Chapter 193: Where’s My Rabbit?
Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Where’s My Rabbit?
Rabbits eat grass. A warren of rabbits has a huge appetite; they can really eat, and they can really poop.
Therefore, wherever a warren of rabbits lived, the grass was relatively thin. But that was in the past.
Because these days, the rabbits eat meat.
In the mountain forest, a red-eyed rabbit was hunting a fox.
"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK!"
’Hungry. Eat!’
As creatures of low intelligence to begin with, all they could remember after being influenced by the Ghost Energy was a single command: eat.
"Yelp yelp!"
The fox’s cries sounded like whimpers.
’Oh, heavens! Oh, earth! Can anyone save this poor fox? This fox is willing to offer herself in return!’
It ran in a panic, not even daring to look back at the crazed rabbit.
A rabbit hunting a fox—such a thing was an affront to nature itself.
But even without looking back, the fox could feel the other creature’s figure drawing closer and closer. The thought of having its throat torn open by those two rabbit teeth, then being slowly chewed to bits by the row of smaller teeth behind them, made it want to cry.
’A fox can die, but not in such a pathetic, frustrating way!’
As death loomed, the fox despaired.
"Yelp!"
’Sis!’
Just then, a familiar call reached it.
Peering through the woods, it saw two foxes running in its direction. One of them was its love-brained little sister.
The two sisters hadn’t seen each other since the younger one left their skulk, but they had grown up together and shared a deep bond.
The fox was content just to see its little sister one last time before it died.
"Run!"
She raised her voice as much as she could to warn her little sister.
’One dead fox is enough for this place.’ But alas, her little sister seemed not to hear her and kept rushing over.
"CHEE CHEE CHEE!"
The red-eyed rabbit smelled more food and let out a sinister sound.
’This little bunny is about to feast!’
It kicked off with its hind legs, its entire body leaping into the air as it charged toward the older fox sister at extreme speed.
Its sharp incisors bared, drool stretching in a thin line from its mouth.
And the row of smaller teeth inside were already impatient to taste the delicacy.
"CHIRP!"
Just as the rabbit thought its attack would succeed, a bird’s cry came from the sky.
Immediately after, a fist-sized ball of golden-red flame descended from the heavens, striking the rabbit’s body dead-on.
The instant the fur made contact with the flame, the fire flared.
Within that brilliant blaze, the rabbit was burned to death by the flames before it could even get a look at its enemy.
’This little bunny is... off to the next world.’
"CHIRP!"
Huohuo descended quickly. It flew above the rabbit, looking at the corpse that had been turned to charcoal, a human-like embarrassment on its small face.
’Oh, crap.’
’Master wanted the rabbit’s corpse, but I’ve roasted it into a lump of coal.’
Huohuo was very sad that it had failed its mission.
’What do you do when you’re just too powerful a bird?’
Meanwhile, on the side, the older sister who had just escaped death was hugging her younger sister, both crying their eyes out.
They were very close to the rabbits’ territory, and the sound of their crying immediately attracted the attention of some nearby demon beasts. The first to arrive were the bloodthirs... oh, right, the rabbits that were already red-eyed.
One rabbit after another emerged from the tall grass.
They hopped and skipped as they completely surrounded the three foxes.
Their blood-red eyes held nothing but an endless thirst for slaughter. An insatiable appetite had forced them to abandon nutritionless plants and switch to a diet of meat and blood.
"*Hic!*"
As the older fox sister was crying, she found herself stared down by a group of rabbits. She was so scared she started to hiccup.
’Yelp!’
"What do we do?"
Although the older fox sister was afraid, she still shielded her younger sister behind her. She had just noticed her sister was pregnant, with several fox kits in her belly.
"I’ll hold them off. You two, run."
The older fox sister wiped away her tears, ready to fight these rabbits to the death.
On a treetop, Huohuo tilted its head, looking at this she-fox who seemed about to sacrifice herself for the greater good, and let out a chirp.
’What are you doing?’
’The Great King Huohuo is here. Why would we need a little fox to make a sacrifice?’
This time, Huohuo didn’t dare use its flames.
But the body of a Phoenix was, in itself, a powerful existence. Its physical form could easily tear apart many demon beasts.
It swooped down, talons extended.
With a flash of cold light, a rabbit’s throat was slit by Huohuo before it even knew what was happening.
Fresh blood spurted out, splattering across the older fox sister’s face.
"Yelp... *hic*."
It hiccuped again.
’Huh?’
’Are these evil little rabbits this easy to kill?’
’Does that mean I can get revenge too?!’
With this thought, the older fox sister yipped excitedly and charged forward. A demon beast’s claws were its best weapon. She swiped her claws, successfully hitting a rabbit.
Everything went unbelievably smoothly.
And then...
The older fox sister looked at the tuft of rabbit fur that had fallen from between her claws, then at the rabbit’s unbroken skin, and trembled.
"Yelp!"
The harsh blow of reality made the older fox sister a little withdrawn.
Fortunately, Huohuo was quick. It whipped up a wind blade with its wings and killed the rabbit, preventing the fox from succeeding in its suicide mission.
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!
The gap between one beast and another was just that vast.
The rabbits that had sent the fox fleeing for its life were nothing but small fry to Huohuo.
In just a few moves, the entire pack of rabbits was lying dead.
’So what if there are a lot of them?’
’This bird is invincible!’
After successfully dealing with all the rabbits, Huohuo began collecting the bodies.
The three foxes remained immersed in the one-sided slaughter for a long time. The male fox was kicked by the female, which seemed to jolt him from his daze, and he started helping to collect the bodies.
Seeing so many rabbits, his first thought now wasn’t how terrifying they were, but how delicious rabbit heads would be.
The vixen, meanwhile, was telling her older sister about her experiences.
The older fox sister listened, her eyes wide, the shock on her foxy face impossible to hide.
Soon, the battlefield was cleaned up.
But it wasn’t over yet.
"CHIRP!"
Huohuo ordered the three foxes to lead the way. It was going to slaughter its way through the entire rabbit warren and bring them all back to be made into spicy rabbit heads.
With this god of slaughter on their side, the foxes’ morale was restored.
A moment later, a massive warren of rabbits appeared before Huohuo.
Upon discovering the enemy’s invasion, the evil little white rabbits attacked immediately. In Huohuo’s eyes, their aggressive posture just looked like they were actively jumping into the pot.
The pot for spicy rabbit heads.
Huohuo once again displayed its divine might. Its small figure weaved through the rabbit horde, leaving rivers of blood in its wake.
The might of the Phoenix made all the surrounding demon beasts wary.
’Even the corrupted bunnies are no match for it. We ordinary demon beasts should probably stay out of it.’
The process went smoothly. Patting the storage bag hanging around its neck, Huohuo returned, fully loaded.
The three foxes didn’t dare to travel through the mountain forest alone and quickly followed Huohuo.
But during this process, bits of news were passed from one demon beast to another.
"Did you hear? A little red bird came and wiped out the evil rabbits."
"Really? I heard it was a big black-and-white tiger. But that tiger seems to have a few screws loose; it likes to ’meow.’"
"Huh? The one I ran into was a big yellow dog."
"The evil little white rabbits are almost all wiped out."
"I also heard there’s a human over there who can dispel the black energy."
"F’real?"
"F’real."
The news spread. The winds in the mountain forest were not stagnant; a fierce gale carried the scent of blood, allowing the people from the Divine Spear Sect to reach their destination faster.
But as they gazed at the blood-soaked ground and the complete absence of rabbits, the elder and the numerous disciples were utterly bewildered.
’Where are the rabbits?’