Chapter 65: Companions in the Wasteland
To the east of Yingyue Spring is the Flying Swamp, from which it takes about a week or two to travel. There are a lot of flying flakes floating there all year round, and according to the records, those flying flakes are alive, independent beings, so Bran wants to go and see them. It stands to reason that a gust of wind can sweep away these flying flotsam, what is the force that binds them?
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Bran and Flowey are currently in a period of euphoria, and no matter how many experiences and memories Bran retains from their past lives, many of his behaviors are still affected by their physical growth and development. He and Flowey's hearts are getting more and more wild, and their requirements for their prey are getting higher and higher, and they are drifting in a more difficult and challenging direction. It seems that this way brings endless fun to one person and one cat. In the thrill and excitement, these two little ones constantly challenge their limits. Every success brings endless satisfaction to both. As for the failure, with their current state of being quite intact, it shows that this person and a cat have a very good ability to escape.
Even they have strayed from nature, no longer for food, but for the pleasure of killing. Bloodthirsty, it began to take root and sprout in the character of one man and one cat.
Bran and Flowey are currently battling a wild boar with thick skin, which is not a wise choice. Like two fleas, the two little ones jumped around the huge boar, and although they caused countless scars to the huge one, they were never able to deliver a fatal blow.
The boar had recovered from the initial panic and the rage that followed the injury. It wants to get rid of these two pesky little creatures as it does the mosquitoes that often surround it, just ignore them and rush in the direction of a quagmire. So, it lowered its head and lunged in one direction, never looking back. Bran and Flowey didn't want to give up yet, at least in their current state of high spirits, and they chased after them.
Their feud has already caught the attention of other predators. A lioness happened to be hiding in the escape route of the wild boar, and this lioness did not miss this opportunity, she gave the wild boar a fatal blow, and now she is biting the throat of the wild boar. Bran, who caught up with him, plunged the short knife into the boar's eye, ending its life once and for all.
Now they are faced with another, more troublesome problem, the distribution of prey. The lioness's huge head was now facing Bran, who looked too small in front of her. The huge size advantage makes the lioness full of oppression, which also makes her think that she should occupy the distribution of prey.
The predators of the Northland are not short of cooperation, and even between different species, sometimes they form brief unions. It's just that when the hunt is over, the distribution of food is not based on who exerts the most effort, but by strength, who can occupy a position that is more convenient to eat or has priority in the mouth.
However, Bran and Flowey don't think that way at the moment, and their excitement makes them have an irrepressible urge to use force to solve the various situations they can encounter. So Flowey let out a threatening scream: "Whew......"
Bran began to prepare to find a place to attack, and the short knife that had just been drawn from the boar's eye frame had blood slowly sliding from it, gradually revealing the blade that shone with stars. Perhaps sensing the excitement of the master, the blade began to vibrate and hum.
Even the beast would not initiate a pointless fight, and in the face of a eager one-man, one-cat, two-bear child, the lioness chose to back down. Bran still untied two pieces of meat from the prey's spine, and then sat a short distance from Flowey and ate it. This made the lioness a little baffled, a pair of copper bell-like eyes swept over them a few times, and then tentatively took a bite, and found that there was no reaction from the other side, so she let out a burst of roars with confidence.
The three lion cubs gradually appeared in Bran's perception and approached this direction, which made Bran instantly raise his vigilance. If there are lion cubs, there should be male lions and lion packs. Bran didn't want to be among the lions, so he opened his magic net, letting the tide of magic rush around and feel it carefully. The lioness on the opposite side seemed to sense something, staring at Bran vigilantly, carefully observing him.
There were no lions around, and there were other predators searching for them in the blood, which was a bit strange. What is the situation that keeps a lioness away from the lion pack with her cubs?
Beasts are born with a keen instinct for danger, while Bran is inherently incapable of killing any kind of cubs. This is caused by the general circumstances of the previous life, the pity for all kinds of weakness and helplessness, and this character is also deeply imprinted in Bran's soul. So after careful perception and searching, Bran's temperament instantly softened, and the faintly revealed bloodlust disappeared without a trace. Then, when several cubs approached him curiously, he gave the tender and delicious meat in his hands to the cubs. Bran's changes soon affected the lioness, and now they were sitting intimately together, and the lioness gave Bran a touch from time to time as she licked and cleaned herself. This made Flowey a little dissatisfied, and from time to time she stretched out her paws and slapped the lioness, but when she didn't pop out her nails, this kind of attack didn't even tickle the lioness......
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It was a relatively light and pleasant journey, with Bran and Flowey, two dead fleas, and the lioness could easily bite the target during the hunt, and then Bran would follow with the mending knife. When death ceased to be a thrilling act, Bran and Flowey lost interest in the hunt. The lionessess is very happy with her recent life, which is fully reflected in her attitude towards Bran and Flowey.
As she approached the swamp, the lioness began to show fear and hesitation. There is still a long distance from the Flying Swamp here, and it should not be that something has happened to the Flying Swamp. Based on the situation when the lioness appeared, Bran could probably guess some of the reasons. It's just that this is the law of nature, is it necessary for me to intervene? Even if I help them now, as I gradually leave the lioness's hunting range, will the final outcome change when I leave?
So Bran began to get chattering, and after talking a bunch of nonsense in front of the lioness, he played a game of guessing the coin, and he put his hands in front of the lioness to see which hand the lioness would choose......
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Bran looked at the lions not far away and was a little speechless, he knew that this was the case, the young male lion drove away the old ones and occupied the lion group. As the new king, he will kill the cubs in the lion pack. It's just that the lioness in front of her violated some laws of nature and left the lion pack with her three cubs.
Well, since they're all rule breakers, then I'm obligated to help you, even if you didn't guess the coin correctly, Bran gave himself an excuse. I will kill the lion king, and you will return to the lion pack with the cubs, at least so that the cubs can grow up in the lion pack for a while, and if they are lucky, they will grow up.