Chapter 1177: 164. Misunderstanding

“I’m very sorry. I didn’t do it on purpose.”

The girl disappeared into the forest. Muen was too embarrassed to chase after her, so he could only silently bow in the direction she had left.

Fortunately, the scent of the demonic beast on the girl’s body was now so strong that, in this forest, she most likely would not encounter danger again.

But from a logical point of view, after once again hurting an innocent young girl, the sinful blond villain had chosen to abandon her after having his way with her...

“No, that’s not right. Why does thinking about it like this make me sound like some kind of scumbag? I’m clearly a good man who, upon seeing a beautiful girl trapped in danger, absolutely has to step forward and save her.”

Muen cast aside his slander against himself and turned to examine the bear’s corpse beside him.

As a demonic beast, this bear was naturally much larger than an ordinary bear. Lying there, it was practically like a small mountain. Muen walked around it once, then lifted both its head and body together... Hmm, judging by the weight, it should be about three tons.

What good luck.

Holding up the bear’s corpse, Muen cheerfully hurried back to the riverside.

The night grew deeper and deeper. The bear corpse’s weight of three tons was not much of a problem for Muen. The troublesome part was the forest’s terrain, densely covered with all kinds of vegetation, which made it difficult for him to move quickly while carrying such a massive object.

But in the end, he still returned earlier than expected.

“That was fairly quick.” Hamreign opened her eyes.

“Looks like my luck isn’t always that bad.” Muen said smugly.

“Have you ever considered that so easily encountering a dangerous demonic beast is also a sign of your bad luck, rather than good luck?” Hamreign glanced at the bear’s corpse and said, “Before landing, I casually swept my eyes over the area. This bear already counts as one of the strongest demonic beasts on the island.”

“...”

Muen clutched his chest... This dragon could always pierce straight through his fragile heart without the slightest hesitation.

“Miss Dragon, from a human perspective, repeatedly bringing up this matter already counts as verbal bullying. We’re companions, at the very least. Can’t you be a little gentler?”

“I’m only telling the truth.”

“What people call gentleness means expressing the truth in a more tactful way.” Muen seriously instructed this dragon, who did not understand gentleness at all.

“Tactful?”

Hamreign thought for a moment.

“With your luck, if you enter an extremely dangerous place, then there should be a ninety percent chance that, after exploring for a while, you will encounter the most terrifying existence there.”

“What about the remaining ten percent?”

“You run into it the moment you enter.”

“...”

All right.

Miss Dragon, you really do understand tact.

“So? Are these people also prey you brought back?”

Hamreign raised her smooth, pale chin toward the area behind Muen. The long curve that flashed through the night seemed even more sly than the moon.

“I never expected that, as a human, your tastes would be so heavy.”

“These people?”

Muen turned around in confusion, still not understanding what Miss Dragon was talking about.

Until a sudden chill swept over him.

The forest, which had still been rustling beneath the gentle breeze, had now become incomparably silent.

Muen’s heart abruptly sank. Realizing something, he let Elizabeth slide directly into his palm.

“Who’s there?”

He shouted, “Come out, or don’t blame me for being rude.”

“...”

The entire forest still did not make the slightest sound. Only several figures slowly walked out from the shadows.

“You are...”

At first glance, Muen immediately locked onto the somewhat familiar petite figure. It was precisely the little girl who had run away earlier.

At this moment, she had already carefully washed herself once. There were no longer any traces of blood on her body, but unfortunately, that fishy stench still remained. Her eyes were also faintly red... It seemed that the scene from earlier truly would leave an indelible mark upon her young heart.

Other than her, there were also several older adults who looked extremely fierce.

They all wore clothing decorated with brightly colored feathers and strange leaves. Their faces had also been outlined with savage patterns using bright red dye. The moment Muen saw them, the three words “cannibal tribe” appeared in his mind.

Two held spears, and two held bows and arrows. All of them were aimed at Muen, who held a blade in each hand, while they completely ignored Hamreign to the side.

Muen could sense that none of their auras were weak, especially the leader beside the little girl. His strength was at least around that of a fifth-rank warrior.

What surprised Muen the most was that all of them possessed extremely strong concealment abilities. Had Miss Dragon not warned him, he probably would not have sensed the danger until these people had already drawn close.

“From the perspective of a primitive tribe, everyone’s strength is a little exaggerated.”

Muen did not dare relax. He knew that in this kind of situation, Miss Dragon definitely could not be bothered to take action, while he himself still could not figure out these people’s identities or purpose.

They could not possibly have come to steal his food... right?

The corner of his eye glanced at the giant bear he had dragged back, then at the little girl standing beside the leader. Muen suddenly understood and vaguely formed a guess.

“Heh, I get it. You came to take revenge for this little girl?”

Tsk.

What a fine example of repaying kindness with hostility.

Although he had indeed delivered a small blond-villain shock to her young heart, he had still saved her life, had he not?!

“...”

For the moment, no one answered Muen’s question. Only the little girl rose onto her toes and pointed repeatedly at Muen while whispering something into the ear of the man dressed like the leader.

The leader nodded again and again. At some point, the little girl seemed to mention ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) something that made him extremely angry. His eyes suddenly widened. The blood-red lines on his face wriggled, making him look so ferocious that he seemed ready to choose someone and devour them.

The leader raised his head and carefully examined Muen from head to toe. Then he waved to the others.

The spears and bows aimed at Muen were lowered. Only the leader swaggered over alone. His body was also covered in those red lines. Combined with his utterly arrogant stride and the vicious aura radiating from him, Muen almost thought that what was approaching him was not a person, but a ferocious beast from ancient times.

“What? You want to fight me one-on-one?” Muen narrowed his eyes, and every muscle in his body gradually tensed.

“Jiliguala.” The leader’s tone was fierce.

“If you want to fight, I’ll accompany you. But don’t blame me for not warning you about the consequences in advance.” Muen sneered.

“Jiligulu jiliguala.” The leader bared his teeth fiercely.

“Interesting. Do you really think I’m some soft persimmon?” Muen’s grip on his blades grew tighter and tighter. His entire body had already become like a leopard preparing to pounce.

“Jiliguala jiligulu jilijili abababa...” The leader also began to growl, his eyes widening like bronze bells.

“Very good. Then let us fight...”

The corner of Muen’s mouth twisted upward. Below the Crowned, the current him would not feel the slightest fear, especially under circumstances where the other party actually dared to slander his character...

“He is thanking you.”

A faint sigh drifted over like wisps of smoke. Beneath the icy voice was helplessness and unbearable exasperation.

Muen had already prepared to seize the initiative and attack first, but this voice forcibly dragged him back. His entire body froze in place in an extremely bizarre posture.

“Huh?”

He turned his head awkwardly.

“What did you say?”