The whistling wind passed by his ears.
Bai Ye lay on Tiger Mom's back, holding the curious little cub.
After Tiger Mom agreed to leave, Bai Ye rode her out of the cave, preparing to return to the Shelter.
But before leaving the mountain, Bai Ye asked Tiger Mom, "Tiger Mom, do you know if there are any buildings in this mountain?"
"Roar (Buildings?)"
"Yes, like human buildings."
Tiger Mom nodded and roared, "Roar (Seems like there are)."
"Really? Can you take me to see?"
Bai Ye asked excitedly.
The previous village proved one thing: buildings held better loot.
Coming into the mountain with Tiger Mom and a Black Iron Chest was good, but who disliked getting more?
"Roar!"
Tiger Mom nodded and changed direction, running toward another area.
Tiger Mom was large, about twice the size of a Siberian tiger, but despite her size, she was very fast.
In the darkness, she was like a white lightning streak.
What took Bai Ye an hour on foot took Tiger Mom minutes.
Through dense forests, soon a wooden house of about one hundred square meters appeared.
"A place like this in the mountains?"
Bai Ye was surprised.
Tiger Mom roared and drew on the ground with her paw.
Bai Ye saw her draw a staff-like equipment and guessed, "You mean this was a Mage's home?"
"Roar."
Tiger Mom nodded, showing a 'You're smart' expression.
Bai Ye twitched his mouth, unsure whether to feel happy or not being praised by a tiger.
But soon he smiled.
If it was a Mage's home, there would probably be good stuff inside.
Bai Ye got off Tiger Mom and said, "Tiger Mom, I want to go inside. Are you coming?"
"Roar!"
Tiger Mom rolled her eyes, clearly annoyed, as her cub still hung on Bai Ye's back.
"Haha, it's convenient for me to carry him."
Bai Ye guessed what Tiger Mom meant, showing no embarrassment.
Having such strong power beside him was a big help.
Approaching the wooden house, Bai Ye stayed cautious.
No danger was nearby, so he safely reached the door.
Just as he was about to push it open, Tiger Mom growled softly.
Bai Ye immediately stepped back two steps.
"Tiger Mom, you mean it's dangerous inside?"
"Roar!"
Bai Ye didn't doubt it.
A beast's instincts were much stronger than humans', sharpened by constant battles in the wild. Extraordinary beasts had even keener senses.
Bai Ye asked, "Is it very dangerous?"
Tiger Mom thought, shook her head, then nodded, leaving Bai Ye puzzled.
After thinking, Bai Ye asked, "You mean there's some danger, but it's not very high?"
"Roar!"
Not bad, truly the smartest human I've seen.
Tiger Mom nodded with satisfaction.
With confirmation, Bai Ye didn't linger at the door but stepped back and took a stone from his backpack, throwing it at the door.
Bang! The old wooden door shattered with a sound.
Immediately, a screech came.
Then a toxic cloud sprayed out.
"Poison?"
Bai Ye's expression changed as he dodged.
Tiger Mom reacted faster.
Boom!
The toxic cloud landed on the ground nearby, rapidly corroding a large pit.
Bai Ye felt the scene was familiar and focused on the door.
From the moving sound emerged a huge spider monster covered in black hair.
It had a human face on its body, with human-like features and glowing red eyes, twisted and eerie.
But Bai Ye relaxed and sneered. "I thought it was something worse; it's just a spider monster."
Spider monsters were creations of the Evil God, or creatures corrupted from his followers.
When some worlds were invaded, some beings desperately believed in the Evil God and gained his power.
If able to bear it, they became stronger and spread the Evil God's faith in the Land of Darkness.
If not, they mutated into monsters.
The spider monster was the latter.
But that didn't mean it was weak; it was actually strong.
Compared to unknown monsters, Bai Ye at least understood spider monsters.
He knew they feared fire, and he had Divine Flame Spell, so dealing with them wasn't difficult, just needed caution.
After all, the earlier toxic cloud was powerful; one hit might even corrode bone.
"Roar!"
Facing Bai Ye and Tiger Mom, the spider monster's human face screeched and spat poison again.
Both Bai Ye and Tiger Mom dodged.
Bai Ye shouted, "Tiger Mom, can you freeze it?"
"Roar!"
Tiger Mom growled and blew out white cold air.
Where it passed, frost formed on the ground.
The spider monster blew a gale to disperse the cold.
Then it aimed at Bai Ye, shooting poisonous spider silk that formed a large net.
Bai Ye frowned and cast Divine Flame Spell, a fiery snake that instantly burned the silk to ashes and continued towards the spider monster.
Feeling the deadly threat, the spider monster dodged.
"Tiger Mom, freeze it."
Bai Ye shouted again.
"Roar!"
Tiger Mom growled and sprayed cold as Bai Ye spoke.
The spider monster avoided the fire snake but couldn't evade the cold and was frozen into an ice sculpture with cracking sounds.
"Nice!"
"Leave the rest to me."
Bai Ye's eyes brightened and he cast Divine Flame Spell again, forming a fireball.
Boom!
The ice melted instantly, engulfing the spider monster in fierce flames.
Before it could scream, it was burned to a charred corpse.
"Haha, though costly, who doesn't love this power?"
Bai Ye laughed and went to Collect.
[Collect successful. You obtained Spider Monster Venom x1, Spider Meat x1, Spider Silk x1.]
Trash, but Bai Ye didn't mind.
He planned to try synthesizing something good for tomorrow's trade.
After killing the spider monster, Bai Ye looked at Tiger Mom and asked, "Tiger Mom, any more dangers inside?"
Tiger Mom sniffed and shook her head, indicating none.
Seeing this, Bai Ye smiled. "Then it's treasure hunting time, Tiger Mom, let's go in."
"Roar (You go in yourself, why bring me?)"
"Cough, cough, I feel safer with you."
"Roar (Scaredy-cat)!"
Faced with Bai Ye's sincere gaze, Tiger Mom curled her lips in disdain and swaggered into the wooden house.
Bai Ye smiled and followed without hesitation.
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