Swarm of Ants (2)
A monster in the shape of a mantis so terrible that it arouses disgust.
By the way, the people who devour him are beautiful women.
But there was nothing particularly strange about it.
It was mainly those who ranked high in the group.
In general, the stronger and stronger the force, the stronger it is, even in a normal human state.
At least in winter’s eyes, it was Yuhwarin’s mother who reached the extreme.
She Yuhua Lin, even in her human form, was more powerful than her fellow brutes.
Winter glanced away.
“Haaap.”
There, I could see Yui and Yumi, gritting their teeth with all their might, chewing on the giant mantis’ carapace.
As if it wasn’t that easy, however, unlike adult werewolves, the two of them chewed for a while even with their small shells.
He looked at the two and thought.
‘Perhaps my sisters will be able to have as special strength as their mother when they grow up.’
Awesome. Cringe
Well, anyway.
Though I was thinking about it, Winter also worked hard like my sisters.
I was chewing and chewing, but in fact, there was no significant effect.
It’s because the Giant Mantis’ level is overwhelmingly high compared to him in winter.
Two!
In the end, it wasn’t long before Winter felt the limit of his patience and suddenly spit out what was in his mouth.
He thought as he glared at the hard outer shell of the Giant Mantis.
‘Anyway, this is really hard. What kind of scrap metal is that?’
I feel like I’ll get chewed up if I keep trying, but I don’t want to exhaust myself that much.
Besides, he had already filled his stomach with the chunks of flesh her mother had given her before coming up here.
If you accidentally lose a tooth, your future will be in trouble.
Winter turned his head without regret.
However, the werewolf’s nature did not go anywhere, so he unknowingly kicked the outer shell of the giant mantis he had thrown to the ground with his hind foot.
Took! Rolling around.
The shell he had just kicked bounced outward in a parabolic arc, and soon it rolled down the cliff below the stone mountain and disappeared.
* * * *
Shoot ah-!
It was the morning of the third day since the rainy season started in earnest.
Of course it’s morning, but it’s still dark.
It was because the weather was strong enough to cause thunder and lightning, although it was rare, with gloomy clouds, and it was full of gray and gloomy colors.
Winter just lay on his back with his belly exposed to the sky, staring blankly out.
Gaze at the faded gray sky outside with the sound of pouring rain.
He thought.
‘It’s peaceful.’
As if to represent such a winter heart.
Beside him were his two sisters and his mother, Yoo Yu-rin, who were both soundly asleep.
It was easy to understand why, seeing that Yuhwarin was still asleep today.
It seems that the fatigue of the past days has lessened.
‘Well, you fought non-stop for almost half a day. Even a mother would be exhausted.’
It’s peace that I’ve found again in just three days, but winter gave me the illusion that a lot had happened.
Actually, it was because he was very nervous before coming here.
Mother Yu-Rin Yu and Miso-A fight for the group amidst the harsh weather.
My heart still beats a little bit violently, as if it were on the verge of death, when I thought of how I finally overcame it after several hours of long battles even after being covered in blood.
Sure.
Georeum raised her head and looked inside the cave.
Aside from them, there are several more people who are asleep.
For example, Misoah, who is in second place in the rankings, lying down breathing heavily.
They were Eve and Rubris, who were full of stomachs because they were about to go into full term.
Including the mid-to-higher level of her own people, ‘Asa’, who stood guard from the outside, it seemed that a slightly larger number of people had gathered together than usual.
Jjeook-. Winter opened his mouth wide and let out a long yawn.
In that aspect, I could get a glimpse of his laid-back nature.
‘Before, it was just me and my two sisters living in the cave. Isn’t that the case here now?’
Now they are all sleeping together in one place.
The only difference from before was that everyone lived in one place.
Of course, it was an understandable situation.
It’s pretty cramped here.
It’s not that the cave is narrow. Because this inside is wide enough.
However, the outside was the problem.
Since this place is located at the top of a stone mountain, the vacant lot is narrow enough to be described as tight.
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In the past, it was possible for everyone to come and go freely in the forest area with some sense of distance, but in that respect, there were definitely geographical disadvantages.
‘I’m sorry, but what can I do? Even my mother knows that this place is better than a lowland area that can be swept away by water, so she must have decided this spot.’
Moreover, if you think about the two werewolves who are slowly approaching the time to give birth, or the case of Misa who is not feeling well, it was even more so.
For Yuhua Lin, the boss who has to protect them right by her side, it was the best thing she could do.
Of course there is Asa, another werewolf standing guard outside.
In her case, there was a strong feeling that it was ‘Yuhwarin’s bonus’.
Asa It’s a bit of an apologetic expression for herself.
‘Perhaps even in an actual combat situation, her mother would be more likely to step forward than Asa.’
Currently, all other werewolves were out hunting.
It was the same with Soyul, who was ranked third in the group.
Now, following the successive absences of Yuhwarin, the mother, and Misoah.
It was she who had to lead the group anew.
‘In that sense, I’m a little worried.’
Knock. Knock.
Winter looked up at the ceiling where the moisture condensed and dripped down, I thought.
‘Soyul is…. It’s okay, right?’
In the case of Soyul, she was a little younger than the other adult werewolves.
I don’t know for sure, but I could find that aspect in my physique, height, and especially young face.
But even for that, when you think about it, he’s definitely stronger than the rest of the pack.
Maybe she, like her mother Yuhua Lin, has something special by nature.
‘Perhaps. Even within the group, if the strength is outstanding, it’s a natural problem.’
But apart from strength.
Concerns also existed.
Because being young can sometimes be a fatal flaw in such an ecological environment.
Perhaps the experience of hunting, or the point of leading a group.
Maybe I’m more immature than the other two.
‘Let’s just assume that nothing will happen.’
If you think about it, it’s better not to consider things that don’t come out anyway.
Even in my previous life, it was an experience I realized with my own body while rummaging through trash cans in ruins.
Would you live or die if you ate watery food that had passed its expiration date for several months?
Of course, the answer is out there.
Of course it is better not to eat. The risk of death is overflowing if it has even changed.
But in a world where all these infrastructures have collapsed, you have to eat.
Rather, it was a world where even that could not be eaten without each other, and even stabbed each other in the back to eat.
For that reason.
If they pay attention to the unanswered questions, their lives will be full of worries.
No matter how rough the life of a monster is, it was not always possible to worry even in winter.
Sniff sniff.
Then, suddenly, Winter sniffed.
‘Anyway, it feels stuffy, like my nose is stuffy.’
For the past three days.
Since the rainy season has continued, winter has always felt stuffy.
The nose was a little blind, or a little silent.
It was like when he was a human, when he caught a cold and had a stuffy nose, he used to carry it.
Of course, winter’s nose is not clogged.
However, I couldn’t smell anything else because of the smell of the water that was all around me.
‘The only thing that fills the surroundings is the smell of fishy water. Nothing else will be taken care of.’
He usually spends his days smelling the smell of all kinds of forests.
They worked in many ways.
From the smell of grass in trees and bushes, to the smells of various animals and plants that are blown away by the wind.
Befitting the lineage of werewolves with an excellent sense of smell, they have been taking care of all of them extensively. As the rainy season begins, all the smells around them are washed away by the pouring rain.
The only natural smell was the fishy smell of water.
I had the illusion that my nose was paralyzed.
Unbeknownst to him, Winter realized all over again how much he had relied on his sense of smell.
Because his nose was incomparably more sensitive than a human’s.
‘Hmm. Something I don’t like.’
Winter, narrowing his eyes, swayed his front paws.
Hooung-.
With his light footsteps, a light tailwind blew inside the cave.