Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After Curtis and Winston met the scorpion king, they went their separate ways.
Winston couldnât wait to see Bai Qingqing and entered the grave pit one step earlier.
Curtis used his sharp sense of smell and looked for a stretch of an oasis near Flame City.
There were drought-tolerance animals in the oasisâs clear and shallow lake.
Curtis was in no hurry. He checked out the oasis, gathered a bundle of firewood, then hunted and brought the living prey back to Flame City.
The next day, Parkerâs injuries had mostly recovered.
Only Bai Qingqing and himself were in the cave, and they spent their days together intimately. Parker felt extremely satisfied.
Suddenly, Parker heard a series of footsteps. He immediately recognized them as Lion Headâs.
He was about to go out when Bai Qingqing pulled him back.
âIt must be the scorpion king out to deceive you again,â said Bai Qingqing with a lowered voice.
Parker walked over to the passageway, perked his ears up, and listened for a while. He then returned to her side and said, âEven if thatâs the case, thereâs no helping it. Heâs already coming over.â
Bai Qingqing felt helpless. She decided that sheâd definitely help him to give the scorpion king a thrashing after he came.
If she couldnât win against him, she could smash him with a rock. He was to blame that Parker had gotten injured yesterday.
He might get injured today as well.
However, even after Parker ran off, the set of footsteps still gradually got close.
Bai Qingqing tidied the luggage that had a few hints of light exposed, then completely sank into the darkness. She held her breath and looked at the pitch-black darkness in front of her.
A pair of eyes glowing in green light suddenly appeared in front of Bai Qingqingâs vision. He then heard a clear gasp.
Bai Qingqingâs heart sank. Lion Head had come in!
Roar!
Parker chased after Lion Head and came to the mine shaft as well, roaring fiercely at him.
The scorpion king didnât come today. It was just that Lion Head had felt suspicious and wanted to come and check things out.
That leopard went out in the same manner he did yesterday. This made him even more certain that the female was hiding here.
Therefore, Lion Head ignored the leopard beastman and increased his speed as he dashed into the mine shaft.
Even though Lion Head knew a female was here, his body still stiffened up after he saw the femaleâs face clearly.
The moment Parker caught up, he pounced onto Lion Head. Lion Head was still caught in the astonishment of the femaleâs beauty and only returned to his senses after he was pounced on.
The lionâs body swung fiercely, and the great force swung the leopardâs weight to the side.
Parker had been planning to bite the back of Lion Headâs neck but ended up only biting his shoulder.
After biting onto his opponent, Parker wasnât planning to let go. He swung his head vigorously.
Lion Head let out an agonizing cry as he jumped around, tossing out streams and streams of hot blood.
Bai Qingqingâs face was splattered with blood, and she started trembling as well.
The scorching blood hit her face. It felt warm and sticky.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Bai Qingqing wiped her face messily, held Anâan, then anxiously backed off to the deepest part of the hole.
Lion Head kept on jumping around, and Parker was unable to perform any other attacks. After biting off the chunk of flesh, he lost his hold over Lion Head.
Lion Head raised his front limbs. He finally got rid of the leopard on his back and started to retaliate.
Parker quickly got back up to his feet, darting around in the mine shaft, chased by Lion Head. His battle against Lion Head was a lot more dangerous than Bai Qingqing imagined.
She knew that her existence would make it hard for Parker to break free. She immediately hid Anâan in her arms and headed out, keeping close to the walls.
Lion Head immediately noticed her actions. He let out an enraged roar and turned to pounce on her.
âAh!â
Bai Qingqing closed her eyes.
The pain she imagined didnât come. Bai Qingqing opened her eyes, feeling horrified.
The fleeing Parker had turned back and held Lion Head back again.