As Zhiran got rid of the wolf and extracted its brain, he then collected the monster core first before incinerating its body to cinders.
Only after all of its traces were removed did he walk into the depths of the cave.
From the wolf's appearance to killing and incinerating its entire body, Zhiran didn't even take two minutes.
So, he was still ahead of the others.
As Zhiran entered the depths of the cave, he saw that there were no other monsters around.
It seemed the Wolf King never expected them to be this fast and only left that one here to guard.
It might also be because of the absence of cubs. If there had been one here, the situation would have become extremely difficult.
There was no way the Wolf King would leave its lair empty like this in that case, no matter what.
'So many stones just wasted.'
