon."

What he said was right. In the snake branch, the strongest snake to exist in the world is the Poison Fanged Naga. While it does state that the poison is present in its fangs, that ain't entirely true. It's a sacred beast that can create poison out of thin air.

Yes, if it was intended, he could just look at a beast and create poison inside the beast's body, killing it instantly and because of that, Naga is also known as Poison King.

Another reason why he is recognized that way is that he is immune to all kinds of poison and venom. No matter what kind of venom or poison it is, as long as it is produced by a beast, he can always render it useless since poison is his strength.

Yes, the strongest the poison, the more his power grows.

Now, regarding the Earth branch category, the only beings in the world that are least affected by any type of poisons are of the earth branch.

It means that they are affected, but only a little. However, the strongest earth branch being – the Earth Dragon is completely immune to poisons. Only if Naga were to bite him and a ton of poison were to enter the bloodstream – only then would the Earth Dragon be affected.

"And I can feel the dragon aura from you."

"No wonder you felt familiar.", the serpent said.

"…"

Shin was quiet even after everything the serpent said. He wanted to hear more and thought that it was best for him to be quiet for a little longer.

He wanted to frustrate the serpent and due to frustration, many would end up speaking the things that should remain secret.

Shin planned this and he succeeded. By keeping his mouth shut for just a minute more, he was able to hear the serpent's biggest secret.

"Ah come on!"

"Why the silent treatment?"

"Are you angry because I attacked you earlier!"

"Sheesh, forget that, Hiss."

"We were once on the same boat, weren't we?"

"But now, it seems as if you have been freed. But look at me, I am still trapped because of the curse and cannot leave this piece of land."

"That's why I'm a little sensitive when the topic is about my territory. If only I could leave my territory, I would have never been angry.", he said.

"So, forgive me and tell me, how were you able to break your curse?", he asked.

"…", Shin smirked after hearing all this.

He then said, "Guess what, you shouldn't be blind."

"You should always confirm whether what you conclude is true or not."

"When the heck did I ever mention that I was an Earth Dragon.", Shin raised his voice while saying this.

"Hiss…"

"You aren't?", the serpent asked.

Shin laughed and said, "Of course, I am not Terran."

"T-Terran?", the serpent asked in confusion.

"Yeah, the Earth Dragon about whom you were talking about.", Shin smirked and continued.

"Though, it is true that I was the one who released him from his curse. Although it is not completely broken, I'm sure that within a few more years he would be completely free."

"Wait, so he really has been freed? And you were the one who freed him?", the serpent asked.

Shin nodded his head. Shin thought about making a proposal with the serpent about freeing him and making him his subordinate when suddenly the serpent started crying.

Yes, tears broke out from his eyes and covered his oval-shaped face.

"It's…"

"It's been so long since I ever felt that I could be freed.", he said in a low voice.

This felt genuine. Shin could feel the deep emotions emerging from the serpent.

"…"

'I am wrong…'

'Why would I make him my subordinate?'

'Poor beasts like him are all trapped and after I free them, I am trapping them yet again.', Shin said to himself while staring at the ground.

'Being a subordinate is nothing but being shackled.'

'I guess, Terran too feels that way.', Shin regretted what he did back then.

While it is true that he freed Terran, he shouldn't have used the opportunity to make him his subordinate. He realized his wrongdoing and decided to not treat someone else's suffering as an opportunity.

But that didn't mean that he would go and do charity work. He had to see his gain first and if there is none, he would only help if there was no harm.

He looked at the serpent and said, "I can free you, but I have just one condition…"

"Yes, I agree to become your subordinate, hiss.", the serpent replied almost immediately.

"Huh? I-"

"Please name me and free me."

"I want to roam and discover the forest and other places with you.", the serpent said.

"Listen, you have a very bad habit of assuming whatever comes to your mind."

"I haven't even told so how do you assume that I would ask you to become my subordinate?"

"…"