The bonfire flickered inside the cave.
Chen Shouyi practiced while the two clever Little Dots sprawled on the bed beside him. An early-learning math book lay open in front of them; one taught while the other learned, and they worked through the problems with great seriousness.
The sounds of "one, one, one" rang out without pause.
After practicing a few times, Chen Shouyi stopped and looked back. He couldn't help feeling speechless.
He wondered what it would be like to raise a whole group of them. It would probably be even livelier.
After resting for a while and eating some meat paste, he continued practicing.
For some reason, when he practiced here, he felt a mysterious energy seep into his body along with the Primal Force. The effects were astonishingly good. After a few rounds, he felt hot all over and unusually excited.
As the night grew deeper, chilling screams sounded outside from time to time. Occasionally, spying gazes swept over the cave.
Evil, greed, cruelty, fear, oppression... Whenever those gazes swept by, the cave fell silent. The two Little Dots huddled together in fright.
Chen Shouyi paid no attention to any of it, his face expressionless.
A dozen minutes later, he walked out of the cave.
In an instant, he transformed into a magnificent giant more than forty meters tall and let out a furious roar.
His voice rang across the sky like a steam whistle. The terrifying sound waves shattered the leaves around him, and countless shadows retreated like a receding tide. Soon, the entire forest had fallen utterly silent.
"Finally, some peace and quiet."
Chen Shouyi, still in his giant form, glanced around. He was about to shrink back down and return to the cave.
"Roar!"
A tremendous roar came from far away, carrying a note of