Am I brave, responsible, and fearless?
Did some Calamity Beast bring back my promise to "take them out"?
Shadow Wolf looked up, then lowered his head in shame.
This statement was merely something he blurted out to deal with the situation at the time; even the words themselves were something he thought of when he considered the person in front of him!
After all, it remembers it clearly.
The Two-Horned Lizard before me, when attacked by humans, immediately saw through the enemy's plan, formulated a corresponding strategy, and ultimately, while still at the Fourth Tier, left one beast behind and, at the cost of severe injury, dealt a heavy blow to those humans' conspiracy, recovering a considerable amount of losses!
Unlike it.
Faced with a human attack, they couldn't think of what to do, and when they tried to run, they didn't know how.
If it hadn't happened to hear Lord Molten-Fire Lizard's commands on both occasions, it doesn't know what it would have done!
Compared to the truly intelligent and responsible Great Two-Horned Lizard, it was utterly incompetent!
Thinking of this, Shadow Wolf felt even more ashamed, but it couldn't reveal what it had been thinking back then, so it could only lower its head and listen silently.
The praise continued in my ears.
Finally, the Two-Horned Lizard said:
"... Now, there are very few Calamity Beast like you, so Lord Feather Owl and I discussed it and decided to use you as a role model to establish a precedent. When we organize attacks on human cities in the future, we will have you join and put you in charge of more calamity..."
The Shadow Wolf blinked twice. It didn't hear the rest of what was said, but it understood the general meaning.
According to the Two-Horned Lizard, because of his performance this time, he will frequently have to go to the battlefield against those humans in the future?
Shadow Wolf paused, as if the image of that enormous rat, its head crushed and deformed by a cannonball, seemed to appear before his eyes.
It didn't know what to do for a moment.
Should I speak out and show that I don't think that way, or should I just accept it?
One of them is very likely to die now because of the deception, while the other, given its past experiences, will probably just die a little later.
Shadow Wolf stood there, stunned, until the urging voice rang in his ears.
"... Hey! Hey!"
Shadow Wolf snapped out of his daze, looking at the figure before him in a panic, "Two... Two-Horned Lizard Lord!"
"What were you thinking about just now?" the Two-Horned Lizard tilted its head and asked.
"I, I..." Shadow Wolf opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
It looked at the figure in front of it, hesitated for a long time, and then said:
"What do you think would have happened if I hadn't actually thought that way back then?"
After he finished speaking, the cave fell silent.
Shadow Wolf looked at the figure staring at him, his limbs trembled slightly, and he awkwardly laughed:
"I... I was just kidding. I understand. I'll go back now and wait for further notice!"
Having said that, it tried to get up.
"Wait!" the Two-Horned Lizard interrupted.
"Two... Two-Horned Lizard Lord, is... is there anything else?" Shadow Wolf stopped, trembling slightly.
"What did you mean by that?" The Two-Horned Lizard lowered its eyes, looking at the Shadow Wolf with a serious expression.
"No... it doesn't mean anything!" Shadow Wolf said, its voice trembling so much that even it didn't believe itself.
The Two-Horned Lizard remained silent, its gaze fixed on the Shadow Wolf.
Shadow Wolf's body trembled even more violently.
"You... you wouldn't be thinking of letting more Calamity Beast survive, so that even if you lose in the end, your chances of escaping will be greater, especially since you were the strongest Calamity Beast in that phase. If any Calamity Beast survives, it's very likely to be you, right?"
A sound rang out.
Shadow Wolf blinked, feeling his trembling body gradually stop.
Suddenly, it lay down again.
"I'm sorry, Lord Two-Horned Lizard, I didn't want to do this either, but given the circumstances, it was the best solution I could think of!"
silence...
The Two-Horned Lizard looked at the Shadow Wolf, who was kneeling and begging for mercy.
Isn't the reason the same as before?
Why is that?
The Two-Horned Lizard frowned slightly, but then didn't pay it any more attention.
It wasn't interested in that; as long as it wasn't the original kind, and genuinely wanted to save the other Calamity Beast, that would be fine. Otherwise, it might really think there was an anomaly among the Calamity Beast.
Yes, an outlier!
There are basically only two types of Calamity Beast that participate in war.
One approach is to attack, whether on orders or out of madness; the other is to only care about oneself.
Take care of the other Calamity Beast?
Some smaller tribes living within the same community might still show some mutual support.
But it has yet to discover any that will take care of other Calamity Beast.
Hmm... even the now-famous Eye of Earth Marrow Beast, which everyone knows about, is just an act.
Turning his attention back to the Shadow Wolf in front of him, the Two-Horned Lizard pondered how to respond.
After a moment, it said:
What are you apologizing for?
"Huh? This..." Shadow Wolf looked up in surprise, and subconsciously said, "I apologize because I didn't actually want to save the other Calamity Beast at the time!"
"Is there anything to apologize for?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
"I..."
Shadow Wolf opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Shouldn't we apologize for this?
The Two-Horned Lizard adjusted its posture, its gaze fixed on the Shadow Wolf.
You don't need to apologize, because you've already done a great job!
"For every Calamity Beast, its own life is the most important thing. Protecting other Calamity Beast is only possible when one is capable of protecting oneself!"
"And you, back then, when you didn't even know if you would survive, you thought of leading the other Calamity Beast to escape together!"
"Even if your initial thought was to maximize your own chances of survival, if the Molten-Fire Lizard in charge of the beast tide hadn't issued a new order, your plan might indeed have allowed more Calamity Beast to survive!"
"So..."
The Two-Horned Lizard paused, its gaze turning serious as it looked at the Shadow Wolf.
"You don't need to feel sorry, you just need to feel proud!"
Shadow Wolf opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"As for what I just mentioned, the matter of you participating in the beast tide that Lord Feather Owl and I discussed..."
At this point, the Two-Horned Lizard paused, its gaze fixed on the Shadow Wolf.
Do you want to go?
"I..." Shadow Wolf opened his mouth, then said somewhat uncertainly, "I don't really want to go!"
"Do you know what you can get if you go?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
Nodding, Shadow Wolf said, "We should be able to obtain resources to train them."
"Since you know that, are you still going to refuse?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
After a moment of silence, Shadow Wolf nodded.
The Two-Horned Lizard looked at the Shadow Wolf, let out a soft breath, and said:
"Since you've already made up your mind, I'll go and talk to Feather Owl!"
"Won't... there be any problems?" Shadow Wolf asked cautiously.
"Don't worry, I'll handle any problems. After all, your lives are the most important!" the Two-Horned Lizard said in a deep voice, its gaze fixed on the Shadow Wolf. "But the war with those humans won't be easy. You need to be prepared for the possibility of being attacked again at any time, and then dying in battle!"
"I... I understand, Lord Two-Horned Lizard!"
Shadow Wolf looked at the figure before him with a slight tremor.
Only at this moment did it truly understand how great the adult before it was!
It touched the ground again.
"When that moment truly comes, I will fight those humans to the death!"
The Two-Horned Lizard lizard seemed calm as it watched the figure pressed against the ground.
Whether Shadow Wolf believes it or not, it certainly doesn't.
But this should be fine, right?
Glancing Shadow Wolf, the Two-Horned Lizard turned its gaze elsewhere.
Damn it, things have become so complicated ever since that incident!