Chapter 2: Ranya and His Brothers
Ten days went by in a flash.
The Forest of Bones, the famous Yokai Forest in the southern part of the Castle of Guardians, is regarded as a forbidden place that must not be approached by the humans of the surrounding cities.
Rock Peak Mountain, the tallest mountain in the depths of the Bone Forest, is also the lair of the Dog Demon Clan.
At the foot of Yantu Mountain, a crystal clear stream flows endlessly, surrounded by a forest shrouded in a faint white mist, at noon, the light penetrates the white mist and cascading green shade and sprinkles into the stream, forming dazzling pieces of gold in the rippling water waves.
On the wide flat land by the stream, many puppies are running in twos and threes, biting and playing, among which there is also a demon dog cub with an extraordinarily prominent body like a starry moon, and the pure white hair is extremely conspicuous in a group of gray puffing ordinary puppies.
This cloud dog is Wang Heng, no, it's time to call him Lanya.
Compared to when he was born ten days ago, Ranya's body seemed to be larger.
Ten days after coming to this world, he was surprised by the rapid change in his mentality from the initial panic to the calm face, and what surprised him even more was the speed at which his new body grew.
From the difficulty of standing firm at first, to the ease of movement, and even now he can flexibly chase the birds that occasionally fall in the sky, he has grown up amazingly, and those little ones who were born at the same time as him can only walk at this time.
The reason for this is that he is not an ordinary dog, but a demon dog.
Lying prone by the stream, Ranya's eyes narrowed, and the information about the world that he had acquired over the past few days, intentionally or unintentionally, flashed in his mind.
In the territory of the huge dog demon clan, not all dogs are demon clans, on the contrary, the number of demon dogs accounts for only a very small part of the entire clan, because the dog demon is a natural monster, the blood is precious, and it is extremely difficult to produce, even if the puppies born by the combination of two demon dogs are just ordinary companion dogs most of the time, and there is rarely a chance to give birth to cubs that are also demon dogs.
The most special existence in this world - the demon race!
They possess advanced wisdom and great strength, and are at the absolute upper level of the food chain in this world, and are real "nobles", few in number, and powerful.
There are also human beings in this world, but unlike Wang Heng's previous life, human beings dominated the world, as the position of the chief of all souls, the human beings in this world are in the era of feudal and ignorant cold weapons, and they cannot fight against the naturally powerful demon clan, so they can only establish a kingdom on the plain, build castles and villages, and resist the invasion of the demon clan in a way of settlement.
He didn't expect that although he was not born as a human, he was reincarnated as a demon.
Although his heart still yearns for the human world and life, survival is obviously higher than ideal, and Lanya can only be at peace with it.
Besides, youkai can change into human form, and the three leaders of the dog demon clan are all powerful youkai that have turned into human form.
Monsters, goblins, monsters...... The hierarchy of the demon clan is strictly distinct.
It is not accurate to call all the demon clan monsters in general, in fact, the name monster is the third level in the demon clan, which is the powerful one in the demon clan, but it is generally used to refer to all the demons and monsters, mountain spirits and water ghosts.
Fairy-level demons can initially transform into humans, but they will also leave stubborn racial traits such as tails and ears.
The Dog Demon Clan is a powerful group in the Bone Forest, with dozens of adult demon dogs, two goblin commanders, and one monster archleader.
In other words, as long as Lanya works hard enough, he will still have the day when he will return to his human form, which is a point that Lanya Lao Huai is happy about.
At this moment, Lanya was lying on a bluestone slab in the shade of a tree, squinting and contemplating, and the warm sunlight shone down on his spotless pure white fur, lazily and very comfortable.
Chirping!
Whew!
Around him were three puffy pups, three little ones who couldn't stand on their feet, and they were biting and squeaking at each other, and they were so annoyed that they wanted to kick them away, but they couldn't do it.
- Because they are all brothers of Wang Heng's mother.
Brothers?!
Ranya's memory of the name still brings a strange sense of shame to her heart.
I didn't expect that one day in my life, I would be brothers and sisters with three puppies who have not yet been weaned.
At last, Lanya, who had been annoyed by the wallowing puppies wallowing around and playing, stood up, shook off her white hair, quickly shook off her stupid brothers, and went to another quiet place by the brook to lie down again.
It was quiet.
Comfortable.
As soon as this thought came to Lanya's mind, the three little ones who couldn't find their brother suddenly panicked, and the three round puppies kept making helpless barks from their mouths, and ran clumsily towards his position following the smell, because they were all puppies who had just learned to walk, they almost fell down one step at a time, and crawled in front of Lanya.
It wasn't until they revisited Ranya's side that they felt safe again and continued to play.
Ranya sighed helplessly, only feeling like an old hen leading a flock of chicks.
The demon dog is the natural ruler of ordinary dogs, whether it is from the blood or the strength there is no doubt, this kind of rule is immersed in the law of the jungle, all dogs will obey the demon dog, regardless of the size of the strength, even if a newborn demon dog cub faces ordinary adult dogs, it is also in the absolute upper position in the group relationship.
As a demon dog, Lanya, compared to his younger brothers, has the dual identity characteristics of relatives and superiors, so naturally his brothers are very close to and dependent on him.
Lanya stared at himself reflected in the clear stream, looking left and right at himself in this life.
With all dogs when they were clumsy and stupid, the big white dog reflected on the water surface is huge, but it is always a dull look, the body is round, the fat face has the unique baby fat and natural stupidity of puppies, the two fluffy ears are soft and drooping, and the baby teeth that are only emerging when he opens his mouth inadvertently exposes the fact that he is only a puppy.
Only he stared at the water. When a pair of big eyes as pure and transparent as amber did not blink, a little agility was revealed.
It is worth mentioning that his shoulder blades, crooked legs, and tufts of silver mane grow on the ankles of his limbs, which look very flowing, and under the dazzling sunlight, it actually looks a little sacred, and he looks very good.
These silver manes were a unique anomaly to Ranya's body, and when the newborn Arashiya's wet body gradually dried up, and these tufts of silver hairs began to appear, it surprised Ranya's mother, Arashira.
However, although the appearance of this vision surprised Lanya's mother, Lanluo, it did not cause much of a sensation among the canine clan.
First, because these silver manes do not have unique powers, they are just good-looking, and secondly, the demon clan, as a race that relies on bloodline inheritance, has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is not uncommon for members of the group to have atavistic or mutated bodies.
Ling was thrilled when he first found out, and Ranya, who once thought that this was a special treatment for his crossing, was disappointed.
Shalala......
In the woods ahead, there was the sound of dense tree branches and leaves being broken.
A flock of birds fluttered and fluttered out of the woods.
Lanya's ears suddenly stood up, staring vigilantly in that direction.
This sound often means that there are large creatures approaching.
And large creatures mean danger to Ranya.
Although he is a demon dog, a demon dog cub that is not a few days old is almost at the lowest level among the carnivores of the Bone Forest.
There are too many ferocious predators in this world, don't look at Lan Ya's body size is already the size of a calf, he can already be called a giant wolf on the earth in his previous life, but in this world, he is just a younger brother now.
In the past ten days since his rebirth, Ranga has seen giant eagles with wingspans comparable to small airliners passing over the rocky mountains, a group of strange-looking apes covered with red scales facing off against the canines, and a cloud of ghostly mist drifting over the forest, turning all the beasts and birds that have strayed into turn into white bones when they fly out.
He knew it was a dangerous place full of fighting and bloodshed.
The rustling sound grew closer, and the beast's purpose was undoubtedly the clearing at the creek.
"Woo......"
Ranya had already stood up, her muscles tense and her teeth gritted, a nervous growl in her throat.
Immediately after, a large and heavy black shadow rose from the forest, crossed the stream, obscured the sky, and fell straight in the direction of Lanya, making Lanya's vision dark.
Lanya subconsciously held his breath.