I'm Very Strong, You Just Lie Down

It's over, it's over!

Everything is finished!

Vivian, dragging her exhausted body, gritted her teeth and forced out her last bit of strength, running towards the forest outside.

The young girl was filled with regret.

She had left her village alone to venture into the Claw Forest to collect herbs for her gravely ill brother. Seeing that the sun was about to set, she had intended to find a hidden cave to spend the night.

But who would have thought that there would be a glowing scroll in the cave? And for some reason, she was inexplicably drawn to it and touched it with her hand.

As for what happened next, it was completely beyond the understanding of a mere village girl like her.

First, the scroll turned into a white light and shot into her body. Before she could even react, the stone pedestal in the center of the cave began to flash incessantly. When the light faded, a monster actually appeared out of nowhere!

Although the monster looked quite cute?

Vivian felt like she had gone mad.

Because at that moment, she actually felt a sense that "the monster belonged to her," and for an instant, she even wanted to approach it and pat its head.

And the result was, of course, a huge disaster!

As soon as she tiptoed closer to the monster, it seemed to sense her presence, opened its eyes from its sleep, and let out a roar at her. Then, as if enraged, it looked at her with the eyes of prey and slowly approached her, clearly seeing her as dinner.

Hoo...

Hoo hoo...

Running in a direction she no longer knew, in the increasingly dark forest, the young girl gasped for breath with difficulty.

Her meager chest burned, and her limbs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Already malnourished and having spent the entire day searching for herbs in the monster-filled Claw Forest at great risk, the girl's frail body was already extremely weak.

Can't... can't run anymore...

Her legs and feet had completely lost all sensation.

Thump!

Distracted and not paying attention to the vines underfoot, this became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Vivian felt her body instantly lose balance, followed by her vision going black as she fell to the ground.

However, misfortune never comes alone...

Before Vivian could even struggle to support herself and try to get up, the bushes in front of her began to rustle.

Then, a scene of utter despair unfolded before the young girl.

Hiss... hiss...

A piercing sound, like the knocking of death, echoed as two or three pythons, as thick as buckets and seven to eight meters long, flicked their cold tongues and revealed themselves from the bushes.

Their eyes faintly glowed with an eerie light in the darkness, and their pointed heads all turned towards Vivian, who had fallen to the ground. In an instant, a chilling and terrifying sense of being targeted enveloped the girl's entire body.

Without a doubt, she had once again been mistaken for prey.

A wolf in front and tigers behind.

Vivian tried to get up several times but failed. She truly had no strength left. Now, the only thing she could do was perhaps wait for death.

Thinking of this, tears uncontrollably welled up from the corners of the young girl's eyes.

It wasn't that she was afraid of dying, though there was a little bit of that. But what Vivian thought about most in her heart was her brother, who was sick in bed.

If she died here and couldn't bring back the herbs, what would happen to her brother's illness? Her brother was so young. Unlike her, a girl, her brother was a man, the hope of the entire family, the future pillar.

Vivian had no mother since she was young. Her mother had died in childbirth when her brother was born. Her father's personality had changed drastically because of it, and he spent his days drinking and gambling, leaving her and her young brother to fend for themselves.

If she were gone, could her constantly drunk father take care of her brother? Moreover, if she died, the deal her father had made with someone to sell her to a big city would likely fall through. Without the money from selling her, how would they repay her father's gambling debts? Where would the money for her brother's future medical treatment come from?

"Wuwuwu..." The more she thought, the more the mist in the young girl's eyes thickened.

Vivian didn't want to die. At the very least, she wanted to wait until her father sold her and exchanged her for money before she died. This way, at least her father and brother's lives would be a little better afterward.

Unfortunately, no one could hear the young girl's inner thoughts.

It was also fortunate that no one could hear them. If Liao Zixuan knew that the young girl's dying wish was to be sold and still help count the money, he would probably be furious!

Oh, wait...

Liao Zixuan himself was already furious!

"This silly girl!!"

From the moment the girl saw him approach in the cave and turned to run, Liao Zixuan had been cursing inwardly. It was the first time he had ever seen a Summoner run away from a monster he had summoned.

Of course, Liao Zixuan also understood that he couldn't blame this girl named "Vivian." After all, as a young girl from a remote village, she probably didn't even know what a "Summoner" was.

As for what truly made Liao Zixuan so angry now was...

She ran so fast!

With his current short legs as a young Dark Flame Wolf, in the already complex forest terrain, just the vines and bushes were enough to give him a hard time. Chasing her was really too strenuous!

Logically speaking, his overwhelming stats should have allowed him to catch up in an instant. But even a top sports car is useless if you don't know how to drive. Having just transmigrated, he hadn't even gotten used to the little wolf cub's body yet, and could only flail his limbs in the most clumsy way.

But the key was that Liao Zixuan couldn't afford not to chase, because if anything happened to the girl, his summoner, he might have to go through another transmigration ordeal.

The sky was growing darker, and they were in a forest teeming with monsters. A silly girl with a combat power of less than five running around recklessly – wasn't that just asking for trouble, basically serving herself up as a meal for other beasts?

Was she expecting others to thank nature for its bounty?

As Liao Zixuan desperately swung his little wolf legs, he finally caught up and saw the girl's back as she fell to the ground.

Of course, he also saw the Green Skin Snakes not far away, regarding the girl as their dinner.

But…

Phew.

He let out a long sigh, his worried heart finally at ease.

Although the scene looked incredibly dangerous, Liao Zixuan deliberately slowed down. For the sake of his image, he even puffed out his little wolf head and took regular, rhythmic steps with his wolf claws on the ground. At the same time, he shook his body, cleaning off all the dirt and fallen leaves that had stuck to him from his frantic run.

Why?

The reason was simple – absolute power.

Through the game panel he had seen earlier, Liao Zixuan had a general understanding of their location. In these remote areas on the edge of the map, typically within what players called the beginner's village, ordinary monsters would not exceed level ten.

Take these "Green Skin Snakes" he was facing, for example. They were typical cannon fodder monsters for the beginner stage.

And him, the Dark Flame Wolf, a world-class boss. Even as a newborn cub, he was more than capable of instantly killing all the low-level demonic creatures here. Yes, instantly.

It was like an ordinary person working their whole life wouldn't be able to compare to someone who was born with several houses. This was true in the human world, and even more so in the world of monsters.

In other words, at least within the outer areas of this beginner forest, as long as they were within his sight, no monster could harm the girl.

Because he was the strongest monster!

Having read countless novels from a certain point, and deeply understanding the art of showing off, how could Liao Zixuan possibly miss such an opportunity to impress the girl?

The more foolish and ignorant a girl was, the more important it was to leave a deep first impression on her!

Thus, at this moment, Liao Zixuan felt as if his main character account from his past life had possessed him.

The fur on his body began to change color, transforming from its previous inconspicuous grayish-brown to a faint, dark red, making him exceptionally eye-catching in the already dimming forest.

Simultaneously, the temperature around Liao Zixuan rose sharply, the scorching heat causing the air within his sight to distort as if it were about to ignite.

A terrifying aura that made one tremble emanated from him. Birds and beasts in the forest for miles around were startled and took flight as if fleeing for their lives, turning the silent forest into a noisy place.

But this noise didn't last long.

Because in just a few breaths, the sky seemed to rain fire.

The birds and beasts that had been desperately flying away began to spontaneously combust in a bizarre manner, engulfed by unknown black flames, and fell from the sky.

Other monsters on the ground, whether lurking or also trying to escape, were not spared. Every single one of them was engulfed by terrifying black flames that erupted from their bodies.

This naturally included the Green Skin Snakes from before.

One of the Dark Flame Wolf's most terrifying innate skills – [Void Ignition]!

In just a few seconds, within a radius of several miles, the only living creature, the only one not consumed by the black flames, was the girl, who had collapsed on the ground.

Is this the thrill of using a cannon to swat a mosquito? So satisfying!

Step by step.

His wolf claws pressed into the ground, and the forest soil instantly emitted wisps of white smoke, leaving deep marks as if lava had flowed through.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, until Liao Zixuan reached the girl's side.

At this point, Vivian's mind was already a blank slate. As a girl from a small, remote village, she had never witnessed such a scene.

Vivian stared blankly at Liao Zixuan.

This young monster that had appeared out of nowhere from the cave and that she had disturbed, the little girl's eyes were filled with confusion, as if she had gone completely numb.

Excellent!

This was exactly the effect he wanted!

Seeing the girl's expression, Liao Zixuan nodded in satisfaction in his heart. Then, he gave the girl a look, though he wasn't sure if she could understand the look of a wolf.

But the general meaning was probably:

See? I'm strong. You… just lie there!

And then immediately after…

Vivian's legs gave out, and with a splat, she rolled onto her side and fainted from fright.

Liao Zixuan: "..."