Chapter 8: Entering the Spiritual Beast Forest

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When Alice saw Richard’s snot and tears flowing out, she felt disgusted, but at the same time, she also felt slightly better.

Even though she was a proud girl, she wasn’t a bad person after all. The words she had just said sounded very fierce, but she was just scaring Richard.

“You don’t just have to apologize to me. You have to apologize to the man next to me.” Alice suddenly remembered that Adrian had apologized too much to Richard just for her. Thus, she felt the need to make this guy pay back.

Upon hearing this, Richard did as he was told and cried, “I was wrong, brother. I should have listened to you. Please don’t kill me. Please persuade this lady.”

Right now, Richard only wanted to save his own life, as well as his poor Flaming Wind Fox that was still in pain.

When Alice saw that Richard’s attitude was quite sincere, she was finally satisfied. Thus, she ordered the Limitless Rabbit to throw him down and said, “Get lost!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Alice gracefully walked into the Spiritual Beast Forest. Meanwhile, her massive Limitless Rabbit became her bodyguard and followed closely behind her. As a result, Richard’s subordinates did not dare to make any movements.

Adrian looked at Richard, who was groaning in pain. Seeing that Richard was fine, he looked at the howling Flaming Wind Fox and said, “Perhaps you can give it a water-attribute healing potion…”

After saying that, Adrian hurriedly carried his luggage and jogged to follow Alice. Charles, who was not far away, also quickly followed after him. Only Gary hesitated for a while before he bit the bullet and finally followed after them.

As he followed Alice, Gary felt a deep sense of fear. Fortunately, he did not run away just now. Otherwise, if this woman caught up to him, with the power of the Limitless Rabbit, she would definitely be able to snap his head. Perhaps he would end up like Richard.

However, Gary still did not give up on his plan of stealing the supplies. After all, he still did not trust Alice’s abilities.

Thus, when they entered the Spiritual Beast Forest, Gary intentionally left small marks on the tree trunks and rocks beside him so that he could return the way he came when he found an opportunity to escape.

Meanwhile, Adrian walked beside Alice. His lips parted slightly, wanting to ask what had just happened.

However, Alice spoke first. “Thank you.”

“Ah? Why?” Adrian was a little surprised. He clearly did not expect Alice to thank him. After all, Alice had refused to listen to him just now.

Alice’s blue eyes fluttered and she smiled. “Your reminder was right. It’s all my fault for not reacting in time. If that guy’s spiritual beast hadn’t fallen sick, I might have…”

At the end of her sentence, Alice seemed to have suddenly remembered something and quickly stopped talking.

However, Alice felt that such a pause would make Adrian suspicious. Thus, she continued stiffly, “I might not have had a choice.”

Adrian nodded. He felt that Alice was about to do something at the critical moment when the Limitless Rabbit was in danger, but she was interrupted by the Flaming Wind Fox.

However, seeing that Alice clearly didn’t want to talk about this, Adrian didn’t say anything. Instead, he talked about other issues regarding their survival in the Spiritual Beast Forest.

“Alice, how long do we have to walk before we encounter spiritual beasts?” Adrian asked curiously. In their team, only Alice had ever stepped into the Spiritual Beast Forest.

Alice looked at the yellow road in front of them and said softly, “I haven’t been to the Spiritual Beast Forest for many years, so I can’t answer your question.”

“However, according to my experience, the higher the level of the spiritual beast, the more it likes to live in the depths of the forest.”

“Furthermore, we’ve only just entered the Spiritual Beast Forest. We might have to walk for another one or two days before we’ll be able to see some small spiritual beasts that haven’t reached Level-1 yet.

“Nevertheless, we still need to remain vigilant. After all, some spiritual beasts might enter the outskirts of the Spiritual Beast Forest. If we aren’t on our guard, it’s very likely that those spiritual beasts will ambush us.”

After walking for a while, Charles, who was walking behind them, suddenly raised his right hand weakly and asked, “Captain…”

Alice turned her head in confusion and asked cautiously in a low voice, “What’s wrong?”

Charles’s rough face suddenly turned slightly red as he awkwardly said, “I didn’t eat breakfast. Can I take something out to eat?”

Alice instantly looked helpless. She thought that Charles had encountered a problem, but it turned out to be such a small matter. Thus, she could only say angrily, “Whatever, but we can’t stop.”

When Charles heard this, he excitedly took out a piece of dry bread that he had coveted for a long time from his bag. Then, he munched on it with big bites as he walked.

However, Charles’ loud chewing sound made Alice, who was always vigilant, very unhappy. She had been scouting ahead, but suddenly stopped and turned her head impatiently. “Can you eat something quieter? Do you know that doing this might attract spiritual beasts?”

“Ah, all right. I’m sorry.” Charles hurriedly shut his mouth at the sight of the fierce Captain. He didn’t even dare eat the small piece of dry bread in his hand again for fear of making any noise.

However, Alice’s appetite had been aroused by Charles’ chewing. Thus, she streched her hand and said calmly, “Give me a piece of bread too.”

Soon, the four-man beast-catching team started eating their dry bread.

…

They had walked for most of the day and it was getting late. The dark sky was filled with stars, but there was no moon.

Adrian squatted in a wide open space and started a bonfire. Then, the four of them sat in a circle, warming themselves while roasting a few pieces of dried meat that they had brought with them. Soon, the fragrance of the meat filled the air.

Alice looked at the few pieces of meat in front of her. The meat was so fatty that oil was flowing from the meat. Then, she said softly, “This should be our last hot meal in the next two weeks.”

“If we go deeper inside, we won’t be able to roast anything to eat as doing so will attract the spiritual beasts nearby.”

“So, let’s take this chance and eat quickly now.”