The two people outside drew closer and closer to the cave. The instant they reached the entrance, Big Tiger sprang out with all four limbs.
Lin Shen also got a clear look at them. One was a hunched old man over two meters tall, skinny as a telephone pole, yet with exceptionally long limbs. His arms reached past his knees, making him look particularly strange.
The other was a young man dressed in black robes, his hair gathered into a topknot and pinned with a hairpin. There was nothing remarkable about his features, though his attire was rather unusual.
Lin Shen saw no traits on either of them that differed from humans. Though the old man looked strange, his face was no different from a human's.
Big Tiger pounced at the old man, biting for his throat with astonishing speed and ferocity.
The old man raised a huge, skin-and-bones palm, each finger like black steel, and slapped the white tiger atop the head. The blow shattered its skull, spraying Gene Mutation Fluid everywhere. Big Tiger died on the spot.
Seeing this, Second Tiger let out a shrill roar and charged the old man as well. Yet, just like Big Tiger, its head was smashed apart by the old man in a single slap. The two tigers died where they stood.
The Four Little Milk Tigers bared their fangs and snarled fiercely, wanting to charge at the old man, but Dead Powder held them fast and kept them from rushing over.
When the two saw Lin Shen standing inside the cave, both were slightly startled. Clearly, they had not expected to encounter someone else here.
"What race of Godman are you? What are you doing here?" the young man asked Lin Shen.
A flash of inspiration struck Lin Shen. He realized