Chapter 112: Robbery? Or a Greeting?

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Robbery? Or a Greeting?

Feng Si cautiously pulled her cloak tight. She immediately raised her wrist, sending a danger signal to F22 to return to her side, just as she was preparing to contact the Female Protection Institute.

"What’s wrong, female? Did you get separated from your protectors?" a rough voice suddenly called out from nearby.

Feng Si’s heart pounded. Placing a hand protectively over her abdomen, she lifted her head to look toward the source of the voice.

A tall, powerfully built adult male stepped out from behind a brown tree trunk. His eyes were swollen and bloodshot, and he wore a drab, tight-fitting combat suit. He stared straight at her, his eyes glinting like a wolf watching its prey.

He wore a predatory grin. As he emerged from the woods, a colossal figure bounded past him.

Its truck-sized body was surprisingly nimble, landing silently on the grass. Its coarse, golden-yellow fur was covered with black spots, and its long, fluid muscles tensed and relaxed with each step.

Feng Si’s eyes widened in horror at the sight of the man and the ferocious beast.

The Cheetah Clan.

’To think I’d run into two male beasts from the Cheetah Clan here.’

This was the No. 1 Collection Area, a zone on the outskirts of Pantian City mainly used by sub-females to gather wild vegetables and fruit. It was far from the hunting grounds on the city’s outer perimeter.

A dreadful suspicion began to form in Feng Si’s mind.

’They couldn’t have been just ’passing by.’ And they’d recognized her as a female at a glance, even though she was completely wrapped in a silver-white, sun-proof, heat-resistant cloak that didn’t reveal a single inch of skin.’

’After ruling out every other possibility, no matter how much she hated to admit it, this had to be the truth.’

’The two male beasts from the Cheetah Clan were here specifically for her.’

’Were they here to rob her? Or just to say hello?’

"My dear female, it’s very dangerous for you to be out here all alone. You desperately need a male beast of your own... like me, for instance?"

The Cheetah Beastman stood his ground, looking the silent female up and down. His gaze swept over her cloak, and his eyes flickered.

’What an eyesore. I can’t even see what my female looks like.’

"And me. The two of us know how to take care of a female," the giant cheetah added, its mouth splitting into a grin that revealed sharp, serrated fangs.

It remained seated on its haunches, powerful forepaws planted firmly on the ground. Its yellow leopard eyes gazed down at the terrified, black-haired female, burning with a scorching intensity.

The brilliant sunlight beat down from overhead, but the light vanished beneath her light-blocking silver cloak, hiding the terror in Feng Si’s eyes.

In the shadow of her hood, her face was deathly pale and the color had drained from her crimson lips. With a trembling hand, she slowly, tentatively, touched the pouch where her cub rested.

’Calm down! Stay calm!’

The moment her fingertips brushed against the cub through the fabric of the pouch, a sudden wave of rationality washed over her.

Feng Si lifted her gaze, forcing herself to look directly at the two of them.

The pair stood about twenty meters away from her.

’That distance showed their supreme confidence in their own speed, as if they already considered her a toy in the palm of their hands. The two male beasts stood one behind the other before the trees.’

’Faced with the female who was about to become theirs, the male beasts probably didn’t want to get too close and frighten her. Pathetic, hypocritical posturing, that’s all it was.’

’In other words—’

’They didn’t want to kill her; they wanted to abduct and rape her. This was a massive problem.’

Feng Si took a frightened step back, but before her heel even touched the ground, two scorching gazes locked onto her.

’The two cheetahs’ explosive power must be even greater than their tracking eyesight.’

She froze, calculating the time in her head. Keeping her head down, she spoke in a muffled voice from within her cloak, "Since you know I’m a female, don’t you also know that forcing a female is a capital offense? My Guard Team is nearby."

Though her heart was hammering, Feng Si’s face remained impassive as she stalled for time. "Do you have a death wish?"

"Heh, I’m a Mid-level male beast. A Mid-level male beast with an Original Value of 90. I’m quite satisfied with my Combat Power."

The Cheetah Beastman laughed, not believing the female’s words in the slightest. His gaze was still fixed on her, hungry, like a predator spotting its next meal. "Even better. We’ll kill them all, and you can come right back to our den with us."

The cheetah beside him elegantly licked its front paw and added:

"For you, we’re willing to commit a crime."

The two of them were half-brothers. They had escorted a female from West Asia City to Pantian City, and had remained here, looking for an opportunity to win a female’s favor.

Forcing a female was a major crime. If they dared to walk this path, they were fully prepared to defect from the South Desolate Empire.

The spotted cheetah nodded. As its lips twitched into a smile, the black tear-like stripes under its eyes contorted, resembling two dark, trembling scars that looked especially ghastly in the sunlight.

Then, the behemoth spoke in a human voice to the female before it, "You’d better do as you’re told. My Original Value is over 90 right now. I can’t control my own strength, and it would be a shame to hurt you."

All Beastmen knew that a male beast with a high Original Value was a battle-crazed lunatic. When enraged and driven past the point of reason, their combat strength could even match that of some herbivorous High-level male beasts.

"You females learn how to soothe a male beast whose spiritual power has gone berserk, don’t you?" the Cheetah Beastman asked, staring at Feng Si as he suggestively licked a canine tooth.

Feng Si didn’t care that her bluff had been called.

She was simply disgusted, and she pressed a clenched fist to her mouth.

The Cheetah Beastman couldn’t resist taking a few steps toward Feng Si. He spoke slowly. "Once our Original Value hits 90, we’re classified by the Empire as extremely dangerous. We never know when the bloodlust will take over. In the middle of a fight, we can completely lose our minds and turn into thoughtless, primitive beasts. The craving for blood fills our heads, and we’ll fight to the death."

He gave her a sickening smile and continued, "Only you can soothe us. Later, I’ll teach you how to put it into practice."

’Don’t listen, don’t listen. Just pretend they’re full of hot air.’

Feng Si fought back her nausea, her gaze flicking from the small black dot appearing at the edge of the forest back to the man and the cheetah.

To keep their attention, Feng Si put on a troubled expression and said, "You’re both so exceptional... but I only want to choose one of you."

The moment the words left her mouth, both of them burst out laughing.

"Oh, we don’t mind at all." The Beastman’s smile vanished, and a violent impatience began to rise from his chest. They started to close in on Feng Si.

Just then, a mechanical arm suddenly shot out from the side, swinging a fist toward the Cheetah Beastman’s back. It moved with the speed of a flash, instantly striking the male beast of the Cheetah Clan in his human form.

Feng Si looked up, her eyes shining.

’It was her robotic butler! Just as she was running out of ways to stall for time, it had finally arrived at the critical moment!’