295 Tiny Creature (1/2)
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”The next time you do something like that, I swear I'm going to tie you up on a tree and leave you behind. Understood?”
*Hiss* *Hiss*
”Good! Now behave and sleep.”
Venus transformed into a white scarf that wrapped around Raven's neck, she then closed her eyes and started sleeping to digest the food she ate just now.
Raven sighed and rubbed his temples. He can't believe that he became this stressed because of his pet.
He was honestly not expecting her to behave like that at all. It's not like he was starving her, so why would she do something reckless like that? While it may be true that she's still a child, but still it that was dangerous. He really didn't want to be strict with her but it seems that he needs to give her some tough love.
If they were within the Yellow Zone, he would've just left her alone since nothing in there could endanger her anyway, but they were inside the Red Zone, anything can happen here and she will endanger the both of them.
Raven sighed and said: ”Forget it. It already happened anyway.”
After saying this, Raven looked around and walked away from the scene. It's nearly night time so he had to search for a shelter since it's dangerous to travel at night.
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Raven sat inside a shelter made out of twigs and leaves.
Unfortunately, he wasn't able to find a nearby cave so he decided to search for an isolated spot and build a temporary shelter in there. He spread some beast repelling powder around the perimeter of the shelter and erected a simple isolation array in order to ensure his safety for the night.
The twigs and leaves that he used for the shelter are strong enough to protect him from the harsh winds of the forest and could keep him dry in case of a rain.
Raven's body glowed with a shining gleam. His body was covered with an armor with a shining steel finish. As his chest rose and fell, the gleam of the armor did so as well.
His helmet was of a typical design which has gaps wide enough for him to see through the helmet and breath while wearing it. If anything, it fashions a long blue mane-like ponytail on its top, making it look like it was Raven's own hair. The chest plate he wore covered him from his neck all the way to his groin, it has a steel finish and looked rough due to it seemingly made out of scales.
His pauldrons were large and took the design of a lobster's shell, making his shoulders look bigger that they actually were. A pair of vambrace attached to gauntlets were also a part of his armor, including a battle skirt, and greaves. This armor is worn on top of his usual black attire, making him look intimidating and valiant.
As he displayed his armor, one could see some traces of silver finish here and there. Signifying that Raven is very close to breaking through the Silver Knight boundary.
Of course, Raven could make a breakthrough anytime he wants to but he wants it to happen naturally. This has been how he was doing it and rushing his cultivation won't do him any good anyway. Raven has time and he's young, there's no reason for him to rush for now.
Raven dispelled the armor and exhaled. He opened his eyes and stretched his body, he then gazed at the vast sky and observed the stars, thinking:
”It's still a long way to go before reaching the Withered Forest.” He said to himself, ”I'll have pass through several areas first, and from what I can remember, there is a pretty strong Lair nearby. It would be nice if I could just go around it.”
”Hmm?”
Raven frown since he felt some strange fluctuations all of a sudden.
He rotated his head, trying to search for the source of that fluctuation but he failed to see anything. He activated his spying techniques and looked around once more. With his eyes flashing with a rainbow colored light, he saw something that made him really curious.
In his eyes, his environment is filled with wisps of faded blue fog coated with a red outline. These are the energies present in the Red Zone. He calls these berserk energies, something that a human can absorb but has to do so with outmost care since it's polluted with berserk natures.
He could also see faint aura's of living things around him, enabling him to identify if he's running towards a beast or not, this also tells him their approximate size. However, it was none of these that peaked his interests.
There is another type of energy that's showing up in his vision, and Raven has no idea what it is since this is the first time that he had seen this.
It appeared as though it was a mix between a very bright purple and pink. The traces were vary faint but he could somehow tell that it was coming from a nearby location.