The waves of pain surging through his body dragged Tu Hu out of a deep coma.
He struggled to open his heavy eyelids. His vision was blurry at first, then gradually sharpened.
A gloomy gray sky came into view, along with several towering wooden poles crossed together for support.
Memories of what had happened before he passed out surged back.
He jolted fully awake and pushed himself upright, only to find himself lying on a black stone slab.
"Yoo~"
Just then, a childish cry came from behind him.
Tu Hu turned to look and saw three strangely shaped creatures gathered behind him.
They had humanoid bodies and stood only as high as his knees. Their heads were large, and round, jewel-clear eyes took up most of their faces. Their pupils were vertical, but their eyes held not a trace of ferocity.
The one leading them had deep blue scales and a diamond-shaped mark on its forehead.
To its left was a little pale-pink creature with the biggest eyes, which made it look especially lively. It seemed particularly interested in Tu Hu's clothes, and its little claws kept tugging at his pant leg.
On the right, a little dark-green creature was gently sniffing the air, seemingly trying to identify his scent. Its eyes held a thoughtful look. Not far behind them lay the slain Giant Spider, the charred holes in its body a shocking sight.
Tu Hu couldn't help but suspect that these three harmless-looking little creatures had dealt with the cave Giant Spider and brought him back to save him. Just then, they noticed that Tu Hu had woken up.
The three little creatures pressed their heads together, making a constant series of "yoo-yoo" sounds.
But to Tu Hu, those sounds carried clear meaning.
"That fierce one had his scent