A reactionary creature like this was even more fearful when it sprang into action.

It’s going to get Tessa! I hastily picked up the branch I’d spotted earlier on the ground and jabbed its sharp side at the snake.

Thankfully, that single thrust pierced through the snake’s mid-section and successfully pinned it down.

Its head and tail, however, remained wriggling furiously.

Tessa was still recovering from her fright. Anger and shock coursed through her, forming a volatile mix of emotions.

She picked up the stone that Tabitha had flung away earlier, then brought it crashing firmly down on the snake’s head.

Its head thus maimed; the snake seemed to be caught in a daze. Without hesitation, Tessa vehemently crushed it with a few successive blows.

Blood splattered everywhere. Tessa only stopped, satisfied, when the snake had been utterly reduced to bits of mangled flesh.

The other girls looking on turned a sickly pale. Nora gulped, then quickly said, “Let’s go. It’s getting late, and we should get moving.”

As we slowly forged our way forward, we managed to pick quite a lot of mushrooms. The forested mountain was ancient and teeming with rich, bountiful wildlife.

we stumbled upon the occasional spring, we’d settle down to eat and drink. No matter what else happened

spotted a red fruit, resembling an apple, growing

The near-constant rate of trekking had left her face

It’s not very sweet, but it’s edible. We

belongings. She’d eaten quite

best shot. Being rather plump and short, however, climbing naturally

a while. Laurel was resigned to waiting on the ground below, picking up the

greedily ate any fruits she’d managed to pluck, blissfully indulging

maintained a clear head. She’d sensibly warned, “Look out for

to face another snake. She wildly surveyed her surroundings, then took another huge bite of the apple in her hand. “That made me nervous! Let me eat another apple to

head helplessly, then continued throwing fruits down. Laurel continued picking them up in

the side. Looking down, Nora observed, “What is that woman doing? She’s been fumbling with her things

merely shrugged

talking about? Let’s be quick! Once we’re done picking the fruits,

trivial matters? These girls can

more besides, we’d wiped out the entire tree. We even took the few that weren’t

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