Before the child could react, the tiger had already taken a few steps forward.
He froze again.
Was the tiger leaving?
But then he saw the tiger turn around and look at him.
Child:?
What did that mean?
He didn't understand.
The tiger seemed to bare its teeth slightly.
The motion startled the child again.
Especially when, after doing so, the tiger moved close to him and opened its mouth...
His scream had already reached his throat.
The next second, his mouth fell open, but no sound came out.
The tiger hadn't bitten him.
No, the tiger had bitten him.
But it had bitten his clothes.
The child was helplessly dragged forward two steps by the tiger.
After those two steps, the tiger released him.
The child looked at the tiger, then at the clothes it had just bitten.
After repeating this several times, he finally guessed, "You... want me to follow you?"
The tiger nodded.
The child's mouth fell even wider open.
Huh?
The tiger really wants me to follow it?!
Has this tiger become a spirit?
It's so clever.
However, the child fell into a dilemma.
If the tiger tells me to follow it, do I have to go?
Who knows where it's taking me?
What if I can never come back?
I must never let my guard down around a tiger.
But under the tiger's glare, the child gave in.
If I follow it, maybe I'll be eaten later.
But if I don't follow it, I'll be eaten right now!
Compared to that, being eaten later is obviously better.
The child took a step, intending to walk in the tiger's direction.
Unexpectedly, his body jerked to a halt.
A sharp pain shot through his right ankle.
Caught off guard, he nearly fell again.
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