Drip, drip, drip…
This was a dark cave, and water droplets dripped from it from time to time. There was a bonfire inside, and there were more than ten people squeezed inside. They were all looking respectfully at a person in front of them.
Under the illumination of the fire, the figure's shadow kept changing. There was a pair of sharp bumps on the top of the shadow.
An Li was a fox beastman. She was the leader of this team of beastmen and their spiritual pillar.
She was very tired and hungry. She had only eaten once in five or six days. Ever since her good friend, Mina, who was also the second-in-charge of this team, went out to look for food, her mood had been very bad.
An Li rubbed her stomach and suppressed her hunger. She had already forgotten how long it had been since she last had a full meal. Was it a year ago? Or two years ago?
The only time she had a full meal was during the winter three years ago. That day, she went to the snow to look for food. Her hands were so cold that she almost lost consciousness. She kept digging through the snow, hoping to find a wild fruit or grass.
However, a one-meter thick layer of snow was not something that her little self could flip over. She was stuck in the snow, two-thirds of it buried in the snow. She was only 1.5 meters tall and looked like a 12-year-old girl. In fact, she was already 16 years old that year.
Just when An Li thought she was going to die, her body was suddenly lifted up. She would always remember that exquisite and beautiful face and that pair of trembling cat ears.
She was pulled into Mi Na's warm embrace and carefully brought to a tree hole. It was also in that tree hole that she was happiest.
Every day, he ate the nuts that Mina had stored in the autumn, melted snow, and occasionally a little jerky that Mina had 'borrowed' from outside.
Later on, the two of them depended on each other, a cat beastman and a fox beastman.
An Li was a wise person behind the scenes, and she would always help Mi Na with her plans. Although the two of them often went hungry, they were very happy.
However, two years ago, when Mina brought back a small orc, everything slowly changed. Their team went from two to three, four…until now, there were eighteen people.
Hunger was always with them. They had to feed their mouths, and Mi Na and An Li had to worry about food every day.
Every time Mi Na went out to 'borrow' things, she would come back with injuries. Although her injuries were getting fewer and fewer, in the past year, Mi Na rarely got injured, which meant that Mi Na's strength had become stronger.
An Li was so worried that she had pulled out dozens of strands of hair. Her intelligence made her the leader of the team, while Mi Na's bravery made her the second leader.
Six days ago, Mina went out to look for food again. She told An Li the same words she had repeated for the past three years.
"An Li, if you don't come back in two days, take them to the south. The winter there won't be so cold. At least we can survive by eating grass roots and wild fruits. Also, don't trust the humans. They are too hypocritical and cunning.”
An Li was able to recite the words backwards. Mina was always very serious when she said these words. An Li was two years older than Mina.
Perhaps it was because of her long-term malnutrition that An Li's growth was very slow. Even now, she was still 1.5 meters tall and looked very thin, just like a little girl who would not grow up.
An Li would always agree to her request seriously and not take it to heart because she believed that Mi Na would come back.
But…six days had passed, and there was no news of Mi Na. This was unprecedented, and Mi Na would be back in two days at the latest.
An Li's little head was filled with many bad fantasies. Mina was captured by the nobles? Should he be hanged by the nobles? Or was he sold off like a slave?
No, An Li screamed in her heart. This was impossible. Mina was the most outstanding warrior she had ever seen. She was many times stronger than those noble knights. It was impossible for her to be captured.
It had been six days, and An Li was getting more and more anxious. She didn't feel safe at all. Without Mi Na, even if she had food, it would be difficult for her to swallow.
She had been thinking about whether she should go to the south. Mina believed that she would bring these orcs to the south, but she didn't want to go to the south. Without Mina, the south would be colder than the winter here.
"Big Sister An Li, are we really going to the south?”
A male voice sounded. It was a Ox Beastman with horns.
An Li came back to her senses from her memories and looked at the skinny boy in front of her. This was the little orc that Mina had brought back. His name was Axe, and he was fifteen years old this year.
Usually, at this age, the Ox Beastmen would be more than 1.8 meters tall. They were mighty warriors.
However, Axe was now a 1.6-meter short man, and he was very thin. Even though Axe was very strong, not weaker than the 1.8-meter Ox warrior, he was still hungry.
Axe saw that An Li was silent and could not help but shout anxiously," Big Sister An Li, let's not go to the south. I heard that the humans there hate us very much. If they see any Beastmen, they will be captured and enslaved.”
"Besides, Mi Na's second sister hasn't returned yet. I miss her.”
Ever since Axe had been saved by Mi Na and An Li, he had always treated them as his saviors, as if they were his own sisters. He did not dare to show any disrespect, even if he had to sacrifice his life. Now, Mi Na had not returned for six days.
"Axe, let's not go to the south. Let's go find Mi Na. She's waiting for us to save her.”An Li revealed a pure smile on her face.
"Yes! We're going to save Mina's second sister."
"Mina should have gone to the territory of Xiyang City six days ago. Everyone, pack up. We will set off at night. It should take one or two days to get there."
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