Chapter 12
When Xia Xue was still deep in thought, Oz had issued some dagger towards the fallen wolves.
"What do you want to do, Oz?" The curious Xia Xue asked.
"Of course, to take the loot my young miss... It would be wasteful to leave them alone like that." Oz said without turning around and immediately grabbed one of the wolves.
* Whoosh *
* Whoosh *
Oz skillfully began to dismantle the wolf. His hand deftly separates the tendon from wolves' skin.
He's continued from wolf to wolf in just a few minutes.
Oz separates meat and skin to storage and burns the remainder to ashes so as not to attract the attention of many other beasts.
"You're very skilled at things like this, you should open a butcher shop, Oz!" Xia Xue who was amazed by Oz, teased him a bit.
"Yes, and you will be the wife of the butcher shop owner to helping him to sell the meat's." Of course, Oz avenged the temptations of Xia Xue.
"Who wants to be your wife!" Xia Xue jerked.
"Certainly the woman who will be the happiest in the world." Oz without hesitation said so.
"Hmph! As if a strange person like you will be able to find a wife..." Xia Xue sneered at Oz.
"Jezz... I feel pity for your future husband. By having a fierce wife like you, his age will definitely be drained quickly." Oz shook his head full of bitterness.
"What does it have to do with you!?" Xia Xue glared.
"Nothing. I'm just feeling pity for him. By the way, do you want to tease me here? By still wearing clothes like that?"
Oz pointed at Xia Xue's hole-filled clothes.
Xia Xue realized went she still wearing broken clothes, she finally blushed a bit.
"Hmph! Who wants to tease a weird man like you?" Xia Xue grumbled and took out a new set of clothes.
"If you try to peek, I will fight over with you!" Xia Xue gave a warning with a sharp gaze as she walked away.
Oz's lips twitched at Xia Xue's words.
Has this girl forgotten how strong he is?
Wasn't she very scared a while ago?
Really... Are all those women always unreasonable?
(Why do I feel like you're thinking badly about me, Oz?)
Elena's voice rang out.
Why is she so sensitive? Oz is sweating.
"Alright! Fine, you can calm down about that Xue Xue..." Oz walked after Xia Xue
"Why are you following me, Oz?" Xia Xue was confused to saw Oz following her when she was about to change.
"Eh...? Didn't you say I can't peek? So I'll just watch... Right in front of you." Oz blinked innocently then spoke slowly.
"Oz... If you really want to watch, you can come along ~"
"Really?" Oz was immediately excited, but when he saw Xia Xue who smiled with eyes forming a crescent moon. That makes his neck hair stand on end.
Dangerous!
Why do I find Xia Xue's smile so dangerous right now?
This reminds me of Elena when in her demon mode!
Ugh... my groin suddenly feels cold. Oz thought.
"Looks like I'm going to pa.s.s for today Xue Xue... M- my stomach feeling suddenly hurts, I'll release my self first, ok." Even though Oz was stronger than her, there was a strange pressure on Xia Xue who made him a little horrified.
So he chose to retreat faster.
"Oh ~ That's too bad." Xia Xue still smiled as she looked at the nervous young man who was moving away.
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#POV Xia Xue
Oz doesn't take a peek as I warned.
If he is brave, hmph! I'll kick his ball so hard! Mom said that the groin area of men is their fatal weakness.
But somehow I was a little disappointed because Oz didn't try to peek, why didn't he just try a little bit?
Is my charm is really very weak!?
No no... I can see the desire in his eyes to see my body. But, why did he back down at the last moment?
Is he afraid of me?
He is even stronger than me! Why was he so scared after being bluffed a bit?
Basic he doesn't have some guts! Where has my brave savior gone?
That's not I want him to see it anyway. I'm just a little annoyed for his guts, yeah... just like that.
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"Let's go! I'll be your tour guide here!" Oz said to me when I had finished changing, Eh he will accompany me?
"Y-you're going to go with me?" I ask to be sure. Why am I so nervous now?
"Of course! To leave a stupid girl like you alone in such a dangerous place like this, maybe I'll get unlucky in return one day." Oz looked at me from the top-down as if evaluating me.
"You!!" why does he always p.i.s.s me off. I just snorted ignored it after that.
Oz then told me not to get too far from him when we started the journey.
I said nothing, but a little closer to him. I dare not ignore his warnings in a place like this.
Oz frowned at my att.i.tude. Hmph! This young lady is annoyed at you, you should try to cheer up if you want to talk to me.
"Xue Xue, why are you getting prettier?" Oz said in a serious voice.
Of course! I wear my favorite clothes after all and do some bit for my hair that was originally a mess.
Although it's a little unsuitable for use in climbing, I just somehow want to wear it now.
I'm also a little confused here.
I'm a little happy to hear the compliment,
Not only you can be handsome, but this young lady can also be beautiful! Now praise this lady more, cheer me up... Come on!
"I'm worried if there are strange creatures who are in the mating season will suddenly attack you. You must be careful!" Oz continued his words that made me stiff.
"Oz!!!" I hit him on his back with annoyance, he was just teasing me!
"Eh eh... Why did you hit me Xuexue? I'm just warning for you, you know." Oz looks confused.
"f.u.c.k you!" I don't care! I just want to hit you now because you p.i.s.s me off!
With that I beat him until satisfied, without realizing that I was so close to him.
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I am very tired...
On the way, we found many vicious beasts that were also frightening as I had seen in books. But strangely they are so docile in front of this strange person like this Oz!
What really happened?
Are they really a vicious beast like the books I read before?
Why do they act like a domestic animal raised in front of Oz?
Ugh... my head is a bit dizzy just thinking about it.
I'm just going to start thinking it's normal from now on when it comes to this strange person.
I'm already tired of being surprised.
This time is almost darker,
We have traveled halfway according to words Oz. So he decided to find a place for rest tonight.
It's too complicated to walk in the forest when night falls, it's better to rest to recover of strength. He said.
But I know what he is thinking!
It must be because of me...
I'm too weak. Since I entered the forest until now, my energy has long been drained.
If it wasn't for him injecting his Qi into me several times on the way, maybe I would have fallen for long ago.
He also often glanced at me, panting exhausted on all the way.
He even supported me several times when I almost lost my balance.
Why is he so nice to me?
Does he want something from me?
I don't feel he has bad intentions on me. If true, he could have just attacked me directly in a
I did not understand, but I was a little warm for all his attention. It's very comfortable, I can only think so.
"Come on Xuexue, why are you so depressed? You've worked hard today! Get excited!" I felt a big hand patting my head while thinking.
Looking up, I saw Oz patting my head while looking at me with affection.
* Bdump *
Suddenly my heart beat harder.
What happened to me? Why is my heart beating harder?
I panicked with this new feeling, still staring at each other with Oz, I found him smiling so charming.
Bdump! Bdump!
My heart beats harder as if it wants to come out of my chest. I quickly looked down to avoid his sight.
I'm sure my face is very red now. If I keep staring at him, my heart might actually come out of my chest.
Is this some kind of disease?
I must be just tired! Surely it just like that!
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"I will go look for firewood, you will take care of the fireplace Xuexue..." after getting a comfortable place to spend the night, Oz said he would look for firewood.
"Don't worry! in here will be safe, there are no dangerous beasts around, I can guarantee that." Seeing that there was no answer from me, he must have thought I was scared or something.
Not like that!
"all right!" I who still could not calm this strange feeling could only answer nervously.
Ha ha ha...
I can hear Oz laughing from afar, is he laughing at me!?
Hmph! This must be because of him! He must have used a curse or something to make me like this because he was upset with my previous behavior before.
It must be like that! d.a.m.n you Oz. Just watch out later!
With that I began to clean the place around and make a fireplace.
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#POV Oz's
Ha ha ha
Very cute!
I can't help but admit that Xia Xue's expression because her blush in embarra.s.sment can be so cute like that.
I patted her head as Grandma Ma often did when comforting me. And it seemed to be quite effective on Xia Xue too.
She looks happier after being patted, even though she looks more embarra.s.sed. This is so weird! usually, I don't feel shy when patted.
Well whatever, it's also not my business.
I also wouldn't be too narcissistic to think that Xia Xue suddenly fell in love with me...
What the h.e.l.l? We have just a meet!
Love at first sight?
I don"t believe it! That's only in the stories I've read in the books!
You have to give a lot of treasure to her to make fell in love with you!
Beautiful clothes, diamond rings, new shoes, high treasure, cultivation pills, blah blah blah.
That's what another one of the cheap books said I read.
But I'm also not sure, is that book really reliable?
So I decided not to believe in all those books and decided to tempt more to make someone fall in love with me!
Ha ha ha
I keep thinking about things that are not important in searching for firewood.
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* Grr *
I heard a growl come closer to me with a bad intention accompanying it.
I was wary of dropping all of the firewood I had collected.
* ROAR *
A big shadow pounced on me, I who was a little surprised didn't have time to dodge it.
* BOOM *
I was blown far enough with a large burn scorching my upper clothes.
Oh s.h.i.+t!
My yarn is up! If I keep losing clothes like this, I'll spend a lot of flower points on just clothes.
I saw a big cat covered in flames with some gray aura surrounding it. It was almost four meters high, and about eight meters long with a tail like a fire whip.
Its claws and fangs are full of incandescent lava which looks quite hot, for me. With thick hair adorning his head I could easily call him a lion, I guess.
Well... just call it a big cat for easier, I thought.
"Hey stupid cat! Why do you always target and destroy my clothes? Don't you have a lioness to take care of?"
I shouted at the big cat in front of me.
This cat often attacks me, well I always kick his a.s.s after that. I thought of it as training and it seemed like the big cat thought so too.
But there is something strange, why the eyes of this big cat look out of focus. And what's with the aura of gray that revolves around it?
I can also feel the evil intentions coming from him not as usual.
"Big cat?" If it was usually, the big cat would surely growl in response. But now, he just stared blankly as if controlled to just destroy everything in front of him.
It must have something to do with that gray aura!
I'm starting to get seriously seeing this very suspicious thing!
* Roar * the cat attacks me again.
Earth prison!
I tried to reduce his movements by trapping him on the ground, but he had already jumped high and sent a huge wave of fire.
* BOOM *
I only used the earth's s.h.i.+eld as a thing to reduce the impact and rushed from behind the s.h.i.+eld that had begun to crack.
Bang!
I hit him right on the head until he flew tens of meters to hit a rock.
* ROAR *
Regardless of the wound, that large cat growled angrily and lunged at me once more.
Bang Bang Bang
I hit him again and again until he could not move.
Seeing he still has empty eyes and the gray aura still enveloping him, I stretched my hand out to his head.
Devour!
Suction power appeared in my hand when I found the source of the gray aura.
I felt a small sting and quickly disappeared on my back while devouring the gray aura.
I didn't think too much and looked at the big cat.
Still, limp lying on the ground...
But his eyes were clear looking at me as if grateful.
"Are you looking for me when you feel something strange about you, big cat?"
* Grr *
I a.s.sume that the low growl is, Yes.
"Did you eat something strange? Why did you suddenly go crazy like that" I just saw the confused face forming there...
It seems like he doesn't know either.
If he knew, he would definitely drag me to the source of the problem.
"Well eat this! Rest a bit... You will recover quickly with it!"
I put the green pill that I bought from the system into his mouth. He growled again at me,
I guess he looks thankful to me again?
"I will go, Xuexue must be worried."
With that I left the big cat and returned.
That big cat must be fine, after all he is the figure of a king in this forest. I thought
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"Why are you taking so long, Oz! I'm so worried here." The slim figure had shot towards me and started to scold me.
What is this?
Why do I feel like a husband who was scolded by his wife for being late to go back home?
"I just played with the big cat in the middle looking for firewood, that's all." I just shrugged.
"What's wrong with your s.h.i.+rt? I also heard an explosion coming from the place you come from, is that you? Are you OK?"
I was attacked by a series of questions from Xia Xue who had examined my body from top to bottom.
"I'm fine! Didn't you see my body has no scratches? Only my clothes are on fire." I turned to show my body that it was fine.
"Ah..."
I heard Xia Xue's small scream, why is she suddenly blus.h.i.+ng? I'm confused to see it.
"Wait a minute Oz! Can I see...for your back again?" Xiaxue asked curiously.
I knew what caught her attention, so I just turned to show my back to her.
"Can I touch it?" Xia Xue asked nervously.
I just chuckled and nodding my head.
"Woah... this is very smooth! There is no rough feeling at all as if this tattoo has blended with your skin. Where did you make a tattoo like this Oz?"
Oh...
Does he not feel afraid?
Doesn't she think it's some kind of curse or what?
I was a little surprised by her reaction which only showed admiration and curiosity.
"This has been around since I was little. Don't you find it so strange?" I finally asked curiously.
"Eh.. that is a little scary. But it looks very suitable for you, I feel you are more manly like that... I like it."
I only heard a few words from him, because his voice grew smaller and smaller until he muttered in the end.
Her face was very red... Is she ashamed of me being s.h.i.+rtless?
I quickly took a new s.h.i.+rt and wore it.
I saw her look of loss on Xia Xue's face.
"If you want to look at this tattoo more again... I will show it again to your heart's content. For now, let's eat!" I comforted her and started to pull out the wolf meat that I had washed before.
"Hmph!" She just snorted and pouted.
I just shrugged my shoulders to see her funny frowning reaction.
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In a dimly lit place,
"How did it go?" A woman's voice rang out.
"It failed, My Lady. The subject was neutralized before achieving full change," another voice answered.
"How did that happen!? There should be nothing that could be done after you injected that energy!" The woman sounded angry.
"It seems like there is an expert who dealt with that subject quickly, My Lady. We can only feel a strange presence from afar when observing."
"And who are the experts? Did you see it?"
"No, we dare not come out. We are afraid to offend someone who managed to neutralize that energy easily. That must be an expert stronger than both of us." Another voice added.
"That's great! We can't offend an Expert now, it's not time yet! You may leave." The woman said a little relieved.
"Yes, my lady!" The two voices left the room as if they had never been present.
"Who would have thought there would be an Expert in that such a place? This is really my bad luck!"
"Well... when my plan goes smoothly. I will make this kingdom for a gift to My- Highness!" The woman murmured as her shadow turned into a terrible figure and merged with the darkness.
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Status Oz for now,
u003cStatusu003e
Name.: Oz Vessalius
t.i.tle.: Flower Emperor, Warrior Maso, Master Magus
Bloodline.:???
Cultivation Techniques.: Ancient Dual Cultivation u003cFlower Emperoru003e
s.e.x.: Male
Cultivation Level.: u003cMorta Martialu003e Level 7 [78/100%]
Element:
-??? (0,01 %)
- Fire (Lv. 4)
- Earth (Lv. 3)
- Darkness (Lv. 2)
- Lightning (Lv. 2)
- Wind (Lv. 2)
- Ice (Lv. 2)
- Soul (Lv. 1)
- Spatial (Lv. 1)
Innate skill:
- Break the Limit
-??? Body
- All-seeing Vision
- Jack All of Trades
-??? Transform (Early)
Flower Points: 242.000 Fp
Valkyrie's: -
Partner's: -.
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[AN: too OP? Ha ha ha... but the MC is Try hard as well..OK?! How he got that power? U can see later] (ง •̀ω•́)ง✧