The dead branches and leaves that had fallen into the ground created a crisp sound as someone walked and happened to step on them.
As Naomi walked forward, she kept looking around the area she passed by. Whether she walked into the right path that can lead her out of the forest, she wasn't sure about it herself.
When she went out of the place she came from, on which she knew that it was a huge cave when she glanced at it from the outside, she just started to walk in the opposite direction of the cave and continued to walk forward.
There was once a time where she thought that she had gone far away from the cave but when she looked back, she could still see the opening of the cave.
Naomi continued to walk forward, venturing deeper into the forest. Looking around, she noticed that aside from the lush greenery and herself, the only beings that accompanied her were birds chirping as they fly away into the sky or stop by in some trees and there was still
The big black wolf fell into the ground as a silver arrow pierced its back where scarlet red blood oozed. It laid into the ground without making any moves.Naomi was still frightened with the sudden appearance of the big black wolf and how it attempted to kill her, its eyes appeared as if it can't wait to eat its food.She stood still, looking at the big black wolf, who was lying in the ground with its own pool of blood, with a frightened expression.She couldn't help but think, 'What if it succeeded?' Naomi couldn't continue to venture deeper in that thought."Are you okay?"The sound of the dead branches and fallen leaves being stepped upon sounded on which reached Naomi's ears.Naomi, with the same frightened expression she displayed on her face when she saw the wolf was going to pounce on her, looked up only to see a young man, who doesn't look like to be much older than her, approaching her.He was tall but fairly skinny. His loo
"So, how do beasts improve their cultivation?" Naomi asked.As Lucas patiently explained things regarding beasts and cultivation, Naomi listened attentively."Just like us, they gather the spiritual energy in the surroundings and absorb them. It may sound easy but doing it is pretty hard. Some beasts and people, commonly those with poor innate talent, even took several years just to take their first step in the cultivation realm. Things with spiritual energy should help them as well."'That should be hard...' Naomi thought.A cold glint flashed through Lucas' eyes. It was gone in a blink of an eye that no one would be able to notice it."There is a much more easier way for humans and beasts to improve their cultivation." Lucas said.Naomi became curious, "what is it?""The wolf's beast core I showed you earlier was silver, wasn't it?"Naomi nodded."Some humans and beasts would kill other beasts who are of higher c
Occasionally raising her head to look at the sky, Naomi saw how the smoke up in the sky was getting larger than it was from when she first saw it as she was getting near the smoke's direction.Lucas was also following behind her. It was a good thing that Naomi wasn't a fast runner that he was able to cope up with her speed without making much of an effort. As they were in a forest, when Naomi was rushing forward, there were countless trees in her path although their leaves weren't really covering the sky which helped Naomi rush forward easily."Just a few steps and we'll be out of this forest!" Naomi said.Lucas couldn't help but shake his head with her attitude.Stepping into the wide dirt road, Naomi found herself to be finally out of the forest. She heaved a sigh as a slight smile appeared on her face. Lucas stood besides her and felt relieved to be finally out of that forest."Look!"Lucas turned to lo
The chilly breeze passed by the forest, making the leaves of the trees sway in response. The sun that was up above the sky was nowhere to be found.It was evening.The surroundings was still quiet but compared to the silence earlier morning until afternoon, it was much more quieter after the sun had set.Aside from the noise coming from the bonfire, it was too quiet that Naomi had become scared. Adding to the fact that they're in the middle of nowhere where aside from them, there weren't any people around that can be seen. This fact even made her become more scared.Not even her nor her two companions were speaking.Yes, two. There are three of them currently present."Good. It's finally cooked." The sound of Lucas' voice reached her ears.It was only then that Naomi smelled the rich aroma of the grilled fish Lucas had cooked. The fish could be said to be medium-sized. She was too occupied with fear that she fa
"Are you sure?" Naomi turned to look at Lisa with surprise visible on her face. Lisa nodded. Seeing her nod, Naomi was about to burst with excitement. "But it would take a long time." Lisa added. The excitement vanished and Naomi was like a deflated balloon as she stared at Lisa with disappointment. The latter just shrugged. Naomi went to look at the bonfire and staring at the skewered grilled fish as she raised her hand, her hunger was once again agitated. She carefully took a bits of the skewered grilled fish and as soon as she came into contact with the fish, there was only one word to describe it: DELICIOUS. Not only the appearance of the grilled fish but the taste is just too hard to resist! After swallowing the first bite, she went on to take another bite again and again as she eat the fish with delish. Her previous disappointment was gone in an instant and was replaced with the t
Labyrinth Forest wasn't that far from the Kingdom of Arkin but neither was it also near as it took them five days to enter the area of the Kingdom of Arkin.The brother-sister pair continuously switched places. At the start of their trip, it was Lucas who was out in the sun, riding the horse, leading them towards the direction where the Kingdom of Arkin was. The next day, it was Lisa who was outside while Lucas would be inside the carriage, chatting together with Naomi.They weren't as silent as before when they are together and everytime one of them started a conversation, it would continue for a while. While chatting with each other, Naomi had realized that aside from Lisa, Lucas was also knowledgeable as well.They would journey in the day and find a place to temporarily settle themselves when it's going to be nighttime. The only time Lucas and Lisa settled while the sky was up high was when they were in the Labyrinth Forest.Naomi ha
Compared to the silent and devoid of people Labyrinth Forest, the Kingdom of Arkin was bustling with many kinds of activities and a lot of people were coming back and forth.Different stalls and stores could be seen in any place when you're in the Kingdom of Arkin. Even the corners of certain places which are usually deserted on other places have some stalls and shops and a lot of people are there to take a look as well.A carriage was passing in the main road and due to the vast number of people walking in the main road, the speed of the carriage was slow, almost like a turtle's speed. Some people even have to step sideways in order for the carriage to pass.Since there were a huge crowd of people in the main road, Naomi didn't peek outside and the curtain beside her had been pulled down. Who knows what will happen to her?"We're passing so slowly." Naomi grumbled.L
While Lucas was away, both of the girls went inside the inn.The receptionist was a girl who looked like she was younger than the nineteen-year-old Naomi and Lisa who was in her 20s. In fact, the girl looked like she was fourteen-years-old. She had just finished attending to one of the people inside the inn and when she saw the both of them enter the inn, she greeted them enthusiastically. "Hello! Welcome to the Central Inn. How may I help you?" The receptionist showed a bright smile.Since the inn was located beside the main road, the inn was called Central Inn. "I'll take the last two vacant rooms I've reserved just a while earlier." Lisa said, a faint smile hung on her lips as she conversed with the receptionist. She grabbed something from her pouch, which was hanging on her waist, and placed them in the reception table. It was 20 copper coins."Alright!"The receptionist accepted the copper coins and went to grab some keys in the shelf behind her