Chapter 134 New Danger


    The reason why Rocky went back to the Maze Forest was because he wanted to confirm his


    spections that the spirit-manipted beast killed by Evan was not the same spirit-manipted beast


    that hunted the sixth squad. It was different in size and there was no knife wound on its forearm which


    meant that there could be two spirit-manipted beasts of the same category that attacked the three


    squads.


    Something really troubled him about the spirit-manipted beast that hunted them the previous night.


    He had a bald guess so he went to see for himself in order to confirm his theory. Although he wanted to


    know if his spections were right, he was still concerned about going back to the Maze Forest


    because he knew how dangerous it was. The fact that his extraordinary strength was at the Earthly


    Stage gave him a lot of courage. Additionally, he also knew that the spirit-manipted beast had


    already been wounded by him and it made him much more confident that this journey would be


    rtively less dangerous.


    Once he entered the Maze Forest, Rocky retraced his steps quickly to get to where he distracted that


    spirit-manipted beast. It was near the mud pool where Zander and the others hidst night.


    Rocky spotted a trail of blood along the way which he believed was from the wounded spirit-


    manipted beast. He decided to follow the trail in hopes of finding the whereabouts of the spirit-


    manipted beast. Last night, Rocky used Zander and the others'' clothes to draw the attention of the


    spirit-manipted beast. Upon seeing the spot where he threw the clothes and the trail of blood, Rocky


    spotted a small cave where a regr person could barely fit.


    Weeds sprung outside the cave as they partially hid the entrance and made it difficult to find it without


    observing very closely. It seemed as if the spirit-manipted beast knew clearly how to find a safe spot


    to hide and recover. If Rocky had not looked carefully, he would definitely have missed the spot.


    Although he knew that the spirit-manipted beast was wounded, Rocky did not enter the cave


    recklessly. He waited outside the cave as he wished to get a peep on any movement inside. To his


    disappointment, it was extremely quiet inside the cave. Even the grass and trees that flourished were


    all motionless and did not show anything that could be helpful to Rocky''s investigation. Rocky started to


    believe that the spirit-manipted beast might''ve been searching for food. He approached the cave


    cautiously with light steps as he entered the opening.


    The moment he entered the cave, he found that there was another world hidden inside the cave.


    Compared to its exterior cramped with springing weeds and flourishing trees, it was much more spatial


    on the inside. Furthermore, the ground inside the cave was slightly higher with the entire cave and it


    consisted of rocks that were warm and dry. It was a perfect ce to use as a nest and it was good for


    living and was very hard to spot. ''Those two spirit-manipted beasts sure know how to pick a good


    spot.'' Rocky thought to himself.


    The cave was not that big. Rocky could already see the end of it after walking for about a dozen steps.


    With the dim light from outside, Rocky saw a semi-circle area of rocks fully covered with foliage which


    were mostly stained with blood. Rocky was a little surprised when he saw a figure lying on top of the


    area with its belly up. It was obviously swelled up. Judging from its weak howling sound and aura,


    Rocky could tell that it didn''t have much time left.


    Rocky looked closely and found that the dying spirit-manipted beast was the same one that hunted


    them the previous night. He could tell by the bloody knife wound on its forearm. It seemed like the


    spirit-manipted beast wouldn''tst much longer due to its loss of blood.


    Rocky squinted and grew soft from the bottom of his heart. He hesitated for a moment before he began


    to walk slowly towards the wounded spirit-manipted beast.


    At that moment, the spirit-manipted beast sensed the aura of a nearby intruder. It suddenly opened


    its red eyes and stared at Rocky while giving a cat-like howl despite its ferocious look. However, it did


    not have the strength to move. It appeared to be using its stare as a desperate attempt to scare Rocky


    away.


    Rocky was unmoved by this as he continued to approach the beast. The spirit-manipted beast


    realized that it could not scare him off and that Rocky was getting closer and closer so it struggled to


    stand up but to no avail. It suddenly showed deep fear as it curled up into a ball as if it was trying to


    protect something important. It moved slightly but it howled as if it was under extreme pain. Its belly


    was squirming as if something was moving inside.


    "Just as I thought. This is a pregnant spirit-manipted beast and it looks like it''s already going through


    longer has the strength to give birth to its cub." Rocky took another look at the spirit-manipted beast


    and confirmed that it was definitely the same one as he had also found that something was a little out


    of ce with its inted bellyst night. At that time, he had only thought that the spirit-manipted


    beasts of this category looked this way. However, after inspecting the same spirit-manipted beast


    that had been killed, he realized that the spirit-manipted beast with a big belly was probably a


    female and was different from that one.


    The two spirit-manipted beasts was a couple. They might''ve built their nest in the Maze Forest for


    the female''sbor. The attack on the convoy and the town was to gather food so that they would have


    enough sustenance until the end of thebor.


    Yesterday, when the three squads appeared at the Maze Forest, they had clearly been detected by the


    two spirit-manipted beasts. They were threatened by the three squads so they acted ordingly.


    They attacked them in hopes of repelling them by instilling fear in their minds.


    After clearing his thoughts, Rocky walked towards the spirit-manipted that was currently undergoing


    hardbor and started to examine its current condition.


    However, the spirit-manipted beast was still trying to scare Rocky off by keeping him away with its


    fangs and ws. It was extremely hostile towards him.


    "Although I won''t be able to save you today, I could still have a try and save your baby if you would let


    me." Rocky knew that the spirit-manipted beast could no longer harm him so he cared not for its


    actions and caressed its head tenderly instead.


    The spirit-manipted beast suddenly blinked its eyes as they shed a light of hope. It was as if it


    could understand what Rocky just said. Its red eyes were glued on Rocky and it held out its tongue to


    lick his hand. What used to look ferocious and fearsome just turned into a meek animal that was very


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    friendly to Rocky in hopes that he could save its baby.


    Rocky had many simr experiences regarding hardbor as he had done multiple experiments of


    changing the gene of an embryo while it was still inside of its mother''s womb. And such experiments


    led to high percentages of hardbors of mother animals, which was the reason why he was as good


    as a veterinarian that specialized in delivery.


    After a thorough examination, Rocky found that it was in bad shape as it had already been inbor for a


    long time and the cub could suffocate in the womb of its mother. The spirit-manipted beast did not


    have any strength left for a naturalbor so Rocky did not have any other choice but to cut it open to


    get its baby. However once opened up, the chances of the spirit-manipted beast surviving would


    definitely decrease to nothing.


    At that moment, the spirit-manipted beast twitched in pain as its red eyes were still glued on Rocky


    as if it was trying to tell Rocky that it knew the condition it was in. It then looked at Rocky affectionately


    as if it was trying to say something to Rocky.


    "I know. I understand and I will try my best. I am going to save your child. But it might be painful for you


    and I''m not sure if you could survive it." Rocky looked at it tenderly. The only way was to cut it open


    and deliver the baby directly from its belly. Otherwise, if thisborsted any longer, Rocky wouldn''t be


    able to save the baby as well.


    The spirit-manipted beast flipped its body as it lied sideways, revealing its belly to Rocky and curling


    up its extremities as if it was prepared for what was about toe next.


    Rocky fetched his Frozen Wind Dagger and looked at the spirit-manipted beast that was blinking at


    him constantly. Without further ado, Rocky used the Frozen Wind Dagger to carefully and slowly slit


    open its belly. The moment he did, blood gushed out from the opening and stained the grass


    underneath its body.


    The spirit-manipted beast howled in pain as it was refraining itself from moving too much so that


    Rocky would have less trouble in making the delivery. It was shaking violently yet it did not move an


    inch.


    After Rocky made his incision, he reached his hands down into the opening and found the baby that felt


    like a pile of flesh and body tissues. He then held it out carefully with both of his hands. The baby


    spiritual beast was covered in blood and its eyes were still closed. It was very small, even smaller than


    Uriah when Rocky first met it and it could be held with a single hand.