Chapitre 27: Chapter 27: Sethe: Σ(?д?|||)ノノ
Exhausted again?
This guy's stock is a bit low.
With a disdainful glance at the snake in his claws, Sethe slowly placed his claws on the ground.
Free again, the green snake wasted no time in twisting its weary body.
If it could, it wouldn't want to come back here and be with this big lizard.
But there are only a few places suitable for its survival, and other areas are occupied by other snakes. Venturing into the forest would be too dangerous for a small snake-like one.
So after wandering outside for a while, it returned here again.
Although this place is inhabited by a big lizard, the lizard doesn't seem to mind its presence, although it might get squeezed by venom.
Watching as the green snake crawled into the tree pit and entered the hole it had dug out earlier.
Is it planning to stay here for a long time?
Well, it's not bad either; it'll have a pest controller in the future.
Sethe didn't mind this new neighbor at all and even welcomed it.
["Goo-goo~"]
Standing upright, Sethe patted his belly with his large claws, then stepped back and walked towards the smokehouse.
He took three pieces of smoked meat from the smokehouse and walked towards the creek in front of his house.
["Splash~"]
He sat down in the middle of the creek, his two thick hind legs stretched out.
The three pieces of smoked meat were placed in front of him.
While cleaning, he began to cut with his claws.
Sharp claws were the best utensils; a gentle stroke was enough to cut a piece of meat.
["Burp~"]
The big mouth with its sharp white teeth opened, and with this satisfied belch, a small flame burst out.
After this belch, Sethe lowered his head to look at the last small piece of meat in his claws.
Standing up from the creek, he walked to the tree root cave under the tree house.
The piece of meat in his claws was directly dropped at the entrance of the hole he had dug.
This was a greeting gift for the new neighbor.
Hmm, it wasn't because this piece of meat was too fat and he was getting tired of eating.
Setting down the meat, Sethe turned and walked away, following the creek downstream.
In his memory, below this creek, there was a small waterfall, about ten meters high, with a small pool about ten meters deep below it, a natural terrain perfect for practicing flying.
He walked downstream for about seven or eight minutes.
["Gurgling~"]
The continuous sound of flowing water came from ahead.
His four paws quickened their pace.
Soon a small waterfall appeared ahead.
He descended into the water, heading straight towards the mouth of the waterfall.
The stones at the mouth of the waterfall were a bit slippery, but no problem for his claws.
Standing at the mouth of the waterfall, his round head leaned forward and looked down.
A clear and bottomless pool came into view. The pool was about twenty meters long, not large but sufficient.
His thick hind legs tensed slightly, gathering the strength of his whole body and pushing off forcefully.
["Hoo~!"]
His meat wings spread out, flapping.
His body stayed in the air briefly for two seconds before beginning to fall.
["Puff chi~!"]
Sprays of water splashed high.
Soon a round lizard head emerged from the water.
With red vertical pupils, it looked up at the waterfall.
Again!
His tail underwater swayed left and right, swimming towards the waterfall with its low current, reaching into the water to grasp a rock and start climbing.
The flow of the small waterfall was gentle, and climbing up was not too difficult even if he got wet.
The ten-meter height was quickly climbed, standing again at the top of the waterfall. His hind legs slightly gathered strength and then exerted force.
["Puff shh~"]
["Puff chi~"]
Failure after failure, but each time there was progress.
From initially falling directly into the water to faintly being able to fly out one or two meters.
Slowly, a strange feeling began to emerge in his heart.
Grasping this feeling, Sethe continued to dive.
["Hoo~"]
The wings on his back spread out.
This time, that wonderful balance in his heart was completely grasped.
Instead of falling, his body flew out with the flapping of his wings.
His figure gradually rose.
He flew up, finally flying up by himself!
Looking down at the retreating forest below, Sethe wanted to laugh.
Mouth just opened slightly, and the wind rushed directly into it.
Startled, he quickly closed his mouth.
Wings flapped freely as he soared through the sky.
A sense of exhilaration rose in his heart.
With each flight, that feeling gradually turned into instinct.
Turning, twisting, flipping.
With each difficult maneuver, flying gradually became instinctual.
Though the physical exertion was considerable.
His wings faintly tingled with soreness.
Feeling his energy waning, Sethe knew it was time to land.
His gaze shifted to the creek below, silently calculating the time.
So far, it seemed he had only been flying for about ten minutes, nearing his limit.
Wings spread slightly contracted, and his body began to plummet rapidly.
Despite the rapid descent, there was no fear in his heart.
["Hoo~"]
When he was about three meters above the creek, he flattened his wings again and glided smoothly along the surface.
However, Sethe quickly realized something was wrong.
Wait, why wasn't his glide slowing down as expected?
His wings were already extremely sore; another flight into the sky was not possible.
Looking at the creek, he realized that falling from this height wouldn't kill him, but flying back up might be uncertain.
But in an instant, a decision was made.
Descend!
His meat wings folded, and his body continued to plummet.
His four claws extended straight, with his thick hind legs plunging into the creek first.
["Splash~!"]
The claws cut through the water.
It worked!
As soon as this thought emerged, his claws touched something, and his body instantly flipped.
Sethe: Σ(д|||)ノノ
Huh?
Without time to think, his body rolled instantly.
The round chubby lizard rolled in the creek, rolling more than ten meters away before stopping.
Like a lizard doing somersaults in the water.
Glancing at the nearby treehouse.
Well, he practically made it right to his doorstep.
["Whoosh~"]
His claws propped up his body, and the water flowed down the smooth scales.
Standing upright, he sat down in the creek with a splash.
Extending his front paws, Sethe looked at them thoughtfully.
Originally, the landing should have been quite stable, but his claws touched a stone under the creek, and because it was a stone, his claws didn't break through, which was the key to his imbalance.
His red vertical pupils are slightly concentrated.
It looks like he'll need to strengthen his claws in the future! As long as his claws can easily break through stones, he'll have no problem landing in the future no matter how he descends!
Yes, that's it!
["Hoo~!"]
A sudden breaking sound came from above.
His red vertical pupils instantly focused, and the alert Sethe lifted his head.
A huge black shadow descended from the sky.
Its body was evenly proportioned, with medium-length limbs and a mane on its animal head that resembled flames, as if it were a burning flame.
It was that big cat!
["Puff chi!"]
["Puff shh~"]
Two splashes, one large and one small. The large one was the sound of the fire lion landing.
The small one was Sethe sitting back down into the creek.
Sethe stared dumbfoundedly at the large cat in front of him. The cat's size was too large; three of him put together probably wouldn't match up to this big cat.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
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