Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 47 The Secret Peeper

On the other side of the forest, under the equally shady and lush dense forest.

The forest canopy blocks out the sun, and in this world, the characteristics of the tree rings due to their orientation are not obvious.

So... even the most experienced hunter can easily get lost in an unfamiliar forest.

But the most important thing is - before separating from Poro, the two did not agree on where to meet!
"The Big Bad Wolf... Lies Again!"

Lake gritted her teeth, pinched the bowstring with her slender fingers, pulled it—and released it.

A feather arrow shot out, and a spotted deer in the bushes in the distance swayed, then its body tilted and fell to the ground!

"That's good now. I'm the only one eating...sleeping..."

As night falls, the already dim forest becomes even more gloomy.

In front of a sheltered stone cave, Lake threw a leftover leg bone on the ground. Half of the deer she hunted during the day was still left.

"It's going to be wasted, Poro, it's all your fault for not coming to me!"

Lake snorted again, then extinguished the fire, wrapped herself in her cloak, and leaned down in the cave covered with hay.

Long eyelashes covered her bright eyes as the girl fell asleep...

At night, the forest was pitch black, like branches and leaves like clouds, blocking the already scarce moonlight. It was pitch dark, and in the shadows, only the faint sounds of nocturnal animals could be heard.

But at a certain moment, in the silence, somewhere, several sounds were suddenly heard one after another... faint sounds of branches and leaves breaking.

"Click - click -"

Immediately afterwards, Lake, who was originally sleeping in the cave, opened his eyes instantly, and the silver dagger was already in his hand!
Just in case, Lake scattered some fragile branches on the ground outside the cave!

She listened quietly for a while.

There was a slight noise at the place where we had camped and barbecued before!
What is it?
It must be a creature... larger than a rabbit.

Moreover, it is carnivorous.

Because Lake heard the sound of gnawing bones in the dark!

Teeth tearing flesh and bones, making a crunching sound!

"Really? What animal could it be? A tiger? A leopard? Or... a wolf other than a Poro?"

Lake thought silently in her heart, holding her breath. Her ability to see at night was not as good as that of real nocturnal animals.

So...Lake did not act rashly.
"Damn Poro, leaving a girl alone in the forest, in such darkness... There's no way she could fall asleep in this state!"

The small half of the cave where Lake lived was only separated from the remaining half of the deer by a bush.

Then, she slowly parted the bushes and followed the gap, using the faint moonlight in the forest.

She saw it!

That was not what Lake had thought before, animals like tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves!

But a...

A humanoid creature the size of a child!

The monster had a hunched back and was wearing a simple coat made of animal skin. The exposed skin looked dark blue and ugly!
It had its back to Lake, its shoulders rising and falling.

The sound of tearing flesh and bones rang out in fragments!
Most of the remaining deer had been eaten away, leaving only a few broken bones!

"What is this...?"

Lake was a little stunned, holding the dagger in her hand, and slowly retreated.

If it were an ordinary person, even a man, he might not be able to bear such a strange scene!
But Lake still held the silver dagger tightly.

The cool touch of the dagger kept her emotions as calm as ever.

"This thing... should be gone after eating, right?"

Lake thought.

But in reality, things often go against our wishes!
The wind direction in the forest suddenly changed, and a breeze blew from behind Lake!
Immediately afterwards, the short figure that was gnawing on the flesh and bones stopped, and the gnawing sounds came to an abrupt end!

It raised its head, and its long, pointed nose slowly puffed twice. Then, it suddenly turned its head - and its eyes met with Lake who was retreating in the darkness!

At this moment, Lake saw clearly the hideous appearance of this monster - under the dwarf's deep eye sockets, there were two bloodshot eyes!

The skin on his face was wrinkled and piled up under his broad cheekbones. His long, thin beard was almost as long as his body! Under his long, pointed nose, his ferocious mouth was wide open.

The uneven teeth were stained with bright red blood!
Lake lowered the dagger and just as he took a defensive stance, the dwarf let out a shrill howl!

Then, it dropped the half-eaten deer and disappeared into the darkness in an instant like an agile monkey!

"call……"

Only when the dwarf's figure completely disappeared did Lake breathe a sigh of relief.

"Is that... a dwarf?"

When the forest witch was still around, she told Lake about things related to dwarves.

But there were no dwarves in the forest at that time, so Lake didn't take it seriously. Only after actually seeing the dwarf's face did information about this creature emerge in Lake's mind.

In fact, the hunting experience provided by [Spiral Beacon: Hunter] also contains a small amount of information about dwarves.

So, Lake recognized this creature.

More importantly... dwarves are intelligent!

This fact makes dwarves much more threatening than other animals in the forest!

"This is troublesome...I can't sleep anymore."

The girl held the dagger and walked back to the edge of the stone cave.

Lake had surveyed the surrounding environment during the day. The trees around were relatively short, so there was no need to worry too much about the threats from heights.

Faint moonlight shines through the gaps between the leaves.

This gave Lake some ability to see at night.

Although some dwarves have discovered this place, Lake will never go to other unfamiliar places in the dark.

"Polo, come back soon..."

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly. The night was still long and she needed to conserve some energy.

And in the dark forest, further away.

On the top of a thick tree, a small human-shaped shadow was lying on it.

There was a dark purple evil light flickering in the dried fruit-like eyes.

Looking through the darkness at where Lake was——

"A... child?"

It stuck out its ugly long tongue and licked its lips. Its voice was hoarse, as if there was a mouthful of thick phlegm in its mouth. "Pulu, I'm a little greedy. It's been a long time since I had such fresh food."

……

Outside the forest, the Kingdom of Sinuo.

In the empty palace, under the white stone walls and golden dome, the King of the Sino Kingdom sat upright on the golden and white throne.

But his expression was somewhat dull and lifeless.

"Your Majesty, you must be very happy to have such a beautiful queen like me?"

A pale but delicate hand brushed the king's cheek from behind, and the pointed, purple-red nails gently scratched the king's beard.

The queen leaned her charming face close to the king's ear and whispered:
"I heard that your majesty's army has lost the courage to even enter the forest. How can this be allowed? However, I have a good way to strengthen their courage -

How about they become... as brave as you?"

The king made a difficult whimpering sound in his throat!

But then, the queen's hand reached into the king's collar like a snake, as if she had grabbed something!
As soon as the king stopped talking, the next second, the expression on his face became lively!
He showed a relieved smile:

"Then...thank you, Queen."

(End of this chapter)