[Death] Void bite

That's...help.

No need to answer, of course I know that the false flash was released to help me.

There have been many sandstorms recently.

I looked at the sand curtain all over the sky, and suddenly realized.

Walking against the wind was a bit harder than usual.Have sandstorms always been like this?Squinting my eyes to avoid the oncoming sand, I looked at Varstord.He was just as usual, slightly ahead of me.

No matter how far away it is, it can't be seen.

After getting rid of the fear of my life, I realized later that if the fact that I was with Varstord did not mean danger, it might mean the opposite——

Yes, yes, almost like seeking asylum.

Most Xu will not provoke him, and the rest will be killed by him, so I, who walks with him, naturally don't have to worry about enemies who have to be vigilant even when they are resting.When I was alone, even in battle, I had to save some energy to deal with the other ghosts who were watching behind me.Now?Just walking and walking, the peace is not like a time that I should have.

Because I haven't rested for a long time, I even feel like I'm in a dream.

Even the food...

He doesn't eat, and I can eat what he kills without breaking a sweat.I'm about half sure he's okay with that, though haven't tried it yet.

Maybe instinct is much smarter than me, knowing that this is the easiest way to survive.

Besides, for Xu, following the strong is not a rare thing.All the virtual groups encountered had the most powerful one as their leader in exchange for protection.

Is this why I want to catch up.

Even now, walking behind him when the sandstorm came, it looked beyond doubt as if he was protecting him because of his own powerlessness.

——Obviously, I never thought about it that way.

I don't need protection, I tell myself.I really don't need to.

After being provoked, I want to fight, I want to end the life of the prey with my own hands, I enjoy fighting with the opponent, I like to leave wounds on the enemy and even like to be injured in the battle.I don't need others to protect me.

I don't intervene in his battles, I don't walk in front of him, I just don't want him to misunderstand that I am hostile to him.

Even the reason "I want to be a partner with him" is more acceptable than the current reason.

But apart from anything else, I still know that in this state, I am definitely not his companion.

No matter how much I justify myself, the fact is, I still want to follow him, not at all willing to just walk away.

And, there's one thing I can't deny.

...Even if I tell myself a hundred times, that's the security I don't need, but when I'm protected by him, there's an illusion of warmth in my heart.

I have no heart, isn't it a bit strange to say such a thing?

I watched him neatly kill a worm-shaped Xu who was hiding in the sand waiting for an opportunity to attack, and then walked around Xu's body and followed.

Actually, I was already hungry, but the severe sleepiness paralyzed the hunger feeling. Now, the physical weakness alone let me know that I should eat.But I originally didn't like to snatch other people's prey like scavengers.

Now I am even more unwilling.

It's okay if I didn't realize it. Once I found out that I was unconsciously following others like a weak person, I always felt very awkward.

Although I am indeed weak.

Thinking about it makes me feel even more uncomfortable.

But I still know that this has nothing to do with Varstord, he was followed by me without doing anything, if I still blame him for killing the enemy for me, it would be too unreasonable.

Seriously, do I really have a brain in this head full of bones right now?

Even if there is, it won't take up much space, right?

It would be nice if it was a little smaller, not being able to think about so many things, and just simply walking.

I know that there are other ghosts wandering not far away, and I have no intention of provoking them, and I will not encounter them if I continue in this direction.

Closing my eyes, I examined the Reiatsu of those guys more carefully, and distracted myself, thinking, should I go hunting.

Hunting, find any prey that is not out of the ordinary, baring teeth, growling, waving claws and running towards each other.

Or find a little snake or lizard that has no fighting power and swallow it up, pounce into the sand and press it, and you will be caught.

When it's over, run back.

The idea is getting stronger and stronger.

And, hunting alone, it was like I was myself again.I mean, don't feel so weak anymore.

I looked at the sky, the sandstorm has been much quieter.

It won't be long before it stops.

Then go for it.

After making the decision, I immediately ran to a nearby Reiatsu. While running, I looked back at Vastord of Black Wing, but he didn't notice my departure.I put aside the idea that he probably wouldn't care if he noticed, planning to come back before he found out.

The source of the Reiatsu is an ordinary Xu, who saw me ran over unkindly, and raised its claws to fight back.

Such fights were the norm for Yachukas.

How can it be possible to hesitate before fighting, let alone "friendly" warning the opponent, it may be an enemy, then bite to death, this is the battle I am familiar with.

I was weaker than usual, but I was still overwhelmingly stronger than the guy in front of me, and it didn't take long before I bit its neck.

Long live the hunt, long live the kill, long live the food, long live blood and flesh and broken bones—

I seemed to have made some rude statement in my head just now.

No, there shouldn't be.

There is no equal in hunting.What you kill with your own hands is your own prey.I want to go back quickly, so I chose a guy who is weaker than me, and it is not surprising that it will be killed by me.

However, does he not like to take the initiative to kill?

——The moment before biting down, I hesitated.

I mean, Varstord.

Although every time he crossed the territories of other Xu almost domineeringly, but as far as the battle was concerned, he never made a move before the enemy attacked.

The combination of "hate killing" and "Xu" sounds incongruous, but such Xu still happens occasionally.It seems that I heard a guy called the king of the virtual circle before, as long as other virtuals are willing to obey him, he will not be killed, and many virtuals are active under his subordinates.

Of course, the offender must be punished, which is also very similar to him. After being provoked, he will not hold back his hand in the battle.

But would he hate this kind of killing for no reason?

I never thought killing was something to be guilty of.And seriously, I'm not killing for the sake of killing, I need to eat, right?

--He does not need it.

The fact that he doesn't need to eat, as it should, has nothing to do with my hunger.But for some reason, I hesitated more and more, even the matter of "eating" seemed vaguely ugly.

The void that was restrained by me grabbed the gap and broke free, turning around and was about to bite my shoulder. I could have grabbed it and pressed it to the ground, but suddenly, the pressure around it tightened.

heartbeat...

Vastord's Reiatsu.

Just like when he first warned me.

In fact, it was just a very subtle fluctuation of spiritual pressure, but I still felt that it was like a heartbeat.

Why does Reiatsu fluctuate like that.It felt unintentional, but his Reiatsu was very stable even during the battle, why did the Reiatsu jump a bit now.

I changed my movement and kicked Yachukas instead, and moved away from it to adjust my position, trying to look less embarrassed.That bird was kicked away by me and fell to the rock wall before it stopped, and it couldn't move for a while.

That Reiatsu was rapidly approaching.

When I raised my head, sure enough... Black Winged Varstord was standing in front of me.

I still had time to glance at the footprints behind him, thinking, he didn't have to walk just now.

I haven't seen him running yet.

Ah, speaking of which, can he fly?

And Varstord was staring straight at me with those green cat eyes... as if Achukas next to him didn't exist.

Even though I've locked eyes with him so many times, I'm somehow fidgeting right now.

The hunting excitement just now dissipated completely, like an illusion instead.

I don't know why he came to see me.I was so impressed by the way he always went his own way, that I didn't expect him to change his direction and chase after him.

Is this fun?The appearance of other virtual battles.

Somewhere in my head that "he might not like to kill" argument from earlier was shouting louder, and I felt guilty.

Should the food be given away?This idea popped up in an instant, after all, for Xu, this is the most basic way of showing affection.But he never ate, and the idea couldn't be more stupid.

Ah, is it because I can't eat that I'm interested in other ways of eating?

I thought wildly on my own and ruled it out, and finally I just tried to wag my tail and look up at him, pretending to be innocent.

Although I still don't know what made him suddenly run over.

Then I heard my tail sweep off the quartz tree, glanced back secretly, and thought, the way I wagged my tail just now must not have looked like a friendly gesture...

"Let's go?" I asked cautiously.

Varstord was noncommittal.

...I should remember that he couldn't hear it.

The next second, I saw him flicking his tail. The long tail, which seemed very slender and weak, hit the ground like a steel whip, and the rock shattered into several petals.

Alas!That was not what I meant.

Then his tail swept in front of him, as if he had discovered this thing for the first time. He stared at it for a long time, and finally bent down slowly, grabbed the hair on the tip of the tail and pulled his own tail up.

...No, it was misunderstood as provocation.

Relieved, I just sat down next to him and watched him clumsily try to curl his tail.