"Taking shelter from the rain?" Hanzō's expression hardened.
Anyone else here today might have believed the nonsense this woman was spouting.
That was Ibuse's territory in there. Now he finally understood why Ibuse was so angry.
"Hrrr..." Ibuse was still growling at the woman before him.
"Hmph, I don't believe a word of it," Hanzō scoffed. "That's Ibuse's territory in there, and it's filled with deadly poison. An ordinary person would die of poisoning after just an hour inside, let alone an entire day."
Yui froze for a moment at his words. Ibuse's territory? Filled with deadly poison?
She was utterly stunned. That was actually Ibuse's territory!!!
Oh no.
She suddenly remembered Xiao You, who was still inside.
"My companion's still in there, so I won't bother you any longer..." With that, Yui darted back into the cave.
"Roar!" Suddenly, Ibuse charged toward Yui as though he had gone berserk.
Standing atop Ibuse, Hanzō lost his footing and fell straight off.
"What's gotten into Ibuse today?!"
He sat down on the ground to suppress the disturbance in the venom sac in his abdomen, no longer able to spare that woman any attention.
Once back inside the cave, Yui sprinted straight toward Xiao You.
"Xiao You, please don't die from the poison..."
"What kind of ridiculous place is this for an exit from Shikkotsu Forest?!"
No wonder no one can find the entrance to Shikkotsu Forest. It's in Ibuse's territory! It would be a miracle if anyone found it. Yui cursed inwardly.
Rumble! Suddenly, a series of thunderous crashes came from behind Yui.
She looked over her shoulder and immediately cursed aloud.
"Damn it..."
The enormous Ibuse had smashed through the cave entrance and was chasing her.
"Hrrr!"
Suddenly, while still running, Ibuse opened his enormous jaws and unleashed a massive