Chapter 107
He ran desperately, branches and thorns scratched his body and legs, leaving countless scars, which might attract more predators, but he didn't care about that anymore. The squeaking sound behind him was getting closer and closer, and he seemed to feel the sharp teeth touching the skin on the back of his neck.
He swung his arms vigorously, but his breathing became heavier and heavier, his body became stiffer and stiffer, he felt as if his legs were no longer his own, they were just swinging mechanically, his chest rose and fell rapidly, like a bellows pumping with the last of its strength. But he couldn't stop, even if he slowed down a little, he would be torn to pieces.
But the deadly sound that seemed to pierce the skull was still getting closer and closer. Several gray shadows passed through the bushes like the wind, and murderous red eyes stared at the staggering thin figure in front.
With their speed, they could have caught up with the man half an hour ago, but their natural caution, timidity and a certain hobby of teasing their prey made them just follow the man closely.
When the man stops, the hunting game is over. By then, their teeth will pierce the soft flesh and they will taste the sweet blood in their throats. This is a rare experience in their lives - because the creature in front of them is one of the few living creatures that even weak omnivorous animals like them can hunt with their own hands.
Why is it so difficult for humans to survive on this planet? The most direct reason is that they can’t defeat anyone.
The three gray shadows chasing after the man were small animals called stone rats. To other creatures on this planet, they were just a weak race that tasted delicious but was too small to even fill the gaps between teeth, and survived because of their strong reproductive ability. But to humans, they could only avoid being slaughtered by these little creatures by banding together in groups, relying on the protection of the village and the prestige of the slave owner. If they were to encounter them alone in the wild, even a small group of several people would eventually be eaten by these guys until nothing was left.
At this moment, the man who was desperately trying to escape from the mouth of the stone rat could never have imagined that in less than two hundred years, humans would almost slaughter these little gray creatures. Except for occasionally seeing them in the deserted wilderness, humans could only see these cute little guys in the zoo.
Of course, humans at that time could not imagine how frightened and desperate people would feel when they saw these cute little creatures.
The man knew that he had no chance of survival, but the great fear of death in his heart made him keep running. The rustling sound made the hairs on his back stand on end. He opened his mouth wide, swung his arms vigorously, stumbled for who knows how long, and finally stumbled and fell to the ground.
"It's over, I'm going to die!"
The man cried out in his heart and tried to stand up with his hands, but his body just trembled in vain, like a pathetic worm.
His eyes went dark, his ears were like thunder, and the extreme lack of oxygen made his consciousness blurry and he almost died. After a long time, he vaguely realized that he was still alive.
The man trembled and raised his head carefully, afraid to look directly into a pair of red eyes full of mockery.
But no, there was nothing in sight.
The predator that was chasing me disappeared at some point, and before my eyes was a soft grassland that looked like a green carpet. From somewhere came a burst of intermittent singing, clear, pleasant and extremely sweet.
The man staggered to his feet as if possessed and stumbled towards the direction where the singing came from.
He thought he saw the legendary goddess.
The small face was white and cute, and her soft long hair was tied behind her head with a light yellow ribbon. A few strands of hair hung on her cheeks, making her look soft and affectionate. She wore a white long skirt with some small colorful . Her ankles were as thin as bamboo and she wore a gold ring with a dozen golden bells on it. With her movements, a tinkling sound was heard, and the sweet singing came from afar, which was even more dreamy than the most beautiful imagination of men in their dreams.
The man walked forward a few steps in a daze, and suddenly he woke up with a shudder. He immediately knelt down on the ground, buried his head deeply in the grass, and dared not look again.
The girl's clothing and appearance clearly showed that she was born of a noble family. She was definitely not someone a slave like him, who had lost his last piece of cloth while escaping, could get close to. He knew that his behavior had already constituted an offense, and he could only wait tremblingly for the cruel punishment that would follow.
"...The best outcome would be to dig out my eyes. I wonder if her servants would be willing to give me some medicine after punishing me. But this place is so far from the village. If I lose my eyesight, I will never be able to return. I wonder if this noble lady is willing to let me keep one of my eyes? I can perhaps ask her to cut off one of my hands in exchange."
The man was trembling, thinking about how to convince the lady not to dig out both of his eyes, but his inner reason told him that the most likely result was that he would not even have a chance to speak, and a cold sword would chop off his head. If the lady or her servants had special hobbies, perhaps they would design a novel and horrifying way for him to die.
But the man who had dared to flee desperately when facing predators in the jungle could only lie on the ground and wait to be killed. No matter how cruel and terrible the result was, he did not have the courage to resist.
But to the man's surprise, the girl walked up to him lightly and asked curiously, with kindness and sympathy: " Who are you? Are you also a human? Why are you kneeling on the ground?"
"I... I... I... I have offended the master... I deserve to die... Please... forgive me... If you allow, can you... can you cut off one of my hands? I... I need an eye..." the man stammered.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The girl chuckled and said, "What an offense! There are no adults here. I am an ordinary human like you. Get up quickly. You are injured. I will take you to see a doctor."
The man was stunned, wondering if he had heard it wrongly. After a long pause, he slowly raised his head in disbelief and stole a glance at the girl.
...It was actually real...Although it looked very beautiful and noble, it still...still had the same eyes, ears, and nose as him...the same limbs and body as him...no fur, no scales, no claws...
A huge, indescribable fear suddenly gripped the man's heart, and his eyes revealed unconcealable horror.
The girl said hurriedly, "Don't worry, it's very safe here. With the barrier set up by Mr. Rong, the beasts outside won't come here."
What the girl didn't expect was that her soft words of comfort not only didn't have the desired effect, but made the man's mind twisted as if he had been hit hard by someone. Then he got up and ran away in panic as if he had seen something horrible.
The girl was startled and looked around quickly, but there was no one around except herself. She patted her chest and blinked in confusion, wondering why the man reacted like that.
The man ran desperately again, and this time, he felt an incomparable fear worse than death.
That woman...how dare she...how could she...
How dare she wear such beautiful clothes? For lowly human slaves like them, having a roll of linen to wrap themselves in was already a luxury.
How could she let her face be so smooth and tender? She should look like a lowly human slave, with a face full of dust, yellow and skinny.
How dare she…how dare she smile so adorably? How could she have such an innocent and peaceful look in her eyes? How could she keep her back so straight?
He doesn't look like a slave at all, it's simply... simply outrageous!
A brief encounter, like a flood, washed away a certain belief that the man had always believed in and destroyed his understanding of the world. He was panicked, unable to accept it, and filled with unspeakable fear.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
The man's lips trembled, not knowing what to curse.
He only knew that the girl's existence was unreasonable, inappropriate, and... wrong.
The man ran around in a daze until a strong arm swung out and threw him to the ground.
