Long Na tugged backward with her tail, forcing Owl's legs into a split. Then she decisively sat up and pounced like a tiger, wrapping herself tightly around his left arm.
"Got you!" Long Na cried excitedly.
Owl felt his arm sink into a mass of cotton. "In a real fight, this would only get you killed faster," he said helplessly.
This grapple was far too unfair. He was still just a kid!
If an enemy actually dared to grapple him like this, even with equal strength and physical abilities, three punches would leave them half dead. This move had far too many openings.
The problem was that the person grappling him now was Long Na.
He couldn't strike to kill, and with her being a girl, he couldn't move carelessly either. He was helpless.
In the end, he had no choice but to concede. Mostly, he was young and hot-blooded. If she kept grappling him, he suspected he might turn the tables and grapple Long Na instead.
Communicating with Mother didn't mean his mental state would rise to Hawkins's level.
In fact, he still had a teenager's mentality, and his inner state was still the god of war's heart. Connecting to Mother wouldn't change that.
After the sparring ended, everyone sat down to eat together.
"Owl, now that you're so strong, dealing with the Lion-Ant-Bees should be easy, right?" Trevor asked, leaning back in his chair as he ate.
Owl nodded. "An ordinary Lion-Ant-Bee would take one punch. A tougher one might take a few more."
"What do you want to do after we wipe out the Lion-Ant-Bees?" Trevor asked curiously.
They actually discussed topics like this often. Sometimes they imagined roaming the world together with swords in hand once everything was over; sometimes they imagined gathering a group of