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.

down to eat and drink. No matter what else happened to us, at least we knew we wouldn’t

a day’s journey, we spotted a red fruit, resembling an apple, growing on

Nora panted. The near-constant rate of trekking had left her

wild. It’s not very sweet,

after Tabitha. Tessa, however, sat a little way off fiddling with her own belongings. She’d eaten quite a lot of mushrooms along

plump and short, however, climbing naturally posed a rather

resigned

branches. She greedily ate any fruits she’d

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

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

continued throwing fruits down. Laurel continued picking them up in

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

shrugged in

Once we’re done picking the fruits, we should hurry along,” I broke

trivial matters? These girls can be so

that we had enough and a little more besides, we’d wiped out the entire tree. We even took the

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