Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor
#47 - The Secret Peeper
On the other side of the forest, beneath the equally shadowy and lush dense woods.
The forest canopy obscures the sun, and in this world, the annual rings of trees do not have distinct characteristics based on direction.
Therefore... even the most experienced hunter can easily get lost in an unfamiliar forest.
But most importantly—before separating, they hadn't agreed on a meeting point!
"Big bad wolf... liar again!"
Lake gritted her teeth, her verdant jade fingers pinched the bowstring, pulled it taut—and released.
An arrow shot out, a spotted deer in the distant bushes swayed, then its body tilted, and it fell to the ground!
"Now it's all my fault, I have to eat... sleep... alone..."
As night fell, the already dim forest seemed even more gloomy.
In front of a wind-sheltered stone cave, Lake threw a leftover leg bone on the ground, more than half of the deer she hunted during the day remained.
"Such a waste, Pollo, it's all your fault for not coming to find me!"
Lake harrumphed again, then extinguished the fire, wrapped herself in her cloak, and leaned back in the cave lined with dry grass.
Long eyelashes covered her bright eyes, and the girl gently fell asleep...
At night, the forest was pitch black, the cloud-like branches and leaves obscuring the already scarce moonlight, making it impossible to see one's fingers. Under the shadows, there were only the subtle sounds of nocturnal animals.
But at a certain moment, in the silence, somewhere, several... faint sounds of branches breaking could be heard, one after another.
"Crack—crack—"
Immediately afterward, Lake, who was originally sleeping in the cave, instantly opened her eyes, and the silver dagger was already in her hand!
To be on the safe side, Lake had scattered a circle of easily broken branches on the ground outside the cave!
She listened quietly, and after a while.
There was a slight movement in the place where she had been camping and grilling!
What is it?
It must be a creature... larger than a rabbit.
And it's carnivorous.
Because Lake heard the sound of gnawing bones in the night!
The sound of teeth tearing flesh and bone, crunching and crunching!
"Really, what kind of animal could it be? A tiger? A leopard? Or... a wolf other than Pollo?"
Lake thought silently in her heart, holding her breath. Her ability to see in the dark was not as good as that of true nocturnal animals.
So... Lake did not act rashly.
"That wretched Pollo, leaving a girl alone in the forest, and it's so dark... there's absolutely no way I can fall asleep in this situation!"
The small part of the cave where Lake was staying was only separated from the remaining half of the deer by a thicket of bushes.
Then, she slowly parted the bushes, and through the gaps, using the faint, almost non-existent moonlight in the forest—
She saw it!
It wasn't the kind of animal Lake had imagined, like a tiger, leopard, jackal, or wolf!
But a...
Humanoid creature the size of a child!
The monster hunched its back, wearing a simple garment made of animal skin, and its exposed skin appeared blue-black and ugly!
It had its back to Lake, its shoulders rising and falling together.
The sound of tearing flesh and bones rang out subtly!
Most of the remaining half of the deer had been gnawed, leaving only a few fragments of bone!
"What... is this thing?"
Lake was a little stunned in her heart, holding the dagger in her hand, slowly retreating.
Such a bizarre scene, even a man might not be able to bear it!
But Lake still held the silver dagger tightly.
The cool touch of the dagger kept her emotions calm as ever.
"This thing... should leave after it's done eating, right?"
Lake thought.
But reality often goes against one's wishes!
The wind direction in the forest suddenly changed, and a wisp of breeze blew from behind Lake!
Immediately afterward, the small figure gnawing on flesh and bones stopped moving, and the sound of gnawing came to an abrupt halt!
It raised its head, and its pointed, long nose slowly twitched twice. Then, it suddenly turned its head—and its eyes met Lake's, who was retreating in the darkness!
At this moment, Lake completely saw the monster's hateful face—
Beneath the dwarf's sunken eye sockets were two bloodshot eyes!
The flesh on its face was wrinkled, drooping and piled up under its wide cheekbones, and its thin, long beard was almost as long as its body! Beneath its pointed, long nose, its hideous mouth was wide open—
Its jagged teeth were still stained with bright red blood!
Lake lowered her dagger and just as she adopted a defensive stance, the dwarf let out a piercing howl!
Then, it dropped the half-eaten deer and disappeared into the darkness in an instant, like a nimble monkey!
"Hoo..."
Only after the dwarf's figure completely disappeared did Lake breathe a sigh of relief.
"Was that... a dwarf?"
When the forest witch was still around, she had told Lake about dwarves.
But at that time, there were no dwarves in the forest, so Lake didn't pay attention to it. After truly seeing the dwarf's face, information about this creature emerged in Lake's mind.
In fact, the hunting experience provided by [Spiral Beacon: Hunter] also contained a small amount of information about dwarves.
Therefore, Lake recognized this creature.
More importantly... dwarves are intelligent!
This, in itself, made dwarves more of a threat than other animals in the forest!
"This is troublesome... I won't be able to sleep even more now."
The girl hugged her dagger and walked back to the stone cave, leaning against it.
Lake had surveyed the surrounding environment during the day. The surrounding trees were relatively short, so she didn't have to worry too much about threats from above.
Gaps between the leaves let through faint moonlight.
This gave Lake some ability to see at night.
Although a dwarf had discovered this place, Lake would never risk going to other unfamiliar places in the dark.
"Pollo, please come back soon..."
The girl narrowed her eyes slightly. The night was still long, and she needed to conserve some energy.
And in the dark forest, further away.
At the top of a thick tree, a small humanoid shadow was lying on it.
In its prune-like eyes, a faint purple evil light flickered.
Through the darkness, it looked towards the place where Lake was—
"A... child?"
It stuck out its ugly long tongue and licked its lips, its voice hoarse, as if there was a mouthful of undissolved phlegm in its mouth. "Pulu is a little hungry. It's been a long time since... such fresh food."
...
Outside the forest, the Sino Kingdom.
In the empty palace, beneath the white stone walls and golden dome, the King of the Sino Kingdom sat upright on the gold and white throne.
But his expression was somewhat dull and lifeless.
"Your Majesty, with a queen as beautiful as I am, you must be very happy, right?"
A pale but delicate hand stroked the king's cheek from behind, and sharp nails painted in purple-red gently scraped the king's beard.
The queen's enchanting face leaned close to the king's ear and said:
"I heard that Your Majesty's army has lost the courage to even enter the forest. How can this be? But I have a good way to train their courage—
They will become... as brave as you, how about it?"
A difficult, muffled sound came from the king's throat!
But then, the queen's hand snaked into the king's collar, as if grabbing something!
The king's voice stopped, and the next second, the expression on his face became lively instead!
He showed a relieved smile:
"Then... thank you, Queen."
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