"Swoosh!"
The radiance beast opened its huge mouth, and its crescent-shaped fangs went straight for the girl's neck. If it were to bite down, the girl's neck would probably be bitten off forcefully.
At the moment of life and death, the girl seemed to be injected with some kind of power. Her hands danced wildly, clawing the radiance beast's abdomen into mush. She flipped over and opened her small mouth. Her fangs glowed with a blood-red light as she bit down heavily on the radiance beast's neck, tearing off a piece of flesh. Then, she quickly took a second bite. Just like that, bite after bite continued until the radiance beast's throat was bitten into mush. Meanwhile, the girl was already covered in blood, looking battered and exhausted.
The radiance beast lay quietly on the ground, losing all signs of life. At this moment, its greatest value was nothing more than a hundred kilograms of meat. To everyone in the Land of Exile, this was an extreme delicacy.
"Rustle …"
General Tie held his longbow and walked forward. His gaze landed on the radiance beast and said, "Little Yao, well done. You actually managed to kill this radiance beast. Father is very gratified."
The girl's body was a little frail. The wound on her neck that was pierced by the prickles was gradually turning black. That was the result of the radiance beast's venom invading her body. She trembled slightly and looked at General Tie without saying a word.
General Tie raised his hand and grabbed the radiance beast's thorn-less tail. He dragged it backward and patted the girl's head. "Let's go. Father will make you a delicious radiance beast soup when we get back."
"En." This time, the girl nodded. She understood General Tie's words.
Just like that, General Tie dragged the radiance beast's corpse and walked in front while the girl followed behind. Her body trembled with every step. Her stamina seemed to have reached its limit.
General Tie didn't even turn his head and kept walking forward.
"Bang …"
A few minutes later, there was a loud sound and a flower of blood bloomed on General Tie's shoulder. That was a wound caused by an iron marble. Immediately, the radiance beast in his hand fell to the ground. General Tie slumped to the ground and looked at a figure walking over from afar.
This person held a pitch-black iron rod in his hand. One end was still emitting green smoke. The corner of his mouth curled up, revealing an evil smile. "Yo, isn't this General Tie? What, your body of steel was actually pierced through by my Elemental Spear, hahaha … "
He looked to be around forty years old, and his face was fierce-looking. After walking forward, he raised his hand and grabbed the corpse of the Radiance Beast, saying, "Tsk tsk, so it's a Radiance Beast. Not bad, not bad … Oh, what a pity, General Tie. You won't be able to eat this Radiance Beast, but … you're very lucky. After I finish eating this Radiance Beast, your flesh will become my next meal."
General Iron's face was pale as he gnashed his teeth and said, "Black Fiend, I've never invaded your territory. Why … Why did you trespass into my territory? You … "
"What are you talking about?" Black Spear smirked coldly. He raised the Elemental Spear in his hand and pointed the pitch-black muzzle at General Tie's head. Streams of lightning energy gathered in the butt of the spear from his arm before being stored in the bullet. He said, "This is the Land of Exile, not anyone's territory. Have you forgotten the rules of the Land of Exile? Never be careless. You were careless just now. To think that you didn't notice my arrival.
Hahahaha … "General Tie knew that his death was imminent, so he could only place all his hopes on someone else. He said in a low voice," Little Yao, he's trying to kill Father. Hurry … Kill him … "
"What?"
Black Spear turned to look at the girl and could not help but laugh out loud. "General Tie, I didn't expect you to have fallen to such a state. What else can this little girl do other than being a stew or two?"
However, Black Spear's pupils suddenly constricted in the next moment. The girl had suddenly disappeared, and in the next moment, he felt a sharp pain on his neck. He hurriedly swung his spear to attack the girl who was pouncing on his chest. However, it was too late. When the girl raised her head, she was biting a large piece of flesh on Black Spear's neck, causing blood to splatter.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle …"
Black Spear stumbled a few steps back and fell to the ground. His body twitched continuously. He had actually been killed by the girl.
"Well done … Well done … Hahahaha …"
General Tie stood up in a wretched manner. He grabbed the Radiance Beast's tail with one hand and Black Spear's ankle with the other. Even though he was injured, he still dragged the two 'prey' back to his lair with great difficulty.
The girl watched on in a daze. She did not seem to understand why this' Father 'of hers had to drag Black Spear's corpse home.
…
Night fell. The night in the Banished Land was filled with killing and death. Therefore, unless one possessed extraordinary strength, they would not be willing to go out to hunt at night. Clearly, General Tie was not someone who was confident in his own strength.
A charred iron pot was propped over the bonfire, and the water inside gurgled. General Tie had cut five kilograms of the Radiance Beast's meat and placed it into the pot. There was no seasoning, but it was definitely an incomparably delicious meal.
However, to General Tie's surprise, the girl only ate a small piece of the Radiance Beast's meat and stopped eating. She lay curled up on the meadow as black blood seeped out from the wounds on her neck and shoulder. The Radiance Beast's venom was taking effect. Her body twitched violently and trembled. This was the result of hunting the Radiance Beast.
General Tie gulped down the meat as he turned to look at the girl. He could not help but frown as he thought to himself, 'It can't be that she's finished so quickly, right? Hmph … If that's the case, I'll have to find a new 'assistant'. '
It was not until the next morning that the girl finally woke up. The black blood on her neck had been replaced by fresh red blood. She sat up timidly and stuck out her tongue to lick her palm. Then, she covered her wound with her palm. As if by instinct, a miraculous scene happened. The bleeding from her wound stopped very quickly. Her saliva seemed to have extraordinary uses, and General Tie, who was in a deep sleep, did not seem to notice this at all.
When it was close to noon, General Tie finally woke up. He took out the iron marble that had been shot into his shoulder by the Elemental Spear. After using a cotton cloth to staunch the bleeding, he simply bandaged the wound. In the Banished Land, the word 'medical treatment' was very unfamiliar. It was fine as long as one did not die. There was no way to talk about healing injuries.
On the other hand, the girl's appetite seemed to have grown a lot. She had eaten close to 2.5 kilograms of the Radiance Beast's meat for lunch.
General Tie frowned. At this rate, he would have to go out hunting again soon.
He took out his dagger and dug out a large piece of meat from the leg of Black Spear's corpse. He mixed it with the Radiance Beast's meat and tossed it into the pot to continue cooking. If one wanted to survive in the Banished Land, one had to conserve one's stamina. Only then would one be able to survive the upcoming battles. This was the law of survival in the Banished Land, and General Tie understood it very well.
…
After a night, the girl's injuries were almost completely healed. What surprised General Tie the most was that the girl seemed to have grown a lot. Her height had increased by at least three to five centimeters. It was as if such growth had happened overnight. This also explained why her appetite was so terrifying.
"Perhaps I'll grow stronger when I grow up?" General Tie chuckled.
The girl did not understand what General Tie was talking about. She only continued to eat the meat in her bowl and picked out Black Spear's flesh one by one. She only ate the Radiance Beast's meat and did not seem too interested in human flesh.
General Tie looked displeased. Thankfully, he was not a picky eater. Black Spear was an old enemy. Eating his flesh gave General Tie a strange, twisted sense of pleasure.
Lowering his head to look at the wound on his shoulder, General Tie said, "When my injuries have recovered, we can go to the hunting grounds to try our luck. Perhaps, we might be able to kill one or two Triceratops!"
Of course, the girl did not know what a Triceratops was. She only asked, "Is … is it delicious?"
General Tie laughed out loud. "Delicious, of course it's delicious. However, the Triceratops is also very powerful. Its third horn can discharge electricity. Over the past few decades, countless people have died to the Triceratops' electric horn. So, my dear daughter, we must be careful."
"Okay." The girl nodded. She did not know what a Triceratops was, but it would be great if she could eat meat.
As the days passed, General Tie discovered that the demon spirit's senses and strength were rapidly improving. Her movements were becoming more and more sensitive, and her ability to sense unknown dangers was also rapidly improving. There were even a few times when she had already launched an ambush before her prey had even appeared. She managed to kill the wild beasts almost without suffering any injuries.
None of the wild beasts in the Banished Land were easy to deal with. General Tie knew this better than anyone. He began to worry day by day. What would he do if he could not control this demon spirit one day?
He had to make a good plan for himself.
General Tie silently lowered his head to look at the girl. He discovered that she had already grown to be around seven or eight years old. She held a dagger with a cold glint in her hand, sharpening an arrow. Her gaze was focused, as if there were only daggers and wooden sticks in the world.
"Little Yao, do you know what Daddy means?" General Tie suddenly asked.
"No." The girl did not raise her head.
"Daddy means that I'm the most important person in this world to you. You must protect me and treat me as the person you love the most. You must not let anyone hurt me, and I will also protect you. I won't let anyone bully you. If anyone bullies you, I will kill him. Do you understand now?" General Tie patiently guided her.
"If … if anyone bullies me, Daddy will kill him, right?" The girl finally raised her head to look at him.
"Yes."
General Tie felt gratified. He nodded repeatedly and said, "But first, you must protect Daddy well. Do you understand?"
"Okay."
The girl lowered her head and continued to carve the wooden stick. She was so focused, as if she had completely forgotten about the conversation earlier.
…
"Sigh …"
General Tie sighed. A blood moon appeared in the sky, causing the already blood-red Land of Banished to become even darker.
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