******** Through the forest *******
From the looks of it, we're neither stealthy nor scary. An armored beast with three horns has attacked us. No matter its strength is equal to mine, and there're two of us. It's not very strong, but its attacks are dangerous. And its skin isn't easy to pierce. Although, perhaps, it didn't expect me to call three more. Maybe, it thinks it can always escape.
We dodge it and damage it. "Tiger Fist" has turned out to be quite effective. Instead of dealing with the defenses, it causes a wave that reaches inside. They're still scolding Song for taking such a risk. Although, I'm convinced that she'd do it again. We end up threatening to not call her anymore if she takes too many risks. In the end, she gives in.
It's true that we've finished faster. But it was also much more risky. Especially, with the state of Song's leg. We would've ended up defeating it anyway. Its attacks were easy to dodge. And it could only attack one at a time. Also, it was getting tired. It might have tried to run away. But we didn't have the need to finish it off either.
Anyway. With Song's attacks three times in a row, it has received internal injuries. Added to the numerous cuts and fatigue, it has lost speed. So, it has been left at our mercy. Now, we have a triceratops carcass. Will it be tasty?
A while later, it's a huge snake that has ambushed us. It's grabbed me tightly. I have to use my qi to resist being crushed. "Inner Armor" helps. Its strength may be like stage seven, but it has me trapped. Shi is outside trying to free me. I summon the rest.
I start to run out of air. And strength. Luckily, little by little, I notice that the hug gives way. Shi's face appears, pushing the snake's body away. She seems quite worried.
"Kong! Are you fine!?" he asks.
"Cough, cough. I'm fine. Where did it come from!?" I complain.
Shi hugs me. I feel some tears falling. It seems I've worried her a lot. I'm soon freed from the rest of the snake. And I get more hugs.
"I'm fine. Thanks to you all."
They take a while to calm down. I guess I scared them as much as Song scared me a while ago.
"This's dangerous. Maybe, we shouldn't go," Yu doubts.
"It'll be dangerous wherever we go. At least, this way, we have a goal," Shi argues.
I don't know if she's right or not. But at least, it keeps the twins from feeling guilty. We're in a dangerous area. But going back could be worse. So, we move on. We need to start looking for a shelter to spend the night.
Yi joins me again. Shi, Song and Liang are cooking. Some of the meat we've collected lately. Some of the products from the vegetable garden. The utensils we've gotten from the students are very useful for this. Yu is watching. I don't think she knows how to cook.
We meet some kind of giant dog. Blue in color. Almost two meters tall. I'd say its strength is a little less than stage seven. It growls at us. It doesn't decide to attack us. In the end, it leaves. First, the beast slowly walks away, walking backwards. When, it's about twenty meters away, it turns and disappears into the forest.
Better. This way, we avoid troubles. We aren't looking for skins. Or cores. In fact, they don't even have them. They must be comparable to the soul realm to form it. I don't know exactly what stage
"I wanted to try..." Yi complains, sheathing her daggers.
It seems that she doesn't think like me. It even seems that they're getting fond of fighting. But, even if we could easily defeat it, the noise can alert others. Better to avoid them. Maybe, am I too cautious? We continue moving forward.
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We're looking for a cave. A tree would be the last option. There're apes and snakes that can easily climb. So, we've approached a ravine. At the bottom, a river flows. With luck, there'll be some ledge. And a cave that we can reach.
We find several ledges. Some shallow crevices. Some a little deeper, maybe going deep enough. But it's not easy to get in. And it would be harder to get out.
"This one isn't too far. Just a bit of climbing," Yi suggests. "The ledge makes it less dangerous. Yu would do it in a moment."
It's the best we've found. There's just under ten meters of climbing. It shouldn't be a problem at our stage. Although, truth be told, I've never tried anything like it.
"It's almost nighttime," Yi notes, looking at the sky. "What's that?"
I follow her gaze. It's a shadow that is growing bigger. One of those birds, coming for us! Here, on the edge of the ravine, there are no trees.
We duck in time to avoid it. But the wind it generates is quite strong. It pushes us and pulls us down the ravine. Yi screams. So do I.
We're lucky, we fall on the ledge of the cave we were looking at. We're bruised. It hurts. We get inside. Before the big bird comes again.
""Are you fine?"" we ask each other at the same time.
We laugh. It hurts to laugh. We sit down to meditate, and call the others. They look at us worried. But we assure them that we're okay.
A screech is heard outside. It seems that the bird is upset. I hope that tomorrow we can get out without problems.
It takes us almost an hour to recover. The fall was hard. It takes me a little less time. I have "Inner Armor" and one more stage. It was less severe. Although, it hurt.
The cave isn't too deep. But it should be enough to spend the night. There's no trace of any animal living here. I think we can rest easy. Just in case, Ning puts up a shield.
The food is delicious. At least, for a slave's palate. They eat a little, but almost all of it is for me. In the Residence, they don't need to eat. But that doesn't mean they can't savor it.
They pack up and have me send them back. They give me time to deal with the three slaves.
Rui deserves a reward. While she gives me a blowjob, I have the other two penetrate her vaginally and anally. She enjoys it. Then, I replace Rong.
