8 Picked up an other world wolf (2/2)

As soon as Joonbum realized it had no hope, his hand moved. He threw the twigs he had cut off to make the platform at the creatures, startling and scattering them. Seeing those creatures scared off by his attack, he found relief and threw the twigs harder.

'Shit, it's not enough.'

He quickly ran out of ammo and the creatures came back. As they closed in again, Joonbum scowled. He now had a hunting rifle in his hand.

”Go away you bastards!”

His voice caused the creatures to move quickly as they realized where the source was coming from. Joonbum took two shots at it. The two shots were followed by a high-pitched animal cry. His heart pounded loudly as the gunshot and blood rushing to his head made him dizzy.

He fired more rounds and more cries were heard. Soon, the creatures ran back into the woods, disappearing as if they were never here.

Joonbum let out a heavy breath, listening to the faint cry of pain let out by creatures that were shot and soon fell silent, leaving only the smell of gunpowder behind.

'What should I do?'

He let out a long sigh. The long night was over and it was time for morning to come. His sight was filled with the swirl and the world twisted as he closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes, he was back in his world. As he let out a sigh of relief, he heard a growl.

It was a sound made by the wounded wolf who had shifted together with Joonbum to his world.

'Should I open up a monster exhibit? How about selling it to a zoo? Or shoot a movie out of it! Wait, the government might interfere and take her away! Gotta say things like the monster belongs to the country because it is hidden Korean beast long thought to be extinct! Or some sort. Or I guess people will just panic and say that it's a mutant.'

He was deep in thought as he puffed his cigarettes. As he quietly watched the wolf, it subsided in its aggression, not because it knew that he was not dangerous, but because it was too tired.

'He couldn't eat or drink since yesterday.'

The wolf was panting with its long tongue sticking out from its mouth. It needed water.

'Should I give her some?' he thought. Watching the wolf all night made Joonbum feel somewhat close to the wolf, easing his fear.

'Am I fearless or what.'

Joonbum took out a water bottle and drank. Some of the water flowed through his mouth and onto the ground. The wolf seemed to react to him drinking by moving its ear and it seemed like it was watching him.

'It's showing some interest.'

Joonbum looked around and quickly moved to prepare. He took out a big plastic basin and started pouring water into it.

”Hold tight! I'll give you water. Be quiet!”

Joonbum shouted at the growling wolf. When he finished pouring, he used a long stick to push the basin toward the wolf. The wolf growled for a moment, watching the basin and Joonbum. Its thirst made it lose aggression. It still hesitated on drinking the water.

'It must be hard not to give it! Hehe.'

The wolf was very cautious. It needed time.

Joonbum left it alone and started cleaning up from some distance, pretending to ignore it. Soon, the wolf made a move. It tried to drink the water from the basin by stretching its head out, but the basin was farther away. Since it could not move, it was too much of a pain.

A few minutes passed, and the moaning grew louder.

”I guess it's about time then.”

Joonbum tied up a water hose to the long stick first, and then closed in.

”I'll give you water, okay?”

He spoke to the growling wolf and slowly pushed the basin. Then the wolf slowly stopped growling, waiting for the basin. As the basin drew close ever so slowly, the wolf panted faster.

'I can't give it to you that easily.'

Joonbum intentionally did this to ease its aggression on a whim. As the basin got close enough, the wolf put its head into the basin for water.

”Here you go! More water!”

When the basin was almost empty, Joonbum then stuck water bottle to the rubber hose he had prepared earlier, and more water flowed into the basin. The wolf showed suspicion but it quickly stopped at the sight of fresh water.

'Water is the most important necessity for humans and animals alike.'

The wolf stopped drinking after the fifth bottle by slowly backing her head off the basin.

'So what do I do now?'

When he was done giving water to the wolf when his thought came back to him.

'Let's go back for now.'

”Hey, eat this!”

He uncovered the truck from and pulled out the chicken and pig meat from the cooler and threw it at the wolf. Wolf growled a bit but started sniffing at the meat.

”I'll be back soon!”

Joonbum waved at the wolf as he drove off the hill.