I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 484
Chapter 484: Cat Paw Snap!
After having breakfast together, our team, consisting of a fire mage, a water mage, a martial artist, and a catgirl, set off on our journey towards the “Black Forest” deep within the woods.
According to the map that Ewen and the others brought, there are three possible locations for the “Black Forest,” with the closest one being less than twenty kilometers away.
It’s said that if we find the “Black Forest,” the legendary “City in the Forest” should be nearby.
In catgirl mode, I’m very fast. Yesterday, I ran all day and had already traveled over a hundred kilometers from Diwutith. This is quite a long distance for a primeval forest.
Walking in the forest is not like walking on a highway. On Earth, it’s common to see cities several hundred or even a thousand kilometers apart. A high-speed train can cover almost two hundred kilometers in an hour, but that’s on flat roads.
For most people, walking a hundred meters in a primeval forest is much more challenging than walking a kilometer outside. In a primeval forest, you might encounter all sorts of situations: thorny vines blocking your path, falling into a cave, losing your shoes, or tearing your clothes. Or, like Ewen and the others, stepping into a swamp and getting bitten by poisonous snakes and wild beasts, which could be dangerous.
“It feels like the path ahead is getting more and more ominous,” Ewen said after we had walked for about half an hour towards the first marked location of the “Black Forest.”
Ewen suggested, “How about we try that one? Snap snap?”
Snap snap?
“Here? Are you sure?”
This seemed to be some sort of signal for the three-person team. Hearing Ewen’s words, Weiying pulled out a small flag from her travel bag, extended the flagpole, and raised it above her head—
“Snap snap snap snap!”
While chanting a strange incantation, Weiying walked to the front of the team with the flag: “Snap snap, snap snap snap!”
Strangely, with Weiying’s rhythmic commands, the entire team’s pace became strangely synchronized.
I couldn’t help but sway my tail to the rhythm while following behind the team.
“Clap clap snap snap!”
“Snap snap snap snap…”
Weiying continued to lead the way towards the Black Forest, chanting the commands rhythmically.
Wow… Is this how these otherworldly folks usually live? I observed the three girls in front of me with curiosity, wagging my tail in sync with their movements.
“By the way, during your travels, have you met any particularly close friends?”
As the rhythmic footsteps continued, Luoni turned her head slightly and asked curiously, “I know many catgirls seem to have some… um, territorial awareness, but you must have made some friends, right? Do you have any?”
“Yes, I do.”
I thought of everyone back at the café.
“I have… many.”
“Many catgirls?”
“Not many catgirls, but many friends.”
I shook my cat ears to the rhythm. “Like regular catgirls, centaur girls, vampires, demons, angels, and dragons…”
“Stop, stop, stop!”
Ewen, walking in the middle of the group, heard something off. “I can understand regular catgirls and centaur girls. Centaurs can barely be considered beast-eared. But what’s with the vampires, demons, and angels?”
“Ah… those aren’t the main points. There are quite a few vampires and demons in Diwutith, and you can occasionally meet angels in some countries that worship the Holy Heaven. But… what’s with the dragons?”
Weiying, who was holding the flag, also felt shocked, “Not to mention our little village. It feels like there are very few people in all of Diwutith who have ever seen a dragon. They’re the ultimate goal for adventurers, the source of all wealth…”
So Fei Luo’s rarity is considered top-tier even among everyone at the café?
I felt like I was suddenly hearing some incredible common knowledge.
“Why are dragons considered a source of wealth?”
“Because dragons love to collect treasures, like shiny gold items, coins, gold bars, gems, or magical artifacts. There’s nothing they don’t want.”
Ewen explained, “And dragons are almost never weak. Generally, a dragon’s egg cannot be broken by ordinary people, and hatching requires very strict conditions. Some high-level dragons take hundreds of years to hatch, and the young dragons that emerge can fly quickly. Most adventurers can’t match them. If such a creature wants something, there’s basically no one who can stop it, so finding a dragon in the forest is almost equivalent to finding a massive fortune.”
“Of course, the premise is that we have to be alive to claim it.”
Luni added, “It’s not just about adult dragons. Right now, whether I can even defeat a young dragon is a question.”
“That’s not necessarily true,” Ewen said, looking a bit unwilling. “Some dragons might be quite approachable if you know the Dragon Language.”
“Or, if we’re extremely lucky and find a dragon when it’s not in its lair, we could sneak in and see if there’s any treasure to take…”
“Don’t dream. Dragons aren’t idiots. Even if you manage to steal their treasure, they’d be furious when they come back and find it gone,” Weiying said, shaking the flag. “I don’t believe dragons don’t have any tracking abilities. If we piss them off, they might end up burning our entire village…”
“Are dragons really that terrifying?”
I pictured Fei Luo from the café in my mind. Besides being a bit bigger in the chest and a little mischievous, she didn’t seem that “ferocious.”
And Fei Luo’s milk is really… very rich in flavor…
“So, what kind of angels, vampires, or dragons do you know, Luni?”
Luni turned around, curious, “Can you tell us a bit about them?”
“If it’s vampires… well, she says she’s the Queen of the Vampires. For demons, I know someone who claims to be the top demon assassin, and a little demon who participated in the Demon King War and is now promoting high-tech in Diwutith. And for angels… I only know one archangel, and for dragons, I’ve only met their Black Dragon King and the Black Dragon Princess…”
“Pfft…”
Ewen burst out laughing at my words. “Little kitty, do you even know what you’re saying?”
“Yes,” I said, swishing my tail. “I’m very serious about introducing my friends.”
“Right, right, we believe you.”
As if watching a silly loli being silly, Ewen turned around. “Enough about that. Let’s keep heading towards the Black Forest… forward!”
“Oh, okay!”
“Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, pitter-patter, boom!”
“Onward to the treasure of the City in the Forest!”
“Ohh~~~”
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