Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

"Wait! There's something wrong with that rabbit—"

Poro shouted urgently. The silver-haired old woman paused, and from the grass beneath her, dense stalks extended, trying to stop the white rabbit.

But… it was clearly too late.

The rabbit, leaping in mid-air, twitched strangely, as if something was underneath its skin!

The next moment, that thin layer of skin split open!

A shadow much larger than the white rabbit leaped out—it was a crimson jackal!

The grass stalks were easily torn apart!

The surprise attack, combined with its proximity to the forest witch, allowed it to easily break through the defenses and pounce on the silver-haired old woman!

"Rumble—"

The soil cracked the next second, and more thick plant roots suddenly burst forth!

The red jackal that had pounced on the silver-haired old woman was instantly entangled, twisted, and sent flying, crashing to the ground not far away like a broken sack!

"The danger is resolved… right?"

Poro looked at the red jackal on the ground in the distance. Blood was spilling from its mouth, and it was unable to get up again any time soon.

Little Red Riding Hood cried out and ran towards the silver-haired old woman.

She saw that the clothes on the old woman's shoulder had been torn, revealing a long, narrow wound.

Pink liquid oozed from the wound, and under the influence of a cyan magic, it transformed into tiny, soft grass stalks, which intertwined to cover the old woman's wound.

"Grandma, are you okay?! I'll go get some herbs!"

Little Red Riding Hood said anxiously, looking at the wound.

"No, no need."

The old woman slowly shook her head, a trace of solemnity in her eyes. "That jackal wearing rabbit skin also drank the demon-corroding potion, and… some other vile curses…"

"I underestimated him a bit. This hunter came prepared!"

"Then, what should I…" Little Red Riding Hood asked, her eyes wide.

"You two leave here from behind the house first. My magic is being disrupted, and the magic in the forest might not be able to stop that hunter!"

The silver-haired old woman glanced into the distance. The forest's frenzy was still continuing.

"Grandma, what about you?" Little Red Riding Hood asked urgently.

"I'll try to hold him back as much as possible. Although I'm old, this is still my forest!"

The old woman's aged voice carried a hint of determination.

"Grandma, I'll stay with you!"

"No, you staying here will only hinder me!"

The old woman repeated again, "Go!"

The forest wind in the distance slowed down, replaced by alchemical flames that burned wantonly!

Poro bit Little Red Riding Hood's skirt, half-pulling and half-dragging the girl towards the forest behind the house.

As the girl's red cloak was about to disappear into the darkness of the forest, a large amount of branches and leaves splattered out from the forest in front of the wooden house!

A scarred figure slowly walked out.

The hunting clothes were in tatters, leaving only a few rags to cover a body covered in blood-colored runes.

Countless pieces of grass and leaves were stuck on his body, dripping with blood. More importantly—one of the hunter's arms even revealed the stark white bone!

The hunter had a pipe in his hideous and terrifying face.

His intact arm was holding a hunting gun, and beneath the muzzle of the gun hung that incredibly sharp hunting knife!

"Old thing, this is the first time I've been hurt so badly. Your magic is really… quite something!"

His cold gaze, sunk deep in his eye sockets, passed through the dark forest, saw the red corner of Little Red Riding Hood's cloak just disappearing into the shadows behind the house, and revealed a trace of cruelty.

"Old thing, you're hiding a little witch? Too bad, I'm in a bad mood today, I might have to kill you all!"

As he spoke, he blew a whistle, and the crimson jackal that had been knocked down by the roots actually stood up, limping!

"Kill that runaway little girl—"

The hunter ordered. Immediately, a bloodthirsty red light flashed in the jackal's eyes, and it rushed towards the back of the house!

A look of anger flashed across the silver-haired old woman's face. Several wooden roots flew up from the ground again, drilling towards the jackal, but a flame intercepted the roots!

"In front of me, you shouldn't be distracted, right? Forest Witch?"

The hunter spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, threw the pipe he was holding in his mouth on the ground, and the fire on it instantly spread on the lawn, forming a circle of flames around the hunter and continuing to spread towards the old woman!

"You shouldn't be ravaging the forest like this, humans—you've already received enough gifts!"

The silver-haired old woman's rocking chair had stopped at some point.

The old woman's feet were on the ground, thick roots grew from beneath the old woman's feet, probing into the soil. The old woman's wrinkled face began to become rough, forming circles of wood grain, and her silver hair became emerald green!

Her hunched figure gradually began to straighten like a tree, becoming taller and taller!

Her dark green pupils flashed with sharpness—

The forest wind rose again, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth!

"Heh, it's this feeling of oppression—that makes me feel alive again!"

The hunter's dirty hair shook wildly in the wind, and he laughed wildly. The runes on his body gradually lit up with a blood-red light!

"Too bad, old fellow, I have never respected your forest. I am a hunter, so—

Whatever I want, the forest has to give it to me!"

……

In the forest, Poro led Little Red Riding Hood, running towards the outside of the forest.

Little Red Riding Hood's eyes were still somewhat dazed, she was just mechanically being led by Poro.

"Big dumb wolf, do you think… Grandma, she should be able to win, right?"

The girl looked at the empty forest and suddenly asked again.

"By the way, Little Red Riding Hood, how old are you?"

Poro didn't answer directly, but instead asked her a question.

"I just turned eighteen, why?"

The red-cloaked girl was stunned for a moment and replied, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"You're already eighteen?"

Poro was taken aback, turning his head to look at Little Red Riding Hood's slightly green appearance, "I thought… you were at most fifteen or sixteen years old."

"What difference does that make?"

Little Red Riding Hood looked unhappy.

"Of course there's a difference, I'm a wolf with principles."

Poro turned his head and continued, "If you were still a child, I would tell you… your grandma is so powerful, she'll definitely be fine—

Then I'd take you to a safe place to stay, and slowly gather information to decide whether to stay in the forest or run away!"

The girl listened and fell silent, the eye sockets under the red hood looked a little red.

After a long time, she whispered again:

"Then… what about now?"

"I'll tell you the truth, which is what I really think.

That hunter is too well prepared, your grandma might not be able to protect you this time, so she told us to leave together—you have to prepare for the worst."

Poro's voice was very calm, but it made the girl's face even paler!

Little Red Riding Hood was a clever girl to begin with. After Poro said these words, she understood most of the meaning, and… the situation she was facing now!

But as a girl who had lived in the forest since she was a child, she had never encountered such a crisis!

Behind her, in the direction of her former home, the forest was roaring and roaring!

Poro knew he needed to give Little Red Riding Hood some time to buffer.

But just then, Poro's canine hearing suddenly sensed the abnormal shaking of the grass and trees behind him, and the rustling sound it made—very similar to the sound of his own running!

"What is it? Is it a wild beast running away together? Or…"

Poro turned his head to look, but his pupils shrank!

A reddish-brown shadow leaped up from the grass behind him—the jackal wearing rabbit skin, with its two front paws flashing with deadly silver light, was attacking Little Red Riding Hood!