Chapter 10

After that, Xi Wei found several more baboon corpses near the cherry baboon. Most of them had died in a very tragic state, similar to the first one he discovered, while a few others had most of their bodies eaten, leaving only parts like the head and limbs, which were harder to consume.

By investigating the scene of the massacre, Xi Wei received both good news and bad news. The good news was that from the footprints on the ground and other traces, the invading predator was not a social animal and there was likely only one. The bad news was that from the number of remains, the appetite of the invader was terrifying. If left unchecked, it wouldn't take long for the ecological balance of this small mountain to be completely destroyed by the invader.

After wandering around the mountain for a while without any results, Xi Wei returned to his mage tower halfway up the mountain. He stood at the intersection, hesitating about whether to go down the mountain to pick up Elisa.

However, before he could make up his mind, Elisa, carrying a bamboo basket, appeared on the mountain path. She seemed to be fine, and Xi Wei felt a bit relieved.

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At dusk, Elisa gently exhaled, opened her eyes, and ended her four-hour meditation. She noticed that her teacher was not meditating with her as usual, but was standing by the window, looking out with a hint of unease.

Before the blonde girl could speak, Xi Wei sensed that she had finished meditating. He turned and asked, "Are you ready to go?"

The girl nodded obediently, and the two braids on the sides of her head bounced cutely with her movement.

"I'll see you off."

After all, it was a critical time, and if anything happened to his precious student, he wouldn't even have time to cry.

Xi Wei walked to the door, picked up a rather crude-looking staff. His predecessor, the unfortunate one, needed to chant to cast spells, and this staff helped to speed up the process. However, now Xi Wei could cast spells silently, almost instantly, so the staff's spell acceleration effect was no longer useful to him.

But at least it looked sturdy, and if something happened and he didn't have time to cast a spell, he could use it for melee combat...

Xi Wei felt he had thought everything through.

"Ah, teacher..." Elisa was surprised by Xi Wei's words and blinked her large, watery blue eyes, a light blush spreading across her porcelain-like cheeks. She lowered her head and said softly, "That's not very appropriate..."

"It's fine." Xi Wei, who was completely focused on the mysterious predator, didn't notice the girl's blushing face. "I am your teacher, after all."

In the end, despite the girl's objections, Xi Wei escorted her down the mountain. Fortunately, nothing happened along the way.

After telling Elisa that she didn't need to bring dinner that night, Xi Wei let her go. Seeing the little girl, who seemed to be in a good mood, skipping happily towards the village, he felt a bit more at ease.

Until the issue with the predator was resolved, he didn't dare to meditate. If he opened his eyes after meditating and found himself facing a large mouth full of sharp teeth, his modern heart wouldn't be able to handle it.

"I wonder if my body is in the dungeon or stays in this world when I enter a dungeon..."

As Xi Wei muttered and walked back to the mage tower, he noticed a faint smell of blood in the air.

Remaining alert, Xi Wei gripped his staff tightly and moved towards the source of the smell.

Not far from the mountain path, a mountain elk lay dead on a small patch of open ground. This level 1 beast, which was good at running and resembled a deer, had almost no offensive capabilities. Its meat was tender and its fur beautiful, making it the favorite prey of hunters on the mountain.

However, the mountain elk in front of Xi Wei clearly did not die naturally. Its neck bone was broken and twisted at an awkward angle, and most of its internal organs and flesh had been eaten.

However, not many flies, which are extremely sensitive to corpses, had gathered yet.

This indicated that the mountain elk had been killed not long ago, and indirectly suggested that the predator ate very quickly...

If the predator's path had been slightly different, he and Elisa might have been its meal.

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