The snow-capped mountains are full of people. After walking for two hours, Ji Xiaoou felt more and more that something was wrong.
When she was thrown out of space yesterday, there were obviously many small animals nearby. Ferrets, sparrows, martens... all foraging in the snow, with all kinds of footprints on the ground.
But now, not only had she never seen a single animal, she didn't even have any extra footprints on the ground.
Looking around, she was the only one walking alone.
Is it too cold for them to come out
Ji Xiaoou thought, it's not impossible. She is probably the only one who is still wandering outside in such cold weather and is homeless.
Ji Xiaoou breathed into the palm of his hand, wrapped his clothes tightly around his body, and continued walking.
In order to keep out the cold, she put on all the warm clothes in the space, but her hands and feet were still numb from the cold, and her lips were purple.
The eyelashes are covered with a layer of snowflakes, making it impossible to see the way ahead. Ji Xiaoou didn't dare to rub his eyelashes, fearing that his eyelashes would break off one by one, so he lowered his head and buried it in Ren's neck.
Ren's body temperature was higher than hers, and after a while, the frost on his eyelashes slowly melted.
She blinked her eyes, rubbed against his fur lightly to remove the water drops, and asked, "Tao Tao, are you cold?"
The girl's cold cheek was pressed against his skin, and Ren didn't say a word.
The animal has a coat of fur to keep it warm, and he is much more resistant to cold than she is.
What's more, in order to protect him from the cold, she even stuffed him into her clothes. She shielded him from most of the cold wind.
…
unnecessary.
Ren silently looked at the girl who was close at hand. The girl's skin was porcelain white, and now it was even whiter and almost transparent.
He thought, is she so unreservedly kind to everyone
It took a long, long time before Renn took his gaze away from her face, drooped his eyelids, and let her hug him for warmth.
As he walked, Ji Xiaoou finally saw a snow squirrel.
The little squirrel was standing not far away, holding a pine cone in its short paws, and was staring blankly at them.
Ji Xiaoou felt relieved.
It turns out that there are still creatures living here, and she is not the only one left!
She was about to go up to say hello to the little guy, but as soon as she moved a step, the little squirrel suddenly dropped the pine cone in her hand, frightened, and fled away into the distance.
Ji Xiaoou froze in place: "??"
She doesn't look like an aggressive beast, so why does this little squirrel run away when it sees her
Ji Xiaoou remembered reading a book before. It was written that abnormal behavior of animals was a harbinger of disaster.
The disaster in the snow mountain... Could it be an avalanche
Ji Xiaoou was startled, looked up at the mountain peak, the sun was shining, the snow mountain was quiet, it didn't look like it would be avalanche.
But... not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Ji Xiaoou quickly took out the compass, determined the direction, and wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
There is a brass convex mirror on the compass. Ji Xiaoou presses the edge of the mirror with his thumb, raises his eyes inadvertently, sees the image on the mirror, and suddenly froze.
The mirror clearly reflected the outline of a ferocious beast, with dark fur and strong limbs, following behind him, neither far nor near.
The pale yellow pupils stared at him closely, full of aggression.
Not in orc form, but a real black panther.
Ji Xiaoou was startled, and the compass "clicked" and fell to the ground.
At this moment, her mind was blank but extremely clear.
No wonder I didn't see any small animals along the way, no wonder the squirrel ran away when it saw her...
Not an avalanche, but—
Ji Xiaoou forced himself to remain calm, but the hand that bent down to pick up the compass trembled uncontrollably.
—How did Raulsis catch up
How long has he been following him? Since when
A series of questions flooded Ji Xiaoou's mind, and Ji Xiaoou couldn't think normally at all.
Both palms were sweaty, she was holding the compass tightly, a little at a loss.
what to do
Ji Xiaoou quickened his pace without any trace, and walked behind a big rock, leaning his back against the stone wall, flustered.
Last time she and Tao Tao escaped by hiding in the space, can they also hide this time
Ji Xiaoou forced himself to calm down, closed his eyes, and tried to "put" himself into the space. Tried twice, but to no avail.
She remains where she is, unchanged.
The last time was like a coincidence, and no matter how many times she tried again, it didn't work.
Ji Xiaoou finally gave up, no longer wasting time, and planned to run away.
However, as soon as she took a step, she met a pair of pale yellow pupils head-on.
Ji Xiaoou was taken aback and backed away again and again.
Raulsis followed up at some point, and stopped outside the stone, still maintaining a beast-like posture.
"Where are you going?" The panther stared at her fixedly, opening and closing its mouth.
Ji Xiaoou's legs gave way and he almost fell to the ground. She saw a talking leopard for the first time, but the experience was not pleasant at all.
Black Panther moved forward step by step, while Ji Xiaoou retreated step by step.
Raulsis' claws were on the ground, and the snow sank an inch with every step he took.
His eyes were precise and locked on Ren.
They disappeared yesterday for no reason, and it took him a lot of effort to find out their whereabouts. No matter what he said this time, he would not let them go.
Raulsis put all his strength into his limbs, jumped up suddenly, and rushed towards Ji Xiaoou!
Ji Xiaoou leaned back and backed away in a panic.
There was a slope right behind her. When she stepped on the ground, her body lightened suddenly. Before she could realize what was going on, she rolled down the slope.
She subconsciously gathered her body to protect the little leopard in her arms.
When she rolled down the hillside, Tao Tao was safe and sound, but her back, hands and feet were scratched by stones in many places.
Especially the ankle, it hurts unbelievably, like a sprain.
Before Ji Xiaoou could stand up, her embrace suddenly loosened, and Ren rolled out of her embrace.
His blue eyes were indifferent, his air pressure was low, and he looked straight at Raulsis.
Raulsis also looked back at him from the hillside.
A juvenile leopard, an adult leopard, the size of the two sides is very different, as for the strength... Needless to say.
Seeing Ren arched his back, ready to go, looking like he was going to fight Raulsis alone, Ji Xiaoou quickly hugged Ren's body, "Tao Tao, don't go... You are not his opponent at all , you will be killed by him!"
Ren struggled in her arms, the dignity of the leopard clan could not allow him to hide in the arms of a female as a coward.
"Woolulu" a monotonous angry sound escaped from his throat.
Ji Xiaoou hugged him and refused to let go. Seeing that Raursis was about to come to him, she was heartbroken, closed her eyes, and quickly put him into the space.
She has no way to hide in the space, but Tao Tao can.
She had to keep him safe.
Once again, Raulsis watched as Ryan disappeared from under his nose.
— because of that female.
Raursis' eyes suddenly sank, and his eyes were full of anger when he looked at Ji Xiaoou, screaming angrily, he jumped down from the hillside.
Enduring the pain, Ji Xiaoou stood up from the ground, turned and fled staggeringly.
Helpless, a human's legs can't compare with a leopard's limbs, not to mention Ji Xiaoou's left foot was sprained.
Not long after running, Lauersis caught up with him from behind, leaped forward, threw Ji Xiaoou down, and crushed him under him.
Ji Xiaoou slammed his forehead heavily on a raised stone surface, his mind froze, and he felt a "buzz" in his ears.
At the same time, Raulsis turned her body over and pressed her throat: "Female, hand over Ryan."
The impact just now was so hard that Ji Xiaoou didn't hear his words clearly, and asked with difficulty: "...who?"
Raulsis's tail wrapped around her neck, coldly, word by word: "Ren, hand him over."
The word "Ren" was pronounced clearly, hitting the eardrums.
"..."
Ji Xiaoou lay on his stomach in a daze, as if he had realized something.
Why does he keep mentioning "Ren"
The "Ren" in his mouth...could it be her Tao Tao
Thinking of this, Ji Xiaoou shook his head and lied, "I don't know him... I have nothing to do with him."
Whether it is or not, she can't give the little leopard to him.
It's a pity that his tone was flustered, his eyes were unstable, and Raursis saw through the lie at a glance.
Not to mention, he just watched her "hide" Ren with his own eyes.
Raursis got angry, his eyes dropped to freezing point, and the tail wrapped around Ji Xiaoou's neck suddenly tightened.
At the same time, pressing his throat, "Stupid—female!"
Panther's patience was exhausted, and finally he stopped dealing with the girl.
The sharp animal claws were like gloomy blades. Laurses raised his claws, pressed against Ji Xiaoou's abdomen, and stabbed hard——
Ji Xiaoou's body froze, and he grasped the palm by his side suddenly.
I wanted to raise my head, but my neck was tightly strangled and I couldn't move.
Bright red blood oozed from the girl's waist and abdomen, flowed down her body, and soon dyed the snow beneath her body red.
Raulsis increased his strength, and his sharp claws penetrated deeper into the girl's abdomen, and then pulled out violently, splashing blood all over the ground.
Ji Xiaoou's body shrank and twitched, the pain was so painful that he didn't even have the strength to cry out.
Her throat was fishy and sweet, and she wanted to cough but couldn't cough it out. A mouthful of blood choked into her throat, turning into tears and overflowing from her eyes.
…
it hurts...
Ji Xiaoou clutched the wounded place, feeling that there was a steady stream of blood gushing out there, no matter how he covered it, he couldn't cover it.
The blood flowed all over the ground, looking from a distance, it looked like a flower in full bloom.
In the middle of the flower, deep in the stamen, the girl's life is slowly passing away.
Looking at the vault above his head, Ji Xiaoou couldn't help thinking wildly.
I'm really going to die this time...
After death, can I return to my own world...
Ji Xiaoou closed his eyes tiredly, and when he was drowsy, he seemed to hear a sudden and cold animal cry.
It seemed to come from afar.
It seems to be close to the ear.
Immediately afterwards, a slender, swift and vigorous beast figure leaped over the head.
It is huge with gray background and black spots, with a thick and long tail dragging behind its body.
——The beast threw Laurses far away at once, its two claws clasped Laurses' shoulders firmly, its dark blue eyes stared at him indifferently, bared its teeth, and showed an extremely fierce and angry look expression.