novelODS Chapter 67 Eye of the Sky
Chapter 67 Eye of the Sky
Chapter 67 Eye of the Sky
Lightning continued to surge across the sky, and rocks tumbled and crashed down.
The environment was still incredibly harsh, but this simple touch made the Foliodon less afraid.
Li Ai's phone vibrated twice, and she opened it to check.
With six hearts of affection from the blind fox dragon, the relationship has skipped the initial contact phase and entered the relationship phase.
If the other party is not male, perhaps they can even start to be feminized.
"How could this happen?"
Although Li Ai was happy, she still couldn't understand the mechanism.
Given their level of wariness, they are clearly not someone you can easily get close to.
"Never mind that for now. With such a high level of affection, I should be able to try communicating with them."
Li Ai felt that the most urgent thing to do was to get the other party away from here.
"Come with me! I'll take you to a safer place!"
Upon first hearing the roar of this fellow creature, the blind lemur was momentarily stunned.
After hesitating for a moment, he gave in to Li Ai's pull.
The original road surface has disappeared under the erosion of the surging floodwaters.
Li Ai could only keep changing routes to guide them, but soon even the retreat route was overwhelmed, and they were trapped on a rocky platform.
"Damn! The rain is getting even heavier!"
With blurred vision, Li Ai kept wiping the water off her face.
He thought the initial downpour was the limit of rainfall, but he didn't expect it was just the beginning.
"Little raccoon, you're a local monster, do you have any way to escape?"
"I...I would never wander around in such a dangerous situation, let alone come to the vicinity of Lingfeng!"
The raccoon said helplessly.
"We underestimated the severity of the environment. We originally thought that extreme cold or high heat would be the most dangerous."
Hey~
At this moment, the Foaming Fox Dragon let out a low growl.
The man and the bear turned around and looked at each other calmly in the raging storm, both somewhat surprised.
"What did Bubble Fox Dragon say?"
"He seemed to say he could take us there?"
Li Ai tried to speculate.
"Ah! Has my disguise been exposed?"
The raccoon was quite surprised.
"We've already spoken and communicated, so they must have seen through us."
"But this is a flood, is it really going to work?"
The raccoon looked down and saw the water gushing out like a geyser, as if it would be swept away the moment it touched it.
"To ensure safety, let's first unleash the potential of the Heavenly Eye."
Li Ai arrived in front of the fox's head and fed it all seven of today's servings of giant, spicy squid in one go.
Despite feeling the intense spiciness, Tianyan did not hesitate and ate it all.
Call ~
A blue flame ignited in the white pupil of his left eye.
Tianyan arched its back, its beautiful pale pink fins curving upwards and stretching out.
The man and the bear immediately climbed onto its back, but Li Ai realized that the body, covered in bubbly slippery fluid, was impossible to hold tightly. She then switched to using ropes to wrap and secure it.
Hey!
The Sky Eye looked up and roared in the wind and rain.
As the thunder rolled by, the opponent's body, illuminated by the lightning, transformed from a pure black silhouette into a shimmering, watery leopard dragon.
The Sky Eye leaped into the water from its soon-to-be-submerged top, gently twisting its body as it began to swim alongside the surging tide.
Before long, they arrived on the land on the other side.
Although this place is also being swallowed up, at least we can still move forward.
Li Ai glanced at the map, confirmed the plan, and continued to guide the audience.
They stopped only when they reached a wooded area at a higher elevation.
The tent was quickly set up. Li Ai didn't really need to start a fire for warmth due to her constitution, but eating and resting were still necessary.
The streaks of black shadow cast by the lightning were visible outside the tarpaulin.
When Li Ai peeked out, she saw that the Bubble Fox Dragon was using its tail, which was covered in purple fur, to swat and slap fish toward the tent.
"He's actually willing to share food, so it seems like he really approves of us."
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The raccoon speculated.
The torrential rain continued until evening before it began to subside.
The thunder, which had not stopped, now completely drowned out the sound of rain, and continued to rumble across the sky.
After hearing it so many times, Li Ai always had the illusion that the thunder sounded more like a wild, unrestrained laugh echoing between heaven and earth, rather than a weather phenomenon.
The pufferfish was lying down, its body resting against the tent.
Li Ai lifted the curtain and saw that a large number of bubbles were already floating around.
"If Tianyan joined the team, he would be perfect for guard duty... but in this kind of environment, other monsters probably can't move around freely either."
There are storms in the air and floods on the ground.
The impact of the Storm Dragon on the ecosystem is quite comprehensive; even monsters with strong water-wading abilities are still deterred by the presence of the Elder Dragon.
As for the unusual level of affection, Li Ai also deduced the reason inside the tent.
That means that long before the Heavenly Eye, he had already entered the contact period with Ai's true form.
Therefore, through the affinity bug, Li Ai directly inherited Xiao Ai and Tianyan's affinity.
Xiao Ai didn't lie to Li Ai; the Heavenly Eye was indeed the first monster she encountered.
After all, a six-heart favorability rating is not something that can be achieved overnight for a blind and wary Fel Wyvern.
But if this is true, then there is something that doesn't make sense.
So, if they already have six hearts of affection, why would the other person flee to the bottom of the dangerous spirit peak to avoid Ai?
Ai is indeed eerie and terrifying, but the one dwelling atop Lingfeng Mountain, recklessly altering and impacting the ecosystem, completely disregarding the lives of the stream creatures, doesn't seem much better either.
To figure out the problem, Li Ai took out the shell of the fox head.
Take it to the Heavenly Eye Claw and let it touch and feel it.
Touching the skeleton of another kind, covered in dragon slime, should theoretically instill fear in the other party.
However, the Heavenly Eye remained remarkably calm.
After letting out a low growl, it continued to rub the bubbles.
The number of vacuoles is increasing, far exceeding what is needed for defense.
Li Ai was puzzled until the Bubble Fox Dragon's body reversed direction, attracting a large number of small bubbles towards itself.
Bubbles continued to gather, while the opponent's figure rapidly shrank amidst a crystalline mass.
When shrunk to human size, a girl in a pink dress with a pair of fox ears and delicate features appeared.
The fair skin had a bright, moist glow.
Numerous pointed, pale pink fins extend from the red hair on the top of the head all the way down the back to the tailbone.
Her petite and delicate figure made her reddish-purple fox tail appear even thicker and larger.
"What a beautiful monster girl..."
The monster girls that Li Ai had seen in the past each had their own unique charm.
Gentle, irritable, brutal, terrifying...
I have all sorts of feelings about it, but if we're talking about pure beauty and elegance, the Bubble Fox Dragon in front of me is the best.
The raccoon, who had just discarded the fish bones and was about to grab some more fish, also witnessed this scene and was equally stunned.
Then, using the bear's paw fur, it wiped away the broken fish scales and blood from around its mouth, and began to pay attention to its appearance.
The Heavenly Eye slowly opened its eyes, its empty, pure white pupils appearing unchanged.
"Hello, Li Ai, Little Raccoon."
The Heavenly Eye emitted a gentle voice, greeting the two.
"Hello... You're so skilled, is this your first time gender-bending?"
Li Ai asked tentatively.
There were no events or missions, and no real crisis, yet he suddenly transformed, and it was a male turned into a female—it just doesn't make sense.
"Yes, I always feel that this form is too dangerous. I can only transform when it is absolutely safe."
Li Ai quickly understood.
Unlike other areas, the streams here are abundant with food for the Foliodon due to the flooding of the rivers.
The advantage of feeling full after eating only a little is not very noticeable.
In terms of wading, the monster girl's petite size doesn't offer much of an advantage compared to the Bubble Fox Dragon.
"You should know whose skull that is, right?"
Li Ai asked tentatively.
"I know, she calls herself Ai, and she's a terrifying person."
As Tianyan spoke, he grabbed a bubble with his sharp claws and gently squeezed it to feel it.
"Since you know everything, then it's simple. She coerced me into making you a monster girl, and it seems that's done. There's only one question left: are you willing to see her?"
slap~
The vacuoles burst in the claw.
The Sky Eye, caught in the rain, fell silent.
"It seems you're unwilling. Fine, you can go back to the foot of Lingfeng Mountain to rest after this disaster is over. But it would be best to find a cave halfway up the mountain, as it's too dangerous outside."
"Wait, weren't you being coerced?"
Tianyan tilted its head slightly, looking somewhat surprised.
"It was coercion, that's true, but she won't die for now. She has more important things she needs me to do."
"So that's how it is. It's not easy to get her to compromise... I'd like to ask, why did you and the raccoon show up to meet me at that time?"
The raccoon looked at Li Ai, also somewhat puzzled by the question.
"I had a similar experience when I was in an orphanage. I remember that night the wind and rain were very strong, or maybe not really strong, but my childhood memories made it seem more intense. I was terrified and just wanted someone to show up, anyone would do. If it were you, and someone who always showed up didn't come at that particular time, you would definitely feel terrible."
After a long silence, a tear welled up from the left eye of the Heavenly Eye, which was quickly washed away by the rain.
"I think I'll go back."
The sudden change in attitude surprised both Li Ai and the raccoon, but it was clearly not the time to rush.
So they led Tianyan into the tent.
"Thank you for the fish. Actually, I'm not bad at catching fish, but of course, I can't fish in this kind of weather."
After the raccoon finished speaking, the tent fell silent.
After a long while, Tianyan, who was leaning against the corner with his knees drawn up, lowered his head helplessly and said, "Sorry, I'm not very good at chatting."
"It's okay. I wasn't very good at it at first either, but after spending more time with Li Ai, I quickly got the hang of it."
"Understood."
After Tianyan finished speaking, it got up, ran outside the tent, straightened its tail to let the rain soak it thoroughly, and then quickly rubbed its claws on the purple down. Soon, the thin bubbles around the tent became dense again.
Li Ai didn't offer any reminders, after all, this was Tianyan's habit.
Just like a timid person who doesn't want to expose their body outside the blanket when sleeping, it's not something that can be changed in a short period of time.
As night fell, the raccoon lay down and began to snore.
Li Ai talked to Tianyan about the issue of raccoons needing help due to their mutation and evolution.
"A puddle with a high concentration of foaming synovial fluid, is it... Leave it to me, no problem."
The Sky Eye, which was willing to offer assistance, quickly provided a guarantee.
"That's great. In the past, the puddles around you, although they had some foaming sap, were still too low in concentration, which resulted in a slow wetting speed for the shells and fur... If you need anything, you can let me know."
"Uh... I just hope you and the raccoon don't get killed by Ai."
Tianyan sighed.
"Speaking of which, how did you two meet?"
Seeing that the time was right, Li Ai asked the question that had been on her mind.
"I saw her when I was very young, or rather, I heard her voice. She was very curious about why I could survive in the stream even though I was completely blind. I was just scared and didn't know how to face her. She said she was also a fuzzy tamarisk and then gently comforted me with a fuzzy tamarisk's fluffy tail. After I calmed down, I showed her my special ability..."
As Tianyan spoke, his pair of fox ears on his head began to twitch.
Under the light, a tiny floating bubble was precisely pinched by the sharp claws.
It raised its paw and shook it, causing a series of slight ripples in the small amount of solution at the bottom of the bubble.
"You can even detect such a subtle sound?"
Li Ai found it unbelievable.
In a quiet enough environment, he might be able to sense it even with his eyes closed.
But it's raining outside the tent, there's the sound of a little brown bear snoring inside, and the sound of rushing water in the distance.
This auditory discrimination ability is probably even stronger than that of many monsters with sensitive hearing.
"She said I was a special existence among the Foeosaurus, the future hope of the clan, and had extremely high training value. Then she fed me every day, and we became very good partners."
"Until one day, when you gently stroked my tail, it suddenly had a sparser coat of fur."
"This... is a little creepy."
Apart from an oil lamp inside the tent, the area around the tent was completely dark.
Although Li Ai had already guessed how Xiao Ai had mimicked and approached the Heavenly Eye, the method was still too terrifying.
"She said the battle caused her tail fur to fall out, and I believed her. But within two days, the tail fur became extremely thick again, and its length and size changed. Later, I realized that since Ai appeared, I couldn't sense any other Bubble Flying Dragons. When I asked where they were, the answer was that only the two of us were there. Isn't that better...?"
At this point, Tianyan's white eyes began to tremble, and he let out a long sigh of relief before calming down.
"At that time, I felt that every time I was near death, I would soon become her next tail. In extreme fear, I became like this. My mind suddenly became very clear, and I realized that I had to escape from her as soon as possible."
"And the place where you can both escape Xiao Ai and find rest is at the foot of Lingfeng Mountain, right?"
"That's right, only there can I escape the fear brought by Ai, but the monsters from the mountain have plunged me into new fears..."
Seeing that Tianyan was on the verge of collapse, Li Ai gently hugged him and patted his back to comfort him.
"It's okay, brother, it's all over now."
The Heavenly Eye's claws suddenly gripped Li Ai's shoulder and began to grope upwards.
Only after touching the face and confirming the humanoid structure did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But she quickly realized what was happening and turned her face away.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you."
"It's nothing, but there's one more thing I don't quite understand."
"Please speak."
"Although Ai terrifies you, it seems you haven't completely let go of her in your heart, have you?"
When Li Ai asked this question, Tianyan fell silent.
A tear rolled down her left eye.
"She's so good to me. No one has ever been this good to me since I became aware of my own existence."