Chapter 70
It wasn't difficult to locate the two calves . Zero found them using the map and strangely, they were represented by red dots too . He didn't think too much about it . It must be the functionality of the application after all .
The calves were little girls who looked around nine or ten . They were dark skinned and yellow-eyed . The horns on their heads were tiny compared to the Ingo brothers as dubbed by the brunet . Mii told Zero that these girls were half-beasts just like the Ingo brothers . The girls looked more human with their human bodies . If one ignored the horns, tail and patch of fur growing on their chests, they could pass off as completely human, unlike the rabbits .
The moontaur sisters were huddled together . They wore nothing but leaves sewn together . Zero didn't pay any attention to it . His eyes were focussed on the rope around their hands . The sisters were tied to the base of a tree and looked very tired, possibly hungry too .
Seeing that the Ingo brothers were distracted, he snuck down quietly . If Mii was present, she would roll around in frustration at the boy's exceptional sense for trouble .
The older sister with white hair spotted Zero first . She gasped and Zero put a finger to his lips quickly . The younger sister with blonde hair looked over her shoulder and was surprised by the brunet who tip-toed over to them .
Wordlessly, Zero undid the ropes . The moment the ropes came loose, they stood up and made a run for the forest, abandoning Zero . The sudden movement threw the boy off balance and he fell onto his bottom painfully .
The commotion made Mingo come over with his daggers unsheathed . Mii was probably running in circles from worry as she urged Zero to run away quickly .
By the time Zero looked up, the daggers were already coming down .
Karma activated and sent the attack back to Mingo who howled in pain at the slash he received . However, Zero did not escape unscathed . The force of those blades was not reflected, only the injuries .
Hearing their brother's howl, Dingo and Jingo hurried over . Mingo's fur was now soaked in crimson and Zero felt like vomiting at the smell of so much blood . However, there was something more important to do so he held back the urge to puke .
Getting up on shaky legs, Zero turned around and teleported out of sight into the trees again . The Ingo brothers seethed at having both prey and attacker escaped . Zero watched them curse for a while before heading back to the campfire to treat Mingo's wounds .
The shockwave from the attack earlier numbed Zero's arms . They were shaking too badly to be of any use so he decided to stay put and rest in the tree, hidden within the safety of leaves . This reminded him of Gaia and Truen by extension . Zero wanted to cry now that the danger was over but knew that making a sound would compromise his hiding spot . Silently, he watched the rabbit brothers finish their meal .
It was still dark at night so it was difficult to see if the movements in the bushes were caused by the wind or by animals . However, with Zero's exceptional other senses he knew that it was neither . The moontaur sisters were back . His eyes darted over to the direction of the movement quickly and he held his breath .
What have they returned?! Zero wanted to scream at them to run away but couldn't .
Luckily, the brothers weren't aware of the sisters creeping up on them . Zero saw how they approached from two directions . The older sister was approaching from behind Jingo and the younger sister was approaching from behind Dingo . They were now within ten steps of their target and Zero wondered if they were going to attack the brothers for killing their mother .
He was half right .