The mutant antelope hesitated. It could feel its life force draining rapidly, and it probably would not survive long enough for its baby to be born.
After hearing the human's words, it decided to take a gamble.
It let down its guard and crouched where it stood.
Bai Yaoyao and the others stayed back. Only Peiqi approached.
The mutant antelope immediately felt much more at ease and let out a relieved breath. This girl approaching it seemed to pose no threat.
The people waiting behind her were the ones who truly made it feel pressured.
Only when Peiqi drew closer did she see the wounds covering the mutant antelope. That it had held on this long was already a miracle.
It was clearly clinging to life through sheer willpower. At this point, being alive might well have been more painful than dying.
It was probably holding on for the baby in its belly.
Moved by compassion, Peiqi did not spare any of her special ability and quickly began treating the mutant antelope.
Only after the mutant antelope felt its wounds truly improving did it look at Bai Yaoyao and the others in surprise.
Why would humans save me after hurting me?
Bai Yaoyao could more or less read the question in its eyes. She opened her mouth, but did not know how to explain.
The strong preyed on the weak. That was simply how it worked.
The mere fact that eating mutant beast meat could slightly strengthen the body and replenish special ability energy had forced humans and mutant beasts onto opposing sides.
In truth, mutant beasts were not weak. If they all banded together, they might even be stronger than humans.
They simply did not understand teamwork or tactics. Humans had divided and scattered them, leaving them temporarily at