Chapter 51 - Tossed Off His Tail (2/2)

“It’s like that for homeless beasts,” Cortis said.

This cave was rather hidden. On top of the dense vines hanging at the entrance of the cave, there were red little flowers blooming amidst those vines—quite a beautiful sight to behold.

Bai Qingqing pried the vines away and tied them to the two sides, to let air circulate into the cave. Just as she was about to enter, Cortis suddenly pulled her behind him.

“Roar!”

A strong and bulky tiger pounced out. Cortis’ upper body dodged it and, twisting his body, transformed into his snake form and curled around the ferocious tiger.

The tiger was clearly purely a wild animal. In one move, Cortis had him subdued. The tiger struggled with all his might in Cortis’ stranglehold.

However, the more it struggled, the tighter Cortis twisted around him. Every time it breathed, the hold around him became tighter, until it completely lost all room to breathe.

Bai Qingqing stared in shock as this unfolded before her, and she even heard the sound of bones cracking, giving her such a scare that she went weak in the knees.

Her heart ached as she recalled that Parker was strangled in the same way earlier too.

After Cortis strangled the tiger to death, he transformed into his half-human form. When he turned around and saw the terrified expression on the female, he frantically dumped his prey aside and slithered to her side.

“Don’t be afraid.” Cortis coaxed as he hugged Bai Qingqing.

Bai Qingqing lowered her head and didn’t look at Cortis, saying softly, “I’m fine.”

Cortis thought to himself that the females were too well protected by their tribe and that in the future, he must hunt for prey while she wasn’t around, in order not to scare her.

“We have food for today. I’ll start a fire and cook for you.”

Bai Qingqing nodded her head gently. “Mm.”

The place where he lived naturally had a water source nearby. Cortis went to gather firewood nearby while the rainstorm had yet to start.