Chapter 202 Traveling Together, Another Monster, The Situation
In the afternoon, Seya rushed to catch the train, while Lai and Tata rested in the carriage.
The horse-like monsters were very fast. At first, fearing that they might overturn the carriage if they ran too fast, both monsters held back and did not dare to use their full strength.
Saiya wasn't used to driving such a fast carriage either, and they eventually got used to each other and traveled for quite a while.
The carriage sped up, and Saiya gradually adapted to the pace.
As they approached the outer edge of the central forest for the latter half of their journey, they encountered virtually no one, so there was no need to worry about bumping into anything, and it wouldn't matter if they went a little faster.
Ray wasn't asleep in the car; he had a map and a charcoal pencil in his hand, studying where they were now.
After meeting Tata's father, their journey became somewhat chaotic, and he needed to carefully study the map to avoid going the wrong way and causing delays.
After bypassing the swamp, we returned to the main road; that part is omitted.
After that, they encountered a monster attack on their way and spent four days wandering around the area with little progress.
Starting with the now-dead magical beast, they set off again, embarking on their journey once more.
The next route...
Looking at the markings Vivian had made for him on the map, Lai realized that they were about to step into the territory of the monsters.
According to the markings, things will become even more dangerous once you get here.
The monsters they encountered a few days ago were perhaps just a warning shot; no one knows what they will encounter next.
However, there is also good news: they are very close to the Elf Kingdom.
With Tata's father's help, their journey ahead might be easier than they had anticipated.
Once Tata's father catches up, we need to have a serious talk with him.
The great monsters must know more about this road than they do.
Lai made up his mind and put the map away.
The journey through the Eton Forest, enduring wind and rain and sleeping in the open, was far from easy. Having reached this point, he had no way to turn back.
One thing after another carried him forward, as if it had all been preordained.
"Ray."
"Um?"
Lai looked at Tata, and the little monster rolled over in the empty seat in the carriage. The sapphire around his neck was exquisitely cut, bright and beautiful, complementing his striking blue eyes.
"Lay, the beast wants to take a bath. Beast Daddy licked the beast until it was covered in saliva."
Lei chuckled.
"good."
With her parents around, Tata seemed to become more lively.
"Lay, the beast can't bear to leave you."
Tata got up and buried her head in Ray's arms.
I can't bear to part with you either.
Lei didn't speak, but silently responded to the little monster in his heart.
"Ray."
"Um?"
"Ray."
"Um."
Tata called Lai's name over and over again, and Lai responded to him over and over again.
"Ray, your mother is gone."
Ray felt Tata's tears through his sleeve and immediately understood what he meant by "gone." He gently stroked the little monster's back to comfort him.
"It's okay, Tata, cry if you want to."
The sound of a little monster crying sadly came from inside the carriage, while Seiya silently drove the carriage.
The carriage wasn't soundproof, so he naturally heard what Tata said.
Life is unpredictable; no one knows what will happen next. Nothing is ever smooth sailing, and no one will stay with you forever.
Since leaving the Elf Kingdom, Saiya has experienced and grown a great deal.
It seems that his carefree days are gone forever.
The carriage was moving faster than expected, and when night fell, Saia stopped to rest.
As they were starting a fire to prepare a meal, Tata's father followed them, carrying his prey.
With a thud, a beast the size of a calf was thrown to the ground.
The monster turned the prey's belly towards Tata, hoping he would eat on his own. Tata glanced at Laiyi, looking somewhat embarrassed.
He didn't seem to want Ray to see him eating raw food.
"Go quickly, your father is waiting for you."
Tata didn't move, looking somewhat hesitant.
"Take a shower tonight?"
"I asked tentatively," Ray asked.
"good!"
Tata ran to the giant monster and told him to carry the meat further away, afraid that the strong smell of blood would affect Lai and the others' dinner.
Draven would not back down in the slightest on important matters, but he was almost always obedient to the cubs on trivial matters, and would go to great lengths to carry the prey a little further away.
After a while, the water boiled, and as Lai was preparing to cook, Tata returned, struggling to drag a beast's leg with branches and vines.
"Lay, give some to Ri and Seya."
Lai took the vine from Tata's mouth and looked at the giant monster behind him.
"Thanks."
The great beast nodded, gesturing for the cubs to continue eating.
The animal leg was quite large, and after consulting with Seya, Lai decided to stew it instead.
He peeled off the entire animal hide, washed it with hot water, made incisions on it with a knife, and then chopped it open before starting to stew the meat.
Today we're mainly eating meat, not drinking the broth. We used plenty of scallions, garlic, and various seasonings to remove any fishy smell, so the broth is quite strong and not really suitable for drinking directly.
Just as they had said, the two magical beasts took their cubs to find food and water after the carriage was unloaded, without any need for Lai and the others to worry about them.
A whole animal leg takes a while to cook.
When Tata and the Great Monster returned from their meal, the beast leg had only been in the pot for a short time.
Fortunately, they had two pots, one for stewing meat and the other for boiling water.
Lai prepared the bathwater, greeted the giant monster, and then gave Tata a bath under the glass lamp.
The weather is hot now, so there's no need to worry about catching a cold at night.
Tata has been running and jumping around a lot these past few days, and even rolling around in tree holes and on dirt roads. Although she's been quite careful about keeping herself clean, she still reveals her true colors as soon as she gets wet.
After washing it once, the whole basin of water turned gray.
The little monster looked on helplessly.
After washing, the great monster ignored the cub's protests and licked the cub a couple more times, adding its own flavor.
This caused Tata to have a minor breakdown.
After resolving Tata's bathing issue, Lei and the Great Beast discussed their upcoming itinerary.
Ray showed the map to Draven and explained that they would be passing through other monster territories. The great monster quickly understood Ray's meaning and told him not to worry, which reassured Ray considerably.
But Seyia also raised a problem that cannot be ignored.
Tata's father is too threatening. If he were to show himself directly in the Elf Kingdom, he would easily be attacked by the unsuspecting elves.
High-level magical beasts and elves often do not coexist harmoniously; sometimes they are even adversaries.
Earlier, some unruly monsters would attack the elven tribe, but they were all suppressed by the elves' arrows.
With continued attacks and suppression, high-level magical beasts will no longer provoke the elven tribes, and lone elves will no longer rush to deliver themselves to the magical beasts.
They each occupied their own territory and lived their lives without interfering with each other.
It's not a problem for a non-threatening cub like Tata to appear in the Elf Kingdom, but it's absolutely impossible for a wild, high-level magical beast like Tata's father to enter the Elf Kingdom.
After Sayya finished speaking, the three adults discussed it for a while and finally decided that Lai would take Tata into the Elf Kingdom to repair the magic core.
Tata's father, Draven, is waiting near the Elven Kingdom, ready to send Tata back to him once the repairs are complete.
About two hours later, the meat leg was cooked.
Lai minced some garlic, prepared scallions and lettuce, and had dinner with Seya.
Smelling the aroma of meat, Tata couldn't resist eating another large bowl of cooked meat. Her father initially disapproved, but couldn't resist the little monster's pleading, and finally turned his head away with a cold face.
Out of sight, out of mind.
The next morning, before setting off, the three magical beasts indeed returned to the carriage.
Seeing Tata's father behind him, it tucked its tail tightly between its legs and dared not utter a single word in animal language.
Draven was like a talisman; even though they had already entered the territory of the monsters, nothing unexpected had happened for several days.
For half a day each day, the Great Beast will take Tata away.
Lai didn't ask where they were going; according to Tata, his old father was teaching him how to hunt.
For the rest of the day, after running around and getting tired, the little monster would dry off and take a nap with Lai in the carriage.
The effects of the beast tide are ongoing, as Lai and the others have been able to see on the road these past few days.
Many trees in the forest have been destroyed, and in some places the soil has been completely turned upside down. It's a rare sight in the forest to be able to look directly at the azure sky.
Animals that were trampled to death or injured and died were everywhere, scattered throughout the forest, providing a good feast for scavengers at this stage.
If it weren't for the sheer number of injured or killed animals, these remaining carcasses would have been cleared away long ago.
It's a sight that makes one sigh.
"Actually, animal tides are beneficial to the forest."
"Saya said."
"The Eaton Forest is home to a large number of animals that cannot leave the forest. When magical beasts are in decline, the rapid reproduction of ordinary animals will damage the forest vegetation environment."
Each wave of beasts eliminates one another, thus maintaining a balance.
"These are all things my teacher told me."
Sayya explained that Ray, who had studied biology and watched many documentaries, naturally understood what Sayya meant.
The elves are a very intelligent race.
They may not know what mitosis and amitosis are; what bacteria and fungi are; or what evolution and degeneration are.
But as neighbors of the forest, they combined their observations with their faith in the mother tree, and summarized their own unique survival rules and jungle wisdom.
This is something that no other race can match.
The past few days have been peaceful, with nothing major happening. I thought the journey would pass quietly like this, but unexpectedly, another accident occurred.
On the eighth day of their journey, after lunch, as Seya was driving the carriage, a magical beast with a bird's head and a beast's body suddenly blocked their way.
Fortunately, the carriage was pulled by two magical beasts. Although they were not high-level and were very afraid of the bird-headed magical beast, they managed to control the carriage and prevented Lai and the others from being thrown upside down.
This monster form wasn't as huge as Tata's father, but it had two heads, its entire body was covered in thick feathers, and it had a pair of enormous wings.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Draven swooped down from the sky and blocked the bird-headed monster's path.
This relieved Sayya.
The two monsters stared at each other, neither making the first move.
"Draven, it's been a long time."
One of the bird heads spoke, while the other bird head mocked Tata's father in a slightly sarcastic tone.
"To actually guard the road for humans, it's a disgrace to the dignity of magical beasts."
Draven ignored him completely, pretending not to hear.
What brings you here?
In Warcraft, the only thing that happens is fighting for territory; very few players can get along peacefully.
However, once their strength reaches a certain level, battles between magical beasts often end in mutual destruction, with the latter ultimately being ambushed and killed by other magical beasts, thus gradually reducing their conflicts.
The territory of the two-headed firebird beast is adjacent to the territory where Draven was young, so the two magical beasts are naturally familiar with each other.
"This is our territory! Draven, you may be very powerful, but don't be too arrogant!"
The whole forest is buzzing with rumors that you're no longer crazy, so naturally, my brother and I came to see what was going on.
The bird with the unpleasant voice continued.
Because of the bird's vocalization system, their voices are somewhat shrill, and the fact that one of the two brothers is a chatterbox makes their voices sound particularly noisy.
The younger version of Tata's father then gave up that territory.
Draven was already used to his two-headed firebird brother's annoying behavior, so he simply ignored him and continued talking to his older brother.
"The cubs have been found?"
"Yes."
Draven did not allow Tata to come out and meet his old acquaintance.
These past few days he's been showing off his cub everywhere, naturally anticipating that other magical beasts will discover that the cub has been found.
"Make way if you don't need anything, I have things to take care of."
The Great Beast's attitude was domineering, but he certainly had the right to do so.
The monster on the other side didn't get angry; it remained very gentle.
"You've been away from your territory for so long, it's long been taken over by other kids."
The great monster was taken aback, but quickly regained its composure.
"I understand. Is that all?"
“No.” The monster shook its head. “There are demons in the forest. They have gathered an army and are heading towards the human town from the west of the forest. You will encounter them soon. You should take a day’s detour to the north.”
This was a momentous event. Both Seya, who was driving the carriage, and Lai, who was still awake, heard the important information brought by the monster.
Why are you telling me all this?
"There's no other reason, we're just friends."
Friends? Friends who are fighting over each other's territory?
Draven knew that none of the monsters he knew were easy to deal with.
"Speak, what is your purpose?"
Warcraft stopped beating around the bush and directly stated the reason for his trip.
"I think we could work together to teach those lawless demons a lesson."
"I'm not interested in this. Go find other monsters."
Without the slightest hesitation, Draven rejected Warcraft outright.
"Aren't you going to consider it?"
"I knew he wouldn't come, why are you still wasting your breath on him!"
Seeing that things had fallen through, the monster did not linger any longer. The younger brother in the bird's head flapped his wings and left, deliberately leaving Tata's father covered in dust.
"Don't mind him, Draven. You know what kind of temper he has. He controls the wings; there's nothing I can do about it. See you later!"
The sound gradually faded away, leaving behind a pile of dust and a horse-like monster trembling in fear.
"Is his information true?" Seya asked.
"uncertain."
The giant monster approached the carriage with the open window, and Tata propped his head up to look at his old father.
"Beast Daddy!"
"Baby."
"I'll go check over there. You all continue along the same route, but at half speed. Protect the cubs, I'll be right back."
"good."
"That's what Lei answered."
As dust rose again, the great monster also left the carriage.
Meanwhile, the two-headed firebird beast had returned to its territory.
When everything around them was quiet, a magic circle suddenly lit up on the stone wall of the monster's lair.
A somewhat aged voice appeared in the nest.
"How is the situation?"
"Reporting to Master, the demons have penetrated deep into the heart of the forest."
"well……"
The old man let out a heavy sigh.
"Continue to gather more monsters. Report any situation immediately, and the follow-up troops will follow shortly."
"yes."
The magic circle went out, the nest returned to peace, and the magical beast flew away once more.
In the distant royal city, at the White Pagoda, an elderly man in white robes sat by the window on the top floor, seemingly lost in thought.
The situation was chaotic, the king suddenly passed away, and he had to sit in the White Tower and wait for a new king to succeed him.
He had no problem with the new king, but the papacy seemed dissatisfied with him.
Yes, no one dares to ignore such a powerful and absolutely strong individual.
In such a chaotic world, what kind of storm will this new king stir up?
We shall wait and see.
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