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.

spring, we’d settle down to eat and drink. No

a day’s journey, we spotted a red fruit, resembling

Nora panted. The near-constant rate of trekking had left her face flushed and dripping

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

the tree after Tabitha. Tessa, however, sat a little way off fiddling with her own belongings. She’d eaten quite a lot of mushrooms along the way and was no longer as concerned about getting food as

gave it her best shot. Being rather plump and short, however, climbing

but gave up after a while. Laurel was resigned to waiting on the

the branches. She greedily ate any fruits she’d managed

head. She’d

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

down. Laurel continued picking them up in

is that woman doing? She’s been fumbling with her things ever

merely shrugged in

Once

time discussing trivial matters? These girls can be so

more besides, we’d wiped out the entire tree. We

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