章 448: Mia's first prey

We were both still dirty. As it turned out, reaching the river by going directly through the forest would take us far longer than I initially expected, turning our leisurely trip to the shore into a  proper hunting expedition. 

Yet, for how uncomfortable it felt to move around in randomly organized clothing while bearing all the marks of our nightly activities all over our skin… Right now, those things served as a massive advantage. 

The smell of the slightly rotting sheets that I found in the room masked the distinct smell of a human. The lack of comfort stemming from how messy we were made both of us move as carelessly as we could so that we wouldn't spread the dirt any further. 

And it was those advantages that allowed Mia to approach the fourth-tier beast with relative ease. 

'Just a little bit more,' I thought, encouraging the girl in my mind while watching how she got closer and closer to her target.